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Kaido Genkai @kaidogenkai.com · 1d

I like racing in slow cars

Kaido Genkai @kaidogenkai.com · 2d

I added a randomized delay to the lights, so at night they don't all turn on at the exact same moment. It was super jarring before and this way looks much better! Was really simple to add, don't know why I didn't think of it before.

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Silent @cookieplmonster.bsky.social · 7d

Reposting some goodness from Twitter, as the artist evgeniy doesn't seem to have bsky presence, but his Driver-like cars modelled for a game he's working on are simply too good to ignore:

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Kaido Genkai @kaidogenkai.com · 7d

Delivering tofu would be a little on the nose, so... Dango deliveries?

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Kaido Genkai @kaidogenkai.com · 15d

Super super super productive day working on the opponent vehicle logic and some other significant game fixes. The cars pathfind a LOT better now, timers are more consistent, and a few other odds and ends c:

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Kaido Genkai @kaidogenkai.com · 21d

I appreciate that! Also, very randomly, I'm based surprisingly close to you. If I ever see your car around, I'll leave some KG stickers under the windshield wiper for you.

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Kaido Genkai @kaidogenkai.com · 21d

Thank you for the support! We'll be putting out a free demo before the game comes out, so there's that to look forward to c:

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Kaido Genkai @kaidogenkai.com · 24d

This was the original concept if anyone is curious. I opted away from the log book since making illustrations for every objective would add too much scope.

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Kaido Genkai @kaidogenkai.com · 24d

I think I'm mostly done with the objectives menu! It populates from the game's completion structure, so I don't have to update it manually, which is awesome.

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Kaido Genkai @kaidogenkai.com · 25d

Still couldn't beat my ghost though. 💪

Kaido Genkai @kaidogenkai.com · 27d

Hey, thank you very much. I hope you'll play it one day once it's released!

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Kaido Genkai @kaidogenkai.com · 29d

Been months since I worked on the objectives screen, but I did some updates on it today! Still rough around the edges, but this is the new concept.

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Kaido Genkai @kaidogenkai.com · 29d

Did a little banner trade with our friends @mach1game.bsky.social! You'll find KG's advertising in their game, and vice versa. Pretty neat futuristic cel-shaded racer they have going on. Here's pics of both~

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Kaido Genkai @kaidogenkai.com · Sep 16

I hope that you will one day!

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Kaido Genkai @kaidogenkai.com · Sep 16

Holy moly @holeecrab.bsky.social really cooked with this character artwork.

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Kaido Genkai @kaidogenkai.com · Sep 14

This is going to look really good in game~ More great work by @hacaosuka.bsky.social

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Kaido Genkai @kaidogenkai.com · Sep 14

Been working away all day on behind the scenes stuff. c: Edging closer and closer to actually starting to build out the demo.

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Kaido Genkai @kaidogenkai.com · Sep 13

Big steps today setting up the game progression structure behind the scenes! Saving progress, unlocks, races completed, dialogues triggered, world events, etc. Still need to refine, but I'm happy. This felt daunting and now its a weight off my shoulders.

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Kaido Genkai @kaidogenkai.com · Sep 9

Hey thank you so much for sharing! This is a passion project of mine, and I appreciate the interest very much 🙏

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Kaido Genkai @kaidogenkai.com · Sep 7

Finally got around to making the day/night cycle persistent across play sessions. That feels like a milestone even though it wasn't a huge task. I'd been putting off stuff regarding saving & save files since it's still new to me, but got some big chunks figured out lately.

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Kaido Genkai @kaidogenkai.com · Sep 5

Just two lil hatchbacks having a good time~

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Kaido Genkai @kaidogenkai.com · Sep 3

At the start of the game, people are very mean to you. My goal was to not make it like in Forza Horizon where you're amazing and everyone loves you. In KG, everyone (including yourself) blames you for an accident that took a life. If this story is not for you, I understand and that's totally fair.

Kaido Genkai @kaidogenkai.com · Sep 3

Ahahaha I should make something dumb like that where you essentially get shot out of a cannon.

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Kaido Genkai @kaidogenkai.com · Sep 3

Entry denied. You can't just go into the caves right out of the gate...

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Kaido Genkai @kaidogenkai.com · Sep 2

Work on the next car has commenced by @hacaosuka.bsky.social! Here is a completely unguessable screenshot for you. 😂

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