Patch Notes - April 14, 2026

Yo! We have a pretty massive new update today for our Patreon members on Green tier or higher! Got some friends who fly FPV drones? Let them know so we can get some feedback from real FPV pilots. Watch the YouTube video for a full walkthrough. Here are the patch notes.

New Stuff

- Brand new world map in the leaderboard/challenge menu — 8K resolution with zone borders, trail ratings, chairlifts, drone jammer locations, map legend, real-time player positions and names, controller panning, and a pulse animation when you open it

- FPV drone mode with custom rates, throttle curves, prop wash, ground effect, and a drone settings tab to tweak your setup

- Drone radio (controller) calibration tool

New Trails

- Lefty trail removed and replaced with new trails

- Rock Merchant Upper (flow trail where Lefty was)

- Rock Merchant Lower

- One Armed Scissor

- Big Dipper

- Little Dipper

- Marigold

- 3 new hidden trails in Backwoods — can you find them all?

- Drone Jammer tech trail challenge in Lakeside (Zone 1) and Backwoods (Zone 2)

- Other WIP trails around the map

Improvements

- "Spawn at marker behavior" setting added — select if you want to always respawn with the bike or the bike and drone (whichever is active when respawning)

- Can now access menus and respawn while in drone mode

- New bridge asset used around open world map

- Rad Dog Bike shop added to the map

- New lake water materials

- New clouds in open world

- Terrain texture improvements across the open world

- Trail adjustments on Sugarberry and Iron Knight — moved some gates for better flow. Removed a set of gates on Fledgling

- New trail signs throughout the mountain

Bug Fixes

- Fixed the game being unplayable offline — you can now shred without internet

- Fixed career challenges breaking in multiple ways — scroll resets, horizontal navigation, and controller support

- Fixed backwards wheelie upside down crash bug

- Fixed fast front flips with air brake

- Fixed terrain not loading in properly

- Fixed master volume bug

- Fixed player not resetting properly after crashing in a race

Balance Changes

- E-bike pedaling power cranked up — send it uphill

- Trail and Enduro bikes are less flippy

- Sideways crashes deactivated

- Patched exploit where you could spam air brake mid-air

- Tuned gravel, grass, and wood terrain physics

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FPV Drone In Cranked MTB Game! April Update Walkthrough (YouTube)