Metric Racer News

As many of you have already noticed, Metric Racer is out now for Linux! Metric was even picked up by Gaming On Linux with a nice article written about it! Check it out over here!



It has been tested on Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04, Arch and Fedora. The only prerequisite currently is that you have mono installed. There's a how to pinned post in the Discussions as well, so if you run into any issues leave a comment there or head over to Discord!

If there's other platforms you want to see Metric on as well, Let me know and I will see what I can do! The main focus is to tune the gameplay, graphics and performance for the time being, but I do also want to get it out to as many people as possible through as many platforms as possible eventually!

Version 0.8.2 is out now! Global Leaderboards, Nightly Builds and a number of bug fixes have gone into this one!





Now you can show off your best time for all to see. Global Leaderboards are now available for each race type and difficulty setting! At the end of each race your best lap time is shown compared to all those who've flown before you so you can see where you stack up against the competition!

The entire list of top times are shown online as well, head on over to the revamped metricracer.com to check out the leaderboards page today!

If you don't want to have your times saved it's as easy as turning the setting off in the new Profile dialog under 'Settings > Profile' from the main menu.





Don't want to wait until v0.8.3 tp try out the next set of changes?! Experimental Builds of Metric Racer of the the latest and greatest are now available. The build pipeline will spit out and upload a fresh build with the latest changes each night and upload the changes to the website. If you like what you see or have some feedback, let me know through Discord!



You can opt in and out through Steam at any time by going to Metric Racer > Properties > Betas and select the 'Experimental' channel in the drop down. The change list is also posted on our website and tweeted out every night when ever there's new changes along with the new build so you can see whats new and available! This is my development stream though, so don't be surprised if you encounter a few more bugs.


One of the major bugs was racers getting stuck in the rocks when racing. I've reworked how the collision is handled with those elements which should drastically improve the reliability of those collisions. Some other bug fixes include:

• Player Profile screen has been added which gives the player a view of their progress and control over their profile setting.
  
• Player stats are now saved in a separate file for better handling
  
• Fixes Workshop Levels Defaulting Back To Previously Played Levels When Exiting
  
• Fixes Bug With Description Text Not Working Properly In Menu Slider
  
• Fixes Busan Level Not Opening under certain circumstances
  
• Fine tuning of difficulty settings
  
• Tuning of AI and Player relative acceleration rates
  

Some upcoming features for Metric are:

• Improved Skyboxes with more content and visuals
  
• Improved Cannons
  
• Improved Item unlock sequence
  
• Tournaments fully added
  
• The Rocks Region
  

But as always I'm always open to suggestions through Discord or Twitter!

Version 0.8.1 is out now! With it comes a series of updates, changes and bug fixes!


A major comment with Metric is that there's only been 1 difficulty up until now, That changes today with the addition of the Alpha, Beta and Gamma leagues. Alpha is substantially easier than the current difficulty and the perfect spot for new players, Beta is slightly easier than the current state of the game, and Gamma is a step above all else for those who want to be the best!


The sandbox now includes the ability to import your own custom models. This lets you bring in anything you can make in Blender or Maya into Metric. Check out the new guide over here that layouts out how to get your custom creations into Metric!


Another major item of feedback has been that the ships respond too rigidly and that the physics is too tight. 0.8.1 has heavily re-worked the ship drifting and physics for each difficulty setting, along with adding in Air brakes and side slip, letting players handle their drifts and corners with better control!

Metric Racer is Out Now in Early Access! Version 0.8.0 brings along new tracks, a new game mode as well as a number of improvements and fixes from the Alpha!


In Survival mode only the fastest and most maneuverable make the cut. Launch missiles at your fellow racers to take down their health or out run them before the lap completes. The last place racer on each lap is destroyed. Keep racing until only one is left!


To go along with the new Game Mode, there are 4 new tracks that come along with this release:

[h3]Earth - Neo Hong Kong[/h3]
A bright and winding track through the cityscapes and neon lights of a futuristic metropolis.


[h3]Earth - Island Station[/h3]
A starship docking station situated amongst paradise, between rock pillars jutting out from Turquoise waters.


[h3]Mars - The Outback[/h3]
A barren desert with space to open up and show what your racer is truly capable of.


[h3]Mars - The Polar Outpost[/h3]
The far northern reaches of Martian settlements and outposts. A challenging and tight course that swoops through canyons of the far north.



The workflow with the sandbox has been improved along with a number of bug fixes thanks to a lot of feedback form people who played the alpha! We're going to continue to refine it as well and add more features as time goes on.



Get Metric Today for a discounted launch price and be ready when Tournament Mode and the 'The Rocks' Asteroid belt region unlocks later this spring! Other Track Editor improvements that are on the horizon include model 'Import / Export' among other improvements!