[v2.0 soon] Racing Game Starter Kit - Easily create racing games!

Hi,

Adding more cars/tracks is in the documentation from page 48. In v1.1.0, adding new cars/tracks revolves around using the menu system.

Yes, you can distribute your game(s) on Google Play.

 

any update regarding version 2 release?

 

Oh, thank you so much!

 

I'd really love to buy this and I saw that you are sending the beta of v2 out to owners of v1, so I just want to be sure, if I buy v1 will v2 come as an update to it or will it be sold as an entirely new asset like some developers do?

EDIT: One other question, is it possible to edit the AI to make it more aggressive? I.e. so they purposefully slam into the player/each other

 

Yes, a lot has been achieved in the last couple of months. We’re near release.

I will go through all of the systems, features, and improvements in a post here soon.

 

The 2.0 update will be free for all owners of v1. It will not be a new asset.

This is not possible in v1. However, in v2.0 the AI can be assigned different behaviors that determine how they behave. There are several values that you can tweak to achieve varied behaviors.

In the case of slamming into other vehicles, you can set the AI target to let’s say, the closest vehicle to the AI and it will follow and slam into it. There are a few “Target Approach Actions” that determine what the AI will do when it approaches the target:

Slow Down - Gradually slow down as it approaches the target based on some distance factors.
Slow Down and Stop - Same as “Slow Down” but the AI will stop once the target is reached.
None - Do nothing on approaching and reaching the target.

For slamming into other vehicles this would be set to “None”.

At this point, the AI is still a work in progress but it is looking promising.

 

How long will the 50% sale last? Please answer. Thank you.

 

Just here to say Ian has been a really great resource here. It's AMAZINGLY easy to get setup with a new track , very much worth the price !

Plus it actually comes with source code unlike another popular racing asset, so when you need to change certain things , that's possible . Thank you !

 

The sale will end on the 19th.

 

I have to say again I'm loving this asset, but I'll share a word of advice. Make sure your vehicles are aligned properly, the blue arrow pivot needs to be pointed forward. Some of the free car assets aren't set up correctly, and if you use those RGSK won't be able to set it up. As far as I can tell you need to export the car into Blender, fix the pivot and re-import the car into Unity.

Took about 30 seconds to set up a new car once I figured this out.

Happy Racing all !

 

@Ian094 Awesome thanks for the info!

 

Yeah, this is a very important step when configuring vehicles. I’ll be sure to highlight this in the 2.0 documentation.

This can actually be fixed in Unity by setting a correctly aligned empty gameObject as the parent of the misaligned object.

To fix a misaligned wheel, for example, these would be the steps to follow:

1. Select the wheel in the hierarchy
2. Focus on the wheel (press the F key)
3. Create a new gameObject (CTRL + SHIFT + N)
4. Drag the wheel into the new gameObject

The new gameObject will have the correct alignment/pivot and can now be used as the wheel.

This is a quick fix and doesn’t require leaving the Unity editor.

 

Hi Ian again from very very old friend,

How are you? How is your health?

i hope you are good. I have to say , it is strange but almost i gave up from mobile development with your absent.

Because your asset is my favorite and it is very simple and i covered up everything.But you know the control system was strange and i was waiting v2.0 for very very long time. But Your absent broke my will for mobile.I bought a lot of new assets from store But none of them was success for me and i was not happy with them 100%.

i hope you can come back 100% and you can achieve a working system.

Best wishes my friend.

King regards.

 

Hi,

I’m doing well, thanks.

I understand RGSK 2.0 has been in development for a long time, but the asset has only gotten better. When I look at where RGSK was a year ago, it was nothing compared to what it is now. As I have improved as a developer, so has RGSK.

It’s very important for me to deliver a good product with this update. I have been working on each individual part of the kit with care, making sure that everything works well, and that there are no interdependencies between systems or game-breaking bugs. I really want developers to be able to use each system freely without having to worry about issues from other systems. The idea is to not force everything to work in racing environments - I understand that some developers may want to make a free-roam type game without touching the racing system at all. The architecture of the project is what I’d say has taken the most time.

Comparing it to the beta version, the workflow has greatly improved. Scriptable Objects are used a lot for globally shared settings as well as to define race types, race tracks, vehicle manufacturers & models, and more.

RGSK 2.0 is by no means a small project even considering that some features have been dropped to speed development. We’re approaching release and I’m excited to announce when sometime soon. There is still a tonne of planned features after the initial 2.0 release so RGSK will only continue to grow.

I appreciate your patience and your wishes for this asset.

Thanks.

 

i am happy that you are good. Health is most important thing and other things are coming after. When you are ready i know that this asset will be ready.

i suggest to everybody who is thinking to buy a race asset. this asset is the first asset in the store for making a race game.

Because i bought every race asset in the store and this is the best for me.

Ian is a good and supportive developer and loves this asset.

 

Will this be okay and easy enough for my 13 year old son? He has been only coding for about a week, and wants to make a racing game with your kit.
Thanks.

 

So far I haven’t had to touch any code at all and I’m having a great time with it . If you have a coding background and can help that would be best .
Keep in mind the asset doesn’t come with any track builder or terrain generation , so you’ll have to buy additional assets for that

 

I didn't buy this yet, but is it possible to add more cars like bugatti or something without coding? That's what my son really is curious about.
Thanks!

 

Also, I know almost nothing about coding. My son is really into coding, although he is a true beginner.

 

For this asset you don’t need a coding background, but eventually you’ll probably want to add extra functionality which will require code .
You can definitely add new cars , the asset comes with a helpful utility for that. You can get very far with using the asset as is . My personal workflow is RGSK , Easy Roads Pro and Gaia Pro( basic is more than enough to get started ).

Below are my various thoughts about Unity in general, which are not specific to this asset :

Unity Learn is free now which is a great resource for getting started . No joke I learned programming with Unity and was able to build a 6 figure career . It does take TIME though . It’s not something happens over night .

Don’t be tempted by visual scripting tools , while they may make things a bit easier, you don’t build any real skills.


Best of luck, if you have a relative with a coding background this will much easier.

 

Still loving the beta!

Is their an easy way to limit a cars max speed.

For example, if a player is driving on mud and their acceleration should drop, how should I do that ?

Edit : I'm running into issues on Android, even after minimizing all my textures. The driving is very jittery, anyway to fix ?

 

You can do this using the surface profile settings.

The “Damping Rate” value should be increased for surfaces where acceleration should be slower. A value of 3 would be good for off-road surfaces.

Have you checked the profiler? This could be related to the number of triangles in the scene or maybe even post-processing effects.

 

Any chance of the 50% off sale coming back anytime soon? I missed out

 

Cool, can the damping rate be changed at run time for a single car, say to simulate your tires losing pressure.

As for performance , I'm going to run it on a 865 phone tonight, I'll let you know what happens.

 

Not anytime soon, unfortunately.

 

Not exactly. If you wanted to do this you would have to override the WheelCollider’s damping rate value in the VehicleWheel component.

 

One more question.

I went ahead and created a very empty scene, but I'm still getting some very nasty camera jitter .

This is running on an 865 ( fastest ) Android phone and the fps never dips below 60 . Any idea what this is ?

Edit: This appears to be a similar issue
https://www.reddit.com/r/Unity3D/comments/ejzp02/cinemachine_camera_jitter/

 

Hi,

Sorry for the super late response.

I have experienced some jitter with Cinemachine before but was never able to pinpoint the cause. I guess it has something to do with framerate.

I'll look through the Cinemachine thread to see if there is a fix.

 

After going through a few threads, I read that changing the Cinemachine brain’s update method to “Fixed Update“ or ”Late Update“ could help.

• https://forum.unity.com/threads/cinemachine-crazy-jitter.465865/#post-3030617
• https://forum.unity.com/threads/cinemachine-crazy-jitter.465865/page-2
• https://forum.unity.com/threads/new...57.927715770.1596214043-1109841419.1539069516

 

Thanks for getting back to me , I switched to a different camera solution for now , but this is good to know

 

Hi, is there any news about the final version or a new beta? I think it's been something like 3 years of waiting. It's an excellent project I think it will be worth the wait. I still have many ideas to implement. Greetings.

 

Hi,

Yeah, I’d say we’re pretty close to a release at this point. Most of the systems are in place and I am happy with how they work and interact with each other, however, still need work.

As I mentioned in a previous post:

I believe the update will be worth the wait. Some features have been dropped to speed up release, but I will add them one by one after the update release. Each update after the initial 2.0 release will be small. Huge updates take too long and can be overwhelming.

 

Hey,
Is there a tutorial for setting this up with RCC? Also does this work with Photon?

 

Hey,

There is no official video tutorial on how to setup RCC in v1.1.0, but it is documented.

There is no Photon support. Multiplayer is in the roadmap though.

 

Any ETA on a final release, or at least a near complete beta.

I plan on doing a major refactor and I'd prefer for 2.0 to be out before I do

 

I still can’t give an ETA at this point, there are some challenges that I am trying to overcome and I can’t tell exactly how long this will take. As I previously mentioned, we are close to a release and I will be sharing a lot of the features and improvements here soon when I am ready to do so.

If what you are working on is urgent, then feel free to refactor the code to fit your project’s requirements.

 

The update will include several naming conventions in the race standings:

Full Name - displays the competitor's full name
First Name - displays the competitor's first name only
Last Name - displays the competitor's last name only
Initials - displays the first character of the competitor's first name followed by their last name.
Three-Letter Abbreviaitaion - displays the first 3 letters of the competitor's last name in uppercase.

Each race standing board includes its own "entry prefabs" which can be configured to display any of the conventions listed above.

Here's a showcase video:

 

cool, we can even pick a flag country? looking forward the version v2

 

It would be cool to add the flag to the car. I did that for my game, but I am sure it could be done in a better way than I did.

 

Yes, countries can be defined. The only data a "Country" contains right now is its flag sprite.

By default, all countries have been defined.

In the case that your project only requires to use a set number of countries, then it is possible to define only the countries required.

 

This can be easily be done through a custom script attached to a competitor's prefab that gets the competitor's nationality and assigns the country flag to a given renderer's material.

I will probably add this as a built-in livery feature.

 

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Hi all!!!

Wow! I just got an alert for this thread... I hope RGSK v2.0 does get released eventually!

To complete my racing game I looked to another asset (Arcade Car Controller), and I managed to release my game, here's a couple of links of my game in action.

Thanks to RGSK v1.0 for giving me the inspiration to create and complete a racing game all on my own!

Here's app store links, the game is free, and no ad's, just a small fee for multiplayer.
Apple App Store and Google Play Store

 

Thanks @JamesArndt! I believe you can use your own car physics, join his Discord server for assistance!

The asset is available in Lite, Standard, and Multiplayer versions which enables you to try the Lite version and upgrade etc...

As I say it worked for me, and I managed to use it to complete my game in 6 months just working evenings in my own time!

 

This looks great, thanks for the heads up. Some of us here might get to complete their racing game projects after all!

 

I also used a few other assets from the store to help me complete my racing game!


Arcade Car Controller Multiplayer
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/systems/arcade-car-controller-multiplayer-155209

Toon Racing
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/vehicles/land/toon-racing-102727

Toon City
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/environments/urban/toon-city-88379

Toon Vehicles
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/vehicles/land/toon-vehicles-85104

Toon Nature
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/environments/landscapes/toon-nature-assets-162380

Megafiers
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/modeling/mega-fiers-644

Photon PUN 2+
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/network/photon-pun-2-120838

Auto Fence Builder
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/level-design/auto-fence-wall-builder-23201

Ship/Yacht Collection 1
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/vehicles/sea/ship-yacht-collection-1-51473

Ship/Yacht Collection 2
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/vehicles/sea/ship-yacht-collection-2-51476

LowPoly Water
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/particles-effects/lowpoly-water-107563

Turbo Switch PRO
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/turbo-switch-pro-60040

Ramp Brush
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/terrain/ramp-brush-2393

Allsky
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/textures-materials/sky/allsky-200-sky-skybox-set-10109

Cruise Ship
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/vehicles/sea/cruise-ship-156831

BuildReport
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/build-report-tool-8162

MountPoints
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/animation/mount-points-16318

TerrainFormer
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/terrain/terrain-former-20052

AdvancedPlayerPrefsWindow
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/advanced-playerprefs-window-7070

EasyMobile
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/integration/easy-mobile-pro-75476

 

Here are a couple more great assets to help with racing games:

Race Track Generator
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/environments/roadways/race-track-generator-113050

Realistic Engine Sounds - Plus
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/audio/realistic-engine-sounds-plus-92742

 

hi
im using rcc and trying put ik character on rcc car
how to do it?