Dani's Race
| Dani's Race | |
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 Screenshot showing the racing in the game. | |
| Genre | Racing, Open World, Action, Online |
| Latest release | 2024-09-25 (Announcement) |
| Release date | September 9th, 2024 |
| Platforms | Linux |
| Developer | Blender Dumbass |
| Code license | GPL |
| Media license | CC-BY-SA |
| Engine | UPBGE |
| P. language | Python |
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| Dani's Race is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. | |
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Dani's Race is primarily a clone of GTA. It has an Open World town and steal-able cars. You play as an 8 year old boy Dani who his father is trusting with cars. The game has a story mode, which is a continuation of a libre movie by the same authors called Moria's Race.[1]
Gameplay[edit]
The game, when launched, is played as a continuous experience, without cuts or loading screens. The story of the game's story mode happens within the game world and is fully interactive. The settings of the game happen outside of the game itself, in a separate GTK launcher. As soon as the game-engine starts, there are no settings or menus. Apart from those that are living in the world of the game, like some phones or computers that the player can interact with.
The main character has an access to a garage where cars will be stored if the player closes the game. Also in that garage, the player can make various modifications to the cars. Upgrading them with spoilers, or nitro. Or making fixes to them. The cars in Dani's Race are breakable.
The game has various non-story playable events such as races which are available throughout the town at various times during the day and after various story parts are been finished. Those usually require a bid, so later if the player wins the race, he could take the money everybody had bid on the race. This way the player can earn money to buy parts for the cars.
The game has a functional cinema in the game world, which can play any video-file from the player's computer.
Multiplayer[edit]
The game has a multiplayer mode and comes with the server software that the players can use to play the game online. There is no official multiplayer server known so far.[2]
Petitions ( Distribution model )[edit]
The game uses an unusual distribution model, which aims at providing Libre projects with means to have something in exchange for the work. [3] It takes advantage of two aspects of the Free Software Definition, mainly: The fact that one is not required to share, but only has a freedom to share, and the fact that people can, in theory sell free software [4] [5].
Every new release has a petition with a certain goal. It could be some amount of followers on social media, or it could be some amount of money collected. And as soon as this goal is reached, the version is properly released. Only a handful of testers have access to the version of the game before it is released.