
The irresistible webtoy Line Rider has returned, now in a delicious "beta 2" flavor! The update fixes a few rough spots in the interface and adds some much-needed tools to the mix. Those of you already hooked on Line Rider will appreciate how much easier it is to create a masterpiece with the new additions, and first-time players will see just what all the fuss is about.
Line Rider was originally created by Bostjan Cadez (aka FSK) as a project for an illustration class. Since its release in September 2006, so many people have become captivated by its simple, creative charm. All you do is draw lines for a character on a sled to slide down. There's no scoring, no set objectives, and no levels to complete. Just start playing and see where your imagination takes you!
A few of the notable additions to the second beta are as follows:
Pen - I hear it's mightier than the sword. It's your basic tool for creating floors and ceilings. Hold shift while starting a new line to switch between the two.Line - Create straight lines with ease.
Swatches - Three line-types are available to use, each represented by a colored swatch. Blue lines are normal floors/ceilings, but red lines will give your rider a speed boost. Green lines are for decoration and have no affect on where the rider goes.
Eraser - Wipe out whole sections or tiny portions of your masterpiece.
Magnifying Glass - Zoom in to fine-tune your creation or zoom out to take in the view.
Flag - Lets you save the rider's current speed and position. The next time you click "play", the rider will take off from there.
And the good news doesn't stop there. The California-based software company inXile Entertainment has obtained the publishing rights to Line Rider. The company plans to release versions of the game on both the Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii in the spring of 2007. Each version will feature the same captivating drawing concept but with a few new bonuses.
If you haven't tried Line Rider, it's definitely time to discover what the fuss is all about. Tens of thousands of people are expressing their creativity with this fun webtoy, so give it a try and see what strange things you can create. Click.
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owlrider: if you find out what the html is and how to get to it, please tell me at lineriderfreak@gmail.com
Posted by: Alex | January 26, 2007 10:09 AM
hi my park is jagged adventure
Posted by: gjkhkug | January 26, 2007 6:18 PM
can u download it to ur desktop?
Posted by: bob | January 27, 2007 1:47 AM
why when i open a saved document does it make my computer so slow? i can't do a thing on it!
if anyone can tell me, my email is
theshadowslayer@gmail.com
Posted by: owlrider | January 27, 2007 10:21 AM
is there a hero out there who could help me??? i really would like a version of line rider beta 2 for my Palm OS handheld. if someone develops one please email it to me at lineriderfreak@gmail.com
Posted by: Alex | January 28, 2007 2:42 PM
how do you do the cannon... so frustrating!
Posted by: bob | January 29, 2007 9:26 PM
bob: yes i know! i wish i could make them too! one of my friends told me that you need beta 1 to do it, but i'm not sure if he's correct or not.
Posted by: owlrider | January 29, 2007 9:36 PM
how do u make cannons????
Posted by: Alex | January 30, 2007 8:13 PM
first i want to know how to make cannons, then i want to know how to get an account on youtube.
Posted by: stikman | January 31, 2007 1:04 PM
i've seen dxmagikarp do a lot of tracks with cannons
Posted by: stikman | January 31, 2007 1:10 PM
*sighhhhh* my computer can hardly handle linerider anymore....='[
Posted by: owlrider | February 1, 2007 7:44 PM
such a good idea bout the ds, sadly i sat on my ds yesterday lol (im not fat i swear)the srceen is craked
:( but its a gud 2 years old now so it still was worth it
Posted by: aaron | February 2, 2007 2:04 PM
i think that some great tools for line rider 3 would be:
1. A semi-circle drawer.
2. Gravity lines: sticks to them, even upside-down.
3. Ability to choose which way line rider will accelerate on an acceleration line.
4. An option to view your creation as if you were in the sled or the normal way.
5. An option to create a normal track or a 3-Dimensional track.
I have more--just wait a little while for me to remember them...
Posted by: Alex | February 2, 2007 5:10 PM
for line rider 3 there should be lines that move when the sled guy touches them and you choose how it moves with invisable lines. there should also be invisable lines.
Posted by: stikman | February 2, 2007 8:13 PM
Alex:
1. fsk has already said he won't be making shape drawers.
2. That's pretty cool.
3. You already can.
4. That would be even cooler than 2.
5. Do-able...sort of..but cool idea.
Posted by: Mike | February 3, 2007 10:27 AM
I agree. I also think there should be invisible lines. I also think it would be great if you could choose which direction line rider faces when he starts and what angle he starts at.
Posted by: Alex | February 3, 2007 1:36 PM
there should also be a tool that makes cannons
Posted by: stikman | February 3, 2007 4:26 PM
i like the moving line idea :)
also i think something like a levetation device, something to bring him without a huge jump. =] can't wait!
Posted by: owlrider | February 3, 2007 4:39 PM
I think some other great tools for line rider 3 would be:
>Lines that would only be visible when line rider was touching/riding them
>Accounts-login to your account and access your movies anywhere-send your movies to another account-import movies made by line rider beta 1 or 2 into your beta 3 account
>Ability to save your tracks into a folder
>Ability to import music into your track
I have more, I will keep you posted.
Posted by: Alex | February 4, 2007 4:19 PM
Mike:
1. A semi-circle is a half circle, so a semi-circle tool would be great for making perfect loop-the-loops.
2.
3. How?
4.
5.
Posted by: Alex | February 4, 2007 4:22 PM
how do i load past tracks that i made
Posted by: cozzi wong | February 4, 2007 5:06 PM
i think i figored out how to make cannons: you make a ton of normal, strait lines in a row (left or right) or a collom (up or down) the black part of the lines should face were you want the sled guy to go. it doesn't look the cannons on youtube but it works
Posted by: stikman | February 5, 2007 9:11 PM
i think a save button that would save your progress on an already saved thing would be awesome!
Posted by: Alex | February 6, 2007 8:38 PM
OMG i should show you the line rider courses i have made they are awsome!!!
Peace
Kodi
Posted by: Kodi | February 8, 2007 2:20 PM
o.k if all of u guys take the time to press H for help and place the cursor over the icons....all of these stupid questions u have will ba answered. i'm one of those professionel guys at line rider 2. and i have sweet tracks like the ones on this page, but i dont have the program to record them and post em on youTube.
email me or AIM at sputnik4593@aol.com
Posted by: mischa | February 8, 2007 9:15 PM
What they really need is a pause, rewind and fast forward button for those people who keep on clicking on the flag instead of the stop button. People like me...
Posted by: ??? | February 9, 2007 9:32 PM
hey my line rider cip is awsome how do i put it up as a video
Posted by: luisAngel rodriguez | February 11, 2007 10:49 AM
I saw the videos posted on the site and I was wondering. How do you make the box that makes line rider fly up?
Posted by: mlarou | February 11, 2007 4:20 PM
u "so called makers of the line rider" u should have a line rider 3 that u can control yo sled guy with your arrow keys while hes in the air
Posted by: luisangel rodriguez | February 11, 2007 11:08 PM
what is wii internet???
Posted by: purple | February 14, 2007 12:24 PM
to show videos of your lineriders, you'd have to make a video of it somehow (either using a program on your computer, or you could video your screen using a camera or something) then upload it to something like youtube. then you can paste the link to it here and we can watch :)
Posted by: reapaninja | February 16, 2007 7:33 PM
Alex:
1. A semi-circle is a half circle, so a semi-circle tool would be great for making perfect loop-the-loops.
3. How?
1. I agree. =P
3. To accelerate left, hold down shift and draw an accelerator left. You can probably work out the rest.
Posted by: Mike | February 22, 2007 1:33 PM
we need a button to explode the guy off the sled
Posted by: brain dude | February 25, 2007 11:05 AM
This is mine. It's incomplete though because the starting point change (grrrr) . I was going to make him land back in the computer at the start. You'll know what i mean if you watch it. Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4OhmAlZRW0
Posted by: Mr Muz | March 1, 2007 2:31 PM
brain dude: that would be sweet!
Posted by: owlrider | March 6, 2007 4:54 PM
Posted by: GameLover | March 6, 2007 6:00 PM
we need a jump button as well
Posted by: brain dude | March 7, 2007 6:40 PM
how do i make 3d tracks
Posted by: briguy | March 7, 2007 9:46 PM
make the original ride-able track, then add the 3D effects in green line.
Posted by: newbie
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March 7, 2007 10:59 PM
this would kick butt extra fast speed tracks and perfect curves button
I think he thought the sled dude was 3D and the track
Posted by: brain dude | March 8, 2007 6:55 PM
why dont we just tell our ideas to who creates the game
Posted by: brain dude | March 11, 2007 3:31 PM
brillant brain oh we need ice lines on line rider you cant speed up or slow down just slide.
Posted by: brain dude
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March 12, 2007 6:36 PM
ya that would be sweet
Posted by: wildfire457 | March 14, 2007 11:01 PM
How do you make a cannon?
Posted by: tbirdneedsacannon | March 16, 2007 7:12 PM
we need a line you can go through but slide on
we need a button to view flag and move it
Posted by: brain dude
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March 17, 2007 10:17 AM
can some one tell me how to post on youtube
Posted by: brain dude | March 18, 2007 4:24 PM
how do they make those realy cool lines?
Posted by: Jared | March 18, 2007 8:33 PM
in response to Saben:
You must make the track smooth enough. I suggest making straight lines and then go over the lines. I cant explain it, but just google Line Rider Tips lol
Posted by: Andrew | March 21, 2007 12:58 AM
they should make it so if the guy falls off his sled and then comes into contact with it later in the course he should be able to re-connect with the sled and ride on.
Posted by: wyteboy | March 21, 2007 8:17 AM
i made a really big track on line rider, but it wont let me load it. it says " a script in this movie is causing Adobe Flash Player to run slowly. If it continues to run, your computer may become unresponsive." i can either choose yes or no. did anybody else have this problem?? Please Help
Posted by: Bobby | March 22, 2007 7:15 PM
how do i delete saved files in line rider beta please tell
Posted by: Alexey | March 23, 2007 5:44 AM
alexey: you click on the name of the track you want to delete, then press the delete button
Posted by: stikman | March 23, 2007 6:45 PM
i just lost all my saved tracks on line rider. can anybody tell me how to get them back?
Posted by: stikman | March 27, 2007 10:41 PM
they need to make a line where it speeds you up going backwards
Posted by: Damon Frye | March 29, 2007 4:28 PM
hey its me Damon and ive done the loop before but you guys keep talking about the cannon please tell me what that is
Posted by: Damon Frye | March 29, 2007 4:40 PM
Damon Frye: have you ever seen one of those boxs that make the sled guy fly up? that's a cannon.
Posted by: stikman | March 29, 2007 10:37 PM
how do you make a cannon?
Posted by: aj | April 13, 2007 4:34 PM
i cant figure out how to do those neat things with line rider beta
Posted by: aaron | April 13, 2007 8:53 PM
you need too make one where can change the color of him. Also make one were you can zoom in on your guy while its playing and use someone else's track!
Posted by: christian | May 4, 2007 2:13 PM
bob: all you have to do to make a connon is use an acceleration line as the bottom, and use regular or scenery lines for the rest.
Posted by: Curt | May 4, 2007 8:56 PM
This game is great, but i have 1 problem, MY GAMES WONT SAVE. Is this normal? -_-
Posted by: Doomion | May 5, 2007 5:11 PM
you know what would be cool a sled and person maker so you can have say a astronaut on a rocket sled that would be cool and you can put your face on the guy
O
_________
Posted by: jam2go | May 6, 2007 2:03 PM
on my line rider track i made there was a crazy glitch lol it was the weirdest thing... he was flying thru the air going forwards then all of a sudden he was going backwards and then he wrecked and was slideing down the trail going reversed on the trail and then came to a complete stop and then went forward again!!!! aint that crazy lol
Posted by: jake | May 8, 2007 11:21 PM
how can i put my line rider on youtube
Posted by: john | May 12, 2007 2:50 PM
I can make some pretty good courses, but I just can't do the scenery. Anyway, here's some answers.
Brain Dude "we need a button to view flag and move on"
If you use the "f" key, you zoom to the flag, but it doesn't work when the course is playing.
Christian "Also make one were you can zoom in on your guy while its playing..."
You can use the "z" and "x" keys to zoom in and out while it's playing. Also, you can use "m" to go into slow-mo.
Damon Frye: "they need to make a line where it speeds you up going backwards"
Hold "shift" while making the line. For ground lines go from right to left. For ceiling, left to right.
Posted by: Shaun
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May 16, 2007 9:06 PM
how do you make the rider turn?
Posted by: line rider | May 19, 2007 12:26 PM
Here's a video that tells you how to make a cannon
http://www.iridethelines.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3067
Posted by: Blazer | May 26, 2007 4:15 PM
ok now i know you cant make him turn but here are some cool ideas:
1 moving scenery
2 ability to turn
3 areas where you can make him get off his sled and reconnect
4 linerider stays on his sled when he's at least close to landing perfectly
do you like them?
Posted by: line rider | June 5, 2007 7:33 PM
ive been playing line rider for a while now and i still cant figure out what line snapping is... can someone please tell me??
Posted by: Ruffoss | June 6, 2007 10:22 PM
How to make a cannon:
As for the games not saving, this is a common error and happens quite a lot of the time, it will be alright.
Some games that are saved might just dissapear when you next go onto Linerider, this also happenes but unfortunatley they don't come back. I have had over 5 tracks lost from this, 3 were on Youtube, but it's jsut a toy! Start again!
Posted by: Random989lol | June 7, 2007 12:21 PM
ty very much lol
Posted by: Ruffoss | June 7, 2007 4:46 PM
i have finally made a good track called jaaneese nightmare please help me by telling me how to make loops
Posted by: jake | June 9, 2007 1:00 PM
Umm how do you put one on you tube?
Posted by: hawkspitfire | June 26, 2007 2:48 AM
argh! whenever I save a track and i start typing in the title it goes back to the home page and i lose it all!
Posted by: sledbub | June 27, 2007 9:02 PM
Where do I download this version??
I've been looking for it all week and I can't find it!
Posted by: paulie | June 28, 2007 4:34 PM
It would be cool if line rider had 2 guys sleding
Posted by: Nathan | July 5, 2007 5:17 PM
At least this one isn't quite as ridiculously delicate as the last one. I can actually make a curve in this one without the little guy flying off the sled the instant he touches it, that's a plus.
I could actually get to like this one.
Posted by: Sylocat | July 8, 2007 3:34 PM
This thing is like the ultimate webtoy.
Posted by: Heretic | July 18, 2007 5:44 PM
i think it would be nice if there was a button that would move the screen to wherever the flag is and also one that moves it to the start
Posted by: stickerhead | July 31, 2007 10:54 PM
to make cannon draw a line where he stops going up
Posted by: Anonymous | August 7, 2007 10:49 PM
How to make a cannon:
---- / \ | | \ / ------- / -------Sorry about the dodgy quality, but I think I did pretty well considering it was with the keyboard.Posted by: Random989lol | August 13, 2007 9:56 AM
i have seen videos on you tube where people actually control the rider how do you do that?
Posted by: Mathias | September 2, 2007 11:46 AM
linerider is awesome!!! i made some videos but they're not much.
Posted by: Anonymous | September 11, 2007 8:55 PM
uhh this line rider wont work on some stuff like when i go up with a red line and then it lands on blue line and falls backwards it will go right though the blue line what should i do???
Posted by: Anonymous | September 13, 2007 7:48 PM
I can (wow)
Posted by: Anonymous | September 14, 2007 4:12 PM
You can't control the guy, they just do stuff with the line that makes him do stuff. You can use the back of lines to pull, and they're called gravity wells, I got Dude (the guy on the sled) to spin one way a tiny bit, then start spinning the other, like the legendary Techdawg (or someone on his site). You can get him to spin more by drawing several small lines touching the middle of the next one, the more you do the more he spins. And you can do elevator, two line, one normal, one backward, straight up, and he moves up (best done with speed lines, the red ones), I done a track with these and I got him to do a manual (when he stays on one end of the sled). Well, I've said enough. Hope this all helps.
Posted by: Deuling | September 16, 2007 3:35 PM
They should put different lines like slow down lines or make semicircle lines so we can make it without all the hassle.
Posted by: samuel | September 19, 2007 3:35 AM
the best lineriders at officiallinerider.com
and for the people who need help creating a perfect
track that he goes where you want him to go
and hit f then draw lines there
Posted by: i love linerider | October 6, 2007 12:40 PM
I have a few ideas for line rider:
1. Friction lines. That would be good for slowing the little guy down (something I have problems with)
2. A multiplayer mode. That would be so cool...
3. "Objects". Object that can go on the lines, with the line rider. That would be very interesting in order to create unexpected situations. If you draw a rock that tumbles after the linerider, or even water (not proboble i think though...) that he can float on, or wooden planks that he can push. Really, if i could vote for an improvement, it would be the ability to add objects.
4. Muliple line riders. More little guys! Then you can let them race, crash into eachother, and if there were objects, one little guy could push an object out of the way for another line rider.
5. Terrains. Something that draws automatic wigly cloud lines or something that's particularily sticky. Or maybe ice.
6. Air boost. Or however you might want to call it. A line that when the line rider goes onto it, he gets hit by a stream of "air" and can go onto a platform above or something.
Posted by: Ainegue
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October 13, 2007 9:41 PM
is a desktop version for line rider 2 out yet
Posted by: josh | October 16, 2007 11:19 AM
i dont know how to do the 0 gravit thing
Posted by: Nate Campbell | October 22, 2007 9:04 PM
I think in line rider 3 there should be a type of line that you can bend so that it could be a perfect curve.. just like the type of lines you can use in paint
Posted by: Johnny B | October 24, 2007 3:52 PM
maybe if you can't do a cannon, draw a (realistic looking) tube with a red line as the floor. Man goes in, speeds up, shoots out. Not the greatest idea, but maybe... (bellow you will see my cannon blue-print)
\ BOOM!
\ /^^/
\ \ / /
\ \ / /
_____/------__________________/__/
Posted by: Abcabba | November 2, 2007 10:47 PM
its weird if i go to linerider.com it brings up the hompage then every link i click on it brings me back to the homepage
Posted by: mitchell | November 9, 2007 8:52 PM
i now how on line rider (zada only} to get your visual to see line rider up really close or get him so far away he dosent even move!!!what u do is when ur playing u press z for zoom(remember by the first letter} and for far u press x{i dont now what it stands for}
Posted by: Anonymous | November 11, 2007 5:40 PM
How do make an awsome line rider???
Posted by: Tiger | November 23, 2007 12:17 AM
if i saved a track then got a new account, can i get that track on my account?
Posted by: carlos | November 27, 2007 12:13 AM
how do you do scenery stuff real well
Posted by: RT | December 11, 2007 5:05 PM
to draw good you make shawdows which are a bunch of straight lines going the same way
Posted by: reece | December 28, 2007 9:13 PM
Oh gosh! use the scenery lines. Their the green ones. Thats how u make a cannon. Now who knows how to add tracks i made before i became a member?
Thank U
Posted by: Kelsey | January 16, 2008 4:29 PM