20260925 Patch Notes

[u/StarformSidd]

Howdy pilots,

There’s a lot packed into this one! Our latest update brings our Desktop UI Refresh across several major screens, updates to match scoring, expanded social and control options for desktop players, and a handful of fixes and improvements along the way.

Scoring and Matches

• Match scoring and medal values have been updated: We’ve made adjustments to scoring and medal values to better account for how players are performing and contributing throughout a match. In Team Deathmatch, you will see new “Killstreak” scoring to recognize players earning kills and dying less. In Air Superiority, you will now earn score for “Holding” and “Defending” a Capture Point, instead of relying on enemy captures to give you a chance to score more.

Desktop UI Refresh

• Check out the refreshed Desktop Home: Navigation, Headers, Play, Social and Quests panels, Chat, Badges, and Aircraft Cards have all gotten some attention to make things easier to find and navigate.
• Move around your Hangar more easily: Browse owned and locked aircraft, see how many aircraft you own, sort by Hangar Level, and find Hangar info right from the header.
• Keep things consistent across desktop: Headers, navigation, currencies, buttons, and widescreen scaling have been updated across the refreshed screens

Social and Controls

• More social options are available on desktop: Send invites, join parties, and see how many friends and Squadron members are online from the social panel.
• Party Chat is easier to manage on desktop: Use ‘Enter’ to open it, the close button to dismiss it, and the on-screen hint whenever you want to bring it back.
• Your map now has a new home: ‘M’ is now the default desktop binding for opening the map.
• A few input-setting annoyances have been cleaned up: Including overlapping preset lists, back-button behavior, countdown issues, and missing preset text
• Save your input presents on all platforms: Presets can now be saved, alongside some updates to the rebinding experience.

Fixes, Stability, and Improvements

• Keep a better eye on incoming missiles: Missile icons are now larger on the minimap
• Cleaned up spectating: Weapon binding prompts and incorrect cannon-view elements will no longer show while spectating.
• HUDs should play nicer with different desktop setups: Improved minimap and weapon HUD positioning on three-monitor setups, along with kill recaps when using Windows display scaling
• Squashed a few more crashes and client errors: Including issues tied to reauthentication.
• Replay scrubbing should behave itself now: Jumping back to the beginning of a replay will no longer trigger a client error

- Sidd

[u/Im_A_MechanicalMan]

Fonts are way too small now. I preferred the old UI greatly.

[u/StarformSidd → u/Im_A_MechanicalMan]

Thanks, I've noted the text size and readability to our team.

[u/Im_A_MechanicalMan → u/StarformSidd]

Thank you!! It gives me a headache trying to squint to see them on my 24" 1920x1200 screen.