1.12.203
2023-09-28
* Added 3 new switch styles: "Flip", "Rocker" and "Pivot"
* Added 3 new lever variants
* Many more tweaks and bug fixes. More info here:
https://www.simpleplanes.com/Blog/View/1829113/v1-12-200-beta-is-now-available
1.12.128
2022-03-27
Fixed a bug where gauges could reset certain properties to preset values
1.12.126
2022-03-21
Gauge part now defaults to the "Speed 400" preset instead of a Custom gauge type.
1.12.123
2022-02-16
* Added pinch-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
1.12.117
2021-12-17
* Added WW2 Dogfight, WW2 Torpedo, and Bomber Escort combat challenges.
* 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.
1.11.104
2021-10-15
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
1.10.106
2020-11-12
* 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.
* Fixed a bug preventing the game from working on iOS 10.3
1.10.104
2020-09-24
* Added Glass Fuselage part.
* Added "Smooth Front" and "Smooth Back" options to fuselages.
* Added settings option to run at 60 FPS
* Added support for the iOS Files App.
* 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.
1.9.205
2020-03-20
Fixed a small issue that could prevent some airplanes using Funky Trees from loading.
1.9.100
2019-12-19
* Added new Tank Cannon part.
- Several customizable properties 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.
* Nicky integrated his Advanced Targeting and Designer Suite mods into the game.
* Advanced Targeting
- Displays trajectory line and impact point for bombs and the new tank cannon
- Includes a Predictor quality setting for low-end devices
* Designer Suite
- 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
* Added support for switching between Metric, Imperial, and Nautical unit systems.
* Added Ground Speed, Indicated Air Speed, and True Air Speed modes.
* Added weapon naming and multirole weapons.
* Added sliders for Metallic and Smoothness to paint flyout.
* Added hex color textbox to paint flyout.
* Upgraded to Unity 2018.4.
* Added support for the Dev console on mobile (tap settings header x5 to activate and then 3-finger tap to open).
1.8.305
2019-03-22
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
1.8.5
2019-03-16
* 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 and Slow Motion
* Added Reconnect Part button in 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
1.7.4
2018-06-07
* Added support for the iPhone X display.
1.7.2
2018-05-21
* Removed Everyplay. Unfortunately, Everyplay is shutting their services down, so we had to remove it.
* Removed in-game registration. Registration must now be done through SimplePlanes.com.
* Added dragScale, calculateDrag, and diffuseInertiaTensors XML attributes
1.7.0
2017-09-16
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
1.6.2
2017-06-22
1.6.2
Reduced the file size.
1.6.1
Big update! 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 real-time
* 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
1.6.1
2017-06-21
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 real-time
* 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
1.5.3
2016-09-17
* Fixed Everyplay popup window
* AA Tanks now have a little spread to their bullets.
* 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.
1.5.2
2016-08-17
* 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
1.4.5
2016-05-28
* Bug fixes
* Improved stability
1.4.1
2016-05-06
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 two new islands. Snowstone has a hidden enemy base with a laser defense system and 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/320936
1.3.6
2016-01-21
* New Parts: Bombs, missiles, rockets, guns and more.
* Computer Controlled Airplanes
* Destructible bridges
* Over 10 new levels
* Redesigned menus
1.2.15
2015-09-28
Added Everyplay for recording, replaying, and sharing gameplay videos.
1.2.13
2015-09-19
Additional fixes for the v1.2 update. Don't forget about all the new stuff in the last update!
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!
1.2.12
2015-09-02
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!
1.1.11
2015-04-15
* Improved performance of saving and loading large airplanes.
* Fixed an issue with Kamcord
1.1.8
2015-03-12
* Improved the stability of saving/loading planes
* Fixed Kamcord video replays
* Don't forget all the awesome new features in the last update! Floats, rotators, airbrakes, and more!
1.1.6
2015-02-28
Huge Update. We hope you enjoy it!
* Added Floating Blocks! Now you can build planes that take-off and land on water
* Added Rotating Part
* Added Resizeable Nose Cones
* Added Airbrakes
* Added Activation Groups
* Changed engines so that they can be activated/deactivated while flying
* Changed engines to allow them to respond to other inputs, not just Throttle
* Added Physics Quality setting, so "Graphics Quality" no longer impacts physics.
* Added Mode1/Mode2 options for on-screen controls.
* Added option to invert elevator for touch screen controls
* Fixed an issue where wings would break off at the start of a level
* Fixed problem with parts falling through terrain
* Improved performance of large planes
* The game now remembers the last location you selected and starts you there
1.0.6
2014-12-02
* Added surface-to-air missile challenge.
* Added vertical-take-off and landing engines
* Added aircraft carriers