>> About!

Formula Inverse is a high-speed, multi-player hovercraft racing game with a twist; Gravity is always pointing into the track, regardless of what crazy way the track twists. Forget Formula 1, it's all about Formula^(-1)! Compete with your friends (or enemies) and experience the thrill of victory!

Formula Inverse was a finalist in the CS248 2005 Video Game competition.

>> Download!

The essential software components for running the game are the libraries SDL, SDL_ttf, and SDL_image. Formula Inverse was compiled on Debian Linux, and requires a graphics card as good or better than Quadro FX 1300 (GeForce 4 or better). Source code coming soon!

SDL libraries for the Linux version can be downloaded from here.

>> Action!

Each player must carefully speed though the track, wisely using their boost packs while avoiding collisions with the walls. Record the fastest track times and beat out your opponents!

>> Key Features!

• Multiplayer splitscreen for up to four players!
• Hierarchical 3D view frustum culling!
• Continuous level of detail control!
• Vehicle dynamics respond to simulated forces, with collision detection!
• Particle systems and other effects for force fields and collisions!
• Motion Blurring at high speeds!
• Procedurally modeled tracks using interpolation in between cross sections!
• On screen HUD showing speed, lap times, position, and boosts left!
• Text-based level editor which is able to control the full shape of the track, the lights in the scene, all the textures used on the track, and the scenery!

>> Screenshots!

>> Gameplay!

Press ESC to end the race and to exit the game at the main title screen.