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SNOW is the first true freeride and freestyle game for skiers and snowboarders. Based on the free-to-play model, SNOW looks to restart the winter sports genre taking the player back to basics refining scale, physics and controls to capture the majesty of the mountain. SNOW is a game for riders, by riders.
SNOW will be released for free later this year and developed according to feedback from the community.
I need help. I usually only get to place this game once every couple weeks because it's on my pc at home and i have a mac at school. After the most recent update I keep getting an error saying "Couldn't allocate specular probe texture atlas"
The first half of the 0.5.1 update went live this morning, so please check it out (esepcially if you had issues running the game after we launched 0.5.0).
Now I'm pissed off. I officially can't play SNOW on my pc because the graphics card isn't well enough.I already gave you guys my money to further advance the development of this game, and now you can't even make it compatible to slower computers. It worked less than a month ago, now all of a sudden I can't even open the game. Waste of my money. Fuck this game and fuck CryEngine.
Alright, so little feedback playing on snow test (last updated yesterday) on a boot camped macbook with an Intel HD 4000 1024 MB and 8gb ram.
Good things: -In air rotations changed a lot, and they are absolutely WAY better than before. Can dub easily on nice kickers now which is nice.
-Menu/options that came with beta: AWESOME. really nicely done
-FUCKING REPLAY: couldn't believe it was real at first, thing is SOOOO awesome. YES SNOW PEOPLE
-REWIND: really but better, that option is just epic, so stoked that you guys implemented that.
-Pipe: ok, it's definitely not there yet, but it improved and is actually kinda playable if you don't go too big.
-New places in Sialia: great job, really killed the places you guys implemented.
-You absolutely nailed the xgames map. Totally dig it. Can't wait for b&e.
Bad things: this beta update brought a lot of great stuff, but a lot of unbearable shit too -Can't play as high graphics/resolution as I used to be. I use to play 1200 by 800 (or something close like 1240by something) with medium quality, ski effects, motion blur, and it would run smooooothly, with a bit of lags every 10minute or so. Used to be great. Now it lags a bit on 800by something on low graphics and no ski effect no motion blur. It fucking sucks. Graphics/resolution is so low that i can only play park, cos otherwise rocks appear literally 1 second before i hit them, absolutely unplayable. If I try to up the graphics or the resolultion, it lags THE FUCK OUT. totally unplayable. So while i've been able to enjoy all the physics tweaks in the park and really appreciate some of the changes and add you've made, I'm really sad/pissed that I have to play on graphics that look worse than shredsauce and limit me to park only.
-Rails are still not fixed and quite boring/annoying/unrealistic (but tbh, not one of my biggest concerns right now). I think it needs some sort of lout tbh, not one of my biggest concerns right now).
-Prespinning (as in prepping for a spin by holding space and whatever direction before popping) is really annoying, because you still turn when you prep right or left. Also, no lincoln prep which is also a big down because most of my rotations involve lincolns (cork/flat/bio/rodeo/misty/underflip/lincoln)
-Also, a good aspect of prepping is that it turns quite a bit more lightly than without holding space, which is nice for adjusting coming onto rails. Although it use to turn a bit more which would be nice to have back. So what there should be is a sport action for adjusting and preping. Logically it should be hold space and left/right to adjust (and that won't trigger prepping) and have shift held down plus whatever directions (and lincolns too!) to prep. The fact that prepping could be done without popping would be very nice too. Butter key would need to be changed, which I already mentioned in this thread, as I think it's quite absurd to have the "rotate faster" button be butter too ("rotate faster" goes very well with prepping though).
-I asked a while ago how 3key grabs could be fixed (as they still don't work for me at least). A grab menu where you can choose what grab you assign to what keys would be dope.
A few more suggestions (just thoughts, not to consider important at all compared to the "badthings"):
-A bigger town that is much more urban, with well, a lot of urban to hit. maybe to make once you have the object dropper (to make a kicker) down (if i recall well, that one was in the plans right?)
-Two things the mountain is lacking is a long ridge area, like Alaska big mountain style, and a lot of SMALL pillows to hit Tanner Hall style.
Also, I was quite annoyed when I went back on the game yesterday to find that all the outerwear/ski i bought (like 10€ worth) the day before were gone :O I'm sure this one is easily fixable thought !
So here we go, I hope you can benefit from this review and what I think needs to be fixed, and a huge bravo nonetheless to all of you at poppermost, because this game is seriously getting VERY VERY AWESOME (even if having to play on those graphics gets me mad...I have to say the game is absolutely gorgeous on my friends pc on full graphics, very very very beautiful :D). So keep at it guys ! Stoked as always for this game !!!
mmccarthy14Now I'm pissed off. I officially can't play SNOW on my pc because the graphics card isn't well enough.I already gave you guys my money to further advance the development of this game, and now you can't even make it compatible to slower computers. It worked less than a month ago, now all of a sudden I can't even open the game. Waste of my money. Fuck this game and fuck CryEngine.
Dude you payed $10 for a beta, chill out. You are a gmaer, you know what Beta testing is all about. They'll fix it, calm down...
I have yet to buy the game for a variety of reasons, mainly the spinning axis. I hate it. I've watched countless videos and its just...off...Shredsauce seems to have it down. Second, the outerwear choices and skis. There should be options for tight, regular, and baggy fit as well as options for ski length (as far as I know neither of those are options). And like someone else said, having older outerwear for customization would be nice. Third, fix the damn rails, its looks just silly. Once again, shredsauce looks great when it comes to rails, Im sure its not a hard fix.
SNOWTheGameThe first half of the 0.5.1 update went live this morning, so please check it out (esepcially if you had issues running the game after we launched 0.5.0).
You get going really fuckin fast though (especialy when landing off jumps and natural airs) and it can be very hard to move well without smashing into rocks and trees
I'm pretty impressed, does the game end yet when you get to the crowd and tally points? It looks great btw on my machine, props guys and gals (if there is any gals)
So does the free to play closed beta actually start today? The price is still $9.99 on the steam store. Or is there somewhere else to get it if I signed up for the closed beta?
The Closed Beta launched today. What that means is that we will be inviting everyone who signed up though our website to join the Beta on a rolling / first come, first serve, basis. We need to make sure our servers can handle all the new users so we are only letting in small batches of users first before we let more and more people in.
Hopefully in the next few days/weeks you will get your key (depending on when you signed up).
Just played for an hour yesterday after the newest update, there are obviously still a few tweaks that need fixing(beta), but it is looking pretty damn good again now, no rocks just popping up half a second before you hit them anymore. A few things I noticed:
- the screamin seamen bug is still there(think I did a penta flip once), sometimes when doing a prewind cork with a screamin it'll speed the spin up like crazy.
- scrubbing off speed, I found your new controls in this area to be very annoying, whenever I tried to do the old "quick turn"(ex. d+s) it would try to slide to switch and just go out of control, pretty annoying in shutes and tight stuff.
- can this guy please get a pair of goggles at least :(
- nice job on halfpipe!
- third jump in the LO2 park is still bugged, sometimes when going into it I would hit an edge right before going on to the jump itself which stopped my prewind.
All in all there are a few tweaks to be done but it is starting to look pretty damn good! Nice job on the rewind feature as well!
The Closed Beta launched today. What that means is that we will be inviting everyone who signed up though our website to join the Beta on a rolling / first come, first serve, basis. We need to make sure our servers can handle all the new users so we are only letting in small batches of users first before we let more and more people in.
Hopefully in the next few days/weeks you will get your key (depending on when you signed up).
Since the new update, when I try to load a map (sialia, s games, fochi) the game just loads forever. I've let it load for 20mins but then I said fuck that. Is this just a problem I'm experiencing or is anyone else having this issue?
tdolloSince the new update, when I try to load a map (sialia, s games, fochi) the game just loads forever. I've let it load for 20mins but then I said fuck that. Is this just a problem I'm experiencing or is anyone else having this issue?
we are aware of this issue and are looking into it. sorry for the inconvenience!
SNOWTheGamewe are aware of this issue and are looking into it. sorry for the inconvenience!
Does it have anything to do with how large of a map it is? Just wondering as I know previous iterations had a ridiculously high ceiling that didn't seem necessary, as well as spanning terrain that you couldn't access without flying to that seemed even more unnecessary to have.
In terms of being able to enjoy this game I think you guys are starting to get closer. The character still needs to be able to turn harder, think the "looseness" of ssx on tour, for as crazy as it was the skiing mechanics are closer than what you guys currently have in my opinion. Hell even with the loosness it was easier to lock into rails, or at least line up with them first try. The slowdown/ turn feature shouldn't really put you switch, it just looks like you are on a ski with no edges.
More thought needs to go to the controller, as this really is a game that would be boring on a keyboard- leave that shit to mmo's and fps's. I don't see kids playing skate on a keyboard because it's more fun.
Rails need the most work next to skiing mechanics. I'd like to see a balance feature, because that really makes rails less boring, why would I hit a rail just to watch the guy slide on it for a second or two? There is no really no fun or challenge in doing it. Stop making cool parts to the map, that can come after all the mechanics of the game are finished.
PoikenzRails need the most work next to skiing mechanics. I'd like to see a balance feature, because that really makes rails less boring, why would I hit a rail just to watch the guy slide on it for a second or two? There is no really no fun or challenge in doing it. Stop making cool parts to the map, that can come after all the mechanics of the game are finished.
I pretty much agree that gameplay has to be a tad more fun, balance meter on rails would make that aspect have more purpose, if you not lined up exactly, the physics are off, and it's impossible to dial in speed so that you can slide the whole rail without usually just tapping the end.
I'm genuinely interested in the thought process behind the beta invite. As a preface, I had no problem spending the $15 I did at the time, and I would definitely do it again. With that being said, I don't understand why anyone who paid for the game couldn't automatically get a beta key. It just seems kind of counterproductive to me to advertise as free to play with the option to buy in to early access, then down the line re-introduce a whole new submission process for additional early access.
swordsandpensI'm genuinely interested in the thought process behind the beta invite. As a preface, I had no problem spending the $15 I did at the time, and I would definitely do it again. With that being said, I don't understand why anyone who paid for the game couldn't automatically get a beta key. It just seems kind of counterproductive to me to advertise as free to play with the option to buy in to early access, then down the line re-introduce a whole new submission process for additional early access.
I'm sorry but you must be confused.. if you joined the Early Access, you have had access to the Closed Beta since March 10th - a good few weeks before everyone else. You don't have to sign up at all - just go and play!
SNOWTheGameI'm sorry but you must be confused.. if you joined the Early Access, you have had access to the Closed Beta since March 10th - a good few weeks before everyone else. You don't have to sign up at all - just go and play!
I've been waiting and I literally just got an email with a code today
My keyboard does not have a number pad so I can't change the time of day. is there a console command or something else that I can use? also I haven't been able to do three button grabs since m4 released,but is that just my keyboard too?
CyabskiMy keyboard does not have a number pad so I can't change the time of day. is there a console command or something else that I can use? also I haven't been able to do three button grabs since m4 released,but is that just my keyboard too?
console command e_timeofday (followed by a number between 0-24) should work.
3 key grabs were removed because many keyboards couldn't handle them. We highly recommend playing the game with a gamepad - they're made for gaming and give you more controls than that available on keyboard.
I can't play anymore with my GTX 260.. The game has always told me that my graphics card isn't supported and I've played without a problem so far. The game won't open anymore, just gives me a error. I guess there isn't going to be any changes to that?
i do genuinely feel kind of bad for those whose computers cant run this game at all, because it is absolutely amazing with a gtx780 and gtx560ti hahaha 80fps maxed out...
So I have to start off by saying that even know I dont like/agree with everything in this game, I still love it!! If I didnt like itor if I didn't see it's potential, then I wouldn't even bother making posts about it.
With that being said, Im going to avoid the micro transaction topic and focus my constructive criticism on the in air physics. To start off i am sitting at my computer playing snow as i am typing this on my phone. Im going off the jumps in the lo2 park and focusing on the trick naming. I did a cork 520 according to the game, but when i go in replay mode i actually did a double cork 720. Then on the next jump the game said i did a cork 10, when i actually did a double or maybe triple cork 1260. ( I practically landed sideways explaining the dub or trip confusion). So my point is that the trick and the naming system arent working perfectly. Also i think that you should be able to tweak your rotation so that you can do a dub cork 10 or just a cork 10. Right now the only rotation that looks like it does in real life is a cork 3 (which the game only calls a 360). Im know you guys are probably working on this already so thanks and keep up the progress!
Just a little feedback after a good 10h on the latest beta version:
YES. yes, yes yes and Yes. For real, most of the little things I criticized in my last feedback are fixed, and the beta really feels like an already complete game (i know it's not, but the absence of bugs makes it feel sooo good). Loving the events, although I think in time trial, you can cheat by not going through all the checkpoints and it still counts.
i dont wanna make this long, so i wont say all that i think is absolutely awesome (importantly now doe, i can play in much better res and qual, fucking stoked) so here are just the few points that imo should be next in line from a player point of view: rails (still feel very akward, unatural, maybe they should slide faster?), air time (while im fine with the way it works right now, i think its really not that realistic, ie the character spends too much time in the air, maybe players should be able to tweak that??), last point is the store (first i think the old store looked much better, but more important i think events should give out a little credit when a medal is awarded. Maybe have 2 different currencies, one with high prices on everything so that u have to win a lot of gold medals, the other with lower prices that you can buy with real money. Right now prices are a bit high imo, i spent 20€ and didnt have enough cred to buy one of each gear item (bindings poles and gloves). Im still stoked to be helping the devs with $ doe so thats cool. In the future, maybe players could be able to host events; and to give prizes like skis or creds that they have/purchased? That would be dooope. The multiplayer has soo much potential, even in game sponsorship who knows from other players xD and be able to film people with your drone omg so much potential xD) keep at it guys, this game is now beyond awesome
Oh and maaajor points too, prespinning!!!! We need lincoln prespin and have it be shift instead of just holding space down so that it keeps spinning fast afterwards and make bytter another key. It would make such a big difference
Great work guys, really loving the recent improvements!
A couple things I think could be improved:
Speed scrubs! Every time I hold slow down and turn for more than half a second I spin out and end up going out of control. This makes some of the chutes and stuff really difficult.
Not a major issue, but I think you could cut down on some of the menu animations as it gets a bit slow sometimes, ie scrolling in the shop or at the end of a contest
Contests are awesome! I am at lv25 and I really love this new aspect of the game. Are the free items meant to be awarded every 5 levels? Also is the levelling scaled? Because I seem to be getting less and less xp for gold medals. Finally, I think there should be a bonus for destroying the gold level requirement, is getting 5000 points when gild is 2000, just to make an incentive for people to get reeeally good at events.
Keep it up guys! The game is really starting to shape up.
I play on a bootcamped Mac, and have to run it on 800x600 to make it have any framerate, could you please add an option to reroute everything to just game play? Like get rid of effects and blur etc. For highest speed on bad processors.
Also, no idea how to get cash besides buying with real money. Could you add a scoreboard or something that tells the player the points they need to earn anything. Maybe even generate NPC scores to compete with or something.
People always complain about the rail mechanics on this game, but I think that it's close to perfect. It is obviously quite jerky and not that great at times, but that's why it makes this game so much better (and harder). It just requires a lot more skills than skate, simply because everything is on manual. Nothing automated.
SHIZSo this jsut started for me on like Saturday but anytime I try to open the game it's giving me a CryEngine Error- can't find keyboard guide???? Help
