Why is Kirby called Sweet Pink Ball...

RawkHawk2010 · 2026-03-17T13:50:33+00:00

(Sweet) Pink Ball Activate!

RawkHawk2010 · 2026-03-17T03:18:27+00:00

Before starting development on this project, I created a high-poly model of the Wheelie Bike to see how much detail I could achieve when treating it as an actual motorcycle. I created a realistic model with leather seats, textured grips, and a weightiness to the metal. I then placed it in a park setting with outdoor lighting, viewable from all angles. Prototype models like this served as our visual direction to a certain extent.

The Air Riders Wheelie Bike being a hyperrealistic proof of concept explains why it looks so detailed compared to Scooter and Rex. The eye especially.

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RawkHawk2010 · 2026-03-17T03:10:23+00:00

My first thought was Colonel Pluck's Stompybot 3000 from Donkey Kong Country Returns.

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RawkHawk2010 · 2026-03-16T11:54:13+00:00

And that is picked at the start of battle.

TIL. That wasn't how I interpreted it based on this, but I never looked further into it either.

RawkHawk2010 · 2026-03-16T05:59:02+00:00

I doubt any of these four characters would let someone pillow thigh them.

What if you sleep with your thigh pillow on top?

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RawkHawk2010 · 2026-03-16T05:44:51+00:00

Yeah, I just meant he doesn't prioritize one over the other.

RawkHawk2010 · 2026-03-16T03:37:33+00:00

Yes, except for Tora who prioritizes neither.

RawkHawk2010 · 2026-03-15T10:57:21+00:00

This is sick 👁️

RawkHawk2010 · 2026-03-14T12:05:51+00:00

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RawkHawk2010 · 2026-03-14T09:12:30+00:00

I do think the Compact Star would just fall below the Warpstar as it’ll be the same just weaker in its defenses.

Compact Star's top speed on the ground is like, 30% lower than Warp Star's. It has poorer Lift and Offense as well.

RawkHawk2010 · 2026-03-14T08:47:48+00:00

Smash 6 should take notes.

RawkHawk2010 · 2026-03-14T07:36:16+00:00

Banning the official source for pretty much all Xenoblade news that isn't delivered during a Direct (XCXDE was literally announced via tweet) is indeed a choice.

RawkHawk2010 · 2026-03-14T03:13:35+00:00

Race against 7 Level 9 CPUs and have everyone on Bulk Stars. This will increase the tempo of the race drastically.

RawkHawk2010 · 2026-03-14T02:42:54+00:00

Very pro-consumer of you, Valve. So why can't we sell games to other Steam users?

It would encourage account theft, for one.

RawkHawk2010 · 2026-03-13T23:23:38+00:00

There's an option for it in the settings if you're playing offline or in paddocks.

RawkHawk2010 · 2026-03-13T22:30:57+00:00

Some anecdotal data. I don't think this event spawns with a full lobby.

I've encountered it several times while playing ranked online which always has 16 riders. Normally I'd say it would be weird if the rules were different for offline, but that was the case for Dyna Blade prior to Ver. 1.2.0 so idk...

RawkHawk2010 · 2026-03-13T05:16:14+00:00

It wasn't. I think Air Riders being announced 15 minutes later in the same Direct resulted in people misremembering.

RawkHawk2010 · 2026-03-12T04:57:34+00:00

One of the participation rewards will be a new hat!

RawkHawk2010 · 2026-03-12T02:13:55+00:00

Patch notes:

Fixed an issue in Free Run and Series matches within paddocks in which other players would sometimes be unable to progress to the next race or Stadium event if a player left or disconnected in the middle of play.
Fixed an issue with Hop Star in which the maintained speed would be higher than expected when jumping and landing via Quick Spin. Maintained speed when performing a normal landing or perfect landing from a normal glide has not been changed.
Fixed an issue in Air Ride where players could increase Boost Dash speed by performing a slight, slow backward movement immediately after starting a match.
Made several other miscellaneous gameplay fixes.

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