The Picard Maneuver to RetroGamingEnglish • 9 hours agoThe water has waves!imagemessage-square81arrow-up1565arrow-down18
arrow-up1557arrow-down1imageThe water has waves!The Picard Maneuver to RetroGamingEnglish • 9 hours agomessage-square81
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish37•8 hours agoOnly issue with the technology is that the waves were not dynamic; they were deterministic/the same every race.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish39•edit-28 hours agoFrom a speedrunners’ perspective, that’s a blessing, not an issue!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•6 hours agoIf you played multiplayer, that made it even more fun. Being in first place meant you’d trigger certain waves, but then that could fuck up or really help someone behind you.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish15•edit-28 hours agoThat’s true. They triggered different waves depending on your location. But I’m willing to bet any recent games that focus on water do the same thing, just with bigger areas, and a few more trigger types.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•6 hours agoYes they are. Not what I was talking about though
Only issue with the technology is that the waves were not dynamic; they were deterministic/the same every race.
From a speedrunners’ perspective, that’s a blessing, not an issue!
If you played multiplayer, that made it even more fun. Being in first place meant you’d trigger certain waves, but then that could fuck up or really help someone behind you.
That’s true. They triggered different waves depending on your location.
But I’m willing to bet any recent games that focus on water do the same thing, just with bigger areas, and a few more trigger types.
Random seeds are pretty easy to do these days.
Yes they are. Not what I was talking about though