EDIT: ISSUE RESOLVED! *


Many of you may have noticed that the multiplayer and competitive features of Liftoff and Liftoff: Micro Drones are currently unavailable. We have been working non-stop, fueled by caffeine and a lot of determination, to bring these features back online as quickly as possible. However, we expect this to be a longer than usual downtime.


To explain briefly, during a routine maintenance period of our service provider on their cloud platform, they removed a service that the Liftoff Pro and Liftoff multiplayer services were actively relying on, without any prior warning. The response from their technical support can be summarized as, "it's done, deal with it!"

That’s exactly what we are doing now. We're in the process of migrating our service to a more up-to-date environment with more control in our own hands, ensuring that this issue will not occur again in the future. While others may have failed us, we have no intention of letting our community down. Thus, we are working diligently to resolve this downtime as soon as possible.

We understand that this unexpected downtime has impacted the final hours of the first chapter in the Fixation Tournament. Rest assured, once our services are back online, we will extend the tournament for a few more days to ensure all participants have a fair opportunity to compete.

While our multiplayer feature is temporarily unavailable, we've got something incredible to keep your spirits soaring high! Introducing the open beta for Permafrost, our newest Liftoff environment, crafted with the purpose of sparking your sense of exploration and discovery. This test release is bound to keep you you busy for countless hours!

Read all about it here!

Exciting news! We've partnered with Dquad to bring Liftoff Pro League pilots an incredible opportunity, a 12-chapter tournament with Dquad Fixation kits up for grabs. And as the icing on the cake, participants also have a chance to win a year-long sponsorship deal with Dquad.

This collaboration highlights Dquad's commitment to advancing the FPV racing sport and reinforces Liftoff as the premier platform for showcasing your virtual FPV racing skills to the entire FPV community.

Beginning on July 1st, we commence the tournament with Chapter 1 in Short Circuit.
Get ready for an adrenaline-fueled competition where you have the chance to win amazing prizes! Here's what's up for grabs for the first eleven chapters.


First place - Ultimate Race Package

• Two Fixation frame kits - Ensuring you're always ready for action.
  
• Four spare arms
  
• One top plate, one bottom plate, and one main plate
  
• Two TPU flip fins - Enhancing stability and control during flights.
  
• Two TPU mounts for Foxeer Micro Lollipop Antennas
  
• Two TPU camera mounts (with color options)
  
• Free worldwide shipping
  
• Alternatively, you can choose a $100 cash prize - We value inclusivity and want to ensure our prizes cater to the diverse interests of our winners.

Second place - Fixation frame kit

• Fixation frame kit
  
• One TPU flip fin, TPU Micro Foxeer Antenna mount and TPU Camera

To be eligible for the prizes, participants must adhere to the Liftoff Pro Account agreement. Each Liftoff player can only win this prize once, during the Fixation Tournament series.

If you secure a spot in the top 10 of each of the first 11 chapters, your placement score will be included in determining the top 5 pilots for the Fixation Tournament. These 5 pilots will compete in an exhilarating final 12th chapter for the coveted year-long sponsorship deal with Dquad.

Lanterns up, lanterns high,
Floating in the air, up to the sky.
Special lantern festivals are held all over the world, at different times and for different reasons. Some have floating lanterns, others have them flying, in our very own homage to these beautiful events we have them doing both! Go explore these time limited lighbaring landscapes in our 2 week in-game festival.

As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words, and the same can be said for our upcoming in-game event. There are no special features, achievements, or XP points to be earned - just pure beauty waiting to be discovered. ... or as our artist Vincent prophetically proclaimed "Here's some floaty stuff you can chase". Enjoy!

With a whir and a buzz, your drone takes to air,
To find Easter eggs, hidden everywhere!

Find all easter eggs in a single environment during the Easter event and unlock the "Easter Egg Hunting" achievement. Have an egg-cellent hunt!

20.000 Steam Workshop items

Wow, together we've created over 20,000 pieces of downloaded content for Liftoff, all available to explore and try on the Steam workshop for free! This is truly a massive milestone, and one of the biggest achievements in the FPV community.

The sheer amount of content available in Liftoff is truly staggering, and it's a testament to the creativity and passion of the community. From custom tracks and challenging obstacles to unique drone designs, there's an infinite amount of content to explore and enjoy in Liftoff.

Check it it out here!

But what's truly special about this milestone is that it shows how Liftoff is an FPV sim for and by everyone. Whether you're a seasoned pro or a brand-new pilot, there's something for everyone in the Liftoff community. And with so many amazing pieces of content available, you'll always have something new to discover and enjoy.

So let's all raise a toast to the Liftoff community for this amazing achievement. You've truly made Liftoff a sim like no other, and we can't wait to see what incredible content you'll create next!

Fancy cars✓ Icelandic landscape ✓ Camera drone ✓
Get ready to take your drone racing experience to the next level with Liftoff®: Slipstream's latest update.

• Fixed: fixed drone setups in multiplayer rooms were not applied in-game.
  
• Fixed issues where audio cues of sustained stunts would continue playing while the menu was open or the score screen was visible.
  
• Fixed issue where the audio cue and text display of sustained stunts would remain visible and audible.
  
• Fixed issue where the game triggers did not react properly to the user preference of enabled/disabled visuals.

• Added: vehicles to the Surtur environment as part of the Slipstream DLC.
  
• Fixed: too many requests retrieving a player's unlocked skins when entering/leaving a multiplayer game.
  
• Fixed: issue where a multiplayer game could not start if one or more players had blocked each other on Steam.
  
• Updated: a player can not enter a multiplayer game anymore if one or more players have that player blocked on Steam.
  
• Updated: when joining a multiplayer game that includes one or more players that you have blocked on Steam, Liftoff will now warn you before you enter the game.

Chase a variety of vehicles in a range of stunning Liftoff environments, from the speedy time trial on Short Circuit to the thrilling drag race in Bando City, and even mining trucks at work in The Pit. And, with the addition of off-road cars in the rugged terrain of Surtur, the possibilities for high-speed drone chases are endless. Don't miss out on this exhilarating update - download Liftoff®: Slipstream today.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2019790/Liftoff__Slipstream/

Players of Liftoff have undoubtedly noticed Ukraine listed as one of our new partners in the startup screen of the game. This partnership is not some random political statement, but a reflection of the true alliance we've been cultivating since February last year.

Our partnership with Ukrainians has been a two-way street. We have supported various educational organizations in establishing drone schools throughout Ukraine. We’ve provided them with our expertise and technology. They have helped us establish connections and even volunteered to translate Liftoff into Ukrainian.

We're happy to announce that Liftoff is now available in Ukrainian, thanks to the tireless efforts of the Ukrainian SBT Localization team. Over the past months, they've worked diligently to translate over 12,000 words, a feat made even more impressive by the challenges posed by regular blackouts resulting from attacks on civilian infrastructure. We are incredibly grateful to the SBT Localization team for their hard work and dedication.



The Ukrainian language can now be selected in the the game options or through the "Getting started" menu, offering you a chance to try out a first version of the translation (95% complete) that will be further improved and expanded in future updates.

• Added: Ukrainian as a supported language. Some aspects are still untranslated and will de displayed in English.
  
• Fixed: When finishing a freestyle session while performing a sustained stunt (lawn mower or dive), the audio cue would keep playing.
  
• Fixed: The level selection background for the Surtur Night Fever environment did not fit well on screen.

• Added: custom music playlists now support .mp3 files.
  
• Optimised: synchronising data in multiplayer is a little more efficient now.
  
• Fixed: a race replay would not sync up the recordings properly.
  
• Fixed: race ghosts would spawn and start a little too far ahead.
  
• Fixed: could not view another player's drone configuration in multiplayer.
  
• Fixed: custom music playlists not working.
  
• Fixed: entering a path for custom music playlists now starts playing if it's a valid folder path.
  
• Fixed: some small memory leaks while fetching leaderboards.
  
• Fixed: saving a recording before taking off would cause some internal errors.

Wishing you a pot of gold this St. Patrick's Day.

Find 5 pots of gold in a single environment during this event and unlock the "Leprechaun Madness" achievement. Pro tip: rainbows are a lucky charm! ;)

May every petal on the shamrock bring you joy and good luck.

Surtur becomes even more magical with the inclusion in the Night Fever DLC. A starry night sky, Icy lakes, and epic northern lights make this the ultimate version of our biggest Liftoff level to date.

• Added Surtur Night Fever DLC version.
  
• Added: option to disable festivity items in levels.
  
• Updated: the drone selection is now directly available from the pause menu and will reload the drone immediately instead of going out of the level.
  
• Updated: the custom playlist of the music player now streams the music files from the disk instead of loading and processing the file in one go.
  
• Fixed: exploit that would allow drone setups with conflicting parts set highscores on the leaderboards. A warning is now shown in the drone selection.
  
• Fixed: the performance warning popup in the main menu would not be properly cleared.
  
• Fixed: several small memory leaks of tournaments ghosts.
  
• Fixed: ghost drones or A.I. opponents would sometimes report the wrong time when completing a race.
  
• Optimised: the drone selection screen is now a lot more memory efficient.
  
• Optimised: freestyle and race game modes have had slight internal tweaks to reduce CPU spikes when flying through checkpoints or completing stunts.

Want your Liftoff experience to be even more epic, consider getting the DLC and support the Liftoff team in the process. Thank you so much!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1020100/Liftoff__Night_Fever/


Just a quick reminder that we are consistently organizing tournaments on the Liftoff Pro League. In this season, we are specifically highlighting Surtur, with one tournament already completed, one currently ongoing, and two more scheduled to commence in the upcoming weeks. In addition, we have an exciting competition planned together with our partners at Dquad. Stay tuned for more information on that soon!