Lighting v3
- Added different weather and light conditions - Lights and shadows now have color - Slightly updated OG Bando map - Slightly updated Plaza map - Improved glass visibility
Learn new tricks, improve your freestyle flow, get inspiration by spectating other pilots, or learn to fly in the first place. The drone setup and physics are already dialed in by Pro pilots, so no need to mess with complicated settings.
| App ID | 3491280 |
|---|---|
| App type | Game |
| Developer | Nils Vollenbruch (@nils vo) |
| Publisher | Nils Vollenbruch (@nils vo) |
| Release date | 2025-03-07 17:17 UTC · Early Access |
| Release state | released |
| Store page | store.steampowered.com/app/3491280 |
| Last store refresh | 3 hours ago |
| # | Executable | Arguments | OS | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | thezone.exe | windows | Vulkan (default) | |
| 1 | The Zone.app | macos | ||
| 2 | thezone.exe | --rendering-driver d3d12 | windows | DirectX 12 (use in case of graphics issues) |
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| Date | Price | Regular | Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 22:26 UTC | $13.99 | $13.99 |
| DLC | AppID | Release | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Branch | Build ID | Description | Updated | Password |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| public | 25198310 | 2026-09-09 11:00 UTC | ||
| beta | 25198310 | test build (unstable) | 2026-09-09 00:39 UTC | |
| previous_version | 24779375 | Previous release | 2026-08-17 15:50 UTC |
| Depot | Name | OS | Size | Download | Public manifest | Notes |
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| 3491281 | macos · 64 | 23.35 GB | 9.06 GB | 431933864455774337 | branches: beta, previous_version | |
| 3491282 | windows · 64 | 23.24 GB | 9.01 GB | 2078473429416267537 | branches: beta, previous_version |
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| Build ID | Branch | Updated | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25198310 | public | 2026-09-09 11:00 UTC | 3 hours ago |
| 25198310 | beta | 2026-09-09 00:39 UTC | 3 hours ago |
| 24779375 | previous_version | 2026-08-17 15:50 UTC | 3 hours ago |
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- Added different weather and light conditions - Lights and shadows now have color - Slightly updated OG Bando map - Slightly updated Plaza map - Improved glass visibility
- Added new Plaza map, designed for smaller quads - There are some known small issues with the map still, so it's in Beta for now :) - Slightly adjusted FPV camera position on 5" and 3.5" quads to avoid the frame being in view on high tilt and FoV settings
- New 3D models for 5" Freestyle, 3.5" Freestyle, 65mm Whoop - Added indicator when Headtracker is active
- Updated input system to support more controller buttons - Added more calibration options for weird controllers - Added Head-tracking feature (must be bound to an Analog axis) - Added "Flip over (T)" as a controller bind - Visual update for main menu UI
- Added 2.5" Freestyle drone based on the Kayoumini - Visual update for 85mm drone - Tweaked lighting settings for other online player models and trails
- Disabled wind by default (it wasn't supposed to go live in the first place) - Fixed bug where wind stays on slightly even when disabled - If you want to turn it back on, type "/set wind_speed 10" in the chat
- Work in progress alpha custom race editor - Join discord for instructions on how to enable it
- Automatically change physics simulation speed when CPU is tired - Rename system latency tester to make it less confusing
- Added latency simulation - Added latency tester for input and monitor latency - Improved physics consistency at lower FPS - Reduced overall input latency slightly - Fixed stutter when spectating multiple people with picture-in-picture
I might or might have not deleted a useless looking line of code that was in fact not useless at all
- Fix bug where Achievements can be set to NaN - Decrease picture-in-picture spectate FoV
- Mouse cursor now auto hides after a few seconds - Respawn switch now also resets the Race timer - Player list no longer overflows - Increased chat readability - Auto hide chat messages after a while - Removed "Player joined the server" message - No longer allow binding the same action to 2 switches - Adjusted pricing for Poland
- New server browser UI- Added more community maps to server list- Improved map download speed- Cancelled or failed downloads should no longer brick the map
Decreased brightness a bitIncreased FPS slightly and potential fix for micro stutters on some systems
Added Ray-traced lighting to OG Bando and Triangle BandoAdded auto-exposure camera effectIncreased FPS by 2-3x on most systems
Full appinfo as delivered by Steam PICS, changenumber 38733357. Also at /api/app/3491280/raw.
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