Bugbear's "Next Car Game" need your vote - Steam Greenlight.
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This looks pretty amazing 
the damage meter looks similar to psygnosis destruction derby (dos)
used to play DD on multiplayer vs my brother using a old DB25 COM port connection back in the DOS days
tempted to buy this from their site for £15 multiplayer will be the biggest reason to get it tho
the damage meter looks similar to psygnosis destruction derby (dos)
used to play DD on multiplayer vs my brother using a old DB25 COM port connection back in the DOS days
tempted to buy this from their site for £15
multiplayer will be the biggest reason to get it tho
No new news from Bugbear about when NCG final version will get release. But Bugbear web page did get updated to say this:
http://nextcargame.com/
When is game coming out?
Sometime in 2014 ( it use to say spring 2014 )
Bugbear has said they are looking to release a full feature alpha this summer. My best guess is we will see final version of NCG release before Christmas.
Bugbear got to test out a new Fanatec wheel. Bugbear has a nice setup to test new wheel with Next Car Game. Give Bugbear new post a read and be sure to checkout the video.
Our Driving Force
Also Bugbear is in the process of overhauling the ROMU engine for NCG:
Slow News Month
Our Driving Force
Also Bugbear is in the process of overhauling the ROMU engine for NCG:
Slow News Month
Here some multiplayer news:
http://community.bugbeargames.com/index.php/topic,836.msg44669.html#msg44669
http://community.bugbeargames.com/index.php/topic,836.msg44669.html#msg44669
Soldato
£11.99 now in steam sale, I'm in
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Bought
Just got this from the steam sale. soooooo much fun. Im loving it and it really does remind me of the destruction derby days.
My only peeves so far is if you cant force AA in the control panel it messes the game up and secondly crossfire doesn't do anything.
Seems every new game these days doesn't work with crossfire lol. It makes you wonder why bother.
The game is a lot of fun though when running it with just a single card.
My only peeves so far is if you cant force AA in the control panel it messes the game up and secondly crossfire doesn't do anything.
Seems every new game these days doesn't work with crossfire lol. It makes you wonder why bother.
The game is a lot of fun though when running it with just a single card.
Soldato
I knew I recognised it from somewhere! Only difference is, you can sort of see just how badly destroyed your car is now, where as back then, it was all a mess.
I knew I recognised it from somewhere! Only difference is, you can sort of see just how badly destroyed your car is now, where as back then, it was all a mess.
With the new Build ( #5 ) coming out this week, will have the new damage system Bugbear been working on, to get the damage indicator HUD to better match up with the actually damage done to the car.
I bought me a second copy of NCG today.
I'm ready to test new LAN mode.
Purple44 >>>
If you have not heard yet, LAN mode been confirm to be in new Build #5 being release this week.
http://steamcommunity.com/app/228380/discussions/0/522730075449988281/#c522730699412319187
So it hit me, I should take advantage of today Steam sale and pickup a second copy of NCG for $18 for my second computer. Now I can test LAN mode between my newest gaming computer and my last gaming computer that has my other Steam account from when I bought Half Life 2.
So, I'm ready to test new LAN mode.
Also I will be looking into seeing if we can use Tunngle to host NCG online, like we did with Flatout 1 and 2.
You guys ready for some 12 player derbys online? Ready for some rough and tumble racing on the Sandpit track online?
Caporegime
Multiplayer will be fantastic
Soldato
had this for a while but also looking forward to MP. DId anyone play the game mode on Destruction Derby Raw I think it was, where 20 cars started ontop of a skyscraper and the idea was identical to the arena, except you could push cars off (or fall off yourself)
Would lvoe to see this mode in NCG
Would lvoe to see this mode in NCG
Soldato
NEW UPDATE - (New car, new track, LAN support) (2.1GB)
(2.1GB)Update #5 2014-07-03
July 3, 2014/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Team Bugbear
(tl;dr – Build updated! New car, new track, LAN support)
And here we go! The new and much-awaited build of Next Car Game is finally out there.
What does this mean in the end? Well, it all boils down to why it took so long between the updates in the first place: we upgraded the game’s engine. In its old iteration, we weren’t sure that the engine could handle all the features we want to include in the game, so, to play it safe, we took the long route and fixed the engine. In essence, we tore it apart. We cut off clumsy clusters of code, with each cut paving way for a more streamlined and more robust iteration of the engine.
It was a lot of work.
As it’s our own engine, we had a pretty good idea how long it would take, but in the end, the amount of effort it took was much more than even we ourselves had anticipated. But, it did pay off in the end. Now we can be certain that the engine can withstand all the nifty we have planned.
The bad news is that, despite the work we’ve already put in, the engine is still far from finished. It’s a rickety contraption that’s bound to buckle and crash and sway and stagger, so expect Next Car Game to give you a constant supply of trouble.
And now the good news.
Next Car Game will soon run more smoothly, thanks to the new engine. What is now purring under the hood will also power a more complex, more detailed and more all around awesome damage model, meaning that all kinds of things can break, bend and tear in your motorized steel bullet. What you now see in this build is just the beginning.
We have also added a second American muscle car to the mix! This baby is difficult to handle, but the power it commands is definitely something to be reckoned with. Again, this is just the beginning – we have many more cars lined up, but one banger at a time, folks, one banger at a time
We have also included a very early prototype of a new track! And take note of the word “prototype” — it lacks pretty much all the nice bells and whistles, meaning that it’s our ugly duckling, but we thought it’d be cool to show you how the track looks and feels like before it’s finished. This new sand pit course should provide you with clever ways to swerve, careen and crash, but what makes the track special is that we’ve done something we have never tried before: the surface of the road has “noise” and it affects your handling! The surface noise simulates the uneven surface of the road, affecting the suspension of your car and giving the steering some sweet, sweet feedback effects. We hope you like it.
As a cherry on top…
Ladies and gentlemen, Motor City madmen and crazy girls of Crash Country…
Next Car Game now supports LAN gaming!
Yes, that’s right. After getting so much requests and wishes and messages hoping that the game would support local area network gaming, we went and did just that. After all, we’re doing this game for our fans, to whom we owe a great deal more than just a car game. We owe you all our honest friendship, our sincere love, and our utmost respect.
The LAN feature supports 12 players at a time, and while a real deal online mode is still missing, this is an important step towards that goal.
But please, do remember that Next Car Game is still ways off from being a final product. It will crash. It will stutter. It will not work the way you want it to, and it will **** you off. And if you’re LANing your heart out, expect lag, especially if your server isn’t robust and you want to keep all graphics settings to the max. But, as said, it’s a work in progress, and we’re working real hard on making it a better game, one line of code at a time.
You can be of great help and immense importance to us by giving us some solid feedback. Feel free to be direct, and no need to be nice, but be detailed in what’s bugging you. That’s the best way for us to know what’s wrong with our game, as that’s how we’ll know what we need to address next.
Thanks for your time, and for your support, good folks!
Enjoy
-Jori Virtanen, game designer, Bugbear Entertainment Ltd.
July 3, 2014/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Team Bugbear
(tl;dr – Build updated! New car, new track, LAN support)
And here we go! The new and much-awaited build of Next Car Game is finally out there.
What does this mean in the end? Well, it all boils down to why it took so long between the updates in the first place: we upgraded the game’s engine. In its old iteration, we weren’t sure that the engine could handle all the features we want to include in the game, so, to play it safe, we took the long route and fixed the engine. In essence, we tore it apart. We cut off clumsy clusters of code, with each cut paving way for a more streamlined and more robust iteration of the engine.
It was a lot of work.
As it’s our own engine, we had a pretty good idea how long it would take, but in the end, the amount of effort it took was much more than even we ourselves had anticipated. But, it did pay off in the end. Now we can be certain that the engine can withstand all the nifty we have planned.
The bad news is that, despite the work we’ve already put in, the engine is still far from finished. It’s a rickety contraption that’s bound to buckle and crash and sway and stagger, so expect Next Car Game to give you a constant supply of trouble.
And now the good news.
Next Car Game will soon run more smoothly, thanks to the new engine. What is now purring under the hood will also power a more complex, more detailed and more all around awesome damage model, meaning that all kinds of things can break, bend and tear in your motorized steel bullet. What you now see in this build is just the beginning.
We have also added a second American muscle car to the mix! This baby is difficult to handle, but the power it commands is definitely something to be reckoned with. Again, this is just the beginning – we have many more cars lined up, but one banger at a time, folks, one banger at a time
We have also included a very early prototype of a new track! And take note of the word “prototype” — it lacks pretty much all the nice bells and whistles, meaning that it’s our ugly duckling, but we thought it’d be cool to show you how the track looks and feels like before it’s finished. This new sand pit course should provide you with clever ways to swerve, careen and crash, but what makes the track special is that we’ve done something we have never tried before: the surface of the road has “noise” and it affects your handling! The surface noise simulates the uneven surface of the road, affecting the suspension of your car and giving the steering some sweet, sweet feedback effects. We hope you like it.
As a cherry on top…
Ladies and gentlemen, Motor City madmen and crazy girls of Crash Country…
Next Car Game now supports LAN gaming!
Yes, that’s right. After getting so much requests and wishes and messages hoping that the game would support local area network gaming, we went and did just that. After all, we’re doing this game for our fans, to whom we owe a great deal more than just a car game. We owe you all our honest friendship, our sincere love, and our utmost respect.
The LAN feature supports 12 players at a time, and while a real deal online mode is still missing, this is an important step towards that goal.
But please, do remember that Next Car Game is still ways off from being a final product. It will crash. It will stutter. It will not work the way you want it to, and it will **** you off. And if you’re LANing your heart out, expect lag, especially if your server isn’t robust and you want to keep all graphics settings to the max. But, as said, it’s a work in progress, and we’re working real hard on making it a better game, one line of code at a time.
You can be of great help and immense importance to us by giving us some solid feedback. Feel free to be direct, and no need to be nice, but be detailed in what’s bugging you. That’s the best way for us to know what’s wrong with our game, as that’s how we’ll know what we need to address next.
Thanks for your time, and for your support, good folks!
Enjoy
-Jori Virtanen, game designer, Bugbear Entertainment Ltd.
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Soldato
Just loaded it up, cant select any cars/ They are off to the right of my screen.
Soldato
Just tried on my lappy and working fine ?
Soldato
A lot of updates for this one. It's long awaited too.
Soldato
Hefty update, will look forward to giving this another play.
MP will be so awesome in this game!
MP will be so awesome in this game!