Aero GPX is OUT NOW in EARLY ACCESS! 15 tracks, 15 machines/pilots, and a whole bunch of Career mode events to chew on! Plenty more content on the way!
There's easy access in my profile! The time is finally here!
I'll see you on the starting grid! 🤘
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So thankful to have experienced the internet/entertainment media as a whole before the inevitable flood of AI generated garbage
My condolences to those who will never know what it was like to not worry if something was made by human hands or an algorithm trained on stolen media
Introducing Sora, our text-to-video model.
Sora can create videos of up to 60 seconds featuring highly detailed scenes, complex camera motion, and multiple characters with vibrant emotions.
Prompt: “Beautiful, snowy
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Fascinating to see the typical
-Devs make balance patch
-People whine that their crutch is nerfed
-Devs get harassed and respond like any human would
-Peeps harass even more
-Communication wall goes up
-Peeps ask "Why no communicate?"
Happen to Helldivers 2 in record time
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K!ckstarter campaign for Aero GPX launches in ONE WEEK on the 18th! You'll learn who is composing the shredding soundtrack, you'll learn who is making the kickass pilot and promo art, and you'll get your hands on Aero GPX with a public demo!
GET THE WORD OUT!
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Sparkling machines! Always loved games that indicated certain player inputs/actions with cool particles. So I added them in my game because I can. (Also, I remade all of my particles in UE4's Niagara and boy is it kickass! Why didn't I look into it sooner?)
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In honor of Blocktober, here's the current gameplay blockout of the half-pipe introduction circuit, aptly named "Sunset Halfpipe."
First lap is average AG racer enjoyer mode, second lap is Aero GPX Ace Pilot mode 😎
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Added the ability to save/reset your machine's current state (position, speed, rotation etc etc) to the practice mode today and immediately used it to figure out a drill dive strategy that I knew was possible on the new Super Cylinder layout LOL
Labbing strats in AGPX made easy
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I went on a bit of a development tangent recently and added planetary gravity that also supports nested gravity for slipstreams and other track segment types. It might end up as a feature in a track or two.... I don't know yet!
#Gamedev
#MadeWithUE4
#Indiedev
#UE4
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You ever make your own anti-gravity racing game just to add in the ability to do the craziest stuff you could think of in order to go fast; then also reach out to two of your favorite artists in order to make it 300% better?
If you haven't, you should give it a try sometime.
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I added a tiny detail when the player falls out of bounds in my space theme! There's still a lot missing from the "retire" sequence, but I wanted to have a little bit of fun!
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I did something similar in "Fatal Fire Works" on the last long straightaway of the track; originally, you were just upside down above rocky ground. It didn't feel dangerous enough.
I added lava. Instantly made it feel a ton more frantic and deadly
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Because I feel obligated to fully talk about it since I was teasing it last week, here's a time trial on the gameplay blockout of "Fatal Fire Works" to reveal the BURN mechanic.
(Circuit and BURN mechanic are both heavily WIP in this video; I know FX/Sound/Polish is missing)
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Here's the video of the new career mode "Afterburner" with a preview of some new adrenaline pumping music!
The machine constantly builds HEAT and speed. You need to boost in order to exhaust that heat, or risk exploding. Survive as long as you can! The speeds get out of hand.
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The lava didn't change anything gameplay wise; with and without, you still get launched to your death by the pyrotechnics. But the lava just made it 400% more obvious what would happen to you.
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Here's a hectic little lap around the "Water World" test track. There's still a lot of stuff to make, but it's coming along nicely I think. I'm particularly happy with the clouds!
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Like, I get that they are trying to have an active dialogue with their players like they did with the first game; but overwhelming success unfortunately comes with overwhelming dumbassery and amounts of dickheads too
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Finally got around to something that I've had planned for years; adding a very slight spring interpolation to the camera in order to make it a tiny bit smoother and more physical. Looks pretty damn good I think!
(Sneak peak at the new Super Cylinder layout too)
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Hot Take: as funny as ragdoll physics can be sometimes, bespoke goofy falling/flailing/bracing animations where the character is essentially a kinematic box or sphere bouncing around are so much more fun and full of personality
Road Rash 64 is my favorite example of this
Sorry that it's been a while; I've just had my head down, grinding away on tracks/features for Aero GPX. Here's a video of the gameplay blockout of "Wavia: Funnel Dive"
First lap; Average AG Racer enjoyer 🙂
Second lap; Aero GPX Ace Pilot 😎
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Here's a couple of clips of me causing a little mayhem in the "Sunlit Warrior" with the re-balanced combat physics! The middle clip has a double "Pool-Shot!" where I launch one machine into two others to KO them! Things can get pretty wild now!
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In case you're wondering what this looks like, here's a clip. Managed to get 8 KO's in one go for this one lmao
(no explosion FX/screenshake/polish for Vaporization Speed KO's yet, I know)
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My new favorite thing is to play as the Rising Claymore on normal difficulty, build up tons of speed, and then just vaporize everybody as I lap them lmao
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Aero GPX participates in Steam Next Fest with a new public demo on June 10th.
Aero GPX releases in Early Access on August 6th.
See you on the starting grid!
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I've been completely overhauling the quick turn mechanic; it's needed it for a while.
The new version is shaping up really well; and when you combine it with 2D steering for deadly precise analogue input, you can do some insane stuff
(check out my turn after the lap marker!)
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KS Campaign and a public demo BOTH launch at 6AM PST/9AM EST on the 18th (Tomorrow!), exactly 24 hours from this post! ONE. MORE. DAY.
(P.S. If you watch this video with decent headphones, you might hear a little something something that you've never heard before... 😉 )
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Some more drill dives to let you know that Aero GPX has a crowdfunding campaign launching on the 18th! There's also going to be a public demo that you'll be able to play! All in 5 DAYS! Go follow the pre-launch page linked in my profile!
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I stayed up so late finishing this machine for the Early Access release and love it so gosh darn much that I'm just gonna' share it right now
Introducing
#3
; Helix Hawk!
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Some mayhem with "Crimson Strider" on this Monday morning! The demo build is probably going to be finalized today! The next couple of weeks of preparation for the campaign are going to be very fun.
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Because I feel obligated to fully talk about it since I was teasing it last week, here's a time trial on the gameplay blockout of "Fatal Fire Works" to reveal the BURN mechanic.
(Circuit and BURN mechanic are both heavily WIP in this video; I know FX/Sound/Polish is missing)
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They should just focus on preserving their mental health and straight up not interact at all until the game becomes less hot lmao
Just basic patch note blog posts and tweets
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In case you didn't know, Aero GPX is now on Kickstarter! We're already at around 85% of the goal, so we just need a bit more to be officially FUNDED! Can we do it before the one week mark!?
Thank you so much to everyone who has backed so far! It means so much!
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Here's an army of "Misty Lady" ghosts I recorded to have a little fun. I'm so proud of this ghost replay system; it's definitely one of my crowning gamedev achievements so far!
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One of my accessibility features I'm most proud of; I've been working on a system that greys out everything but the track, machines, and other gameplay critical objects when the track twists/contorts in potentially problematic ways for those who struggle with motion sickness.
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Uniform can create low poly game assets by sculpting directly to textures, creating the normal map in real time. No high poly meshes, no retopo, no baking.
These the same geometry based tools used for high poly sculpting that properly react to surface shape and displacement.
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I finally got my first accusation of wokeness!! Does this mean I've finally made it, y'all?
If you share similar beliefs to this person's comment, Aero GPX ain't the game for you. Might as well disengage and not waste your time 🤷♂️
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The attitudes and public lash outs pushing back against statements supporting lower-spec hardware are a significant driving force of the issues that have been destroying the AAA videogames industry
Also, since I recorded this video, I've added some objects that block your vision of the lava until you're upside down directly above it; making the moment even more impactful.
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Did I spend about an hour this morning messing around and practicing jagg2zero's Wavia: Funnel Dive "boost launch slingshot" technique?
Yes.
How have the results been so far?
Mildly successful.
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Quick look at how my arcade PS1/Saturn-style driving game "Parking Garage Rally Circuit" is looking at the moment.
I'm pretty happy with the arcade driving.
Up next: a proper car model + first "real" track (with vertex lighting?)
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I got really carried away with this; but I felt like saying a few things for the holiday season and figured it would be cool to do it in-game. Thank you all for the wonderful support lately, and I'll see you next year! It should be a big year for Aero GPX!
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Fun fact; those big sweeping camera shots in my trailers are manually piloted and controlled by me! I think they have a really cool and unique feel when they're done by hand
(BTW, Aero GPX is out on Steam in Early Access if you didn't know already! Figured I would mention that)
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Here's another Blocktober post; this time, it's the gameplay blockout for "Eremas: Double Dive" which introduces pilots to airborne jump pads with large surfaces to launch off of!
In typical fashion, first lap; Average AG racer enjoyer. Second lap; Aero GPX Ace Pilot style 😎
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5 DAYS LEFT TO BACK AERO GPX! We're getting close to the end of the campaign!
Here's a video of me doing some Hyper Slides in the "Ivory Mako." HOWEVER, there might just be some BRAND NEW (WIP) Hyper Boogie ROCK by
@SOFTSHREDD
accompanying it! Give it a listen!!
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(I am not an authority on interacting with a large community in any way; simply giving my perspective on another case of a game's community becoming unfortunately toxic because people just can't seem to be adults)
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Aero GPX - New Machine - Number 8 - Sunlit Warrior!
This old repurposed armored military vehicle is not to be messed with after being modified for the Aero GPX!
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Hand-drawn lines that "inflate" based upon distance and FOV of the current camera are now super easy to setup and apply to environment models. This in addition to the new lighting should make Aero GPX have the "moving comic book" look I've always wanted.
Yay! Time for more art.
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Oops I accidentally tweeted a mockup of the new pre-race circuit establishment intro featuring a brand new jingle composed by MYRONE
This tweet is only gonna last as long as my boss doesn't find out about it, don't tell him
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It's been exactly one week since I've launched the Kickstarter; and I'm super thankful that the funding goal has already been met. However, there are some pretty fun stretch goals that would be super cool to meet as well!
Music by
@SOFTSHREDD
Pilot/Promo art by
@PrehistoricFrog
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I stayed up so late finishing this machine for the Early Access release and love it so gosh darn much that I'm just gonna' share it right now
Introducing
#3
; Helix Hawk!
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Aero GPX is officially VERIFIED for the Steam Deck! If you've been looking for something to enjoy on the go that's easy to pickup and play, you might give Aero GPX's Early Access release a try!
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You ever wonder what happens when a ton of boost pads get lined up back-to-back in Aero GPX?
Here's your answer. Just thought it would be fun to share. This isn't a hint or anything.....