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The league also launched its first commercial tonight, which aired during a race tonight on ESPN. You can download the simulator here if you want to try it out. The barrier to entry for real drone racing is extremely high (you need a lot of money and a lot of open space), so there are definitely people missing out who could actually be really good pilots. While this is definitely at least partially a marketing gimmick, it’s actually smart to use a simulator as a way to scout out future pilots from around the world. In terms of the tryout component, DRL says that the top 24 participants (who complete the simulation course in the shortest amount of time) will be invited to compete in a live finals simulation tournament in January, with the winner of that getting the $75,000 racing contract. A tip if you decide to try playing yourself: be extremely gentle with the joysticks! But to be honest it actually mimicked my experience flying real FPV racing drones, which are also insanely hard to fly. That being said, actually flying a drone and racing without crashing in the game was insanely hard, even with controller. The graphics were great (comparable to a high-quality PC game) and it’s probably a game I’d actually pay money for. Once running on a powerful PC with a connected Xbox controller I actually had a lot of fun playing. I then switched over to the gaming PC I use to power my Oculus Rift setup, where it ran flawlessly. I first tried the simulator (which is a downloadable game) on my MacBook with no controller, and while the slender laptop was able to power up the game it ran at a really low frame rate, it was basically unplayable.
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You can also see the time trial rankings for the official tryouts from both within the game and online. Aspiring pilots who want to compete in the 2018 DRL Allianz World Championship Season, with a 75,000 professional contract, can download the Simulator and.
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The game itself offers a tutorial (which teaches you how to fly as well as the rules of drone racing), free flight mode, campaign and even a live multiplayer mode. You can control the drone with the arrow keys (not recommended), a bluetooth controller or Xbox controller, or specialized drone controller that can be connected to your computer. The simulator itself is pretty basic – it’s available for PC and Mac, and can gives you a first person view of a racing drone flying on different courses.
The crash systems sensitivity has been updated to provide a better experience upon impact.Today the Drone Racing League, a league that has a deal with ESPN to broadcast races this season, launched a drone racing simulator game.Īnd perhaps even more interesting, the league will be teaming up with Bud Light to host Drone Racing League tryouts on the simulator, with the winner receiving a $75,000 contract to compete in the 2017 season. You will now have a Damage symbol in Multiplayer races on the race order panel when another player sustains damage. Also, the ability to adjust the drone trail width while spectating and watching replays.
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We've also brought to the playing field an update to Pro Pilot mode (Pro Mode + Damage), a crash/shake animation upon impact and crash/impact audio. VelociDrone is a fast paced multi-player and single player FPV drone racing simulator. With this map comes the Race in the Cloud track, as well as 4 alternate tracks of different difficulties. In this release you will find a new map to explore! Silicon Valley brings you an epic soccer stadium, with lively surroundings, gaps, and dives galore.
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