Drift Driver 4K

Contests 4K Game Competition - 2012
#1


http://www.brasurf.com.au/DriftDriver4K/ScreenGrab.png

http://www.java4k.com/index.php?action=games&method=view&gid=354

Playing around with some car physics for a drift racing game entry.

Please give it a try and any feedback would be great!

Cheers.

#2

This is incredibly hard :smiley: I cant even take one good turn

#3

Holy crap that was hard! I’m amazed how you did all this in just 4K! One bug I found: make the “GAMEOVER” sign disappear when restarting :wink:

#4

“GAME OVER” bug fixed. :slight_smile:

Will looking into making it easier to drive. I assume the problem was the car would spin too easily? Might make it a 4WD car, so you’ll be able to power out of the drift, instead of having to lift off the accelerator.

#5

There are now 5 levels! ;D

Please give it another try. Do the level difficulties seem right? Too easy / hard? Does the difficultly jump too much between certain levels?

Can anyone make it to the 5th level? Can anyone complete the 5th level? (I can’t!)

http://www.java4k.com/index.php?action=games&method=view&gid=354

Thanks again! :slight_smile:

#6

Is fun playing. Especially to see the old tireburn.

The acceleration could be faster though.

#7

I am not sure why, but on level two, whenever I turned, it would just keep turning until I let go fo the accelerator, and so I got some wierd circles that spiraled off into the grass.

great game other than that though :slight_smile:

#8

Good job on this, got to level 3.

#9

Thanks h3ckboy :slight_smile: When you released the turn control, did the wheels straighten up? If they did, then everything is working correctly, as when the car begins to drift, you need to steer into the skid to keep control (ie. the opposite direction). If the wheels didn’t straighten up, then I have some control issues that I need to fix. ::slight_smile:

#10

I dunno about the wheels, but I do know that I did try to steer the opposite directiona nd it didnt change

#11

Level 2 is already at the point that it’s easy to end up facing the wrong way and then virtually impossible to turn round without oversteering. I made it to level 3 and gave up because I just couldn’t control it at all.

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#13

Drifting becomes fun once you learn how to use it to your advantage. However, I got to Level 4 and gave up because it was seemed virtually impossible to beat. The ground felt like an ice skating rink :stuck_out_tongue:

#14

Level 4 was impossible.

#15

Can’t pass lvl 3, too dificult :smiley:

Nice control and camera adjustment. However there’s bug. If you play it right you can just make a circle continuously to create big amount score. Unfortunately it’s happened on my lvl 2 and miracle doesnt show up again.

#16

I made it to level 3 on the first try, the difficulty doesn’t seem too bad until level 4. On level 4, it feels like the car needs more front grip.

#17

Made it to level 5. At that point it becomes very hard :stuck_out_tongue: Not impossible though, but very hard.

#18

You cheated! :stuck_out_tongue:

#19

I got 396 on track 4 when time ran out. My carpal tunnel started kicking in so I gave up there. Nice game.

#20

Thanks so much for all the excellent feedback. :slight_smile: I’ve now made many changes to address the problems:

  • Cars are now much faster.
  • Tires have a more grip (no more ice skating rink feel).
  • Front tires no longer break traction, so pulling out of a drift is easier.
  • Going on the grass now helps the car out of a drift.
  • More levels (now 7).
  • Able to progress through levels faster.

If you get a chance, I’d really appreciate hearing if the changes make the game better, and what level people can now get up to.

http://www.java4k.com/index.php?action=games&method=view&gid=354

Thanks again!