2.03
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Future Racer 2000
Tim Oxton · oxblud
- Released
- May 22, 2023
- Platforms
- Last updated
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2.02
a few more minor fixes.
Original posta few more minor fixes.
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2.01
Fixed an issue with an achievement, a story beat with the buzzer that didnt fire correctly, and a missing voice message from pete.
Original postFixed an issue with an achievement, a story beat with the buzzer that didnt fire correctly, and a missing voice message from pete.
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Updates and Pantaloons
September brings a lot of things: pumpkin lattes, my seasonal depression, and big updates for Future Racer - plus a nifty key giveaway with the lovely Pantaloon as Future Racer 2000 is their game of the month. Expect an overhaul for a lot of the story, better optimization, achiev
Original postSeptember brings a lot of things: pumpkin lattes, my seasonal depression, and big updates for Future Racer - plus a nifty key giveaway with the lovely Pantaloon as Future Racer 2000 is their game of the month.
Expect an overhaul for a lot of the story, better optimization, achievements, and some spooky surprises.
I also spent far too much time redoing all of their dumb posters that I used AI art for, way back when AI art was some strange and curious thing. I don't really feel comfortable with it in the game anymore - so Ive been swapping them out with things I found/made myself.
Details for the giveaway below:https://www.pantaloon.io/news/future-racer-2000
and their publisher page for checking out their fantastic lineup: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/Pantaloon
Im not a huge fan of 'this is an ad but its trying not to be an ad' ad - but this is not an ad. Pantaloon is the real deal and I just wholly believe in their ethos and what theyre trying to do as a publisher. We partnered up for the game of the month because, again, they're doing really awesome things out there, especially in a space that is so often unsupportive of indie devs. So support em! - Developer post
patch v1.3.3 - music to my ears
watched someone play last night today (i know, its confusing) and it was rightfully too frickin loud for em at points. going through all of the audio to add classes (voice vs music vs sfx) is more time than i have today - but I *did* add a master volume slider that you can change
Original postwatched someone play last night today (i know, its confusing) and it was rightfully too frickin loud for em at points. going through all of the audio to add classes (voice vs music vs sfx) is more time than i have today - but I *did* add a master volume slider that you can change around anytime your ears need it.
<3
tim - Developer post
patch v1.3.2 - just look at yourself
small patch but nevertheless important. a few added graphical options to help with performance. the antialiasing quality setting is now working as intended - and Ive added an AA method as well. 90 fps is included in the frame rate cap options. in the players room is now a photo o
Original postsmall patch but nevertheless important.
a few added graphical options to help with performance.
the antialiasing quality setting is now working as intended - and Ive added an AA method as well.
90 fps is included in the frame rate cap options.in the players room is now a photo of them - so youll know what ya look like.
i think were a few more things - but honestly, I kinda forget.
anyway - enjoy
tim - Developer post
Patch 1.3.1
Quick fix!
Original postQuick fix!
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Patch v1.3.0 - big changes
Hey all Big new patch. The biggest yet. Lots of changes, both big and small. The entire basement section has been redone. I watched a good number of people stream it - and even the people who liked the game struggled to enjoy that part. So its out! Well, still in - but pretty dif
Original postHey all
Big new patch. The biggest yet.
Lots of changes, both big and small.
- The entire basement section has been redone. I watched a good number of people stream it - and even the people who liked the game struggled to enjoy that part. So its out! Well, still in - but pretty different. And hopefully both spookier and actually fun.
- The office has been significantly fleshed out - with a lot more lore and fun stuff to digest.
- Bugs fixed (and im sure added...)
- The intro has been toned down.
- SFX for different things.
- In tandem with the basement, the closing eyes mechanic has been hugely changed. It no longer exists in the same capacity and is entirely different.
Lemme know what ya think
<3 tim - Developer post
Patch 1.2.0 - Extra decimals = Extra...Good
Ok. 1.2.0 (note the new decimal point) has arrived. I worked...awhile on revamping the interaction system. Ive tested it pretty diligently and messed with as much as I could. It holds up, as far as I can tell. All the associated bugs *should* be fixed. Ive added a few other thing
Original postOk. 1.2.0 (note the new decimal point) has arrived.
I worked...awhile on revamping the interaction system. Ive tested it pretty diligently and messed with as much as I could. It holds up, as far as I can tell.
All the associated [many] bugs *should* be fixed.Ive added a few other things
There's an actual intro now instead of just being like, 'whats up its the game and youre playing'And there's some other stuff Im sure. The last few days have been a whirlwind of terror and debugging.
much love
tim - Developer post
Patch 1.16 - Racing without Racing.
Ill be honest - while testing the new racing mechanic (if you lose a certain number of times, it tells you to change the difficulty if youre struggling) - I forgot to change it off the test settings. So the race ending pretty much immediately after starting. Thats on me. Sorry al
Original postIll be honest - while testing the new racing mechanic (if you lose a certain number of times, it tells you to change the difficulty if youre struggling) - I forgot to change it off the test settings. So the race ending pretty much immediately after starting.
Thats on me. Sorry all.
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Patch v1.15 - I have no more words
I FIXED A FEW THINGS.
Original postI FIXED A FEW THINGS.
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Patch 1.14 - The Real Horror Is Game Dev and the Friends We Made Along the Way.
Hey all, Patch #4 on this beautiful Sunday comin at ya. Im absolutely not losing my mind over here, don't worry. Im just roleplaying it *for the game*. its just a bit. im a method developer. dont worry. Added a few things, fixed a thing. There are tutorial "notifications" that le
Original postHey all,
Patch #4 on this beautiful Sunday comin at ya.
Im absolutely not losing my mind over here, don't worry. Im just roleplaying it *for the game*. its just a bit. im a method developer. dont worry.Added a few things, fixed a thing.
- There are tutorial "notifications" that let you know the controls. I saw too many people play and never realize you could press Q to see what to do or right click to zoom...because I never told ya. So now thats changed.
- You can change the difficulty whenever ya want. Even mid race. There's also a popup mid race if you lose enough that will let you know to change the difficulty if youre getting frustrated. A challenge is fun - but some people either dont have the dexterity or desire to do a QTE and they shouldnt have to if they dont wanna!
- You now have to "click" to get out of a notification. I realized some notifications were disappearing too quickly for some people to read - and instead of trying to pick a time that could annoy players wanting to get a move on or frustrate players who want to take their time, Im just gonna let you decide when youve read enough.
Bug
I changed the buzzer around in the last update to test a few things. I forgot to change it back. It is now...back.I assume this will inevitably create another bug or two (or 7). If you find any bugs, lemme know.
To be totally honest, I have *really* bad adhd and it makes keeping track of details difficult sometimes (always). Ive created systems to mitigate the issues it causes - but obviously, some things slip through the cracks. Game dev in particular seems to be the - boss battle - in a sense for all my adhd tendencies so I just want to emphasize again that I appreciate all the wonderful support and patience ya'll have given me. Feelin lucky, if just a little tired.<3tim
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Patch 1.13 - Night Of The Living Bugs ("Why Won't You Die" Edition)
Hello Darkness, my old friend. Ive come to talk with you again. Another hour, another patch. 1.1 did me dirty. Real real dirty. I played through it like....10 times and so far, the bugs seem to be gone. But then again, these are like MRSA bugs and the game doctor just came in, sh
Original postHello Darkness, my old friend.
Ive come to talk with you again.
Another hour, another patch.
1.1 did me dirty. Real real dirty. I played through it like....10 times and so far, the bugs seem to be gone. But then again, these are like MRSA bugs and the game doctor just came in, shook his head, and walked back out. Not sure how to take that. Seems unprofessional, tbh.
Speaking of unprofessional, yes this is the third patch Ive uploaded today. Yes, thats embarrassing. And yes, its just because I care *that* much. Some would say I should have tested 1.1 more extensively before uploading. And I would say, "Yes." before cry laughing until you got *very* uncomfortable.
ok. hopefully thats the last you hear from me today.
<3 tim
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Patch v1.12 - 1.1 strikes again!
Apologies for all the patches, people! I assume 1.13 will be coming later today but I wanted to get a fix out for a few major issues. So it turns out being a solo dev with zero prior game dev experience issssss not great for debugging. 1.1 fixed a lot but broke a lot as well. The
Original postApologies for all the patches, people!
I assume 1.13 will be coming later today but I wanted to get a fix out for a few major issues.
So it turns out being a solo dev with zero prior game dev experience issssss not great for debugging. 1.1 fixed a lot but broke a lot as well.There were a few bugs - the second dream removed the ability to interact. That's the major one. And a few other smaller things that needed fixing.
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Patch v1.11 YOU NEED TO DOWNLOAD THIS
Thanks to ComteJerod for catching this one. At the risk of boring ya - the rewrite of the interaction system in patch 1.1 *is* wonderful. But it unfortunately did not take into account a single *very* necessary object outside of that system. So that is now fixed. If you wanna com
Original postThanks to ComteJerod for catching this one.
At the risk of boring ya - the rewrite of the interaction system in patch 1.1 *is* wonderful. But it unfortunately did not take into account a single *very* necessary object outside of that system.
So that is now fixed.
If you wanna complete the game, ya gotta download this patch.
As always, keep letting me know if ya experience any issues :) <3
- Developer post
Patch v1.1 - Ch-ch-changes
A more substantial patch than previous ones. Additions: Mouse smoothing is now in the options menu - so if you prefer to turn it off, you can! The main center pointer...thing now reacts to interactable objects. So anything you can interact with will change the cursor thing when y
Original postA more substantial patch than previous ones.
Additions:
- Mouse smoothing is now in the options menu - so if you prefer to turn it off, you can!
- The main center pointer...thing now reacts to interactable objects. So anything you can interact with will change the cursor thing when youre looking at it - which will hopefully remove a lot of "lets spam the mouse button on the off chance I can do something with this" that honestly just isnt very fun.
- I changed around some design/objects. Not super important but it's a thing.
Fixes:
- BIG BUG FIX - The internal interaction system has been relatively rebuilt - so the rather terrible bug that sometimes prevented you from interacting with anything until you reloaded is SQUASHED.
- Similarly, the internal tag system is NEW AND IMPROVED. Basically, rarely the game would get confused as to which object had which interaction - and it caused problems. Now - no problems.
- A lot of smaller little fixes that honestly arent very exciting.
Granted it doesnt seem like a huge change - but these are bigger lifts internally - and I think will definitely help the QOL playing the game.
Lemme know what ya think and keep letting me know what youd like to see and what doesnt work!
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Patch v1.04 - getting centered
the little dot cursor thing would get all fricked up if you changed to a non 16:9 aspect ratio. that is now FIXED. thanks to asciss0rs for the heads up!
Original postthe little dot cursor thing would get all fricked up if you changed to a non 16:9 aspect ratio. that is now FIXED. thanks to asciss0rs for the heads up!
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Patch v1.03 - Music to my ears
Another small but IMPORTANT update. For starters, theres more music on the boombox. A few new tunes from yours truly and from Jacob Rubeck of Surf Curse. ( ( So thats frickin exciting. A few QOL updates -you no longer have to check the locked door to get the bucket to trigger - r
Original postAnother small but IMPORTANT update.
For starters, theres more music on the boombox. A few new tunes from yours truly and from Jacob Rubeck of Surf Curse. (https://www.instagram.com/jacob_____rubeck/) (https://www.instagram.com/surfcurse/)
So thats frickin exciting.
A few QOL updates -you no longer have to check the locked door to get the bucket to trigger - reading the note on the mirror will also trigger it depending on which is first.
You can no longer open the package before answer the phone - which may have caused a few issues down the road.
Mouse sensitivity and invert y-axis now work - so get all crazy with ya mice.
Some notes have been changed around, added, etc.
Expect a bigger update in a week or two - theres a lot of content that Id like to add/switch out.
And as always, please let me know if you experience any bugs! Most of the fixes here are only here because ya fellow players lemme know. if i dont know about it, i cant fix it.
<3
tim - Developer post
Patch v1.02 - F'd up
A notification that was supposed to alert the player to press F to see in the dark was *NOT* firing. I still dont know why, if Im being honest, so I just added a different one. Because sometimes life's just a mystery. And so are bugs.
Original postA notification that was supposed to alert the player to press F to see in the dark was *NOT* firing. I still dont know why, if Im being honest, so I just added a different one. Because sometimes life's just a mystery. And so are bugs.
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Patch v1.01
My first frantically applied bug fix :') peephole event was all sorts of out of control (ya got stuck in it) and now that scoundrel is good2go. thats it. This seems so official. does anyone read these things? if youre reading this - im proud of ya for getting this far.
Original postMy first frantically applied bug fix :')
peephole event was all sorts of out of control (ya got stuck in it) and now that scoundrel is good2go.
thats it.
This seems so official.
does anyone read these things?
if youre reading this - im proud of ya for getting this far.