Bugbear's "Next Car Game" need your vote - Steam Greenlight.
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Here another example of Bugbear listening to those that have pre-order and are testing out the pre-alpha: 
Horrible new damage indicator...
Horrible new damage indicator...
Tapio Vierros said:
CrashsTestsFr said:
Just to let those that are thinking about pre-ordering Next Car Game and get the early access at Steam and have not taken the plunge, time is running out to get NCG at this price:
$25 ($30)plain NCG version
$35 ($45)Digital Deluxe Edition - That come with some extra and give Bugbear some extra support.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/228380/?snr=1_7_15__13
18 hours left before Bugbear raises the prices for NCG at Steam. Not sure if prices get raise at Bugbear site too?
http://nextcargame.com/pre-order/
WEEKEND SMASHER
Just the game, thanks!
$25 ($30)
FULL-TIME WRECKER
I want the whole experience, including an exclusive ride!
$35 ($45)
MASTER BLASTER
I want all the good stuff as well, plus to get my name in the game!
$50 ($60)
TEAM BUGBEAR MEMBER
I want to roll with the Bugbear guys and have all the extra goodies as well!
$70 ($80)
BUGBEAR
VEHICLE ARTIST
Limit of 20 !
I know how to design a cool clunker and want to join in as a guest artist!
$1000
Buy Now!
Finished game on PC
Digital download once available. Estimate: Early Spring 2014
EARLY ACCESS BUILD
Estimate: Late 2013
Playable Sneak Peek
Once we hit 10’000 pre-orders we’ll release a playable sneak peek.
Exclusive pre-order wallpapers
Available: NOW!
Exclusive "Backer" Racing Car
Only available during the pre-order campaign!
Next Car Game Soundtrack
Only available during the pre-order campaign!
Name in the game
Your name will be featured in-game in “classified ads”!
Exclusive "Team Bugbear" Car Paintjob
Only available during the pre-order campaign!
"Team Bugbear Vehicle Artist” community badge
You will have a special badge on the forum.
Design a car paintjob
Design a car paintjob with us. Submit a sketch or idea and we will create it in-game.
YOUR NAME LISTED IN THE GAME’S CREDITS
Under “Special Guest Vehicle Artist”
$25 (
$35 (
http://store.steampowered.com/app/228380/?snr=1_7_15__13
18 hours left before Bugbear raises the prices for NCG at Steam. Not sure if prices get raise at Bugbear site too?
http://nextcargame.com/pre-order/
WEEKEND SMASHER
Just the game, thanks!
$25 (
FULL-TIME WRECKER
I want the whole experience, including an exclusive ride!
$35 (
MASTER BLASTER
I want all the good stuff as well, plus to get my name in the game!
$50 (
TEAM BUGBEAR MEMBER
I want to roll with the Bugbear guys and have all the extra goodies as well!
$70 (
BUGBEAR
VEHICLE ARTIST
Limit of 20 !
I know how to design a cool clunker and want to join in as a guest artist!
$1000
Buy Now!
Finished game on PC
Digital download once available. Estimate: Early Spring 2014
EARLY ACCESS BUILD
Estimate: Late 2013
Playable Sneak Peek
Once we hit 10’000 pre-orders we’ll release a playable sneak peek.
Exclusive pre-order wallpapers
Available: NOW!
Exclusive "Backer" Racing Car
Only available during the pre-order campaign!
Next Car Game Soundtrack
Only available during the pre-order campaign!
Name in the game
Your name will be featured in-game in “classified ads”!
Exclusive "Team Bugbear" Car Paintjob
Only available during the pre-order campaign!
"Team Bugbear Vehicle Artist” community badge
You will have a special badge on the forum.
Design a car paintjob
Design a car paintjob with us. Submit a sketch or idea and we will create it in-game.
YOUR NAME LISTED IN THE GAME’S CREDITS
Under “Special Guest Vehicle Artist”
Word is Bugbear will change the name somewhere down the road.
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Here some new news about Next Car Game:
Next Car Game made over $1 million after one week in Early Access
Here the news release:
Next Car Game made over $1 million dollars in one week!
We're very proud to announce that the official Early Access launch of our titular demolition racing game, aptly titled Next Car Game, has been a huge success. The game was officially launched on Steam mid-January, and it instantly took the Steam Top Sellers chart by storm. In total, the game made over $1,000,000 during one week in sales through our own pre-order site and Steam.
This is an amazing success for a racing game, especially considering our tough road to the success. Along the way we pitched the game to numerous publishers in the hopes that the game would eventually get released. Unfortunately we receive the same response all over again – there were no market for a game like ours. Come on, who would want to race and crash with such old beaters? Well, we would! Because of that we didn't give up, but instead chose to seek crowd-funding on Kickstarter. However, we experienced another setback when our Kickstarter campaign didn't reach the goal we were aiming for.
However, we still believed in the game, and we decided to release a playable technology sneak peek. We were literally awe-struck by the great response the sneak peek received. The pre-order sales skyrocketed, and we reached and actually topped our original Kickstarter funding goal in just week! And most importantly: the success showed us that the players believed in the game.
The players will also be the ones to benefit the most from the success of the game. Thanks to our awesome fans, we finally have a chance to make the game we always intended and shape it into a definite demolition racing experience the players have been yearning for years. We already have some really great new stuff in the works, and if you have any ideas on what you'd like to see in the game, don't hesitate to visit our community forum and let us know!
Next Car Game is currently available on Steam and at nextcargame.com.
Visit nextcargame.com to download a free technology sneak peek!
Next Car Game's vehicular destruction in 11 GIFs
It look like Bugbear is now going to post a weekly report. Here the first one:
Weekly Report 7.2.2014
First of all, we’re sorry that we’ve been more or less flying under the radar since our first update in January. The response to our Early Access launch on Steam was tremendous, and to be honest we’ve had our hands full with answering all the feedback and figuring out a roadmap for the remainder of the development according to your feedback.
However, that’s not to say we’ve been just kicking our heels. The second update is incoming next week, and it will contain some great new content as well as significant gameplay improvements. The highlights include a completely new cinematic camera mode for taking great screenshots, highly customizable races with both lap and opponent count settings, rotating steering wheels, a plenty of new upgrade parts such as different types of differentials, another chase camera higher and further back, more precise gameplay damage, as well as a hefty amount of small but important improvements and tweaks. More about the details next week!
One thing that we know many of you are anxiously waiting for are new cars, and we’re happy to let you know that the update will see an addition of a typical 80s style American sedan. It has more weight to it than either of the cars that are now included while it’s perhaps not as maneuverable. We’re pretty confident that it will offer a great new race and derby experience. Naturally the car comes with a set of upgrade parts.
And that’s not all. A figure 8 style track is probably something that many players will consider as *the* derby track, so we thought we’d put one in! That’s right, the next update will contain a modified version of the derby arena with a figure 8 track built inside it. The space is pretty confined so speeds never get that high, but imagine the chaos and destruction with all 24 cars going after each other in such a small space!
Some teaser screenshots of the new car on the figure 8 track:
The discussion on our community forum at community.bugbeargames.com has been as lively as ever, with lengthy discussions going on regarding all aspects of the game. We’re also pleased to introduce two community moderators, Usmovers_02 and Majatek, that will be helping us run the forum. Both are long-time Next Car Game enthusiasts with a broad knowledge about the game. Be sure to say hello to them and join the discussion!
See you next week!
Weekly Report 7.2.2014
First of all, we’re sorry that we’ve been more or less flying under the radar since our first update in January. The response to our Early Access launch on Steam was tremendous, and to be honest we’ve had our hands full with answering all the feedback and figuring out a roadmap for the remainder of the development according to your feedback.
However, that’s not to say we’ve been just kicking our heels. The second update is incoming next week, and it will contain some great new content as well as significant gameplay improvements. The highlights include a completely new cinematic camera mode for taking great screenshots, highly customizable races with both lap and opponent count settings, rotating steering wheels, a plenty of new upgrade parts such as different types of differentials, another chase camera higher and further back, more precise gameplay damage, as well as a hefty amount of small but important improvements and tweaks. More about the details next week!
One thing that we know many of you are anxiously waiting for are new cars, and we’re happy to let you know that the update will see an addition of a typical 80s style American sedan. It has more weight to it than either of the cars that are now included while it’s perhaps not as maneuverable. We’re pretty confident that it will offer a great new race and derby experience. Naturally the car comes with a set of upgrade parts.
And that’s not all. A figure 8 style track is probably something that many players will consider as *the* derby track, so we thought we’d put one in! That’s right, the next update will contain a modified version of the derby arena with a figure 8 track built inside it. The space is pretty confined so speeds never get that high, but imagine the chaos and destruction with all 24 cars going after each other in such a small space!
Some teaser screenshots of the new car on the figure 8 track:
The discussion on our community forum at community.bugbeargames.com has been as lively as ever, with lengthy discussions going on regarding all aspects of the game. We’re also pleased to introduce two community moderators, Usmovers_02 and Majatek, that will be helping us run the forum. Both are long-time Next Car Game enthusiasts with a broad knowledge about the game. Be sure to say hello to them and join the discussion!
See you next week!
What your computer specs and Window version?
Give this thread a read and see if there anything that might help you:
Known solutions thread for fixes to problems running NCG and Sneak Peek.
Bugbear release build 3 today.
I did up a video on my first 3 tries on the figure 8 track with the new car.
NCG figure 8 video - first try
If got a good sound system, turn up the volume!
No triple t-bone yet!! Got few single T-bones and a few near misses.
I did up a video on my first 3 tries on the figure 8 track with the new car.
NCG figure 8 video - first try
If got a good sound system, turn up the volume!
No triple t-bone yet!! Got few single T-bones and a few near misses.
Here some screenshots players are taking with the new camera mode in Build #3. You can pause the action and then free roam with camera to fine the prefect pic.
The all-awesome screenshot thread
Tip - Right click pic, then View Image to see the whole picture.
The all-awesome screenshot thread
Tip - Right click pic, then View Image to see the whole picture.
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A repost fom Bugbear's Weekly Report (Mar 08) thread:
A community screenshot by SensenM4nn.
Another busy week down! The development of the title is rolling on at a steady pace on many fronts. A majority of our coding team has been concentrating on developing our engine, while the level and art teams have been creating – you guessed it – new cars and tracks. We’re going to give you a teaser of those when we have a bit more to show, but this time we’re going to talk a bit about the forthcoming replay feature as well as a few common issues our community has encountered with the game.
Like said, the first iteration of our replay feature is now almost completed. Jani has been working on it for some weeks now, and he’s managed to pack in some pretty neat features. The way it works is that it will record the whole event, and afterwards you can simply let the replay roll and watch the whole barrage of twisted metal again in different camera perspectives or even in your custom one by using the free camera functionality. It will also feature time controls (slowing down and speeding up for those cool slow-motion shots), camera lock to target car (follow), target switching, pause and resume, as well as depth-of-field and field-of-view settings. In short, all the tools you might need to create your perfect cinematic video!
We also have some great news to those using multiple controllers to play the game, for example separate wheels and pedals. Currently the game only supports single controller at a time, and while that is of course not a problem if you use a wheel and pedals from the same set by plugging the pedals directly to the wheel, it makes it impossible plug both the wheel and the pedals directly to the system via an USB connection. Thanks to Tapio all that will change with the next update, after which the game will support multiple simultaneous controllers. The next update will contain quite a few other controller support improvements as well; complete details when the update is out.
A community screenshot by Conte Zero.
Speaking of controllers, quite a few of you have voiced your concern that the handling is currently too sluggish with a gamepad, taking away much of the fun. We’re glad to let you know that we agree with you, and we’ve been working this week to improve the situation. The reason why we introduced slower steering rate in the first place was to make the cars easier to control without any driving assists by preventing the player from making too drastic countersteering measures to combat fishtailing, but now in retrospect it does seem like we jumped the gun and made a too hasty decision on how to improve the situation. We’re of course still working on the handling (probably will be all the way until the end!), but we’re confident that we’ll be back on track with the next update, and we’re already really looking forward to hearing your feedback.
Oh, and before I forget: we’ve also received quite a lot of feedback that the AI controlled cars have too little mass in player vs. AI collisions, making it possible for the player to plow through scores of AI opponents without too much difficulty. We’ve heard you, and there’s an improvement coming for that too in the next build.
That covers the most important news, but we still have a little treat for the end. A talented YouTube user jaimswallace has produced an amazing cinematic trailer for Next Car Game, and what’s even more amazing is that he did it without the forthcoming replay feature! If you haven’t already done so, check out jaimswallace’s video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=188j9uV4LvU and don’t forget to subscribe for more explosive action!
Thanks to everyone for thoughtful feedback, we really appreciate it.
Janne Suur-Näkki, game designer
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Be sure to checkout jaimswallace great video.
A community screenshot by SensenM4nn.
Another busy week down! The development of the title is rolling on at a steady pace on many fronts. A majority of our coding team has been concentrating on developing our engine, while the level and art teams have been creating – you guessed it – new cars and tracks. We’re going to give you a teaser of those when we have a bit more to show, but this time we’re going to talk a bit about the forthcoming replay feature as well as a few common issues our community has encountered with the game.
Like said, the first iteration of our replay feature is now almost completed. Jani has been working on it for some weeks now, and he’s managed to pack in some pretty neat features. The way it works is that it will record the whole event, and afterwards you can simply let the replay roll and watch the whole barrage of twisted metal again in different camera perspectives or even in your custom one by using the free camera functionality. It will also feature time controls (slowing down and speeding up for those cool slow-motion shots), camera lock to target car (follow), target switching, pause and resume, as well as depth-of-field and field-of-view settings. In short, all the tools you might need to create your perfect cinematic video!
We also have some great news to those using multiple controllers to play the game, for example separate wheels and pedals. Currently the game only supports single controller at a time, and while that is of course not a problem if you use a wheel and pedals from the same set by plugging the pedals directly to the wheel, it makes it impossible plug both the wheel and the pedals directly to the system via an USB connection. Thanks to Tapio all that will change with the next update, after which the game will support multiple simultaneous controllers. The next update will contain quite a few other controller support improvements as well; complete details when the update is out.
A community screenshot by Conte Zero.
Speaking of controllers, quite a few of you have voiced your concern that the handling is currently too sluggish with a gamepad, taking away much of the fun. We’re glad to let you know that we agree with you, and we’ve been working this week to improve the situation. The reason why we introduced slower steering rate in the first place was to make the cars easier to control without any driving assists by preventing the player from making too drastic countersteering measures to combat fishtailing, but now in retrospect it does seem like we jumped the gun and made a too hasty decision on how to improve the situation. We’re of course still working on the handling (probably will be all the way until the end!), but we’re confident that we’ll be back on track with the next update, and we’re already really looking forward to hearing your feedback.
Oh, and before I forget: we’ve also received quite a lot of feedback that the AI controlled cars have too little mass in player vs. AI collisions, making it possible for the player to plow through scores of AI opponents without too much difficulty. We’ve heard you, and there’s an improvement coming for that too in the next build.
That covers the most important news, but we still have a little treat for the end. A talented YouTube user jaimswallace has produced an amazing cinematic trailer for Next Car Game, and what’s even more amazing is that he did it without the forthcoming replay feature! If you haven’t already done so, check out jaimswallace’s video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=188j9uV4LvU and don’t forget to subscribe for more explosive action!
Thanks to everyone for thoughtful feedback, we really appreciate it.
Janne Suur-Näkki, game designer
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Be sure to checkout jaimswallace great video.
A new weekly report got posted today. Report got delayed last week because Bugbear Dev Ben was out with bronchitis.
Dev Update (Apr 4)
Here some pics from post:
The smaller derby stadium (check out our new driver!)
New 3D spectator pic.
Because a lot of the Bugbear Devs were sick last week or 2, Build #4 been delayed until next week.
Dev Update (Apr 4)
Here some pics from post:
The smaller derby stadium (check out our new driver!)
New 3D spectator pic.
Because a lot of the Bugbear Devs were sick last week or 2, Build #4 been delayed until next week.
Janne Suur-Näkki said:
Bugbear release new Build #4 yesterday and posted a new update:
Update #3 2014-04-17
Was surprise to learn this about the new sandpit track:
Bugbear goes "retro flat-out" - prototype track
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Here some pics I took with the replay feature:
Here a pic of what a more advance GUI will look like for NCG replay feature ( the pic is long so I posted a link instead ):
http://i.imgur.com/r446TAl.jpg
If you have not pre-ordered Next Car Game yet and news about Build #4 has got you interested, Bugbear got an Easter Holiday Steam sale going on right now ( 33% off ):
http://store.steampowered.com/app/228380/
Or you still can pre-order NCG at Bugbear site and give them some extra support:
http://nextcargame.com/pre-order/
Update #3 2014-04-17
Was surprise to learn this about the new sandpit track:
Bugbear goes "retro flat-out" - prototype track
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Here some pics I took with the replay feature:
Here a pic of what a more advance GUI will look like for NCG replay feature ( the pic is long so I posted a link instead ):
http://i.imgur.com/r446TAl.jpg
If you have not pre-ordered Next Car Game yet and news about Build #4 has got you interested, Bugbear got an Easter Holiday Steam sale going on right now ( 33% off ):
http://store.steampowered.com/app/228380/
Or you still can pre-order NCG at Bugbear site and give them some extra support:
http://nextcargame.com/pre-order/
NCG is leaning to the more sim side of Flatout 1. If looking for more arcadey Flatout 2, you won't find it yet.
You can race NCG with all assists turn off ( that what I prefer with my wheel ) or you can use some assists if needed.
Wheel players are loving the handling of NCG.
Pads players been having a tough time with the last 2 builds. New build #4 has made KB to touchy.Just picked this up on steam it so much funmultiplayer will be so much fun
Maybe multiplayer ready to test come summer time. Bugbear has done some testing of online in studio. Bugbear has said there will be at least 12 players online, and a big maybe they might get more. I will be happy with 12.
We also been asking if there will be bots online. No comment from Bugbear yet. I would like to see 8 bots be available for derbys. I started a thread about this:
20 car derbys online, 12 players, 8 bots?? is possible?
No demo for pre-alpha Next Car Game with the racing and derbying. Might have to wait until a month before release date to see Bugbear release a demo.
But there is the v1.0 Sneak Peek demo you can download for free to checkout Bugbear new soft body damage physics:
http://nextcargame.com/
Here another Bugbear ( Flatout fame ) Sneak Peek Playground video.
Recorded a video today of the new Sandpit track - Reverse Sandpit track
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New Sandpit track and 2 new derby pits with the new Build #4 release last week. New replay features to play with.
Reverse Sandpit track - video
If want some on track carnage, give the new figure 8 track a go:
Oh the carnage of a wicked T-bone hit!! - video
No I do not work for Bugbear, I live a long ways away from Finland ( Eastern Washington, US ). But I played the Flatout 1 demo back in the summer of 2005 and even since have been hook on racing Flatout 1 and 2 online.
Also I been involved in the modding of Flatout 1 and 2 over at Flatout Joint for many years. I've done my share of custom tracks and derby pits for FO1 and FO2 and hope to do the same with NCG.
FOv3 mod online with Bugbear Arena derby pit. - video
Purplepack beta for Flatout 2. Part 1 - video
Spent 4 months making this junkyard track:
King of the Roof:
I have this and love the game, but I will be honest it needs MP badly
It coming, MP should be here sometime this summer I would think for testing. But most the game need to get done first.
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New post from Bugbear Dev:
Got Multiplayer?
Would this new code mean more than 12 players online??
Here another pic from the The all-awesome screenshot thread:
Link to full size image - http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/577894330782451703/F661D204D74D4726ADB971124D5ADC72C0980D05/
Another thread worth checking out is NCG Video Thread
Got Multiplayer?
Would this new code mean more than 12 players online??
Here another pic from the The all-awesome screenshot thread:
Link to full size image - http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/577894330782451703/F661D204D74D4726ADB971124D5ADC72C0980D05/
Another thread worth checking out is NCG Video Thread