Ah, I was actually referring to his other statement, about characters physically holding items in their hands while driving. Pretty sure that's a recent returning feature from Double Dash. I wasn't clear.
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe |OT| Deluxe Salt
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Ah, I was actually referring to his other statement, about characters physically holding items in their hands while driving. Pretty sure that's a recent returning feature from Double Dash. I wasn't clear.
But why would you throw a shell in front of you when you're in first?
PreyingShark
Member
It's a clan war and my teammate was behind me so it's a good idea to dump the shell to get the coins, but I can't dump it behind me because I could hit my teammate.
So I threw it ahead, expecting the normal laws of physics to apply.
Kagoshima_Luke
Gold Member
Is Nintendo Network down for anyone else? My friends list won't load, can't play online and can't access the store.
Incitemaybe
Member
Mine isn't down but I'm having a lot of connection issues right now. More than ever.
Also I'm sitting in gaf 150 all alone 😉
Working now but had these issues last night. Friend screens would fail to load individual titles, eshop wasn't working etc.
Lately I've been blessed or something, red shells keep ignoring me even when I haven't been hit recently. I suppose I don't know how close they were to me when firing. Maybe it's lag.
Speaking of lag, if someone still hasn't experienced the wonderful item spinner bug, someone made a video of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNAWGzxnJ7w
The frequency at which it's occuring for me though makes me wonder, I don't really get many disconnects though. Gonna have to grab an Ethernet adapter and see if that helps. Unless there's some way to test packet loss on the Switch? Probably not.
Also good games earlier. KartGAF is brutal.
Speaking of lag, if someone still hasn't experienced the wonderful item spinner bug, someone made a video of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNAWGzxnJ7w
The frequency at which it's occuring for me though makes me wonder, I don't really get many disconnects though. Gonna have to grab an Ethernet adapter and see if that helps. Unless there's some way to test packet loss on the Switch? Probably not.
Also good games earlier. KartGAF is brutal.
Well.. that was your first mistake. Expecting the game and its physics to do the right thing.
+1 to ego
Oh wow, I've had that issue happen on both Vanilla and Deluxe, but that's fascinating on that lag being the only way you'll end up with dual coins...and somewhat terrifying, ha.
moltonasty
Member
Anyone experiencing issues with local wireless play? Hanging with a friend on Friday and was plagued by constant connectivity issues and dropouts.
Finally we logged onto wifi and it fixed it, but I thought the point of the local wireless was that it's a direct connection and doesn't require internet?
Finally we logged onto wifi and it fixed it, but I thought the point of the local wireless was that it's a direct connection and doesn't require internet?
I've noticed some of those issues, as well as item boxes not disappearing when another player picks one up.
Local wireless play seems to have a fairly short range and benefits a lot from being face to face with one another.
I don't have any issues playing in Handheld mode with others, but if someone is docked then disconnects become fairly common.
dragonyeuw
Member
Just started playing this yesterday. For some reason, I'm a lot better with drifting on the switch( playing in handheld mode) than I was on the Wii U version. Or am I hallucinating? Anyways, plays like a dream, but I kind of miss unlocking characters like in the original.
moltonasty
Member
Weird, we were sitting basically right next to each no more than a few feet away...both undocked and literally could not get a single match to work. The furthest we got was halfway through the first lap, when it disconnected.
But just to confirm local wireless does not require internet right? Because all the connection issues were fixed the moment we signed onto wi-fi.
Many Switches don't seem to have very good wireless antennas. My Switch gets half the wireless signal strength as my other wireless devices in the same spot and I saw a lot of other people report the similar issues around the launch of the Switch.
moltonasty
Member
Oh man really? Considering wireless local is one of the system selling points that's pretty unacceptable IMO. Wonder if it's something future firmware updates could improve on. That's super disappointing :/
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
Apt discussion as I've just finished three races in a row where I got nothing but double coins in each. Lost 1st place in every race :'(
I seem to get a disconnect every time I boot up too. Whenever starting online, the first time will always disconnect from spectating mode. After that if I reconnect it's fine...
I seem to get a disconnect every time I boot up too. Whenever starting online, the first time will always disconnect from spectating mode. After that if I reconnect it's fine...
Diddy Kong
Banned
Finally got 3 stars on all 200cc cups! Feels good man. Just need to unlock the golden glider now.
AHappyPanda
Member
Make sure your NAT type is A (Open)
I just put my Switch's IP address into my router's DMZ.
TheGoreMagala
Member
Found a super secret shortcut.
What
friskykillface
Banned
🤔
What am I looking at
What am I looking at
I randomly fell through the floor in the Ghost Mansion track. Came in 4th because of it :/
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
First time in 200cc came unexpectedly in online play (i went through the end of Mirror offline, i'm going on vacation this weekend and will pick it up then instead of taxing shitty hotel wifi).
Steering Assist definitely switches from a mixed bag to a solid help in any stage with ledges or open pits on 200cc. More closed stages (like SNES Mario Circuit) it's still a burden, but i had a great run on Big Blue and Rainbow Road just because i was one of the only players who never flung themselves off the track
I'd have to wean myself off of Steering Assist at this point even if i didn't want it anymore, though. I tried a few races in 100cc without it and found that i kept smacking into walls on the outside of curves. My driving mentality for curves has been restructured by it.
Steering Assist definitely switches from a mixed bag to a solid help in any stage with ledges or open pits on 200cc. More closed stages (like SNES Mario Circuit) it's still a burden, but i had a great run on Big Blue and Rainbow Road just because i was one of the only players who never flung themselves off the track
I'd have to wean myself off of Steering Assist at this point even if i didn't want it anymore, though. I tried a few races in 100cc without it and found that i kept smacking into walls on the outside of curves. My driving mentality for curves has been restructured by it.
Ah yeah, happened to me in the Wii U version at least twice.Found a super secret shortcut.
It's a glitch that makes you go out of bounds in Twisted Mansion.
In that track, it only happens in the library section, before the antigravity one.
At least in my case, with a well timed hit and the correct spot between the carpet and the rotten wood on the floor will get you there.
EDIT: found a video of it.
Seems like it can be with any item then.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=xZePYBO5Pus
AHappyPanda
Member
Interesting...
I'll give it a try, thanks for the info
This should have everything you'll need
http://en-americas-support.nintendo...-a-nintendo-switch-console-into-a-routers-dmz
Nostremitus
Member
So, I just got screwed by the game AI...
I had gotten behind, I was in 3rd place, it was the third lap. I was closing on on the frontrunners. Then a blue shell approaches. I'm thinking it's my chance.
The Blue shell targets me, in third place, and keeps me from placing...
I had gotten behind, I was in 3rd place, it was the third lap. I was closing on on the frontrunners. Then a blue shell approaches. I'm thinking it's my chance.
The Blue shell targets me, in third place, and keeps me from placing...
TheMoon
Member
polyh3dron
Banned
Barcellona football team playing MK8 on the plane to an away game.
https://twitter.com/andresiniesta8/status/863432452790005761
I thought you could only connect 2 switches wirelessly, and that if you wanted to connect more of them they would need to be docked with LAN adapters... Was I wrong?
Nostremitus
Member
No, just never gotten targeted by a blue shell unless I was in 1st place.Is this your first Mario Kart?
I was playing single player, so no server shinanigans to blame either.
Yes, you can connect 8 Switches wirelessly, 12 via LAN.
PreyingShark
Member
You can get hit in 11th if 1st thru 10th have already crossed the finish line. In 7 i got hit in 6th once.
Nostremitus
Member
We were no where near the finish.
It was about halfway through the last lap and I was gaining on 1 and 2. Then blue shell flew up and targeted me. I almost made it back to 3rd before the race ended.
Did MK8 Wii U have these issues? Or maybe that machine's wifi just wasn't garbage.
MAX PAYMENT
Member
200cc isn't fun.
This doesn't mean you can play Mario Kart with 12 people without an online connection though does it?
Should be able to, with the LAN Play option the main menu? I'm not sure you even need an Ethernet adapter for "LAN" play tbh.
edit: You might be right it needs an online connection for authorization purposes.
edit2: Nope, "This is OK as an Internet connection is not required for LAN play.". (http://en-americas-support.nintendo...e-the-lan-play-feature-of-mario-kart-8-deluxe)
This site seems to confirm a local network over wi-fi will still work as a LAN: http://www.gameskinny.com/purxx/how-to-set-up-your-own-mario-kart-8-deluxe-lan-party
Fantastical
Death Prophet
The moment I take the Switch out of the room with my router "A communication error has occurred" every 2 games. So annoying.
TheGoreMagala
Member
Big Blue 200cc
Patch your goddamn game already, Nintendo. This is dumb.
I think you get credit for any coin you pick up, in any mode. The cap's just there so you can't go crazy fast by picking up more than 10.
You won't get notified of unlocks until after you leave a lobby though, and if you have multiple unlock tiers met you need to go into singleplayer as far as part selection and then back out again to unlock the next.
I think you get credit for any coin you pick up, in any mode. The cap's just there so you can't go crazy fast by picking up more than 10.
You won't get notified of unlocks until after you leave a lobby though, and if you have multiple unlock tiers met you need to go into singleplayer as far as part selection and then back out again to unlock the next.
Fix-It Felix. Jr.
Member
Chipping away at those Time Trials!
Burning Justice
the superior princess
You get all of the coins you finish with, on any mode. Coins you get in battles count as well, though the only battle modes you can get coins in are Coin Runners and Renegade Roundup. You must finish the race/battle to get the coins, so, for example, if you restart a Time Trials run, you won't get the coins for that run. It also does cap at 10 coins per run, so if you finish with more than 10 coins in Coin Runners, you will only receive 10 coins for that run. Also, in split-screen multiplayer, only Player 1's coins count.