You're correct. I wouldn't consider the lighting in this game to be true to life, its more of a clever play on colors, gradients and indeed post-processing. A drawback of this approach is that it doesn't look good in every scenario. This picture is a good angle, but from many other angles the game will look off.  For example, real-time shadows are not rendered beyond 200m and the game does not have baked shadowmaps which leads to abrupt cutoffs.

The main reason I haven't tried out UE5 so far is that I'm not good at visual scripting nor C++. That said, Nanite looks incredible

Thanks bro! Though, this was made in unity.  I have no experience in UE5

The game is still under development. Thankfully some important issues are now solved and Im looking to bring out an update somewhere in June or July, but it will be on Steam rather than itch.io!

Moving from mission to mission should be possible by scrolling. It's been a while since I checked on this demo but it may not have a working tutorial. Wings could break due to the aerodynamic force exceeding the threshold force of the joints, which is totally normal as long as it doesn't happen too often.

Oh yea, keyboard controls are already present in the Steam version along with rebindable controls and (limited) joystick support, which still needs some work. Next up on the planning after that is cockpit views and, hopefully, TrackIR support. Great to hear you are enjoying the game!

I'd like to get TrackIR in the game someday. As of now I have no clue how but we'll get there.

Man... u should've called it "Universale"

UPDATE: I CAN see the donators

Thats a cool idea. But as far as I know I'm not able to see who exactly is making the donations, only a notification with the amount.

Great suggestions. It's got an orbit camera in the current (unpublished) version in the game, which helps a lot with situational awareness. As for the indicators, Im going to overhaul those along with the weapons system to make it support missiles.

Yup another release is on the way with both of these in place. I just bought a new joystick I will be using to test the controls and we'll see how it goes!

Thanks for the feedback. Yes this is a known issue, it's hard to get the AI to get off your tail because of the fixed camera and the AI always knowing your position. The latest build (not released) has an orbit camera that can be toggled on/off that allows you to look around, which to me made it play a lot better. Downside is: you cant use mouse control in this mode as youre already using that to control the camera, so you have to use joystick or keyboard controls.

Thanks, I'm excited for release! Still got lots of things to add though, the list with ideas somehow never stops growing.

Note: naming convention updated. COMPLETED FEATURES/ENTITIES/AIRCRAFT ARE NOW REMOVED FROM THIS LIST!

Aircraft (player flyables): 79

• Flagon (FS-15)
• XFY-102-1  (early model)
• Deltoid (XFY-106)
• Flanker (FS-27)
• Superbolt (YF11-2)
• MiG-35 (MGA-35)
• F-15 (XF-15A)
• Su-37 (FS-37)
• F-22 (XFY-22)
• F-15 ACTIVE (XF15-AC, Variant 1 - Eagle)
• XF5F-1
• X-36
• Boeing Model 263
• Convair Model 200
• YF-23
• SU-47
• MP1.44 (not confirmed yet)
• XFV-1 // FV-3 (FR fighter)
• NA-335 (not confirmed yet)
• Vortex (fictional USAF thrust-vectoring fighter with bottom air intake and forward swept wings)
• Aeroshark (F-20-like with bottom air intake and shark mouth, twin vertical surfaces on trailing edge delta wing)
• BAE Systems Tempest
• Checkmate
• F/A-XX (Overture)
• FCAS
• Hornet
• Super Hornet (Variant 1 - Hornet)
• F/A-18 HARV (HARV, Variant 2 - Hornet)
• Boeing D-180
• Boeing 908-535
• Convair 201
• MiG-23PD (Variant 1 - MiG-23)
• VJ-101
• Yak-141
• Hawker Siddeley P.1154
• Mitsubishi T-2 CCV (Venturi)
  
• V-507
• FMA-IA36 AF
• MiG-27SH (Variant - MiG-23)
• Lavi
• Rockwell Saberbat
• F-16CCV (ViperCCV,  Variant 2 - F16)
• F-16FSW (Scorpion: Variant 3 - F16)
• F-16AT (Deltaviper: Variant 4 - F16)- Falcon 21
• F-16XL (Vanguard:  Variant 5 - F16)
• F-16MATV (Vista, Variant 6 - F16)
• F-16X (f16.net) (Variant 7 - F16)
• Sukhoi S-37
• Yak-43
• MiG-21PFM (MiG-21 original variant) - WIP
• MiG-21Bis (MiG-21, Variant 1)
• MiG-21 Analog (MiG-21, Variant 3) 
• Super 7 (JF-17 Variant 1)
• CL-346
• CL-1200 Lancer (YF-27 Lancer)
• F4D (Lancer original variant)
• FJ-4B Fury (f86 carrier variant)
• XP-71
• Sukhoi Shkval
• YF-4E (variant of F-4, CCV installed)
• Super F4
• A10
• HALF Tejas Mk1 + Mk2
• HAL TEDBF
• FC-31
• FXConcept
• KFIR
• USSR Twin pusher
• Singapore Skyhawk (A-4S with F404, variant of A4)
• NGAD
• Mirage III
• Mirage 4000
• Mirage IIIV
• EWR VJ 101
• Bel D-188
• HAL AMCA
• YF-29TVC (2d vector, variant 1)
• YF-29TV3 (3d vector, variant 2)
• MGI-29OVT
• Flygsystem 2020
• Qaher-313
• Boeing 818 TFX
• Mirage Balzac V
• British Aerospace EAP

Aircraft (AI only): 76

• X2AJ Super Savage
• Pond Striker
• Rockwell HiMAT
• P-3
• A400M (unconfirmed)
• B-58
• YB-60
• Douglas model 1211-J
• Model 462
• Model 464
• AC-208
• TU-144 Charger/SuperSonic transport
• B1B Lancer
• TU-160 Blackjack
• XB-46
• XB-42
• Bartini A-57
• 747 CMCA
• L-1011 CMCA
• 747 Nuke carrier
• 747-500 [propfan]
• Lockheed P-7
• McDonnell Douglas P-9 LRAACA
• V-280
• Myasischev M-50 
• M-50 Nuclear-powered variant
• Myasischev M-6
• A-planes
• IL-28
• B-57 Canberra
• Martin XB-51
• IL-30
• IL-46
• Martin XB-48
• Tu-12
• Tu-14
• Tu-16
• Tu-22
• Tu-22M
• Tu-28
• Tu-98
• Douglas Model 423
• Sukhoi T-4
• Sukhoi T-4M
• T-4MS "Izdeliye 200"
• A5 Vigilante
• Mirage IV (NATO)
• Tu-128
• Yak-28
• B-66/B-66B
• Lockheed L-1249 Super Constellation
• KJ-1 AEWS
• B-50 Superfortress
• B-54 Ultrafortress
• B-54 Tanker conversion (as variant of B54)
• Hughes XF-11
  
• F-15 Reporter
• Izdeliye 71.2 "Crane"
• Yak-44
• N-9MB - trainer
• USSR conventional (puller) 4-engine wing
• TU-1
• TU-2
• TU-6 (tactical reconnaisance, improved speed)
• Lockheed XB-30
• Shaanxi KJ-200
• TU-2LL
• TU-64
• TU-4Z
• Overseer
• Tupolev 487 (M501 engine)
• Ilyushin IL-26 (M501/TV-2)
• Sukhoi S-70
• Mikoyan Skat
• RQ-180
• XB-59
• Convair LRHB
• Martin B-68
• R3Y Tradewind tanker
• NK-93/NK-63 powered heavy bombers
• AC-119 Stinger Gunship

Planned features (completed features are removed):

• Nuclear weapons
• Pilot ranks
• Laser/railgun weapons
• Multicolor flares (intensity/color corresponding to flame temperature, different substances produce different colors)
• Thermobarics
• Anti-runway warheads
• Different fuel types including zip fuels (researched)
• EMP Blast (nuke in space)
• Active CTRMSRS, directed blast to destroy AA missiles before impact.
• Electro-Optical guidance systems
• Chaff
• Semi-active missiles

AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES (USAF)

• Sky Scorcher
• Sky Sword
• Shredder (enhanced shrapnel, YF31 collection, enriched warhead)
• Meteor
• MICA
• Thunderclap
• Superfalcon (slightly enlarged, white colored falcon)
• R530
• R530D (Super 530)
• SRAAM
• Raytheon Peregrine
• IRIS-X
• AIM-260
• AIM-23 (MIM 23 Hawk)
• Bendix AAM N-10 Eagle
• AAM N-4 Oriole
• Red Top
• Fireflash
• Firestreak
• A-Darter
• Skyflash
• AIM-68 Big Q
• Supersprint ( short range, high acceleration)

AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES (USSR) 

• R-97 (fictional)
• R-99 (fictional)
• Vympel
• Gryphon
  
• Piranha
  
• Decimator
  
• Sauron
• Python-5 (Python)
  
• Mako
  
• Skynova
• AAM-5 Mitsubishi
• Altar
• Astra
• Slicer
• Samurai
• PL-15

AIR-TO-SURFACE (USAF) 

• AGM-45 Shrike /anti-radiation
• ALARM/anti-radiation
• APACHE
• Hellfire - radar
• AS-30L
• ASMPA
• Brimstone
• AGM-65 Maverick
• AGM-88 HARM
• Harpoon
• AGM-12 Bullpup
• Brazo

AIR-TO-SURFACE (USSR) 

• Rudram-1
• KSR-2

Rockets (USAF)

• M260 pod (carries Hydra 70)
• M261 pod (carries Hydra 70)
  
• SNEB pod
• LAU-3 (Mk 40 FFAR, 6.3 kN)
• LAU-33 (Mk 40 FFAR, 6.3 kN)
• LAU-60

Rockets (USSR)

• S-8

Bombs (USSR)

• FAB-500
• FAB-1000
• FAB-2000
• FAB-5000
• FAB-9000
• FOAB
• RDS-4 - 5kt
• Molotov bread basket
• PBK-500U
• KAB-500kr

Bombs (USAF)

• Mk81
• Mk82
  
• Mk83
• Mk84
• Mk12 (14 kt)
• Cluster bombs (30lbs fragmentation // P-51)
• Bazookas // P-51
• GBU-39 SDB
• T-12
• MOAB
• MOP
• BLU-82
• M-121
• M-117
• BLU-72

Guns (USSR)

• Gsh-6-30
• Gsh-6-23
  
• Gsh-30-2
• Gsh-30-1
• N-57 pod
• N-37 pod

Guns (USAF)

• Mk-11 20mm pod

Surface-based systems (USAF)

• SAM-N-8 Zeus

Surface-based systems (USSR)

• S-300
• S-400
• S-500
• S-550

Maps

• Pyramids
• Plains (with rivers)
• Cliffs
• Skyline
• Wasteland
• Volcano
• Floating islands
• Desert-ocean coastline/North-Africa
• Norway / norway scenery

Liveries

• Val-halla (p-51)
• Thunderbirds
• Blue Angels
• Tiger meet
• 999 - F104
• Black/gold - MiG-17
• Black/grey/white - MiG-17
• IJN (Rising Sun) - F4
• Alt F4

Bosses

• Killer Ray
• North American X-10
• Diamond Regime
• CL-1201 (unconfirmed)
  
• Ghostrider (Flaming F-4)
• Rocket fighters (Weaponized X-1 squadron launched from B-29s)

Special weapons

• THOR Missile (Kinetic weapon, flies through airplanes until its booster runs out, spawns lighting & thunder effects)
• ODIN Missile (Nuclear EMP)
• APOLLO Missile (Hypersonic short range)
• TRIDENT Missile (Triple warhead short range)
• HADES Missile (Nuclear shaped charge)
• POSEIDON Torpedo (10kt mid-range torpedo)
• NEMESIS Missile (Multiple missiles attacking from different angles)
• GLITCH (thermobaric missile)
• Vampire missile (thermobaric)
• Maverick missile (AG)
• Harpoon missile (AG)
• Shooting Star (USSR missile)
• Implosion weapons (?)
• Antimatter weapons (?)
• Electronic countermeasures
• Nuclear-tipped bullets
• Orbital kinetic weapons (Causes white flash with spark rain on impact)
• GAM-63 Air-to-surface
• Cruise missiles / exploding drones / recon drones

Ground-based entities/weapons

• Nike missiles (Ajax, Spartan (nuclear), Zeus)
• AA tank
• AA turret
• Convoy vehicle (cargo)
• Convoy vehicle (fuel)
• Convoy vehicle (ammo)

Developer Notes

• Check CN for additional/hidden entities

I like my british planes, but this project is exclusively centered around the USAF and USSR, basically the whole game has been built upon these two nations. 

Ill list some of em right here.

Planned aircraft (unordered):

• F-101 
• MiG-23
• A4
• MiG-29
• F-104
• F-20
• F-106
• Su-27
• XF-107A
• Mikoyan Ye-8
• F-4 Phantom
• F-16
• MiG-35
• F-15
• Su-37
• F-22
• SU-57

Experimentals:

• XF-84H
• Rockwell X-31
• Grumman X-29
• YF-23
• SU-47
• Mikoyan Project 1.44

Non player-flyable (AI only):

• A-26
• TU-95
• TU-4/B-29
• B-36

Ill actually make a new topic with this and most of the planned features too.

A cockpit view is the one thing that this game will unfortunately never have.  As you may have guessed, it's just too much work for the amount of planes involved. The good news is this allows me to crank out a new plane every 2-3 days. The A4 will likely be added to the default aircraft list. Experimental/specials will be rather exotic, mostly one-off prototypes or other planes with unique performance characteristics that fit the fighter role. Also , I'm glad you're excited about the project dude, so am I! Many big features/changes are underway.

A sort of free look cam could definitely be interesting for checking out dogfights. Perhapse an option for the instant dogfight gamemode. Pilot ranks (obtained from experience) would mainly grant you access to new liveries or special aircraft that are fun to fly,  as that was the idea with experience. Regarding the pippers, there will likely be no lead predictors, at least not for the steam release. The A-4 is included in the list for the future along with a whole bunch of other planes, still gotta decide where to place it in the rankings tho. 

Thanks man, appreciate it. A cinematic system is one of the planned features. You will be able to mount a camera on an aircraft and do air-to-air shots with pre-configured flight paths. And you mean pilot ranks? I actually haven't thought of that, good suggestion.

Fantastic

General chat.

No problem! Those aircraft are both on the list. The goal is to include  pretty much all the cold-war era fighters and more. Also some special aircraft and favorites of mine like the F-20 Tigershark and Rockwell X-31

Thanks man! And absolutely, a new and final demo release is already in the works and is about a week away from now.  It will fix a bunch of small-ish issues with the flight model (namely the incredibly sensitive pitch input and the ability to pull 20-30G turns), and mission system. I'll also give the inverted pitch a shot. 

After that, Ill add a lot more content; about 15-20 flyable aircraft, more missions, AI improvement, rebindable controls and many other things. The plan is to eventually get a full version on steam. As for the WT control system, I made the choice early on not to use it, to kinda keep the challenge of flying a plane with realistic inputs. What will happen though is joystick support, which might make things easier.

Thanks for the feedback. Inverting the pitch in my experience makes the aircraft a lot harder to control. 'But I guess thats because Im used to the current controls. I can always add the option for those willing to try tho, should be pretty easy. Or do you mean a War Thunder-like control system where you point and the aircraft follows?

Thanks man. Glad to hear the visuals are in the right place. It's strange I never noticed the mouse cursor when testing until now.

Thank you, I put a lot of work into getting the atmosphere right.

Thanks! And yeah, the controls are a little funny.

Understandable, I originally thought of turning the beacons into checkpoints that you would automatically teleport back to, but by then it was already too late to make any major changes, unfortunately.

This is some great feedback! Thank you, I agree with you especially on the sliding/stubborn platforms which have had me frustrated a couple of times when testing my level. I think with time I'll be able to flesh out the controls some more. Also, I was unaware the pointer was still visible! I'll give it another look.

The zip file is up! Thank you for giving it a try.