CGTRocketX (@cgtrocketx)

Why we sample hazards by track distance, not wall-clock

A press that opens on a timer looks fine until someone holds boost. Suddenly the safe window that felt generous at cruise speed is already closed when the car arrives. In CGT Rocket X Racer — a fan-ma

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Making hazard windows feel earned in a Godot 4 browser runner

When a runner kills you, the first thought should be “I mistimed that,” not “that came out of nowhere.” CGT Rocket X Racer is a fan-made rocket-car runner for desktop browsers, and most of our recent

6h ago · 4 min readcgtrocketx.hashnode.dev

Designing a fleet lift-off end screen for a browser runner

Building a fleet lift-off end screen for a browser runner Suggested tags: godot, gamedev, javascript, webdev Most runners end the same way: you crash or cross the line, a panel slides in, and you pres

6h ago · 6 min readcgtrocketx.hashnode.dev

Input feel in a Godot 4 browser game: tap, hold and everything in between

When people say a game "feels good", they usually mean the gap between pressing a key and seeing something happen is small and predictable. In a browser that gap is easy to make worse. This is how we

16h ago · 5 min readcgtrocketx.hashnode.dev

Side nozzles vs rear boost: playtesting lateral thrusters in a fan-made desktop browser rocket-car runner

Building in public: CGT Rocket X Racer is a fan-made desktop browser flying-car / rocket-car runner. This week I'm hunting notes on side nozzles — the lateral thrusters that shove you across a lane wi

1d ago · 1 min readcgtrocketx.hashnode.dev

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Why we sample hazards by track distance, not wall-clock

Making hazard windows feel earned in a Godot 4 browser runner

Designing a fleet lift-off end screen for a browser runner

Input feel in a Godot 4 browser game: tap, hold and everything in between

Side nozzles vs rear boost: playtesting lateral thrusters in a fan-made desktop browser rocket-car runner

CGTRocketX

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CGTRocketX's blogs

Why we sample hazards by track distance, not wall-clock

Making hazard windows feel earned in a Godot 4 browser runner

Designing a fleet lift-off end screen for a browser runner

Input feel in a Godot 4 browser game: tap, hold and everything in between

Side nozzles vs rear boost: playtesting lateral thrusters in a fan-made desktop browser rocket-car runner

CGTRocketX

About

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CGTRocketX's blogs

Why we sample hazards by track distance, not wall-clock

Making hazard windows feel earned in a Godot 4 browser runner

Designing a fleet lift-off end screen for a browser runner

Input feel in a Godot 4 browser game: tap, hold and everything in between

Side nozzles vs rear boost: playtesting lateral thrusters in a fan-made desktop browser rocket-car runner

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CGTRocketX

About

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CGTRocketX's blogs

Why we sample hazards by track distance, not wall-clock

Making hazard windows feel earned in a Godot 4 browser runner

Designing a fleet lift-off end screen for a browser runner

Input feel in a Godot 4 browser game: tap, hold and everything in between

Side nozzles vs rear boost: playtesting lateral thrusters in a fan-made desktop browser rocket-car runner