Maintenance Update

Added 3 new switch styles: "Flip", "Rocker" and "Pivot" Added 3 new lever variants Updated the game engine to Unity 2022.3.9 Bug fixes and tweaks. More info here: https://www.simpleplanes.com/Blog/View/1829113

Gauge part now defaults to the "Speed 400" preset instead of a Custom gauge type.

* Added zooming to first-person cameras! * Added various new tire types to snazz up your craft's contact patches. * Added curve direction to labels (Horizontal or Vertical). * Added button to hide instrument panel. * Added tooltips for levers. * Added tooltips for flight sticks, throttles, yoke, and the cylinder grip. * Added the ability to interact with levers, flight sticks, throttles, yokes, and the cylinder grips via mouse or touch input. * Several bug fixes * More info is on our blog at SimplePlanes.com/blog

* Seats now show a preview pilot for scale when selected in the designer. * Select connected part when part connection is clicked in the Connections panel. * Remember if a part was hidden in the designer. * Restore position and rotation of camera when re-entering designer from flight.

Huge update with several new parts for building cockpits, fuselage slicing, aerial refueling, etc. More info is on our blog: https://www.simpleplanes.com/Blog

* Added base and tip thickness sliders to the wings. * Fixed bug where it was still possible for a cockpit to tunnel through the terrain collider. * Fixed bug where some crafts would explode when dropping bombs due to ghost collisions.

* Added Glass Fuselage part. * Added "Smooth Front" and "Smooth Back" options to fuselages. * Added an explosionScale XML attribute to bombs and missiles (includes torpedos). * By popular demand, allowed blueprint images to be shown while taking craft screenshots for an upload. * Fixed an issue with connections that could lead to craft not loading in the designer - if you have any saved craft that would fail to load, try loading them again now.

* Added air-to-air lead predictor for guns and cannons * Added Tracer Rounds to Cannon * Multiple bug fixes and tweaks. More information is on our blog: * https://www.simpleplanes.com/Blog

* Added new Tank Cannon part with several options such as Caliber, Barrel Length, Muzzle Brake, Recoil, Projectile Velocity, and a whole bunch more. * Added new stock craft: Jackhammer, an Armored Personnel Carrier, created by @EternalDarkness. * Bundled Fine Tuner and Overload mods with the game. * Fully integrated Advanced Targeting and Designer Suite mods into the game. * Advanced Targeting - Displays trajectory line and impact point for bombs and also for the new tank cannon. * Attachment Editor - Manually add or remove connections between parts. * Blueprints panel - Overlay a reference image in the background of the designer. * Orthographic View * X-Ray Vision Check our blog for the full change-list.

Bug fixes and minor tweaks to the 1.8 update. The full release notes for the major 1.8 update are here: https://www.simpleplanes.com/Blog/View/918740/v1-8-is-now-live

* Fixed a bug with internet connectivity not working.

* Added Helicopter Parts - Main Rotor: Highly customizable helicopter rotor system. - Tail Rotor: Counteracts torque from the main rotor system(s) and provides yaw control. * Added Winch part: Rotating drum that extends and retracts a cable. Works great with the new magnet part. * Added Magnet part: Turn it on with an AG and this powerful electromagnet will stick to anything with the slightest hint of metal. * Added Hollow Fuselage part: The visuals are hollow, but the collider is quite solid. * Added Arresting Hook part: Helps to slow down quickly when landing on the aircraft carrier * Added Catapult Connector part: Tells the aircraft catapult where to connect to your plane. (Not strictly required for catapult connection.) * Major updates to the USS Beast aircraft carrier - Brand new mesh - Catapult launch system - Arresting cables - Elevators * Upgraded game engine to latest version of Unity (2018.3) * Added new stock helicopter: Gator 2 (modeled after a Huey Gunship) * Added Fast Forward mode * Added shift+click to yank a single part off a disconnected part group in the designer. * Added Delay setting for detachers to allow for delayed detachment. * Added UI Scale slider to settings page in the main menu * Added Sun Flare and Tone Mapping that can be toggled via a new Image Effects quality setting

* Removed in-game registration. Registration must now be done through SimplePlanes.com. * Added dragScale, calculateDrag, and diffuseInertiaTensors XML attributes

New Parts: Countermeasures, Torpedo, Unguided Rocket, Cleaver (cruise missile) Improved Damage Model. Now engines catch on fire, wings leak fuel, etc. Added Part Transform tool for fine tuning parts. WW2 Torpedo Mission with new Destroyer ship. Allow downloading any sized plane. And so much more. Check our blog for more details: https://www.simpleplanes.com/blog

Fixed an issue that prevented uploading airplanes.

New Parts * Gyroscope - Keep your designs upright and build quadcopters * Sphere - Super advanced ball technology * Hemisphere - Half a sphere, for when you can't afford a whole new sphere Features * Wind Physics * Control wind in realtime * New Stock "Airplane" - Quadcopter * Windsocks * New Challenge - Cross Wind Landing * Tweaked the instrument panel user interface to improve the compass and add a wind heading indicator * Bug Fixes

* AA Tanks now have a little spread to their bullets. * Added bindable inputs for 'Restart' and 'Restart Here'. * Fixed a bug with the targeting system that could cause it to spam errors in certain situations. * Fixed an issue where an invalid subassembly file would prevent the designer from loading properly.

* New combat mission: Convoy Assault * New airplane race: Indy Air Race * 5 new car races * Revamped stock airplanes * New parts: Parachutes and Fuselage Inlets * AI spawning dialog * Export airplane as 3D model * Bug fixes More info here: https://www.simpleplanes.com/Blog

Fixed an issue with downloading and uploading planes.

After 5 months of development, this is our biggest update yet. Several new parts, including resizable wheels, car engines, pistons, shocks, and more. Sandbox mode got a whole lot more fun with destructible ships, AI planes. There are also three new islands. Snowstone has a hidden enemy base with a laser defense system. Maywar is a huge and mysterious desert island. Sky Park City is filled with ramps and racetracks for your newly built cars. Read the full details here: https://www.simpleplanes.com/Blog/View/321230

* New Parts: Bombs, missiles, rockets, guns and more. * Computer Controlled Airplanes * Destructible bridges * Over 10 new levels * Redesigned menus * Redesigned input system * Fixed an issue with the new controller support

* New Parts: Bombs, missiles, rockets, guns and more. * Computer Controlled Airplanes * Destructible bridges * Over 10 new levels * Redesigned menus * Redesigned input system

OUR BIGGEST UPDATE EVER After 6 months of development, we've added over 18 new parts, a completely new island, and several new features. NEW PROP ENGINES They are completely customizable. Change their size, power, number of blades, and more. FUSELAGE BLOCK This one block changes everything about the game. Re-size it any way you can imagine and build airplanes that were once impossible. NEW ISLAND Completely new island. Includes two new airports, buildings, and bridges. TIME OF DAY Beautiful day and night cycles while flying. CAMERAS You can place cameras on your plane and get a different point of view. First person, fly by mode, lock on cockpit, and more. NEW COCKPITS We added several new cockpits as well and also added the option to re-assign your primary cockpit. NEW LANDING GEAR Several new landing gear with improved suspension. PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS AND BUG FIXES The game now runs better than it ever has!

* Made changes to how aircraft are saved to prevent losing aircraft if an error occurs during the save process. * Full screen mode is now non-exclusive, and allows you to cmd+tab to other applications.