Hello Pilots,
We’ve got a new update for you all that improves upon a few of the things we introduced in the last update. Here’s what you can expect from DRL Simulator Version 2.2
Changing Drones:
We’ve made it easier to change drones during any of our events or activities. You can now change your drone directly through the pause menu without having to go back to the map screen. Be aware that this will restart your current race and change the race class accordingly.
Physics Dashboard Improvements:
In addition to some overall tweaking, we have enabled the Physics Dashboard to be accessed from any mode in the game. Players can set and save physics properties for their custom drones on the fly. Please note that race times with your own physics will be marked different from default physics times in order to keep things fair.
Here’s how it works:
In race or freestyle you must open the Physics Dashboard from the pause menu at which point your run will be tagged as a ‘Custom Physics’ run until you hit a loading screen and it resets, unless you have a ‘Tuned’ drone but we’ll get to that later.
Hitting the ‘P’ key now will bring up the dashboard like in the ‘Physics’ level.
In the Physics Dashboard you can ‘Save’ your current settings you have set to your drone that you are using, the drone then becomes ‘Tuned’. Hitting ‘Clear’ will reset your drone back to default settings. Selecting ‘New’ at the top will save your drone as a community drone, more on that in future updates.
DRL Leaders leaderboard is for stock parts on a default tuned DRL Racer3. Don’t worry, you can still go nuts with the cosmetics and still be official.
If you have any other questions, please leave them in the comments below.
Bugs and Performance:
We’re hard at work improving the overall experience of the game, we’ve focused this update on improving our quality settings and performance of the game along with general bug fixes. If you’re having any trouble with the SIM or just want to know more, please see our helpdesk
Thanks everyone!
-DRL Simulator Team
DRL SIM 2.1 Release Announcement
Hello Pilots,
It’s been a while since our last update but we’ve been busy. We’re happy to announce the launch of DRL SIM 2.1 along with a host of new features and updates.
Garage Mode:
One of the most important parts of drone racing is the fine tuning and customization that goes along with building your own drone. In this new update you can now customize the Props, Motor, Battery, Accessories, and Colors of your drone. You can then take your custom drone into any of our single player or online modes.
Physics (Beta):
Today the DRL Sim is rolling out the beta version of it’s Physics engine. We are committed to creating the ultimate sandbox for quadcopter dynamics in search of the ultimate feel.
We will also be working to improve things further, so if we’re still not up to your standards let us know. Stay tuned there is much more to come.
Social Features:
Hangout and talk trash with your fellow pilots with our new Social Panel. You will now be able to chat with all the other DRL SIM users in our Global Chat or maybe just message a friend with our Private Chat. Only interested in talking with the folks you’re racing with, try using our Game Chat, all included in the new Social Panel.
Multiplayer Quickmatch:
Tired of searching through rooms and regions looking for people to fly with? Now with Quickmatch, you can be placed into a game with the press of a button. This works for both Racing and Freestyle matches.
New Map:
A new mega map. Out of Service is a large outdoor map modeled after an abandoned airport in the desert. With a mix of planes, cranes, and a very large zeppelin to fly in and around. Along with this map comes a new Freestyle course and 3 new Race courses to try. (We’re excited to see if Robogenesis can maintain his top spot.)
Bugs and Performance:
In addition to all this new content we’ve also been working to improve the performance and quality of the sim, along with squashing a few bugs along the way. If we missed any please let us know in the discussions section of our Community Hub here on Steam. If you’re having any trouble with the SIM or just want to know more, please see our helpdesk
Thanks everyone!
-DRL Simulator Team
Robogenesis is the 2018 Official Swatch Pilot
Hello Pilots,
The DRL Simulator Team would like to congratulate Robogenesis on becoming the Official Swatch Pilot for the 2018 DRL season. Congratulations also go out to all of the competition's participants.
The team would like to thank the DRL community, who spectated the competition from the Swatch Store live in Time's Square, and through the online live stream. Thank you all for being part of this event.
A video of the livestream is available at DRL's official youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZImGeK345ME for anyone who missed it, or wants to give it another view.
And here's a preview of what Robogenesis can do IRL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEhntksp2SE
- The DRL Simulator Team
Watch the 2018 Swatch DRL Tryouts LIVE
Hello Pilots,
Today is the day that the top 24 pilots of the 2018 Swatch DRL Tryouts will battle it out in NYC to see who will be the Official Swatch Pilot for the upcoming 2018 DRL season.
Everyone will be able to watch the competition starting at 7pm EST, LIVE from NYC here: drl.io/2018Tryouts
Please enjoy today's competition and good luck to all the participants.
- The DRL Simulator Team
The DRL Simulator has been updated to ver 2.0.4d30
Hello pilots,
The latest version of the DRL Simulator has just been released. This release adds:
A new drone is available and drones have been broken down into classes. The classes are 3", 4", 5" and 6".
Leaderboards now track times created by ALL drones. These times are grouped by drone class. The leaderboard UI has been updated to allow sorting by Drone Class.
D-pad support for console controllers.
The top 24 pilots of the 2018 Swatch DRL Tryouts are making their way to NYC to compete for the opportunity to be the Official Swatch Pilot in the upcoming 2018 DRL season. You can catch it live on February 3rd, starting at 7pm EST on the DRL website here: drl.io/2018Tryouts
As always all feedback is welcomed and encouraged, please share your thoughts with us in the discussion section.
Release notes follow below:
Game
Drones are now grouped by frame class. These classes are 3", 4", 5" and 6".
A new drone has been added. The Flaco 4" is now available along with the previous 5 drones.
Random 50 opponent choice has been added to Race Mode to give pilots a wider selection of rival pilots to face. This option creates a pool of 50 pilots and randomly selects 6 of those pilots to face.
Overall optimizations for improved performance.
UI
Drone select UI has been updated to include new drones.
Map select UI has been improved.
The Frame selection option has been added to the Leaderboard UI.
Random 50 option has been added to the Opponent UI in Race Mode.
Leaderboards
Drones of all classes can now record times on the leaderboards.
Leaderboard times are now grouped by frame classes.
Maps and Tracks
Fixed graphical bugs in Gates of Hell.
Fixed bug with missed Boston Foundry checkpoint.
Fixed Miami Nights respawn bug.
Fixed bug in L.A.pocalyse where players got stuck in wall.
Fixed other graphical bugs on maps.
Multiplayer
Player Kick functionality has been updated.
Players are now returned to menu after being kicked.
Cooldown period to rejoin after being kicked has been added.
Controllers
D-pad support has been added for console controllers.
Missions
Enhancements have been made across missions.
Bugs
General bug fixes based on community feedback.
The 2018 Swatch DRL Tryouts is Complete. DRL Sim updated to 2.0.fd90
Pilots,
With this sim update the tryouts are now officially closed.
The 2018 DRL Swatch Tryouts officially end at 23:59:59 PST. Any submissions that may occur after that time will be rejected by the system. Pilots who are still flying in a tryout run, after the above time, will still be able to complete the run, however, their times will NOT BE ACCEPTED.
The top 24 pilots on the leaderboard will be pruned of any pilots who do not qualify to participate. The final tryout leaderboard will be updated and available as soon as this is is complete.
Congratulations to the top 24. To those who didn't make this year's Tryouts, thank you for your participation, we hope to see you there next year.
-The DRL Simulator Team
The DRL Simulator has been updated to ver 2.0.e47f
Hello pilots,
The latest version of the DRL Simulator has just been released. This release adds:
• The DRL 2017 World Championship map. Test your skills on the track that determined a champion.
• The Pitch/Roll slider in the Controller Sensitivity menu can now be separated. You can find the option to separate in the Game Settings menu.
• A Ready button has been added to Multiplayer Mode, multiplayer can now start when all players have marked themselves ready.
As always all feedback is welcomed and encouraged, please share your thoughts with us in the discussion section.
Release notes follow below:
Map
2017 World Championship Map has been added.
Multiplayer
Force Race/Spectate feature has been added. Room hosts can now define pilot roles before a race starts if needed.
Kick Player feature has been added, players can now vote to kick a player.
Ready feature has been added. Multiplayer will now start when all players have marked themselves ready.
Physics
BetaFlight rates have been stabilized. Rates now more closely match BetaFlight with minimal variance.
Improved feedback and readability on tuning screen.
The Pitch/Roll slider in the Controller Sensitivity menu can now be separated. The separate sliders option can be found in the Game Settings menu.
Missions
General bug fixes and enhancements have been made across all missions.
Bugs
A bug affecting the right stick of the Nikko Air Elite 115 controller has been fixed.
A bug that caused the drone to be missing from the lost signal animation has been fixed.
[Closed] Complete this survey and get an Amazon gift card [Closed]
12/20/2017 Update
Hi everyone,
The survey has now been closed.
Thank you.
Original post follows below.
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Hello pilots,
The team is looking for your feedback on the DRL Simulator. Complete the survey in the link below to help improve the DRL Simulator and earn a $5 Amazon Gift card!
You must own the DRL Simulator to be eligible. Limit 1 Amazon gift card per player.
Thank you and happy flying!
[UPDATE] Unexpected multiplayer outage 12/11/2017
Hi everyone,
The unexpected outage has been resolved and multiplayer function is back to normal. Thank you all for your patience during this event.
Please let me know if you run into any more issues.
Thanks again,
-The DRL Simulator Team
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Hello everyone,
The DRL Simulator is currently experiencing an unexpected multiplayer server outage. The issue has been identified and the dev team is waiting for the server provider to resolve the problem.
In the meantime, please stay tuned here for further updates. The team apologizes any inconvenience this may cause, and thanks you all for your patience.
Thanks again,
-The DRL Simulator Team
A Hotfix for the DRL Simulator has been Released
Hello pilots,
A hotfix has been issued for the DRL Simulator that resolves a bug which affected the sim's ability to see a connected transmitter or controller. The few players experiencing this bug would get a "NO HARDWARE" message, even if the transmitter/controller had already been set up correctly.
Release notes follow below:
UI
The "NO HARDWARE" bug, where the sim would not recognize a players connected transmitter/controller has been resolved.
