The Race Factory
TRF will become free soon.
As a quick update, I just wanted to say that TRF will become Free to Play soon. I enjoyed working on this game, but other things have taken priority in my life, and I can no longer support this project I began as a hobby.
Because of TRF reaching end of support, I decided to switch the game to Free To Play on all platforms, Steam, Xbox and Android. This will occur over the coming days.
Thanks to everyone who bought and enjoyed the game over the past few years, it's been fun!
Kind Regards,
Oliver
Hotfix Released for Collision Issues
TRF is out now and Free-To-Play on Android devices!
Just a quick post to let you know that TRF is now available for Android over on the Google Play Store.
The game is fairly similar to the PC release, however has a few omissions, due to the nature of mobile devices.
The game is singleplayer
There is currently no track creator, although a simplified version may be added.
There is no ability to share tracks.
There is no Elimination mode.
Other than that, the core gameplay is intact. And there is time trial mode with leaderboards.
You can download it over at: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oliverstogden.trf
I hope you all enjoy!
Version 2022-004 Released! Demo Updated to Latest Version!
This version has a few bug fixes. I also updated the Demo, as it was based on a May 2021 release, and didn't contain the latest fixes etc.
Here's the full changelog for 2022-004:
2022-004 (05-06-2022):
FIX: Fixed an issue causing cars to be slower than they were before.
FIX: Potentially fixed an issue with AI cars being very slow in Battle Arena's after some time.
FIX: Fixed several issues with the Elimination mode.
FIX: Fixed an issue with Kill Trail mode split-screen cameras.
Thanks for the support everyone!
- Oliver
Version 2022-003 Released!
Versions 2022-002 Released! AI Pit Fixes, Tyre Wear Fixes & More!
It's been a while since the last update, but I had a couple of bug reports to run-through, as well as a couple of things I had noticed myself, so I thought I'd do a quick update to fix these bugs ready for the summer.
Here are the patch notes for 2022-002:
2022-002 (18-05-2022):
CHANGE: Internal changes related to Steamworks SDK and Steam Support.
CHANGE: Internal engine updated for stability.
CHANGE: Made the AI pathing on battle maps slightly more fine.
FIX: Fixed an issue where parts of the Cops & Racers mode were not working correctly.
FIX: Fixed the issue where the total time would go off-screen when a race exceeded 10 minutes in length.
FIX: Improved AI behaviour around pit stops, making them more reliable.
FIX: Cars no longer gain as huge a speed boost when tyre wear is poor.
Thanks everyone for your support!
- Oliver
Version 2022-001 Released!
ADD: Added a SimpleFlips logo for cars, with permission from SimpleFlips.
ADD: Zoom levels 0.5 and 0.75 added for high resolutions.
CHANGE: Culling distance adjusted slightly to reduce pop-in when travelling at high speeds.
CHANGE: You can now right click or press X on gamepad(Xbox) to go back on the car logo roulette.
CHANGE: You can use your gamepads D-Pad on some menus to snap the cursor to buttons now. The D-Pad no longer just moves the cursor slowly.
FIX: You no longer have to click twice when scrolling through car logos to loop back to the first logo.
FIX: Fixed some text belonging to the Xbox version of the game showing in the Steam release.
The Race Factory is out now on Xbox!
I'm happy to announce that TRF is now available for purchase on the Xbox Store for the same price as it is here on Steam.
Feature-wise the game is almost identical, with the exception of no ability to share tracks online on the Xbox release, as there is no Steam Workshop. Leaderboards for Time Trials are still functioning however, as they use a separate system from Steam.
You can purchase the game on Xbox here: https://www.xbox.com/en-gb/games/store/the-race-factory/9msnzs40zchf
Thanks for all the support!
Version 2021-025 Released!
CHANGE: Tracks should load a bit faster in the level select screen on slower systems.
FIX: If a track that has been loaded in memory is unavailable when entering the lobby, the game will now try and revert back to Grass Raceway 1 to prevent a softlock.
FIX: Fixed water detection over tracks when High Track Quality is unticked.
FIX: Weapon pads will actually have, y'know, weapons in them now. This was an unfortunate side effect of the new culling method.
FIX: Fixed a crash that happens at the end of events.