The beta is just about to be done!
Making juicy nice and responsive menus it's a big task.
A lot of details needed to be covered but it's finally done and working nicely.

New implementations:

• A short cinematic introduction showing the lore of the game
  
• Home Menu including settings, profile, PvP, stage selection, etc...
  
• Joystick automatic detection and menu support
  
• Music and sound effects for all the above

Here you can check out a small preview

These past few months the team at LuGus Studios has carefully gone over every single line of code of the physics and flight behaviour systems in Liftoff: Micro Drones. While at its core Liftoff: Micro Drones uses the same simulation technology found in other Liftoff simulators, many systems have been redesigned with the micro drone class in mind. A few small errors in the system have been fixed and some parameters have been tweaked. We are now ready for testing them on a temporary Experimental Branch.

While Liftoff: Micro Drones is still in Early Access, we want each public version to offer an enjoyable and stable experience. This puts a lot of pressure on our development team whenever we are pushing for crucial updates that can have a big impact on the game. The Experimental Branch allows us to release experimental features (such as physics updates) much faster for testing, without having to worry too much about polish yet. It also allows us to break the game to a certain extent if needed, and try out features that we are not sure should make it to the final game yet. For the development team it means we have more freedom, for the player it means they can have an even bigger impact on the development and progress of the game.

By testing the Liftoff Experimental Branch and giving us feedback, you help us, and weigh in on the decisions we make for the future of Liftoff: Micro Drones.

• The Experimental Branch (EB) should be used for testing purposes only.
  
• At any time you can switch back to the main version of the game. We recommend doing this after testing.
  
• Versions on the game on the EB can be expected to be unpolished, buggy and unbalanced.
  
• It is to be expected that not all game features work on the EB.
  
• Features and updates available on the EB are not guaranteed to make it to the main branch of the game.
  
• The dev team cannot give dedicated support for experimental game versions available on the EB.

1. Right click on “Liftoff: Micro Drones” in your Steam Library
   
2. Click “Properties”
   
3. In the “Properties” menu, click the “BETAS” tab
   
4. Select “Experimental Branch” in the dropdown menu
   
5. Restart Steam to trigger the download. Happy testing!

In order to switch back to the normal version of Liftoff: Micro Drones, follow the same instructions, but instead of selecting “Experimental Branch” in the last step, select “NONE - Opt out of all beta programs”.

Very simple, our primary question is: does this feel better? Yes/No?

Answering that question will allow us to learn if our fixes and tweaks have worked. If the answer is a clear YES, we can push these improvements to the public version of the game. Any additional feedback is more than welcome! We'd love to know in more detail how you feel about the flight behaviour, where exactly you think things feel strange, at what scale things feel different etc.

If you encounter any bugs, weird behaviour, or if you have more general remarks about Liftoff Experimental Branch, please contact us through:

The dedicated Steam Forum
The official Liftoff Discord server
The Liftoff Community Group on Facebook

Thank you very much for your help, and happy testing!

• We have fixed a bug that caused that invalid changes were accepted in Construction Mode.
  
• We have fixed a bug that allowed placing objects on doors.
  
• We have fixed a bug in the Construction Mode views.

• Added connection quality indicator to in game HUD.

• Bloon Sends
  - Grouped Leads: Eco 4 -> 4.5
  
• Bomb Shooter
  - xx3 Cluster Bombs: $800 -> $900
  - x3x MOAB Mauler: Bonus ceramic damage reduced from 1 -> 0
  
• Banana Farm
  - xx3 Marketplace: $2900 -> $3000
  - xx4 Central Market: $12,500 -> $13,000
  - xx5 Monkey Wall Street: $42,500 -> $43,500

• Fixed hotkeys not being saved when set to their default value (Desktop only).
  
• Fixed some hotkeys retaining their previous function in addition to their new function when customized (Desktop only).
  
• Fixed an issue where using hotkeys could cause towers to appear in the centre of the map. (Desktop only)
  
• Fixed bling season items showing incorrect timer.
  
• Fixed opponent health bar sometimes not updating correctly during games with high latency.
  
• Fixed in-game rules button not being spaced correctly.
  
• Fixed event banners disappearing if scrolled too far.
  
• Improved visuals on Stick Arms bloon decal.
  
• Fixed frozen regrow bloons not being prevented from regrowing.
  
• Fixed costs changing for all towers rather than just the one being placed when placing in the radius of a 001 Monkey Village.
  
• Fixed visual issue on Speed Battles prize track.
  
• Fixed games not reconnecting correctly after a disconnect.
  
• Fixed banana farm constantly appearing to need collected on the opponent's screen.
  
• Fixed “New Player” button on the login screen not redirecting to the sign up page.
  
• Fixed icicles from the xx4 Ice Monkey appearing to remain on bloons after they have expired.
  
• Fixed Sonar emote not fitting in the speech bubble.
  
• Improved input delay when placing and upgrading towers quickly.
  
• Fixed 4xx Buccaneer planes not launching when next to a Monkey Village.

Happy gaming!

I start adding tooltips.
these only appear in the aiming dialog after a right-click on the target.
I want to add more.
let me know what you think about

As anticipated, this update adds to F1 22 the support for the Racing Line mode, for all the tracks. Open the Track View, press the Mode button, and compare your racing lines!



Other changes:

1. Improved the lateral movement of the charts.
   
2. Restored the lateral g-force color in the position slider.
   
3. Fixed the session summary when all the lap times are invalidated

I've completed the implementation of Steam Cloud Saves and submitted a first version of the demo for review ... BUT I noticed that I cannot publish it until the end of the month because of one of Steam's rules. So, yeah, that will take a few more days. On the positive side: there is plenty of time for me to fix my upload in case it didn't work. (It was the first time I've uploaded something to Steam.)

The next items on my to-do list are achievements and statistics. And on July 13, Valve is organising a zoom call about the October Steam Next Fest.

By the way, fun fact: "Icosido" is also the name of a music piece for carillon by Julie Zhu. Check out her TEDx talk!

FIXES

1. Fixed the process of displaying a prediction line when an item is used.
   
2. Changed icons.

Bug Fixes

1. Fixed a bug in which the key bindings on the implant screen were set to F.
   
2. Fixed a bug in which the explosion position of the crate was off.
   
3. Fixed a bug in which crates were not taking explosion damage.

Comrades,

Today’s devlog is about Hacker class agents. If you think that you will continue to read only about the abilities of hacking systems or typical hackers’ lotions - everything is not as simple as can seem to be!

Brief information about Hackers

Of course, in the past Hackers were programmers and professionals in the field of cyber security. These are competent specialists who play only by their own rules and know how to do it better. Agents of this class feel at home in the virtual space and can influence the real world.

Base Hackers attack

Despite their immersion in cyberspace, Hackers are quite good fighters in the real world. Their basic attack Flash deals damage with a force beam on a target enemy.

Special abilities

Since the Hackers are associated with technology, they are also involved in the development of unique weapons or devices. For example, one of their special skills is Electroshock - using the glove to hit a targeted enemy with electricity.





With the Icebreaker ability, these agents can hack the defensive systems of the target enemy via the Cybernet. Reduces armor by 3 turns.





Icebreaker ability will be available in the full-fledged game


And the opposite, ultimate ability ICE strengthens the defensive systems of all allies, improves their armor for three rounds.






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This weekend marks Albion Online’s fifth anniversary, and you can celebrate with us on a very special livestream on AlbionTV this Friday, July 15!

Starting at 19:00 UTC (noon PST / 3pm EST / 9pm CET), the trusty AlbionTV crew of Shozen, Robinhoodrs and Bogul will be joined by Game Director Robin Henkys, Senior Combat Designer Michael Schwahn, and CTO David Salz to talk about Albion’s Online’s past, present and future. There’s sure to be rare insights into the game’s history, and even a special look back at the game’s Alpha phase, in this one-off event.

Viewers will be also able to claim an exclusive Anniversary Twitch Drop during the stream, so make sure you don’t miss out! (For information on how to receive Twitch Drops, click here.)

Mark the date, and join us on AlbionTV on Friday. We look forward to seeing you there!