https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_K_9zlt_Po

• Blog post with new transparent assets
  
• Updated presskit/about page

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_K_9zlt_Po

• Blog post with new transparent assets
  
• Updated presskit/about page

Print-ready PDF of the PAX East version of this comic book

Print-ready PDF of the PAX East version of this comic book

SpeedRunners r26 update adds mid-game joining, so you can jump into games in progress, or fill up a slot whenever someone leaves your match. And you can now chat during matches!

• You can now use Quick Match to join games in progress
  
• Press ENTER in the game to use chat
  
• If you press ENTER to chat while running, you continue running. We can't recommend texting and running
  
• Bonus 1 - Factory now has a wall of spikes again
  
• Bonus 2 - in-game ads

SpeedRunners r26 update adds mid-game joining, so you can jump into games in progress, or fill up a slot whenever someone leaves your match. And you can now chat during matches!

• You can now use Quick Match to join games in progress
  
• Press ENTER in the game to use chat
  
• If you press ENTER to chat while running, you continue running. We can't recommend texting and running
  
• Bonus 1 - Factory now has a wall of spikes again
  
• Bonus 2 - in-game ads

At the time of writing this post, there are almost 2,000 levels in the SpeedRunners Steam Workshop. Dare I say holy crap?

We recently satdown to play some of them. Even though we played for several hours, FRAPS crashed after 15 minutes, but to give you an idea:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tuHexBeVHo

We encourage everyone to join in and try the level editor. Some of the levels are getting very close to the official ones, and others do crazy things we would never think of.

We do recognize the current issue with selecting levels to play - it's impossible to do so without a controller, the flow isn't optimal.


Bonus - our thoughts on non-lethal spikes in a long post on the tinyBuild blog

At the time of writing this post, there are almost 2,000 levels in the SpeedRunners Steam Workshop. Dare I say holy crap?

We recently satdown to play some of them. Even though we played for several hours, FRAPS crashed after 15 minutes, but to give you an idea:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tuHexBeVHo

We encourage everyone to join in and try the level editor. Some of the levels are getting very close to the official ones, and others do crazy things we would never think of.

We do recognize the current issue with selecting levels to play - it's impossible to do so without a controller, the flow isn't optimal.


Bonus - our thoughts on non-lethal spikes in a long post on the tinyBuild blog

A massive update went live today. It includes visuals and layout changes for 4 maps, and a game-changing update to spikes - they are no longer lethal. We spent some time playing user-generated levels and watching lets play videos, and realized just how brutal spikes can be on new players. There's no way to know they're coming if you're in front.

Here are the changes:

• no longer kill you
  
• you bounce forward and get stunned for a second
  
• no longer running in front gets you blindly killed

If you were running in the front and hit a spike, odds are you will lose your lead. If you're running behind and hit a spike, you have a slim chance to recover. It feels much more satisfying (and controller-gripping) to have a chance to recover. What do you guys think?

• Redesigned the full right section (not many people were taking the far-right route)
  
• Added a cannon-boost pad before the big jump and the carousel swing, it shoots you up
  
• Added an upwards facing boost tunnel at the end of big jump, so people don't fall down
  
• Redesigned section after the big jump

• Tweaked bottom dual-tunnel section
  
• Removed the big wall of death at right section, replaced with a more forgiving boost-tunnel that shoots you up

(previous prototype level)

• Now looks like a nightclub! Complete with a DJ and VIP lounge. Can you get into the VIP lounge?!
  
• Bottom left section changed to include a boost-tunnel that opens if someone triggers a lever

(previous prototype level)

• Now looks like a Silo! What do you think of the visuals?
  
• Removed triggerable saws

• Changed the right part of the map
  
• Changed the missile for a boost-tunnel
  
• Made the part after windmills more fluid

Playtesting the updates, featuring Casper, Gert-Jan, Tom, Alex, and Matthijs as the camerman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrI_QNip4L8


Official feedback thread

A massive update went live today. It includes visuals and layout changes for 4 maps, and a game-changing update to spikes - they are no longer lethal. We spent some time playing user-generated levels and watching lets play videos, and realized just how brutal spikes can be on new players. There's no way to know they're coming if you're in front.

Here are the changes:

• no longer kill you
  
• you bounce forward and get stunned for a second
  
• no longer running in front gets you blindly killed

If you were running in the front and hit a spike, odds are you will lose your lead. If you're running behind and hit a spike, you have a slim chance to recover. It feels much more satisfying (and controller-gripping) to have a chance to recover. What do you guys think?

• Redesigned the full right section (not many people were taking the far-right route)
  
• Added a cannon-boost pad before the big jump and the carousel swing, it shoots you up
  
• Added an upwards facing boost tunnel at the end of big jump, so people don't fall down
  
• Redesigned section after the big jump

• Tweaked bottom dual-tunnel section
  
• Removed the big wall of death at right section, replaced with a more forgiving boost-tunnel that shoots you up

(previous prototype level)

• Now looks like a nightclub! Complete with a DJ and VIP lounge. Can you get into the VIP lounge?!
  
• Bottom left section changed to include a boost-tunnel that opens if someone triggers a lever

(previous prototype level)

• Now looks like a Silo! What do you think of the visuals?
  
• Removed triggerable saws

• Changed the right part of the map
  
• Changed the missile for a boost-tunnel
  
• Made the part after windmills more fluid

Playtesting the updates, featuring Casper, Gert-Jan, Tom, Alex, and Matthijs as the camerman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrI_QNip4L8


Official feedback thread