Hey racers, Beta 5: Desperada is now live! Grab your helmets and start your engine! The servers are running and the playtest button is live on the Airframe Ultra store page! Go click it and download the build and join the playtest! This beta will include a new progression system, shops, and bike building! Desperada Takes a lot of jet fuel to run a city of billions and down in Baja, Desperada ma…
Hey Racers, In the Airframe Ultra Discord , we opened up a channel for players to ask questions and voted on which questions to send to Josh, one of the developers on Airframe Ultra ! What is the purpose and goal of the playtests? These pre-release playtests help us gauge what is and isn’t working with the design, balance, and flow of the game. They also help us get more eyes on the game to spo…
The servers are up! The cops have been bribed. Download the Airframe Ultra Playtest and get started! We will be streaming Airframe Ultra at 10am PST today and 10am PST on Monday where you can beat up Buddy, our publishing lead and leave me alone because I am a C-tier racer. -riv otter
Well, well, well, looks like we're puttin' the servers back online. The Airframe Ultra Megacity Open is live ALL WEEKEND starting Friday at 9AM PT and we're bookending it with streams on the Akupara Twitch Friday and Monday. Plenty of murder and mayhem to be had on the circuit. And if you wanna see what the devs are cooking for the NEXT beta (coming later this summer), put eyes on the stream on…
Hey Racers, Alright, now time for the big, cruiser-sized part of the dev log. What we learned from the open beta. During Steam Next Fest, we hosted an open beta for Airframe Ultra for the week, where racers could beat each other into a puddle along the different race tracks while testing the new circuit system. Everyone had a ton of fun and are already asking for a beta 6– which means I’m alrea…
Hey Racers, The open beta is now over. Thank you all who took the time to try out the open beta. We still have a lot to do and I'll write a dev log communicating on this open beta, what we learned about it, and more once I get the data on it. I hope you enjoyed the beta and if you did, please consider giving us a wishlist! You can also join the Airframe Ultra Discord to talk with other racers!…
Hey Racers, I hope you have been enjoying the open beta and Steam Next Fest. In the Airframe Ultra Discord , we asked the community for clips of gameplay of any of the betas and demo that they played. Thank you all who submitted their clips! Open beta ends Monday morning so be sure to check it out before it is too late! Download the Airframe Ultra demo to play the beta and destroy the competiti…
Hey Racers, New patch for the open beta! Please update your game or you may experience an error! Here are the full patch notes · Fixed Audio issue of music cutting out intermittently · Fixed mechanical issues with Hopper · Fixed tutorial messages · Updated rooms list info and sorting to be more reasonable and accurate · The host is now able to postpone a vote even if it has already started · Re…
Hey, Racers! Open beta starts now! All you have to do is download the Airframe Ultra demo to play! No sign ups. No forms. No fuss. Just download the demo and play! Let’s get some FAQ out of the way: How long will the beta run for? The beta will run for a week ending on March 2nd at 9am PST. What tracks are available for the beta? All of the tracks from the previous betas! · Oceandrive · Chasm ·…
Hey racers, The cops have been trying to silence us for too long. The punk band in Dead Pets have agreed to play the song Quarry by James Primate to get our word out and stand up against the injustice of the world. Struggling punk rock band, Dead Pets , are looking for their big break. Play rhythm games at band practice, work a diner shift, converse with characters and manage Gordy’s life. Dead…
Hey racers, Last month, we ran the 4th closed beta and had a ton of fun watching others check out the new track: Estate. We have gone through the numbers and gone through the feedback, and now I can share what we learned. Estate First off let's go with the new track in the Beta. It had players racing alongside a cliff wall before trespassing into a yard with a massive, decrepit mansion looming…
Hey Racers, It’s time for you all to take the streets! Beta 4 will include many new changes that will shake up the competition from a new map, new UI, and more! How about I dive into them just a bit? Save those pipes for the racing. Estate Many of the maps battle over asphalt and concrete but Estate challenges that by fighting in the front maze of the manor. Starting at the edge of the property…
Hey Racers, First off, I want to thank everyone who took the time to participate in the third beta. We had over 1,600 people sign up for the Beta! I hope you enjoyed beating up your friends on Ocean Drive. I’m sure you all loved watching me get beaten up on stream! I also want to extend a special thank you to everyone who made clips or memes for the beta– we’re talking about them constantly, le…
Hey racers, The 3rd beta for Airframe Ultra starting this Friday the 25th! Today, I’m going to give you a plane-in-chasm eye view on what you can expect in the new beta. If you haven’t already, sign up for the beta with this Google Form ! I’d also recommend joining the Airframe Ultra Discord to keep up with the news for the Beta. Beta 3 Overview Alright, now it’s time for the meat and potatoes.…
Hey Racers, It’s time… Airframe Ultra Beta 3 is available for sign ups Jackrabbit… By day, she works on her Airframe and by night, she outsmarts the competition along Ocean Drive. Good luck trying to keep up; Ocean Drive is her home turf. Join the Airframe Ultra Discord and fill out the sign up sheet there! - riv otter
Hey racers, The underground race organizers have updated some of the rules in the demo with new music and sound effects, updated UI elements and menus, and more. Here are the full patch notes · Updated UI elements and menus · New music and sound effects · Added a new bug reporting system · Added support for Bluetooth input · Various bugfixes Also I want to let you know that we have changed how…
Hey Racers, What do I do in Megacity West? I race. Airframe Ultra shredded in The MIX. They couldn’t keep up. If you want to see the full showcase back there, here is the link to that. -riv otter
Hey Racers, We just finished with another round of closed beta and I’m excited to recap what we had learned! First off, I want to thank everyone who participated in the closed beta and took the time to report bugs and gave feedback on the build. If you would like to follow the news of Airframe Ultra, then I suggest joining the Airframe Ultra Discord. You might just get a hint of something new c…
We are starting the second beta on Friday which will last over the weekend! If you would like to join the beta then check out the Airframe Ultra Discord and fill out the Google Form to join! If you played in the first beta, there are several changes made from the feedback of that beta to improve this round of beta testing! Even if you are new and want to check it out, your feedback is valuable…
Hey Racers, Get your ass back on your airframes! Sign ups for the second Airframe Ultra Beta are available now! If you are interested in joining the beta and playing against your friends and rivals, then join the Airframe Ultra Discord for information on how to join! This beta will include numerous new features and tweaks since the last beta! I’ll go into deeper details later. - riv otter
In January, we hosted the first ever closed beta for Airframe Ultra and I was shocked by the amount of people and feedback we received from the community. While I was predicting somewhere around 500 to 700, we actually got over 1,800 people who joined the beta. The community had a blast going through the tracks and knocking each other’s heads in with pipes, burning them up with molotov, and rac…
Hey racers, Airframe Ultra Demo is out now! Amazing art piece by @ESanchezIll Give him a follow! The demo includes the character creator which you can use to design your deadly driver, splitscreen multiplayer only, and one circuit to improve your times on! Check it out now. -riv otter
Hey Racers, We are hosting our first ever closed beta weekend for Airframe Ultra ! To join the closed beta you must join the Airframe Ultra Discord Server and fill out the google form in the announcement channel! · The signup closed on Jan 9th at 11:59pm PST · Beta takes place on Jan 10th - 13th Joining the beta gives you access to an exclusive Bandit 99 once the full game is out! Bring your fr…
Hey Racers, A new season of Ultra Circuit street racing is just over the horizon. Boosting between arcologies. Jet fuel on the pavement. Blood dripping off the front of your chassis. At the Six One Indie Showcase, we debuted something new for Airframe Ultra ! We’re tallying racers for the next grand prix now. You can check out the customization options and create your own racer on the Akupara w…
Hey Racers, Airframe Ultra is participating in the Six One Indie Showcase with a well anticipated announcement to be revealed! Six One Indie is a games outlet continuously working towards delivering a new take on indie amplification through showcase spotlights and in-depth commentary on the indie gaming and development scene. To celebrate, I’ll be hosting a watch party with the community for th…
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