We're pleased to announce that a new version is available!
- Labyrintha mode: A new (not endless!) mode for players who complete level 25.
- Improved controller support: XBox360 and PS3/PS4 controllers will now be automatically detected, and show custom icons in the UI
- Added AlienFX support for Alienware PCs
- Restored the "woosh" sound when passing buildings, as well as the ship engine sounds.
- Misc. bug fixes
(Note: Oculus Rift support will be coming in the next update!)
Beta 1.30 posted
Bug fixes:
- added scroll capability to "children" list in world editor
- fixed some other misc. editor bugs
- Fixed a spelling error :)
Feature: Added world preview texture to workshop screen
Hey everyone - sorry for the delay! Here is the finalists list for the Workshop contest for Race The Sun:
http://flippfly.com/news/race-the-sun-workshop-contest-finalists/
Workshop Contest - announcement delayed
Hey all, due to some unforseen technical issues preventing us from downloading all of the contest entries, we've had to delay the finalists announcement for the Workshop contest. We're talking with Valve and working to resolve this ASAP. Thanks for your patience!
Level design contest approaching deadline
A reminder that the Workshop contest for Race The Sun will be wrapping up soon! Levels need to be submitted by the 24th at 11:59pm with the "contest" tag to be considered.
Full contest rules: http://flippfly.com/news/official-race-the-sun-level-building-contest-rules/
1.27 released
- Fixed some level editor bugs
- Fixed level 5 progression bug
- Fixed some menu bugs
- Fixed leaderboards (sorry!)
- Workshop levels now show rating in-game
- Fixed some rare startup crashes
- added a "play" button to menu for local user worlds
- added a "duplicate" button for any world with the "tutorial" tag, to make it easier to share worlds with others.
Thanks for your feedback and bug reports!
Beta 1.26 released
- Fixed some level editor bugs
- Fixed some menu bugs
- Workshop levels now show rating in-game
- Fixed some rare startup crashes
Let us know what you think in the forum!
Workshop Now available + contest with prizes!
We're happy to announced that Workshop is officially available. Additionally, we are running a contest, starting on March 10th! See this blog post for details:
Level Building Contest and Workshop Release Coming March 10th
We hope you've been enjoying playing with the Workshop Beta for Race the Sun.
We'll be launching Workshop support on March 10th and to kick things off we're running a level building contest.
To submit your level for the contest simply create a level and put it up on workshop with the tag "contest" on or before March 24th.
Finalists will be selected and announced by the 25th and contest winners will be announced on the 28th. Prizes include PAX East passes, Steam Wallet cards, and Race the Sun/Flippfly gear like steam keys, t-shirts and posters.