Ranch mission optimized
I’ve just optimized the Ranch mission, now it’s less punishing and more fun!
Saddle Up and Drive
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- Mar 31, 2026
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I’ve just optimized the Ranch mission, now it’s less punishing and more fun!
On March 31st I will release Saddle Up and Drive here on Steam! First of all, I want to thank everyone who has supported me up to today, including all the people who gave suggestions for the game, those who made videos, and those who downloaded and played the demo. I truly apprec
A new version of the Saddle Up and Drive Demo is now available! What’s new? Well, we carefully reviewed all your suggestions — and followed them! Many cacti and plants can now be destroyed on impact. We added the ability to destroy wooden fences. The County Competition now has a
By popular community request, I’ve added the ability to perform burnouts with your car! To pull it off, simply brake, steer, and accelerate at the same time. It’s not just awesome to watch, but also very useful for taking tighter corners at high speed and improving overall vehicl
Saddle Up and Drive is almost complete! We’ve planned to finish development by early 2026, and then move on to its release. We’d really love to know if you enjoyed the Demo, and if you have any feedback or suggestions for us, we’d be truly happy to receive them (the Demo includes
This month, we revised the Demo, slightly lowering the difficulty level to make it more enjoyable. Additionally, we removed the limit of three attempts for the County competition. Now, you can try it as many times as you want—just head to the airport located south of the County a
I'm actively working on the central map missions, particularly on the alien hunting one. Since it didn't seem challenging enough, I decided to add, besides the aliens to catch, a flying saucer that drops live cows all around the player to hinder them. Magically, the cows won't ge
Have you tried the County Competition available in the demo? Did you enjoy it? Here's the news: I’ve decided to develop seven unique tracks, each set in a different environment, all accessible from the airport near the southern border. Why seven tracks? Well, one will be availabl
In September, the first version of the Saddle Up and Drive Demo was launched. To make the experience more varied and fun, I decided to introduce the possibility of playing the external race, but only a limited number of times, just to give a taste of what can be found in the full
Here we are! The demo is finally ready, and it will be released on the 10th of this month. What will you be able to do in this Demo? You'll have just one car available, which you'll need to drive to the only distillery and buy some goods to resell. As soon as you fill the trunk,
Here in Italy, in August, everyone goes on vacation to relax. Not me! I've been working and am still working on the Demo of *Saddle Up and Drive* day and night! What's new? Graphically, I've added new elements to the environment to make the landscape more varied and complete. Spe
The demo version of Saddle Up and Drive is almost ready! It's scheduled for release in early September, just enough time to add a few more details and we'll be set! First of all, I want to thank everyone who gave me their valuable suggestions, which have greatly helped me in grow
This month we have reviewed all the game terrain textures. We upgraded from low-resolution textures (512x512) to significantly better resolution textures (4096x4096), increasing the graphic quality. The same work has been done on all the textures of the trees and bushes in the ga
We did it! Thanks to your valuable contribution, we have refined the game and resolved all the detected bugs. Now we are ready for a new Beta, planned for June 21, 22, and 23. What's new? First of all, we optimized the traffic (denser and more efficient), then we introduced new v
We have concluded the first Beta, and we have gathered some interesting information, discovered some bugs, and received very useful suggestions. This month, we focused on resolving all the issues encountered, all bugs have been fixed, and the code has been optimized by reducing t
Now we have bumper cars! This new mission allows you to make extra money quite easily, it's ideal when everything else goes wrong. By paying the entrance fee, you need to eliminate all opponents (they also eliminate each other). You can repair your car on the track by picking up
The new year has started with a desire to go all out! The study of the firefighters' mission was quite complex, but after countless efforts, we managed to successfully develop and test this new part of the game. First of all, we specifically created a map: we asked ourselves, whe
Here we are! Even in December, we worked full time to enrich Saddle Up and Drive. As planned, we introduced, developed, and thoroughly debugged the new ambulance driver mission. What does it consist of? First of all, you have to go to the county hospital, then a nurse will ask if
Well yes! As anticipated last month, we've devoted heart and soul to the design of 6 new missions, which will be added to the existing 8 missions, not to mention the syrup smuggling business, always very lucrative, although far from risk-free. The first extra mission we've develo
This month, we have completed the development of the 'Homemade Syrup' smuggling missions, including all the characters and three varieties of available syrup. The value of a syrup cargo to be smuggled has been adjusted according to the difficulty of reaching the seller. Therefore