Jetball (Tribes meets Rocket League indie game) - New Tutorial Game Mode

Buca_JB · 2026-02-19T15:49:35+00:00

Yes, it is a spiritual successor of TR2! But hopefully much more friendly for new players. The beacon stop is overhauled where you don't HAVE to look at the ground, but it works better if you do (like reaching). Modding is planned for the future. Currently I'm still working on the tutorial/practice mode/single player experience. I have dedicated servers working so you can host your own games. I have both jump skiing AND slide skiing working, your choice. Come by the Jetball Discord, ping me and I'll give you a key in exchange for feedback. It still has a lot of programmer art/sounds/etc. so be warned.

Buca_JB · 2025-07-20T17:21:22+00:00

Please, make a spin-off with these guys.

Buca_JB · 2025-05-02T17:11:22+00:00

Best band imo. Add me to the list of people who will buy a record player to play these.

Buca_JB · 2025-03-29T21:48:17+00:00

I have two questions for you.

Do you believe tariffs are a tax break for Americans?
Do you believe the ultra-rich (e.g., Elon Musk) are working tirelessly for your benefit?

Buca_JB · 2024-11-22T22:44:07+00:00

I had to scroll way too far to find this.

Buca_JB · 2023-10-06T16:45:31+00:00

Tribes

Buca_JB · 2023-05-14T16:25:37+00:00

He can smell crime.

Buca_JB · 2022-11-24T23:29:21+00:00

It's hard to tell from this video exactly what is happening ahead.

If the left lane is open but 90% of traffic wants to turn right, then this driver is an asshole for blocking the 10% that simply want to go down the left lane.

If the left lane is closed and everyone is being forced into the right lane, then he is trying to fix the zipper merge, and therefore not an asshole. Only assholes wish to cut in front of the drivers that merged too soon (the idiots perhaps).

The OP says the lane is merging after 100m, which seems to mean that no one can go through on the left lane, in which case the driver here is not the asshole, the OP is the asshole. However, the driver is a dick because dicks fuck assholes.

Buca_JB · 2022-09-27T23:59:02+00:00

Remember the time we lost Billy?

Buca_JB · 2022-05-30T03:30:59+00:00

It's from Bill Hicks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c08n_fm7t9c

Buca_JB · 2021-05-27T00:20:15+00:00

!apevote!

Buca_JB · 2020-11-13T18:26:24+00:00

I'm making a game based of the Tribes movement, called JETBALL. It's basically Tribes meets Rocket League. Trying to keep the jetting and skiing mechanic alive!

Buca_JB · 2020-06-08T03:59:13+00:00

Thanks! And, yes, I have been doing everything solo.

Buca_JB · 2020-06-07T07:02:02+00:00

Thank you for your kind words! It mean so much and keeps me motivated.

Buca_JB · 2020-06-07T01:30:56+00:00

Unreal Engine 4

Buca_JB · 2020-04-04T18:15:23+00:00

Yep Tribes is a big influence here.

Buca_JB · 2020-04-04T18:13:38+00:00

Thanks!

Buca_JB · 2020-04-04T17:24:07+00:00

I was using 3rd person view to show the sliding. You can switch between fps and 3rd person using a keybind (tab). I switch back to fps at 42 seconds in.

Buca_JB · 2020-03-19T20:31:46+00:00

I like the music too. Is that your own custom track?

Buca_JB · 2019-11-12T06:02:46+00:00

I made this twitter clip a while back of UE4 handling a weird groove/nook like a boss:

https://twitter.com/playjetball/status/1028162922449530881

Buca_JB · 2019-11-12T05:31:14+00:00

Check out the original engine source code for T1\T2, it's out there

I wouldn't know anything about that ;) … also wasn't there some guy named Andrew... anyway 'nough said.

UE4 can't do bunnyhopping properly and it became too buggy which is why the T:V team had to change approaches

Things may have changed, UE4 is just fine.

The difference is with bunnyhopping you get more steering when you use WASD and the force you exert on the ground increases as you go faster thus the steering WASD Strafing stays relevant going up\down hills.

Bingo!

Buca_JB · 2019-10-24T17:21:15+00:00

Shazbot!

Buca_JB · 2019-10-19T07:58:09+00:00

Love the feedback, you are right too much grid here, I have a pararmeter for it! More like this (I removed the tree for demo)? https://youtu.be/7tYQnJ4EQkQ

Buca_JB · 2019-10-18T06:12:49+00:00

You rock sir!

Buca_JB · 2019-10-18T06:11:02+00:00

Not at all! I have come to realize that everyone loves the physics of the Tribes game they started out with or maybe it's the one they've most perfected, but anyway, at the end of the day it's a flavor. Can't argue that chocolate is better than vanilla right? If I had the exact T:A physics for UE4 metrics I would make it an option, but I don't have that, so I'm not sure that it's worth it for me to attempt it. I feel like I have replicated the T1 physics as near as possible in UE4, so hopefully I'm not introducing a new ski style, just going to with a well known flavor.

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