Overview

Here it folks, this is the big update we’ve been working towards for several months now. We will finally open up access to Midair 2 directly on Steam, allowing users to request access and join the Playtest without needing to join discord and get a key. Additionally, we will now leave Playtest servers up 24x7 instead of just on the weekends. These are two huge changes in and of themselves, but we’ve got a patch chock-full of updates, new features, and bug fixes as well. Thank you so much to all those who’ve participated in Playtest since last October; we’re excited to share this next phase of Playtest with you all!

General

• Added floating damage numbers with toggle (visible in last patch but absent from notes)
  
• Demo fixes and functional again
  
• Patreon supporters will now get an (optional?) star next to their in-game name
  

Audio

• Updated jetpack sfx
  
• Added 2nd layer of speed-based wind
  

Map Updates

• All CTF & TDM maps: Consistency in post-processing settings for lens-flare (off), motion blur (on), and LUTs.
  
• Some fogs are now volumetric in levels where they weren’t before
  
• Relay, Forlorn, Hadrian, Octane, Silvas have received significant visual updates.
  
• Minor visual tweaks and a couple of minor bug fixes elsewhere.
  
• CTF-Kryosis and CTF-Raptor, among a few others, have been removed for the time being while reworks are considered.
  

Fixes

• Duplicate servers should no longer appear in server browser
  
• Sorting by ping should be fixed
  
• Framerate cap should be fixed - changing requires restarting the game.
  
• Motion blur fixed - works in first person as well as third now
  

QoL

• Flag grab speed is now displayed in chat
  
• Friendly IFFs now always visible
  
• Shrunk spawn-in beam VFX; adjusted animation timing
  
• Updated all CTF loading screens and end of match screens
  
• Updated Practice Menu with latest maps and thumbnails
  
• Removed deaths from in-game scoreboard
  
• kills will soon be awarded to enemy that last shot you, if >50% dmg, when you evacuate before deat
  

Known Issues

• Bot behaviour - planning a bigger upgrade in future, but will fix the following issues soon:
  
• Issues with hit markers/hit audio
  
• Bot jetpack audio will sound buggy due to some undesirable behaviour
  
• Matchmaking has received significant simplification but is as yet non-functional, we hope to address this in an update soon.