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23 June

Exp. Build 4581: Early look at replays, Vive support, arcade progression

Hey everyone! We just released another build on the experimental branch. It contains previews of new systems like replays, arcade mode level unlocking, the stats system, and more!

Once again this is an experimental build, so make sure to backup personal progress before updating. For the uninitiated: How to access the "experimental" branch

As always we're still pushing forward with Adventure mode behind the scenes, but we wanted to get some of these features out as soon as possible to see how the community feels about them. We'll be building on them based on feedback. Let us know what you think in the forums!

EXPERIMENTAL BUILD 4581

New Stuff

Added early preview of the Replay System
- After completing a map in a solo mode, click View Replay to view your run
- Switch to any camera view including a free camera (use +, -, 0 to adjust FOV)
- Adjust replay speed from 1/16x to 16x
Added Arcade level progression system
- In Arcade, levels must now be unlocked by earning medals
- If you improved your time/score after completing a map a special screen will appear showing how well you did
- If you already earned the necessary medals before this update, levels will be auto-unlocked
Added statistics system
- We added a system behind the scenes to collect a wide number of stats about your play style
- Added a Stats tab in the results screen so you can see the stats from that match
- Coming soon: Steam Achievements based on stats
- Coming soon: Global accumulated stats visible in the main menu
Misc
- Added "Next Level" button to the pause menu
- Added the ability to set a main menu level per profile (Options > Profile > Choose Main Menu Level)
- Added "Grind" trick which calculates based on scraping without wheels contacting a surface
- Added a Units value to General Options so players can choose between Imperial and Metric units

Improvements

Improved HTC Vive support
- Camera resetting now persists between levels
- Added 3rd person Copter Cam mode which makes you feel like a giant (works best with a small VR World Scale)
- Added various VR improvements under the hood
Misc
- Cars now all spawn in the same location in online play
- Dramatically optimized cars so that many can be shown on screen without a performance drop
- Slightly optimized level loading times
- Updated the way points are displayed on the car in stunt mode, now it is more minimalistic and just displays the number
- Updated the way points are displayed everywhere so that commas are displayed in the numbers (1,000 vs 1000) to unify the way they are displayed in the game
- Now the standings text will update itself dynamically while it is displayed instead of it just updating when it first pops up
- Changed min FOV on spectate/replay free cam to 30°
- Spectate and track cams no longer have radial blur or chromatic aberration based on car speed
- FOV is now smoothed when changing between camera views

Bug Fixes

Fixed bug where Distance was broken in Steam offline mode
Potentially fixed issues with random crashes due to Unity 5.4's Graphics Jobs feature
Potentially fixed issues with Workshop level Update/Publish
Fixed zFighting on various objects (e.g. EmpireBuildingBlock003)
Fixed capitalization issue with Seed/Level text in Game Lobby

- Jordan (@torcht for more frequent dev updates)

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13 May

Minor Update (Build 4485), Twitch Stream

MINOR UPDATE: BUILD 4485 (now 4491)

We just put out a small patch to address some of the issues brought up by players this week. Check out the changelog below for details.

EDIT: Build 4491 is now live on the stable branch. I rolled back our Wwise implementation to a previous version which appears to have fixed audio/loading bugs for many players.

Level Editor
- Improvements to Popup Blockers
  - Popup blockers now use their start position for checking distance to the car instead of their position below the road
  - Popup distance is now the same regardless of the blocker orientation
  - The popup and hologram distance can also now be previewed in the level editor
  - This will allow level creators to easily setup close range popups
  - Old levels may need to be adjusted for this change
  - Popup blockers now have a height multiplier so level creators can offset the amount the blockers will move
- Improved Mouse Click selection (should be easier to select the desired object at close and far distances)
- SelectObjectTool now correctly displays the name of selected object if it is using a custom name
General
- Removed VSync (2x) option since it was never helpful
Bugs Fixed
- Fixed bug where some levels may fail to load, then the game hangs when returning to the main menu
- Fixed bug where golden simples had zombie material references, causing many visual artifacts
- Improved bounds calculation so spinning objects are less likely to stop spinning when in view
- Subdivided visual mesh on EmpireTunnel to fix issues where you could drive through it strangely

TWITCH STREAM: 9PM PT (MAY 13TH)

Tonight around 9pm PT we'll be streaming some of the latest community levels! I've already seen some impressive looking creations published since the Creativity Update release, and I've been holding off playing anything until we could stream.

Well tonight's the night, and I'm excited to finally tear into them. Follow on Twitch to get notified when we go live!

REFRACT ON TWITCH: http://twitch.tv/refractstudios

- Jordan (@torcht for more frequent dev updates)

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Reviews

“It’s already terrifically entertaining.”
Rock, Paper, Shotgun

“Videos and words don’t really do justice to Distance. It may be the most instantly exciting, absorbing game I’ve played all year.”
PCGamesN

“The amalgamation of jumping, driving and flying is undeniably special and Refract Studios have created a worthy successor to the highly regarded, Nitronic Rush.”
True PC Gaming

Key Features

Adventure: A single player experience which unveils a short story about this world's mysterious past.

Multiplayer: Online, LAN, and Split-Screen play in modes such as Sprint, Reverse Tag, Stunt, and others.

Trackmogrify: Random track generation with seed modifiers.

VR: Experimental Oculus DK2 integration.

Level editor: Use a powerful level editor to create levels from within the game and share them with players around the world.

Original soundtrack: New music from the composer behind award-winning games like Nitronic Rush, Solace, and The Fourth Wall. Listen to a preview here.

System Requirements

Windows

Mac OS X

SteamOS + Linux

Minimum:

OS: Windows 7
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.3 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 2.5 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT or AMD Radeon HD 3830
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 5 GB available space
Additional Notes: Spec will be revised continually during Early Access

Recommended:

OS: Windows 8.1
Processor: Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz or AMD FX 4.0 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or AMD Radeon HD 7750
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 5 GB available space
Additional Notes: Spec will be revised continually during Early Access

Minimum:

OS: OS X 10.7 (Lion)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.3 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce 640M or ATI Radeon HD 3870
Storage: 5 GB available space
Additional Notes: Spec will be revised continually during Early Access

Recommended:

OS: OS X 10.10 (Yosemite)
Processor: Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 775M or ATI Radeon HD 5870
Storage: 5 GB available space
Additional Notes: Spec will be revised continually during Early Access

Minimum:

OS: Ubuntu 12.04
Processor: Intel Dual-Core 2.3 GHz or AMD Dual-Core Athlon 2.5 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT or AMD Radeon HD 3830
Storage: 5 GB available space
Additional Notes: Spec will be revised continually during Early Access

Recommended:

OS: Ubuntu 14.04
Processor: Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz or AMD FX 4.0 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or AMD Radeon HD 7750
Storage: 5 GB available space
Additional Notes: Spec will be revised continually during Early Access

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Posted: 7 August

Awesome in VR. Gets hectic at times with so many obstacles but the best racing game for vr that I have played. Did not cause any motion sickness but I rarely get any motion sickness from VR other than the first day of owning the oculus.

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Posted: 6 August

Great feel. Great racing game.

One of the most white-knuckled, jaw clenched, adrenaline racing games that I have played in a long time. You'll be screaming in joy one moment and cringing in defeat in the next. You'll be driving half (or less) of a car dodging lasers and rotating blades, then flying (literally) through obstacles and portals and playing in zero gravity. Just when you think you know what to expect the game throws something new at you.

Not so much a racing game as it is a driving endurance experience. Can't wait to see what comes next!

+Great soundtrack! The music fits perfectly with the atmosphere.
+Huge variety of levels. You definitely will not be just driving around in a circle.
+Local Multiplayer! Great to play with friends!
+There's one level that feels like a driving horror game. It's the coolest thing I've seen in a racing game in a long time.

-Difficult sections. There are going to be parts where you're going to die and respawn a lot until you get the hang of a certain trick. Specifically, jumping, and rotating your car around to stick to a track on the ceiling is tough. It in part feels like a challange, and part doesn't feel polished from a game design perspective.

All in all, I highly recommend it. I love coming back to this game every few months to see what's new.

Posted: 5 August

Everything about this game feels so satisfying.

The music,
graphics,
challenges,
controls,
sense of speed,
etc.

Community levels is quite active so there is always a new track to play.
Everything is just wrapped together to make it a intense, immersive, addictive, eye popping experience.

Posted: 4 August

Loving the look, loving the music, loving the mechanics. A must own if your into trackmania style racing!

Posted: 3 August

I say so far im having a blast with this game. Cant wait till the campaign version comes out or as its called now the adventure mode. I really want a story to betold in this game even further, like the car is hacked and you cant move or something but i find the game great and see potential to it in a great matter. I strongly recommend to the arcade racer in your family.

One of the best games, I have EVER played.

Posted: 1 August

I had some problem with previous Nvidia drivers that would'nt allow me to play the game properly. With 368.81 all is fine. Now it's hard to find something wrong about this game.
It's simply addictive. Speed + skill + fun! Nothing else!
The only con may be the learning curve but, give yourself 30 mins and you won't regret.
Best EA out there.

I've owned this game for a while now, and I can positively say it's one of the best arcade scifi racers to come out in a very long time. I really only have two complaints about the game. One, the text that appears on the right side of your car more often than not obstructs the player's view of the road. This has resulted in a few slightly hilarious "deaths". Two, mutiplayer could use a bit of work. Very rarely am I actually able to connect to other players' servers, even after recommended firewall and network settings have been applied. Do I think it's worth the $20? Well, yes, for the most part. I feel like a price point of $15 would look more appealing, but $20 is fair. Overall, Distance is an enjoyable experience. I have and always will recommend it to players looking for a thrilling racing game.

Posted: 31 July

Brilliant game! Takes some practice, but it's all worth it. There are always new tricks to learn, new tracks to learn, new tracks being made, it's fantastically fun, I'm almost 200 hours in and I don't think I'll be stopping any time soon!

Most Helpful Reviews In the past 30 days

CRDobbz

46 products in account

1 review

Posted: 9 July

The best Arcade racer I've played in a long time. Matches the fun I had years ago on the Nintendo 64.

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roboticred

120 products in account

18 reviews

Posted: 21 July

A nice arcade style racing game with a few bells and whistles with a strangly high performance for a really textured game even with a lot of things happening. I'm questioning how this is possible on the Unity engine.

KnightBane (Noah)

16 products in account

2 reviews

SneakyTigerZ

138 products in account

26 reviews

Posted: 17 July

This game gives you such a rush. Also the more and more you play the more you realize how much you can utilize your spins/flying/ road skipping to get a better time. It is also super satisfying to see your whole level page fill up with diamond medals as you master the game

|| Comandos ||

91 products in account

8 reviews

Posted: 26 July

10/10

Amazing game with many cool and original ideas, it also have a prety advanced and amazing map editor that allows you dream become true, prety nice soundtrack and also rytmic game that allow custom music :D

Friendly community and better stuff coming in the future.

I really love racing games, Trackmania was one of the best ones for me, TM2 added some stuff but it didnt feel really new, this game is like Trackmania 3 for me ^^

Futuristic Theme, Super cars and many deadly stuff, what else you need? Perfect game If you like speed, Action, Editors and Originality :)

BaalsDepe

83 products in account

23 reviews

Posted: 10 July

Not 100% sure about the $20 price-tag. But I'm damn sure this is worth the sale price I got it for. I've only got 7.5 hours so far, but I'm going to enjoy this game for a long time. The community levels/support is probably what will keep this game fresh for me even longer than the SFRUSH series (back in muh day). The game is very polished as I would expect for something that's been "out" for 2 years. One complaint I have is the slightly lazy turning physics... at extremely low speeds the turning radius for the car is absurdly huge which makes recovering from a slide into a wall much more arduous and difficult than it needs to be. The only other whinging I can do is over lack of styling/car choices. It'd be nice to have more vehicle choices (preferably with limited tunable stats to suit play-style/track-specific setups).

Ravı

65 products in account

4 reviews

Although still in development, this game is awesome
If you liked Hotwheels' Acceleracers or anything like that as a kid, you'll love every second of this high-speed, frantic, very well made game.
The graphics are on point, as well as the dynamic soundtrack.
There is still only one car option, although customizable color-wise, but they'll eventually add more I suppose, as it was with Nitronic Rush.
The levels are always fun to sprint and trick through, and the later ones WILL be challenging. No matter what your skill level with racing games is.

You'll see that I've not played that many hours of the game on steam, but that's because I've already played a ♥♥♥♥-ton of it through unofficial means, and finally decided to show my support and gratitude to the developers.

TL;DR: The game is awesome, has pretty good compatibility and is definitely underrated, GO PLAY IT!
:^)

RickySpanish1Flynn

456 products in account

36 reviews

I'd rate it a great 8/8 no hate appreciate

no jokez fam.

WhiteWolf

20 products in account

Posted: 20 July

hundreds of hours of pure fun

AstroGirlBunny

129 products in account

21 reviews

Posted: 23 July

May be an early access game but it's already put together really well. Better than some games that are no longer early access but still have bugs. They warn you some of their areas of the game are still under development and to let them know if you find a bug. But so far so good - for me at least, including in those areas. There is no other game out there like this (as far as I know). It's original in what it does and the environments it offers. Plus I was blown away by the number of mods people have already put together for it! It just shows how much love is already out there for this game. But even without the mods, there is still so much to explore and try out with the game itself. Love the visuals, the colors, the handling of the car. I'll add more feedback later as I explore further and play more. But so far it was worth the price (I paid full price).

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