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Built a tool that renders icons for every skin in the game #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

Feels like the final look of the game is starting to take shape. And that’s exciting 😊

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We’re building test-level blockouts right now🚧

At the same time, we're integrating 3D models for interactive objects.

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Right now, data is recorded every 0.05s.
Tried 0.1s — interpolation still looks smooth, but needs more testing.
Result: file size reduced almost 3× compared to the first version.

Third (current) version:
- Fully numeric array
- No string keys
- All booleans packed into one byte via bit flags
This gave the biggest compression boost.

#3 (43.7 KB, current format)
[0.0575,70.1,1.2,11.0,1.4E-07,0.7071,1.01E-05,0.7071,2.4,0.0,0]

Second iteration:
- Shortened field names
- Still stored booleans separately
Big improvement, but still not perfect.

#2 (81.7 KB, intermediate format)
{"t":0.055,"pX":70.1,"pY":1.2,"pZ":11.0,"rX":-3.5E-07,"rY":0.7071,"rZ":1.06E-05,"rW":0.7071,"v":2.4,"s":0.0,"flags":0,"d":false,"l":false,"b":false,"c":false}

First version was the worst:
- Saved data every frame
- Very long field names
- All booleans stored separately
Result: unnecessarily bloated files.

#1 (124 KB, old format)
{"time":0.0563,"position_X":70.1,"position_Y":1.2,"position_Z":11.0,"rotation_X":-3.4E-07,"rotation_Y":0.7071,"rotation_Z":1.06E-05,"rotation_W":0.7071,"forward_Velocity":2.4,"steering":0.0,"isDrifting":false,"isLanding":false,"isBoosting":false,"isCollision":false}

Working on my 3rd iteration of the save format.
Here’s how the data changed step by step — and how I managed to shrink file size drastically.
Tests were made on a 23s track.

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You can make it good later

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Added a car customization system to the game. Currently implemented options to change the body, tires, rims, and switch between different window panels.

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Someone drew cute little icons and added them to interface. Turns out, you can actually tap them with your fingers. That means you can control the car on your mobile device!

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The player can now restart the level and respawn at the last checkpoint reached.

Timers at the bottom: total run time and no-respawn time.
New blocks: speed booster and jump booster.

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Arcade top-down racing game 🚗🏁

This is the project I want to kick off my journey with. How cool I am at collecting checkpoints😎

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