Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China New Update Adds Rocket Match Multiplayer and More

Sweden, October 10, 2016 — Independent air-combat action game developer Ace Maddox is pleased to announce that its latest Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China Steam update has gone live. New features include ROCKET MATCH, a fresh multiplayer mode that lets 2-16 players go head-to-head over the Chinese-Mongolian Gobi desert in a variety of fighter-jets, including the American P-80A “Shooting Star” and the Japanese Ki-201 “Fire Dragon” (Me-262a). Check out the narrated YouTube video below for details or skim through the changelog below for a quick overview.

Update History/Changelog:

• ROCKET MATCH multiplayer mode – This new mode lets 2-16 players fly head-to-head in rocket-equipped fighter planes. Aircraft include the P-80A “Shooting Star”, the P-38L Lightning, the Ki-201 “Fire Dragon”, the Mizuno II “Divine Dragon”, the I-16 Polikarpov and the P-51D Mustang.
• Campaign VO – Recorded and implemented complete American & British voice over dialogue for East of Martaban campaign mission.
• New fighter-jets (with cockpits) – Added the USAAF P-80A “Shooting Star” with cockpit and four skins. Japanese Ki-201 “Fire Dragon” with cockpit (and four skins) also implemented. Finally, Japan’s unusual/experimental Mizuno Shinryu II “Divine Dragon” made available too, also with four skins.
• Retrofitted Vildebeest cockpit – The RAF bi-plane torpedo fighter Vickers Vildebeest Mk. III finally has a (semi-open) cockpit view.
• Field of View – Added and adjusted FoV (Field of View) for gameplay and cockpit cameras for improved visibility. Use (default) C / V keys to cycle back and forth to set/try the improved WIDE cameras.
• BRIGHTNESS option – Not entirely unlike GAMMA control, the new brightness option lets players adjust screen visibility (via DISPLAY SETTINGS).
• ENEMY CROSSHAIR option – Let’s you adjust the size of the red sub-crosshair to improve enemy target visibility (via HUD settings).

Watch the Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China “Rocket Match/Gobi” Narrated Steam Update:

Currently in Steam Early Access, Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China (FTSOC) is a historical air-combat action game based on the true events of America’s secret volunteer squadrons that flew against Japan in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theatre of World War 2. Secretly recruited under President Roosevelt’s authority, the Flying Tigers were officially known as the “American Volunteer Group.”

Related: Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China Steam Cockpit/Campaign Update Now Live

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