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24 May 2023
Update 0.5.9 released
Presenting you with a long list of improvements and fixes, the new Liftoff: Micro Drones update is finally here! And while it only took us 7 years, for the first time in the history of liftoff games, your virtual lipo is finally connected to your drone ;) But hold on tight, because there's more to come, including exciting new content. Stay tuned for future updates!
Changelist
- Added: voice chat to multiplayer.
- Added: French as a supported language. The language can be changed in the game settings.
- Added: support for custom music playlists. Supported file formats are mp3, wav and ogg.
- Added: save, load and delete profiles for your rates. Rate profiles are available in the flight controller settings from the pause menu.
- Added: report function in multiplayer.
- Updated: blocked players through the Steam platform will not be able to enter a multiplayer game with you any longer.
- Updated: entering a multiplayer game when a blocked player is present in that game will now ask you whether you want to enter the game or not.
- Updated: switching game modes or drone configuration while in-game doesn't require a reload of the whole level anymore.
- Updated: the game engine has been updated. This should increase performance somewhat. This fixes some input latency issues on Linux while using Vulkan rendering.
- Updated drone visuals: lipo batteries now have cables. This is done procedurally.
- Updated: added more race A.I. opponents for all races.
- Updated: multiple smaller memory efficiencies during multiplayer to reduce potential stutter.
- Updated: race checkpoints and other in-game triggers now show their outline clearer when touching other objects.
- Updated: improved level loading process so it should be a bit faster. The loading speed improvement depends on the level complexity.
- Updated: Liftoff: Micro Drones now runs natively on Apple Silicon.
- Fixed: several audio sources would not be linked properly to their respective volume category.
- Fixed: several small memory leaks with requests to the Liftoff Pro service.
- Fixed: Liftoff: Micro Drones should not start with a resolution of 0x0 anymore.
- Fixed: the Liftoff Pro credentials file could sometimes get corrupted and cause connection issues when trying to enter the multiplayer.
- Fixed: throttle issue that could result in inversed thrust when going down.
- Fixed: replays for item collection and hover drones should be properly displayed in the replay selection screen.
- Fixed: adjusting the target frame rate from the pause menu now is applied immediately upon change.
- Fixed: scroll speed issue on UI elements. Several UI elements should now react snappier when scrolling through them.
- Fixed: several UI elements now show properly on Mac.