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SNOW: freeride/freestyle skiing game

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SNOWTheGame
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Check it out: www.snowthegame.com

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.

Here's the trailer: http://vimeo.com/29075248
Nov 2 2011 11:39AM
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TOAST.
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For spins. In ssx on tour you could slow your spin down by pressing the opposite direction. I think this would be much better than being able to completely change direction.

the Xbox controller works okay with joytokey, but dedfinitely need to make controller the main control system not keyboard. The keyboard is really limiting the game.
Oct 11 2013 6:21PM
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NH_OPERATOR
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How about no. A keyboard is never a limiting factor, as there are hundreds of button combinations avalible to you. What is limiting here is poor key layout and sluggish response times. Controller support would definitly be nice, but Id like to see the keyboard controls sharpened up before controller support, with the controls as sluggish as they are now, it would be even more noticeable on a controller.
Oct 11 2013 6:28PM
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Simon.k
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...all these complaints when people were begging to release it already...I for one love it, keep up the good work! Months from now when it comes out for free it's going to be 10x better. But for now, deff best skiing game out
Oct 11 2013 6:39PM
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TheMafia
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This type of game is meant for a controller... Keyboard controls are good for games with many commands like..FPS and RTS and RPG games... for a 3rd person game with only a set amount of controllabilty controller is king
Oct 11 2013 6:41PM
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iLLbiLLy
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ehhh not really tho. A analog stick allows you to express different strengths of input. For example, you could make turning go all the way from a slight edge to a complete hockey stop all from one direction on an analog stick. Its not really possible to express that with a keyboard.
Oct 11 2013 6:44PM
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PJS.
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happened again, 3 times total. just went for a backflip, froze up in the middle and shut down the whole comp. anyone else getting this issue?


Also, just having the ability to do those absolutely SICK laid out backies off some gnarly cliff alone is worth 15 dollars. So stoked to see how this game improves. Its absolutely beautiful already, once the game mechanics and bugs get figured out, we are going to have us one hell of a game.

Oct 11 2013 6:52PM
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TOAST.
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This. would you want to play skate with a keyboard?
Oct 11 2013 6:54PM
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NH_OPERATOR
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True but you can generally accomplish that by feathering the keys on the keyboard. I never hear anyone complaining about playing anything but the most hard core racing sim on the pc with a keyboard.
Oct 11 2013 6:54PM
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Rparr
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Are you guys considering making a respawn button, or an easier and quicker way of respawning? The current respawn system only annoys me when I'm skiing the park, because I frequently need to restart at the top of the park.
Oct 11 2013 7:00PM
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Rparr
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Also, I've noticed that my character is be-headed when I go from first person back to normal view. Don't remember if anybody's pointed that out yet. It resets when I respawn.
Oct 11 2013 8:36PM
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Poikenz
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Since there isn't a whole lot of people making videos:



Oh, and being able to pole plant would be nice regardless of what "park rats" will tell you. I for one pole plant the fuck out of the park.
Oct 11 2013 9:11PM
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TheMafia
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fiting music lol ^
Oct 11 2013 9:21PM
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Tree60
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where the fuck is the castle?

Oct 11 2013 9:25PM
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ski0
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- session markers
- urban
- create a park
Oct 11 2013 9:26PM
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Cleapster
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^There is a park

They already have those features except for 3
Oct 11 2013 9:28PM
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*DUMBCAN*
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12th century urban.
Oct 11 2013 9:51PM
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Pikachu.
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Just figured out how to dub 10!! pumped
Oct 11 2013 10:10PM
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TheMafia
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Do you even read a full sentence?
Oct 11 2013 10:14PM
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jfxphoto
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jesus Christ this shit is buggin. Haha crashing my comp right and left
Oct 11 2013 10:41PM
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DeRizzo
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Please explain. I'm stuck on cork 3's and dub cork 7's. I guess a good place to be stuck but still...
Oct 11 2013 10:43PM
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TheMafia
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JD hold shift while you spin it goes faster
Oct 11 2013 11:02PM
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caleb_lun
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Just got the game, looks so beautiful even on sys_spec 1; however it still looks like the resolution is the 2880 x 1880 on Macbook Pro Retina, absolutely kills the frame rate. Is this the correct code to change resolution

r_width 1440
r_height 900
Oct 11 2013 11:11PM
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Cincher
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Test it and we'll all find out.
Oct 11 2013 11:37PM
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Ski-pilot
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https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/760171/
Oct 11 2013 11:53PM
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roddy116
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actually doh, the framerate on my poor macintosh.
Oct 11 2013 11:56PM
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Kretzschmar
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mine actually loads up and shit but its hella slow. i just need to get it into sys_spec 1 though but it wont go.

when i press "~" should a text box or anything show up?
Oct 11 2013 11:58PM
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Simon.k
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try shift then ~, worked for me
Oct 12 2013 12:01AM
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Moosen
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Turning is so slow and sluggish. and honestly I'd rather use arrow keys. Idk I use wasd for most games but the coordination for a game like this is just not there. Spacebar is soooo much better though. Also physics still isnt right. I tried to land switch and it shot me back up the hill a couple times.
Oct 12 2013 12:07AM
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telecolo_
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straight black screen.. blarg!
Oct 12 2013 12:14AM
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PJS.
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Just getting used to the controls. Fucking love this game. Goddamn.
Oct 12 2013 12:54AM
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Cincher
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Yeah, a small patch released today did that. Given their swiftness, they might fix it tomorrow.

also...

Yes, r_width 1366 r_height 768 works. Helped me a little...
Oct 12 2013 12:55AM
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caleb_lun
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Yeah, those commands to change the resolution work now running much more smoothly.
Oct 12 2013 1:12AM
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TheMafia
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Those who have black screen problem do this

go to steam
right click snow
click properties
go to local files
and verify integirty of files button
Oct 12 2013 1:15AM
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Cincher
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just FYI guys... you can spin faster by holding shift.
Oct 12 2013 1:30AM
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Cleapster
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Wow has anybody else found the halfpipe and jumpline to the far left?
Oct 12 2013 1:32AM
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telecolo_
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did this and still hitting the black screen.. anyone else stuck?
Oct 12 2013 1:43AM
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1kewldewd
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Click for larger image
Oct 12 2013 2:49AM
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roddy116
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Its not as fluent as i would like it to be (that being said its still in beta/ alpha) but still fun.
Oct 12 2013 3:13AM
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caleb_lun
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I have got to say that i am impressed that a three man team can make such a game
Oct 12 2013 3:26AM
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McLS
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WE NEED SESSION MARKERS!!!!!!!!
other than that, bios need some work, they come out as cork but its a forward rotation :)
Oct 12 2013 4:54AM
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bakedpow
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anyone on mac running it through virtual box? how did you get it to work?
Oct 12 2013 6:05AM
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ohboy
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still looking to solve this problem...can anyone help?
Oct 12 2013 9:59AM
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Pikachu.
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Basically when you go off the jump you press shift, do hold d or a untill you get to 360, then press s along with d or a. I enjoy using the tail grab with it.
Oct 12 2013 10:01AM
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Mag
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Wut... I thought I did really well with 7, where's a jump big enough for 8? The only one I found is too flat to land so you die.
Oct 12 2013 11:17AM
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JakeBarrett
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Its telling me my video card is not supported, does that mean my computer is just too shitty to run it?
Oct 12 2013 12:00PM
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ny300z
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where is that castle?!! thats sick

im getting used to the controls and im having a lot more fun. I cant help but play mostly in POV its so fun spinning off cliffs and shit it looks amazing
Oct 12 2013 1:25PM
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1kewldewd
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I also did a nonuple cork off of it but didn't have the camera so it was lost forever
Oct 12 2013 1:52PM
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Cleapster
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The castle is over to the skiers left.
Also finally found Chads! And all I can say is AAHAHHAHHH MY ANKLES MY ANKLES ARE BROKEN
Oct 12 2013 2:00PM
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Rparr
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these controls get better and better as I get used to them
Oct 12 2013 2:00PM
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1kewldewd
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also forgot to mention it was off a rail.
Oct 12 2013 2:02PM
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