Post subject: Rktcr is "tool-assisted speed run, the game" (+keys)
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So, I'm going to shill my game, Rktcr, for a moment; it was suggested on the SpeedDemosArchive forum that I post this here, and it does seem like a good fit. Rktcr is a physics-momentum platformer wherein time only moves when you want it to. This means you can play frame-perfectly. Better yet, it shows you the future path your (eponymous) vehicle will take before you roll time forward. Basically, it has built-in tool assist. Trailer: Link to video Learn to play video series: over here Demo: here Keys (humble store widget; direct download + desura): If the keys run out, there's always actually buying the game. It's $5 right now. You can afford this. I've been self-financing this thing for a year, and there is pretty much no way I'll make back what I put into it, but if I get to 2^10 sales, I will pull a ~crazy~stunt~ :) . Useful controls:
  • F8 : play back current path. CTRL/SHIFT continue to control time. (Useful for recording video for, e.g., youtube)
  • CTRL-c : copy current path as text. Great for those one-frame tweaks or for (hint hint) sharing on forums.
  • CTRL-v : paste path from text.
There are already some amazing paths over at the SDA forums. Anyway, sorry for disrupting your usual foruming. I hope you enjoy.
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This would go better in the PC Games forum. Also, when I try to launch the Humble Store download (XP Home x86) I just get an error message saying that it's not a valid win32 application. What dependencies does it have? Or does it have to be launched via Desura? EDIT: I redeemed the third Humble Store key, but Desura is telling me that the Desura key I'm trying to redeem couldn't be found.
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Also, when I try to launch the Humble Store download (XP Home x86) I just get an error message saying that it's not a valid win32 application. What dependencies does it have? Or does it have to be launched via Desura?
I don't have anything ancient enough to run XP, but I expect it's a "your OS is too old" issue. Should work on Vista, 7, or 8.
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Well, bollocks then. Doesn't bode well for people trying to TAS it either, since the Windows TASing application, Hourglass, doesn't run well outside of XP. You might take a look at the source code and see if you can help improve it...
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At least -- since Rktcr has built-in frame perfect controls -- it's probably not something that folks wishing to really optimize their times will need. Now, taking it up a level, and trying to construct optimal runs as quickly as possible...
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Indeed, that's the challenge a TAS would undertake. Does the game use mouse input? Hourglass doesn't support that at all.
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I think the point is that you don't need hourglass. The tas tools are built in.