Pro Mode

[End of Days]

So is Pro mode whats its like to actually to fly AKA the only one worth doing because after learning the game on easy mode i got quite decent but on Pro i can`t even get round the track.

did i just waste 8 hours on easily mode for nothing?

[Skip Rogers]

Hi Don`t poke the Bear,

Pro mode is based on the controls found in real world racing drones, also known as acro mode, or manual mode. Flying drones can be a lot of fun, but for a lot of people, starting on Pro Mode is just frustrating. One of the goals of the game is to help someone go from player to drone pilot, which is why the different flight modes and the training missions were added, to help ease players into drone racing.

Practicing on Easy Mode, then going directly to Pro Mode could be a very frustrating experience. Though, I wouldn't call it a waste, if I had fun flying at the time.

If flying Pro Mode is your goal I recommend flying the training missions. Training is still in it's early stages, but it will be expanded on often. It doesn't start off on Pro Mode, but it does begin to walk you toward it. The current available missions focus on stick control, which is an important first step. And if you want to jump into Pro Mode right now, I would recommend heading to the Freestyle version of Gates of Hell and just flying around. It helped me early on.

[Invisible]

lol You aint lying, I thought easy mode was hard... With the training wheels off it's SUPER hard, guess thats why it takes many months to years to get real good at it...

I'm a noob.

[Skip Rogers]

Originally posted by Robotron:

lol You aint lying, I thought easy mode was hard... With the training wheels off it's SUPER hard, guess thats why it takes many months to years to get real good at it...

I'm a noob.

Hi Robotron,

The hope is that with the training missions, players will be able to work their way to becoming pilots and racers with minimal frustration. Flying can be tough, but the great thing is, that once you learn to fly manual mode here, you'll be able to fly manual mode in the real world.

Since you're a new pilot, I'd like to know what you think of the training so far. Keep in mind, that there are more missions coming, so there will be plenty more to practice and learn.

Thanks.

[Invisible]

I like it.

[Skip Rogers]

Originally posted by Robotron:

I like it.

That's awesome to hear. Is there anything about it you like specifically?

[talkerman]

Intermediate Mode

Guys, I need some help here! I have been doing all the training in the game, and now it seems the game changed my mode of flying to "intermediate mode", the problem is: "I just can't fly any longer in the mode", it seems to me I lost all the control I had on the drone. It's so frustrating!! What do I need to do so that I may improve or solve this? Any help, please? Sorry for my English guys! Thanks in advance!

[talkerman]

I am on the "frustrated level of experience" right now... I have just finished all the training missions and the game jumped into "intermediate mode", and now I can not even run a flight race as I did before... I am so sad about it... =(

[BossRoss]

Just keep working at it guys, I've never flown a drone before, and after 40 hours of running this simulator, I wen't from not being able to fly on "easy" mode, to being able to whizz around my local park with a drone I bought irl! =)

[Skip Rogers]

Hi talkerman,

Training missions have been designed as a flight school to guide players toward Pro Mode. The latest update to the missions has locked in the flight modes so that as you progress trough the quest lines, you also progress through the modes.

I would recommend going back to a previous quest line and work your way through, then practicing when you start finding missions difficult. It's going to be challenging, but it's super satisfying when you start making progress again.

I hope this helps. Thanks for sharing your experience here. If you have any more feedback, please feel free to share it. I'd be interested in your thoughts on the training.

[Skip Rogers]

Originally posted by BossRoss:

Just keep working at it guys, I've never flown a drone before, and after 40 hours of running this simulator, I wen't from not being able to fly on "easy" mode, to being able to whizz around my local park with a drone I bought irl! =)

That's great to hear! Thanks for sharing BossRoss. Welcome to IRL drone racing!

[BossRoss]

Originally posted by jlguerrero:

Originally posted by BossRoss:

Just keep working at it guys, I've never flown a drone before, and after 40 hours of running this simulator, I wen't from not being able to fly on "easy" mode, to being able to whizz around my local park with a drone I bought irl! =)

That's great to hear! Thanks for sharing BossRoss. Welcome to IRL drone racing!

Thanks! It's really a blast, I gotta say. My advice to the other pilots would be to really start in pro mode though. I feel like the easy mode is kind of a waste of time, I can't even fly in stability mode because I'm only used to acro, lol. I only spent about 15-30 minutes in the easy mode because I noticed it wasn't like the real drone racing I saw on tv. It took me I think 13 minutes to complete the "project noob" course with like 100 some crashes my first go around. But now I'm #5 on the actual DRL track for Project Manhattan. So glad that you can race the ghosts, I absolutely love chasing jawz around the track. What a thrill!

[citrysk]

I don't own a drone (yet), but I think some hobby drones have auto-level/stability mode, and I like to be able to practice both modes in this game.

[Gui.311]

Hi BossRoss. I have an issue for activating the ghosts, any mode fails to load, even my own ghost. How can I load the ghosts?

And for the ones getting frustrated on Pro mode I can tell you that I've started from the beginning in pro, because I always felt that the flight assists get in the way and does not allow to fly properly. It took me like 15hours to dominate a good steady flight. Don't get frustrated if you can't handle the pro mode at the beginning is just matter of practice and enjoy the movement through the tracks. And try every track, there's a lot of specific techniques and stuff on each one of them to learn.

[BossRoss]

Originally posted by gvi.el.rojo:

Hi BossRoss. I have an issue for activating the ghosts, any mode fails to load, even my own ghost. How can I load the ghosts?

And for the ones getting frustrated on Pro mode I can tell you that I've started from the beginning in pro, because I always felt that the flight assists get in the way and does not allow to fly properly. It took me like 15hours to dominate a good steady flight. Don't get frustrated if you can't handle the pro mode at the beginning is just matter of practice and enjoy the movement through the tracks. And try every track, there's a lot of specific techniques and stuff on each one of them to learn.

All I did is when you load a track, I went to where it says "opponents" and you can cycle through between the top player which is just robogenises, lol, or between your rival 5, which is what I prefer, or the top 5, or your self which is also pretty cool!

And I second everything you said about "pro" mode, it really is the only way to fly! Unless you're like citrysk and you have stab only quads.

[76561198356906831]

Yeah if you have any IRL experience in Acro and your drone flies good enough I would say to skip and go to Pro ingame.
We are doing Missions for beginners with zero flight time.
After we nail the introduction to beginners we want to invest in Missions running with Pro Mode so the skilled community also enjoy missions.

@BossRoss
We had several Steam instabilities yesterday. Should be ok by now.
If you still fails to load Ghosts, please create a topic and send your Log.

Thank you guys!