Here's the latest set of Workshop picks from the team currently featured in Distance's main menu. Definitely give them a download and let us know what you think!
GIF Album: Distance Workshop Picks #4
- End Of Time (by GT91240)
- Blue (by JTrevail)
- Double Deck (by Octoman75)
- Arrowz 'n lies (by Australopithèque)
- Dark City (by Haligen)
Distathon! 24-hour Livestream for Child's Play
As a quick reminder, a community-run 24-hour charity livestream is happening now! They're doing giveaways all day, and if you donate above a certain amount you'll be immortalized in a custom level. Help them smash their goal and raise money for Child's Play!
Live on Twitch: http://twitch.tv/fork_h
More info: distathon.com
A donation of $5 or more will get you an entry into the raffles! Only one prize per person, but please don't let that keep you from donating :) We'll be giving away a few copies of Distance throughout the event! In addition to that, the glorious Jordan "Torcht" Hemenway has graced us with a glorious gift, a signed portrait of his magnificent beard! Whoever wins that will need to be cool with sending me an address to have it shipped to, as I'm going to get it printed on some nice glossy paper and framed. (This hasn't been done yet, as I only just got the picture! I'll post a photo of the photo here once it's in a frame!) In addition to the giveaway raffle, everyone who donates gets their name put into a level that will be made by our dearest friend, Krispy himself! The more you donate, the cooler the thing you get in the level!
Mini Update: Trackmogrify, Custom Music, Spectator Mode
(seed "-693402779" in Trackmogrify)
We recently released the first version of random track creation (i.e. Trackmogrify) via the experimental branch and we're tieing up loose ends before merging it into the main branch. It works in solo and online modes so if you're brave enough to try the experimental branch let us know what you think.
(entering seeds into Trackmogrify)
(playing Trackmogrify online)
The latest experimental branch also includes custom music support with procedural audio analysis. Here are a couple samples the current implementation, including a new feature called "Boom Box" mode.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=X5gmoKsq6CE
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1f9DUVa0Pdg
Last weekend's tag tournament was a blast. I crunched to get in some spectator features for the event which you check out below via the stream replay. It includes a "noclip" style camera and some improvements to the follow camera.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=awQgAxwqbOI
The next major update should essentially be merging all of these features into the main branch. As many have reported there are some glaring issues with the editor and certain road types, but once they're fixed we should be able to launch with a shiny new trailer. Stay tuned and thanks as always for the feedback!
- Jordan (@torcht)