Mario Kart Dev Diary: BETA
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BETA
For the BETA we have a stripped back version of the Mario kart. It had one track that was playable but had a lot of the functionality found in the original. There were a range of systems that we had implemented in the BETA to be able to produce a game similar to Mario kart.
Systems
- Toolkit
- Physics System
- Camera System
- Item System
- Sounds System
- UI System
Toolkit
The toolkit is used as the asset pipeline so it imports all our models, sprites, sounds or any data that we need the toolkit is also used to organize and change the Json files that use to store all the data for the game.
Physics System
The physics showed how we got track collision working so it allowed th kart to be able to go around track such as Mario Kart Stadium fine as it used a ray cast to check if its near the track and then it would stick to it.
Camera System
The camera system showed off the different cameras we had in the game such as a cinematic cam for the intros, a follow cam for each player and a orbit which span around the player once they had crossed the finish line.
Item System
The items work in the same way to the original Mario kart in that a player would go through an item box to pick up an item and then be able to use that item when they pressed a certain button.
Sounds System
The sounds system is used to play certain sound effects or music at certain points in the game.
UI System
The system displayed all the information that a player needs to know such as their current lap, position and what item they have. This what specific to each player.
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