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The Zone - FPV Drone Simulator

Also known as The Zone - FPV Drone Simulator, steam:3491280, the-zone-fpv-drone-simulator

Learn new tricks, improve your freestyle flow, get inspiration by spectating other pilots, or learn to fly in the first place. The drone setup and physics are already dialed in by Pro pilots, so no need to mess with complicated settings.

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Last update

24 Jun 2026

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Latest update

AnnouncementPublished 2d ago

New input system + Headtracker feature

Updated input system to support more controller buttons - Added more calibration options for weird controllers - Added Head-tracking feature (must be bound to an Analog axis) - Added "Flip over (T)" as a controller bind…

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June 2026
Added 2.5" Freestyle (Kayoumini)Added 2.5" Freestyle drone based on the Kayoumini - Visual update for 85mm drone - Tweaked lighting settings for other online player models and trailsAnnouncementv2.51 changeGameplay10d ago
May 2026
Fixed wind issues causing tutorial to not workDisabled wind by default (it wasn't supposed to go live in the first place) - Fixed bug where wind stays on slightly even when disabled - If you want to turn it back on, type "/set wind_speed 10" in the chatAnnouncement1 changeFix20 May 2026
Closed alpha for custom race editorWork in progress alpha custom race editor - Join discord for instructions on how to enable itAnnouncement11 May 2026
April 2026
Performance tweakAutomatically change physics simulation speed when CPU is tired - Rename system latency tester to make it less confusingAnnouncement1 changeServer19 Apr 2026
Latency simulation and performance improvementsAdded latency simulation - Added latency tester for input and monitor latency - Improved physics consistency at lower FPS - Reduced overall input latency slightly - Fixed stutter when spectating multiple people with pic…Announcement1 changeFixServer07 Apr 2026
March 2026
Hotfix for last updateI might or might have not deleted a useless looking line of code that was in fact not useless at allAnnouncement16 Mar 2026
Small fixesFix bug where Achievements can be set to NaN - Decrease picture-in-picture spectate FoVAnnouncement16 Mar 2026
Bug fixes and quality of life updatesMouse cursor now auto hides after a few seconds - Respawn switch now also resets the Race timer - Player list no longer overflows - Increased chat readability - Auto hide chat messages after a while - Removed "Player jo…Announcement1 changeServer10 Mar 2026
February 2026
New map browserNew server browser UI Added more community maps to server list Improved map download speed Cancelled or failed downloads should no longer brick the mapAnnouncement4 changesServerMaps01 Feb 2026
January 2026
Brightness and performance tweaksDecreased brightness a bit Increased FPS slightly and potential fix for micro stutters on some systemsAnnouncement2 changesGameplayPerformance31 Jan 2026
Alright I fixed the graphicsAdded Ray-traced lighting to OG Bando and Triangle Bando Added auto-exposure camera effect Increased FPS by 2-3x on most systemsAnnouncement3 changesGameplayPerformance23 Jan 2026

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