EreaDrone News

[p]v. 1144 → 1160[/p][h2]👥 PROFILE CUSTOMIZATION MENU, and TRACK OF THE WEEK 🗓️[/h2][p]As you may have already seen, we have recently introduced cosmetic Profile Banners and Player Titles, but no way to change them. That’s because we were working on the expanded Player Profile menu! You can now check out the stats, leaderboards, created maps, and tournament participation of other pilots, and yours! Here, you can also select which banner and player title you want to use.[/p][p]To get to the Profile menu, click on your profile in the top-right corner of the Main Menu, then View/Edit Profile.[/p][p]- Added a Profile Page with tabs (General, Leaderboard, Maps, Tournament, Banners, and Titles)[/p][p]- Enhanced the Social menu. It now loads faster and scrolls more smoothly[/p][p]- Added Player Banners and Titles. They appear in the Profile and Social menus, Leaderboards, and Multiplayer Lobbies[/p][p]- Added a Track of the Week! On top of the Track selection, you will be able to choose the featured track of the week, with a separate weekly leaderboard. Getting to the top will earn you rewards[/p][p][/p][h2]🤖 BETTER DRONE FEEL & OPTIMIZATION ⚙️[/h2][p]We have made some under-the-hood changes to how drone physics and handling are managed to prepare for the upcoming Physics Update. We have also fixed an issue relating to drone feel: drones should now feel way smoother. Stay tuned for what’s coming next![/p][p]- Fixed an issue causing the movement of the drone to be stuck at 60Hz in some scenarios when it could be higher, causing stutters and a bad drone feel[/p][p]- Made some internal changes to optimize drone physics and handling[/p][p]- Added Nvidia DLSS4 support, available in the Anti-Aliasing options[/p][p][/p][h2]🚧 TRACK EDITOR UPDATE 🎢[/h2][p]We recently added some quality-of-life features to the track editor, as well as new truss elements that will allow you to create any gate shape you want.[/p][p]- You can now select, move, and delete multiple elements at once[/p][p]- Copy/paste now works for the coordinates of objects[/p][p]- New Elements: TrussBare, TrussNode, TrussLegShort, and TrussLegLong[/p][p]- Triggers now look better and are less intrusive, reducing visual clutter[/p][p]- New setting: Spectator Maximum Zoom in Options/Controls[/p][p]
[/p][h2]🐛 BUG FIXES 🛠️[/h2][p]Fixed an issue where the cursor would sometimes completely disappear[/p][p]Fixed scrolling sometimes not working in the Options menu, depending on the mouse position[/p][p]Fixed the Drone profiles sometimes not being initialized correctly, causing several downstream issues[/p][p]Fixed the Track imported image sometimes not being visible[/p][p]Fixed a scrolling issue in the Track Editor library[/p][p]Fixed screen tearing in certain scenarios, in particular in spectator mode[/p][p]Minor bug fixes[/p][p]... and updated internal components and systems[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]We hope you enjoy the new features, and especially the improved drone feel. We are always open to feedback, here on the Steam Community Hub or our official Discord Server.[/p][p]We will share some more news about the beta for the Physics Update shortly.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]See you in the sim![/p][p][/p][p]The EreaDrone Team[/p][p][/p]

[h3]🗼 Qualifications are open for the 2025 FAI Spire event! 🗼[/h3][p]Qualifications are now open for the 2025 FAI Spire e-Drone Racing World Cup! Race and try to get the best qualification laptimes for this event, happening on Saturday 4th October, at 13:00UTC![/p][p]Register here to the FAI Spire Event[/p][p][/p][h3]The SPIRE track, designed by EreaDrone[/h3][p]A blue zone... a red zone... and exciting racing all throughout! [/p][p]Try out this track designed by the EreaDrone team. We're looking for feedback onn this track, so don't hesitate to tell us what you think of this track, here or on our official Discord server![/p][p][/p][h3]🎁 Announcing Rewards for FAI events 🔓[/h3][p]Just like for EreaDrone Challengers events, all participants who have submitted at least 1 qualification laptime will receive a profile banner and player title to display in in-game and the webiste, in leaderboards or anywhere else! Of course, winners and finalists get exclusive banners and titles as well.[/p][p]We're working to bring you more in-game and out-of-game rewards for you to enjoy![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]See you![/p]

[p]We are happy to announce the EreaDrone Challengers League! A series of Drone Racing and Challenge events, which are open to absolutely everybody, especially beginner and intermediate pilots. And we are holding the very first event this week![/p][p][/p][h3]📅Bi-Weekly Events📅[/h3][p]The events will happen almost every two weeks on Saturdays, on the EU/America timeslot: 15:00 UTC, or on the Asia timeslot: 7:00 UTC. The events will be quicker than our current FAI eDRWC events, taking 1h30 including all the phases. On weeks where we are running an FAI e-Drone Racing World Cup event, there will be no Challengers events.[/p][p][/p][h3]📐Format📐[/h3][p]Depending on turnout, there will be 32 or 64 participating pilots. All races will have 8 pilots at the same time. There will be a live-stream to follow the races. During the season, there will be rewards that you can earn for participating and winning.[/p][p]The rules are also more flexible in Challengers events, so expect some changes! We will give you more freedom to choose how you want to fly.[/p][p][/p][h3]📏4 types of events📏[/h3][p]There are 4 types of Challengers events:[/p][p]- 🥇Race, a standard race with multiple laps[/p][p]- 🏎️Sprint, an A-to-B race, racing to the finish line[/p][p]- 🤏Tiny, races and challenges with a tiny drone[/p][p]- 🏆Trial, where everyone competes separately for the best time or score[/p][p][/p][h3]🌬️2025 Challengers Event #1: Zephyrus Race🌬️[/h3][p]We are holding the very first Challengers event this week! [/p][p]The Challengers Event 1: Zephyrus Race is now open for registration, and you can already fly your qualification laps as well. The event will be held on this Saturday 13th, at 15:00 UTC.[/p][p]The Zephyrus Race takes place on a community track designed by SKAN AIR, that was slightly modified to fit the event.[/p][p]For this event, we allow you to use any drone model you want with its default settings.[/p][p]Sign up here for the 2025 Challengers Event 1: Zephyrus Race![/p][p][/p][p]We will share a full calendar soon, stay tuned.[/p][p][/p][p]Hope to see you there![/p][p][/p][p]- The EreaDrone Team[/p][p][/p]

[p]Hi Pilots![/p][p]Here’s a small update, mostly centred on performance optimization. We hope you like it, and it should fix some problems if you have any. We would like to remind you that the registrations are still open to the second event of the 2025 FAI eDRWC, so sign up now if you haven’t already! Also…[/p][p][/p][h3]⏰ANNOUNCING THE CHALLENGERS LEAGUE⏰[/h3][p]We are now running a new series of competitive events: the EreaDrone Challengers League. Read more about it, and sign up here.[/p][p][/p][h3]🔜COMING SOON : ⚖️PHYSICS UPDATE✨[/h3][p]Releasing soon, we are announcing the often-requested Physics Update! It will overhaul physics, give you more options to tweak them, including a gravity slider, and will include an in-game guide to explain what all those confusing sliders mean to help you get the physics that suit you best. Stay tuned![/p][p][/p][p]But before that, here’s the changelog for the current update:[/p][p][/p][h2]🆕 NEW FEATURES 🆕 [/h2][p][/p][h3]🌄DLSS 3.7, FSR 3.1, and XeSS 2.1 Support:[/h3][p]You can now turn on your AI upscaler of choice, which lets you enjoy higher frame-rates and better visuals. They are available to choose from in the Anti-aliasing option.[/p][p][/p][h3]🖼️Import an image in the Track Editor:[/h3][p]You can now import any image into the track editor and move it around/scale it as you want. This can be helpful to reproduce any real track layout, if you have a picture of it. This is only to help you build a track, and it will not show up once you decide to publish the track.[/p][p][/p][h3]📊Improved Drone Interpolation:[/h3][p]In Multiplayer, drones of other players were often stuttery and distracting. With this new system, they should now fly smoothly and be accurate to how other players fly them at all times.[/p][p][/p][h3]🌬️Ground Hovering FX:[/h3][p]In Multiplayer, you can now see some visual effects of the drones hovering over the ground. This is tied to the Volumetric Clouds setting, so you can turn it on/off that way.[/p][p] [/p][p][/p][h2]👀AVAILABLE FEATURES 🔦[/h2][p]Over various recent patches, we discreetly added a few features, but we never told you about them… So here’s a small list of what’s new since the Rework Update:[/p][p][/p][p]🎛️High Quality Collision option. Turning this on will simulate drone collisions with the ground and obstacles more accurately. Please note that this will use more system resources.[/p][p]🔭You can now use Ctrl + scroll to change your FOV in Map View Mode[/p][p]🏷️You can hide other players’ names in Multiplayer (Options -> Display others’ names). We know this is often requested, and it's already in the game![/p][p] [/p][p][/p][h2]📊PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS ⚙️[/h2][p]Here are the major changes in this update! We have major CPU and memory optimizations, and especially reduced memory allocation. This should help your game run smoother and minimize some of the issues with stutters and weird frame pacing.[/p][p][/p][p]- Better support for VRR and Low Framerate Compensation on compatible monitors[/p][p]- Controller polling should now be more efficient[/p][p]- Minor optimization in the Stadium environment[/p][p]- Various bug fixes related to performance[/p][p]- VSync and Target FPS are now independent of the quality presets[/p][p]- Removed “Unlimited” Target Framerate option[/p][p]We removed the Unlimited option because it caused lag spikes and uneven frame pacing, which do not occur when the framerate is capped. Instead, you will still have the option to choose a max framerate up to what your monitor can support, so your input latency will not be affected.[/p][p] [/p][p][/p][h2]🛠️BUG FIXES 🔧[/h2][p][/p][h3]⚠️Major : [/h3][p]- Fixed missing Game Ending sequence and Spawn Selection screen in certain scenarios[/p][p]- Fixed occasional fatal game crash related to the initialisation of drone physics[/p][p]- Fixed Local Server crashing because the ports were not available[/p][p]- Fixed Tutorial mode not starting, causing the player to be stuck in the lobby settings without the start button[/p][p]- Fixed alternative fonts not working, making some non-Latin (especially Chinese, Korean, and Japanese) characters into squares[/p][p]- Removed a 3rd Party tool that was sometimes wrongly detected as malware by some antivirus software[/p][p][/p][h3]🔎Minor:[/h3][p]- Various security and networking fixes[/p][p]- Various visual fixes[/p][p]- Various fixes related to controllers and input[/p][p]- Fixed the mouse cursor never becoming invisible in certain cases[/p][p]- Fixed drones stuttering in spectator mode[/p][p]- Fixed issue where drones were locked when joining a lobby after the lobby already started[/p][p]- Various bug fixes related to events[/p][p]- Fixed Drone Collision detection for High-Quality Collision setting, sometimes not giving back adequate control[/p][p]- Fixed a bug where localized text inside buttons was not updating when changing locale/language[/p][p]- Fixed game blocking exception when the droneprofile.ed file is corrupted[/p][p]- Fixed the Replay reader playing too quickly[/p][p]- Fixed the wrong font in the Game Mode Selection screen[/p][p]- Fixed bloom settings not being applied everywhere, and made bloom stronger[/p][p]- General updates to packages and game components[/p][p][/p][p]And that’s it![/p][p][/p][p]- The EreaDrone Team[/p]

[p]EreaDrone is once again hosting the official FAI e-Drone Racing World Cup, this time in Italy… virtualy.[/p][p][/p][p]Race with the best on the track of the 2025 FAI Italy Drone Racing World Cup, and compete for the podium all season long! If you want to train or just fly along, the map is also available in the Map Browser.[/p][p][/p][p]Qualify and compete from your own computer: this is a completly remote event. You have until September 18th, 23:59 UTC to submit your times.[/p][p]The event will be livestreamed when it starts on Saturday 20th September, at 1PM UTC![/p][p][/p][p]To watch it:[/p][p]The event will be streamed on the official FAI Youtube Channel when it starts.[/p][p][/p][p]This event is open for everyone to register, even without an FAI Sporting License. Some restrictions apply.[/p][p]To participate, you will need to join the EreaDrone Discord server: https://discord.gg/mBEd7Abskw[/p]