ModNation Patch Speeds Things Up
ModNation RacersThe developers had promised a patch to deal with the long loading times in ModNation Racers and now, that update is here.
So when you pop in the game again, be sure to download the patch. Not only will it shorten those extra long loading times but it will also take care of a few other technical issues, and even adds a new casual difficulty setting for newcomers. The news is that this patch is available now, but it does depend on the DNS/PS3 refresh rate; you might have to wait a bit before it's there. But anyway, at least the designers heard the complaints and did something about it; those loading times could get awfully irksome. As is, the game is pretty darn good: it's essentially LittleBigPlanet in the kart-racing world, with plenty of player customization and the ability to create an entire track in mere minutes. All it takes is a wee bit of creativity and imagination; it's clearly designed to cater to fans of Media Molecule's revolutionary platformer. Are you one of them?
The whole ModNation experience should be more streamlined now, so no making a sandwich while you wait for a race to load.
Related Game(s): ModNation Racers
Tags: modnation racers, modnation patch, modnation update
8/4/2010 5:40:53 PM Ben Dutka
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Comments (30 posts)
DjEezzy
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 @ 6:08:12 PM
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Vito_Scaletta
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 @ 6:18:35 PM
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rogers71
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 @ 6:55:26 PM
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Qubex
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 @ 7:15:25 PM
Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"
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DazeOfWar
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 @ 7:38:01 PM
The load times are noticeably better though.
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kraygen
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 @ 10:03:41 PM
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Naztycuts
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 @ 7:52:29 PM
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Underdog15
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 @ 8:56:04 PM
It was pretty painful though. I always used the initial start-up load time to use the washroom or something. Load times were more realistically around the 45-60 second mark. Which is really long when you're staring at a little circle going around in a loop.
Compare that to most game's approximately 10 second load time, and that's a lot. Even Final Fantasy XIII when you load a saved game takes only 20-25 seconds, and THAT felt long.
Last edited by Underdog15 on 8/4/2010 8:57:02 PM
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bigrailer19
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 @ 9:25:57 PM
1-4 min lol thats outta control. I NEVER had any length of load times anywhere near that. Its cus of those comments that people have stayed away from this amazing game (even if thats a dumb reason not to buy it).
I personally would say the load times for me were between 15-45 seconds.
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Naztycuts
Thursday, August 05, 2010 @ 1:15:52 AM
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bigrailer19
Thursday, August 05, 2010 @ 9:12:06 AM
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Underdog15
Thursday, August 05, 2010 @ 11:15:11 AM
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Alienange
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 @ 9:19:54 PM
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bigrailer19
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 @ 9:31:41 PM
Its an awesome kart racing game, with the added bonus of your imagination!
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bigrailer19
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 @ 9:31:41 PM
Its an awesome kart racing game, with the added bonus of your imagination!
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kraygen
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 @ 10:05:39 PM
Especially if you enjoy the play/create/share and even more so if ya like an amazingly well done kart racer.
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RebelJD
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 @ 9:21:57 PM
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kraygen
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 @ 10:06:31 PM
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Banky A
Thursday, August 05, 2010 @ 1:31:32 AM
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___________
Thursday, August 05, 2010 @ 3:29:57 AM
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i was so excited for this, i got into the beta last year and was instantly hooked i was so excited for it than was shot down so fast!
it feels rushed, unfinished and extremley unsorted!
you need boost to do everything and you never have enough of it!
its like giving me 5 bucks to pay the monthly bills, top up the car and do the weekly shop!
i thought MNR was going to be the kart racer of the generation, i really thought it was going to give mario kart a run for its money but even freaking sega all stars racing is better than this!
i was epxpecting MNR to be my facorite game of the year, funny how that ended!
i thought MNR would be 1st, split second being 2nd and blur be third but its the other way around, blur is first split second is still 2nd and MNR is third.
i thought MNR was going to be better than split second, blur, mario kart, sega all stars racing and blur put together but sadly its not even better than the worse of those 5!
even joe danger, a lonely downloadable title is better than mod nation racers!
when a downloadable game ends up being better than a full priced retail game, thats when you know your really in trouble!
disappointment of the year!
no, scratch that, disappointment of the century!
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Underdog15
Thursday, August 05, 2010 @ 11:16:17 AM
You just aren't any good at playing it. I always have a good supply of boost. And there's 4 different ways of obtaining it. /rolls eyes/
Last edited by Underdog15 on 8/5/2010 11:17:32 AM
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Alienange
Thursday, August 05, 2010 @ 12:40:54 PM
Doesn't instill any confidence in the product that's for sure. Although I DO value bigrailer19 and Underdog15's comments so it can't be ALL bad.
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Underdog15
Thursday, August 05, 2010 @ 3:19:28 PM
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___________
Friday, August 06, 2010 @ 9:28:00 AM
how is getting blown up every 2 minutes because you used all your boost charging a opponent, or using it to speed past a enemy?
its so annoying, you cant have one resource to fuel so many uses.
might aswell use it as petrol, engine coolest, and brake fluid while there at it!
not to mention the AI is cheap, and has to cheat to win.
im literally tail gating a enemy, touching his a$$ i fire a missile and he blocks it with his shield.
WTF?
not even flash himself could react that quickly!
MNR is ridiculously hard!
you think BLUR or split second is hard you have no freaking idea!
theres a reason why they added the casual mode, something that should of been there in the first place!
BLUR is by far the best of the 3, its so addictive and easy in comparison to MNR.
split second is allot of fun, but gets boring after a while because all races are the same.
BLUR is much more fast paced, it really gets the pulse racing!
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Underdog15
Friday, August 06, 2010 @ 10:27:34 AM
And like I said, you just aren't good at it. I might get blown up once if at all when I play online. You only use up charge sideswiping an enemy if you miss. You actually gain more than you use if it's successful. And if you aren't drafting, drifting, and performing tricks at every chance you get, you will run out quickly. Getting charge is simple.
Basically, you're bashing it because you haven't been able to figure it out. Even my wife, who NEVER plays games, loves this title... I bet she could whip your butt anyday... And it sounds like she'd explode you into a million pieces regularly and into a rage filled frustration.
THINK about it man... If you pass 3 sections of weapon's bubbles... there's a VERY good chance someone has a FULLY CHARGED ATTACK... (It only takes 3!!) get ready to defend!! Also, EVERY ATTACK CAN BE BLOCKED. Some are just trickier than others.
I welcomed this game as a good challenge. It was actually difficult, unlike other kart racers. I felt a tremendous amount of accomplishment having completed the career and all of it's challenges. I have everything unlocked now.
But seriously... there is no excuse for getting blown up more than an average of once per lap. The AI is smart. It will save it's big attacks for the end. And if you're so close behind someone that you're touching him?? SIDE SWIPE THE FRIGGER!!!! Don't waste an uncharged attack that's easy to block... hot damN!
Last edited by Underdog15 on 8/6/2010 10:29:59 AM
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KNG201
Thursday, August 05, 2010 @ 2:58:54 PM
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Underdog15
Friday, August 06, 2010 @ 10:30:53 AM
Last edited by Underdog15 on 8/6/2010 10:31:07 AM
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frylock25
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Wednesday, August 04, 2010 @ 6:05:42 PM