Lighter Than AR

Constantly New Corp. / Apr 30, 2018 / Indie, Simulation

windows

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Lighter Than AR lets you explore the world of hot air ballooning. Slow paced and relaxing with a multitude of course combinations. The courses get more difficult as the terrain becomes more rugged. Perfect for VR demos at get-togethers with your friends or family.

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GPU	Not set	Nvidia GeForce GTX 980TI Can't tell	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 TI Can't tell
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What's new

Big Update Now Available As Preview Release!

2019-03-21

Great news, a big improvement is in the works! The next release is IN BETA RIGHT NOW and includes: • A new flight space that combines grassland, alpine, desert and canyon environments. • Detailed landscape materials that improve realism and immersion. • A combination of procedurally generated trips and curated flights which highlight amazing views. • In addition to the current antenna towers and wind turbines, there are new obstacles like oil rigs, water towers, barns and cows. • A simplified menu system with four top-level choices - solo flight, mass ascension, night flight and competitive training. • New demo modes that provide an introduction to virtual ballooning for friends and family. • An enhanced in-air experience with other air traffic and new AI balloon patterns. • An update to Unreal Engine 4.21 and many performance optimizations to the code.

Read the full notes

• Tested on the RTX2080TI. Subscribe to the Lighter Than AR 'Preview' release branch to experience the latest in Virtual Ballooning tech. Details for accessing Steam Betas

Open on Steam

What players say

7 user reviews

57% positive, 7 reviews

Recommended0 hrs played

It's a nice way to show other people how vr is like & how to fly an hot air balloon For the people who can't find it, to lower down in the air you have to pull the red "rope/pipe" and to go up you need to hold both gas cans above you You also have to pickup and drop "bags" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnXIOnLHbkY

17 found this helpful, 2018-05-02

Recommended26 hrs played

I really enjoy the game. It's slow paced, which really helps calm me down after a stressful day at work. The game is relaxing, and has very nice lighting. My favorite part by far, is the infinite supply of those pillows. I'm trying to beat my record of eight pillows stacked atop one another, and I got pretty close to filling the basket with them, but unfortunatly the game finished before I got a chance to fill...

4 found this helpful, 2018-06-21

Not recommended1 hrs played

Unpolished tech.demo with very ugly UI and bland environments. Worst part, it really had potential: hot air balloon simulator is a cool idea for VR app. With small room-scale requirements and intuitive controls it would have made a really good experience to show people who are new to VR. But the environments here are extremely boring, they feel like you are stuck in an uninspired Windows wallpaper. They lack any...

1 found this helpful, 2022-07-31