***UPDATE***
We've tweaked the criteria for obtaining the special Halloween event trophy announced with the update. Previously, you had to acquire a 3-star rating on both Halloween missions to earn the Pumpkin Trophy. We've changed this to earning at least a 1-star rating to encourage more pilots to enjoy the event! You can still only earn it until 10AM PST November 1st, though, so get to pumpkin popping and trick-or-treating!
***UPDATE***
Summary
Nothing is too scary for a pilot, not even spooky skeletons or ghosts... right? Well, it’s time to put your skills to the test in our latest Cargo Drop! It’s almost time for Halloween, and we’ve prepared a goodie bag of updates for Final Approach: Pilot Edition that will be sure to satisfy your VR sweet tooth.
As always, we’ve been taking in a lot of the feedback from you all in the past few months to put together this month’s update. We read every post in the forums, every comment on Reddit, and do our best to incorporate your feedback into updates that will keep you coming back to the world we created for you, the fans!
For our Halloween Extravaganza, we’ve added some big features and content updates to the game, including Halloween-themed levels in the newly added Challenge Mode and Free-Play! We’ve also unlocked the first 7 levels, added 46 achievements, challenge missions, and options to change camera and control schemes.
Halloween Trophy Event
For those of you who have braved the story missions of Final Approach, you’ve already got some decorations for your desk in the hangar in the form of trophies. For our Halloween event, we’ll be awarding players a special pumpkin trophy for completing both of the Halloween Challenge missions with a “3 star” rating with at least one star during the month of October. You have until 10AM PST November 1 to get this special souvenir as a memento of your eerie adventures in Final Approach.
Well, what are you waiting for? Time to rev up your engines with Halloween cheer and ready for landing in some pumpkin-spiced, sugary and scary action!
Featured Updates
*Special Halloween Levels*
*Pumpkin Popping*
- “Pumpkin Popping” mission added to Challenge Mode! Flex your multitasking skills to pop pumpkins that coordinate with the color of planes
*Trick or Treating*
- “Trick or Treating” mission added to Challenge Mode! Transport trick-or-treaters to the Halloween block party and protect them from menacing ghosts lurking the streets of Metro City.
*Halloween Free Play*
- Halloween version of Metro City added in Free Play Mode. You won’t be putting out fire on rooftops or helicopters- you’ve got ghosts to exterminate!
*First 7 Levels Unlocked*
- Unlock levels 2-7 in Story Mode after level 1 is completed
- Explore the various mission types and maps available in Final Approach
*Added Steam Achievements!*
- Show off your feats of strength to friends with new Steam achievements!
- 46 Steam Achievements across a range of difficulty
*Added Challenge Missions!*
- Introducing timed, objective-based missions in Challenge Mode! Earn a 1 to 3 star rating based on your performance
- Challenge Mode is accessible from the menu select in the Hangar at the beginning of the game, alongside Story Mode and Free Play
- Challenge Mode unlocks after completing the first tutorial mission
*Added Control Options!*
- Accessible by opening the Flypad > Settings > Controls
- Toggle swapping helicopter control sticks (swapping the controls emulates typical RC-style layout, default currently opposite of RC-layout)
*Added Camera Control Options!*
- Accessible by opening the Flypad > Settings > Gameplay
- Toggle on/off the player camera always following the plane (defaults to off so the camera does not follow the selected plane if it is out of view)
- Slider to toggle camera rotation speed. Controls how fast the camera auto-rotates to help keep the selected plane in view. Speed ranges from 0 - 10, with zero causing the game to never assist with rotation.
General
- Upgrade to Unity 5.4, which gives:
- Performance improvements
- Single executable for both Oculus and SteamVR versions
- Doppler effect on spatialized audio such as engine sounds
- Hangar Trophies! Unlock desk trophies for completing missions
- Toggle swapping helicopter control sticks (defaults to original controls, swapping the controls emulates typical RC-style layout)
- Toggle on/off the player camera always following the plane (defaults to off so the camera does not follow the selected plane if it is out of view)
- Slider to toggle camera rotation speed. Controls how fast the camera auto-rotates to help keep the selected plane in view. Speed ranges from 0 - 10, with zero causing the game to never assist with rotation
- Airport : Disabled ground vehicle that drives across runways
- Bombs and Balloons (Mission 9) : Lightning no longer hits the B2 bomber
- Greatest Airshow (Mission 10) : Lightning no longer hits the B2 bomber
Bugfixes
- Fixed end of mission 10-second countdown timer staying on screen after mission is completed
- Metro City : Fixed some actors being disabled automatically for having incorrect spawn points
- Metro City : Improved collision on some buildings
- Drone Test Day (Mission 7) : Fixed non-swimmers getting eaten by sharks sometimes not correctly failing the mission
- Drone Test Day (Mission 7) : Fixed rare instance where not all the engineers could be carried by the helicopter at the same time
Happy Halloween, pilots!
-Phaser Lock Interactive
