Distance News

Hey everyone! We're going all out over here preparing for the launch of v1.0. In just one week you'll be able to access all of the secret new content and features we've been developing this year!



For fun we've decided to re-release the very first alpha build we uploaded to Steam on August 31st, 2013 (build 1760). You can play it by simply switching over to the new ancient Steam branch.

• In your Steam library, right click on Distance and click on "Properties"
  
• Click on the BETAS tab
  
• Change the drop down to "ancient"
  

In this build you can see our earliest editor tools, early car physics, old level designs, and more. Back then only a select few had access to the level editor via the Founding Modders branch (Kickstarter tier), but now I'm enabling it for everyone.

One important note is that you'll probably want to make a back up of your personal Distance files before switching. To backup your personal progress:

• Windows: "C:/Users//Documents/My Games/Distance"
  
• OS X: "~/Library/Application Support/Refract/Distance"
  
• Linux: "~/.config/refract/Distance"
  

We hope you enjoy this small nostalgia trip. Stay tuned for a couple more exciting announcements this week leading up to the launch!

- Jordan (

On Saturday we held our final editor competition for Survive the Editor 2! This week level creators were challenged to create Reverse Tag levels using the theme of "dreams." As usual some incredible levels bubbled to the top, and our top five were awarded live on stream!

Congrats to this week's Grand Prize Winner Sperzieb00n for their level Canopy!


https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1505665392

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1500041165

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1498529570

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1499573180

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1506291821
Like every week, each finalist will receive a poster and pin, with the top three also receiving a Distance t-shirt, and Grand Prize winner also earning our custom trophy!

Watch the full stream recording here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHr-P-REEJg





This Saturday at 12pm PST we'll be hosting the epic conclusion to the month of madness, a Reverse Tag tournament using three levels submitted in the editor competition! These levels are:

• Impact
• Canopy
• Built Among the Clouds

We were previously planning to keep these levels a secret until right before the tournament, but we eventually decided it's more fair to allow practice on these maps all week.

This is your last chance to win a physical award before v1.0 releases! To sign up simply join our Discord and let us know you'd like to enter via the #tournament_signup channel. See you this Saturday!

• Sign Up: https://discord.gg/distance
  
• Watch: https://twitch.tv/refractstudios
  
• Learn More: http://survivethedistance.com/survivetheeditor
  

- Jordan (

Happy Friday! Can you believe Distance v1.0 launches in less than 11 days? Seems like an excellent time to release a bunch of new wallpapers and profile overlays!





Spice up your Steam, Discord, Twitter, Facebook, whatever profile image by adding a profile overlay! Simply download the pack below and add the layer on top of your existing profile image.

• Distance Profile Overlay Pack (4 images)

• Distance v1.0 Wallpapers (12 images)

Tonight at 11:59pm PST is the deadline for submitting your Reverse Tag level for Survive the Editor 2. Tomorrow we'll be playing through the entries and scoring them based on visuals, gameplay, and how well they match the theme. Don't miss out!

Learn more: http://survivethedistance.com/survivetheeditor
Watch live: https://www.twitch.tv/refractstudios

- Jordan (