We did some spring cleaning and made the game work better. Some of you reported frame rate issues and we took care of that. Hope now you will have even more fun while playing!
There are also some new creatures in the sky.
Performance boost
We optimized memory handling. The gameplay is definitely more smooth now.
Sea turtle
Catching it is tricky - try it!
Firefish
It wouldn't be scary in the ocean, but in the sky - it is.
Damselfish
It attracts other fish. Try to keep it on your harpoon for a while...
Downtint shaders
It should be more clear now, what is in your current layer and what is below.
Harpoon improvements
Using harpoon is now a much better experience.
AI improvements
Pirates are still not the brightest bulbs in the sky, but they are learning.
There are some new flying machines in the sky: Fishers, Trading Zeppelin and Fortune Hunters. Try to be nice around them, if you don't want to meet the Granaria Police!
Fisher
Fishing is more competitive now - catch the fish before others do! When they decide they have enough, they go back to Granaria.
Cargo Zeppelin
They transport a really valuable cargo and they will protect it, so think twice before attacking it!
Fortune Hunters
Just like you, they are dreaming about big catch, money and fame.
Granaria Police
If you think you can just attack fishers and take there oil, you are wrong. Granaria Police watches you!
Progress Visualization
Behold your boss-trophies, your weapons, barrels of oil and blueprints on your wall. Now you can really fell, that the hangar is all yours!
Skins
If you can't afford a new airplane, just try some new colors.
Rebalancing
It shouldn't be that hard to get a good stuff now.
Progress wiped, but for a good cause.
Let us know, how do you like the new update!
Watch the stream of Update V: 'Friends in High Places'
The new update is coming! It will be no more Amelia versus the rest of sky inhabitants - now there are also friendly (ok, let's say - neutral) flying machines: Fishers, Trading Zeppelin and Fortune Hunters. Try to be nice around them, if you don't want to meet the Granaria Police!
Watch Frédéric streaming the update features on 22nd February at 17:00 (CET) on our twitch channel:
https://www.twitch.tv/blindflugstudio
Not only Amelia can get stronger, so might the Pirates. New Ace Pirates are joining the fight. Here are this update details:
Aldasoro Corsair LT
The brand new airplane from luxury manufacturer Aldasoro is here. With Powerup Attractors, Defense Drones and a Shield it is elegant, expensive, fast and deadly!
Burnt Black Ace Pirates
If a pirate survived several encounters in the battlefield, fight in their battlescarred burnt black planes. Expect heavy resistance from them.
Blood Red Ace Pirates
Pray that you never encounter the deadliest pirates of them all. Their fire painted machines sport incredible weapons and the highest difficulty.
Golden Trees
In every level, there is a tree that will give you a health pack if you find it and fly through it. So if you are low on health, be sure to search the elusive golden tree.
Flamethrower
Has been in the making for a while, now it is finally here: the Flamethrower.
Mine Launcher
The Mine Launcher lets you strategically place a mines in the level. but watch out, they could hurt you as well!
Controller Rumble
If you have a Gamepad with Rumble support you can now feel every shot, pickup and bump. This is immersion on a whole new level!
Crosshair Colors
Sometimes, the Crosshair can be a bit hard to see, so we offer you now multiple new fancy colors!
Health Bar Colors
The Health Bar of planes and enemies got another overhaul. Nice segments in cool colors make judging an enemies health much easier now
Rebalanced Levels
We’ve made the standard enemies and first levels a bit easier to accommodate new players to an easier difficulty. Its will ramp up fast in Autumn Forest again and the chance for enemy aces still persists .
How do you like the new update? Let us know!
Watch the stream of Update IV: 'Aces in the Sky'
The new update is coming! Not only Amelia can get stronger, so might the Pirates. New Ace Pirates are joining the fight.
Watch Jeremy streaming the update features on 25th January at 17:00 (CET) on our twitch channel:
https://www.twitch.tv/blindflugstudio
Amelia can go higher now - there are new layers available! The most important features of this update are:
Snowcrest levels
Take your jacket on and explore new snowy levels. Perfect for Christmas time.
Crystals
Be aware of red ones - they are pretty, but also pretty dangerous.
Fractions
Security drones won’t tolerate pirates anymore. Use the antagonism between the fractions for your advantage.
B.O.L.O.
Boss Only Lives Once. If you defeat the boss, it won't spawn in your next runs. If you want to see it again... well, you have to crash on the dessert.
New fish behavior
Fish are smarter now. With the new AI they swim in swarms and are not so easy to catch.
Screenshot mode
Catch your best moments and share them with friends. Or just watch them alone. Whatever you like better. Just press F12 and behold the perfect shots of the gun shots.
Rebalance
Since there are new layers pirates can go to, the bottom ones are a bit less crowded.
Game progress wipe
New randomization, new values, new balancing. The universe has changed, so have you. Everything you owned is gone. You have to start anew. But we believe in you!
How do you like the new update? Let us know!
Watch the stream of Update III: 'Raising the Altitude'
The new update is coming! And winter is coming with it...
Watch Frédéric - our 3d artist - going up to the brand new layers. We will stream the update features on 21st December at 17:00 (CET) on our twitch channel:
https://www.twitch.tv/blindflugstudio
See you then!
Experimental developer build enabled
For the enthusiasts of beta testing and weird bugs - we introduce the experimental developer build which you can now play (at your own risk).
How to get it?
Go to your Steam library, right-click on AIRHEART and click on 'Properties'
In the "BETAS" tab select 'experimantal - Unstable Dev Builds'
Don't worry, you can always go back to the stable build.
We will update the experimental build weekly with a brand new not perfect content.
There are some new fish in the sky and hunting them is not so easy - instead of just catching them with your plane you have to use harpoon to drag them to your base on Granaria.
The second update brings also some new features steam community asked for: possibility to use relative controls (instead of default absolute steering), weapon's cooldown visualization, clear indication of health loss, timer for weapons from weapon crate and more!
Relative steering
One of the big requests for keyboard users was being able to steer the airplane left and right. Player can now switch from direct to relative controls in the options menu.
First Whale: Minke
There has been a rare sighting above Granaria! A Minke whale is roaming the space above the city. Fishermen's dreams have awakened! Who will be the one to defeat the giant and bring it back down?
Harpoon
It is finally here. The most sophisticated hunting machinery for the modern skyfish fisherman.
Anything you shoot at, the harpoon will stick to and you will be able to reel in all those fantastic prizes.
New fish: Dodolphin
A friendly and highly valuable large fish inhabiting the higher skylayers.
Some say it isn’t even a fish, but who knows.
New fish: Lionfish
Feisty territorial competitors of the higher regions. Many fishermen who thought of fish as easy prey have met their end at an swarm of angry Lionfish.
Likewise, they fetch a great price though.
New fish: Cratefish
Fish, which looks like a healthpack.
Sometimes nature saves creatures from predators by giving them the ability to blend in wonderfully into their environment. A very clever and majestic trick.
This is certainly not the case for the cratefish though.
Return animation
Instead of Amelia just vanishing when returning and crashing, you can now see her getting back down.
Does this help you in any way? Not really... but at least it should make it more clear why you lose your airplane.
Life ring loss
The life rings of enemies and Amelia show now more accurately when life is lost.
Red segments will fly out every time damage is received.
Weapon cooldown visualization
You can now check the cooldown of each weapon in a small reticle around the target cursor.
Unsure when you can use that Skysweeper again? This should help you to perfect that rhythm.
Game progress wipe
New randomization, new values, new balancing. The universe has changed, so have you. Everything you owned is gone. You have to start anew. But we believe in you!
How do you like the new update? Let us know.
You can still win free keys for AIRHEART!
We prepare the demo challenge for you.
BEWARE, THIS IS A TOUGH RIDE!
Detailed information on our website.
