The demo has had a big update with a lot of the features we've been working on over the last couple of months. This update includes an upgrade system, where you can research improvements to your aircraft such as additional guns, better engines, bombs, incendiary rockets, and more.
The models for all the aircraft available in the demo have been completely recreated, and are a huge improvement over the old ones. Check out my development videos to see more of the new aircraft we've been working on for the full game.
We've made improvements to the controls, particularly around mouse control in third person view. You're now able to look around using the mouse, providing much better situational awareness, and allowing for more exciting combat experiences.
Keep watching as we add more of the features to the demo, and let us know in the comments what you're most looking forward to seeing in the future.

In this video I've started work on a new upgrade system for the aircraft, whereby you can earn research points towards various aircraft modifications such as better engines, weapons, gun sights, bombs, and rockets.

In addition we've also updated two more aircraft models, the Albatros CIII, and the Nieuport 17. These two updated models mean that we've now completed updating all the existing models, and managed to add 4 new aircraft. In the next demo update you'll be able to check out some of these new models and features for yourself.

In this video I'm showing off some great new models for the Sopwith Camel, and its great nemesis, the Fokker Dr1 Triplane, made famous by none other than the red baron. In addition there's also two new aircraft, the Bristol F2, and the Spad VII. If there's a particular aircraft that you'd love to see added to the game then please leave a comment below and we'll do our best to get it added.

Check out the video below to view the changes:

This is the 11th development log for Blue Sky Aces. In this video I go into detail on the new infantry assault system which allows for hundreds of infantry to assault an enemy trench. There's also updated aircraft models for the Airco DH2, and the Fokker Eindecker, as well as a new aircraft, the Fokker DVII which was one of the best fighters of the war.

Check out the video below for more information.

This is the 10th development log for Blue Sky Aces. In this video I cover new features recently added to the demo including the ability to fly more aircraft and missions. I also provide look into some of the other work going on in the full game.

Check out the video below for more information.

The 0.86.16 demo update adds a new progression system that allows you to unlock all 6 demo aircraft, and play new missions. The progression system is a simplified version of what will be in the full game, tailored to the content available in the demo. The way the progression system works is you start at the beginning of the war, and as you complete missions you progress through the war's timeline, whereby new aircraft become available based on the date they first entered service. Missions are also unlocked in the same way.

Here's a full list of new features:

• Added the ability to fly all of the aircraft that you can see in the menu once they're unlocked.
  
• Included additional missions for both sides that can be unlocked as you progress throughout the war's timeline.
  
• There is now a progression system based on the war's timeline, as you complete missions and earn points you'll progress through the war, which will unlock aircraft and missions.
  
• Added language support for Ukrainian.
  
• Minor aircraft model improvements to the cockpits.
  
• Added joystick and gamepad look support to the third person view, and smoothed out the look reset to be less jarring. As part of this work I've removed extra side and front third person cameras as they are no longer required.

Welcome to development log number 9, this week I briefly cover how Steam Next Fest went, and how things are going with creating new missions, and game mechanics. So far I've planned out 28 new missions for the Ypres map, of which 12 have been completed. These missions included a range of different objectives such as:

• Aerial reconnaissance
  
• Ground attack
  
• Unit protection
  
• Vehicle convoy interception
  
• And of course plenty of air to air combat.

Check out the video below for more information.

Welcome to development log number 8, this time I'm providing some insights into the big improvements made to the demo in preparation for Steam Next Fest. Most of the items added this time were from feedback provided, so a big thanks to all those who contributed, your help is really awesome and I really appreciate it.

The latest demo update (version 0.86.13) contains some great improvements for helping to target enemy aircraft, and an aiming assistant mode to make it easier and fairer for players using controllers. The target lead indicator has no impact on your score, however the aiming assistant will reduce your score by 25%. Both these options are configurable from the mission briefing screen so give them a try and let me know what you think about them.

In addition there's also a number of great improvements based on player feedback:

• Machine gun bullets now have a random spread which makes them look better, and has the side effect of making it slightly easier to hit the targets.
  
• New messages have been added to indicate when you hit or destroy an enemy target.
  
• I've increased the aircraft pitch rate to make it easier to turn and loop.

There's also several minor bug fixes:

• Fixed the smoke effects for the player aircraft that were playing in local space instead of world space.
  
• Added extra checks to prevent the game controller haptics (vibrations) continuing during a weapon reload.
  
• Fixed an issue where AI aircraft were sometimes not following their flight plan.
  
• Improvements to the AI aircraft turning when being pursued to remove some of the unnecessary pitch changes that were making it hard to stay on target.

Finally I'd like to thank everyone who provided feedback, either here on Steam, or on other platforms, it's been absolutely awesome and I really appreciate it, and I feel it's make a huge difference to the game. Feel free to keep posting your feedback and I'll see what I can get done. I've already got some further changes planned for the very near future which I think people will like, so keep watching to find out what they are.