Okay, so I’ve been messing around with this “red racing” thing, and let me tell you, it’s been a ride. I started with absolutely zero clue, just a vague idea and a whole lot of curiosity.
First Steps – Total Confusion
Initially, I just stared at the screen. Seriously. I had this name – “red racing” – and no idea what to do with it. Was it a game? A car? A concept? My first move was to, well, look at a bunch of pictures of red racing cars. I spent a good hour just browsing, getting a feel for the aesthetics.
Getting My Hands Dirty
After the initial visual bombardment, I decided to start building something. I figured, “Why not make it a simple game?” I fired up my trusty old game engine – nothing fancy, just something I could quickly prototype with. My coding skills are, let’s say, “enthusiastic amateur” level, so I knew this wasn’t going to be AAA quality.
- Day 1: I managed to get a red square moving across the screen. Revolutionary, I know.
- Day 2: The square could now turn… sort of. It was more like a jerky slide, but hey, progress!
- Day 3: I added a background. A very basic, very blue background. The contrast with the red square was… intense.
The Struggle is Real
Things got messy. I spent days trying to figure out how to make the “car” (still a square) move smoothly. I wrestled with the physics engine, which seemed to have a personal vendetta against me. I probably watched a hundred tutorials on “basic car movement” and still ended up with something that felt more like a drunken shopping cart than a racing car.
Breakthrough! (Sort Of)
Then, after a particularly frustrating coding session fueled by copious amounts of coffee, I had a breakthrough. I tweaked a few parameters, changed a couple of lines of code, and… it moved! It actually moved like a car, more or less. It wasn’t perfect, but it was a huge improvement. I felt like I’d conquered Mount Everest.
Adding Some Flair
With the basic movement down, I started adding some extra details. I replaced the red square with a very simple car model (think low-poly, very low-poly). I added some basic obstacles, which were just grey boxes, but they served their purpose. I even managed to get a rudimentary “track” going, using a series of connected lines.
It is a simple game
Now I make a simple game, use my poor skill to make a red car run on a simple track, I call it “red racing”.
So, that’s my “red racing” journey so far. It’s been a messy, chaotic, and often frustrating experience, but it’s also been incredibly rewarding. I’ve learned a ton, and I’ve got a (very) basic game to show for it. Will it ever be a masterpiece? Probably not. But it’s mine, and I built it from scratch. And that’s pretty cool.
