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- Puffin Planes
v20.2-pre2
v20.2-pre2 Features Plane models can now be retired at a specific quarter via ObsoleteAfterQuarter. Changes New Regulatory Complaints game rule to disable these. Core game data now ships as readable JSON files in the ga…
Patch notes19 changesFixGameplay - Puffin Planes
v20.2-pre1
v20.2-pre1 This is a preview patch, so you must be on the PREVIEW branch to try it. Changes Congestion is now measured only against the queue capacity of airlines who actually operate at the airport. Since congestion dr…
Patch notes4 changesBalanceGameplay - Puffin Planes
v20.1
The improved Suppressed Demand tooltip and info badge. Changes Manufacturers are now much more responsive about opening new production lines when their backlog grows. New lines are triggered by how many days of work are…
Patch notes18 changesFixUI/audio - Puffin Planes
v20: The Standby Update
Passenger Congestion Introducing passenger congestion. Passengers no longer despawn; instead, airports have a maximum capacity (both a preferred cap for your airline, as well as an open cap for all airlines). There are…
Patch notes39 changesFixBalance - Puffin Planes
Help playtest the next version!
We've got some big changes coming! Regional networks should be more viable. City proximity is now the main demand factor. For example, pax generation on SFO-LAX was massively buffed. I also surface each city's demand sc…
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v19.3
v19.3 Bugfixes: - Fixed bug where players would be unable to join a multiplayer game if the savefile was big. - Fixed bug where airlines would not get money if they were forced to sell shares. - Fixed bug where bulk ord…
Patch notes1 changeFixUI/audio - Puffin Planes
v19.2 (some more small tweaks)
Changes: - Clicking on an airline's avatar in the route GUI will now navigate to that airline's stock trading view. - Aircraft will now show 'Repairing' if they are repairing, to better inform players that they may need…
Event2 changesFixUI/audio - Puffin Planes
v19.1 (small bugfixes)
Thank you to everyone who decided to try out the game today during the DAILY DEAL!!!! I appreciate the patience as I work through some bugs that you all have uncovered. v19.1 Bugfixes: - Fixed bugs with tutorial - Moved…
Announcement1 changeFixUI/audio - Puffin Planes
v19: Daytrading Update
v19 is upon us! Cleaned up more rough edges regarding buy-outs, contracts, CEO rating, plane management and more. New Bird: The Dove Stock Trading Stock trading is the new method for taking over airlines. You can collec…
Store51 changesFixGameplay - Puffin Planes
Security Hotpatch & Sneak peek at v19
v18.2 Changes: Recompiled game with Unity 2022.3.62f2 in order to mitigate CVE-2025-59489. v19 Sneak Peek Well, this is awkward. I was going to write a developer diary this weekend, but I ended up having to update the s…
Security1 change - Puffin Planes
Puffin Planes Dev Diary #3: One Year Anniversary
Welp, I spent 20 minutes writing out this dev diary and then Steam ate it when I tried to save and refresh my browser window. So you're getting my rushed second take at this, but. 🎉🎉🎉 Happy 1-year anniversary to Puff…
Announcement3 changesGameplayBalance - Puffin Planes
Puffin Planes Dev Diary #2: CEO Rating Improvements & Regional Carriers
Ever since launching the game, I've been working on adding depth and immersion to all of the various game mechanics. Airplanes got seating classes, airports got improved buildings and concourses, and manufacturers got a…
Patch notes10 changesGameplay - Puffin Planes
v18.1
v18.1 Features: Added a "Random starting location" option in the New Game menu. Bugfixes: "Veteran Veteran" achievement now takes into account used plane purchases.
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v18: Settings Update
Hi all, hope you are having a good summer. After spending five months working on the Puffin Planes Planes Update, I decided to try and keep the scope for v18 smaller. It's kind of a grab bag of random tweaks and feature…
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Puffin Planes Dev Diary #1: Redone Settings
Hello everyone, I'm back with a dev diary for Puffin Planes. I'll start posting occasional dev diaries instead of posting every single preview update as an announcement; this will help keep the library view cleaner. I'l…
Patch notes19 changes2 numericFix - Puffin Planes
v17: Puffin Planes Planes Update
What's up everybody, I'm back with a new update. This one's been 3 months in the making; I thank everyone on Steam & Discord who gave a ton of feedback and helped make this update fun to play. I'll be putting the game o…
Patch notes18 changesFixGameplay
