Daily development - Questions

[philiaN]

@Piboso could you give us a little Status report? How is is going so far?

[PiBoSo]

Progress is steady, but not as linear as hoped.
Starting to work on netcode is like opening a can of worms.
Bugs pop up everywhere, even not related to multiplayer, and need to be addressed before going further.

There isn't much else to write, unfortunately... You already know the daily development log 

[Asdrael]

Taking this opportunity to say thanks, I like what I see in the progress thread. Fixing bugs and issues before expanding the game sounds lovely, keep it up

[𝖙𝖋𝖈]

+1 To what Asdrael has said. Love seeing bug fixes happening and know it will pay off in the long run for all projects

[HornetMaX]

Love seeing bug fixes happening and know it will pay off in the long run for all projects

^^ That.

[GDUBMX]

Nice job Piboso,  keep squashing!

[philiaN]

Done so far:

Added instant 'in place' reset. You don't have to wait for the track to be clear now.
Added offline place marker / reset to marker functionality
Air control tweaks
New track (Winchester)
Many small fixes/tweaks/improvements
Oculus Rift CV1 support

+terrain rendering at distance
+The suspensions simulation has already been greatly improved, and the bounciness problem is almost completely gone. The fix will be integrated in Beta5.
+all the general stuff (Daily development Beta 5)

Todo for b5: (wip - status?)

New rider animation (scrub)
New rider animation (kickstart)
grip tweaks (tyre grip)
physics improvements

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Netcode + Beta 5 = Steam?

Many of us wants to see MXB on Steam and at this moment and current state it would be definitely the wrong time!
But, when MXB is stable in offline mode and multiplayer with the new improvments so far done from beta 5 it could be possible to think about it!
In my opinion the best thing about steam would be the Workshop! So, that all Mods (Bikes, tracks, (skins)) you need to get on the server can be downloaded via the workshop.
And the best part is that Mods you've subscribed will be automatically updated if they changed.

Would this be possible to implement in mxb? This would be the easiest solution to make the game beginner friendly. Or you have to get all mods from the server (performance issues?)

[PiBoSo]

Done so far:

Added instant 'in place' reset. You don't have to wait for the track to be clear now.
Added offline place marker / reset to marker functionality
Air control tweaks
New track (Winchester)
Many small fixes/tweaks/improvements
Oculus Rift CV1 support

+terrain rendering at distance
+The suspensions simulation has already been greatly improved, and the bounciness problem is almost completely gone. The fix will be integrated in Beta5.
+all the general stuff (Daily development Beta 5)

Todo for b5: (wip - status?)

New rider animation (scrub)
New rider animation (kickstart)
grip tweaks (tyre grip)
physics improvements

___

Netcode + Beta 5 = Steam?

Many of us wants to see MXB on Steam and at this moment and current state it would be definitely the wrong time!
But, when MXB is stable in offline mode and multiplayer with the new improvments so far done from beta 5 it could be possible to think about it!
In my opinion the best thing about steam would be the Workshop! So, that all Mods (Bikes, tracks, (skins)) you need to get on the server can be downloaded via the workshop.
And the best part is that Mods you've subscribed will be automatically updated if they changed.

Would this be possible to implement in mxb? This would be the easiest solution to make the game beginner friendly. Or you have to get all mods from the server (performance issues?)

You can add HTC Vive support, too.
The kickstarter animation will not be integrated in Beta5. It's not as simple as it may seem.
There still is a little hope for the tearoff animation, though.

Workshop integration sounds like a lot of work, and it would be restricted to Steam users only... It might be better to have a dedicated platform 

[osmeralda]

Workshop integration sounds like a lot of work, and it would be restricted to Steam users only... It might be better to have a dedicated platform 

Why not have all of the players through steam? I agree it would be a lot more user friendly to just click "add" and you would have the mod in game. Now theres always somebody asking why won't it work and there's a small filename mistake, or have the file in a wrong place. And it can be confusing to change .pkz to rar and move the files from there.

I can't comment on the work load but it's probably alot but it would be worth it. It would also give exposure for the game and that I think is what the game needs. It isn't easy stumble and find this unless you're specifically searching for it.     
(sorry 'bout the grammatical errors )

[CSchmied986]

Im guessing it will be a while until B5? Cant wait to use my Oculus! Thanks for the hard work!

[PiBoSo]

Im guessing it will be a while until B5? Cant wait to use my Oculus! Thanks for the hard work!

Apologies for the wait.
Yes, it will take a while. At the moment work is in progress to try to fix as many multiplayer issues as possible.
Using GP Bikes for debugging because the road physics is more solid and there is a bigger community, making it easier to test.

[Ruubs]

Am I right that self emission objects are possible in beta 5? I guess I read that somewhere.

Does this mean we can also make lights on our bikes for an enduro bike for example?
I assume brake lights are possible already, since I've seen GPB have those if I'm not mistaken.

[PiBoSo]

Am I right that self emission objects are possible in beta 5? I guess I read that somewhere.

Does this mean we can also make lights on our bikes for an enduro bike for example?
I assume brake lights are possible already, since I've seen GPB have those if I'm not mistaken.

Self emission will be added for the track only. It is meant for night races.
Bike lights are not planned at the moment.

[Ruubs]

Am I right that self emission objects are possible in beta 5? I guess I read that somewhere.

Does this mean we can also make lights on our bikes for an enduro bike for example?
I assume brake lights are possible already, since I've seen GPB have those if I'm not mistaken.

Self emission will be added for the track only. It is meant for night races.
Bike lights are not planned at the moment.

Alright! Thanks for the answer.

[PizzaChet]

"fixed the suspension frequency and critical damping calculation"

This sounds like you're on to something. It did seem to have an out-of-control oscillation in the suspension sometimes. Is that true at all?