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Genre: Racing, Arcade
Platforms: PC, Mac, Linux
Languages: English
Players: Single-player, Multi-player
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Oct 16, 2012 @ 8:34pm
Feb 26, 2013 @ 9:53am
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Distance Featured in PCGamer, Indie Statik's "Best of 2013" Lists!
January 14th, 2013 - Refract


(image credit: PCGamer)

We were fortunate to be included in both PCGamer and Indie Statik's "Best of 2013" lists! 2013 is looking like a incredible year for new releases and we're really excited to be a part of it. Check out the lists here and tell us what games you're most excited about:


Also, today is the last day to vote for Distance before the next round of games get chosen tomorrow. If you have any friends that you think would enjoy Distance on Steam, make sure to share it with them today!

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5 HOURS LEFT!!! Stretch Goal #2 Announced: Random Track Generation
November 16th, 2012 - Refract



With the aid of a $10,000 backer (another arcade cabinet!), we just blew past our first stretch goal of $150k! That means that we'll now be including full Replay/Spectate modes!!

One thing that was experimented with in Nitronic Rush was random track generation, where at the click of a button a completely fresh track would be created each time. Obstacles, ramps, road pieces, environment models, etc. would be placed in a unique way that makes sense for the progression of the track. Unfortunately it never shipped with the game due to time constraints to finish everything, but we want to expand on that idea in Distance!

If we reach $165,000 by the end of the time limit today, the Random Track Generation Mode would allow you to create a vast number of unique tracks after providing a few parameters to tweak the overall type of track being generated. You can share specific seeds with your friends as well so that they can play tracks that you discovered!

Check out the full update for more details: http://kck.st/S35q8G
Check out the Distance Kickstarter: http://kck.st/PzXxKA

Thanks so much!

- Kyle, Jordan, and Jason

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Description
Release date: SUMMER 2013
This game was successfully funded using Kickstarter!

Distance is a Windows/Mac/Linux survival racing game from members of Team Nitronic that combines the intense action of arcade racing with the exploration of an atmospheric world. You control a unique car that allows you to boost, jump, rotate, and even fly through a chaotic and twisted city. The world has a mysterious history, and as you explore you'll be able to uncover pieces of its past. In short, it's Trials Evolution + Rush 2049 + Halo + Tron: Legacy.

The roads are treacherous and unpredictable with obstacles around every corner. Instead of doing laps on a loop, you'll be trying to survive to the end in the quickest time. Since your car has several abilities, it allows you to not only drive fast on the track but also upside down and on buildings and walls! You can also fly to discover new shortcuts and paths. You'll be able to take on the roads alone, or in multiplayer with your friends!

The game is a spiritual successor to the multi-award winning game Nitronic Rush, created by ourselves and 8 others while attending DigiPen Institute of Technology. It was widely praised for its innovative mechanics, visual style, audio design, and atmosphere.

Features:
  • Multiplayer: LAN, Online, and Split-Screen play in several modes, such as Classic Race mode as well as Tag, Capture The Flag, Stunt mode, and many others. We're targeting to support as many players as is fun for each game mode!

  • Level editor and modding tools: We're developing a powerful, user-friendly level editor where you can create levels from inside the game and share them with players around the world. We'll also be releasing other tools used to create content in the game in an effort to best support modders.

  • Exploration: Since the car can jump, rotate, and fly, you're able to explore the city to find hidden paths, as well as find secrets that reveal the city's past. Fans loved this aspect of Nitronic Rush and really want to develop a deeper city with a backstory of its own.

  • Visuals and Atmosphere: The game is being developed in Unity (as compared to creating Nitronic Rush entirely from scratch). This allows us to mature a lot of visual elements, and really go for a detailed look that supports the atmospheric world we’re building.

  • Dynamic soundtrack: Jordan (aka TORCHT) is composing a new electro/ambient dynamic soundtrack. Expanding upon his experience from composing the dynamic music for Nitronic Rush, he's really excited to create a sophisticated soundscape.

  • Controller support: Similar to Nitronic Rush we'll be supporting Xbox 360™ controllers and the keyboard, but we'll also be doing our best to support as many controllers as possible, such as steering wheels and various gamepads, alongside re-mappable key configurations.

  • Windows/Mac/Linux: Distance will be released for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

You can find out more about Distance at these locations:
Popular Discussions View All (12)
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May 19, 2013 @ 6:33am
Price at release?
KillingBanana
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Apr 18, 2013 @ 9:56pm
Stuff I'm excited to see, how about you?
ethentianknight
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Feb 26, 2013 @ 3:29pm
Question asking
Jamebonds1
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Darkelemrnt 1 hour ago 
I am a huge fan of Nitronic Rush, and when I decided to launch the game, it took me to the update page, and I found this. I cannot tell you how much I freaked out. I am very excited for this, and I can't wait to see this game come together. (And OMG yes! Multiplayer!!!)
Sense The Escape 4 hours ago 
Cool!
Looks like 'Tron' meets 'Lotus Drive' and 'Wipeout'
~gamer_grunt~ 7 hours ago 
The design reminds so much of Halo 4 for some reason.
Hi炒飯 13 hours ago 
COOOOOOL
DragonS 22 hours ago 
cool
Fraz Mc½ May 21, 2013 @ 3:57pm 
Alpha soon hopefully?
Game Over May 21, 2013 @ 7:03am 
When will it com out?
kik4444 May 20, 2013 @ 10:23pm 
So, If the stretch goals fail to achieve that much money, will they be added later cause a random track generator sounds awesome and if I remember correctly, Nitronic Rush also had one but you could only do it with the debug menu and when I played it there were lots of bugs with the generation
Gazgar May 20, 2013 @ 8:02pm 
@shubham stop being such a prude, graphics aren't everything and besides the game looks great, though I kind of find myself missing the more tron-esque style of nitronic rush
BirdyOG May 20, 2013 @ 7:23am 
I WOULD BUY THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! MUST GO ONTO THE STORE:)
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