I come from trackmania, where skill is the only factor influencing your time. Now for my criticism:
- I don't like coins reducing time and cones increasing time. It means I can't see if a certain route is faster just by looking at my ghost, but I actually need to try every route to find the fastest one.
- I don't like that you need to play with certain cars to get all platinum stars. I thought the cars are cosmetic, and different cars (where you get to choose the type of car) bugs me. I like having the ability to play at the highest level (ability as in not being limited by the game) from the get-go, which is not the case here. It would also be nice to get the stats (length, width, top speed, acceleration, turning stats) for all the cars in game so I have an idea for which is faster/slower. I got all platinum stars with the regular red car except for levels 1 & 9, where I used the luxury car.
- That one maze level, but it's not too bad. Platinum is pretty easy with a little bit of routefinding.
Praise:
- Excellent car controls. I really enjoyed it.
- Nice, easy to use, intuitive menus.
- I like the pb system, and ghosts.
Suggestions:
- Shift the ghost forward and backward in time with how many coins it and the current attempt get, to visually see the time difference.
- Show the stats for cars in game.
- Level editor.
Let me know if you'd like me to set harder-than platinum times. I think I'm faster than you are, based on the current difficulty of them. I'd just want to know the optimal routes and cars to use before I start.
As more general feedback, great game. It really requires a lot of patience. The gameplay is skill-based, so you have an easier time redoing the sections you've already done before - no luck involved. Really good softlock prevention.
The last puzzle was so difficult. I got a friend to help me, and we were barely able to solve it together. Try to solve it yourself before copying our solution. Here's the solution, if you can understand my encoding:
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Progress (default setting runs): Jumps 2: Beat 2nd place (3rd if you count the 8 second time) but not pb Hardest map: Beat my pb Speeeeed: Beat 2nd place but not pb Obstacles: Beat my pb (by a landslide) First ever track: Beat 2nd place but not pb It is possible: Beat 2nd place but not pb Snake Pass: Beat 2nd place but not pb Jumps and Jumps: Beat my pb Ramps with stripes: Beat my pb
Assuming you are Venca, I beat your time on each track with default settings.
Update: I got all wrs except for one, which I believe is cheated (can you remove it?) Also, am I allowed to give myself unlimited fuel for runs, or are my runs with infinite fuel considered illegitimate? If it's not allowed, I'll try to beat my times legit. Additionally, I gave myself all the pro cars by changing the save file, but I don't think it gives me a competitive advantage.
Oh yea I also figured out how to change the configuration files to summon as many enemy cars as I want (don't go above 50 on a weak computer!) That's fun, so keep it in :)
YOOOO this is so cool! I just found this article, though I wish I had found it sooner. I enjoyed your game a bunch, and it was fun to play and beat a bunch of records. Although I don't think I got all wrs, so I might have to grind some more 💪. I wasn't aware that my records were a big deal for you, so I am extremely happy. Happy racing!
