FreeGameDev

Hey,

While playing STK I was thinking...it would be great to have destroyable objects, especially if they could affect the actual track! Here are some examples of what I mean:

• When object blows up, it opens access to a secret passage
• When object blows up, it blocks access to a secret passage
• When object blows up, it creates an obstacle on the track
• When object blows up, it deploys an accelerator (such as blowing up a stack of tires could result in tire debris offering faster surface for the kart to drive on)

Objects could be hit with cakes or plungers and would be automatically targeted whenever the kart is facing it (in the same way that other karts on the track are automatically hit by these weapons within a certain range).

Anyway, what gave me this idea was thinking of the Twisted Metal series for the playstation. I'd love to have that feature ported to STK!! It would also be neat to have in the overworld, if weapons can be used in it.

I'm interested by this feature for my track on an iceberg

A new variant of your idea: A "Button" diectly on the track, that can trigger an effect.
E.g. a button on the golf track could trigger a virtual golfplayer to shoot a golf ball on the track.

At this time this can be faked by stacking a set of "movable" objects. Further scripting of tracks would be nice... someday don't have time to code this right now

I think that obstacles is a must in STK, that is one of the reason of why this kind of game is fun. If you look deep in the tracks of Mario Kart, you will see that there are many kind of obstacles in every track and they are everywhere(it can reduces your speed, lose your items, etc).