Ultrawings FLAT

[h1] incredibly tedious perfect line simulation with two broken 100% achievements [/h1] [b]your probably thinking, wow could it be.... a modern version of pilotwings 64 on steam?[/b] In essence, on the face of it that is also what I imagined ultrawings flat to be. My review is based upon using mouse & keyboard with simulation controls. You initially start off qualifying for the ultralight licence and begin to unlock various flight missions & landing locations. In total there are 161 missions based around 4 islands & 8 landing locations, scattered between the 4 available aircraft. Firstly like alot of unity games, Ultrawings doesn't have a working v sync option, so unless you want to cook your gpu you have to add a windows mode exclusive via the launch option. On top of setting max refresh rate and applying adaptive sync via your gpu control panel. Secondly, mouse look is purely free look without a centre to cockpit view button (ironically this option is present using a controller s...

Pros: -Extremely accessible flight mechanics for a video game. They have a great balance between the realistic and the cartoonish. -The game progresses appropriately, with a reasonable amount of challenge without becoming too frustrating at any particular point. -The ground design provides great opportunities for interesting visuals in flight (it's even better in VR!). -It's priced well for the amount of potential play available. -Even aside form the actual missions, the game is a lot of fun to fly. Cons: -Hilariously incompetent user interface design. On what planet do Q and E make sense for rudder? NO MAPPABLE CONTROLS! Only certain specific joysticks supported. This is a carryover from the VR - if your Vive thumbpad breaks you have NO RUDDER CONTROLS, which makes some missions impossible, stopping your progress through the game. -The visuals can be a little weird sometimes, depending on your display. Conclusion: This game has tons of potential, but until they have a coming-to...

It is not possible even to choose a save slot to start the game!!! Mouse horizontal movements are disabled in the game for me! I am running also X56 (running superfine in all other avia games)... and that is not working here as well! Horrible. Not usable. Refund ASAP.

Literally doesn't work. The mouse operation only has vertical axis movement. As a result you can't even start the game. You're just left panning up and down staring at the load game screen.

Pilotwings series is one of my favorite games, I loved the 64 and 3DS versions, and Ultrawings is the next step. It's beautiful, controls like a charm (I'm using an Xbox One controller) and has enough variety. I recomend it to all who miss Pilotwings games.

Why doesn't it play nice with flight hardware?

I love this game it plays a lot like pilotwings 64 be sure to use an xbox controller (not via bluetooth, messes things up) also you need to fine with using the triggers as rudders (unless you wanne deal with reconfig of the controls. pure pain) + achievements wont unlock (for me a least) still a great mini sim

I have Ultrawings VR and Ultrawings Flat. The VR version is cool. The Vive motion controllers work great and I'm able to control the plane well. However; In Ultrawings Flat, I find that I cannot successfully control the plane with the mouse and keyboard, or XBox One controller, and I just become frustrated. I've tried time and time again to play Ultrawings Flat, to no satisfaction. I would delete it from my account, but then i would loose my VR version as well. I recommend the VR version, not the flat version.

Graphics: Pretty nice, they are reminescent of old flight-sim, especially Pilotwings 64 (which i'm very fond of) so they do their job for me. Sound: Simple, rudimentary, not very memorable soundtrack. I normally mute the music and listen to my own playlists. UI: Needs A LOT of work. I understand this game was intended for VR, but this is the FLAT version. There are a lot of config options that are scattered around you so the layout is a cumbersome mess to navigate. Gameplay: Fun little game but gets a little bit repetitive, as many missions are reminescent of old flight-sim challenges, it's just not enough for current industry standards. The biggest problem and stone that weighs this game to the ground is the godawful controller support. I tried playing with an Xbox One controller without issues, but when i tried to use a flight-stick (which works perfectly with other flight-sims like FSX, HAWX, etc) it simply refused to recognize it's axis and map it's buttons as intended, i trie...

Loved the VR version but I have had the same issue as other users with the flat one - can't even get it to start as the controls are borked. Just stuck on that first select screen and I'm unable to do anything.