Logan Kart 8 Deluxe Update 2.1 Is Here

The Logan Kart 8 Version 2.1 update has arrived! It's here to bring some slight changes and additions to your Logan Kart experience.

New Features!

• Anarchy Mode! It's basically 315cc with some tweaks designed for chaos.
• Variable race length! As mentioned earlier in the devlog. Also available in Grand Prix, due to the results of the poll.
• Android version is back (use at your own risk)!

Changes!

• Physics changes of which I don't remember all the specifics!
• Item tweaks!
• Vehicles fly higher in the air when hit by items!

This is going to be the last update for a while, and possibly ever. However, I said the same thing about 2.0, so anything is possible. Perhaps even Logan Kart 9. Logan Kart X. A spiritual successor. Who knows. But I need a break. See y'all later.

Logan Kart 8 Update 2.1: The Seventh Class

Some people want to go even faster. Some people want no item balance whatsoever. And some people just want to break the game. If any of these sound familiar, I have just the thing for you. Introducing Logan Kart 8: Anarchy Mode.



This "game mode" is technically the seventh class, after M300cc, but it has several differences that distinguish it from all other speed classes:

• Slightly faster than 300cc
• Most out of bounds / reset zones are disabled
• Different item distributions

How different are these item distributions? In Anarchy mode, the four item modes behave as follows:

• None - No items.
• Normal - Same item distribution in every place 1st through 8th, with some items being rarer than others.
• Boring - Same item distribution as "Crazy" in other speed classes.
• Crazy - Same item distribution in every place 1st through 8th, with every unique item equally weighted.

In addition, unlike the "Race Length" option, this mode is selectable in Time Trials. Not only is it much faster than 180cc time trials, but in Anarchy mode item boxes are present. Accordingly, Anarchy records will be separate.

This mode is completely optional and is just supposed to be an additional feature for serious (or non-serious, I suppose) players that is distinct from the "regular" speeds. Some people have requested a "classic" physics mode in the past that behaves differently from the main game, so I think this is a suitable compromise (indeed, physics in 2.1, especially in Anarchy mode, are slightly different, too).

If you have any feedback or suggestions, please leave a comment. I want to make sure that 2.1 has enough Logan Kart 8 for everyone!

Announcing Logan Kart 8 Deluxe Update 2.1

I was originally going to release a small patch called 2.0.1, but due to some lukewarm reception and a sudden desire to add additional features, this patch is going to be bumped to a minor feature andbugfix update. There will be some significant changes in v2.1 to many aspects of gameplay, some that people asked for, some that people didn’t ask for, and some that may be considered a compromise.

Starting with the things that people didn’t ask for, here is a new feature coming to update 2.1: a “Race Length” option in VS mode:

This option controls the number of laps in each race, and it has six settings:

• Single - Every race is one lap, that’s it.
• Short - Reduced lap counts across the board (e.g. 2 laps instead of 3)
• Normal - The standard race length.
• Long - For extended races (e.g. 5 laps instead of 3).
• Marathon - I wouldn’t recommend this at speeds slower than 180cc.
• Random - The number of laps is chosen randomly from one of the five options above for each race (don’t worry - it’s weighted).

Marathon mode is so ridiculous that I had to redesign the end-of-race lap time screen and lap counter for some tracks. If you want to dodge your way through 5 minutes of Roundabout, this is the mode for you.

The feature is already complete, but what I want to know from you guys is if you’d like to see this option available in Grand Prix mode as well (it definitely won’t be in Time Trials). I’ve set up a poll on the Game Jolt Page regarding this question.

Take care, fellow Logankarters.

Logan Kart 8 Deluxe Now Available

At long last, the day has arrived. I apologize for the slight delay, but now that it's September 7th here on the USA West Coast, it's time to unveil the definitive version of Logan Kart.

Introducing Logan Kart 8 Deluxe! An interesting take on the kart racing genre, providing both familiar gameplay and unique content, Logan Kart 8 Deluxe has all the kart-racing craziness you can handle, and now with less copyrighted material (hopefully none at all)!

FEATURES

• Nine characters, nine vehicles, and twenty total tracks in five different cups
• Four new tracks, making up the Rejected Ideas Cup:
• Snake Valley and Motel 4 (covered in previous devlogs)
• Tourist Destination (a track that was never made and then scrapped; you may have seen its name on old selection screens in 2015)
• "debug track" (the actual map used for debugging the game and testing new features back in the early days of development, now turned into a racecourse).
• A really odd selection of items
• New frustratingly comical physics
• Six race classes to master, from beginner speed up to uncontrollably fast
• Grand prix and time trials modes for single-player action
• VS Mode for one to four players with full-feature splitscreen multiplayer
• Support for two people using the same keyboard and up to four different joysticks or gamepads
• Actually original soundtrack this time
• Bug fixes (from v1.0.0)
• More bugs

What are you waiting for? Go download it at gamejolt.com/games/lk8d/336601!

It's Coming...