- Sky Link Offline - 13 October 2022
Hey Sky Captains! We are a small team that started with a dream to challenge traditional shooters and bring that experience to the skies! It has been a wonderful and crazy road but we are so close! Today, we would like to announce Sky Link: Freefire as our Free-to-Play path forward! Everyone who has purchased Sky Link will be reimbursed with: +1 Unique Sky Captain Skin +1 Unique Sky Captain Portrait +4 Drones +375,000 Currency Temporarily, Sky Link will go offline and will be available by the second quarter of 2023 with many exciting features, community playtests, and more! Signup for playtests here FLIGHT PATH AHEAD! Introducing our communities! TEAM DEATHMATCH We are focusing on a more standard Team Deathmatch mode for launch, with a potential Ranked mode and general Ladder System. There will be a Revive Mechanic included in the mode, where players can revive their teammates to not lo…
- Shoot Down the Devs! - August 18th, 2021 - 18 August 2021
A new week, a new chance to make Odisi devs go down in a blaze of glory. Our Weekly Play with the Devs event allows you to fly among our ranks, fight with and against us through several matches, and experience all the big and minor details of our game. Most of our matches start at 2v2 and 3v3 and some progress into 4v4, which makes things really intense. The event usually lasts for an hour or two. If you want to join, you only need the game and to be on time for when the event starts! Jump into the Garage, select your drone and click on Battle - that's all there is to it! We are going to let you all know within 10 minutes before each event starts on the #general channel on our Discord! We may even hang out in the Discord voice chat, so feel free to join. Day and time of day should not change from now on, but if it does, we'll be sure to let you know! Today's Session - 1pm Eastern to 3pm…
- Play With the Devs! - August 11th, 2021 - 11 August 2021
It's time to enter the fiery skies of Sky Link and take down the devs once more! Our Weekly Play with the Devs event allows you to fly among our ranks, fight with and against us through several matches, and experience all the big and minor details of our game. Most of our matches start at 2v2 and 3v3 and some progress into 4v4, which makes things really intense. The event usually lasts for an hour or two. If you want to join, you only need the game and to be on time for when the event starts! Jump into the Garage, select your drone and click on Battle - that's all there is to it! We are going to let you all know within 10 minutes before each event starts on the #general channel on our Discord! We may even hang out in the Discord voice chat, so feel free to join. Day and time of day should not change from now on, but if it does, we'll be sure to let you know! Our Weekly Play with the Dev…
- Play With the Devs! - August 4th, 2021 - 4 August 2021
It's that time again! For all people that joined us previously and new pilots that want to join, our Weekly Play with the Devs event allows you to fly among our ranks, fight with and against us through several matches, and experience all the big and minor details of our game. Most of our matches start at 2v2 and 3v3 and some progress into 4v4, which makes things really intense. The event usually lasts for an hour or more. If you want to join, you only need the game and to be on time for when the event starts! Jump into the Garage, select your drone and click on Battle - that's all there is to it! We are going to let you all know within 10 minutes before each event starts on the #general channel on our Discord! We may even hang out in the Discord voice chat, so feel free to join. Day and time of day should not change from now on, but if it does, we'll be sure to let you know! Our Weekly…
- Fly with the Devs! - July 28th, 2021 - 28 July 2021
It's that time again! For all people that joined us previously and new pilots that want to join, our Weekly Play with the Devs event allows you to fly among our ranks, fight with and against us through several matches, and experience all the big and minor details of our game. Most of our matches start at 2v2 and 3v3 and some progress into 4v4, which makes things really intense. The event usually lasts for an hour or more. If you want to join, you only need the game and to be on time for when the event starts! Jump into the Garage, select your drone and click on Battle - that's all there is to it! We are going to let you all know within 10 minutes before each event starts on the #general channel on our Discord! We may even hang out in the Discord voice chat, so feel free to join. Day and time of day should not change from now on, but if it does, we'll be sure to let you know! Our Weekly…
- Fly with the Devs! - 21 July 2021
We've been busy with the launch of the game and our first patch, but now that this is out of the way, we are planning on resuming our Weekly Play with the Devs schedule! For all people that joined us previously and new pilots that want to join, our Weekly Play with the Devs event allows you to fly among our ranks, fight with and against us through several matches, and experience all the big and minor details of our game. Most of our matches start at 2v2 and 3v3 and some progress into 4v4, which makes things really intense. The event usually lasts for an hour. If you want to join, you only need the game and to be on time for when the event starts! Jump into the Garage, select your drone and click on Battle - that's all there is to it! We are going to let you all know within 10 minutes before each event starts on the #general channel on our Discord! We may even hang out in the Discord voi…
- Patch Notes - The One Where the Megadon Shield Gets Nerfed - 21 July 2021
We've got some shiny new patch notes for you all today! This build just went live on Steam, so you might need to download the sucker before you get to shooting through the Megadon's shield as the Raptor. Yes, we're sorry that the Raptor was unable to hurt the shield before. Instead of "Rock, Paper, Scissors", a Meg vs Raptor fight was like "Lava versus Pompeii". Too soon? There's a bunch of other tweaks too, and we've been messing with it on the test server - we think it feels pretty great! Just remember - if you LOSE a firefight, sometimes that's not the game being imbalance... Anyway, take a look at the patch notes below and stay tuned later today, Wednesday, July 21st, for the next Play With The Devs Event! Balance tweaks Megadon · Reduced initial Rate of Fire of Storm slightly, from 5 per second to 4. · Increased time for Storm to ramp up to full Rate of Fire from 2.75 seconds to 3.…
- Introducing SKY LINK! - 24 June 2021
Well, the day is finally here. All your patience and waiting have paid off. This... is Sky Link. In just a little bit, you'll notice an update available for Drone Strike Force that changes the game to Sky Link, and we honestly couldn't be more excited to bring this to all of you that have been with us since the start. Formerly known as Drone Strike Force, Sky Link is a groundbreaking aerial shooter that aims to be the fastest online game in existence. Sky Link gives you unparalleled freedom as you control powerful UAVs such as the tank-like Megadon or the stealthy tactical Shade Z1 to defeat your opponents and win the day. Grapple, afterburn, and expertly maneuver your way across varied war-torn battlefields in a fight for the world’s most valuable resource - information. With aerial speeds of up to 250 MPH, Sky Link promises to be unlike anything in the online gaming scene, with unique…
- The Shade Z1 Sneaks Into the Fight - 26 February 2021
“Everyone with their missiles, their lasers, their turrets… give me a cloak and a shotty any day of the week and I’ll show you what damage I can do.” - James Reginald Pierce III, United Kingdom RAF Cyber Pilot Program We’ve spent a lot of time these last few weeks highlighting the larger and “in charger” Champions coming when Upload hits the live servers. This week, we thought we’d give you a sneak peek at the Shade Z1 - a small, nimble, and stealthy craft that flies softly and carries a very big stick. What the Shade lacks in options for combat, it more than makes up for with its superb agility, stealth mechanics, and extremely potent auto-shotgun known as “Mow Town”. When combined with the Shade’s main Stealth Cloak skill, sneaking up behind an unsuspecting sniper or a defending enemy becomes an act of pure beauty when their craft goes crashing down to the battlefield floor in pieces…
- The Megadon is Coming - 19 January 2021
“I’m all for making statements in battle. With my trusty Meg, that statement is usually ‘I’m going to murder you with machine guns and large explosives’.” Dimitry Volkshyn - Ukrainian Aerial Supremacy Program The Megadon is one of 8 new Champions being introduced with the Upload content update in the coming weeks, and well - it’s a beast! Equipped with a high-accuracy, rapid-fire machine gun as its main weapon, an incendiary grenade to burn foes, a massive front-facing shield for extra defense, and a handy self-heal bot to keep the party going, the Megadon is both one of our most straight-forward champions and one of the most rugged and long-lasting. It may seem simple, but the Storm-99 multi-barrel machine gun is an extremely fast-firing and high-precision weapon meant to chew through opponents’ armor and whittle down their health at a fast rate. When combined with the defense-boosting…
- Introducing The Raptor - 11 December 2020
“She may be little, but she’s pretty clever. Plus, bonus points for being the closest thing our Digital Air team has to a Jedi…” Shinua Ryujin - South Korean Digital Air Superiority Squad The Raptor is one of our game’s 8 new incredible Champions coming in the highly anticipated Upload patch early next year! Armed with a plasma leash that also doubles as a healing beam, it's a small and nimble craft that’s built for stealthy support as well as wrecking mechanical faces at a moment’s notice if given the chance. The coolest part about this strategic dual-purpose weapon is that it latches onto targets and follows them, making aiming a secondary necessity - just be sure you’re in range and tracking your target in front of you to make it work. Similarly - the healing beam, when pointed at allies, provides a critically consistent health recharge, making it one hell of a support healer for a t…
- Say Hello to the Sky Reaper - 12 November 2020
“It’s hard to argue with a missile screaming down your six.” - Sky Reaper Pilot, Johan Lahiri - Swedish Digital Operations Force https://media.giphy.com/media/s6xfku3QINSpRDFtdD/giphy.gif The Sky Reaper is the first of eight new champions we want to profile for you all. When Upload launches in the coming weeks, eight new “Champions” will take place of our existing drones, so we wanted to make sure we lay out what you can expect from each. The Sky Reaper is probably the most straightforward of our champions - something akin to your “Assault” class in a lot of shooters, but then again - not a lot of shooters have to worry about 360 degrees of attackers and flying at high altitudes through a dense cityscape, but you get the picture. The Sky Reaper is sort of our “Everyman” champion, with decent flight handles, good armor, and his machine guns and homing missiles are very effective even if…
- Introducing Codename: Upload - 16 October 2020
This year sure has flown by! We just celebrated the one year anniversary of Drone Strike Force’s launch for Early Access here on Steam. We want to thank each and every one of you for not only your interest in our game, but also the fantastic feedback and thoughts you’ve all given as they’ve helped us shape and refine the game into what we have coming in our upcoming massive update. This is just the beginning of the major changes we have coming to Drone Strike Force in the near future. There are many more changes than this to come, but we’re not quite ready to share all of them yet. Just know - things are about to get crazy. We’ve been toiling away at a new game mode, the new Champions, and a whole slew of other fixes we’re going to talk about here, and that means this massive update is taking a lot longer than originally intended. That said, one thing we’ve been working on should help s…
- Development Update - Drone Champions and Package Run! - 8 April 2020
Good morning, pilots! We’re getting really close to go-time with both our Package Run mode, and all the major changes we outlined in the last letter. But today, to tide you over, we wanted to dip into just how all of these changes will manifest in the game and what we’re doing to make them as fun as possible. We’ve been testing internally the new Champion drones and the Package Run, and we have to tell you - it’s just about the most fun Drone Strike Force has ever been. We’ve had friends from around the industry join us, and they all say the same thing. We know it’s been a long wait since we’re a small team, but trust us when we say it’s going to be worth it! Now - onto the details! Bots: The Bots in DSF are getting better by the day! Each individual bot is now more aggressive and can select an optimal weapon for engagement. We are now testing getting the bots to work together in Patrol…
- Producer’s Letter - BIG Things Are Coming - 25 February 2020
Hail, Sky Captains!! It has been a while since we chatted about the state of Drone Strike Force, and what’s going on behind the scenes. But that doesn't mean we haven’t been working hard! In fact, that’s probably the best reason I could give you for how quiet we’ve been. We are taking many lessons during this Early Access period and trying to steer the game in a direction that is more rewarding for our existing players and the thousands more we hope to have join us at launch. We are eternally grateful for all the amazing feedback we have been getting on our Discord server from all our players. So, without further ado, let’s go through some of what we’ve been toiling away with the following main goals in mind…. Creating Unique Gameplay for Each Drone More Meaningful Decisions in the Garage More Incentives for Team-Based Gameplay Loads of New Content! FIRST UP - BALANCE! Sentinel Class Fl…
- Play with the Devs! - 6 December 2019
Hello everyone. Now is your chance to play with the Drone Strike Force dev team with full matches and tons of fun!. The next session will start this Friday at 3 PM EST. Remember that you can also participate in the Play with the Devs event with the Free Trial version and post your live streaming on our #streaming-videos channel on Discord. We hope to see you all, and enjoy DSF!
- Play with the Devs Event - 27 November 2019
Hello everyone. We started experimenting with Play with the Devs for the past 2 weeks with superb results so we decided to make this a weekly event moving forward. Now is your chance to play with the Drone Strike Force dev team with full matches and tons of fun!. The next session will start this Friday at 2 PM EST. Since this Friday is also right in the middle of the Steam Thanksgiving sale, we decided to give you some nice Black Friday upgrades. Starting from today and until December 26, Drone Strike Force will be on sale 50% off. Not only that -- you'll be able to earn bonus XP during the Steam Thanksgiving sale, making this Play with the Devs a really special event. Remember that you can also participate in the Play with the Devs event with the Free Trial version and post your live streaming on our #streaming-videos channel on Discord. We hope to see you all this Friday, and enjoy Th…
- Introducing the Wingman Program - 31 October 2019
Greetings Pilots! Do you have friends you’d like to share the friendly skies of Drone Strike Force with? Refer them to the game as your Wingman, and we’ll give you up to THREE free Platinum skins! For each friend you refer, you’ll be granted one Horus skin: first the Raptor 1000, then the Sky Reaper and finally the Megadon M9X. Your friend can play the full retail version of Drone Strike Force or the free trial and they’ll still count as your Wingman. To get credit for referring a friend to the game, ask your Wingman to click the “Referral” button in the bottom-right corner of the main menu and give you the code listed there. Then you can click “Claim Referral” and enter your Wingman’s code. Boom! We’ll unlock the Horus skin you earned as thank-you for helping grow the Drone Strike Force community. Fly safe, pilots!
- Earn Double XP and Credits during weekend happy hours! - 8 September 2019
Greetings Pilots! This weekend, we’re continuing our tradition of Drone Strike Force Happy Hours where you can earn double XP and credits for each game you play! Here’s the play schedule: Saturday & Sunday: 7PM - 9PM CET / 6PM - 8PM GMT / 2PM - 4PM EDT / 11AM - 1PM PDT Weekend Happy Hours help to concentrate the Early Access community during peak hours for quick matches, high competition, and extra fun. Bring your friends, unlock new drones and perks quicker, and enjoy! -The DSF Team
- Two hours until Double XP and Credits! - 7 September 2019
Greetings Pilots! Happy Hours start in two hours! Earn double XP and credits for each game you play this weekend during the following time window: Saturday & Sunday: 7PM - 9PM CET / 6PM - 8PM GMT / 2PM - 4PM EDT / 11AM - 1PM PDT We’re looking to do this every Saturday and Sunday from now on, so bring your friends, play some games, and let us know how we can make this event even better! -The DSF Team
