Xenon Racer
News update week 18-19! Xenon Racer content update + demo, new Dollhouse videos & revamping Truck Driver box art!
Another week has ended, so here we are with another news update!
The first of three free content updates will hit Xenon Racer next week (check out the teaser video here: https://twitter.com/SOEDESCO/status/1126826880999526400). There's also a demo coming up for you to try the game for free! Dollhouse is coming out on May 24th and we posted some new videos for it on our YouTube channel and we're revamping the boxart for Truck Driver. Check out the video here!
https://youtu.be/-Xcg8rh5hTk
Have a nice weekend!
-Marten
Xenon Racer DLC incoming + Patch Notes #3
As you might've seen, two weeks ago we announced that there's free content updates coming to Xenon Racer. Starting next month, we'll be dropping these updates, you can check it out here: https://steamcommunity.com/games/899390/announcements/detail/1772637976603978509
Besides this, we also made some fixes here and there in the last patch. Here you can see what we did:
- Rewards page has been reworked (now it shows all the customization parts you've unlocked)
- Fixed some localisation issues into Control Options page
- Fixed a rare crash that happened stress-testing the Garage section
- Bloom value is now saved properly by the game
- Fixed some missing texts on Vehicles Unlock page
See ya!
-Marten
SOEDESCO Time - News Update | Week 14-15
Today we posted our news update of week 14 and 15. We talk about what's up with the release date of Truck Driver, the Dollhouse Open Beta which is now available and the post-release plan of Xenon Racer. Check it out now! https://youtu.be/i3vkUThetnY
Join the Dollhouse Open Beta: https://store.steampowered.com/app/280850/Dollhouse/
Check out Xenon Racer's post-release plan: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/SOEDESCO#announcements/detail/1772637976603978509
Have a great weekend!
-Marten
Free content updates coming up for Xenon Racer!
First off, thank you all for playing Xenon Racer! We really appreciate all your feedback, remarks and comments, so today we're announcing our post-release plans for the game!
As a thank you, we are going to release three free content updates over the next three months. We made a pretty cool timeline, so instead of writing it down here, allow us to show off our design skills:
Of course, this doesn't mean we're not also working on improving the game, so keep your eyes out for those patches. Details on the exact contents of the content updates will follow soon, so I'll see you again then!
Have a great day!
-Marten
Xenon Racer - Patch notes #2
We just published another patch, and this time we're bringing more balancing fixes for difficulty and AI, graphical updates and performance! Here's the full notes:
Gameplay updates
- Fixes in AI behaviour. AI will crash less into walls and have less unexpected movements
- Fixes in AI difficulty, which result in less unfair situations
- Balance fixes between Easy, Normal and Hard difficulty. There should be a more logical elevation in difficulty now
- Fixed respawn points on all tracks
- Fixed tuning performance on GT LM01 P
- Fixed performance of middle wing on GM LM01 P
- Fixes in Checkpoint mode, both in edge mode and championship
- Fixed problems with binding keys
- Fixed problems with binding keys with steering wheels
- Removed rear view mirror when racing without any opponents
- Fixed problems with unlocking achievements and parts in Time Attack and in multiplayer mode
- Added skin for LPN05
Technical updates
- Graphical fixes for added performance
- Fixed Leaderboard crashes
- Fixed some sound and music issues
- Fixed a UI error in Championship mode
- Fixed invisible wall in Dubai tracks
- Fixed Camera problems during the tutorial
- Improved performance on Tokyo, Cote d'Azur and Lake Louise tracks
That's it for now, but keep your eyes on here for any future updates! If you haven't yet, join our Discord: https://discord.gg/8C4VYkP
See ya!
-Marten
News update! New SOEDESCO Time episode
Just in time for the weekend, I wanted to let you know that we have a new SOEDESCO Time - News Update video where we take the week in review! Today we're running through the Xenon Racer launch, Dollhouse release date announcement and Truck Driver! Watch it right here: https://youtu.be/CT8CfbLuWAE
Hope y'all have a great weekend, see you next time!
-Marten
Xenon Racer patch notes #1
You might've noticed a patch going live! If you're wondering what's in there, I've got the list right here:
- Fixed some problems with keymapping
- Fixed some track assets - LOD problems on Cote d'Azur
- Fixed Position of headlights for all the cars
- Fixed gameplay problems - respawn on Dubai tracks
- Fixed audio & video problems in Final Sequence of championship mode
- Fixed some crashes
That's it for now, but please keep an eye out for more!
-Marten
Xenon Racer is now available!
The wait is finally over, because Xenon Racer is here! The game is now available on the Steam page, as well as on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One! Get it now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/899390/Xenon_Racer/
Watch the launch trailer we published yesterday: https://youtu.be/uUWFAbgGBqE
If you haven't already, join the Discord: https://discord.gg/8C4VYkP
Thanks everyone! I'll see you on the leaderboards ;)
-Marten
New Xenon Racer Trailer!
Tomorrow Xenon Racer will launch! That's why today we dropped a brand new launch trailer. Check it out now!
https://youtu.be/uUWFAbgGBqE
Let me know in the comments what you think and I hope to see you all tomorrow for the launch!
-Marten
Xenon Racer Open Beta concluded - Contest Winners Announced
It's Marten here! As you might know, the open beta has concluded last week and boy what a week that was! We've had thousands of people play the game and we've received tonnes of feedback, which we greatly appreciate!
I want to thank all of you for playing, testing and your overall interest in the game and we hope to celebrate the game's launch on March 26th with you!
Now onto the good stuff! As you might know, we ran two contests: the Photo Mode Contest and the Leaderboards Contest. Here's the results of both contests!
Photo Mode Contest
We went through every single one of your entries tagged with #XenonRacer on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and we picked 6 winners! 3 of them were picked by 3DClouds and 3 by SOEDESCO. Here they are!
3DCloud's picks
Twitter - @credhc
Twitter - @daikichi
Twitter - @MrFavLax
SOEDESCO's picks
Instagram - @drive_photographer
Twitter - @a_bad_movie
Twitter - @gangian
Congratulations to all the winners! Please send a DM to @soedesco on the platform you've won on to claim your prize!
Leaderboards Contest
The battle was fierce and the times are close, but here's the results per track of the leaderboards contest! Dekaid took the cake with 3 number 1 spots, but as per the rules, you can only win once, so the second time on the leaderboards for the next track wins! Here's the full results:
Tokyo Garden
- Dekaid 01:00.234
- RivaL 01:00.452
- ROFLNinja 01:01.199
Tokyo Garden Reverse
- -.=.- | Die DOSE 00:59.027
- RivaL 00:59.146
- Dekaid 01:00.770
Lake Louise Forest
- Dekaid 00:52.421
- RivaL 00:52.606
- credhc 00:53.058
Lake Louise Forest Reverse
- Dekaid 00:52.119
- -.=.- | Die DOSE 00:52.164
- credhc 00:53.933
The 4 winners are:
- Dekaid
- -.=.- | Die DOSE
- RivaL
- credhc
Please reach out to me (Marten) in our Discord server (I know you're all in there already ːsteamhappyː).
And that's it folks! Again, thank you all for playing Xenon Racer and we hope to see you on March 26th for launch!
If you haven't already, join our Discord: https://discord.gg/8C4VYkP and PLEASE WISHLIST Xenon Racer ON STEAM: https://store.steampowered.com/app/899390/Xenon_Racer/
Thank you and catch you next time!
-Marten