After nearly three years of development, Supertuxkart 1.5, a free racing game with a wide variety of karts, tracks, and features, has been released. The game code is licensed under the GPLv3 license. Binary builds are available for Linux, Android, Windows и macOS.
In the new release:
- Three new artifact search tasks are offered on the Black Forest, Gran Paradisio Island and Old Mine tracks.
- Three new fields have been added to the multiplayer football racing game: Oasis, Hole Drop and XR-4R3N4.
- The user interface now features the ability to resize the game window. Settings for standard dimensions, a full-screen mode switch, and camera parameters have been moved to a new "Display" tab. To minimize scrolling and accommodate various screen sizes, the kart, track, and game mode selection interfaces have been adapted. Support for screens with non-standard aspect ratios has been improved. The contrast of some interface elements has been increased. Keyboard navigation has been improved. Six new interface themes have been added. A new "Desert" variant has been added to the Classic theme, and five multicolored variants have been added to the Cartoon theme.
- The ability to mark tracks and karts with a heart has been added. Marked items are displayed at the top of lists and are also accessible through the "Favorites" tab.
- Volume control has been improved. Artifact activation sounds are now audible to all players, not just the owner.
- To improve texture quality and eliminate blur, x16 anisotropic filtering has been implemented. Several new shaders have also been implemented, and the shadow rendering and detail selection logic has been improved to enhance image quality. A spotlight effect has been added. Supersampling support has been implemented to increase detail on high-resolution displays.
- A performance measurement mode has been added, allowing you to evaluate the effectiveness of optimizations and the impact of changes made.
- Added partial translation into Georgian.
Source: opennet.ru
