Liftoff News

Lanterns rise, lanterns glow,
Drifting gently in the evening’s flow.

Around the world, lantern festivals light up the night for many reasons, to celebrate, to remember, to hope. Some lanterns soar, others float, and in true Liftoff style… ours do both! For a limited time, take to the skies and experience this radiant in-game spectacle during our 2-week seasonal celebration.

There are no objectives here. No badges, no boosts, no XP. Just a stunning, immersive world to drift through at your own pace. Sometimes, beauty is the only reward you need. Enjoy!

It’s great to see how much enthusiasm our last update sparked, especially among those chasing leaderboard times and thriving on the rush of online races. We truly appreciate all the energy and feedback you've shared. Update 1.6.12 builds on that momentum, refining and enhancing the features we introduced recently.

[h2]Changelist[/h2]

• Updated watching a leaderboard replay, returning to the leaderboards menu will now re-apply the selected filters to show the same leaderboard again.
  
• Updated personal best times chat messages to now be color-coded to the player's LED color.
  
• Updated personal best times to now always favor the all-time leaderboards instead of the monthly leaderboards.
  
• Updated personal best times to immediately show if a better time has been set than on the leaderboard. An '*' is now displayed before your time until the score has been posted and verified on the leaderboard.
  
• Updated the amount of personal best chat messages being shown in multiplayer classic race to no longer include lap time improvements.
  
• Updated and improved the chat visibility behaviour. The chat will now hide itself when flying, if the chat is preferred to be hidden. The chat will now automatically show itself while spectating, or when the finish is shown in classic race and dropout race.
  
• Updated copying drones from other players in the multiplayer game lobby. A drone no longer needs to be shared on the Steam Workshop for a player to copy the drone setup.
  
• Updated the game lingo to remove the term 'waiting room' and replace it with 'game lobby'.
  
• Fixed single player personal best times or scores not showing correctly after putting a new personal best score.
  
• Fixed drone skins being included in the recording when flying with a drone with which you haven't had them unlocked yet.
  
• Fixed leaderboard time not uploading when leaving a game before a drone reset was triggered, or the finish screen was shown.
  
• Fixed an excessive amount of leaderboard fetching being done in the background for the personal best.
  

We’ve just rolled out a major overhaul of the multiplayer leaderboards, now featuring flight recordings for each entry, among other things! The new rankings bring fresh competition, and a soft reset has archived all previous scores. Don’t worry, you can still access them in-game.

[h2]Changelist:[/h2]

• Updated the Rustline environment to be more lean on memory usage.
  
• Leaderboards overhaul:
  
  • New leaderboard selection and overview menu.
    
  • Monthly leaderboard date selection now only shows the available months for which data is available.
    
  • Leaderboard entries can be clicked on to view details (timestamp, game modifiers, drone setup).
    
  • Leaderboard entries can be viewed - a recording is uploaded when the score is saved.
    
  • Old leaderboards are available in the archive.
    
  • Leaderboards load a lot faster.
    
• New leaderboard records are announced to other players in your multiplayer game through a chat message.
  
• Added bots for official races in Rustline.
  
• Updated the Liftoff Pro League leaderboards to also allow viewing entry details.
  
• Updated the multiplayer game settings menu to store your last session, and restore it when creating a new game.
  
• Updated the Liftoff Pro account registration process to remove the registration if the account isn't verified within 24 hours.
  
• Updated the multiplayer Classic Race and Dropout Race score screens to show the available buttons when input is provided to reduce downtime.
  
• Improved network efficiency in multiplayer.
  
• Fixed Gemfan 51466 Hurricane MCKV2 and Gemfan Freestyle 4S propeller data.
  
• Fixed the texture of the Bushmaster 21055 3600KV motor to show the correct KV value.
  
• Fixed issue where stunts were detected during the tutorial if the 'Always detect stunts' game option was enabled.
  
• Fixed issue in the multiplayer game lobby where a player could get stuck while viewing another player's drone if the game's settings were being updated.
  
• Fixed collider issue of the administrative building in the Hannover environment.
  
• Fixed a race guide inefficiency.
  

The next Liftoff update will bring a major improvements to the race and laptime multiplayer leaderboards.


[h2]Last chance to contribute to the legacy leaderboards[/h2]
If you want to immortalize your spot in the legacy Liftoff leaderboard archives, now’s your chance. With the next update, multiplayer leaderboards will reset for a fresh start with a new, improved, and more transparent system. We're excited!

[h2]What's next?[/h2]

Since 2018, pilots have posted close to 1.5 million high scores across monthly leaderboards for official tracks and all-time leaderboards for community tracks. Over time, a group of elite pilots emerged, constantly challenging each other and grinding tracks to shave off milliseconds for the top spot, sometimes where even a single frame-per-second in system performance made the difference.

To bring an exciting fresh start to the Liftoff online rankings, we're announcing a soft reset of the multiplayer leaderboards. This means we'll archive all scores that have been made up until the point of the release of this update. You'll still be able to check out your previous achievements in the multiplayer leaderboards menu, accessible from the main menu. Apart from providing a fresh start, the leaderboards will also receive a great overhaul. Note: only multiplayer leaderboards will be archived, Liftoff Pro League leaderboards will remain unchanged.

Along with a fresh start, the leaderboards are getting a major overhaul:

• Simplified menu controls for easier navigation.
  
• View the drone setup used for the record
  
• See the date when the record was set.
  
• Copy the drone setup to your own fleet and try it yourself.
  
• Watch a replay of the record-setting run directly.
  
• New rule: Proof is required, no new high scores will be accepted without a replay.
  
• All leaderboards before the update will be archived and will remain accessible in-game.
  

To better showcase your achievements, your personal best will now appear below your name in multiplayer real-time rankings. When you set a new record, a game-wide message will broadcast your achievement to everyone, making it clear who they’re up against.

Welcome to Rustline, the newest Liftoff environment where steel breathes, smoke stacks groan, and the wind tastes like rust and oil.

Navigate a sprawling industrial zone packed with towering warehouses, roaring trains, chemical plants, and canals lined with slow-moving barges. This gritty playground is wired with danger and built for flight. Skim rooftops, dive smokestacks, and thread your way through the machinery of a world long forgotten.

Throttle up, pilot. Rustline is live!

[previewyoutube]https://youtu.be/zNX4Wa6bGGg[/previewyoutube]

[h2]Changelist[/h2]

• Added Rustline environment
  
• Added 3 brand new official racetracks for Rustline
  
• Cebit tower in Hannover fixed single sided top
  
• Drainpipe Missing collision fixed in Bando city