Monday Update - October 6, 2025

Happy Monday! I'm excited for this week because Bryan is visiting me in El Paso, and we'll have a new build for you guys by the end of the week! Let's talk about the details.

Zac

• He is continuing to work on the suspension to fix issues like the back tire clipping and vibrating.

• The big focus for the next build is the third-person camera! We've decided to prioritize getting camera and suspension work in over the leaderboard fixes for now. The goal is to push a build with the third-person camera included, even if it's a bit janky at first.

• Zac is implementing a temporary fix for the broken wrist animation until we have the new rider model.

• Based on your feedback, he will also investigate adjusting the bike's pivot point to make the back wheel feel more weighted and planted in turns. If this doesn't work, we'll try another approach.

Maggie

• Maggie is continuing her work on the new rider model. I saw a preview and it's coming along nicely! We will show that to you guys once Maggie feels good with it.

Julian

• Our new intern, Julian, is getting started this week! His main goal is to get the intern social media pages set up and ready to go.

• He'll also be helping us edit stream highlights for YouTube, which will be a huge help in creating more content.

Cedric

• Working on beginner trails where we will teach the player the basics of the game. These will be the first trails players play. The picture at the top of this post is the new beginner WIP trails.

Bryan

• Bryan is working with Julian to put together a list of potential Cranked Collabs partners. We are hoping to announce the next CC on October 16th.

• Bryan and Joe will also be spending some time this week working on the front-end of the new Cranked Collabs portal to tighten it up and make it better.

Joe

• I'll be doing a solo TikTok stream today or tomorrow to create a bunch of content for the week.

• Bryan and I will do a Q&A livestream when he is here visiting later this week. I will make a post on Discord and on Patreon so you guys can submit questions for the stream.

• This Saturday, we're hosting a pizza party playtest at Rad Dog bikes here in El Paso! We're excited to get feedback from local riders and capture some cool reaction videos to share.

New Build

• As I mentioned earlier, we plan to release a new build at the end of the week with the following changes:

  • 3rd person camera (WIP)

  • Possibly some new 1st person camera settings

  • New props around the track

  • Suspension is animated

  • New trails

  • Bug fixes and stuff I'm probably forgetting

  • Maybe a fun little surprise feature if Zac gets around to it

Hope everyone has an amazing week! Here's your weekly pic of Jake 🐶