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Our 10th Milestone update is finally ready. Coincidentally, it’s also the 50th update since our first Early Access release! As this is likely our update with the biggest amount of changes, we hope it doesn’t disappoint. This update has been created together with you, the community, and is the result of months of developing, tweaking and testing. Included: new flight behaviour, Betaflight-inspired FC settings, new frame, many fixes and so much more!

CHANGELIST

With an update this cool a regular changelist wouldn’t be very fitting. That’s why we decided to created two changelists, because two is always better than one! Flight behaviour changes

Updated calculations for lift and RPM
Changing drone parts now has more predictable results
Updated aerodynamic effects: drag, ground effects, propwash, …
Updated calculations of drone setup surface area
Propellers now influence cornering behaviour
Updated flight controller to work with Betaflight values
New flight controller settings window inspired by Betaflight
Updated stick response for pitch, roll and yaw
New presets for flight controller, created by VINCBEE
Increased physics simulation speed for more stable results
Updated propeller parts to have the correct diameter (no more clipping through frames)
Changed FOV selection: now provides direct angle selection instead of predefined lens sizes
Showing speed during flight in HUD

Other changes and additions

Added VINCBEE frame
Added X-Storm motor
Added new 5×4 propellers
Added VINCBEE Blueprint setup
Top 3 race times in Singleplayer are now stored per race. Adjusted the screen at the end of a race accordingly.
Menu panels now fade at the edges. Should be easier for new player to find out more content can be found by scrolling to the right.
Player’s color icon in multiplayer rooms has been fixed to be smaller again.
Fixed lighting in main menu
Changed the level selection menu to use dynamic backgrounds instead of a static image
Single lap ghost drone now uses the same setup as the player
Added a golden banner in LPL on finished tournaments, highlighting the winner.
Improved backend system performance. Online features should load faster now.
Reset all race results from the leaderboards
Wipe your fleet collection
Added a (one time) information popup in the fleet window.
Minor bugfixes.

BIG THANKS!

While its fair to say we have all of you to thank for reaching this point, there’s some people especially who we want to highlight. First of all we have been honored with a visit from Tony Cake and Chad Nowak . They both have been crucial in helping us get started with some major changes to the way our flight behaviour works internally. Of course feedback from community members and friends like Frederic Giacomaggi who visited us, have been a great support to us. Additionally, it was that the help from our friend and personal hero,VINCBEE, that made the biggest difference in getting Liftoff to where it is right now. Every week for the last 3 months, he’s been coming to the studio to advise, brainstorm and test out each new internal development version. It bears mentioning that his contribution has been so big, that if everything turns out to be wrong, he’s responsible for it! As a little quid pro quo, we’ve added his own personal VINCBEE frame to the game. Enjoy!

[ 2017-04-21 16:29:07 CET ] [ Original post ]

Liftoff

LuGus Studios Developer

LuGus Studios Publisher

2018-09-13 Release

Simulation Sports Racing Singleplayer Multiplayer Tags

Game News Posts: 240

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🕹️ Partial Controller Support

Very Positive (10071 reviews)

http://www.liftoff-game.com

Steam Store

The Game includes VR Support

Public Linux Depots:

Liftoff Content Linux [2.43 G]

Available DLCs:

Liftoff - Night Fever
Liftoff - DJI FPV
Liftoff - Slipstream

Liftoff is the gateway to the quadcopter racing scene, a platform both for pilots with real-life experience and for gamers who are still unfamiliar with the new sport. Veterans can explore new environments or race one another, while newcomers can hone their flying skills before taking to the field.

DRONE LOVE FOR EVERYONE
We want to open up the FPV racing experience to everyone. Liftoff is a game for everyone, from FPV racing veterans to gamers who want take their first digital steps in the drone racing scene.

SIMULITIOUS!
Liftoff features realistic drone physics, recommended by top drone pilots in the world. Flying a drone in the game feels so real, you’ll forget it isn’t.

CUSTOMIZATION
The drone community is a full of creative minds and technological tinkerers. Accordingly, Liftoff has tools to customize your drones and to create custom race tracks.

EXPANDING PLATFORM
We’ll continuously develop the game and keep adding more content and features as long as the community supports them. We are always interested to hear your ideas!

HARDWARE SUPPORT
Liftoff supports the use of FPV goggles and a wide range of remotes to further blur the line between the game experience and the real world.

IMPORTANT NOTES
A gamepad or dedicated R/C controller are required to play Liftoff!

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Ubuntu 18.04 or newer. Other Linux distributions may work but are untested.
Processor: Intel 8th gen / AMD Ryzen 1st gen - 2.4GHz or faster.Memory: 4 GB RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Geforce GTX 960 / AMD Radeon HD 7750 - 2GB VRAM or more.Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 20 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: Only playable with a game or radio controller. Single screen setups recommended. Intel integrated graphics not supported.
RECOMMENDED SETUPOS: Ubuntu 20.04 or newer. Other Linux distributions may work but are untested.
Processor: Intel 10th gen / AMD Ryzen 3rd gen - 3.0GHz or faster.Memory: 8 GB RAM
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Geforce RTX 2060 / AMD RX Vega 56 - 4GB VRAM or more.Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 20 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: Only playable with a game or radio controller. Single screen setups recommended. Intel integrated graphics not supported.

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