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- The Zone - FPV Drone Simulator
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…
Announcement1 changeUI/audio - The Zone - FPV Drone Simulator
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 trails
Announcement1 changeGameplay - The Zone - FPV Drone Simulator
Fixed wind issues causing tutorial to not work
Disabled 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 chat
Announcement1 changeFix - The Zone - FPV Drone Simulator
Closed alpha for custom race editor
Work in progress alpha custom race editor - Join discord for instructions on how to enable it
Announcement - The Zone - FPV Drone Simulator
Performance tweak
Automatically change physics simulation speed when CPU is tired - Rename system latency tester to make it less confusing
Announcement1 changeServer - The Zone - FPV Drone Simulator
Latency simulation and performance improvements
Added 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 changeFixServer - The Zone - FPV Drone Simulator
Hotfix for last update
I might or might have not deleted a useless looking line of code that was in fact not useless at all
Announcement - The Zone - FPV Drone Simulator
Small fixes
Fix bug where Achievements can be set to NaN - Decrease picture-in-picture spectate FoV
Announcement - The Zone - FPV Drone Simulator
Bug fixes and quality of life updates
Mouse 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 changeServer - The Zone - FPV Drone Simulator
New map browser
New server browser UI Added more community maps to server list Improved map download speed Cancelled or failed downloads should no longer brick the map
Announcement4 changesServerMaps - The Zone - FPV Drone Simulator
Brightness and performance tweaks
Decreased brightness a bit Increased FPS slightly and potential fix for micro stutters on some systems
Announcement2 changesGameplayPerformance - The Zone - FPV Drone Simulator
Alright I fixed the graphics
Added Ray-traced lighting to OG Bando and Triangle Bando Added auto-exposure camera effect Increased FPS by 2-3x on most systems
Announcement3 changesGameplayPerformance - The Zone - FPV Drone Simulator
Stick calibration, slight visual update and bug fixes
Added center stick calibration Increased FPS Added random stuff on the maps (windows only currently) Fixed 3.5" frame in view on high tilt Renamed practice mode to tutorial
Announcement4 changesFixGameplay - The Zone - FPV Drone Simulator
Rate finder + Tutorial on how to use it
Updated rate finder graph to be more readable Added [c]/set rate_osd 1[/c] chat command Youtube tutorial on how to actually use it: View store page
Store3 changesGameplay - The Zone - FPV Drone Simulator
Rate finder, new races, bug fixes and performance improvements
Added 3 new races Added Rate finder (video coming soon) Display "centering throttle" correctly in controller setup screen Improve performance when fisheye is enabled (especially on mac and linux) Fix frame in view on hi…
Announcement3 changesGameplayPerformance - The Zone - FPV Drone Simulator
Fisheye distortion and Fullscreen mode!
Added Fisheye distortion, enabled by default with the O4 Pro preset Aspect ratio can now be set to 4:3, 16:9 or Fullscreen (for ultrawide monitors etc) Currently there are only 3 fisheye presets: O4 Pro, T-Rex and Disab…
Announcement3 changesGameplay
