Homebrew working on a quick little wii racing game

[newo]

Thinking of switching the default mode back to normal instead of easy. Most because people seem to be finishing the game on easy but never moving up to higher difficulties.

 

[newo]

Beta updated. Motion Contrl option now on main menu so as to allow me to separate the leaderboards for people who play with motion controls only. hopefully it works.

Other changes are minor bugs and clean ups. Going live tomorrow. Fingers crossed.

 

[newo]

After about a year of tinkering



Version 4.0 - December 22, 2023

*retry after crash out (2 continues)
*new "master" cup (16 random courses)
*new display options: hide grid, track, decals, sky
*new colour options: full, neon, retro, gray green, red
*motion controls options: sensitivity, deadzone
*new screens; new mini-map, level select screen
*improved performance on dolphin+real wii
*updated graphics, backgrounds, textures, bug fixes

Download and more info; https://wiibrew.org/wiki/Newo_Zero

 

[Lostbhoy]

Hadn't noticed anything myself on the last update but will certainly give this a go over the next day or so.

Edit... Just realised i replied to an earlier post and this version will defo be getting tested tonight! Congrats on the release

 

[Lostbhoy]

Had a play through some of the stages on arcade mode and seems... Tighter! In a good way, feels more polished overall. Great job!

 

[newo]

Arcade mode has the tightest turns of all the modes. It's made to steal your coins. Although it's not impossible to beat. I have been cleaning up the transitions between screens and the text at the start of the race fades in and fades out. Its hard to tell that these things were not in the eariler version but things like this take extra time to implement and when you start making a game its best to avoid doing this kind of polish because it will only distract you from finishing the core aspect which is driving from the start to the end of the track. lol. also bumping in the walls is core too.

 

[newo]

Happy new year when it comes! Finally hit 100 subs on YouTube;

 

[Lostbhoy]

And to you mate, all the best for 2024!

 

[Rick328]

Hey Newo,

I've encountered a bug with the motion controls: I adjust the sensitivity and deadzone to my liking, but as soon as I touch or hit a wall, it seems like there's no more center deadzone and the steering just snaps abruptly from left to right when trying to regain control. It becomes unplayable and I have to exit the race.

Thank you for this great game by the way, nice graphics and great music!

PS: Sorry if it's not the correct place to mention this, or if I should have sent a PM...

 

[newo]

Mentioning it here is fine. Motion controls have always been a bit iffy. I will take a look at it in a couple hours to see if I can figure it out. Thanx for the feedback

Music is by white bat audio; https://www.youtube.com/@WhiteBatAudio

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Hey Newo,

I've encountered a bug with the motion controls: I adjust the sensitivity and deadzone to my liking, but as soon as I touch or hit a wall, it seems like there's no more center deadzone and the steering just snaps abruptly from left to right when trying to regain control. It becomes unplayable and I have to exit the race.

Thank you for this great game by the way, nice graphics and great music!

PS: Sorry if it's not the correct place to mention this, or if I should have sent a PM...

Did you set your sensitivity to 100? If you set it too high the vehicle will snap back and forward quickly even with a little tilt of the wii mote. Its best to set it between 40/60. If thats not it try to take a video of what you are experiencing.

 

[Rick328]

Did you set your sensitivity to 100? If you set it too high the vehicle will snap back and forward quickly even with a little tilt of the wii mote. Its best to set it between 40/60. If thats not it try to take a video of what you are experiencing.

Sorry I don't have a video... My sensitivity and deadzone are both set very low (10-15), so the control is very smooth and confortable, but after one or a couple hits with the walls, it's like the sensitivity and deadzone values just snap back very high so the steering become full tilt right or full tilt left with no way of regaining the on-center feeling. Checking the motion control options, both values remains correct in the options (10-15) but the controls feels like they went to max.

I still enjoy playing with a classic controller, so no big deal

 

[newo]

Well that eliminates one possible source of the bug. Are you using an official wiimote or third-party? Are you playing on a real Wii or mobile phone?
If you are willing to do more testing I will look at it again. The handling shouldn't go wack unless there is a bug somewhere else.

There are some people who are religious about motion controls so I want to try to get it as best as I can even though I am mostly playing with the wiimote dpad lately.

 

[Rick328]

Official wiimote (no motionplus) and playing on a real Wii. For sure I'll do some testing for you if you need!

 

[newo]

Maybe you are holding the wiimote incorrectly?
When you are playing with motion the buttons on the wiimote should be facing upwards then you tilt it left and right the buttons should still face up. If the buttons are facing down it will flip back and forth.

 

[Rick328]

When you are playing with motion the buttons on the wiimote should be facing upwards.

Did some tests last night and that's my bad: I was probably holding the wiimote with the buttons tilted slightly on the side. Too many years of Mariokart motion control playing with the Wiiwheel . With the buttons facing upward, it controls responsively with no problem at all. Sorry and thank you again!!

 

[newo]

Yeah it's a flat style rather than a Wii wheel style. The Wii wheel style might be the better way but with the flat setup that's in place now you can tilt the wiimote forward to accelerate.

Post automatically merged: Jan 11, 2024

I forgot to mention in the change log that I changed the loading animation after many many years to a more minimal theme. #wii #homebrew #gamedev

 

[newo]

Things I am working on for NZ v4.1 bug fix update;
* Found a bug in 4.0 where the classic controller dpad doesnt work in the level select scteen.
* Added a option in the motion control menu to allow button based acceleration instead of the default tilt based accel.
* Gonna remove the extra numbers that are on the level complete screen

 

[Rick328]

* Added a option in the motion control menu to allow button based acceleration instead of the default tilt based accel.

A little suggestion but I don't know how hard that could be to code-in: by adding the button based acceleration, the control scheme becomes closely like Mariokart, so would it be feasible to add the possibilty of holding the wiimote sideways (buttons facing the player), exactly like Mariokart? Like swapping the gyro axis value data that is used for the steering input... That would be awesome as it feels like a more natural position than with the buttons facing upward (even more if playing with a WiiWheel).
Keep up the good work!

 

[newo]

@Rick328 cool suggestion. I will look into it. I don't think it's going to be hard to add.

Of course I will need some testing of it

NewoZero Beta v4.1 - download link
- Wii-Wheel Option in motion-contrls menu (allows accell with button like MarioKart) and tilt angle with buttons facing player
- Classic controller dpad bug fix

 

[Rick328]

Of course I will need some testing of it

Will test tonight! Thanks