rev. I: Import & Interface
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hey guys, absolutely psyched to show you the latest revision to freerider.app.
if you know me, you know I'm super passionate about Free Rider tracks and history. I believe tracks are works of art, and as such deserve to be both preserved and showcased.
so without further ado, I'd like to unveil the freerider.app DB.
accessible by clicking the Import icon and clicking browse the database or by navigating to https://freerider.app/tracks, you will find:
over 960k tracks (and counting) from Free Rider HD,
over 1m tracks from Canvas Rider,
and ~4.5k tracks from the thought-to-be-lost Black Hat Rider database, courtesy of Renée.in addition to the full archives, a personally curated DB of 1000 tracks is available to browse, with custom thumbnails and playlists, along with metadata such as collaborators, reuploads across databases, remixes, contest entries, and more.
and in an effort to have every track be playable as they were, all CR and BHR autos/hold-ups now fully work on freerider.app, and helicopter, truck, balloon, and blob can now be played as starting/base vehicles, no powerups needed.
I hope you guys enjoying playing through the archive. if you have any requests for tracks to be added to the DB or playlist ideas, feel free to share in the thread.
see the next post for part 2 of this revision!
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since the start of developing fr.app with pie, we've had a bad habit of adding functionality without properly explaining how it works or how to access it. and as we've added features, it's become increasingly difficult to to fit everything in the existing menus.
in an effort to make the trackmaking experience easier and more straightforward for newcomers and veterans alike, we've updated the track editor interface!
and so we now present: the sidebar & toolbox!
clicking on the left menu icons and bottom menu buttons (where the text is) will either open up the corresponding sidebar tab or (if the sidebar is closed) the toolbox dialog. all the functionality once hidden is now visible and easily accessible, with descriptions and helpful tips too.
not only that, we have an improved user experience for manipulating objects and layers!
so check it out! we really hope you guys have a good time playing and making tracks with this new revision.
much love from @Pie42 and myself!
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Bigger than Ben-Hur. Revolutionary. Free Rider is now complete.
I know a lot of people won't fully grasp the potential of the freerider.app editor, but this is where the good stuff is; it is the final piece of the puzzle of every Free Rider game. I've yearned for the day you can play every Free Rider track and make any track you want on an out-of-this-world editor, all in one place. This is close to the endgame right here.
Exceptional work.
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You guys have addressed so many things I have wanted to see for the game, this is incredible.
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Finally I don't have to play freeriderhd.com
All honesty this is insanely cool -
Jesus this is HUGE
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With this I no longer see any reason to log onto FRHD; I think I'm done with the platform. This is the ultimate love letter to Free Rider, my biggest gratitude and appreciation to @Ness and @Pie42 for fulfilling requests asked of Kano and others for well over a decade now (playlists!! omg!!). It's been lovely going through this new database and all the neat little details and features. Seeing the Uxie as my pfp, matching the theme of the site as a whole, is just beautiful too. SO stoked
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thanks @Ness and @Pie42 this is epic.
completed this one (my favorite track), it said something like "upload time to leaderboard?" I said yes. ..where is the leaderboard? I wasn't aware of any saved ghosts or leaderboards on fr.app. https://freerider.app/frhd/838313
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thanks @Ness and @Pie42 this is epic.
completed this one (my favorite track), it said something like "upload time to leaderboard?" I said yes. ..where is the leaderboard? I wasn't aware of any saved ghosts or leaderboards on fr.app. https://freerider.app/frhd/838313
@lightninggod !! yes the ghosts get uploaded to the db, but there is no leaderboard or anything atm. I had meant to disable ghost uploads until I could confirm they were 100% functional, but I guess there’s no harm in keeping it up. they are like 99% working right now lol
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NICE. the future is bright
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this is revolutionary..... you guys have usurped kano games' mandate of heaven.....
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Tianming must be restored
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The only thing to add but that can be formatted after and I'm happy to help is some of the categorisations for tracks are wrong i.e. red was universal contest when it was spring gaming, event horizon not being a Pokémon card. I've seen it for a few things but obviously easiest to see when it's your own work. This whole project as stated is god tier and this little extra isn't a complaint
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I'll spam if I have to... Your tracks are back and available here. I can finally enjoy myself going back and playing WOE and aurora
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new stuff:
- live rider - play tracks with others (use https://freerider.app/login to have your name on the rider)
- search "live" for live sessions in db (also you can search "playlist" and "remix")
- added transform buttons and preview to the select tool (including invert)
- drag and drop layer reordering (re-added pie's layer improvements, my bad)
- added "import from code" to the track db to go back to the code import dialog easily
bug fixes/tweaks:
- right menu position fixed while sidebar is open
- opening sidebar while toolbox dialog is open now closes toolbox (moves toolbox back to sidebar)
- little description help box on sidebar is now correctly placed
- play mode now sets tool to camera so you can't draw
- mod settings save/apply fix (mods weren't saving like the other settings were)
- fixed "save as object" for teleport powerups
edit (some more):
- fix object sensitivity drop-downs
- fix visual bug on db header
- fix query not working on playlists
- fix alias searching (e.g. searching "tsunami" will now search "alex", "alexander", etc.)
- add db to sidebar
