[Steam Early Access] Liftoff

The Belgian game developer LuGus Studios and drone manufacturers ImmersionRC and Fat Shark have just released Liftoff, a game about the incipient sport of first person view drone racing, on Steam’s Early Access program.

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The joint creators of Liftoff want the game to be a gateway to the quadcopter racing scene, a platform both for pilots with real-life experience and for gamers who are as of yet unfamiliar with the new sport. Veterans can explore new environments or race one another, while newcomers can hone their flying skills before taking to the field. The game was officially released to the public when MetallDanny, a famous pilot in the drone racing scene, pressed a big red release button last Sunday at the studio headquarters.

The Early Access version of the game has just been released on Steam for PC and Mac at a discount price of €19,99 and will receive frequent updates. The game currently includes a detailed flight simulation, a workbench where you can create different drone setups, three environments and a tutorial level. Future updates planned by the developer include a track builder, race events and a multiplayer mode.

 

The next Liftoff update is ready for you to download and enjoy! This second update is a perfect example of our update philosophy. We'll try to keep a nice balance between fixing bugs and issues and adding new content and features.

THIS UPDATE INCLUDES:

• Further tweaked gravity and drag in simulation (more feedback needed)
• Added windowed mode option
• Camera angle feature in workbench, no more .xml hacking needed
• Fixed frame issue in front of camera
• Added ability to select different drone sets
• Added Vortex 250 Pro
• Added Vortex 250 Metall Danny
• Updated Vortex camera model
• Added 2 new motors in workbench
• Added 2 new propellers in workbench
• Some performance work on the workbench

 

A new update is ready for your pleasure. Start your Steam engines!

As always, feedback is more than welcome. Make sure to use our in-game feedback tool in the pause menu.


This update includes:

• Further flight behaviour tweaks (feedback needed)
• Less air drag and taking into account relative air velocity
• Added correct RPM mapping
• Revamped crash detection
• Added adjustable FOV option on flight camera
• Added wind rush sound fx
• Added skip option for Fat Shark animation
• Added back button in level selection screen
• Other minor changes

 

You know you have a great community when things like this happen:

Someone went undercover and filmed our release event with Metall Danny!

This guy is feeling good after "wasting" half an hour playing Liftoff.

When you see hundreds of videos from people enjoying themselves!

 

Our first big milestone update is ready!
The team at LuGus Studios has been hard at work to bring you the first edition of the track builder, a tool that enables you to build your own racing tracks in Liftoff. As with every new feature in Early Access, this track builder is not final and is still subject to change.

THIS UPDATE INCLUDES

• Added track building tool
• Track saving and loading functionality
• Added track objects
• Added 3 tracks
• Added Autumn Fields environment
• God mode
• Virtual joystick option