[RELEASED] Highroad Engine - Arcade Racing solution

@adrog6666 > That's really cool, thanks for sharing this!

 

Hi Renaud i am excited with declaration that you said is v 2.0 is coming. can you say what this version includes and when it is coming? in a month or a week?

thanks in advance.

King Regards.

 

@egem2015 > As explained in the FAQ, I don't give ETAs, things get released when they're done and tested.

 

So i hope till 2021

 

@reuno Is there any plan to add MFI (game controller support) in future updates?
or would this be an option to add it in future?
Or does it have it already and I didn't notice it?
Ive just had a lot of feedback and request for it in my game.
Thanks.. No big deal, just asking.

 

@adrog6666 > I suppose if Unity supports them then they're already supported.
Controller support is a Unity level thing, I don't plan on changing that.

 

ok, cool thanks.

 

when I import the asset into unity 2019.2.5f1, several errors pop out. Any idea of a solution to the problem?

 

@Antonio_Elizio > Without knowing what the errors are, it's hard to tell.
Please use the support form and provide a bit more info, I'll be happy to help.

 

Can you send me the link to the form?

 

https://highroad-engine.moremountains.com/highroad-engine-contact

 

@reuno I've been using the asset for a couple weeks now and have modified the settings/code where needed but one thing I can't seem to do is make it easier for the car to roll over in a collision/explosion. No matter what I do, or what force I apply it always remains upright.Is it simply the center of mass setting keeping this from happening or I there something I'm missing?

 

@DTownTony > I usually disable the controller for the duration of the roll.

 

@reuno thanks for the quick response! do you just check if the car is on the ground when disabling or is there a better recommendation?

 

@DTownTony > There are many ways to do it depending on the result you're after, but usually I just use a coroutine that disables the collider at the start, makes sure the car ends on its wheels at the end (if that's the desired result), and re-enables the collider after that. But you could also check for ground and enable when appropriate.

 

Perfect! Thanks!

 

Hi @reuno. I just started playing around with the engine. But I am stuck with a simple requirement. I wanted to use a solid car prefab (OffRoadCar) in a completely new scene. In a blank new scene I added a plane which has mesh collider and I added the OffRoadCar prefab.
When the game starts none of the input works. is there something else I should be adding to this new scene?

 

@codedotart > This is explained in details in the Minimal scene requirements section of the documentation. You'll also find example scenes in the asset, I'd recommend looking at them.
If you still have questions afterwards, please use the support form, thanks.

 

Is it possible to upload the demo .apk to the play store again? The HTML5 demo on your website can't resemble the feeling of a real native android app

 

@Amolxd > I did that yesterday (it got removed because I forgot to provide a privacy policy. The app doesn't collect anything, but rules are rules).
It's in review but :

 

Thank you, we also have experienced review times up to 14 days in the last weeks..
Hope it will be faster in this case

 

No knowledge I was doing wrong. There are always bugs like this:

Assets/HighroadEngine/Common/Scripts/Lobby/Photon/PunLobbyManager.cs(8,7): error CS0246: The type or namespace name 'Photon' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

I tried Photon Bolt FREE. Doesn't work.

 

@peter_unity381 > I've never run into this error, nor has it been reported, but it looks like it'd be one for the Photon people, they're the ones who did the integration, I'm sure they'll be able to help you out.

 

Had the wrong version of Photon installed. thank you

 

@reuno Does the engine work in URP? Merci.

EDIT: Nevermind. It does work - just needed to change the UI camera from Base to Overlay once a pipeline asset has been enabled.

 

@transat > Yes, and you figured it out

 

Hey reuno, just curious if you have plans to replace the unet example with a mirror one?

 

@brettboring > Not at the moment, I'd rather wait for an official Unity solution, if one ever comes.

 

Would Highroads be a good foundation for a Mario Kart 64-type game? Since that has simple, fixed-rear camera work, arcade physics and waypoint ai, it looks perfect for such a game!

 

@Zebbi > Sure, it'd be possible.

 

Hi, is the forum still working? Anyway, has anyone tried making the Vehicle Ai smarter. such as manauevirng around a vehicle that is infront of it, not going on a single line towards a waypoint

 

@olaowo > Sure, it's quite doable. I'd recommend using raycasts for that.

 

@reuno thanks for replying. I tried that but am seem to be to not getting it right the cars turns to sharp and end up doing a u-turn 20 percents of the time, making them slower. Do you have a draft?

 

@olaowo > No, I don't. I can add an example of that to the todo list if you'd like. If more people request it, it'll make it into a release.

 

I think this is important. AI driving around from point to point not being able to overtake a player if they are in front of them makes for less challenging gameplay.

 

Yeah, it would be great if cars could do basic AI, it would be similar to arcade racers that have the basics to make it more challenging.

 

Hello, how accurate is physics between cars?
I would like to "record" a gameplay of a user, playing it again and again (like ghost race).
Can I be sure it will play it the same each and every time?

 

@trueicecold > It's regular Unity physics, so it'd really depend on how you "record" and "play".

 

I was thinking of logging frame numbers since the match starts, like "gas(100,230)" means the player pressed the gas button from frame 100 to frame 230 and released it etc...

Will this result in an accurate recording considering car drift, turning, and all features this asset provides?
Is there a way to mimic controls using code at all for this asset?

 

@trueicecold > Unfortunately Unity physics are not deterministic, this approach won't work. You could store positions and replay them maybe.

 

Hi, I've looked through the documentation and code but I'm not sure where to find out how the JumpBoost and SpeedBoost works. I'm trying to create ramps but the second the car goes off the ground the acceleration stops, which is realistic but not very arcade-like. Is it possible to continue the acceleration while in the air so that the car doesn't just slow to a stop after you jump a ramp? Thanks in advance.

 

@MastermindInteractive > The acceleration will happen as long as the vehicle is in the acceleration zone that provides the boost, whether it's grounded or not.

 

Thank you for the reply. What I'm saying is that once you exit that acceleration zone, if you are still in the air, acceleration stops and you float to the ground and you can't accelerate until you touch the ground. This is realistic but it's not "arcade-like" you expect to hit a ramp and continue accelerating until you hit the ground and then continue accelerating. I tried editing the wheel behavior to not stop acceleration when you are not grounded but I had unintended side-effects and felt that there must be a better way.

 

@MastermindInteractive > Ah I see. Acceleration is only applied while in the zone. One solution would be to modify your zone so that it extends in the air. Alternatively you could extend the base controller to have it store acceleration on exit and have it keep applying it even after exiting the zone.

 

Hi.
Everything was working fine until I wanted to compile. I noticed that I did not have the Web GL module installed. I closed the project, installed the Web GL module. I opened the project, and when I changed the build method to Web GL, I got a lot of errors that I don't know how to solve. I read that changing to .Net 4x solved some error, but it is not the case. Please does anyone know how to fix it?
Thank you.

 

@Artline > These are PUN related errors. I'd recommend reading the PUN Networking Integration Readme.txt file at the root of the asset. Please don't hesitate to use the support form if your issue persists.

 

Hey @reuno,

Is there any update around the corner? I would appreciate removing UNet, which is no longer supported. To run this asset on Unity > 2019.4 one must remove the whole multiplayer code (UNet, PUN - everything).

 

@Rzeznik > No, there's no need to remove anything, simply follow the install instructions on the first page of the documentation :
https://highroad-engine-docs.moremountains.com/#im-getting-errors-on-install

 

Thank you @reuno! you are awesome!

 

Hello @reuno!
I have bought your asset and I am testing it. At the moment I think it's a great thing and I'm delighted with how well everything works.
But I have a couple of doubts. I would like to put the position of the player and the current lap instead of showing the list with all the cars.
How can I get that data in real time?
Greetings and happy new year.