Polygon's Mod

Introducing Polygon's Mod!
For a while now I've been working on modification of Free Rider HD, and it's finally at a point where I can share it!

Update 2.1 - 2/17/2021

What does it do?
It fixes bugs! It adds an (optional) new look to the game! (actually, an old look) And it does a few other smaller things...
Scroll down for more detailed information.

How to Install:
Just install the Chrome extension here!

This should work on pretty much any Chromium browser (Chrome, Edge, Opera, etc...). Sadly there's no option for Firefox at the moment, but I'll see if I can get it published there.

Nostalgia Mode
Mobile viewers, sorry for the insanely big pictures

Nostalgia mode is a "reskin" of the game that makes it look like Canvas Rider. For those who are unfamiliar, Canvas Rider was an old copy of Free Rider, and was the first version of the game where you could race other players. The most noticeable difference will be the appearance of the powerups, but the bikes and the rider also look slightly different. Nostalgia Mode is on by default, but you can turn it off at any time.

Bug Fixes

Some visual fixes are shown in the image, but the full list is in the spoiler.

Bug Fix List (open) Bug Fix List (close)

The ones that I consider most exciting are in bold.

• Autos should no longer break when you save and load your track, or undo erases.
• The eraser is more precise now.
• The blob will no longer sometimes become an hourglass shape.
• The blob icon is now square
• Vehicle powerups will now visibly snap to the grid.
• Vehicle powerups are now centered.
• Vehicle powerups no longer follow mouse when they are being placed.
• Tools now behave better when holding the shift key (the curve tool still has some problems, though).
• The editor no longer freezes when the rider collects the final star.
• Lines are no longer sometimes half width.
• Powerups placed on sector borders will no longer be partially behind lines and scenery.
• You no longer have to press V twice to switch vehicles for the first time in the editor.
• The grid will no longer occasionally become misaligned at certain zoom levels.
• The zoom percentage is no longer sometimes 1% off.
• Zooming behaves consistantly on devices with differing pixel ratios. (This one still needs testing)
• The helicopter cockpit and head are now positioned correctly.
• The balloon ropes never become detached from the balloon.
• Lines are no longer broken on sector borders.

Other Additions:
There are a few other things that this mod includes. Open the spoiler to see what they are.

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Editor Tweaks:
Free Rider already has an unannounced feature where if you hold the ctrl key while drawing a line, it will show you the angle of the line. With this mod, it also shows the length of the line, and the X and Y components of the line.
Also, if you hold shift and ctrl at the same time while drawing a line, it will snap to 15 degree increments.

Additionally, tools are no longer bounded by the screen. For example, if you draw a line partially off the screen, the second point will be placed where the mouse is, rather than at the edge of the screen.
Keep Dead Riders:
You have an option (enabled by default) to have the rider stick around after you restart. The number of non-player riders is capped at 10, so don't worry about lagging the game.
Dead Powerups:
You also have the option to make boosts, gravity changers, and bombs affect the bike when the rider has fallen off. HOWEVER I honestly didn't put much effort into this one, and it's super buggy. You'll see what I mean

How to Change Mod Settings:
When you've installed the mod, a white pentagon will show up at the bottom left corner of the screen. Clicking it will open up a little menu where you can customize the mod. There's not a whole lot you can do at the moment, but you do have a few options.
Most of the options are mentioned in the spoiler above, except for the "Keep FRHD Hats" one. If Nostalgia Mode is enabled, this setting will make let you keep your custom head, instead of it replaced with the Canvas Rider head.

Is this mod dangerous?
No. None of the altered code has anything to do with accounts, passwords, track codes, or personal information. The mod does what this post describes and nothing more. Although I am confident that this mod will have no negative effects, by using it you agree that I am not responsible for anything bad that happens while it is installed.


Last updated 2/17/2021 - version 2.1

 

could i use tamper monkey too, instead of requestly?

 

Sadly I couldn't get tamper monkey to work. The modded script replaces the game script, and from what I could find tamper monkey can only add scripts.
There might be a way to make the mod overwrite game functions after they are loaded, but I haven't looked into that, so it will be some time before that happens, if it happens at all.

 

So when I do that, I get this awesome thing: (I have Chromebook).

 

Nothing but the way it's rendered was changed, so ghosts shouldn't break, and I haven't seen them break. If something breaks, let me know!

 

Yeah you can use tampermonkey to replace the functions but it would require a bit of work to do it

 

Excellent

 

impressive

 

this is.... awesome

 

Making a crazy blob track, I can say with full confidence that the blob does not turn into an hourglass, which is reaalllly nice

 

I deleted it because it took more than half an hour to load a track

 

NewGoblin It sounds like either PasteBin was down, or something was incorrect in the setup process. Can you please PM me a screenshot of your requestly rule?

 

ok

 

Awesome! nice job!

 

yes

 

I miss Canvas Rider. I used to play it in elementary art class.

 

this mod is cool and all but how do I stop the stream of crashed bikers?

 

click the lil pentagon in the bottom left of the page and toggle off the keep dead riders box