Homebrew working on a quick little wii racing game

wiiAdventurer · Aug 20, 2022

newo said:
Oh i forgot about that. Do you want full draw of everything or just the buildings and signs?

I was thinking everything but I don't really know what all that would entail. I'll admit, I'm just assuming this will work (possibly with an overclock turned on). I just think it'd be neat to to avoid some of the pop-in. Appreciate the consideration!

newo said:
What should i call the debug option?

"Disable culling"? I'm trying to think of what PC games call it..

newo said:
I hope you have a faster computer than mine because I get 21 fps with no culling.

If anything, I'll grow into it...hopefully

newo · Aug 20, 2022

@wiiAdventurer Of course it will work. I had to spend alot of time hiding things behind the camera in order to get it to run at 60fps on the wii. So undoing that is pretty easy. I created a menu option in the debug menu called "NO CULLING".

I get 30fps on real wii hardware with no culling. basically slow motion.

Testing Build Download: test build

wiiAdventurer · Aug 20, 2022

Works perfectly. Flawless 4k 60fps. Thank you!

I just love the city-scape, I just watch the fly-by and listen to the music

It'd be fun to have a sim-city or roller-coaster tycoon type game in this style.

Thanks again!!!

newo · Aug 20, 2022

Ha, your PC/graphiccard is much more powerful than mine. YOu can also control the camera of the demo/attract mode in the debug menu and the demo runs forever, even past the stages that are playable.

newo · Aug 22, 2022

Beta 2.1783
- fixed some slowdowns caused by the extra buildings
- took out some of the flashing signs
- extented the grid and view frustum to allow for the distant buildings
- the buildings are consistently darker
- no culling option in debug menu for those emulating the game on fast PCs.
- 3 additional bg songs

Beta Build Download: test build.

wiiAdventurer · Aug 24, 2022

newo said:
Beta 2.1783
- took out some of the flashing signs

Just curious, was this an artistic change or a performance limitation? The flashing signs are one of my favorite parts!

newo · Aug 24, 2022

Its a artistic change. The flashing signs tend to sync up when too many are spawned in close proximity. I am trying to normalize and spread them out in a more consistent way.

newo · Sep 7, 2022

- currently finalizing the change log for what is going to be version 3 of NewoZero.
The list of changes looks like this;
20 new courses (4 per cup)
3 new songs
Floating option for attract mode
Updated graphics and decals
Disable Culling option for those using emulation
Bug fixes and Optimizations

Will release the new version 3 to the public this weekend if no major bugs are found in testing. Download the test build and let me know;
Beta 2.18 Build Download: test build. (19mb)

Lostbhoy · Sep 7, 2022

newo said:
- currently finalizing the change log for what is going to be version 3 of NewoZero.
The list of changes looks like this;
20 new courses (4 per cup)
3 new songs
Floating option for attract mode
Updated graphics and decals
Disable Culling option for those using emulation
Bug fixes and Optimizations

Will release the new version 3 to the public this weekend if no major bugs are found in testing. Download the test build and let me know;
Beta 2.18 Build Download: test build. (19mb)

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Nice, i'll try give this a whirl before the weekend!

Side note... Did you manage to look into adding the wii u gamepad as a controller at all? Not for gyro as i assume that would be a major headache! No probs if not even wanting to do it of course!

newo · Sep 8, 2022

Lostbhoy said:
Nice, i'll try give this a whirl before the weekend!

Side note... Did you manage to look into adding the wii u gamepad as a controller at all? Not for gyro as i assume that would be a major headache! No probs if not even wanting to do it of course!

Well the wiiU gamepad is added but there is no way for me to test it so its probably all wack and stuff but its in there so let me know if it works and whats broken with it.

Lostbhoy · Sep 8, 2022

newo said:
Well the wiiU gamepad is added but there is no way for me to test it so its probably all wack and stuff but its in there so let me know if it works and whats broken with it.

Sweet! Will try give it a whirl tonight!

newo · Sep 11, 2022

as I always do before a new release; the 24hr stress test;

newo · Sep 13, 2022

making some new horizon textures for NewoZero #wii #homebrew - 8 strips. 8 distant objects. A couple of them will be blanks of course. this is how the texture looks so far. half of the rows are for horizon fade, the other for distant objects like mountains. 1024x1024. Each cell is 64x64. Of course this image will be loaded from disk and can be modded. The horizon repeats while the obj doesnt.

wiiAdventurer · Sep 14, 2022

newo said:
as I always do before a new release; the 24hr stress test;

Whoa. Is that last tweet a real level? There's so much going on!

Also, what is your stress test? An automated run through various levels?

newo · Sep 14, 2022

I basically leave the game at the start screen for 24hrs. Its mostly for testing to see if the mp3 player keeps looping as intended. Also for memory leaks which might cause the game to crash after extended play.

Yes, its a real level but its not playable. Similar levels are in arcade and hard championships.

newo · Sep 17, 2022

NewoZero Beta 2.189 is up for testing
- new background menu to allow you to disable the signs, buildings and or skybox.
- fixing the slowdown caused by the new skybox features
- The game engine now supports 32 suns, 8 horizons and 8 horizon props.

newo · Sep 17, 2022

Screenshots;

newo · Sep 21, 2022

testing new skybox; horizon1, sun, horizon2

Demo Mode with floating camera

wiiAdventurer · Sep 22, 2022

For the first video, I like the suns on the horizon but the trees (?) and building don't really go with the overall aesthetic of the game.

But the second video is amazing. I think that just shows what kind of beautiful little world you've created. It is simply breath-taking soaring over the city. Seriously would love a pilot wings style game in this same world

Thanks for sharing!

newo · Sep 22, 2022

wiiAdventurer said:
For the first video, I like the suns on the horizon but the trees (?) and building don't really go with the overall aesthetic of the game.

But the second video is amazing. I think that just shows what kind of beautiful little world you've created. It is simply breath-taking soaring over the city. Seriously would love a pilot wings style game in this same world

Thanks for sharing!

In the new version of the game i have added more options for suns/moons and distant buildings/mountains on the horizon. The graphics in the video are placeholder until i get some help with designing the graphics.

Version 2 had 4 sun/moon options, but version 3 will have 19. The goal Is to add variety to the backgrounds but i will ensure that everything stays in the same synthwave vibe.

Thanks for you comment. Sticking with the asthectic is very important.

* Over the next couple weeks i will see if i can find people to contribute/help with the extra graphics.

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