Sky Gnomes [racing] - Asynchronous Multiplayer, Leagues, Daily Tournaments

[Foursaken_Media]

Sorry for the hold up on the beta everyone... the beta is actually ready to go but we're waiting on Apple to set up our Enterprise Dev account to allow unlimited beta testers, which is taking a bit longer then anticipated... sigh.

We should have a gameplay trailer up soon to whet your appetite though

[Foursaken_Media]

The 1st beta build is now live on testflight! If you applied, you should have an email with installation instructions.

Please remember this is a beta, so the more feedback, the better! Please keep bug reports to emails (you can send issues to beta@foursakenmedia.com, or reply to the testflight email), and please only post general impressions here on the forums.

Again, here on the forums we'd love for you to share your general opinions

[Bparker]

Downloading right now will post impressions in the next 10-15 minutes

[Bparker]

I am really enjoying the gameplay right now. Very fun and I want to keep coming back for more. Feels awesome being second right now

[JoeyLP]

I'm having a good time.
The fact that there are so many upgrades has me playing again and again, and the fact that I want to try and make my way to the top of the leaderboards also has me playing repeatedly.
This is a fantastic, fun, competitive game.

[Foursaken_Media]

Originally Posted by Bparker

I am really enjoying the gameplay right now. Very fun and I want to keep coming back for more. Feels awesome being second right now

Awesome Yeah, I saw you jump up pretty quick on the race list Looks like you're getting pretty good!

So, I've got a question for all testers who've played so far... is it obvious that the other gnomes you are racing against are actually those peoples' races? We record every persons best time exactly as they race through it, so it is actually a really seamless asynchronous multiplayer... its a really cool feature that we want to make sure people know about...

[JoeyLP]

Originally Posted by Foursaken_Media

So, I've got a question for all testers who've played so far... is it obvious that the other gnomes you are racing against are actually those peoples' races? We record every persons best time exactly as they race through it, so it is actually a really seamless asynchronous multiplayer... its a really cool feature that we want to make sure people know about...

It's one of the best features. It's actually a brilliant way to see how well you're going throughout the fall, but also makes you want to speed up, and make sure you're ahead, therefore further improving your play/time.

[Bparker]

I also noticed that and its really nice.

[iJay]

Is it just me, or are there no coins during the race? All I am seeing is snowflakes and ice chunks...

Though I am not seeing the checkpoint either so it is probably just me. haha

Edit: Ah, nevermind. Turns out all the coins are with the checkpoint.

[Foursaken_Media]

Originally Posted by iJay

Is it just me, or are there no coins during the race? All I am seeing is snowflakes and ice chunks...

Though I am not seeing the checkpoint either so it is probably just me. haha

Coins are dropped in lines from the blimp race helper. You'll see him fly up from time to time, which is when he will drop out lines of coins. Checkpoints also have lines of coins leading into them.

As for the checkpoints, they have blinking beacon lights on them to help guide you. You can also generally see when you're coming up to a checkpoint by looking at the race minimap on the left of the screen (the midpoint marker is where the checkpoint will be).

Let me know if you see them!