Liftoff News

A small but colorful update dedicated to the creative track builders in the community. Some bugfixes included too ;)

• Added 2 new color variations for the building blocks in The Drawing Board.
  
• Fixed weight values being shown for some parts, to be more consistent.
  
• Changed the weight value of some lipos. (Affects your setup? Try the "additional weight" slider)
  
• Re-ordered the track elements added in 1.2.5 to be consistent in their order based on their color.
  
• Fixed ambient lighting issues in some levels.
  

The Drawing Board has become an iconic part of Liftoff. Originally designed to be a sterile environment for training and practice purposes, it has quickly evolved into a favoured canvas for the most creative people in the community. The more than 2500 creations available on the Steam workshop are downright impressive!

The Drawing Board, with its grid, blue colors and paper textures has always aimed for a clean "blueprint" look & feel. The limit in color choices being an intentional graphics design choice that safeguards the visual consistency of the level, no matter what the track builder has created. However, since this is such a popular level for creative people, the team at LuGus Studios has experimented with extended color pallets. We have included a neutral white block type and a detail color: the complimentary orange color. We think these additions will allow for more creativity, while safeguarding the clean look that The Drawing Board was designed for. On top, these additions also apply to the Night Fever DLC!
We can't wait to see your creations!

Update 1.2.5 brings new track elements, bug fixes and some exciting eSports promises.

• Added two new "boxed" gate variations, each in 5 different colors.
  
• Added a new flag element, also in 5 different color variations.
  
• Fixed an issue with Hannover Track 05.
  
• Fixed an issue that didn't show the correct version number
  
• Fixed collider issue with trees in Bardwell's Yard and Bando City
  
• Improved new backend system (still work in progress)
  
• Minor bugfixes
  

The competitive scene of Liftoff is ramping up in 2020. We have the regular Liftoff Pro League tournaments, the French Rotor's Cool leagues and starting this year there will be a new Liftoff division within the German eSport Rhein-Neckar club (ERN).
The new division will start with a weekly flying / training in Liftoff (every Thursday at 18 pm) and will gradually expand to more initiatives such as:

• Regular local Liftoff tournaments
  
• Tiny Whoop style activities
  
• Setting up a "crafting corner"
  
• Countless other projects.

To celebrate the official announcement of the ERN Liftoff division, this update includes some new ERN branded track elements!

A massive community milestone was reached! :o

Liftoff now has more than 10.000 pieces of community created content, available for free on the Steam Workshop! With more than 4000 racetracks and 3000 custom drone setups available the possibility are endless!

An achievement like this is only possible with the combined efforts of a creative and passionate community, a big THANK YOU for making this possible!

With massive updates and announcements imminent, 2020 will mark the start of a new era for Liftoff. We end 2019 with a small 1.2.4 update.

• Added 14 new official racetracks (not environment) completing the list from the 1.2.3 update.
  
• Fixed faulty Straw Bale and Bardwell's Yard tracks.
  
• Fixed issue with leaderboard times not always saving.
  

The team at LuGus Studios wish you all happy holidays!

We have plenty of amazing things planned for 2020, it's going to be a massive year for Liftoff. Early in the year we plan to release our new environment: Russian Woodpecker. We also hope to to do a massive engine upgrade soon, that should bring a whole bunch of improvements, including performance improvements.

You can also expect a new and exciting project announcement and the launch of a new Liftoff website to mark the beginning of a new era for the franchise. We hope you are as excited as we are, we can't wait to share with you all what we have been working on behind the scenes.

Level up and unlock cosmetics like never before!

To celebrate the release of our new official racetracks, we organise our first triple XP week.
Receive 3 times the amount of XP points for flying official tracks in Liftoff between 10 Dec and 17 Dec. Have fun!

(Liftoff Pro Account required)