2026-08-06 13:16 UTC · Community Announcements · fredtuna
Hi Everyone,Today we've updated the game with another new Town Center; The Mill.The Mill Town Center is a little different than the other two that are currently available - The first advantage is that the Town Center itself can house up to 20 workers, which removes the urgency to immediately build housing at the start of a new game. The big difference maker though is that the Mill gives a huge production boost to ALL production buildings in your city, regardless of their proximity to the Town Center itself.This is obviously a pretty big advantage, especially in the later game, but we did balan
2026-06-25 14:38 UTC · Community Announcements · fredtuna
Hi everyone,We're back with a Balloon Party update! The game is 50% off for the occasion!New Town CenterWe have added a new menu when you start a new game to choose a Town Center. Besides the classic town center, you can now choose the Balloon Town Center! This Town Center is built around large balloons to provide Extra Lift (100 Lift) without using any Coal! It’s a little less sturdy (150 Health) and a little slower initially (10 Propulsion) but the extra lift can be a real boost for a new little sky town.New Balloon Theme PackTo go along with the Balloon Town Center, we have also added a Bal
2026-06-18 01:19 UTC · Community Announcements · fredtuna
Fixed rare bug where Gladiator submarine would never come out of water
2026-05-20 20:00 UTC · Community Announcements · fredtuna
Fix bug where pushing edge buildings with roads might push them really far from the city making the game unplayable
2026-05-07 23:18 UTC · Community Announcements · fredtuna
Fixed rare bug with Dragons of La Mesa quest getting stuck Added light on Flame Shrine so it illuminates its surroundings at night Added missing Attack Rate relic in the Barrens
2026-04-28 16:40 UTC · Community Announcements · fredtuna
Fixed some text not being translated Fixed rare bug with Quests requiring to destroy pirate that was already destroyed
2026-04-24 13:25 UTC · Community Announcements · fredtuna
Fixed some ruins being almost impossible to click in some cases
2026-04-23 20:23 UTC · Community Announcements · fredtuna
Added +- 10 in Dumping Resources UI to make it easier to dump many resources Fixed boost remaining forever when repairing damaged Jet Engine while it is active Fixed damaged Jet Engine model being different Fixed understaffed UI above buildings being highlighted when selected
2026-04-22 21:50 UTC · Community Announcements · fredtuna
Fix some bad text strings Various other bug fixes
2026-04-21 21:17 UTC · Community Announcements · fredtuna
Fix text for Asian languages not being legible in map with light background
2026-04-21 01:05 UTC · Community Announcements · fredtuna
Fixed bug where repairing a damaged jet would caused it to stay on forever Fixed Jet Engine health being 100 instead of 400 Fixed typos and Bug Unused strings Fixed Orrery not working in Pacifist mode until reload Fixed lightning rods being spawned in Pacifist mode
2026-04-19 15:48 UTC · PC Gamer · Rick Lane
Airborne Kingdom was one of the early pioneers of what I've dubbed the "weird city builder" trend, one that takes the genre out of its realistic, SimCity-esque roots and plonks it on the back of a dinosaur or in a world populated by beavers. In Airborne Kingdom's case, the gimmick was building a flying city, and it executed that well enough to receive a score of 80% in our Airborne Kingdom review... Read more.
2026-04-19 01:46 UTC · Community Announcements · fredtuna
Various bug fixes
2026-04-17 21:56 UTC · Community Announcements · fredtuna
Fix "Bug Unused" being shown for Hot Springs in Water panel UI Various error handling
2026-04-17 15:04 UTC · Community Announcements · alexander.jhainsworth
After an incredible journey through Early Access, Airborne Empire has officially reached version 1.0!From the very beginning, your feedback, bug reports, suggestions and city screenshots helped shape the game into what it is today. Thanks to the support of our community, the world of Airborne Empire has grown far beyond its original scope.Version 1.0 also brings several major additions:New Kingsfell biome to exploreFinal confrontation with the Pirate QueenNew quests, locations and story contentNew buildings and upgrades for your flying cityNew Combat Ability building: The Jet EngineMac support
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