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Genre: Simulator, Sport

Glider Sim

Update 1.9.4_EarlyAccess: Hot Fix

-Limit TrackIR to rotation only in 1st person mode.
-Remove TrackIR from drone 1st person.
-Fix scrolling issue in options menu with gamepad controller.
-Fix a bug introduced in the last update where the drone camera was rotating.
-Add a bit more drone power.
-Add a bit more drone rotation power.

Update 1.9.3_EarlyAccess: Hot Fix

-Fix grab controller error on Sun Valley Map.
-Don't display grab icons after take off (fixed for real this time).
-Increase rotor turbulence.
-slightly increase wind turbulence.
-Set limits on TrackIR movement in first person mode;
-Disable 1st person camera rotation in first person mode when trackIR is running.

Update 1.9.2_EarlyAccess: TrackIR and Pico VR Support

-Add TrackIR to all gliders / drone.
-Add Pico Controller binding to OpenXR.
-Add slight wind turbulence.
-Add rotor turbulence when in strong downwind currents.
-Tweak stall and wing collapse. Make it easier to recover from collapse.
-Add VSync to graphics settings.
-Save drone settings when changing drone modes or camera angles. So when you load the game up it will default to those settings.
-Show updated camera angle when changing drone camera angle.
-Show updated camera mode when changing drone modes.
-Drone will momentarily show camera angle / mode when switching to first person mode.
-Update drone settings in options menu and ability to set camera angle.
-Change all buttons to blue and make highlighted selected color green.
-Change UI to vertically stretch instead of horizontally stretch. Leaving more room for options to display.
-Check for generic gamepad controllers on start. Might pick up the wireless xbox controller now.

Update 1.9.1_EarlyAccess: Hot Fix

-Make the drone platform disappear after takeoff.
-Make the game start in windowed mode default screen resolution for first load.
-Add button to drone controls to reset upright position when crashed on ground.
-Fix issue when multiplayer host exists game and doesn’t migrate host properly.
-Update controller diagrams for FPV Racing Drone.
-Fix issue where sometimes trees would render at far distances.
-The drone sound was too low in multiplayer, so increased it some.

FPV Racing Drone Update - An Overview

As you may have noticed the latest updates have added a FPV Racing Drone into the sim! Watch the video below to learn more about how to operate the drone so you too can get some cinematic shots in multiplayer:

Update 1.9.0_EarlyAccess: Hot Fix

-Fix Drone horizon indicator to stay on horizon.
-Reduce drone audio in multiplayer.
-Fix audio dimming during all radio transmission to more clearly hear radio.
-Ability to toggle off drone HUD / OSD without toggling screen UI (Z Key on Keyboard).
-Fix drone controls keyboard mapping for keyboard / mouse mode.

Update 1.8.9_EarlyAccess: FPV Racing Drone Hot Fix

-Update settings file to correctly load drone mode.
-Fix UI options menu button error where you could not select Angle Mode.
-Fix not defaulting to xbox controller mode with xbox controller plugged in.
-Reduce the rotation rate of the drone in angle / acro mode.
-Adjust throttle curve of the drone in angle / acro mode.
-Make “Auto Hover” mode controls fly like a default DJI drone.
-Increase gravity of the drone in angle / acro mode.

Update 1.8.8_EarlyAccess: FPV Racing Drone

-Change drone over to a FPV Racing Drone.
-3 flight modes for the drone: Auto Hover (Easy), Angle (Intermediate), Acro (Advanced).
-Angle and Acro mode use real world physics similar to other FPV racing drone simulators.
-Ability to change drone flight mode in option settings or while flying.
-Add HUD / OSD to the drone while in first person mode.
-Leftstick Click on Gamepad Controller now turns HUD off.
-Reduce volume during incoming radio transmissions.
-Reduce spring between glider wing cells for more dynamic collapse and wing folding during a stall.
-Multiplayer notifications are now hidden when HUD is off.
-Fix issue where you can still enable thermal visualization when the host has disabled wind and thermal visualization.
-Add Hinterrugg Lodge model at top of the mountain near Launch Point 1.
-Add splash particle effect for multiplayer speedwing (other gliders soon).

Update 1.8.7_EarlyAccess: Hot Fix for Xbox / Playstation controller

-Accidently broke the xbox / PlayStation control mode last update so uploaded the fix.

Update 1.8.6_EarlyAccess: Spectator Drone Mode!

-Add new Spectator Drone for being able to explore the map and get awesome shots in multiplayer.
-Add drone control layouts for each control method.
-Rewrite the descriptions of the gliders.
-Make clouds higher in Swiss Alps map.
-Fix bug where cameras wouldn’t toggle using Xbox or PlayStation controllers at times.
-Disable south paw button toggling cameras on Xbox and PlayStation controllers. Must press the north paw button because it was interfering with accidentally selecting UI at times.
-Reduce terrain stuttering when it's loading in at a distance.
-Add instructions on top of monitor output while in VR mode: Press “O” to activate wide FOV Mirror.
-Reduce rotation sensitivity in the “Wide FOV VR Mirror Camera” for better recording quality.
-Add FPS counter at the very bottom of the monitor output in VR.
-Make the body of the glider not bounce around so much on landing.
-Reprogram the lookAt spot view cam to get better shots of the glider / drone.
-Turn foam distance down in water.
-Add buoys / landing challenge on Swiss Alps lake area.
-Speed up intro cam after launching a new glider.