Early Access Update v0.64a - Spooky Halloween Update

Update v0.64a - Halloween 2017 - Diamond Cup Update

Well, this one's a BIG one! :D

main changes

• 4th Indie Cup added!! Featuring: Freedom Planet's DragonValley, StarrMazer:DSP's Telchines Supercluster, INK's INK Trail, and KnightmareTower's Lava Knightmare!

• New Indie Characters added! Sash Lilac from Freedom Planet, Brick M. Stonewood from StarrMazer, Roy G. Biv from INK, and The Knight from Knightmare Tower!

• Added a new weapon! Welcome to the arsenal PumpKing - a pumpkin that's 4x the size of a regular pumpkin! PumpKing won't explode on impact, but you can see it from a long way away making it easy to avoid (as long as it doesn't sneak up behind you). A shockwave blast on initial landing is pretty handy for knocking out a few birds with one stone!

• Added a First Person internal kart view to the cheats menu so you can test it out while I polish it up.

other changes

• added new max fps values 120, 144, and 180

• fixed problem where some thumbsticks weren't turning the kart as quickly as the D-pad(!), leaving some players steering at only an 80% turn speed!

• fixed a situation where the kart could turn slower if the fps was running low (like when screen-recording while playing)

• stopped Left&Right keys conflicting with each other if both were pressed, now the kart will straighten out

• added a few walls and widened a problematic platform in Rhombus Square Oval

• removed some landmines, barrels, and a pit in Duck Race

• eased the annoyance of a trap corner in TeslaTower

• add more details to the Canabalt track including giant robots destroying the city skyline

• added a bunch of bouncy castle walls and background bubbles to the Shutshimi track

• polished some of the kart select menu, added sounds, and you now get asked if you're ready after making your selection

• cleaned up some more of the character avatars

• revamped the ground flame trails when boosting

• jazzed up the camera swing that's triggered on winning a race to be more punchy

• smoothed out some of the main camera movements and rotations

• changed how much the kart can bounce off of walls and obstacles

• added a much quicker Brake, Reversing Speed, and Acceleration from Reversing (Reverse-reversing?)

• fixed a bug that allowed you to build up the driftboost meter while reversing

• Weapon Jars expand in size when respawning instead of just re-appearing, and also play an electric particle when collected

• added some 3d Ramp models to make the Jump Pads easier to see

• added a small amount of bounciness to the kart when landing from a high jump

• fixed a glitch that let you hop just as the kart reaches ground height when over a dropoff to stop yourself going into water etc

• increased the polycount on the finish line banner so it looks nicer from side-on angles

• fixed a bug in the TeslaTower elevation shafts that saw you drop out if you went in with a downwards velocity

• fixed a bug where a jumpPad could be ineffective if you hopped onto it

• added some new animated wheel dust effects when on grass, mud, and sand

• remastered the Shutshimi kart graphics

• cleaned up elements of the TotoTemple and the WhisperingWillows tracks

• fixed how some 3D walls looked dark in mirror mode

• spruced up some of the race screenshots on the cup select screen

• added a flash anim to the RaceGoal icons on the scoreboard if you get all 3

• you can no longer get a jewel or shroom RaceGoal star after the race has ended!

• added some soundfx for the pause screen button presses

• updated Canabalt's kart select with a new variant: Canabalt HD

• added some more detailed titlecards on race openings

• linked alt+enter and the fullscreen menu setting

• made the kart engine revs a bit beefier

• added golden explosions to objects that goldrushing destroys

With an update this huge, there's bound to be a few new gremlins in the works, so anything serious please post it in the discussions area and I'll do all I can to iron them out over the next short while.

Spooky karting, 1leggedseagull