Developer posts and news about this game.
After 5 years of development in Early Access, I’m excited to bring Glider Sim to full release on Steam! 🪂 I feel the game has reached the scope and polish I’ve been working toward, and it’s time to officially remove the “Early Access” tag. I never imagined Glider Sim would grow
-Fixed an issue where the Hide Trim / Speedbar Indicator setting was not being applied correctly when starting a new session. -Removed the Wind and Thermal Visualization options from the main Options menu. These settings can now only be adjusted from the Weather Settings menu to
-Fixed an issue where the time of day would not load correctly when launching from a saved site. -Fixed an issue where the last selected launch site was not being properly highlighted or scrolled to in the Site Selection screen. -Fixed an issue where loading a saved site with the
-Fixed an issue where the camera clipping plane could clip nearby meshes at close distances. -Decreased the Speedwing glide ratio for a slightly steeper glide. -Added glide ratio information for each glider on the Glider Selection screen. -Fixed an oversized collision box on the
The latest Glider Sim Deluxe update is now live, introducing the new Powered Speedwing Trike! 🪂🔥 It’s essentially the speedwing you already know, but now with a motor and trike attached! With an average cruising speed of around 120 km/h , it’s significantly faster and more agil
-Fixed an issue where lesson tutorials would incorrectly start with the Paramotor instead of the Paraglider. -Fixed an issue that allowed multiple challenges to be active at the same time. -Added induced drag to the Paraglider, Paramotor, Speedwing, and Powered Speedwing Trike. T
-Added an option in Settings to hide the Trim / Speedbar Indicator. -Improved the harness textures for the Speedwing and Powered Speedwing Trike. -Adjusted the character’s leg position on the Powered Speedwing Trike so the legs appear less stretched out. -Slightly reduced lift on
-Added a brand-new aircraft: the Powered Speedwing Trike — basically a speedwing with a motor! -Redesigned the Aircraft Selection screen once again for a cleaner and more polished experience. -Preview aircraft now display with fully inflated wings. -Aircraft now slowly rotate in
-Fix issue with wind direction not being displayed correctly in UI. -Fix issue where wind direction could be changed in multiplayer session without being host.
-Redesigned the Glider Selection screen so all available gliders are visible from the start. -Added a wind-direction slider, allowing you to set the wind to blow from any direction. -Fixed an issue where wind would stop working at high altitudes above the terrain. -Fixed clouds r
-Search for and find 3 animals / creatures on the Sun Valley map: Bigfoot, a Grizzly Bear, and a Wolf. -Every few minutes, a wild animal will spawn and trigger a notification. -Use the map to see the animal’s general spawn location. -When you get close, the animal will make sound
-Fixed an issue where the UI was being captured in launch site thumbnails when saving. -Tweaked the thermal generation algorithm to spawn more thermals over dirt, concrete, and rocky terrain. -Reduced haze layer intensity for improved long distance visibility.
-Added a fog/haze layer to improve atmosphere realism. -Waterfall color now updates based on the time of day. -When joining a multiplayer room, the default starting location is now the host's launch site, including their latitude, longitude, direction, and platform height. -Multi
-Increased ambient lighting brightness during the day, resulting in more thermal spawns. -Fixed a multiplayer bug where joining a room would incorrectly teleport the player to coordinates 0, 0 instead of the host's location. -Fixed an issue where saving a launch site would displa
-Time now progresses naturally instead of remaining static. -The sun is now positioned accurately based on the selected time of day and time of year. -Added a new global atmospheric shader that simulates Earth's atmosphere. Fly high enough with the Spectator Camera and you can ev
-Fix issue with stuttering and low performance when using SteamVR as the active OpenXR runtime. -Update to Multiplayer v4.7. -Add more robust ownership checks on game start. -Increase tree brightness on Sun Valley, Id map. -Update to Unity version 6.4.
-Fix hand controllers being flipped. -Increase environmental lighting brightness on custom maps. -Tweak stall parameters for the speed wing. -Reduce mini-wing auto-turning in ridge lift. -Update logo.
-Fixed an issue where the secondary menu was off-center in VR. -Increased the resolution of 2D maps (MapTiler). Note: higher-resolution maps may take slightly longer to load. -Adjusted the default zoom level on 2D maps in the pause menu to show a wider area.
-PlayStation VR support fully fixed - verified with PSVR2 hardware. -Improved Earth Online 2D Map zoom behavior in VR (MapTiler). -Added two new waterfalls near Yosemite Valley (Site 1767).
-One final attempt to resolve the PlayStation VR issue. If it’s still not fixed, I’ll purchase a headset so I can debug it directly.