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Liftoff: Drone Racing for consoles announced!



Finally we are able to reveal an exciting new Liftoff project!

Coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One later this year, Liftoff: Drone Racing challenges you to start a fast-paced drone racing career on your favourite game console!
Check out our exciting CGI trailer below!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8pm496cPn8

Liftoff: Drone Racing challenges you to start a fast-paced drone racing pilot career on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One! With controls optimized for consoles, both pro drone pilots and rookies can enjoy advanced drone physics recommended by top drone pilots across the world.

For more information, please visit our new website: https://www.liftoff-game.com/liftoff-drone-racing

New Liftoff website live!



As the Liftoff brand grows bigger, so does the need for a new website. It's finally time!

www.liftoff-game.com

Welcome to the brand new website, a place for Liftoff and its future projects. Discover the latest news, media and games updates. Need help? Make use of our dedicated support system helping you find answers quicker than before. The creation of this website was made possible with the support of the Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF)

Stay tuned for some exciting announcements on there soon!

[h3]New support system[/h3]
The new website features a brand new support system. It is designed to offer you better and faster support by providing a list of answers to common questions and reports. As this system will save the Liftoff team a lot of work, there's going to be a lot more time dedicated to the development of future updates.

You can help us by suggesting common questions (feel free to suggest an answer too) that can be added to our support system. Thanks in advance!

https://www.liftoff-game.com/support

Update 1.2.6 released!


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

Changelist
  • 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

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 released



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

Changelist
  • 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


eSport Rhein-Neckar Liftoff division

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!

10k Workshop Milestone!



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!