Hi Everyone,
Warplane Quest Playtest - Alpha.7 is now available on Steam!
This update adds Unreal Engine 5 lighting features, a massive airship hangar, a cheat console to unlock weapons and missions, and much more.
Many thanks to the community member Jure Račnik who contributed an epic airship hangar model to this update.
Be sure to join the playtest on our Discord to try out the new features: https://discord.gg/32SQtMFUzd
Full Change List
New Content
- Added airship hangar model made by Jure Račnik which replaces the pillar obstacles
New Features
- Added "Invert plane controls after roll" option which enables to fly backwards without inverted controls
- Added more display options
- It is now possible to destroy observation balloons with Le Prieur rockets
Cheat Console
- Added cheat console which makes it easier to test certain features
- It can be opened by clicking the version number at the bottom of the screen or by pressing SHIFT + C (only while flying)
- By typing 'help' you can show all currently supported commands. Feel free to request additional commands you think would be helpful
Upgrade to Unreal Engine 5.0
- Enabled global illumination powered by Lumen for higher lighting quality
- Enabled Virtual Shadow Maps for higher shadow quality
- Enabled DirectX 12
World Changes
- Added holes to the old mine to enable switching tunnels
- Increased the size of the tunnels in the old mine to make plane rolls easier
Campaign Mode Changes
- Added Continue button to the Mission Completed screen, which brings you to the briefing screen of the next mission
- Hangar screen will now be displayed after starting a mission from the briefing screen which lets you prepare for the mission
- Added new easier mission to the beginning of the campaign: "Le Prieur"
- Moved the "Vendetta" mission to the end of the campaign due to it's difficulty
- Simplified Mission Failed screen
"Secret Messages" Mission
- Made mission longer to prevent too much happening at once
- Added fuel pickups to prevent running out of fuel before finishing the mission
- Reduced pigeon count from 8 to 6
Other Changes
- Optimized fire and smoke particle effects to reduce GPU load
- Reduced level of detail of distant 3D models to reduce GPU load
- Renamed "Settings" to "Options"
- Created separate tabs for controls and display in the options dialog
- Removed "Joystick on the right" option which doesn't have any function in the Steam version
- Made messenger pigeon brighter to improve it's visibility in the old mine
Bug Fixes
- Fixed game not registering first click after launching the game
As always, thanks for playing Warplane Quest!
Martin