Meanwhile, you can learn about all the new features debuting today with this overview. Here on Gamereactor we've already downloaded and installed MK8 DLC Pack 2, and will review the content this very week.

Keep in mind it firstly downloads 4.0 update patch and then the new content. Mario Kart 8 Wii U ROM & WUX Download - WiiUROMs Mario Kart 8 3.6/5 - (67 votes) Download Part 1 Download Part 2 Download Part 3 The gameplay retains the conventional components of past Mario Kart games, mostly from the Wii and 3DS versions. The combined download weighs about 1.4GB, while the specific new content alone is 972MB (European version).

And as online mode is live, there are some players competing in the new 8 circuits already. This means you can purchase and/or download 2 new Cups and some new vehicles and characters, and as a free download you can also try the new, much faster and difficult 200cc class, among other new features. The launch day was today and, even if we were expecting the download to be ready later in the afternoon, we can now confirm it's available now on a Wii U near you.īesides, the server maintenance downtime announced yesterday took less time than expected, and therefore online races are back as well. (Well, aside from very stressful attempts at manually re-building entire Course shadow maps, let alone for a single Racer.) For this graphical mystery to finally be solved and even salvaged was absolutely incredible! With personal life and other stuff in the way, I'm hoping I can fully complete this update sooner rather than later.After the great quality and value of its first add-on content pack, it was only natural that fans of Mario Kart 8 were eager to get their hands behind the wheel of the second DLC, entitled Animal Crossing X Mario Kart.

while I did suspect that the bake maps were key, I hadn't managed to get any further than that.

And of course, new icons to showcase the previously-lost shading!Ī huge, huuuuge thank you to Random Talking Bush for helping me figure out how MK8's bake maps work – as well as formulating a way to generate 'em into fully functional textures! Even before I started this project, I'd always wondered how the game seemingly rendered extra shadowing onto the characters and environment without the usage of special lighting or some such.

Here's an overview of what's been in the works: Happy MAR10 Day, you all! Since as far back as 2021, I've been working on a solo project to revise all of the Racer models here to be updated within tMR's more recent standards, plus some additional bonuses I'd also like to share with our userbase!

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