Released the new version of Supertuxkart 1.0 know its news

Super Tux Kart 1.0

After a year and a half of development, se has presented the launch of the new version of Supertuxkart 1.0, which comes with several interface improvements and several fixes.

For those who are still unaware of Supertuxkart, they should know that this is a popular free racing game with a lot of karts and tracks.

Besides that, comes with characters from various open source projects which include several race tracks. Previously this was a single player or local multiplayer game, but with this new version things change.

There are several types of multiplayer competitions available, which They include regular races, time trials, battle mode and the new Capture-Flag mode.

The game code is distributed under the GPLv3 license. Binary builds are available for Linux, Android, Windows, and macOS.

The developers admit that SuperTuxKart 1.0 is not perfect. There are areas that can be improved. However, SuperTuxKart 1.0 is one of the most important releases in the 12-year history of the project.

Even though the 0.10 branch was in development, the project participants decided to publish version 1.0 due to the importance of the changes.

Main new features of Supertuxkart 1.0

With the release of this version of Supertuxkart 1.0, highlights as one of the main novelties support for online racing over the global network, allowing you to compete with other people anywhere in the world (previously it only supported games with bots, a split screen or a local network)

For comfortable net play, It is recommended to connect to servers that do not exceed 100 ms of ping and there is no packet loss.

Supertuxkart 1.0 - server

In addition to connecting to existing servers and participating in the general ranking, whoever wants it can easily start their own server selecting the option 'Create Server' in the GUI (for a server, the performance of the Raspberry Pi 3 is sufficient).

Regarding theThe Karts, these were revised and their characteristics were rebalanced (the relationship between speed, weight, power, maneuverability and controllability).

The user can improve some parameters due to the deterioration of others, thus forming an option map that is optimal for the selected route.

The graphical user interface has been updated, vertical tabs are used to control settings, text messages have been modified, speedometer has been significantly modified.

Supertuxkart 1.0 - karting

The old Mansion Circuit (suburban palace racing) has been replaced by the updated Ravenbridge Mansion Circuit.

Finally another important change to mention is the new added track "Black forest" (race on forest roads).

How to install Supertuxkart on Ubuntu and derivatives?

Before installing SuperTuxKart, you must make sure you meet the requirements of the game.

The game has minimal hardware requirements, which is a plus for gamers who want to enjoy games on a budget budget.

Here are some of the important hardware requirements that you must meet before installing SuperTuxKart:

  • OpenGL 3.1 compliant GPU
  • 600 MB of empty hard disk space
  • 1 GB of memory
  • 2 GHz processor
  • Graphics adapter at least 512 MB VRAM

To be able to enjoy this new version the repository needs to be added, it can be added to any Ubuntu-based distribution be it Linux Mint, Kubuntu, Zorin OS, etc.

Even the repository already has support for the new version of Ubuntu 19.04 Disco Dingo!

To add it, just open a terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T) and type the following command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stk/dev

Update our entire list of repositories with:

sudo apt-get update

And finally proceed to the installation of Supertuxkart in our system:

sudo apt-get install supertuxkart

How to uninstall SuperTuxKart from Ubuntu and derivatives?

If you want to remove this game because it was not what you expected or for whatever reason. To disable or remove the PPA system, they simply have to open a terminal and execute the following command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stk/dev -r

Y finally We can uninstall the application along with all the files generated by it with:

sudo apt-get remove --autoremove supertuxkart

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