KarBOOM is a fast-paced multiplayer-focused car combat game. Knock other players out the ring, or switch on some mutators to blow up the competition by their weak spots, play tag, or some good old-fashioned rock-paper-scissors on wheels. Download and play the game for free, and then let me know what you think. This game is in an open alpha state -- "alpha", in that it is not feature-complete; "open" in that anyone who wants to play any alpha version can, for free.
New version with a few tweaks while I keep working on the next big one...
KarBOOM Open Alpha 0.3.7 is now available -- the latest stable version I had before I began reworking the underlying mechanics for 0.4.x
Apr 23, 2012 News
KarBOOM development update
Why's the next update taking so long? Here's all the info.
Mar 10, 2012 News
New update release -- KarBOOM Open Alpha 0.3.6
A new alpha version is out with improved gamepad support, improved team play, and a prettied-up results screen.
Jan 19, 2012 News
Team play for KarBOOM released
KarBOOM Open Alpha 0.3.5 adds team play and has been released in time for Christmas!
Dec 21, 2011 News
Open Alpha now on Desura
KarBOOM Open Alpha is now on Desura -- have updates downloaded automatically and play KarBOOM from the same client you play all your other indie games!
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Hmmm...I downloaded the 0.3.7 version and started to play it, but after the splash screen, I got an error that says (DirectX Error:RTARGET)
What are your system specs? This seems to be happening on older hardware. I'm working on ways to avoid such problems for the next update.
Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N455 @ 1.66GHz
1.00 GB
Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 3150
251 MB Total available graphics memory
27GB Free (100GB Total)
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Okay, this is what I expected. It's usually Intel graphics that has the problem, because often their graphics solutions don't do what they're meant to.
Can you update your drivers at the Intel website? I believe the problem is on their end, so they might have a fix. If not, I think I know what's confusing your driver, and I may be able to change it for the next version.
u mean old version of intel graphic card cannot fully support the game ?
They might be able to support the game if Intel has fixed the problems with their drivers, which would mean you'd need to download and install an update of their drivers.
Maybe newer Intel graphics solutions don't have the issue, though. I've heard good things about them.
This problem is common with Intel graphics, but since they work with older KarBOOM versions I might be able to make a new version that also works by avoiding whatever Intel graphics do wrong.
Thanks for your reply. Looks like I have to update my driver. I don't remember when was the last time I update my computer.
About that it says "msvcr100.dll" and then the game starts with half of the screen cut off(For 0.2.4)
can it go into full screen mode?
0.2.4 cannot, but newer versions can (when they work) :) I'm going to try and change some of the behind-the-scenes stuff to be more like 0.2.4 without losing any features from 0.3+.