

If we released it as DLC, then it would be more expensive for new players since they would need to buy SP in addition to SPVR. Why don't you release it as DLC on Steam? All crafts are built in the original SimplePlanes on desktop and mobile. No, SimplePlanes VR will not have a building mode. If you are playing on PC, then you can also use a joystick connected to your PC.Ĭan you build airplanes in SimplePlanes VR? If it doesn't have a virtual cockpit, then you will still be able to fly it in first or third person camera views using your VR rig's physical controllers. If an aircraft has a virtual cockpit, then you will be able to reach out and grab the virtual controls with your hands.
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SimplePlanes VR will be a new, standalone game with full VR support and redesigned user interfaces where you can download airplanes from and fly them.
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Here's a small FAQ that I will continue to update to help answer some of your questions: Some players are already building amazing cockpits, so I'm really excited to see what you will come up with when you get access to the new parts. We're also working on a big update for the original SimplePlanes that will include some awesome new parts and new features to make it easier to make fully immersive cockpits with fewer parts. Wishlist it today on Steam and join our mailing list so you'll be the first to know when it's released. Retrieved 7 January 2016.What is even better than flying an airplane in SimplePlanes? How about flying an airplane with screens strapped to your eyeballs? SimplePlanes VR is coming this year to Steam and Oculus Quest. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. ' 'Simple Planes': Flugzeuge konstruieren und fliegen unter iOS'. Archived from the original on 3 January 2016. Archived from the original on 14 March 2015. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. 'SimplePlanes lets you build, fly, crash, and share your very own plane designs'. ^ Priestman, Chris (12 December 2014).'SimplePlanes Review: For Beginners, Sort Of'. ^ a b Oxford, Nadia (17 December 2014).He also addressed the novelty issue and how after a while the game can get boring. Mark Steighner, a writer for Hardcore Gamer did not criticise the controls but instead commented on the lack of charisma that games like Kerbal Space Program have. Ben Schwan, a writer for the German website Heise Online also criticised the building mechanics. He compared the graphics to 'a poor man's Wii Sports resort' and said the planes looked like small wooden toys with the best compliment he could give the game being 'who knows if the aerodynamic knowledge players learn from SimplePlanes can actually transfer over into the real world? But, gameplay and visual gripes aside, the fact that it at least feels like it can is probably the best compliment this game can get'.

Jordan Minor from 148Apps criticised the game for its 'slippery controls' and he noted the environment was 'ugly, muddy and blocky'. The review was weighed down by the lack of tutorials and how 'getting pieces to fit together doesn't always go as planned'. Nadia Oxford, a writer for Gamezebo gave SimplePlanes a 4/5 for its realistic flight challenges, sandbox mode and the amount of building options. The biggest issue critics had was the process of building. SimplePlanes received 'mixed or average' reviews, according to Metacritic, where it garnered a score of 67/100. The challenges involve short tutorial-type activities (such as the 'take-off tutorial' and the 'landing tutorial') but can get more advanced with missions (such as 'SAM Evasion' (a 4 stage level which gets increasingly difficult) and 'Trench Run' (a race through a canyon-like area on the game map) > There are also weapons (bombs, wing guns and miniguns, missiles, rockets and torpedoes) in the game for the player to use on their creations. SimplePlanes contains challenges which the player can do. The game also gives players the ability to build cars, boats, trains and mechanical objects. Each island has a unique name, such as Maywar, Krakabola, Snowstone or Wright. The five islands each provide a different experience to the player, with interactive targets.

When the creation or build is finished, the player can fly/drive/sail it around the map which contains 5 different islands with unique features, (4 on IOS or Android) and/or upload it to the SimplePlanes website. Planes (or other creations) created by the community can also be downloaded from the website. In SimplePlanes the player is given the freedom of building anything they want to create using the materials and objects provided, and players can additionally use XML modifications on their creation.
