Dronesim

Devlog

• DroneSim v0.8.0 — the sim talks to real ground stations now
  July 27, 2026 by bitona

  MAVLink v2 telemetry. The whole airspace streams out over UDP as standard MAVLink, so any off-the-shelf ground station can watch a flight — no plugin, no adapter, nothing to configure. Point QGround... Continue reading
• Missions, NPCs and drone Backups
  July 26, 2026 by bitona

  P7 turns the sim into something you can play. Three releases, one theme: give the airspace stakes. P7.1 — Missions Objectives now have a HUD. A panel lists every target, bottom-right. Each row shows... Continue reading

  
• Quality of Life and HUD Update
  July 07, 2026 by bitona

  P6.5 — Grounded Start, Powered Strikes, and a Real HUD The whole squad now starts parked on the ground at the launch pad instead of hovering in mid-air — hit TAKE OFF on the menu and everyone laun... Continue reading

  
• Swarm and Objectives Update
  July 05, 2026 by bitona

  You're not alone up there anymore. Launch with a squad of physics-based follower drones flying in formation behind you — not scripted markers, but real quads with their own motors, so everything tha... Continue reading
• Signal, Sight & Missions
  July 03, 2026 by bitona

  New analog-FPV look — a PS2-era feed with posterized color, dithering, scanlines and a subtle fisheye. Your video isn't clean digital anymore; it's a radio link. Signal degradation — push toward t... Continue reading

  
• Real-world terrain
  July 03, 2026 by bitona

  Replaced the procedural map with a real place: the Sebexen valley (Lower Saxony), built from lidar elevation data + OpenStreetMap Roads, water, forest, and 628 buildings (with gable or flat roofs) now... Continue reading