Multiple game modes: normal race, time trial, soccer, battle and ‘capture the flag’Īll of the karts, characters and tracks you love are available in online play too, and you’ll continue to find all the same power-ups available in item boxes.įor the best results it’s advised you try to race with other online players located in the same country or continent as you (depending on which is bigger).Play with up to 10 other players online.The online play feature in Super Tux Kart 1.0 - and up, in case you’re a time traveller reading this post far in the future - works just like you would expect: you choose online play, pick (or host) a server, and wait to join fellow racers If you’re an avid Super Tux Kart player you might have been making the most of the feature in recent beta and release candidate builds versioned 0.10.īut in honour of the latest release - which STK devs described as “the most significant step forward in SuperTuxKart’s more than 12 years of history” - the version number leaps to 1.0 with this release. Not that networked multiplay is totally new. With this release the FOSS-themed Mario Kart alternative matches its inspiration for real-time competitive online play (but, unlike its inspiration, remains mercifully free of terrible Blue Shells and turgid Rainbow Road). “The most significant step forward in SuperTuxKart’s 12 year history” STK Devs Yes, SuperTuxKart 1.0 is officially released.Īnd a notable release it is too: SuperTuxKart 1.0 is the first stable version of the famed open-source racing game to offer online multiplayer functionality. The chequered flag falls on SuperTuxKart as it speeds into pole position.
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