Were excited to launch Drone Dash 0.3.0 to early access! This build represents a major milestone packed with new features, quality-of-life improvements, bug fixes, and tons of new content to explore. Heres a sneak peek at some of whats new:

Major Updates:

• New Levels Galore: Overhauled the first 6 levels with vibrant color themes and added 13+ new levels to the learn to fly campaign!
• Demo Mode: Added demo exports, config tweaks, and support.
• New Tutorials: Tutorials now include instructions on charge pads, fire rainers, and gate mechanics.

Visual & Audio Enhancements:

• Revamped Visual Theme: Overhauled the games visual theme to be cleaner and more refined.
• Improved Editor UI: Enhanced positioning, button layouts, and new control_node picker functionality.
• Audio Improvements: Added new music tracks, sound effects, and fixed background music transitions.

Quality of Life Improvements:

• Preset Manager: New preset editor and manager to customize your experience.
• Editor Enhancements: Editor objects can now be locked, recently used colors persist, and tab order is saved between sessions.
• Fixes Galore: Resolved crashes, path follower bugs, drone effects, and editor glitches for smoother gameplay.

Gameplay Features:

• Interactive Elements: Introduced spikes, shocker, charge-pad single-use support, and landing pad improvements.
• Paint Tool: A new paint system to customize in-game objects.
• Drag-and-Drop Functionality: Easily drag items from the game objects panel to the level tree for quick level editing.

Cloud Sync & Steam Workshop:

• Cloud Sync: Updated paths for cloud sync and improved appdata handling.
• NOTE: This change caused us to reset your savegame data.
• Workshop Integration: Added support for sharing and exploring custom content.

We cant wait for you to dive in, try the new levels, and share your feedback with us. Thank you for being a part of the journey as we continue to make Drone Dash a fun racing experience for all!

[ 2025-02-08 20:23:51 CET ] [ Original post ]