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Spell Karts

Race around in magic infused go-karts with friends to win shiny pebbles. Or try your hand at one of the arena modes where you pit yourself against your friends in close-quarters combat. If you get enough pebbles you can buy new vehicles and avatars to show off your new found riches.

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Release Date:

Oct 16, 2020

Developer:

Polycat Studios

Publisher:

Polycat Studios

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Early Access Game

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Note: This Early Access game is not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“It's important to us that we get it out there as soon as we can to gather vital feedback throughout the development process. We have a lot of crazy ideas for this game and would like to go through them with a wide audience so we can filter and refine and produce something that everyone will love.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We plan on sticking with early access until we're happy this game is polished enough to call a 1.0 although we don't intend on stopping there and do plan to keep the game updated with new content post-release.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“We intend for the game to feel more polished and release worthy.
We do also intend to add more game modes before launch as well as new features such as quests and talent trees.
User feedback during early access will strongly direct our plans going forward.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Spell Karts has many of its intended launch features, with the majority of work left being polishing, bug fixing and responding to user feedback. We believe it to be fun to play in its current state and worth a try!”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“We do not plan on changing the pricing post-release.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We are currently relying on online forms to collate feedback and bug reports (links available in-game).
All feedback is welcome, especially suggestions around balance and gameplay improvements.
In the future we plan on switching to Discord.”

About This Game

Race around in magic-infused go-karts with friends online (or 4 in local split-screen) to win shiny pebbles. Or try your hand at one of the arena modes where you pit yourself against your friends in close-quarters combat. Win pebbles and trade them for new vehicles and avatars to show off your success.
Each player has a number of spells at their disposal which can be used to inch closer to victory or stop opponents in their tracks.
There is now a map editor included along with Steam Workshop support allowing players to create and share new maps with the community.

The maps

There are 5 race tracks and 5 arenas as well as bonus maps with their own unique game modes.

Race tracks

Wild West - A "wild west" themed race track
Pirate Party - A lush, tropical race track featuring pirates and treasure
Boogie Bogs - A wide open track in a boggy marshland
Vicious Vikings - Full of snow and Vikings, a tighter race track with a lot of twists and turns
Hillsides - A lush green track with a lot of slopes

Arena maps

The pit - A desert themed arena
Dingy Dungeons - A dungeon with no escape
Ice Box - A harsh and icy wasteland
Pirate Island - A tropical island
Crate Town - A deserted military base

Special maps

Dungeon Dash - Dash through to the end of the map, avoiding all of the traps and obstacles along the way
Crash Test Studio - Training map with plenty of dummy targets to hit, learn your craft and hone your skills here

The game modes

Race modes

Race - Standard laps racing mode
Orbs of time - Complete laps whilst collecting orbs to stop the timer running out

Arena modes

Pebble rush - Collect squeaky chests full of pebbles, collect more than anyone else to win
Arena battle - Kills grant points, score the most kills to win
Pumpkin thief - Steal the pumpkin and hold it the longest to win
Ritual - Hold the ritual circle to gain points
Orbs of time - If the timer runs out - you die, stop other players collecting orbs to win.

Special modes

Dash - A bonus mode that will be included for the Dungeon Dash map, race to the end of the track avoiding obstacles along the way

The spells

The spell system consists of 4 schools of magic:

Arcane - used for slowing opponents
Fire - destroy your opponents, forcing them to stop for repairs
Nature - used for gripping opponents in place
Light - Heal or shield yourself. Also contains the rush spell, giving you a temporary speed boost

The 3 primary schools of Arcane, Fire and Nature come with 3 spells:

Arcane/Fire/Nature Ball - sends a ball of energy forward dealing maximum effect to a target (or targets) on hit
Arcane/Fire/Nature Blast - an area of effect wave centred on your kart, dealing effects to those near you
Arcane/Fire/Nature Storm - leave a storm behind you, stopping those attempting to catch up

Progression

After completing objectives you will be awarded pebbles, these can be traded in-game for new karts, avatars, FX trails and new dynamic menu backgrounds.