New track on Xbox One - The Platform Challenge.
This is a successor to my track on a Trials Evo called Platformerationism, I prefer to think of this as a challenge track more than a trials track, I would have shared this as a skill game but you can't play skill games multiplayer so I kept it as trials and it does still require your trials skills but with the added element of you controlling the platforms you're riding on too.
More details and a video can be found in the first post of this thread.
Hope you guys give it a try, let me know what you think if you do.
Hey! Just wanted to drop in and let you know i really liked The Platform Challenge and its concept. I have to admit i quitted the first time i played it cause i was a bit overstrained with the button controls and which activates what colour and so on lol But i had another attempt yesterday and i'm glad i did. Once you get familiar with it, it's really addictive and quite challenging. I got down to Gold and three faults yesterday and thinking about trying to go for plat but i can't see that happening lol Great run by the way from yourself, enjoyed watching it. Nice "shortcuts" too. The plat time is really really tough i think, but achievable. Too bad not many people seem to have the patience to finish it, they miss a great experience.
Thanks man, glad you enjoyed it, I see you went back and dropped it down to 2 faults since writing this, nice run, hopefully I'll see you take the top spot soon.
And yeah as much as it's disheartening that many people don't have the patience to stick with it after the time and effort I put into making it, I knew it would happen as the same thing happened on the similar track I made on Evo, but this sort of track is fun to make so I ran with it anyway.
Yep, but unfortunately no plat lol Three minutes would've been a perfect time for it!Originally Posted by ghaagsheblan Go to original post![]()
Rakete, it seems very difficult at first try. Or even at second or third. I had exactly the same problem but i can tell you, you will get used to it very quickly, just give it a few more tries.![]()
I did consider setting it to 3 mins but platinum is supposed to be a perfect run and in testing I was able to hit 2.46.3 and then 2.45.8 was my best so I figured 2.50 gives enough leeway for a small mistake or 2 while still requiring a near perfect run, as you can see from my platinum run I had a little trouble on one section but still made it in time. You need to try and get those orange and purple circles near the start smooth without performing the full loops, it saves a bunch of time. There's also another time saver that I missed on my run, near the end where you go up the long jump of green orange green orange etc, you can skip the last orange one and jump straight from the green and use the small outlying purple platform to reach the checkpoint.Originally Posted by Eevan80 Go to original post
It is certainly tough, but then it's supposed to be a challenge.
Glad you guys are enjoying it.
I know what you mean, i always tend to set a tough plat time on my own tracks as well. Don't know if it's a good idea though lol Can be very frustrating at times for some people. But yeah, it's supposed to be a challenge. Of course i was referring to my time a little over three minutes so it was obvious i begged for a three minute plat time lolOriginally Posted by Lukeyy19 Go to original post
Practised the green/purple circles shortcut you mentioned and it saved about 6.5 seconds. That's a start. Another part that'd save a lot: Those five green 90 degree angles towards the end. Though it's the hardest bit for me on the whole track and i'm refusing to go through them fast if i'm on a zero fault run. Have to change that obviously.![]()
I really want to get that plat, so i'm definitely not done with it yet.
By the way, the two controllers at the start.. did you also release it for PS4 or did you consider a possible pick? Really hope we'll see this one in Uplay Rec soon.
Nice yeah once you get those first circles down its a big time save, as for the green L shapes, yeah I wonder if maybe those are little too high in difficulty for the track, but as with everything else it's mainly just all about timing.Originally Posted by Eevan80 Go to original post
During testing there was just the Xbox style controller but I didn't like the way the space looked too empty, a friend who tested it suggested two controllers and that I might as well make the second a PS4 style one too and as it fills in the gaps while I'm at it I figured better to be safe than sorry.
Personally as I previously said, I knew it wouldn't get much attention based on the previous one I made in Evo, and so, as cool as it would be i'm very doubtful it will get a pick, especially considering a lot of players aren't a fan of the whole "gimmick" thing, they prefer pure trials, and there is no "pure fun" section anymore. I haven't seen any "gimmicky" tracks like this get a pick yet so it seems unlikely.