Notes:

-Fixed music playing ingame
-Added camera control inputs back (whoops!)
-Carkour no longer stuck on end camera when triggered
-Tab key no longer causes an issue with the car (and is now default input to show the scoreboard)
-Pickups are more balanced
-slow motion is back
-Pressing the G key in event setup menu takes you to the garage
-other small bug fixes

EDIT: Apologies for the download size. UE4 re-packages everything again

Here's a bonus screenshot from my favourite part of Transport (reverse):

Notes:

-Fixed music playing ingame
-Added camera control inputs back (whoops!)
-Carkour no longer stuck on end camera when triggered
-Tab key no longer causes an issue with the car (and is now default input to show the scoreboard)
-Pickups are more balanced
-slow motion is back
-Pressing the G key in event setup menu takes you to the garage
-other small bug fixes

EDIT: Apologies for the download size. UE4 re-packages everything again

Here's a bonus screenshot from my favourite part of Transport (reverse):

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GRIP Early Access Release v.1.1.0 is now on Steam!
-

NOTE: We debated releasing MULTIPLAYER with this patch, but stability issues convinced us otherwise. We're working hard to get multiplayer integrated ASAP. Game dev will be game dev :/



Even without multiplayer, this is our biggest patch yet, with a ton of new content including a brand new MENU, a new VEHICLE, better CAR PHYSICS the new CARKOUR game mode, a new TRACK, and much more. Tons of things to keep you busy!

NOTE: GAMEPAD NAVIGATION IS NOT CURRENTLY WORKING IN THE MENU. We'll do our best to get it in with the Multiplayer patch

Other known issues with v.1.1.0:

• Your input and car customization settings may not save the first time running the game. Subsequent runs of the game seem to save them properly.
  
• Input assignment can be buggy. This will be fixed for next patch
  
• Car colour customization in the garage can be strange when trying to achieve pure white. Try moving the hue bar to yellow if the car isn't bright enough.
  
• Pickups balancing has a bug where you may get the same pickup more often than you should. We are looking into it.
  
• Music ingame can stop playing. If this happens, exit the event and change the music volume value to try and reset it.
  
• You may very rarely get a crash. If the game does crash, be sure to go into task manager and kill the process "Music Player" or Steam will still think the game is running
  
• 21:9 and other wide aspect ratios have a bug where the HUD isn't centering properly. We are working on it.
  
• Car rims turn red once the first LOD distance is hit. We'll fix this for next patch
  
• In Carkour, if you make it to the end of the course but fail to grab the collectible, the end camera may get stuck even after reset. If this happens, you'll need to back to the menu and reload the map. This will be fixed for next patch
  
• Sometimes the car exhaust effects fail to appear until the accelerator is let go an engaged again
  
• Slow motion has been removed from the game for now, but the input value still exists in the settings

Here is the FULL CHANGELIST for patch 1.1.0:

Gameplay:

• A new Cygon Cyclone car is now playable, with it's own sounds and visual effects. This vehicle is of the Speedster class, which is the same class as the Dominator. A middle class car is coming very soon, and we think you'll love it (Note: a new shield design specific to the Cygon manufacturer will be coming later as well)
  
• The vehicle physics now have code that prevents the cars from launching into the air so much. You'll see a drastic improvement in how the car interacts with terrain and rocks. The cars also feel heavier upon landing
  
• New Carkour game mode: This is our homage to Scramble mode from Rollcage Stage 2. This mode has you navigating an obstacle course to grab collectibles in the fastest time possible.
  
• New Ultimate Race game mode: Instead of ranking the racers on just their position, Ultimate mode takes into account things like weapons use, average speed, and lap times to tally up a points total for each player. The player with the most points by the end of the race, wins.
  
• Arena mode is now improved, with traditional deathmatch gameplay and more modes coming later.
  
• Catch-up implementation is improved, with less obvious change in vehicle speeds. This helps keep the race pack together

Levels:

• New Racetrack set on Liddo5 called Speedbowl! This track is our homage to a certain track from the original Rollcage ;) It's quite a simple map, but also a LOT of fun
  
• Liddo 5 - Biodome: Overall layout and visual quality is much better, with a bunch of different ways to traverse the level. AI now use the ceiling of the dome as well. This map is a good showcase for fun Arena mode gameplay, and more arenas will be coming within the next few months
  
• Norvos - FIC Outpost: Improved flow, smoothed terrain, added more pickups, improved overall visual quality and layout. Fixed a few collision issues, plus an issue where race checkpoints weren't working properly (The map is still very WIP)
  
• Jahtra - Alhatra Wastes: Improved flow and greatly improved visual quality, with new structures throughout the map. Also improved AI pathing and performance. This map is still WIP, as some areas need re-doing and the reverse version's routes are not finished
  
• Liddo 5 - Transport: Improved visual quality and fixed some collision issues
  
• Jahtra - Yuri Industrial: Improved flow, AI pathing and tunnel entrance collision to be less frustrating
  
• Festive: Removed this map for now, as it will be exclusive to the holiday season.

UI:

• We have a brand new Menu, which is at least 100x better than the previous one. We're pretty proud of it :D This new menu also includes a GARAGE where you can customize your vehicles with different paint jobs, tires and rims. This is just the beginning of our car customization options.
  
• The settings menu has a plethora of options for your tweaking pleasure, including FOV adjustment, HUD opacity, force feedback on/off, HUD damage effects on/off, FPS limiter and plenty of screen options
  
• There is now a custom music jukebox in the audio options. Just drag your music into the jukebox folder and enable it in the menu to hear your tunes ingame!
  
• The pause menu now has all the settings available from the main menu for easy adjustment
  
• The HUD is improved in that it's easier to read and has more information. We've also added an indicator for mines on the track, as well as changed how missile targeting works, so let us know what you think of them
  
• Input customization is now available in the settings menu. You're now able to set up your controls however you like! (NOTE: Some issues may occur with remapping controls. We're still working on them)

Pickups:

• Missile navigation improved, plus fixed issues with specific parts of levels causing an assassin collision
  
• Raptor MG now targets mines effectively, destroying them with one bullet
  
• Pickup balancing is now better (though there are a couple bugs that need to be addressed)

Visual:

• Chase camera improvements: You can now orbit the camera around the car, crashing is less disorienting, overall direction of camera is more intuitive
  
• Cinematic cameras in demo mode/end of race improved, as well as depth of field effect

Audio:

• Some tweaked and added sounds
  
• Just a reminder that many sounds in the game (including car engines) are first versions and are subject to change/improve

Optimization/fixes:

• Particle effects have been optimized and players should see an overall performance increase
  
• Added LOD models for various level meshes, optimized some particle effects

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Coming in the next update:

• MULTIPLAYER

Coming in the next few updates:

• Player stats
  
• Two new cars
  
• A new racetrack
  
• A new arena
  
• More Carkour maps
  
• An additional weapon

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

As always, we'd love to hear your feedback. If you want to give feedback, or need to report any issues, please visit our forum (be sure to check the bugs and crashes lists before posting):
http://www.cagedelement.com/forum

Or visit the GRIP discussions page on Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/app/396900/discussions/

To all of our players, thank you for supporting us, and we hope you'll like what we've got coming in our next updates!
 


Copyright © 2016 Caged Element, All rights reserved.

-
GRIP Early Access Release v.1.1.0 is now on Steam!
-

NOTE: We debated releasing MULTIPLAYER with this patch, but stability issues convinced us otherwise. We're working hard to get multiplayer integrated ASAP. Game dev will be game dev :/



Even without multiplayer, this is our biggest patch yet, with a ton of new content including a brand new MENU, a new VEHICLE, better CAR PHYSICS the new CARKOUR game mode, a new TRACK, and much more. Tons of things to keep you busy!

NOTE: GAMEPAD NAVIGATION IS NOT CURRENTLY WORKING IN THE MENU. We'll do our best to get it in with the Multiplayer patch

Other known issues with v.1.1.0:

• Your input and car customization settings may not save the first time running the game. Subsequent runs of the game seem to save them properly.
  
• Input assignment can be buggy. This will be fixed for next patch
  
• Car colour customization in the garage can be strange when trying to achieve pure white. Try moving the hue bar to yellow if the car isn't bright enough.
  
• Pickups balancing has a bug where you may get the same pickup more often than you should. We are looking into it.
  
• Music ingame can stop playing. If this happens, exit the event and change the music volume value to try and reset it.
  
• You may very rarely get a crash. If the game does crash, be sure to go into task manager and kill the process "Music Player" or Steam will still think the game is running
  
• 21:9 and other wide aspect ratios have a bug where the HUD isn't centering properly. We are working on it.
  
• Car rims turn red once the first LOD distance is hit. We'll fix this for next patch
  
• In Carkour, if you make it to the end of the course but fail to grab the collectible, the end camera may get stuck even after reset. If this happens, you'll need to back to the menu and reload the map. This will be fixed for next patch
  
• Sometimes the car exhaust effects fail to appear until the accelerator is let go an engaged again
  
• Slow motion has been removed from the game for now, but the input value still exists in the settings

Here is the FULL CHANGELIST for patch 1.1.0:

Gameplay:

• A new Cygon Cyclone car is now playable, with it's own sounds and visual effects. This vehicle is of the Speedster class, which is the same class as the Dominator. A middle class car is coming very soon, and we think you'll love it (Note: a new shield design specific to the Cygon manufacturer will be coming later as well)
  
• The vehicle physics now have code that prevents the cars from launching into the air so much. You'll see a drastic improvement in how the car interacts with terrain and rocks. The cars also feel heavier upon landing
  
• New Carkour game mode: This is our homage to Scramble mode from Rollcage Stage 2. This mode has you navigating an obstacle course to grab collectibles in the fastest time possible.
  
• New Ultimate Race game mode: Instead of ranking the racers on just their position, Ultimate mode takes into account things like weapons use, average speed, and lap times to tally up a points total for each player. The player with the most points by the end of the race, wins.
  
• Arena mode is now improved, with traditional deathmatch gameplay and more modes coming later.
  
• Catch-up implementation is improved, with less obvious change in vehicle speeds. This helps keep the race pack together

Levels:

• New Racetrack set on Liddo5 called Speedbowl! This track is our homage to a certain track from the original Rollcage ;) It's quite a simple map, but also a LOT of fun
  
• Liddo 5 - Biodome: Overall layout and visual quality is much better, with a bunch of different ways to traverse the level. AI now use the ceiling of the dome as well. This map is a good showcase for fun Arena mode gameplay, and more arenas will be coming within the next few months
  
• Norvos - FIC Outpost: Improved flow, smoothed terrain, added more pickups, improved overall visual quality and layout. Fixed a few collision issues, plus an issue where race checkpoints weren't working properly (The map is still very WIP)
  
• Jahtra - Alhatra Wastes: Improved flow and greatly improved visual quality, with new structures throughout the map. Also improved AI pathing and performance. This map is still WIP, as some areas need re-doing and the reverse version's routes are not finished
  
• Liddo 5 - Transport: Improved visual quality and fixed some collision issues
  
• Jahtra - Yuri Industrial: Improved flow, AI pathing and tunnel entrance collision to be less frustrating
  
• Festive: Removed this map for now, as it will be exclusive to the holiday season.

UI:

• We have a brand new Menu, which is at least 100x better than the previous one. We're pretty proud of it :D This new menu also includes a GARAGE where you can customize your vehicles with different paint jobs, tires and rims. This is just the beginning of our car customization options.
  
• The settings menu has a plethora of options for your tweaking pleasure, including FOV adjustment, HUD opacity, force feedback on/off, HUD damage effects on/off, FPS limiter and plenty of screen options
  
• There is now a custom music jukebox in the audio options. Just drag your music into the jukebox folder and enable it in the menu to hear your tunes ingame!
  
• The pause menu now has all the settings available from the main menu for easy adjustment
  
• The HUD is improved in that it's easier to read and has more information. We've also added an indicator for mines on the track, as well as changed how missile targeting works, so let us know what you think of them
  
• Input customization is now available in the settings menu. You're now able to set up your controls however you like! (NOTE: Some issues may occur with remapping controls. We're still working on them)

Pickups:

• Missile navigation improved, plus fixed issues with specific parts of levels causing an assassin collision
  
• Raptor MG now targets mines effectively, destroying them with one bullet
  
• Pickup balancing is now better (though there are a couple bugs that need to be addressed)

Visual:

• Chase camera improvements: You can now orbit the camera around the car, crashing is less disorienting, overall direction of camera is more intuitive
  
• Cinematic cameras in demo mode/end of race improved, as well as depth of field effect

Audio:

• Some tweaked and added sounds
  
• Just a reminder that many sounds in the game (including car engines) are first versions and are subject to change/improve

Optimization/fixes:

• Particle effects have been optimized and players should see an overall performance increase
  
• Added LOD models for various level meshes, optimized some particle effects

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Coming in the next update:

• MULTIPLAYER

Coming in the next few updates:

• Player stats
  
• Two new cars
  
• A new racetrack
  
• A new arena
  
• More Carkour maps
  
• An additional weapon

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

As always, we'd love to hear your feedback. If you want to give feedback, or need to report any issues, please visit our forum (be sure to check the bugs and crashes lists before posting):
http://www.cagedelement.com/forum

Or visit the GRIP discussions page on Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/app/396900/discussions/

To all of our players, thank you for supporting us, and we hope you'll like what we've got coming in our next updates!
 


Copyright © 2016 Caged Element, All rights reserved.

We need some more time to implement multiplayer properly, so we need to push the release of the next update back a little bit. Sorry for the delay guys, but it's necessary to create a better game for you to play.

Speaking of which, this extra time gives the non-programmers the opportunity to create some maps for our "new" game mode: Carkour (it's actually a renaming of "Playground")



You'll no doubt notice some similarities to a specific mode from Rollcage Stage 2 ;)

The visuals for these maps are by no means final, but they will certainly have a different look, compared to the levels in GRIP's other modes

Can't wait to see everyone try these Carkour maps out :)

We need some more time to implement multiplayer properly, so we need to push the release of the next update back a little bit. Sorry for the delay guys, but it's necessary to create a better game for you to play.

Speaking of which, this extra time gives the non-programmers the opportunity to create some maps for our "new" game mode: Carkour (it's actually a renaming of "Playground")



You'll no doubt notice some similarities to a specific mode from Rollcage Stage 2 ;)

The visuals for these maps are by no means final, but they will certainly have a different look, compared to the levels in GRIP's other modes

Can't wait to see everyone try these Carkour maps out :)

In anticipation of the next patch release, we're proud to show off our new logo by Joe Sutton, one of our longstanding team members. It's an ambigram! Pretty tricky ;)

As for GRIP the game, this next update is going to be massive. Here's a quick list of things coming up:

• Multiplayer!
  
• A new car (Cygon Cyclone)
  
• Brand new menu with garage and car customization (paint, rims). Also, input customization and plenty of settings options.
  
• Improved physics! The car no longer gets jettisoned into space when it hits things. As always, physics are still WIP, but this is a considerable improvement
  
• Improved tracks in terms of flow and visuals. New track coming soon!
  
• Plenty of other stuff

You can see a quick video of the new car here: https://twitter.com/gripvideogame/status/765963578029596672

We think you'll love this update, as it really brings the game to whole new level of quality

Just a heads up that this update will first hit the private release crowd first (those who supported our website funding campaign), then once multiplayer functionality has been stress tested, we'll push it public (hopefully by end of this month)

Thanks for playing our game so far! We look forward to getting blasted by you in Multiplayer :)

In anticipation of the next patch release, we're proud to show off our new logo by Joe Sutton, one of our longstanding team members. It's an ambigram! Pretty tricky ;)

As for GRIP the game, this next update is going to be massive. Here's a quick list of things coming up:

• Multiplayer!
  
• A new car (Cygon Cyclone)
  
• Brand new menu with garage and car customization (paint, rims). Also, input customization and plenty of settings options.
  
• Improved physics! The car no longer gets jettisoned into space when it hits things. As always, physics are still WIP, but this is a considerable improvement
  
• Improved tracks in terms of flow and visuals. New track coming soon!
  
• Plenty of other stuff

You can see a quick video of the new car here: https://twitter.com/gripvideogame/status/765963578029596672

We think you'll love this update, as it really brings the game to whole new level of quality

Just a heads up that this update will first hit the private release crowd first (those who supported our website funding campaign), then once multiplayer functionality has been stress tested, we'll push it public (hopefully by end of this month)

Thanks for playing our game so far! We look forward to getting blasted by you in Multiplayer :)

We fixed some issues and added a few things for this patch. Check it out:

• SteamVR no longer launches with the game if you have an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive
  
• An issue where performance would get worse over the course of the race is now fixed
  
• Fixed an issue where some gamers couldn't run the game due to a missing DLL
  
• Improved the starting section of Alhatra Wastes. This map is still WIP and will be added to and optimized more in later versions
  
• Dreadnaught car has new tires (there will be more to choose from soon!)

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Coming in the next few months:

• Improvements in flow and graphics to current tracks (FIC Outpost especially)
  
• A new car from the "Cygon" manufacturer
  
• Pick-up balancing
  
• Calming vehicle vs environment collisions (keeping the game from being a flight sim)
  
• Completely redesigned menu with much better setup and functionality
  
• Basic vehicle customization (paint, tires, rims)
  
• Additional racetracks on Liddo5 and Jahtra
  
• Multiplayer!
  
• An additional weapon

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

As always, we'd love to hear your feedback. If you want to give feedback, or need to report any issues, please visit our forum (be sure to check the bugs and crashes lists before posting):
http://www.cagedelement.com/forum

Or visit the GRIP discussions page on Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/app/396900/discussions/

To all of our players, thank you for supporting us, and we hope you'll like what we've got coming in our next updates!
 


Copyright © 2016 Caged Element, All rights reserved.

We fixed some issues and added a few things for this patch. Check it out:

• SteamVR no longer launches with the game if you have an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive
  
• An issue where performance would get worse over the course of the race is now fixed
  
• Fixed an issue where some gamers couldn't run the game due to a missing DLL
  
• Improved the starting section of Alhatra Wastes. This map is still WIP and will be added to and optimized more in later versions
  
• Dreadnaught car has new tires (there will be more to choose from soon!)

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Coming in the next few months:

• Improvements in flow and graphics to current tracks (FIC Outpost especially)
  
• A new car from the "Cygon" manufacturer
  
• Pick-up balancing
  
• Calming vehicle vs environment collisions (keeping the game from being a flight sim)
  
• Completely redesigned menu with much better setup and functionality
  
• Basic vehicle customization (paint, tires, rims)
  
• Additional racetracks on Liddo5 and Jahtra
  
• Multiplayer!
  
• An additional weapon

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

As always, we'd love to hear your feedback. If you want to give feedback, or need to report any issues, please visit our forum (be sure to check the bugs and crashes lists before posting):
http://www.cagedelement.com/forum

Or visit the GRIP discussions page on Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/app/396900/discussions/

To all of our players, thank you for supporting us, and we hope you'll like what we've got coming in our next updates!
 


Copyright © 2016 Caged Element, All rights reserved.