Developer posts and news about this game.
Dear Spell Karters, It is with a heavy heart that we bid you farewell. The journey of Polycat Studios has been filled with passion, dedication, and a shared love for gaming. However, amidst the challenges of an arduous financial climate here in the UK, we find ourselves regrettab
Moved map maker behind beta features setting in Gameplay Improved AI difficulty scale and added "impossible mode" AI Various bug fixes and stability improvements
This update focuses on performance and stability. New Features New biome switching system for tracks. Note: tracks created in a previous version of the mod editor will no longer function Other changes Various minor improvements to Map maker and related assets, tweaking collision
Stability improvements Performance improvements Fixed rare crash when joining a party Fixed rare crash on Linux when loading map
This minor update addresses a number of stability issues and removes NVIDIA Ansel/Highlights support as NVIDIA have dropped support for the Unity plugins and they are causing a number of reported crashes.
This minor update addresses a number of stability issues. Fix a number of issues with the track editor in Map Maker Fix crash when loading some levels on some devices Fix issues with AMD graphics cards Fix potential crash when coming out of a match Fix ordering of map modes Add a
This update predominately focuses on a redesign of the Pirate Island arena, as well as general improvements to all maps. There have also been a number of improvements to the mod editor. We have begun moving towards a single set of track pieces that can be re-textured at will. Thi
Update 9 has focused on adding tools for terrain modifications for the editor as well as a major overhaul of the networking code to bring smoother rides and less "jumpy-ness". This update appears smaller than usual as the network overhaul was a huge piece of "boring" work that we
Update 8 brings a completely new race track, reworked physics, volumetric lighting and an engine upgrade - taking us up to Unity 2020.3 LTS. Major Features New race map (the return of Hillsides from alpha 1) Volumetric Lighting New kart physics system Unity upgrade General improv
Update 7 features a first pass implementation of the questing system as well as a number of general improvements to the game. Major Features Quest system added New lobby UI - part 1 Added support for Screen-Space Reflections (disabled by default - see graphics settings) General i
Few features pulled in from Update 7: New loading screens (still a WIP) Shaders are now preloaded during scene load Clients can now see match settings in lobby Fixed a few issues introduced with the release of Update 6: Fix issues with vegetation in Boogie Bogs not loading under
Update 6 brings about a bunch of general improvements to all areas of the game. Major features Added new arena map - crate town Orbs of time game mode is now available in arena maps General improvements & bug fixes Added audio clip for missing mana Added audio clip for attemp
Update 5.3 brings support for creating arena maps in the Map Editor and, of course, sharing those on the workshop. Further updates to the map editing functionality will now trickle in with future updates as we get back to working on the core game. General improvements & bug f
Spell Karts released a few months ago and has received many updates since the initial release. We've seen overhauls to the maps, new spells, new game modes, AI improvements, physics and graphics updates, a redesigned settings menu and the recent addition of modding support, among
Update 5.2 is now live on the testing branch, bringing a major backend overhaul to future-proof the platform we develop on. We wanted to get this chunk of work out of the way now, as it's a big effort with very little outside reward. We'll be getting back to work on Update 5's ma
Update 5.1 brings support for 3 new biomes in the Map Editor as well as a major fix to memory usage. This is a fairly minor update for patch notes, the majority of the work being spent on redoing terrains across the game as well as upgrading vegetation systems and implementing th
Update 5.0.1 brings a few fixes for the most pressing issues in the 5.0 update, as well as some Map Maker improvements that didn't quite make it into Update 5.0. Map Editor New props New buildings New category - Building Parts Can now change the map weather Now scales properly ac
Update 5 is now live bringing a new map editor and support for sharing and downloading maps via Steam Workshop. Update 5 is a huge update and so it will take up the next few weeks with point releases to complete the Map Editor functionality and improve the performance and stabili
This week we've focussed on improving general stability, AI and physics, which means there are no major new features and no lengthy changelog. AI improvements Battle mode AI re-written to make better decisions AI will no longer randomly slow down in race modes and will stick to t
Update 4 adds 3 new "beam" spells, a new arena game mode "Ritual" and many fixes and general improvements. Kart physics has had an update which should resolve a lot of the issues being encountered. There are still a few known bugs, particularly that the increased mass of karts ca