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A free-to-play first-person shooter with jetpack and skiing movement, inspired by the Tribes series.
Midair is a free-to-play first-person shooter by Archetype Studios. The game emphasizes freedom of movement with jetpacks and skiing, while also featuring large open maps and vehicles. The game was developed using Unreal Engine 4, and was released on May 3, 2018.
Quick Facts
- Role
- Core survival mechanic
- Status
- Present in all mainline Tribes titles (introduced in Tribes 2)
Reader's Guide
Midair features mechanics similar to games from the Tribes game series, including 'skiing' which allows the player to glide across the terrain. A 3/4/5 weapons system similar to Starsiege: Tribes and Tribes 2 is implemented; 3 weapons for Light armor, 4 weapons for Medium armor, and 5 weapons for Heavy armor. There is no health regeneration in the game. The game features the ability to equip certain abilities and items, as well as the ability to modify the game using certain 'packs' (such as health regeneration, cloaking, etc.). The features include the deployment of moving and non-moving entities such as vehicles and stationary sentries. Game modes currently include Capture the Flag, Light Capture the Flag, Arena, and Rabbit. Public matches consist of team-sizes similar to Tribes: Ascend's 16v16, while competitive team sizes vary between 5v5 and 11v11, depending on the game mode. Midair features an unlock system and a progression system. As players progress, they will unlock items such as weapons, packs, items, and deployable structures. Players have the option of buying a DLC, which unlocks all current and future items. Cosmetic items must be purchased separately.
Did You Know?
- Midair was originally developed as a port of Legions: Overdrive to the Unity game engine in 2012 before becoming a full-fledged sequel and later a new game.
- The developers switched from Unity to Unreal Engine 4 shortly after the engine's release in March 2014.
- Midair was officially announced as Project Z on August 15, 2014, and renamed to Midair on April 26, 2015.
- The game successfully raised $128,000 on Kickstarter in 2016.
- Midair entered closed beta on August 25, 2017, and was released to the public on May 2, 2018.
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