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Steam News23 September 20223y ago

Vacuum Pilot is now Free to Play

Add the game to your library now and start drifting around corners and climbing the leaderboards in this unique mouse movement based speedrunning racer!

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What changed

0 fixes3 additions2 changes0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Workshop
  • Store
  • Server
addedAdd the game to your library now and start drifting around corners and climbing the leaderboards in this unique mouse movement based speedrunning racer!
addedEarn medals to unlock new customization options
changedLevel Editor and Steam Workshop support
addedWill there be "pay to win"?No. The current plan is to only allow the purchase of visual elements, like new ships or ship parts. They do not and will not change the behaviour of the ship.
changedAre there any bonuses for people that have already bought Vacuum Pilot?If you want to give us feedback, feel free to join our Discord Server or create a discussion in the Vacuum Pilot Community Hub .

Vacuum Pilot changes

addedAdd the game to your library now and start drifting around corners and climbing the leaderboards in this unique mouse movement based speedrunning racer!
addedEarn medals to unlock new customization options
changedLevel Editor and Steam Workshop support
addedNo. The current plan is to only allow the purchase of visual elements, like new ships or ship parts. They do not and will not change the behaviour of the ship.
changedIf you want to give us feedback, feel free to join our Discord Server or create a discussion in the Vacuum Pilot Community Hub .

Add the game to your library now and start drifting around corners and climbing the leaderboards in this unique mouse movement based speedrunning racer!

Key Features:

  • Enjoy over 30 official levels (more to come)

  • Global Leaderboards

  • Earn medals to unlock new customization options

  • Casual and competitive real-time multiplayer

  • Watch replays of other players and compete with their ghost

  • Level Editor and Steam Workshop support

For more information, check out this short FAQ we have made:

Why Free to Play?

A competitive game like Vacuum Pilot needs a healthy amount of active users to populate the leaderboards and online lobbies. With our current business model, we did not reach enough users. Lobbies were empty and the leaderboards did not change often. By going Free to Play, we hope to increase user activity and end up with an actual competitive environment. Additionally, going free to play means more potential feedback to improve our game during Early Access!

Will there be "pay to win"?

No. The current plan is to only allow the purchase of visual elements, like new ships or ship parts. They do not and will not change the behaviour of the ship.

Are there any bonuses for people that have already bought Vacuum Pilot?

Yes. People that have bought Vacuum Pilot before September 23rd will receive every single microtransaction that will ever be in the game for free.

If you want to give us feedback, feel free to join our Discord Server or create a discussion in the Vacuum Pilot Community Hub.

Thanks for playing, we can't wait to see your records!

Source

Steam News / 23 September 2022

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