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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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SNOWTheGame
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lots of these questions have been answered already, but i'll answer them again, just for you :)

Are you planning on implementing any type of multiplayer?
Yes, that is our next major feature update. Sometime in the next 4 weeks for those that have the Tester/Founder tiers

When the game becomes free to play, will you introduce purchasable cosmetic items?
Yes, that is the entire purpose of going f2p

Once the finished version of the Snow is released, will there be any gameplay updates?
We have no plans to ever have a "finished" game of SNOW as we will always try to add more features and perfect the experience - think FIFA

Also, just out of curiosity, have you guys ever thought about releasing Snow for consoles?
Yes and we are looking at the next-gen consoles as they allow us to self publish the game as we wish - PS4 especially
Oct 21 2013 5:12PM
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Hammyslapwagon
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Awesome.  Thanks for the quick reply
Oct 21 2013 5:23PM
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Cleapster
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So since I bought the starter pack how long will it be for multiplayer?
Oct 21 2013 8:07PM
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Puzzled
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Its not that simple.. We need to know how many CPU's you're running if you don't want to bottleneck your processor. Buying a high end graphic card won't necessarily solve the lag if you're running the game with an old PC / laptop.
Oct 21 2013 8:19PM
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Tree60
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When will multiplayer be avaliable to us broke college students with only the starter pack?
Oct 21 2013 8:33PM
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Hammyslapwagon
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Lets face it though.....you don't need no Titan to run Snow.  Besides there are means to preventing the CPU from handling the processing
Oct 21 2013 8:44PM
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Cincher
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It'd take probably a week (I figure to do pre-release build testing, so end of November?
Oct 21 2013 9:49PM
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jfxphoto
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Damn when I bought the game I didn't even realize that there was a founder pack. I just saw the $15 one.. is there anyway for me to upgrade to one of the higher tiers without having to pay another $15? I'm assuming not..
Oct 22 2013 11:58AM
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SNOWTheGame
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not yet, but we have a few ideas...
Oct 22 2013 2:40PM
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SNOWTheGame
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is this edit made by a NSer?


Oct 22 2013 2:41PM
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ny300z
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dam that edit was awesome. Hes kills it
Oct 22 2013 3:08PM
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jfxphoto
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Hey guys if you're playing the game or plan to get it add me on steam!!

Steam: Lasfoola


Oct 22 2013 5:11PM
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georgen12
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that edit was so sick, finally at true dub cork 10. So sick
Oct 22 2013 6:36PM
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Moosen
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Insane edit. Can't wait to play when I get home!!

Is the adjustment of time of day broken since the update?
Oct 22 2013 8:02PM
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DeRizzo
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How did you do this before?
Oct 22 2013 10:26PM
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Moosen
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Numpad + and Numpad -
Oct 22 2013 10:52PM
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SNOWTheGame
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time of day was slightly broken in the last build

before you can use Num+/- or the e_timeofday # cvars, you need to enter the following command:

e_timeofdayspeed 0
Oct 23 2013 3:49AM
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SNOWTheGame
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For those of you looking forward to playing with all of the variables we have exposed in-game, your time has come.
Oct 23 2013 8:02AM
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Moosen
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Meh I'd rather just leave it to you guys. You know best, and if something is wrong enough, people will bring it up.
Oct 23 2013 11:11AM
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Simon.k
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The one issue that i have is that everytime im just cruising around, not in tuck mode, but ready to pop off a sick cliff or booter and i roll over a little bump and catch air i forget im also holding the grab button and i eat shit cause the second i catch air im starting my grab and land in grab mode..If you could somehow make it so that when your holding the down arrow ready to pop, and you catch unexpected air that you just stay crouched and not start your grab that would be awesome. I frequently ruin my line cause im cruising around ready to pop and get a little air and land grabbing...thats all thanks
Oct 23 2013 12:48PM
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Hammyslapwagon
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pl_skiAutoTurnSpeed 20 Rotation speed when performing a revert
......oh the fun I'm going to have with that one
Oct 23 2013 4:13PM
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IBranden
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So.... How do you hackers get enough speed to clear Chads gap????
Oct 23 2013 11:50PM
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SNOWTheGame
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start higher up and push/tuck - it's totally doable in the current build
Oct 24 2013 3:11AM
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Twig
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this may have been mentioned but just from watching the edit, one change that would make park look a lot better is to have the skis scissor on rails depending on your rotation. that is one feature that makes shredsauce look awesome.

strongly considering buying a laptop so I can play this through my surgery/injury rehab!
Oct 24 2013 6:49AM
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SNOWTheGame
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we have the animations but require a few bugs to be fixed by CryENGINE and a bit more tech to be built by us to know what animation to play on what material you're sliding on
Oct 24 2013 8:14AM
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Twig
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going to have to buy a laptop then
Oct 24 2013 9:29AM
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Suusataja
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Oct 24 2013 12:10PM
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TNORTS
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^explain yourself
Oct 24 2013 1:24PM
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SNOWTheGame
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i dont even know what's going on there...

but i like the eagle!
Oct 24 2013 3:49PM
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Shoey-Ski
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why are the skis so long?

Oct 24 2013 8:20PM
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ny300z
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that last video gave me flashbacks
Oct 24 2013 8:29PM
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WestonCarrot
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Why are there so many damn rocks everywhere I want to land?
Oct 24 2013 8:46PM
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Simon.k
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gotta go bigger
Oct 24 2013 9:35PM
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WestonCarrot
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shit your right, I suck
Oct 25 2013 12:11AM
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SNOWTheGame
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Looks like some other users have figured out how to start modding the game's files...
Oct 25 2013 12:27PM
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joelski
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Some terrain features that I would like to see eventually:
Pillows: there should be more pillows with log rides and technical lines and tranny finds
Ak stuff: I would like to see ak style spines and ridges and carcasses or cravasse gaps
Park stuff: a big air jump and a creative jib half pipe would be awesome.
Hidden stuff : log rides and wooden park features should be hidden in the trees
Japan stuff: road side avy barriers and road gaps would be awesome
Oct 25 2013 1:30PM
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DeRizzo
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HAHAHAHAHA the weed jacket

Oct 25 2013 1:37PM
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original
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hahaha this was great!
Oct 25 2013 1:43PM
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Cork3d
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Love the game so far, but I'd like to see a couple improvements:

Rails: If you don't land perfectly on  the rail you'll go right through it.  If you could make it so if the skier land on it wrong, they progressively slide off.  It would look so much more realistic.

Landings: Make more snow fly up after you land.  Heck it's a huge mountain of powder.  Needs a little more fluff.

Jumping: Crouching before takeoff throws me off sometimes. Like say when I go off a kicker. I crouch, but then if I want to correct my position by turning, it stands my skier up straight, and I can't really tell if I'm still crouched or not.  What I'm trying to say is keep my skier hunched over while turning if I'm holding down the space bar. 

Moving:  I hate spamming the W key trying to get speed. Can you make it so 3 pumps gets you to full speed? It looks even worse in POV.  Gives me headaches.

Other than that the game is sweet.  Takes a little getting used to but now I like the controls.

One last thing, how do you change it to nighttime? This might've been asked before.

Oct 25 2013 2:17PM
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jfxphoto
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Good thoughts!

I would like to voice an opinion on the pow "fluff" I'm guessing having a lot of snow puff out when you land would be kinda graphics intensive and in my opinion a waste of power. I think it would be really hard to make powder skiing look like your actually riding in deep pow.
Oct 25 2013 4:16PM
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Suusataja
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Oct 25 2013 5:50PM
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Garebear
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clearly somebody has CryEngine experience ^

too bad im stuck editing textures f me
Oct 25 2013 11:14PM
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Joshua.
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Click for larger image
Oct 26 2013 12:46AM
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caleb_lun
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Has anyone else noticed that the have only designed one ski, in that you have either two left skis or two rights. Eg. most of the Line skis have a continuing design, however this is not the case.
Oct 26 2013 1:02AM
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Cincher
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Devs know ythis , ill be fixed.
Oct 26 2013 3:41AM
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anti_bunk
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I had a suggestion if it hasn't already been put up in one way or another. one thing I get stoked on when watching ski films is when a trick is landed first try. In powder the landing won't be tracked out, so it means the skier didn't have any practice. You could add this element to the game by randomly generating film challenges that you're only allowed one attempt and if you fail then you must try again but in a new spot or whatever. Players would have to nail a certain number of these before unlocking the next set of medium, hard, expert difficulty etc first try challenges
Oct 26 2013 8:44AM
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Caleb.E
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What are your guy's thoughts on people modding the game?
Oct 28 2013 12:50AM
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Cleapster
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I think that some people will do really dumb mods so that they can do deca corks and stuff. But some people might do things to improve the game which would be cool.

What I am bothered by are the people on the steam forum who obviously dont ski and say stuff like "Its not a real game like all you do is just start at the top and slide down.". How does this not quualifie as agame?
Oct 28 2013 2:31AM
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NH_OPERATOR
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I would guess right now its because even though there are scoring mechanics in the game, nothing is done with them. You get a score but you are not competing against anyone, there are no time limits, stuff like that. If you want some advice, do your best to stay out of the steam forums unless you are having some technical issues you have a question about or something like that, they tend to be a steaming pile of horseshit, and despite steam now doing early access games for somewhere around 2-3 years, people still dont seem to understand what the fuck it means. The big banner that says EARLY ACCESS/ALPHA/BETA game and that it is a work in progress seem to be lost on people. That or its a by-product of the big name companies doing stuff like putting out a Battlefield 4 'Beta' that is basically done and a demo to hype people. People think a beta is a game thats basically done, even though that is wrong most of the time.
Oct 28 2013 4:39AM
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Caleb.E
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The main problem i see, is people creating new clothing/ski textures, then giving them out for free. That will then bring in no profit.
Oct 28 2013 2:13PM
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