HoverX

About

HoverRace is a racing game created by GrokkSoft in 1996, notable for an early claim to being the first internet-based online multiplayer game; its source code was released publicly in 2006. HoverX is a hover-racing game built with SDL2, OpenGL/GLEW, ENet networking, and tinyxml for map data. It supports single-player races through selectable maps and networked multiplayer via host/connect commands.

Getting started

Build the project with make (on Linux) or with CMake on other platforms after installing the listed SDL2, OpenGL, and networking dependencies, then run the resulting program. Controls are the arrow keys to turn and jump, left shift to accelerate, and spacebar to brake; for multiplayer, one player hosts a session and others connect using the host's IP address.

Known issues & limitations

• gameplay: Sumo wrestling game mode is not yet implemented.
• One of the bundled levels, a sumo-wrestling game mode, is described in the project's own notes as a demo that is not yet implemented.