Family Road Trip

Devlog

• FaRT 8.28 devlog
  February 14, 2021 by Vaughn Evans

  Added new Car Fishing AR minigame, that is more of a filter for the whole game, where you try to catch fish by pulling them to the top of the river, for money. You trade money at the start, for the ab... Continue reading
• FaRT 7.25 devlog
  October 11, 2020 by Vaughn Evans

  This release adds an act II to green thumb, in it's first stages. More work to come on this, and it will lead to a final Act III. Made more improvements on the police and fines, fixed some bugs... Continue reading
• FaRT 7.17 devlog
  October 07, 2020 by Vaughn Evans

  Police! Fines! Sirens! Lights! Chases! Outrun the cops! ...or pull over. Risk the double fees that can come when you get chased into town... Continue reading
• FaRT 6.98 devlog
  September 16, 2020 by Vaughn Evans#Police, #AI driving

  Big, big update here! AI cars will pass you and other AI cars that get in the way, when it's safe to pass. ^^ This was a first step towards police cars following you, which is also up and running. You... Continue reading
• FaRT 6.42 devlog
  August 04, 2020 by Vaughn Evans

  I have a new mini-game at the arcade, called Green Thumb! It's a farming sim. Been having fun with it so far! Doesn't work on controller yet. Hoping to get to the 'selling' part today... Continue reading
• FaRT 6.39 devlog
  July 27, 2020 by Vaughn Evans

  Many fixes to mobile gameplay. Getting finalized with the switch to 16:9. Changed music player to show band and be more accessible to mobile players. Finishing font changes. Finished my double virtual... Continue reading
• FaRT 6.00 devlog
  July 09, 2020 by Vaughn Evans

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  Mobile is starting to look better! Controls are slowly shaping up. I added some new menus that are interactive with touch, but there are more little ones to go. You will get stuck plenty of places, on... Continue reading
• FaRT 5.97 devlog
  July 07, 2020 by Vaughn Evans

  We're a big hot mess right now! Switched to 16:9, from 4:3, to fit mobile better, now that mobile is working!!! Switched fonts, cleaning that up will take a while, not to mention the switch to 16:9 t... Continue reading
• FaRT 5.92 devlog
  July 04, 2020 by Vaughn Evans#html5

  Family Road Trip is now a browser game! I am very happy with the results of my html5 export. This is the second release as an html5 game, and already most bugs have been fixed. Beyond expectations, to... Continue reading
• FaRT 5.84 devlog
  June 29, 2020 by Vaughn Evans

  I've been adding text backings, and sizing them. Boring, but makes it all look nice. I worked a lot on the towing, and the running out of gas, which can both now lead to a side of the road begging/bar... Continue reading
• FaRT 5.80 devlog
  June 14, 2020 by Vaughn Evans

  Several new bugfixes came from the help of my friend Lilith! Thank you Lilith! <3 Fixed a gas flag that was inputted improperly very early on in development, before I understood what I was doing. Had... Continue reading
• FaRT 5.75 devlog
  June 05, 2020 by Vaughn Evans

  Added a graphics settings button to the intro! You can choose to minimize the graphics quality of the bushes, and the sun, for low end machines, and streamers. boblawblog - added a bunch of fixes, and... Continue reading
• FaRT 5.71 devlog
  June 03, 2020 by Vaughn Evans

  Huge music update! New album, Brent Berry's B-Sides, one of my favorites! The Radio option works, still making the playlist, but it's started. Lots of big, big sound upgrades, throughout the game. Be... Continue reading
• FaRT 5.63 devlog
  May 26, 2020 by Vaughn Evans

  Casino is half done, city five! Still needs a ticket counter and prizes, and Lobbyist doesn't give out tickets yet. Will do that when I finish it. Lots of detail work, shortened intro, reworked some p... Continue reading
• FaRT 5.55 devlog
  May 19, 2020 by Vaughn Evans

  5.55 is a big, hopefully enjoyable to play version, I wanted to pause for a moment and test some things, find some bugs to work on, and figure out the next steps. LOTS of big fixes here. All kinds of... Continue reading
• FaRT 5.52 devlog
  May 15, 2020 by Vaughn Evans

  Major update! Hotels/motels have been coded. You can now choose accommodations, and sleep, relieving stress from nighttime. Much work was done on the night/day cycle. The game is feeling more complet... Continue reading
• FaRT 5.46 devlog
  May 12, 2020 by Vaughn Evans#sky, #sun, #time, #sunset, #sunrise, #day, #night

  I've added time! The sky sun and stars are now fully animated/visible, and maintain their course as you progress from town to town, and activity to activity. Next up, programming in Motels, which reli... Continue reading
• FaRT 5.38 devlog
  May 03, 2020 by Vaughn Evans

  I polish the hunting section here. I shortened the intro, made things load faster. Worked on game dynamics a little, still much to do, to work hunting and limited money in... Continue reading
• FaRT 5.34 devlog
  April 25, 2020 by Vaughn Evans#hunting, #oregon trail

  HUNTING has been added! It's been a long time coming. It's JUST started, so don't expect much yet. Lobbyist was the beginning to my top down shooter, and this is the logical way to add that to the reg... Continue reading
• FaRT 5.28 devlog
  February 20, 2020 by Vaughn Evans

  Most importantly, I have fixed the tow truck sequence, allowing you to get farther in the game than before! So many fixes since 5.14, can't mention them all. Lots of small tweaks, fixed the garage sal... Continue reading
• FaRT 5.14 devlog
  December 17, 2019 by Vaughn Evans

  Lots of work done on Lobbyist: Pillars; Controls reworked; Collision started; Enemy AI reworked; Enemy collision; General bug fixes throughout... Continue reading
• FaRT 5.08 devlog
  November 12, 2019 by Vaughn Evans

  Added "huge rubber band" (replaced giant spring, scrapped old idea) that shoots coins, Control shoots. Lots of little tweaks around that system, but nothing else major... Continue reading
• FaRT 5.07 devlog
  November 12, 2019 by Vaughn Evans

  After a year and a half off, I'm back developing FaRT! This update has several bugfixes, and a new map system when you reach towns to show your progress. More to come, I'm back on this project to see... Continue reading
• FaRT 5.03 devlog
  May 05, 2018 by Vaughn Evans

  Many fixes to many bugs days back that I won't remember. Fixed bug where tow truck charged repeatedly till you were broke. Fixed swipe control bug in rooms that did not contain obj_theroad, thanks to... Continue reading
• FaRT 4.95 devlog
  April 29, 2018 by Vaughn Evans#swipe, #mobile bound, #touchscreen

  New Swipe recognition, with mobile in mind. Works only in driving for now. Swipe left is nitro, click is speedup, swipe right is brake. Lots of new random work, including but not limited to: backgroun... Continue reading
• FaRT 4.48 devlog
  April 27, 2018 by Vaughn Evans

  Jump fixed. Added "random" garage sales, still in testing, not so random at the moment, every quarter mile... Continue reading
• FaRT 4.60 devlog
  April 27, 2018 by Vaughn Evans

  Added the full introduction of hitchhikers to the game, including new graphical scene, and many easter eggs. Fixed lane change stalls caused by previous "one lane at a time" fix. Fixed ramp scale offs... Continue reading
• FaRT 4.63 devlog
  April 27, 2018 by Vaughn Evans

  Added animation to garage sales, basic. Started adding background scroll to the hitchhiker animation, accurate to placement, broken. Added variable sizing/character to nitro flames. Various gameplay f... Continue reading
• FaRT 4.91 devlog
  April 27, 2018 by Vaughn Evans

  Added Slot machine number 3, and worked them all out. Added volume control. Various other fixes... Continue reading
• FaRT 4.85 devlog
  April 26, 2018 by Vaughn Evans

  Lots of small tweaks Added lots to the gambling, including a second slot machine, randomization on which is available, and groundwork for a third... Continue reading
• FaRT 4.77 devlog
  April 23, 2018 by Vaughn Evans

  4.75 added glider attachment to car (more here later) 4.77 fixes crash damage, changing from random amounts to damage according to impact speed for all cars. This fundamentally changes the game, makin... Continue reading
• FaRT 4.73 devlog
  March 31, 2018 by Vaughn Evans

  added highest jump code more work testing hitchhikers jump mechanics - added wings code, no sprite yet. Not in game, but programmed into intro so far... Continue reading
• FaRT 4.35 devlog
  February 18, 2018 by Vaughn Evans

  4.35 adds trucks and trucks with ramps, a whole new ai driving system, and proper brakelights, amongst other things... Continue reading