TurbOT Racing

TurbOT Racing is a racing game in which you control a wheel-less TurbOT, a robot driven by an Advanced AI. You race other AIs across assigned tracks, using the environment scan to react quickly and anticipate maneuvers. You also manage the energy from your reactor, dividing it between the side turbines and processor to balance maneuverability with processing capacity.

Racing as an AI

Your performance affects how many fans watch your races, which in turn influences the tracks assigned to you and the resources ASIMOTORS invests in hardware upgrades. After each race, you guide decisions about upgrades to improve your performance. Damage to your hardware or other racers caused by your malfunction is deducted from the budget assigned to the engineers working on your version.

The game includes four tracks and eight races with increasing difficulty. It has no rubber-banded AI, and its in-game instructions are accessible from the game menu.

TurbOT systems

The side turbines help you maneuver through difficult corners, but using them consumes energy. You can reload them, and you need to manage their energy to maintain good maneuverability. When jumping from ramps or platforms, you can use both turbines to perform an air dash, which consumes turbine energy much faster than using them to maneuver.

You can overclock the processor when a collision is coming. Overclocking, maximum speed and resistance depend on the components installed, and better processors and cooling systems increase the intensity and duration of overclocking. TurbOTs automatically turn on their headlights on darker tracks.

Races and rewards

Some tracks offer optional sponsor bonuses. The first contracts give additional prizes for collecting the requested items and winning the race, while achievements related to those items can be earned regardless of the race result. Sponsor-requested photos taken during an air dash are worth twice the prize, though claiming them still requires a race win. Some tracks have adjusted or removed obstacles to make sponsored photos easier to capture.

Collisions can cause penalties once a TurbOT reaches a certain speed, so braking before impact can prevent a crash penalty. The game also includes achievements tied to credits and fans.

Key features

• Four race tracks and eight races with increasing difficulty
• Turbine-powered maneuvering and air dashes
• Reactor energy management between turbines and processor
• Hardware upgrades and color customization
• Optional sponsor contracts, bonuses and achievements
• 3D graphics and mouse steering