Hi Pilots,
here is a detailed look at what has changed since playtest #1. This might not even be the complete changelog, but we tried to keep it as accurate as possible.
Playtest #2 Changelog
Features
New Game Mode: 4 Player Battle Mode, first player with 3 takedowns wins.
Added 2 original battle mode maps.
Pickup balloons have a 20 seconds respawn timer.
Number of mines has been adjusted to 3.
Added party system and invites to start matchmaking with a group of friends
The party system supports local couch players, which allows couch vs couch vs couch setups.
Added support for PS5 and PS4 controllers, including basic adaptive trigger logic for PS5 controllers.
Major UI Rewrite to properly support controller navigation throughout the game.
First iteration of Photo Mode is now available.
Added a training tutorial.
Press tab to open a player screen, showing who is present in a session.
Gameplay
Game now starts with the flight training before you join your first match.
Added a kill feed that shows player takedowns.
Reduced time to hatch per egg from 12 to 10 seconds.
The item distribution now changes based on distance to leader instead of race position.
Item pickup chances are now adjusted per item to reduce or increase chances for certain items.
Coins Item now changes amount of coins based on race position:
First Place: 1 Coin
Second Place: 2 Coins
Third to Sixth: 3 Coins
Otherwise 5 Coins
Props like fences, crates and hay stacks are now fully destructible on collision.
There could still be some props that are not properly set up.
In the future, we plan to support destruction from weapons.
Added Bot Difficulty scaling on dedicated servers based on average ELO of human players and we have lowered the default difficulty.
Drastically increased seeker speed when far behind.
Increased seeker explosion range detection from 2000 to 3000.
Increased seeker missile lifetime from 15 to 30s.
Decreased seeker spawning chance by 50%.
Increased homing missile lifetime from 15 to 20s.
Tweaked Carrier Rocket behavior to feel more natural.
Visuals & Audio
Improved UI visuals. UI remains in prototype state and does not reflect quality target.
Smoke Cloud becomes see-through while flying through.
Added wheel suspension when touching the ground.
Seeker missile has received a thicker and more visible trail to improve readability.
New version for shield VFX.
The MG and rockets now have impact FX adjusted per surface.
Added new FX when turning the engine on.
Added Takedown FX that already existed to Hits from Sonic Bomb and Carrier Rocket.
Added VFX & SFX for Rudder Kick and Barrel Roll Maneuvers.
Added new Wind FX when drifting.
Bloom pass on all maps.
Toned down intensity of turbo glow.
Added SFX for mines dropped and activated events.
New coin FXs.
New balloon pop FX.
Added Environment FX on Canyon, Islands and the Dam maps.
Added additional wing hit FX depending on environment surface.
Added Missile Splash FX on water.
Plane names are now shown on selection screen.
Bugfixes
Fixed FINISHED and ENDS IN [X SECONDS] labels on multiplayer to correctly reflect the state of the current player and race.
Fixed a bug where the Turbo Rocket Power-Up would sometimes only start on client but not on server.
Fixed a bug where a player with high lag could use a power-up that was no longer equipped on the server.
The game start countdown and game start UI event should now correctly sync with the actual game start in multiplayer
Fixed default camera not using rotation lag as intended
Fixed a bug where a leaving player was not replaced by a bot at the start of the next match.
Known Issues
Going to fullscreen mode and selecting a resolution other than the native display resolution can result in mouse overlapping issues. In this case please switch to the native display resolution.
On some maps, the water may occasionally turn white and look broken. To resolve this, go to settings, video quality settings, and switch the foliage quality between medium and high.