Half Grip

---general---

• New: Speedrun mode (Settings > Game): Off / Run / Items / Achievements, with a timer, splits and best times.

• during speedruns: seed box in loadout select menu (above wishlistbutton) - seeds run generation, shop offers, ai (should be deterministic but does depend on what you buy etc.).

• Speedrun mode turns off cheats, keyboard steering and tutorials.

• With tutorials off, the starting tutorial and the intro are skipped too.

• Speedrun RUN mode: the save is backed up as a run starts and reverted when run ends (so you can do speedruns with only a subset of items unlocked).

• Every route through a run now tries to have at least 4 different tracks (to avoid too easy runs).

• The version number now follows the changelog (this is 0.418).

• Speedrun timer ignores loading times (so it may be a bit lower than run timer).

  ---fixes---

• Windowed mode no longer jumps up and down when the window was as tall as the screen

A new demo update is live!

General

• New main rival: Iowa. There's also now a chance some main rivals (e.g. Nirdox) won't spawn in a race, for more variety

• New "Match cursor sensitivity" button beside hand sensitivity: sets your hand sensitivity to match your desktop cursor

• Soundtracks: Adjusted EQ on some music tracks (Stadium and Factory) to sound more lively

Balance

• Sawed-Off and Rubberjumper: tighter pellet spread and sound adjustments

• Pneumatic Servo: self-aligns more gently, so it fights your steering less in corners

• Nirdox: now deals 50% less damage with his weapon (a bug was making it deal double)

• Enemies on Normal difficulty are more patient and less likely to pit-maneuver you

Fixes

• Tokyo resetting no longer puts you on top of a temple or temple gate

• Winter jump ramps are smoother, so you should no longer get stuck on them

• Resetting no longer puts you on top of another car

• Falling through the map now automatically puts you back on the track

• The "Hold R to reset" hint now also shows if you get flung off the map

• Resetting or lying on your roof no longer counts as airtime

• Landing from a jump or reset no longer counts as drifting

• Assassination objectives can now name more enemies

• Tutorial: shooting the rival in a tire no longer gets the tutorial stuck

• Hand sensitivity on the Controls page saves again without opening the Game tab first

• Settings sliders no longer change after closing settings

• Looking over your shoulder (1 or 3) no longer loses your mouse

• Fixed a possible crash at launch with force feedback wheels from various manufacturers

Thanks for playing and for all the feedback. Keep it coming in the discussions or on our Discord !