When this post goes live, we will be LIVE ON TWITCH at http://twitch.tv/tinybuild with me, Gert-Jan, Matthijs and Wouter -- we will be playing SpeedRunners and answering your questions

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For the past several weeks we've been running a Workshop Contest where map creators could participate for a chance to get into the official SpeedRunners level roster.

The team has played through all the top maps and decided upon the winner!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPu2DUQ2nck

This map allows you to pull off some crazy tricks and has a very nice flow to it. It will probably be adored by pro-players. We will create custom artwork for the level and include it in the official roster!

I would also like to thank everyone for participating - the amount of great levels created, and how much people vote now on user maps, are nothing short of amazing.

There are now over 8,000 user levels, with more appearing every day! Keep up the great work.

For the past several weeks we've been running a Workshop Contest where map creators could participate for a chance to get into the official SpeedRunners level roster.

The team has played through all the top maps and decided upon the winner!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPu2DUQ2nck

This map allows you to pull off some crazy tricks and has a very nice flow to it. It will probably be adored by pro-players. We will create custom artwork for the level and include it in the official roster!

I would also like to thank everyone for participating - the amount of great levels created, and how much people vote now on user maps, are nothing short of amazing.

There are now over 8,000 user levels, with more appearing every day! Keep up the great work.

Happy Holidays everyone. Lerika (the artist on maps like Theme Park and Ski Resort) made this little postcard for you all :)

This has been a phenomenal year for SpeedRunners, so we decided to pull up some worldwide leaderboards in Ranked, and give some fame to the best players!


1. Taters - 44,575 points
2. trafalgar - 36,390 points
3. Roland - 32,490 points
4. Mario47 - 32,395 points
5. lesswill - 31,945 points
6. dipu - 30,810 points
7. WRU - 30,330 points
8. dams95100 - 29,175 points
9. Space_Pup - 28,190 points
10. DistinctMadness - 28,130 points


(If you guys haven't yet accepted Lisa's friend invite, make sure you do, here is her profile link. We might just be sending something your way.)


If you're interested in a longer read, here's a sort of 2014 summary

• Launched the Level Editor
  
• Launched Ranked
  
• Made Massive Map Updates
  
• Made Spikes Non-Lethal (later added option to make them lethal so the pro-players don't murder us)
  
• Thought about making boxes lethal
  
• Added the first character expansion introducing the most awesome character of them all (obviously the Falcon)
  
• Figured out how to efficiently create new characters by using a mixture of 2D animation and 3D modeling
  
• Added In-Game Chat
  
• Added Mid-Game Joining
  
• Added the Fireball
  
• Started doing livestreams
  
• Started to realize we all suck at SpeedRunners when playing against pro players
  
• Showcased the game at a ton of events, realized we should do tournaments during those events
  
• Added slope grinding (c) Casper
  
• Added the Youtuber pack
  
• Added tons of options to the game
  
• Significantly improved stability of everything (c) Gert-Jan
  
• Added the Scout
  
• Raised $20k for cancer research
  
• Added Salem and Skullduggery
  
• Revamped the Checkpoint System
  
• Launched the Workshop Contest
  
• Added Swift Peaks (new map)
  
• Added Freeze Ray Item
  
• Wrote this announcement
  
  PS Who's going to PAX South?

Happy Holidays everyone. Lerika (the artist on maps like Theme Park and Ski Resort) made this little postcard for you all :)

This has been a phenomenal year for SpeedRunners, so we decided to pull up some worldwide leaderboards in Ranked, and give some fame to the best players!


1. Taters - 44,575 points
2. trafalgar - 36,390 points
3. Roland - 32,490 points
4. Mario47 - 32,395 points
5. lesswill - 31,945 points
6. dipu - 30,810 points
7. WRU - 30,330 points
8. dams95100 - 29,175 points
9. Space_Pup - 28,190 points
10. DistinctMadness - 28,130 points


(If you guys haven't yet accepted Lisa's friend invite, make sure you do, here is her profile link. We might just be sending something your way.)


If you're interested in a longer read, here's a sort of 2014 summary

• Launched the Level Editor
  
• Launched Ranked
  
• Made Massive Map Updates
  
• Made Spikes Non-Lethal (later added option to make them lethal so the pro-players don't murder us)
  
• Thought about making boxes lethal
  
• Added the first character expansion introducing the most awesome character of them all (obviously the Falcon)
  
• Figured out how to efficiently create new characters by using a mixture of 2D animation and 3D modeling
  
• Added In-Game Chat
  
• Added Mid-Game Joining
  
• Added the Fireball
  
• Started doing livestreams
  
• Started to realize we all suck at SpeedRunners when playing against pro players
  
• Showcased the game at a ton of events, realized we should do tournaments during those events
  
• Added slope grinding (c) Casper
  
• Added the Youtuber pack
  
• Added tons of options to the game
  
• Significantly improved stability of everything (c) Gert-Jan
  
• Added the Scout
  
• Raised $20k for cancer research
  
• Added Salem and Skullduggery
  
• Revamped the Checkpoint System
  
• Launched the Workshop Contest
  
• Added Swift Peaks (new map)
  
• Added Freeze Ray Item
  
• Wrote this announcement
  
  PS Who's going to PAX South?

Remember some time ago we said SpeedRunners would get a free offline mode? That day is today!

We have just released a SpeedRunners Party Mode in the form of a demo to the full game. The build is very similar to the one we use at shows like PAX or Gamescom - the game runs itself, no maintenance or setup required. Ideal for a party setting!

• Launch game
  
• Press A (or click on PLAY GAME)
  
• 4 bots spawn, start playing the game
  
• Press any button on any controller (or keyboard) to take control of a bot
  
• If you're afk, the bot takes control back
  
• SS Royale, Alley, and Theme Park are on auto-rotation
  
• No setup, no explanation, ideal for a party setting!

Download the Party Mode on Steam (on Steam, works only if you don't have the full game - click Download Demo)

Download a Standalone Party Mode - works outside of Steam

*note - you can't install the demo on accounts with the full game, it's a Steam restriction - we're working on getting a similar Party Mode into the full game.


Thanks for the support and Happy Holidays :)

Remember some time ago we said SpeedRunners would get a free offline mode? That day is today!

We have just released a SpeedRunners Party Mode in the form of a demo to the full game. The build is very similar to the one we use at shows like PAX or Gamescom - the game runs itself, no maintenance or setup required. Ideal for a party setting!

• Launch game
  
• Press A (or click on PLAY GAME)
  
• 4 bots spawn, start playing the game
  
• Press any button on any controller (or keyboard) to take control of a bot
  
• If you're afk, the bot takes control back
  
• SS Royale, Alley, and Theme Park are on auto-rotation
  
• No setup, no explanation, ideal for a party setting!

Download the Party Mode on Steam (on Steam, works only if you don't have the full game - click Download Demo)

Download a Standalone Party Mode - works outside of Steam

*note - you can't install the demo on accounts with the full game, it's a Steam restriction - we're working on getting a similar Party Mode into the full game.


Thanks for the support and Happy Holidays :)

In a few minutes (around 4pm cet) we will start a livestream with the development team of SpeedRunners, and a whole bunch of code giveaways!

Tune in at http://twitch.tv/tinybuild to see us wear silly hats

Introducing Swift Peaks - a cool new SpeedRunners map, providing an ice challenge to skilled players, and a new Freeze Ray item. This is the peak of SpeedRunners level design. It's all downhill from here. I don't know, make up your own puns. Here are some gifs of how the new item & level look:






Swift Peaks takes place at a Ski Resort and is a gorgeous Christmas-themed map that focuses on the Sliding Mechanic. A few months ago we enabled players to skid down slopes, gaining speed when doing so. Ski Resort is designed around that mechanic.


Freeze Ray instantly turns opponents in front of you into ice cubes, and works like a laser, slowly building up and shooting a beam forward - going through walls and hitting multiple targets!


Tomorrow at 4PM CET we will be livestreamin SpeedRunners, playing against other people online, and giving away gifts! Don't miss it at http://twitch.tv/tinybuild <- subscribe now!

Introducing Swift Peaks - a cool new SpeedRunners map, providing an ice challenge to skilled players, and a new Freeze Ray item. This is the peak of SpeedRunners level design. It's all downhill from here. I don't know, make up your own puns. Here are some gifs of how the new item & level look:






Swift Peaks takes place at a Ski Resort and is a gorgeous Christmas-themed map that focuses on the Sliding Mechanic. A few months ago we enabled players to skid down slopes, gaining speed when doing so. Ski Resort is designed around that mechanic.


Freeze Ray instantly turns opponents in front of you into ice cubes, and works like a laser, slowly building up and shooting a beam forward - going through walls and hitting multiple targets!


Tomorrow at 4PM CET we will be livestreamin SpeedRunners, playing against other people online, and giving away gifts! Don't miss it at http://twitch.tv/tinybuild <- subscribe now!