Hey everyone, Brandon & Danny here from Nano Park Studios!
We're excited for Petal Runner to be featured in Steam's "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Fest"! We thought this would be the perfect opportunity to share a closer look at some of the game's most hardworking characters - the vehicles!
Recording Motorcycle SFX
Danny recently found some time to sample some real sounds from the engine of his motorcycle, replacing the placeholder SFX that were used in development up until now.
Artwork Showcase
Cali’s motorcycle is something we’ve tuned very meticulously, in both the mechanics and artwork. Originally, we constructed 8 sprites; one for each direction in which the player could ride. After some testing, we decided to expand the artwork into 16 unique sprites - which provides a dramatic improvement to the fluidity and feel of the bike.
Of course, there are other road-based vehicles that can be seen throughout the world, with each unique district of Sapphire Valley presenting it’s own familiar makes, models, and colour schemes of NPC vehicles - like this selection of Starglow and North Valley vehicles. We scaled these sprites according to Cali’s bike, so it can feel appropriately agile in comparison.
There's a few other cool vehicles that appear throughout the game, but we’ll just leave these as a tease for now! ✌️😉🌸
Look out for periodic updates here and on our Twitter & Instagram!