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• Announcements·6 Sept 2026Official

  Airframe Ultra Releasing November 5th

  Hey racer,Airframe Ultra releases November 5th! We are stashing the weapons and fuel to prepare for the launch. Deperada, Bandit 99, Nuclear Them, Jackrabbit, and your friends will be there ready to kill everyone in their way. Be quick or be dead– either way, be there. -riv otter
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• Announcements·3 Sept 2026Official

  Beta 5: Desperada is now live!

  Hey racers, Beta 5: Desperada is now live!Grab your helmets and start your engine! The servers are running and the playtest button is live on the Airframe Ultra store page! Go click it and download the build and join the playtest!  This beta will include a new progression system, shops, and bike building!DesperadaTakes a lot of jet fuel to run a city of billions and down in Baja, Desperada makes sure there’s plenty flowing into the ultra circuit racing of Megacity West. Some say she’s an insider, a JP-8 broker who uses her connections to smuggle fuel on the cheap. Some say she’s the daughter of a fuel baron, trying to right her father’s wrongs. Some say she’s just a badass who takes what she wants and doesn’t give two shits about the rest. Whoever she is, thank you the next time you drop a boost on Night Ride and slip into first.FeedbackWe would love to hear from you if you have any feedback for the playtest! Join us in the Airframe Ultra Discord where I have opened up a feedback and bugs channel.BugsIf you experience any bugs while playing, please report it in our bug portal! The developers will be watching there for bugs and there is the easiest way to send bugs up to them for them to see.I can’t wait to see your heads rolling on the track while I drive off into the distance. Playtest ends on Monday at 9am PST!-riv otter
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• Announcements·20 Aug 2026Official

  Celebrating 10 Years of Akupara Games

  Hey Racers, Next month we are kicking off our 10 year anniversary and we are celebrating with our first annual Akupara Direct, hosted by Alpha Beta Gamer, where we are announcing some news for Airframe Ultra!The Akupara Direct will showcase plenty of games from our library, revealing all kinds of news, especially something new for Rain World!I’ve been asked to set up something real fun that I think you all will enjoy. Some behind the scenes stuff that has yet to see the public eye. Also, did I mention that there is some Airframe Ultra news appearing in this Direct? You don’t want to miss it– like my boss any time he tries to kill me in the game.We will be streaming the event on the Akupara Twitch! Hope to see you there on September 6th at noon PST!-riv otter
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• Announcements·3 Aug 2026Official

  Q&A with Josh

  Hey Racers,In the Airframe Ultra Discord, we opened up a channel for players to ask questions and voted on which questions to send to Josh, one of the developers on Airframe Ultra! What is the purpose and goal of the playtests?These pre-release playtests help us gauge what is and isn’t working with the design, balance, and flow of the game. They also help us get more eyes on the game to spot potential problems that we can fix before launch! Certain improvements we’ve already made have included bike and weapon balance, the addition of circuits, and input device improvements. Will old maps be revisited/updated by the time of 1.0 or later?We plan to take a polish pass at our older maps before 1.0, and to keep an eye on how the community feels about any high or low points in the maps following release. Will there be some kind of official way of making custom maps?This isn’t on the roadmap, but is an interesting idea! How are the developers looking at balance right now? Is it something that is not on the priority list right now, or is the current balance deemed good / okay?While we track weapon and bike performance, and we’ve gotten some great insights through analytics and player feedback, we’ve been focusing on finishing all of the game’s features and content before getting balance super dialed in. Since Airframe Ultra is a live game, we plan to issue buffs and nerfs where they’re needed, when they’re needed. Will there be more in depth game settings? What's the current priority for adding accessibility settings?More in-depth settings are currently in the works! Accessibility settings are also on the roadmap, and we’d love to hear what features are most important to the community. Will current players lose their cosmetics after EXP and leveling are introduced?Yes. Players who participated in the beta will earn access to beta racer cosmetics, and players will be able to quickly earn cosmetics by playing the game and leveling up their racer. Flashier cosmetics will come ...
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• Announcements·26 Jun 2026Official

  Weekend Megacity West Open Now

  The servers are up! The cops have been bribed. Download the Airframe Ultra Playtest and get started!We will be streaming Airframe Ultra at 10am PST today and 10am PST on Monday where you can beat up Buddy, our publishing lead and leave me alone because I am a C-tier racer.  -riv otter
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