🚀 Bad Dogs v1.1.1 — 6-Marble Grand Prix, Dynamic Cycling Pads & Weapon
Roulette!
Hey racers!
Update v1.1.1 is officially live on Steam! In this release, we’ve
completely reworked how the Anti-Gravity Marble Circuit plays, introducing
dynamic cycling speed pads, pack-racing chain escalations, and an all-new
high-stakes Weapon Roulette arsenal for our new default 6-racer Grand Prix
format.
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### 🏁 6-Marble Versus Grand Prix is Now Default
Hop straight into high-intensity grid racing against 5 rival AI marbles
right from the main menu! Experience tight bumper-to-bumper pack drafting,
high-G bobsleigh bowl battles, and fierce position jockeying across all 10
anti-gravity sectors.
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### ⚡ Dynamic 3-State Speed Pads
Speed pads are no longer static! Every pad now smoothly cycles through
three distinct states with pre-switch warning flickers and staggered track
timing:
1. Speed Pad (Cyan / Teal): Clean, dependable forward kinetic kick.
2. Turbo Charge Pad (Gold / Solar Amber): Directly refills +35% to your
stored Turbo meter for on-demand burst thrust.
3. Mega Speed Pad (Crimson / Neon Red): Massive hyper-drive rocket surge!
To keep you from rocketing off the circuit, hitting this pad grants Super
Magnet Grip (+140% surface downforce, +50% wall-hug hold, and +80% lateral
traction) allowing you to carve impossible corners at supersonic speeds.
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### 🔄 Chain Escalation & Dynamic Pack Rubber-Banding
• Chain Escalation: Whenever any marble hits a speed pad, the pad stays
charged and instantly steps up to the next tier for followers (Speed ➔
Turbo Charge ➔ Mega Speed). Drafting in pack trains has never been more
electric!
• Dynamic Rubber-Banding: Pad cycling adapts to pack positions — leaders
face sharper handling challenges, while trailing racers get higher chances
for Turbo recharges and weapon opportunities.
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### 🎰 Weapon Roulette Pads (Versus Exclusive)
Glowing Violet Diamond Pads now spawn across 6-marble races, granting
position-weighted combat abilities:
• ⚡ Blue-Lightning Strike: The ultimate equalizer — targets whoever is in
1st Place, completely stalling their speed and jolting them with a
thunderous crackle.
• 🚀 Hyper-Drive Overclock: +10% top speed and acceleration boost for 10
seconds.
• 🧲 EMP Friction Glitch: Waves of magnetic interference that inflict a -
10% drag penalty on all other rivals.
• 💥 Kinetic Repulsor Shockwave: Detonates an 18-meter radial kinetic blast
knocking nearby rivals into the walls.
• 🛡 Kinetic Mag-Shield: 8 seconds of invulnerability against lightning
strikes, EMP glitches, and collision shocks.
• 🧲 Tractor Beam Slingshot: Locks onto the competitor ahead, siphoning
their forward momentum and pulling you past them.
• 🟣 Gravity Oil Slick: Drops a shimmering distortion patch behind you,
causing pursuers to spin out with zero traction.
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### 🛠 Quality of Life & Polish
• Full soundscape pass with dedicated audio cues and screen shake feedback
for all weapons and pad modes.
• HUD toast notifications announcing incoming zaps, tractor beam locks, and
boost tiers in real time.
• Engine optimizations across both Linux and Windows builds.
Jump in, hit the pads, and see if you can hold 1st place when the lightning
starts flying!
— The Bad Dogs Team