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SuperTuxKart 1.4: the Super Mario Kart-style racing game has been revamped

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SuperTuxKart 1.4: the Super Mario Kart-style racing game has been revamped
Image: SuperTuxKart

First published in 2006 supertuxkart is a free arcade racing game in the style of Nintendo super mario kart for Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems and has received numerous improvements in the latest version 1.4. Among other things, the graphics, which now also support HiDPI via SDL2, have been further upgraded.

HiDPI and Vulkan support (Beta)

In addition to support for HiDPI displays via Simple DirectMedia Layer 2.0 (SDL2), a free media library for various operating systems, the SuperTuxKart 1.4 update also implements better LOD support and support for the free Vulkan graphics API as a beta.

The graphic improvements of SuperTuxKart 1.4 can be read in the official version release notes as follows:

Graphics
  • LOD optimization
  • Beta Volcano Processor
  • Animation of elements and stars.
  • Make the sky particles always fall vertically
  • Implement HiDPI support in SDL2 correctly

SuperTuxKart 1.4 Release Notes

New mode and updated racing tracks.

SuperTuxKart 1.4 also introduces a new test round mode, a new kart, a new ghost difficulty, new items and stars, and new textures. Also, the Battle Island and Cave X race tracks and the character Konqi have been overhauled and updated. The GUI and networking features also received additional improvements.

SuperTuxKart (Image: SuperTuxKart)

New additions include a build for ARMv7 on Windows and support for earlier versions of macOS, as well as the optimizations and bug fixes associated with each version.

general
  • lap test mode
  • Fix parachute ignition
  • Fix the gyroscope on the driving surface of the wall
  • Enable ARMv7 build for Windows
  • Restore compatibility with macOS 10.14
Tracks and modeling
  • New Godette go-kart
  • Updated Battle Island and Cave X
  • Fix broken invisible wall in Antediluvian Abyss
  • Balanced starting positions on all official football pitches
  • New textures in Shifting Sands
  • Konqi updated
networks
  • Add track search to network track screen
  • Make the player limit in the game configurable
  • Allow the use of additional real karts

SuperTuxKart 1.4 Release Notes

Free clone of Super Mario Kart

The open source SuperTuxKart 1.4 is free software that is offered free of charge by the developers for the mentioned operating systems. There are also ports for AmigaOS, Android, BSD, Solaris, and Unix. Races can be played in local single player mode or multiplayer over the Internet. The graphics engine serves as the basis. Antarctica.

Provide more information very detailed changelog on the GitHub development platform as well the official blog.

SuperTuxKart 1.4 free download

SuperTuxKart 1.4 is now available for free Windows (EXE) Y macOS (ZIP) What Linux (TAR.XZ) be downloaded. The game is also available on the Google Play Store for Android. to download Clever. He too source code from below GPLv3 The distributed racing game can be viewed at any time.

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