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New save file selection dialog and other things
Previously, save files were tucked away in a menu on the title screen. Now, you'll be able to select one on hitting "Play" instead. There's also a "percentage completion", which is more of an estimate until the game its…
Remodeled the playroom
The Tire Friend's Twist 'n Tow course has seen a significant upgrade: much more twisting and towing! Also: Lighting has been improved all throughout. You can cancel out of a Quick Dodge with a Double Jump. The Level bub…
Airship antics abound in a new course: "SKY-HIGH HAUL"!
"SKY-HIGH HAUL", the 20th course so far, has you navigating rockets, explosives, flame, spiked logs, tilting platforms, and more on an airborne frigate. You'll also be able to haul blocks, flamethrowers, and more to mak…
Minor update
A couple things: ESC now opens the menu. I have no idea why I hadn't thought to do that until now. (Full controls binding should be coming at some point...) Fixed bugs related to some of the new course-oriented Achievem…
New course full of glitz and glamor: "BUMPER-TO-BUMPER BOUNCER"!
" Bumper-to-Bumper Bouncer " sees Tire Friend using pinball flippers and bumpers to navigate through obstacles in a flashy 2.5D outing—a perfect complement to his already bouncy, speedy, stylish movement. There are more…
Reach new heights in "THE TIREBETAN PLATEAU"!! ... also, a lot of small things.
A new course (the 18th so far!), "The Tirebetan Plateau", is now available. It's the most vertically-oriented course in the game. Combine that with a tire that can (a) bounce from and back up to great heights and (b) ro…
Now: even worse quality! (Okay, hear me out...)
The super-low quality option (Options > Graphics and Sound) should be even friendlier to potato computers now. There's also a separate "draw distance" option, which can be set very, very low. These should boost performa…
Rebalanced tire
A couple things. Courses are easier to open in a couple ways: You'll get 6 Golden Hubcaps rather than 4 when completing a Course. (There are now 12 total in each Course, and also you're retroactively awarded the 6 for a…
This new year... keep on track!
Among those minor improvements are: Some more visual improvements—better tire tracks, scratch marks, kicking up grass and dust, burns, stuff frozen in the snow and covered with grass and dirt, completely retextured terr…
Improved lighting, moveset enhancements, Achievements, and more!
A bunch of little changes here: Enhanced lighting all throughout! A much more powerful—and much more fun—"Spin Grip" (aka "Wall Roll"), which lets Tire Friend use angular momentum to launch himself right up a wall! New…
Two* new courses, including: Pipe Plunger!
In Pipe Plunger, Tire Friend will... well, plunge through pipes. They scoot and shoot him all over the place. He'll also have to avoid many, many spiky things. *There's another new course that's also technically in the…
Motion blur, tweaks, and bug fixes
A minor update, since the work-in-progress course "Pipe Plunger" apparently needs more testing. Motion blur is in the game. You can disable it in Options > Graphics. Many models have been tweaked or otherwise optimized.…
Cloud saves
Well, the Halloween update was a couple weeks early, so here's a more... par-for-the-course update. First, the game supports cloud saves. (I thought it did before, but they were disabled. Whoops!) Please let me know if…
Halloween update: Dress up and creep through "Danger: Low Visibility"!
Don't be afraid. Be a witch, a pumpkin, a boring man, a plumber, a Jr., or any number of other things instead. Just head to Options -> Change Tire to dress up! The new course "Danger: Low Visibility!" has you illuminati…
Minor changes
A couple minor things: The "Spare Course" now requires 10 S ranks rather than Golden Hubcaps. The interface has been tweaked, and more info has been added to the UI in the Hub World. A couple other bug fixes. Happy Tiri…
New "Spare Course": Deja Vu Desert!
There's a new course in the full version: Deja Vu Desert. This one's interesting (to me) because it's a remake of another level. .. from a completely different game. .. from 28 years ago. It's part of what will be a set…
NEW COURSE: Snowblind Grind! (not an ice level)
Slalom down hills, avoid rolling spiked balls, and push blocks around. It's fun for the whole family!.. and, also, it's not an ice level! As always, feedback is welcome. Next up is probably some new music tracks to diff…
Pretty substantial bugfix
Fixed a major bug where bouncing around from one "camera zone" to another can completely botch the camera. Fixed some minor bugs, too. New course soon? Happy Tiring!
... "without touching a Valve Cap?"
Minor update: The game now keeps track of the lowest number of Valve Caps you've collected when you've cleared a Course. You'll see that "worst" record on the WINNER! screen if you'd already cleared the Course first. (O…
Climb the pretty colors in a new course: Tempo-ral Clamber!
In this course, you'll be climbing cliffs using only your wits, your reflexes, and disappearing platforms. There are plenty of secrets to discover, so look around! Feedback is always, always welcome. Post it if you've g…
