made a debug room to do fly-overs of each track layout and make sure all the props are being placed properly, and its super cool to see it start to come together from this angle, sorta like looking at one of those big model train sets

DIALOGUE

I'm a little annoyed that I couldn't get the animation rig to work properly in gamemaker, but as a fallback my tried and true 2D method still works just fine, and I *do* still get a few new tricks I can do since I'm working in a 3D space

Installing and removing parts now involve actually installing and removing the parts!

my original inspiration for this game was combining concepts from Car Mechanic Sim and Drift Girls, and its really starting to feel reflective of both now so I'm quite happy \o/

🔴 TWITCH + YT 🔴

I've finally gotten to the point where I can playtest my own game and see if the "first chapter" is appropriately balanced, very exciting stuff!

▶️ www.twitch.tv/a_kei_sw

huge progress - rivals are in! I am SO close to having a vertical slice, it's mostly adding polish and assets from here

dont mind me sandbagging I just wanted to see the enemy AI on screen more and almost lost for it lmao

I figured out transparent textures so now cars can come in any color you want! I do plan on adding color change to the garage later, but for now its time for the Meetup menu

the junkyard lets you scavenge for cheap parts and has a daily rotating selection of cheap cars as well - just remember that all sales are final and inventory is sold "as-is"

On top of the normal wear & tear, if you drive poorly parts will degrade faster, and if a part breaks completely mid-race, that run is over

thankfully if you don't have ANY drivable cars, you can run deliveries using a company vehicle to make some cash until you can afford new parts

I guess I should probably post about my game progress so my account doesnt just sit idle lmao

the garage screen is very close to being done! the last thing I want to add is little minigames for removing and installing parts, and making that repair screen a little more pretty ofc

pretty huge game progress - the racing segment is pretty much mechanically complete, just need to implement rival AI

next up is adding a home menu to go to and from races

okay but what if Drift Girls had NFS drag sections is this or is this not tech

Drift Girls, one of my favorite phone games, was shut down a little over 8 years ago - to this day there is no way to play it offline, nor have I found a game that plays quite like it

I guess I'll just make my own

i continue to bend gamemaker to my will via brute force