i can't wait to play the final version it's very cool, and a very strong candidate for winning the competition.

julz

i have uploaded a new version. it takes 9723 bytes and 98 semicolons without using tricks like i=f1()+f2()+f3()+(a=b); to save semicolons.

i also have a version with particle and sound effects but after the discussion in the contest thread it seems like working on it was in vain. particles and sounds only were possible with some code shortening (no spaces, tabs, line breaks,...) and semicolon tricks.

i also wanted to add light mapping and decal shadows but the new engine version won't be released in time. maybe i will continue to work on this after the contest.

Very nice - i like the car-physic, but i don't think that "enegry" is requiet!
It would by nice if you include some engine-sounds!

Finish it as a second version! Don't wait until the contest ends.

As far as I understand, you did the maps in blender. How do you make the streets? Is there a way to build and uv map a small piece and then extrude it with the texture layout already copied from the initial piece?

yes, i did the tracks in blender. this works great. you create a mesh tile and then use the curve and array modifiers to clone the mesh tile along a curve. the curve stays editable. i used separate segments for the asphalt road, the gravel road, the bridges and so on and at the end i modeled some connection pieces.

by the way, i originally did the tracks for the http://supertuxkart.sourceforge.net/ project a few months ago. i wanted to test the blender workflow for creating race tracks and taking part in open source projects is kind of fun. they reach a huge audience with being part of linux repositories and distributions.

Thanks for the explanation and for the link. I'm making my daily progress with blender. Still switching between MED and blender, because I'm faster with MED in several respects.

What about the programming side of the supertuxcart?
As a market the linux fraction might be good choice for a small developer, but I'm not sure whether they would pay a single coin for a game, because they emphasis the open source thing!

Wow its really cool. Thats the script i am lookin forward to code ... I really wonder the technique for avoidin ODE bugs. My car goes mad when i try to drive over a wood block or similar objects. :S

yay for supertux kart!

Hi...
I´m trying to use the knights on wheels demo that came with free 3dgs a8...
can you help me a little bit? I need to make the car invisible...

i already did this woth the car.. but not with the wheels...
Can anyone help me?