Developer posts and news about this game.
Hello Pilots! Just a little bugfix update today! I've been on a summer break for most of August, and am getting back into the swing of things with some exciting updates planned for the future! Everything's pretty self-explanatory, so I'll just go straight into the changelog. Chan
Hello pilots! I'm happy to announce that the Glacier is now available on the game's main branch! Thank you to everyone who gave it a try on the beta branch and reported bugs and feature requests! Much of this devlog will be familiar to those who have been keeping up with the beta
Hello pilots! Some more updates to refine the Glacier experience! Changelog Major Changes Binder updates to include Glacier specific info! Each subsystem now has an additional page showing the Glacier specific configuration. There are now separate checklists for the Lakehopper an
Hello pilots! Here's what's new in this beta update! A full changelog is at the bottom of this post. Glacier Quick Start You're now able to select the Quick Start option for the Glacier plane, providing the option for a faster build at the start of the game. I've also updated the
Hello Pilots! Another quick update on the beta branch with some bugfixes. Changelog Bugfixes Fixed an issue where the Rear Magnoprop mount could attach to cargo racks. Fixed an issue where the Glacier's water rudder would often stop working after landing. Added a missing hand tru
Quick hotfix to fix a critical bug. Oops! Thanks to everyone who jumped on the beta and found this bug and others that will be fixed in the coming week. Changelog Bugfixes Fixed a critical bug that was preventing players from saving their game in the new Glacier start. You can no
Hello, Pilots! It's time for Lakehopper's first major content update! I'm incredibly excited to introduce everyone to Lakehopper's second plane, the Glacier! This single-engine floatplane is a blast to fly. It's available for everyone to try now on the beta branch. As of now it r
Hello pilots! Got a bunch of bugfixes here, mostly related to the technical refactor done in 0.3.3 and 0.3.4. There's nothing too spectacular that requires extra explanation, so let's go straight to the changelog! Changelog Bugfixes Fixed an issue related to incorrectly configure
Hi pilots! I'm pushing the latest beta update to the main branch, bringing the game's version up to 0.3.4. The main focus of this update is technical changes under the hood to prepare for future updates. These major technical changes aren't visible at all as a player, so best cas
Some bugfixes and a particle effect to make it clear that parts disconnecting during the build process is intentional, not a bug. This update is on the beta branch. Switch to the beta branch in Steam to try out these updates before I push them to the default branch later this wee
Hello pilots! A little bit of an odd update today. It's on the beta branch for the next few days until I'm sure there's no terrible bugs. I say it's an odd update, because it took a good deal of effort, but if everything's gone well, everything should look exactly the same to you
This update has some small bugfixes. Bugfixes Fixed an issue where many bindings were not being recognized in game until the game was reloaded. This was causing all sorts of problems. If your peripherals weren't working well for you, or bindings were working in the menu but not i
Good day, pilots, this is your dev speaking. Today I've got the main branch release of the input system update. Thanks for everyone who jumped on the beta branch to help test and make sure that this major change went as smooth as possible. For such a sprawling change, things went
Quick hotfix to fix some bugs in the beta branch version. Bugfixes Re-added the scroll wheel input for increasing and decreasing knobs, switches, and rope length. You will need to push the "Restore Defaults" button in your control settings to get this to take effect if you've mad
Hi everybody! Important stuff first! This update is currently only on the beta branch. You can swap to the beta branch by going into the game properties (under the right click menu on PC), going to "Game Versions & Betas" and selecting the "beta" option. Eventually this will
Hi everyone! It's been a very exciting launch week! It's very wonderful to see people having fun with the game, hearing how you also see the potential the game has, and it's very validating seeing how many people have wanted a game like this for a long time. I'm gonna do my very
Let me start by thanking each and every one of you who have purchased Lakehopper. My expectations have been greatly exceeded, and I feel very lucky and thankful. I'm so happy that so many of you are having fun with the game! Thank you for your feedback, questions, and bug reports
Fancy a new type of simulator? How about flying your own seaplane? Lakehopper has launched into Early Access on Steam with Linux support. Read the full article here:
Lakehopper is available now! I’m very excited to welcome you to my seaplane flight sim, and invite you to explore its flooded world! This has been my solo game dev project for the last year and a half and I feel very lucky to be able to release it into Early Access today! To cele
Welcome everyone! It’s Early Access launch day! Work on Lakehopper first started in summer of 2023, and the game has been in full time development since November 2024. I’ve been looking forward to this for a while now! Lakehopper is a solo project and it’s been a joy to work on.