Jetscream beta released!

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Well, I tried the ShareWare version, and I was graatly disappointed. For being a shareware version you didn't put much effort into polish. Also you didn't bother to fix a number of things I suggested in the past...

-And the rankings screen had some serious slow down. Are you using 2D text over 3D?
I see you didn't bother to change this...

-The player placing (Pos. 1/6) is still updated even after the finish line. It should show the placing that you earned, not the current placing.
I see you didn't fix this either...


-The oasis level background needs something to spice it up. It was rather blocky.
No noticeable change there...

-I did find the end of the MeltWater level extremely frustrating (although cool looking). Trying to race through those floating bergs at high speed was damn near impossible. ESPECIALLY considering that the collision radius for the boats felt way too large and caused more bangups than should be happening (can't fit through tight areas).
It feels like you actually worked on this, however, I can't help but complain how the collision response works in the game. If you are traveling fairly straight-forwards (in regards to the wall alongside of you) and you just barely touch the wall, the boat will slam way over and slow down considerably. This makes it unfair and just plain frustrating...

-The boosts are very short lived. In my personal opinion, I think they should last at least twice as long.
Your game, your choice, but the sure do feel short...

-The abilities of some of the boats don't match the boat types. For instance, a boat with a dish shaped bottom should slide better than one with a split hull. Also, I would expect a split hull boat to corner better. But worst of all, the hovercraft definitely should not be the fastest boat (are you serious?)
Looks like nothing changed here...

Like I said in the beginning, I'm surprised and disappointed at what I saw...