https://forum.supertuxkart.net/ Sun, 23 Aug 2026 23:54:26 +0000 MyBB https://forum.supertuxkart.net/thread-412.html Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:50:32 +0000 schrowd]]> https://forum.supertuxkart.net/thread-412.html Issue #5197 mentions adding the ability to pause, seek, move back and forth by individual frames and change
the speed of playback when watching replays. To this, Alayan responded "Pause, rewind and speed change are
all things I would like to have as well. This won't be in 1.5 and maybe not in 2.0, but it's definitely on the roadmap."

I have built the engine side of this and in accordance with the "Communicating with the team" section of the
contributing code guidelines I am making a forum post about it.

I have implemented this by means of a ReplayControl class that owns the replay clock. It can pause (setPlaying), move 
the head of the playback to a desired time (seek) and change the rate of playback (setRate). The ability to move back and 
forth by individual frames naturally falls out of this; you would just seek by a frame-sized delta (or move to an adjacent time
via m_all_times, both can work). This functionality is currently enabled via a --replay-control flag and without it it is inert.
This doesn't change the normal race clock: everything outside of watch replay mode remains untouched.

I have deliberately NOT added the UI. I've built the mechanism, however as it stands there is no user interface that allows
the user to control it. This is on purpose and has been done for two main reasons.

   1. Building UI blind without knowing if it is wanted or how the structure should be set out puts my time and effort at risk of being wasted.

   2. Where the UI lives, how it looks, where the buttons are, etc. are design decisions that are not my call to make.

This feature has a dependency on the fix outlined in pull request #5837 - without it, seeking backwards would cause the ghost
to freeze in place, which is far from ideal.

The diff can be found here: https://github.com/schrowd/stk-code/compare/fix-ghost-controller-seekable...feature-replay-control

(Note to reviewer: the three "removed" lines in world_status.cpp are still there, they're just indented one level deeper and so
 GitHub shows them as red. None of the original behaviour has been changed or deleted. You can see that exact same code in
 lines 479-481.)

To wrap this up, I'd like to ask a few questions:

• Is this something you'd want in the main game?
  
• Should I build the UI or is that something you would be doing?
  
• Is driving the world clock the correct approach?
  
• Where should this live? It currently lives in src/replay: does it belong somewhere else?
  
• Whose job should it be to handle frame-stepping - ReplayControl's or the UI's?
  

Those are the main questions I'd like answers for however if you have any other questions or concerns I'd be happy to answer them.]]> Issue #5197 mentions adding the ability to pause, seek, move back and forth by individual frames and change
the speed of playback when watching replays. To this, Alayan responded "Pause, rewind and speed change are
all things I would like to have as well. This won't be in 1.5 and maybe not in 2.0, but it's definitely on the roadmap."

I have built the engine side of this and in accordance with the "Communicating with the team" section of the
contributing code guidelines I am making a forum post about it.

I have implemented this by means of a ReplayControl class that owns the replay clock. It can pause (setPlaying), move 
the head of the playback to a desired time (seek) and change the rate of playback (setRate). The ability to move back and 
forth by individual frames naturally falls out of this; you would just seek by a frame-sized delta (or move to an adjacent time
via m_all_times, both can work). This functionality is currently enabled via a --replay-control flag and without it it is inert.
This doesn't change the normal race clock: everything outside of watch replay mode remains untouched.

I have deliberately NOT added the UI. I've built the mechanism, however as it stands there is no user interface that allows
the user to control it. This is on purpose and has been done for two main reasons.

   1. Building UI blind without knowing if it is wanted or how the structure should be set out puts my time and effort at risk of being wasted.

   2. Where the UI lives, how it looks, where the buttons are, etc. are design decisions that are not my call to make.

This feature has a dependency on the fix outlined in pull request #5837 - without it, seeking backwards would cause the ghost
to freeze in place, which is far from ideal.

The diff can be found here: https://github.com/schrowd/stk-code/compare/fix-ghost-controller-seekable...feature-replay-control

(Note to reviewer: the three "removed" lines in world_status.cpp are still there, they're just indented one level deeper and so
 GitHub shows them as red. None of the original behaviour has been changed or deleted. You can see that exact same code in
 lines 479-481.)

To wrap this up, I'd like to ask a few questions:

• Is this something you'd want in the main game?
  
• Should I build the UI or is that something you would be doing?
  
• Is driving the world clock the correct approach?
  
• Where should this live? It currently lives in src/replay: does it belong somewhere else?
  
• Whose job should it be to handle frame-stepping - ReplayControl's or the UI's?
  

Those are the main questions I'd like answers for however if you have any other questions or concerns I'd be happy to answer them.]]> https://forum.supertuxkart.net/thread-410.html Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:00:42 +0000 Unofficial SuperTuxKart Soccer Tournament]]> https://forum.supertuxkart.net/thread-410.html We are excited to announce the 20th edition of the Unofficial SuperTuxKart Soccer Tournament series, which is the September 2026 Soccer Tournament!  

The registration is already open! Please use the registration form available here: https://tiersservers.eu/soccer-tournament/register  

You sign up individually, organizers create teams of three or four players and schedule your matches. We’re still playing three games with a 10 minutes time limit on three different arenas. However, this time Red Team chooses the first arena, Blue Team chooses the second arena, and the third arena is chosen randomly among all available arenas. We also require at least ten add-on arenas this time.  

Home page with all detailed information: https://luffah.xyz/tournament 
Overview of teams, schedule and results: https://tiersservers.eu/soccer-tournament  

Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/dFTjxQH, Matrix: https://matrix.to/#/!xPJCSLQlQVhUpjVYxd:matrix.org, or Telegram: https://t.me/stksoccer / https://t.me/stksoccer_scheduling / https://t.me/stksoccer_announcements  
Make sure to watch the trailer for the tournament: https://youtu.be/WbiVnzw8ojY  

The registration ends at Sunday, August 30. The tournament is expected to start around Sep 1 and finish around Oct 4.  

We hope to welcome many players!



  logo-sep26_comp.png (Size: 445.16 KB / Downloads: 48) ]]> We are excited to announce the 20th edition of the Unofficial SuperTuxKart Soccer Tournament series, which is the September 2026 Soccer Tournament!  

The registration is already open! Please use the registration form available here: https://tiersservers.eu/soccer-tournament/register  

You sign up individually, organizers create teams of three or four players and schedule your matches. We’re still playing three games with a 10 minutes time limit on three different arenas. However, this time Red Team chooses the first arena, Blue Team chooses the second arena, and the third arena is chosen randomly among all available arenas. We also require at least ten add-on arenas this time.  

Home page with all detailed information: https://luffah.xyz/tournament 
Overview of teams, schedule and results: https://tiersservers.eu/soccer-tournament  

Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/dFTjxQH, Matrix: https://matrix.to/#/!xPJCSLQlQVhUpjVYxd:matrix.org, or Telegram: https://t.me/stksoccer / https://t.me/stksoccer_scheduling / https://t.me/stksoccer_announcements  
Make sure to watch the trailer for the tournament: https://youtu.be/WbiVnzw8ojY  

The registration ends at Sunday, August 30. The tournament is expected to start around Sep 1 and finish around Oct 4.  

We hope to welcome many players!



  logo-sep26_comp.png (Size: 445.16 KB / Downloads: 48) ]]> https://forum.supertuxkart.net/thread-409.html Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:53:13 +0000 Del]]> https://forum.supertuxkart.net/thread-409.html
I checked that I am indeed subscribed to certain threads.

In User CP -> Alert Settings, I have everything on.

In the settings, I have default thread subscription mode set to "instant email notification".

It's not going into my spambox.

Anyone else having that issue? What could it be?

(As I am posting this, I can see that the default thread subscription option is to subscribe and receive email notification of new replies)]]>
I checked that I am indeed subscribed to certain threads.

In User CP -> Alert Settings, I have everything on.

In the settings, I have default thread subscription mode set to "instant email notification".

It's not going into my spambox.

Anyone else having that issue? What could it be?

(As I am posting this, I can see that the default thread subscription option is to subscribe and receive email notification of new replies)]]> https://forum.supertuxkart.net/thread-407.html Sun, 09 Aug 2026 23:01:53 +0000 Del]]> https://forum.supertuxkart.net/thread-407.html
There's also uh... a thing called Xsolla. It's one of the options for buying Kandria, which is a game recommended by Hempuli, who is a famous guy, who made Baba Is You, so it might be trustworthy. I dunno. They do seem to accept multiple currencies, but I have never bought anything through them. Guess I could do the test if there's any real interest. For science. I do find a lot of complaints about them online, though, and they're into "AI".]]>
There's also uh... a thing called Xsolla. It's one of the options for buying Kandria, which is a game recommended by Hempuli, who is a famous guy, who made Baba Is You, so it might be trustworthy. I dunno. They do seem to accept multiple currencies, but I have never bought anything through them. Guess I could do the test if there's any real interest. For science. I do find a lot of complaints about them online, though, and they're into "AI".]]> https://forum.supertuxkart.net/thread-405.html Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:02:05 +0000 TuxRacer_0827]]> https://forum.supertuxkart.net/thread-405.html
To play the track, all you have to do is go to the official STK Add-on Store. Of course, the track still needs to be approved first. 

Here are a few more recent pictures:

  screenshot1-0.jpg (Size: 311.11 KB / Downloads: 16)

  screenshot1-1.jpg (Size: 281.46 KB / Downloads: 10)

  screenshot1-2.jpg (Size: 242.17 KB / Downloads: 11) ]]>
To play the track, all you have to do is go to the official STK Add-on Store. Of course, the track still needs to be approved first. 

Here are a few more recent pictures:

  screenshot1-0.jpg (Size: 311.11 KB / Downloads: 16)

  screenshot1-1.jpg (Size: 281.46 KB / Downloads: 10)

  screenshot1-2.jpg (Size: 242.17 KB / Downloads: 11) ]]> https://forum.supertuxkart.net/thread-404.html Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:39:11 +0000 GustaLOLE]]> https://forum.supertuxkart.net/thread-404.html
The updated calendar:

  calendar_yel.png (Size: 321.06 KB / Downloads: 20)

I hope see you in the server and have fun!]]>
The updated calendar:

  calendar_yel.png (Size: 321.06 KB / Downloads: 20)

I hope see you in the server and have fun!]]> https://forum.supertuxkart.net/thread-401.html Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:39:14 +0000 nastynate664]]> https://forum.supertuxkart.net/thread-401.html https://forum.supertuxkart.net/thread-400.html Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:53:03 +0000 Mish7913]]> https://forum.supertuxkart.net/thread-400.html

Few days ago, I learned that you can make several animation for assets, and game will choose randomly what to play in current race, you need just put markers on timeline "start" and "end" several times to separate animations, like this.



So ... that gives me an idea, what if add this method to the karts as well?
When you repeat same markers of animation, for example "winning animation", and when you will win the race - game will randomly choose one of winning animations, that can be also for "loosing" animation, for "hit", for "jump", etc ...

Like this:


So ... what do you think about this idea?

  2026-08-02 19-33-15.jpg (Size: 16.06 KB / Downloads: 93)

  2026-08-02 19-34-07.jpg (Size: 8.23 KB / Downloads: 89) ]]>

Few days ago, I learned that you can make several animation for assets, and game will choose randomly what to play in current race, you need just put markers on timeline "start" and "end" several times to separate animations, like this.



So ... that gives me an idea, what if add this method to the karts as well?
When you repeat same markers of animation, for example "winning animation", and when you will win the race - game will randomly choose one of winning animations, that can be also for "loosing" animation, for "hit", for "jump", etc ...

Like this:


So ... what do you think about this idea?

  2026-08-02 19-33-15.jpg (Size: 16.06 KB / Downloads: 93)

  2026-08-02 19-34-07.jpg (Size: 8.23 KB / Downloads: 89) ]]> https://forum.supertuxkart.net/thread-399.html Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:35:20 +0000 GustaLOLE]]> https://forum.supertuxkart.net/thread-399.html
Someone with experience with Vulkan coding can help me (and DON'T DARE TO USE LLM IN THIS, DAMN).

Things to finish:

 - Post processing (stk-code/src/graphics/post_processing.xpp)
 - Shadows 
 - Maybe new shaders? 
 - More things to see in video settings.

Maybe, I will create a repository to make easier the co-working.]]>
Someone with experience with Vulkan coding can help me (and DON'T DARE TO USE LLM IN THIS, DAMN).

Things to finish:

 - Post processing (stk-code/src/graphics/post_processing.xpp)
 - Shadows 
 - Maybe new shaders? 
 - More things to see in video settings.

Maybe, I will create a repository to make easier the co-working.]]> https://forum.supertuxkart.net/thread-398.html Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:58:55 +0000 Stellar Horse]]> https://forum.supertuxkart.net/thread-398.html They are not fit to the sizes of the characters on the karts. When I drive along the tracks i always think - Why everything is so big here? All tracks are so beautifully made, but there is no feeling of awareness that these tracks are created for the characters. Right now it feels as if they are just some strangers who accidentally drove into a places that not belongs to them. 

And because everything is so big, I can't enjoy the beauty of the tracks on the fullest because everything is too high, so i have to drive back to get better look at some objects.

I just thought maybe you would consider this question and maybe adjust the sizes? 

In any case, i just sharing with you my thoughts  I love this game, it's very enjoyable to play ]]> They are not fit to the sizes of the characters on the karts. When I drive along the tracks i always think - Why everything is so big here? All tracks are so beautifully made, but there is no feeling of awareness that these tracks are created for the characters. Right now it feels as if they are just some strangers who accidentally drove into a places that not belongs to them. 

And because everything is so big, I can't enjoy the beauty of the tracks on the fullest because everything is too high, so i have to drive back to get better look at some objects.

I just thought maybe you would consider this question and maybe adjust the sizes? 

In any case, i just sharing with you my thoughts  I love this game, it's very enjoyable to play ]]>