SuperTuxKart 0.8 released

[hiker]

Hi,

over a year after the 0.7.3 release, we are proud and excited to announce the release of SuperTuxKart 0.8. You can now enjoy a story mode with challenges against a stronger AI, and improved physics with better skidding and collisions. Tracks can be driven in reverse, and we have new music especially composed for SuperTuxKart. To see it in action:



Many many more changes were done, the main ones are:

• Story mode and new challenge set
• Improved AI
• Skidding and better collision physics
• Reverse mode
• New green valley track
• New Blackhill Mansion track
• Updated XR591 track
• Updated Fort Magma track
• Updated Jungle track
• Updated Sand track
• New music
• Updated menus

Some screenshots:



It can be downloaded from http://supertuxkart.sourceforge.net/Downloads.

Enjoy!
Joerg

[codetiger]

wow... That mostly proves how much Irrlicht is worth it.

[Mel]

Irrlicht doesn't stop you from doing anything as long as you are willing to work with it.

[samuncle]

I hope you will enjoy the game.

wow... That mostly proves how much Irrlicht is worth it.

[teto]

The OSX version crashes on startup. (10.8.2)
I am new to OSX so tell me where I can retrieve the log if any and I will post it on your tracker.

[hiker]

The OSX version crashes on startup. (10.8.2)
I am new to OSX so tell me where I can retrieve the log if any and I will post it on your tracker.

is your vertical screen resolution less than 816 (e.g. 1280x800 as some laptops have)? Than this is likely the same problem as the one reported in https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/super ... ticket/838

Could you try the same bugfix, and let us know if it works?

If not, open the console (it's an application somewhere), or just run STK in a terminal.

Thanks!
Joerg

[teto]

Seems like it, i set resolution to 800x600 in config.xml and it ran correctly (window created) but then when leaving game it segfaults.

"[translate] Env var LANGUAGE = 'fr_FR.UTF-8'
[translate] Env var LANGUAGE = 'fr_FR.UTF-8', which corresponds to 'French (France)'
Adding language fallback fr
[IrrDriver] Trying OpenGL rendering.
Segmentation fault: 11"

[hiker]

Seems like it, i set resolution to 800x600 in config.xml and it ran correctly (window created)

Good - we have just committed a work around for that problem, I hope the irrlicht developers can find a better fix.

but then when leaving game it segfaults.

"[translate] Env var LANGUAGE = 'fr_FR.UTF-8'
[translate] Env var LANGUAGE = 'fr_FR.UTF-8', which corresponds to 'French (France)'
Adding language fallback fr
[IrrDriver] Trying OpenGL rendering.
Segmentation fault: 11"

That's not good Could you perhaps either open a ticket in our trac (https://sourceforge.net/projects/supertuxkart/) or report this in our forum (http://forum.freegamedev.net/viewforum.php?f=16)? I don't often use osx for development, auria can probably help you better. I assume that you can actually race etc., it just crashes when you exit? What about changing any settings (perhaps there is a problem with file permissions - changing the settings will write those files, so if this crashes as well we have a likely candidate).

Cheers,
Joerg

[CuteAlien]

Seems like the Microsoft Research group also enjoys playing it: http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/01 ... ving-room/ (check the video at around 0:48) :-)

[teto]

Awesome !!!! I mean both microsoft's technology, the fact hey used STK to demonstrate it + your patch to solve the mac OS problem ^^

[polylux]

Just played it on Arch Linux. Congrats, not only appearance-wise - also the gameplay has greatly improved!

Edit: Gotta correct that. Have not yet stopped playing it. Especially the story mode keeps you playing quite some time.

[antoine4]

Hello,

SuperTuxKart is looking for new contributors and team members, especially for anyone skilled in networking and AI.

Roadmap:
http://supertuxkart.sourceforge.net/Milestones

Getting involved:
http://supertuxkart.sourceforge.net/Get_involved

Information concerning multiplayer:
Multiplayer:
http://supertuxkart.sourceforge.net/Net ... ultiplayer

Network Implementation:
http://supertuxkart.sourceforge.net/Net ... lemetation

Lobby:
http://supertuxkart.sourceforge.net/Lob ... ementation

A brief discussion about Battle Mode AI:
http://supertuxkart.sourceforge.net/AI_for_battle_mode

[antoine4]

SuperTuxKart is in the running to be sourceforge's March project of the month. Please support us by voting http://twtpoll.com/ragr0e
It would really help raise our project's profile.

In other news, we are readying version 0.8.1 with an ETA of a couple of weeks. This release adds wiimote support and features many bug fixes.

[antoine4]

Here's a news update.

http://www.moddb.com/games/supertuxkart ... t-and-more

[CuteAlien]

Just seen that moddb has Irrlicht twice in it's database - both times with wrong license (we're neither public domain nor GPL - we're z-lib licensed). But found no way to edit that on a quick view... anyone knows if fixing that is possible there?