Liftoff: Micro Drones News

Update 0.4.1 released

[h2]Thank you! [/h2]
Liftoff: Micro Drones is a love letter to the FPV community and we have gotten nothing but love back. Our launch was super exciting and we are glad you joined us to explore and improve this new adventure we have started. It’s been so great to finally fly together in our virtual micro drone environments! Thank you so much!

The wealth of responses is heartwarming, and the dedication from the community to provide us with valuable feedback and suggestions is all we could have wished for. Liftoff: Micro Drones is very much a project in the middle of development. It's currently incomplete and contains a fair amount of bugs. To everyone who dedicated time to write us a post, email or chat in-game: thank you, we are listening! The past few days we have redefined our priority lists for the next few days and weeks. Our current focus will be on fixing bugs and polishing the current experience.

This update is the first in a series of quick-fix updates we have planned for the near future.

[h2]Changelist[/h2]

Button/switch assignment should now be saved correctly.
Fixed incorrect chat layout
Fixed glitchy drone visualizer while selecting a new level in the pause menu
Small UI fixes and improvements to the Getting Started wizard.
Disabled unsupported voice chat functionality.
Renamed "Balloons" game mode to the more accurate "Collect"
Fixed issue where a drone icon would not be generated immediately when duplicating a drone
Changed default colors of the Fractal blueprint
Fixed flipped textures on the back of some gates
Fixed orientation of remote antenna used by virtual pilot. Signal should now be improved. 😉
Menu option "disable drone trails" renamed to the correct "show drone trails".
Enabled on-screen HUD by default.
Fixed a UI issue where the player could get stuck during MP room creation when interacting with the account options.
Made RC connect/disconnect popup easier to read
Fixed some small UI mistakes in drone editor
Visually Updated Nano frame
Visually Updated Nano Camera
Adjusted Fractal 65 frame info to match the frame type (Squished-X)

[h2]What's next?[/h2]
More fixes and updates based on your feedback. More specifically, two items are currently a priority:

tweaked throttle range for some Blueprint setups.
Making the Button Setup window available in the Pause Menu, so you don't have to return to Main Menu.

A love-letter to the FPV community, Liftoff: Micro Drones lands in Early Access

Love drone racing and think it's getting a bit too cold for the outside world? Check out the new release of Liftoff: Micro Drones that's in Early Access.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/12/love-letter-to-the-fpv-community-liftoff-micro-drones-in-early-access

Available now in Early Access!

It’s finally here!

The long awaited Liftoff: Micro Drones is now available on Steam at an early backers price!

Experience the world of FPV like never before! Any indoor area becomes an exciting aerial playground. Explore, customize and compete in detailed indoor environments in single and multiplayer, or have fun with hover drones and various game modes. Liftoff: Micro Drones was built from the ground up to provide the next step in Liftoff simulation, introducing better graphics, user experience, performance, interactivity and simulation quality.

Included in Early Access

Realistic Micro Drone flight behaviour
Drone customisation
3 environments, each with a day and night variation
6 micro frames
Hover drones!
Freeflight, Race, Infinite Race, Dropout Race, Hover Race and Collect mode.
Exciting multiplayer sessions
Lofi soundtrack by Nightime Burnout

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Disclaimer: This is an Early Access version, it is not content or feature complete. We do not recommend it to those who are looking for a full experience.

Liftoff: Micro Drones races off into Early Access on November 30

Get ready for a race around various indoor arenas in the upcoming Liftoff: Micro Drones, as it's now confirmed to be releasing in Early Access on November 30 with Linux support.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/11/liftoff-micro-drones-races-off-into-early-access-on-november-30

Release date announcement!

Liftoff: Micro Drones, the latest game in a series of the popular Liftoff drone simulators, will be available in Early Access starting from November 30th. The Early Access version will be exclusively available on Steam for PC, Mac and Linux.

Liftoff: Micro Drones is an authentic standalone drone simulator, dedicated to the magic of the smallest class of drones. The simulator will use the latest Liftoff physics developments, modern graphics, a slick and up-to-date user experience, six unique micro drones, drone customisation, three realistic environments in two variations each (providing 6 different experiences), different game modes such as Race, Hoverdrone Race, Freeflight and Party Popper. The Early Access version will feature single player and multiplayer experience.

Additional drones, parts, environments, game modes and features are expected to be added as free updates later on. Additionally, features expected for the future full release are a dedicated tutorial, more game modes, a track builder and a progression system.

The Early Access version of Liftoff: Micro Drones will cost €14,99. This one-time purchase price covers all future updates. Supporters get instant access to this early version of the game. The release version of Liftoff: Micro Drones is expected to cost €19,99 at launch.

Disclaimer:
The Early Access version is not a finished product. Early access is recommended only for those who are willing to support an in-development project and want to get an early look at the game. The Early Access phase will be used to gather feedback and suggestions and will help us shape the final release version of the game.