11th February 2022, 5:07 AM
(This post was last modified: 11th February 2022, 5:11 AM by Master Raiden. Edited 1 time in total.)
This seems inspired by car racing games, which is cool, but I don't really find it suitable for Platform Racing 2.
Removal of 30 second timer
This is probably the biggest reason (apart from reversed controls) why no one uses the hat. Although it stops Artifact wearers from having an overpowered advantage in races, levels with unlimited time do exist and nothing is stopping them there. I would personally like to see the 30 second limit removed if you own your own Artifact Hat.
Speedometer
Not sure how you're supposed to determine the speed in kph or mph, not that it would be very useful to anyone. I think it would be better to show the in-game speed, if anything.
Also, if you have the Artifact with a speed burst, the speedometer would be quite pointless since you'll either be going 0 or full speed most of the time. Anything in between would be irrelevant and the pin would just be flicking between 0 and top speed. It kind of gets in the way as well; if you're going fast, you'll want to see as far ahead as possible.
Different Map
How are you supposed to display the map "differently"? PR2 is a 2D game, so there isn't much you can do.
And this has been brought up in previous PR2 idea – how is the game supposed to know who is 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th?
Changing Colors
Maybe a filter could be added to make things look a little different, or maybe a slight change in contrast/saturation.
Completely changing the colors is just dumb, in my opinion. I would never use the Artifact Hat if it did that.
Red Square
I don't mind this change, but I don't really look at the map unless I am racing/DMing with someone and want to know where they are.
4 Dots
Interesting idea. The single dot you get with the speed burst is meaningless, so making more use of the dots would be a welcome change.
Removal of 30 second timer
This is probably the biggest reason (apart from reversed controls) why no one uses the hat. Although it stops Artifact wearers from having an overpowered advantage in races, levels with unlimited time do exist and nothing is stopping them there. I would personally like to see the 30 second limit removed if you own your own Artifact Hat.
Speedometer
Not sure how you're supposed to determine the speed in kph or mph, not that it would be very useful to anyone. I think it would be better to show the in-game speed, if anything.
Also, if you have the Artifact with a speed burst, the speedometer would be quite pointless since you'll either be going 0 or full speed most of the time. Anything in between would be irrelevant and the pin would just be flicking between 0 and top speed. It kind of gets in the way as well; if you're going fast, you'll want to see as far ahead as possible.
Different Map
How are you supposed to display the map "differently"? PR2 is a 2D game, so there isn't much you can do.
And this has been brought up in previous PR2 idea – how is the game supposed to know who is 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th?
Changing Colors
Maybe a filter could be added to make things look a little different, or maybe a slight change in contrast/saturation.
Completely changing the colors is just dumb, in my opinion. I would never use the Artifact Hat if it did that.
Red Square
I don't mind this change, but I don't really look at the map unless I am racing/DMing with someone and want to know where they are.
4 Dots
Interesting idea. The single dot you get with the speed burst is meaningless, so making more use of the dots would be a welcome change.
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