The Ranch of Rivershine

The Ranch of Rivershine

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degrootfenny May 14, 2023 @ 11:11am
Competitions too hard
I think the competitions are too hard is tere a option like in other games to set the difficulty on easy? Like (Easy, Normal and Difficult)?
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Imelda2102 May 14, 2023 @ 11:53am 
I agree. There is a thread from Harper called "Racing" about this for discuss a story mode. Maybe you want look in. There are no difficulty level at the moment.
shinylions May 14, 2023 @ 4:51pm 
Originally posted by degrootfenny:
I think the competitions are too hard is tere a option like in other games to set the difficulty on easy? Like (Easy, Normal and Difficult)?
I agree. Bought 2 horses. Got them trained as far as they could. Always end 4th or further with the first beginners race....
elli ❤ May 14, 2023 @ 5:02pm 
my personal opinions for you that could help is:

- In a Race swap between Galopping and Canter, dont let your Horses Stamina bar go all out, if it still got a slither of Stamina in before swapping from galopping over to canter increases the speed it regains the stamina for its next "sprint" :)

- 25% Jump should be enough for both Beginner and Intermediate Races until you get better Horses. You could train Endurance and Flexibility for a tiny bit but try to train a bit more onto the speed as it increases the speed in all gaits.

- If jumping gives you trouble in a tournament, try to slow down the Horse right before the jump. It can definitely help out :)

-try to memorize the trail and tournament hurdle setup. you usually dont have to stay "on track" you can even jump over small hills and try to cheese your way over grass. its not a racing game, you dont get slowed down if off the roads :p

maybe that can help!
Ventrilo May 14, 2023 @ 5:52pm 
It's very unbalanced. Beginner races should also give more money, having to grind competitions is hugely frustrating.
Sid May 14, 2023 @ 7:46pm 
foxi mentioned this earlier but you definitely do not have to stay on track when racing! I took my very first starting horse all the way through the Bunny Hops race in the pines and cleared first at least twice a day before he just didn't have the energy bar to maintain speed and hit times.

Go off tracks and make sure to try and never let your stam bar completely run out, as it takes a few seconds to start refilling and those seconds are vital. Currently I can clear the first race in 53 seconds without a full energy bar (I took him through it with about half an energy bar left) with my best horse just because I've memorized the track.

Definitely invest a bit in endurance. Speed is pretty important but endurance makes your stam bar refill much faster and helps a LOT.

I've noticed stats increase at milestones of 5 (at least jump does, I'm assuming the others follow suit). If you use this logic to train your horses and run competitions a lot to get the statue bonuses you definitely should be able to easily clear the easiest races on every map. The first statue is immensely helpful with it's 10% potential increase, so make sure you get that one as much as you can. The second one as well, as that adds 5% speed. I've gotten the speed and all around bonus at least twice each.

When common horses and breeding is avail, invest in them asap. Common horses cost between 8-11k rounded up and are LEAGUES better than wild horses, so grinding for even one common will make your life much easier. I also bred two wild horses (my first two) and the resulting foal is on par with the common league after training (foals age with 100% potential on top of their birth stats, so, utilized correctly, they can be really well trained).

FIND SHORT CUTS. You can fall off cliffs, go through grass, and spin mid-air, and this is a huge help in the second pines race because you can shave off several seconds halfway by falling and twisting midair to immediately hit the next jump when you get to the cliff. The town race also has something similar, but you have to invest in flexibility to be able to take advantage of these from what I've seen.

Invest in jumping more than mentioned. Put at LEAST 35% into jump, to give yourself a comfortable range. 25% makes you have to hit intermediate jumps straight on which gets annoying. 35% at least gives you a bit of wiggle room. That doesn't mean you need to dump into speed and jump only, because the intermediate races have twists and turns that make having flexibility nice (at LEAST 25% to be comfy) and flat races that make endurance necessary. If it's between bumping endurance up or speed I always bump end up cause my 30% speed horse with 40% end finished faster than my 40% spd with 30% end. There's a delicate balance you have to find.

Bottom line is it is definitely doable! Just keep trying, and remember, you can restart a race from the pause menu at no penalty right up till you hit the finish line. I find myself doing it a lot, especially on runs where I bump a jump or let my bar run out. It's a helpful tool!
Imelda2102 May 15, 2023 @ 5:28am 
Thanks for all the good tipps. Nevertheless I can´t win and so I can´t progress. I think, there should be an easy mode for players who don´t like racing so much and just want progress with other things you can make money. - I have no racing problems in other games, so I think the times should be corrected, so that everyone can do the quests not just very good Pros.
Tila May 15, 2023 @ 5:35am 
Getting a better horse makes the whole difference!! I have trained a very good horse (your own foals should be even better!) and since I got the hold of jumping correctly even from a full gallop I win every race at first try without even knowing the course. I couldn't do that with the beginner horses. had even troubles placing 4th.
since I don't care enough for racing and earn enough money with training horses, I switched to just completing the races I get as a quest. I don't like to grind on the same race over and over again or racing old courses, so the idea of making it optional would make a lot of sense.
Last edited by Tila; May 15, 2023 @ 6:26am
MsAmberly May 18, 2023 @ 10:44am 
For me it's the jumping both inside and out of the race... it's a bit tight and clunky still. Half the time I know I hit the button but still end up not jumping and running into it in stead, even in the beginner levels. Is that just me?
arlekin_nox May 18, 2023 @ 11:06am 
Not, it is not just you. I came here to complain about the same stuff! I hit the button, my horse's jumping is over 30%, it is beginners race and my horse doesn't jump! And it happens over and over, day after day. My keyboard is not broken! I really don't understand what is happening.... I wish for automatic jumping option.
I like this game, but this is too annoying...
Torreillie May 18, 2023 @ 12:11pm 
Wonderful tips by the way. I have tried these tips and still can't manage to pass the piney woods advanced race D: the time to win 1st is 1:06 I keep getting 1:08. I own the "rare" horse and the stats are good (maxed out no more potential) I have tried everything for 3 days. I feel so hopeless I don't know what to do; I feel like they should have an easy mode or something. I know the game is in early release but I am so sad that I can't continue to move forward in the game since I can't complete this quest ^ to add I am not hitting any obstacles (If I do I restart) and I will even restart sometimes at the end of the race because I know I'm not gonna make the time limit.. I have lost count how many times in 3 days I have had to do that race :(
cozybeegames  [developer] May 18, 2023 @ 12:31pm 
I just wanted to share that I added a story mode in the last patch! You can enable it to progress in the quests without winning the competitions. I'll also be reviewing and balancing the overall difficulty of all the competitions, as some of them do seem to be a bit too challenging right now! I hope the story mode option will allow you all to enjoy the game :)
shinylions May 18, 2023 @ 2:28pm 
Originally posted by cozybeegames:
I just wanted to share that I added a story mode in the last patch! You can enable it to progress in the quests without winning the competitions. I'll also be reviewing and balancing the overall difficulty of all the competitions, as some of them do seem to be a bit too challenging right now! I hope the story mode option will allow you all to enjoy the game :)
Really thanks!
Sid May 20, 2023 @ 10:44pm 
Originally posted by Torreillie:
Wonderful tips by the way. I have tried these tips and still can't manage to pass the piney woods advanced race D: the time to win 1st is 1:06 I keep getting 1:08. I own the "rare" horse and the stats are good (maxed out no more potential) I have tried everything for 3 days. I feel so hopeless I don't know what to do; I feel like they should have an easy mode or something. I know the game is in early release but I am so sad that I can't continue to move forward in the game since I can't complete this quest ^ to add I am not hitting any obstacles (If I do I restart) and I will even restart sometimes at the end of the race because I know I'm not gonna make the time limit.. I have lost count how many times in 3 days I have had to do that race :(

on the jump where you have to go down the cliff, hit the cliff right before the jump and turn your horse mid-air to jump that jump immediately, that'll shave off a few seconds!
RebelPoiRave1 Jun 7, 2023 @ 11:15am 
How does one unlock intermediate race courses? I have the practice intermediate course, but I can't get my horse to jump the larger obstacles. What do I do?
Q Oct 6, 2023 @ 10:33pm 
Originally posted by degrootfenny:
I think the competitions are too hard is tere a option like in other games to set the difficulty on easy? Like (Easy, Normal and Difficult)?

I don't know if this is a problem with my laptop, or a quirk of the game. But I'm finding that if I restart the town of Rivershine race (particularly this one but they will do it) to often it begins to lag in the start which makes things extremely difficult for me. I am only prone to restarting them because I am struggling with the races, at least in the very beginning and I am in a Grind for cash to simply unlock things in the game.
I honestly don't enjoy the competitions because of this struggle I am having. The need to repeat them as my main means of income is a huge let down for me because of the time it takes to do them effectively for me. I want to devote to just raising and training and selling horses because my favorite part of the game is wandering, riding and training on the trails. I can't catch more wild horses or utilize the new common horses at auction because I can't afford a bigger barn so I feel like I'm missing out on content and that these honestly cool story beats are pointless for me. Abandoning the competition world all together is the goal of mine. But with the 50k price tag to get the barn large enough to make this viable for me I Have to do competitions.
And it will still take me an entire season with the rate I am making in order to get to the new barn. I'm not sure I'm willing to stick out this process because it can take me upwards of 15 or more minutes on a single race to make any real money.

Does anyone know why, it's doing this lag. I admit I am terrible with computers so I would not realize the stress I'm causing the game, if it's something internal. It would help me a lot if I could save more often so I don't lose my progress and could just restart by turning the game off. But my main issue, is just getting competitions to be less exhausting so I can focus on enjoying the game. It's honestly a Really Good Game and outside of this I am having a Ton of fun, it's super cute. I just am struggling so much right now, the cash grind is painful.
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Date Posted: May 14, 2023 @ 11:11am
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