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Update 1.0.3 — Five Aircraft Unlocked From the Start

Iron Bird · published 14 Sep 2026, 07:42 UTC

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The first five aircraft — Iron Bird, Falcon, Rayce, Vanguard and Hornet — are now unlocked from the start. Each one plays very differently (laser, spread, homing, charge-focused, drone escort), and our data showed most players never got to try a second aircraft before the old unlock conditions kicked in. The five late-game aircraft (Bastion, Spectre, Apollo, Prism, Titan) remain unlock rewards. Existing profiles get the new aircraft with a NEW badge.
The "aircraft unlocked" achievement now requires 7 aircraft instead of 5, so it isn't granted automatically.
Demo: the free demo now includes the same five aircraft (was three), and its ending screen opens the Steam store overlay directly.
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