Super Tux 2

. Antarctica,(code)GPL, or more (assets)WebsiteSuperTuxKart ( STK) is a, distributed under the terms of the. It features mascots of various projects. SuperTuxKart is, running on, and systems. Version 1.0 was officially released on April 20, 2019.SuperTuxKart started as a fork of, originally developed by Steve and Oliver Baker in 2000. When 's around March 2004, a as SuperTuxKart was conducted by other developers in 2006. SuperTuxKart is under active development by the game's community.
4-player multiplayer in SuperTuxKart (2017, 0.9.3)SuperTuxKart 's gameplay is similar to that of the series, but also has distinct elements, such as collecting and using cans of Nitro. The game features the mascots of several open source projects. For example, plays the referee, flagging the start of the race and saving players when they drive off the course. The game supports single player, local multiplayer, and modes. Networking modes were introduced in version 1.0.
Characters Similarly to, the official characters are the mascots of free and open-source projects, for instance Thunderbird (Referee) (for ), ( kernel), Adiumy , , Emule , , Pidgin , , , , , Puffy , Xue , Sara , Amanda , , and Gavroche. An exception is Nolok, who does not represent a particular open source project, but was created by the project as the of Tux.The mascots for many other projects are available as add-ons from SuperTuxKart's add-ons website, including Geeko (for ), Blinky , Minix , Chinchila , Gooey , Kitty , Python , Choqok (ChoqoK), Penny and Mr.
Iceblock , Amiga , Android , Audacity Girl , Proog , Transmission , Beagle , ElePHPant , Mozilla (formerly) , and Buggie.Plot Unlike Mario Kart, STK has a story associated with gameplay, similar to.Story mode is used to unlock tracks and characters for single and multi-player modes.At the beginning of story mode, Gnu, the leader of the free/libre and open-source world, is captured by Nolok, the villain in STK, with his spaceship. Nolok then visits Tux and tells him that he has kidnapped Gnu; unless Tux and his friends can defeat Nolok, the 'King of the Karts', Gnu would become his supper. After the player defeats Nolok in Fort Magma, the final track of STK, Tux rescues Gnu from his prison.History. SuperTuxKart 0.7, the first version to use the Irrlicht EngineSuperTuxKart is based on TuxKart, a project initiated by Steve Baker in April 2000. Due to TuxKart project internal disagreements the development stalled and collapsed ultimately, and the project was in March 2004.
The project was as SuperTuxKart, but remained in an unplayable and unmaintained state. In 2006 Joerg 'Hiker' Henrichs resurrected the project and, with the help of Eduardo 'Coz' Hernandez Munoz, released the game in a playable state. In 2008, Marianne Gagnon (aka. 'Auria') joined the project and eventually replaced Coz as one of the project leaders after his retirement.Historically under version 2 of the GPL, in 2008 the game's was to the.
Our karts have also been updated, including new graphical effects such as headlights and exhaust smoke. Several karts. Help Tux win this crazy kart race. Rate this App. About this version. Tux game similar to Super Mario Bros. 2D motocross game that responds to the laws of physics. A Great Open Source Driving Simulator.
Best game dev tycoon combos. The game's assets (textures, models, sounds, music, etc.) are licensed under a mixture of and conforming:, and.In 2010, SuperTuxKart switched away from using and PLIB libraries (used through version 0.6.2) for graphics and started using the. This change was released in version 0.7. In 2013 and 2014, the game participated in as a mentoring organization. The migration of the code repository from to was officially announced on 17 January 2014, though the assets repository and downloads remain on. On April 21, 2015, version 0.9 was released which used a highly modified version of, including an entirely new graphics renderer dubbed Antarctica. This enabled much better graphics with features such as, real-time, and more.
In early 2018, Antarctica switched to using in the git version of the game. Antarctica Rendering Engine uses 3.3+ (or OpenGL ES on suitable platforms) and for most of the graphical work.In March 2017, SuperTuxKart was on. However, as of September 2019, SuperTuxKart is not available on Steam. In May 2019, Joerg 'Hiker' Henrichs stepped down as a lead developer of SuperTuxkart, with 'Benau' and 'Alayan' taking over as the new project leaders.Reception In 2004, TuxKart was selected by to be their 'Game of the Month' project.In 2007 named SuperTuxKart as one of the top five racing games available for Linux, describing it as the game to try if you're 'tired of realistic driving'. Also praised the game, saying that 'the courses in SuperTuxKart are fun, colorful and imaginative' and that 'If you've played the original, you'll be impressed by the new, hugely improved, SuperTuxKart.'
Although it did not make it into the top five free games, it received an honorable mention in 2008. In 2009, cited it as one of the best games to put on a Linux. In 2016, OMG! Called SuperTuxKart 'The best kart racing game to not feature, or '.Since August 2007 SuperTuxKart has been downloaded over 3.1 million times from and has over 100 thousand downloads on the store. See also.