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In The Black (Main) Update Patch 1724
Watch Patch Video on YouTube Overview This patch serves as a final push before our first content update. The team has focused heavily on hardening the core systems pilots use outside of missions: the squad/co-op system,…
Store21 changesFixUI/audio - In The Black
In The Black (Main) - Minor Patch - 1696
Greetings, Pilots! Here's an overview of our Early Access hotfixes and stability updates: New BloodSport Location Open Space - 5 v 5 - Pure dogfighting. No asteroids. No stations. Just the vacuum. Gameplay & Game Mode L…
Security21 changesFixPerformance - In The Black
In The Black (Main) - Hotfix - 1645
Greetings, Pilots. We've deployed a hotfix to address a critical hardware failure that slipped through recently and TrackIR support has now been restored. Some of you rightly pointed out that TrackIR went dark on launch…
Announcement3 changesFixGameplay - In The Black
In The Black (Main) - Hotfix - 1642
Greetings, Pilots. Thank you to everyone flying with us during our Early Access launch. Your feedback is helping us move quickly. Our first hotfix is already live and includes: Re-enabled onboarding after fixes for phys…
Announcement5 changesFixGameplay - In The Black
Star Wars: X-Wing and MechWarrior veterans release In The Black, a "serious" space combat sim with Newtonian physics
In The Black is a new space combat sim that is "laser focused on the pilot experience" - this being the one, entirely justifiable and indeed, pleasantly grisly usage of "laser focused" I have ever encountered, while quo…
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In The Black (Demo) - Minor Patch - 1631
Greetings Pilots, Another week, another round of updates as we prepare for launch into Early Access. We've been busy under the hood, overhauling core systems for performance, stability, and gameplay correctness. Here is…
Patch notes17 changesFixPerformance - In The Black
In The Black Launching May 5th
Greetings, mercs! We are incredibly proud to announce that the Early Access release of In The Black will launch May 5th. That date also honors the 65th anniversary of the first manned spaceflight of an American astronau…
Announcement - In The Black
In The Black (Demo) - Minor Patch - 1473
Steam post imageAnother week, another batch of changes straight from the void. We're continuing our push on UI and quality-of-life, and this time our sights were set on the projectile impact points (PIP). The old lead/l…
Patch notes9 changesFixUI/audio - In The Black
In The Black (Demo) - Hotfix - 1449
We've updated our Tobii head and eye tracking smoothing algorithms to reduce jitter and lag. We also slipped in a few bugfixes on some nasty edge cases that have been plaguing us. Core System Overhauls Tobii Eye/Head Tr…
Patch notes5 changesFixGameplay - In The Black
In The Black (Demo) - Minor Patch - 1446
Tobii Support & Backend Update Alright pilots, listen up. This week was about ripping out the guts of our singleton managers and replacing them with actual Engine Subsystems, because we're tired of race conditions and "…
Patch notes10 changesGameplayUI/audio - In The Black
In The Black (Demo) - Hotfix - 1396
Steam post image Features & System Changes Head Tracking Overhaul: The system for head tracking and vehicle cameras has been completely rewritten for significantly smoother and more accurate 1:1 control. Head tracking r…
Patch notes - In The Black
In The Black (Demo) - The Hardware Update - 1390
Steam post image What's New We're excited to introduce the completely redesigned Input System 2.0 for In The Black! This major overhaul brings a modern, flexible input management system that makes configuring your contr…
Patch notes35 changesFixGameplay - In The Black
Demo - In The Black - Minor Patch - 1360
Visual Improvements Augmented Vision: Added Augmented Vision on activation of Sensors to help new and seasoned players find their way in the dark of space.Steam post image Ultra Wide Support: FOV now adjusts dynamically…
Patch notes7 changesGameplayUI/audio - In The Black
Demo - In The Black – Minor Patch 1346
Major Additions Camera Zoom Overhaul Rebuilt from the ground up for smoother, more realistic control. Added Toggle Zoom and refined Auto-Zoom behavior (now only activates on initial target focus). Implemented a true opt…
Patch notes7 changesFixGameplay - In The Black
Demo - In The Black – Minor Patch 1343
Steam post image Several bug fixes and Quality-of-Life updates, here are some of the most notable: Gameplay & Tutorial Improvements Weapons Tutorial Revamp: Players can now freely rotate their ship from the start of the…
Patch notes8 changesGameplayUI/audio - In The Black
Early Access Trailer
Hey there Mercs! We've got a hot new trailer for you guys! Our Early Access trailer has hit the channel, come have a look! Lots of exciting additions are coming, and sooner than you think. If you'd like to know more abo…
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