Developer posts and news about this game.
leaderboards update! saves and ghosts reset this update hoverdrivers, start playtesting the leaderboards and compete for the best times (and ultra clears)! also, a feature that is coming soon™ is leaderboard ghost racing, but for now it's just the leaderboards. in-game shows the
a mostly symbolic update to reflect beta status... check the steam store for updated logos! Gameplay now able to start drift while landing from a jump changed default controller bindings for boost to shoulder buttons minor level changes buffed S+ rank times Misc changes to kiosk
Gameplay drifting now ramps up turn amount increased max drift turn amount made shield tower hitboxes bigger Misc a cheat code enables cat mode. games need to bring back cheat codes. add "or" to drift buttons hint in kiosk mode, restart level button now only works when paused Bug
save data has been reset for this update! Visuals updated car model and effects updated skybox animated finish screen updated some particles Customization find spray paint in levels to change your color! (does not save for now) Ghosts a ghost of your best time is saved and replay
v0.4.1 minor fixes how is the demo playtest going? feel free to share your speedruns and feedback on the discord Camera improved behavior when jumping over gaps UI shield tower levels now have icons at the top center fixed rounding errors with time display shortened hold time for
house keeping! hover keeping? preparing for a beta demo release... a few long-standing issues have been fixed, and the level select screen has been prepared for the demo levels. let me know what you think! Camera brand new camera which should be smoother this new camera tries its
Note save files have been reset for this update! Gameplay new grades scoring and ultra clear system! grades for time, score, and datapaks are independent earn all S ranks for time, score, and datapaks to earn ultra clear in a single run S+ time rank for an extra challenge increas
v0.2.4 Gameplay further reduced turning sensitivity for speed Physics trying fix for losing speed from hitting hitbox edges Levels takes you to level w0-1: calibration adjusted w1-5 added new level w1-6 to introduce walls adjusted various hint text Misc kiosk mode brings back dat
v0.2.3 Graphics adjusted hover car trail chromatic Abberation while boosting extended Laser trails replaced lighting setting with "high graphics". further reduced graphics when high graphics is disabled (less particles) UI fixed start button not working to pass attract screen fix
v0.2.2 Physics improved interaction with unhoverable surfaces fixed nose dive off edges fixed getting stuck on wheelies Gameplay added option to invert steering while reversing adjusted lasers' hitbox Visuals added 3d headlights to hovercar added trail to hovercar extra boost eff
v0.2.1 Gameplay added a max distance to lasers added Non-linear analog input for steering (should make steering feel less sensitive on controller) doubled passive drift charge rate automatically restart level when dying without checkpoint UI new icon for missing a datapak new ico
v0.2.0 The Save Update Saving best finish time is saved datapaks are saved upon level clear collected datapaks turn blue for replays Gameplay new ULTRA CLEAR for levels. collect all datapaks and finish with an S++ rating to UC! taking down all the shield towers starts the core ex
v0.1.6 Gameplay Trying out reduced turning amount based on speed. Should make steering less sensitive at high speeds. Slightly increased the hitbox size of pickups and shield towers UI Moved Hint Bubbles to a HUD panel instead of world panels Added icons for bits, datapaks, and s
Update v0.1.5 UI Tidied up player HUD with backgrounds and outlines Added Drift Meter to telegraph charge Added control hints to Boost and Drift HUD Gameplay now also charges slowly over time in addition to tilt charging. Added Anti-Stuck reset in case the car gets stuck on an un
Update 0.1.4a Gameplay increased height of hitboxes for pickups and shield towers slightly reduced height of level 3 added foward button hint on level 1 Controls split forward/reverse inputs (custom binds reset) prevent restarting level when options is open
Hey all you Hoverdriving Playtesters! 3 Friend Invites have been granted, so you can spread the Playtest to people you think may also enjoy the game! Happy Hoverdriving!
v0.1.4 UI shield towers remaining is now shown on HUD in-game hints now show what buttons to press based on your bindings pressing escape or "back" on controller goes back in menus Controls fixed air turn rebind not working fixed not being able to rebind analog inputs adding miss
v0.1.3b UI spacebar can now select menu buttons restart level binding now works on level end screen Hover Physics fixed hover car bouncing on landing (probably maybe) disabled wrap-around-corners force while boosting fixed inconsistent pitch input on controller Levels added more