Major update20 Jun 2022Downtown Drift Update 2.0It has been a long time since the last update for Downtown Drift, also it has been quite some time since I had initially announced this update to come out... my bad. I suppose I've gotten a bit rusty when it comes to estimating how long the final stretch of an update can take. A lot of bugs came up somewhat last-minute and there were certainly a few other things I wasn't completely happy with.…
Well well well... it has been awfully quiet around here for a while now, for a good reason: Downtown Drift hasn't seen an Update for almost 2 years. So finally, after a long hiatus, there will be a new Update coming this Friday Monday, the 27th 30th of May 2022 ! For a lot of reasons I unfortunately haven't gotten around to working on Downtown Drift earlier, but mostly it was a lack of motivati…
I am doing most of the development for Downtown Drift live on Stream now. If you want to drop by and see how I am working on the game and what I am doing, head over to my Twitch Stream . Streams will usually go from around 5pm-7pm CET. Sometimes might also go live sporadically when I feel like working on the game. Best, ThatMadProgrammer
I believe this is long overdue, but there now is a Discord Server for Downtown Drift! I think it is important to create an easy and intuitive way for the community to get involved in the development process and give much needed feedback. So for anyone who wants to take an active part in deciding what's next for Downtown Drift and also get involved early with new games coming from me/SiliKöln Va…
This Update introduces bonus multipliers. Also there is now a new tutorial track that focuses more on mechanics instead of pure information. Up until now each drift would increase the overall multiplier for all drifts coming after that. However its somewhat unrewarding for each drift to be equally valued. For example if you dodge a police car and almost hit a wall while still drifting the entir…
Downtown Drift is going to be Free starting on the 13th of June 3PM PST! It has now been a little bit over a year since I have released Downtown Drift. This has been the first game I have published on Steam so I am very thankful for everyone that bought the game, seriously very much appreciated! For everyone that owned the game up until now there will be a small badge next to your name in the l…
In this Update I am adding some much need settings to the options menu including custom controls for both keyboard and controller and also introducing the dashboard with meters for speed and rpm. Over most of the past year a lot of complaints have been made specifically about the very hazy or foggy visual of the game. I finally decided to add the option to adjust two quite prominent visual effe…
In this Update I am adding some changes to the level design. In the past there has been a lot of complaints about the brightness in the game, which I try to fix as best as I can. Just increasing the brightness in general was no option cause it would completely destroy the visual style I was going for. So I thought about what Information of the level and the track is important to convey. The cor…
In this Update I am addressing most of the issues that have drawn my attention since the past update. Including Downtown Drift in the Jingle Jam 2019 (Humble Bundle) obviously drew a lot of attention to the game. First off, I am very grateful for being able to help out such a great project. To be honest I did not think that I would be able to participate, therefore I am even more happy about th…
In this Update I finally got to improve performance and reworked some design flaws I have noticed in the past. First off and most important: The game rules have changed! Before it was all about creating a highscore by drifting and police would try to chase you. If you hit anything with your car, your multiplier would reset but you keep your total score. So the game was not over and you could ju…
In this Update I finally got to rework some visuals and fix some major bugs. The visuals have been a problem right off the start. Up until now the map was only made up of intersections, traffic lights, street lights and some grey cubes that were supposed to be buildings. My intention was to create a very simple but yet intriguing art style, but unfortunately I did not deliver that at launch. No…
In this Update I tried to fix some minor issues. One big complain with the game was the intense bloom. The Post processing has been adjusted with this update. The bloom has been reduced by 50%. Also some color grading has been changed to create a more realistic feel. The way how the player gets caught by police has been slightly changed. Before, the time it took for the player to get caught was…
This update includes quite a lot of changes. First off the new Tutorial Track: I included a written tutorial section in the main menu last update, but I feel like the average player does not actually care to take the time to read through it. So now I included a Tutorial Track where you can actually drive and get familiar with the game while small hints are displayed for help. The written tutori…
The first and most obvious problem I have noticed from launch is that the game gives no hints how to actually play. I have worked on a Tutorial section that explains different parts of the game through primarily text but also video sequences. I would love to get some feedback on how helpful this new addition is and how I could improve it further. Here are all the changes for this Update: · adde…
Since the rate at which you get points has been changed the leaderboard is going to reset for this Update. Here are all the changes for this Update: · fixed options menu being disabled · adjusted drift score multiplier from 1000 to 100 · fixed an issue causing a new highscore not to be properly shown Best, ThatMadProgrammer
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