Ahoy, Sky Sailors,
Discovery & Ancestry, Aloft’s final content update during Early Access, launches on August 26, bringing a new open world to explore, survival conditions to overcome, powerful character upgrades to unlock, and an ancient new companion to join you among the clouds.
With Discovery & Ancestry, you’ll be able to befriend the Wind Spirit, a new companion that will accompany you on your journey. Discover this lost soul, harness the winds, and let this mysterious presence guide you as you sail even farther across Aloft’s floating islands.
This update marks a major step forward for Aloft’s world and the adventures waiting within it.
We’re upgrading the game from Unity 2021 to Unity 6, improving performance and visuals as we continue building toward 1.0. The skies themselves are opening up with a revamped sandbox world, alongside a reworked UI, and changes to progression and navigation that give you more freedom to chart your own path.
The update also expands Aloft’s skies with new sub-biomes, including lush jungles, snowy regions, prairie fields, and dense woods. Players will encounter dynamic cluster events such as fog banks, tornadoes, and debris fields, while reimagined tools such as the Spyglass and Table-Map offer new ways to navigate, survey, and explore the world.
Within the memories of our ancestors lies the knowledge of generations past. Ancestral Memories is a new feature that lets you connect with your ancient predecessors and learn from their experiences. Unlock skills and powerful character upgrades to shape your survivor and prepare for the challenges ahead.
In addition the update will add new building pieces and stockpiles, including the highly-requested Water Well & Dew Catcher!
Whether you play solo or with friends, Discovery & Ancestry adds new ways to navigate, explore, build and forge your own path through the clouds.
Since Aloft launched in Early Access, we’ve released four major updates that have expanded the ways you can create, explore, and interact with the world, bringing more life to the clouds and more freedom to play your way.
Along the way, we’ve added collectible wildlife such as bees, bats, and frogs, new Wonder Islands, and improved ecosystem restoration. We’ve also introduced systems for creating custom puzzles and contraptions, reworked progression through three distinct tech trees, added new fungal corruption strains and high-tier weapons, as well as expanded traversal options to make soaring across the islands even more exhilarating.
Discovery & Ancestry will be our final content update in Early Access. Once it arrives on August 26, the team will turn its full attention toward Aloft’s upcoming 1.0 launch.
Thank you for joining us on this voyage so far, sharing your feedback, creations, and adventures in the skies. There is still more to discover, and we can’t wait to share what comes next. If you haven’t yet taken to the skies, now is the perfect time to start your island-hopping adventure, meet your Wind Spirit companion, and be part of the final leg of the journey toward 1.0.
See you among the clouds, Sky Sailors ⛅🍃