Airmen Update 1.8.6: Mesh Detail Fade — Airmen Steam update #187954

Join us on Discord for public playtests Friday at 12pm ET, Saturday at 3pm ET, and Monday at 7pm ET. In order to fill Expedition mode with meaningful encounters, the game must be able to handle more ships on screen as players across the map battle each other or the AI. Detail Fade helps by using low poly ships at a distance and not rendering them at all at greater distances, so two full-scale battles can occur on opposite ends of the map. Detail fading will also offer some improved performance in existing battles if all ships aren't grouped into a small nearby area. Next update will overhaul how airship parts are treated over the network which will allow for instantaneous ship spawning and faster reconnect. 1.8.6 Major Features Airship part mesh quality will lower ...