To the Clouds
Version 0.4.5 ·
Overview
To the Clouds brings a major expansion to exploration and gameplay in Infinity Rising, including Free Flight, the new Nexus Aero system, volumetric clouds, True First Person, surface mining, tree cutting, HOVA test drives, the Season of the Shadows questline, Enforcer enemies, and more.
Free Flight & Nexus Aero
Take to the skies with the introduction of the new Free Flight system for supported ships.
- New Free Flight system for supported ships
- Retrieve and store ships through Nexus Aero terminals
- Fly non-racing ships, including the Atmos Juggernaut and Bubblejett Prima
- New ship added: Core Dynamics Cirrus LX
New Clouds & Lighting
The skies of Solace have received a major visual upgrade.
- New volumetric cloud system
- Updated sky and atmospheric visuals
- Fly directly through dramatic new cloudscapes
Character, Inventory & Gear
This release introduces several major updates to the player experience, equipment, and inventory systems.
- New full-body True First Person experience
- New gear load and armor rating system
- Equipment now affects protection and movement
- New Item Viewer accessible directly from your inventory
- Inspect supported owned items and quest items
- New gear and cosmetic additions included in the release
HOVA Test Drive Bikes
Want to take a HOVA for a spin before owning one? Now you can.
- Free test drives of HOVA hoverbikes in various levels
- Experience hover bike travel without ownership
Tree Cutting, Tools & Surface Mining
Resource gathering expands with new activities and tools throughout Solace.
- New tree cutting and resource harvesting gameplay
- Pick up Rando's Timber Beast at General Stores
- Pick up Mine Hound at General Stores
- New Surface Mining activity
- Each Solace features three surface mining locations
Season of the Shadows
Something spooky has arrived in Solace.
- New special seasonal questline
- Use photographs to identify hidden locations
- Track down special boss encounters across the world
- Follow the clue chain to earn a special final reward
Enforcer Enemies
The Rifts are no longer keeping everything contained.
- Enforcers from the Rifts are now roaming Solace
- An early look at hostile Rift creatures
Quality of Life & Racing Fixes
We've also included several quality-of-life improvements and fixes.
- Players now log back in where they left off during their last play session
- Improved hover physics stability at low frame rates
- Fixed runaway physics behavior that could cause vehicles to explode
Known Issues
- After using Continue from the main menu, your level and skills may show as 0. This is display only. Changing instance / loading into another level restores the correct values.
- Dying in the wild in Solace can respawn you in the wrong place instead of the hospital. Use Unstuck to return to a hospital.
- The Timber Beast plasma saw sound does not fade with distance. You can hear it at full volume even when the player using it is far away.
- Parking a Hova on a land plot can prevent you from getting back on the bike.
- Players on other Hova bikes may appear invisible. You may not see the riders.
- Burger Barn deliveries and Racing quest buttons may not show. Other quest types work. This may also affect the Shooting Gallery. A fix is lined up for a future hotfix.
- Some of those quests also have no Accept button.
- Inspecting an item can require pressing the Close button twice. A fix is lined up for a future hotfix.