Glider Island

This is one of those times when I wish that there was a medium point between recommended and not recommended. I have had a fair amount of time in a real hang glider. I was hoping that this game would give me a fraction of the feeling that I got from that. I wasn't under any illusions that this was a simulator. I was aware that it is an arcade game but I was hoping that there might be some element of it that made it appealing to me. Sadly not. I don't want to be too hard on this game, the basics are very good if it is what you are looking for. It's basically a game that gives you an excuse to ♥♥♥♥ around in the sky with a vague hang glider mechanic and it does that very well. I like the fact that the controls are about as close to a real hang gliders controls as it possible for them to be and that they do the job better than any other control method I have come across so far. It can feel as though you push the bar away to slow down and pull it towards you to speed up (or, as it really is pull yourself over the bar to speed up and push yourself away to slow down) but trying to do this was giving me some odd results. I quickly realised that it was the tilt of the controllers that mattered. Once I realised that I was much better at the game but it broke the immersion. I don't like the rocket booster mechanic for regaining height. I would have preferred it if there had been some kind of thermal mechanic instead - even if they were visible and even if they were completely at odds with physics for their placement it would have increased the immersion for me. There could be a gameplay element that meant that you were constantly trying to limp from picking up rings to the next thermal before running out of height. If this company ever decided to do an actual hang gliding simulator I would definitely buy it. Many of the elements are there, they would just need to up the photo-realism of the environment, restrain the movement of the glider to more realistic parameters, and add thermals. As it is, this game has appeal, it just wasn't what I was looking for.

Hi Joey, Great Title! Thank you. After playing it for a while, here are some of my suggestions/feedback. The glider needs to be closer and the rainbow needs to be killed off totally. I get really bad stutter when the rainbow is in the picture. I use the Gigabyte EXTREME Liquid cooled 1080 GTX. Quad core 4.2 GHZ proc and 16 megs of ram. The other island runs perfectly. I would also recommend changing the animated clouds, as they have lots of weird shapes around them. Also, a man after my own heart, Games never have enough ambience. You are on the correct path sir! The storm was great when it hit me! We need more stuff like that... birds..whales..ships..bugs..people overlooking cliffs..campfires..schools of fish..etc..the list goes on and on. This game will be incredible when out of early access. I am more than willing to help out, as I have been creating art all my life :} I know you have just added and artist to your team. So..I am sure, some major grafx updates will come soon enough! Also, the wind thermals need better art sir. I would personally love the choice of using controls also, not just move my head for turning. I would love it if i could just hold the vive wands in front of me, like i would be holding the pole, and steer..just like in real life :} Being that you named this Glider island, did u plan on any other types of machines ? Rocketbelt, mini motorized gliders, Skydiving..etc. I can easily seeing this game hitting top sales when completed. What you have done so far is epic to me! Cannot wait for your finished version. Thank you again Joey. I will play again after work..test some more..and contact you asap. I had sent you my email this morning also :] Thanks for knowledge and helping me with my project also! You are to kind sir! I hope the sales go up and up for you!

Too difficult!!! In order to pass one level to the next, it is required to fly through all the loops (100%) which is literally impossible to achieve, especially since the controls are counter intuitive - one has to steer the glider with ones left thumb, which is difficult for most right handed people. There literally aren't any options. One can't even turn the nerve numbing in-game-music off. The basic idea isn't bad but the realization is terrible.

I so wanted to love this game as I was a big fan of Pilot Wings on the N64! I suggested the developers should find and play it for inspiration, it was very similar (and to fix the controls as it was head movement only initially). It appears they did, or something similar, because the revised, updated game, which I played recently is so much better than the first release. The controls are really well implemented now with a choice of Xbox controller, head movements, or you can use the VIVE controls to fly it like a real hang glider. My only small complaint now is that I find it a little too hard to complete the levels, and with no way to access the other two island until you have completed the first level I found that I was extremely frustrated that I HAD to do the first one. I experienced a problem where my BOOST function on the XBox controller wouldnt kick in so it was impossible to do the first level, and so have not seen the others. I am sure this bug will be fixed soon, and I will have another go at it. The graphics and sound are great, there is a real feeling of flying a hang glider. Now they just need to add the other N64 Pilot Wings vehicles like the jetpack and microlight and I will be really happy.

i love flight Sim's and Pilot Wings for the N64 so if you have moderate resistance to Sim sickens like me you should love this game. now I'm not saying it is perfect but for a early access game it is a much better base product than most and if it receives a steady stream of updates it will be amazing

Picked this title up for four bones during the summer sale. Totally worth a few bucks! It's a relaxing style flight sim - just swoop around the island, collecting rings, and taking in the views. Nice attention to detail... was impressed by the pirate ship circling the island (which you need to collect rings from) and the wildlife like birds and dolphins. Hard to believe there aren't more relaxing/zen flight sims around for VR - seems like the perfect medium for it. I also took a quick peek at the Beta "Glider Sim" which appears to be taking a more realistic (and therefore slightly more difficult to control!) route. I got the hang of it after a few crash landings, and it's certainly worth your time to check out. Only gripes at this point are 1] It's pretty tough to collect all the rings. Granted I've only played the first island a few times, but ran out of jet boost far before I could collect 'em all. (Guess I gotta git gud?) and 2] I'm experiencing some FPS judder, even running a very powerful system. This could lead to some nausea for some. Might need some performance optimizations? Glad to see the developer active in the community HUB, and overall, I totally recommend it for the few dollars he's asking for it!

Better than I thought it would be. I remember when it first came out it received some negative reviews because of it's head tracking only control. I bought it after haptic feedback Vive controllers option was added. The way it let's you align the craft to exactly where you need it to be and the overall sensation of gliding around both work great. Nice addition to add some variety to your collection.

A fun enough experience for the price (especially in the Steam sale!). positives: Does not cost much. Good for a quick bit of fun. Beating my last score had me playing longer than I expected. negatives: 90's graphic textures. ATM it is a bit of a 'one trick pony'. Suggestions: Although I think what is offered is worth the current (sale) price. There is not a lot of gameplay variety, and the graphics look really dated (thankfully, you can now turn off the 'music'). But...... this could be *so much more*. It could be the 'pilot wings' of VR with more investment and work. Going through hoops gets old pretty quick. Still good to have that in, but needs more variety. This could be a really great game to chill in with a little more work - that is, if the graphics were worked on (better textures) and more complex island design, with secrets to find and collect (to trade for upgrades). A chill 'explore mode' would work so well in this. I am guessing this is made by a very small team, who may not have the resources to go much further - but with more depth and more interesting things to look at and explore, they could ask far more for the title than the current asking price. As is, worth picking up in a sale for a simple bit of indie fun.

nintendo64 pilotwings for vive/rift! has a LOT of potential!!! but as it is now, wouldnt recommend it made me very nautious

Ok im hooked on this game. I love a competition and the community that plays this game do to. I get on the leaderboard someone knocks me down its all good fun and very addictive to play. The game handles well. The graphics are Ok and the music relaxing. I like the choice of maps i hope more will be added and would like to see a faster option for this game for the Pro's For the price you cant go wrong so give it a try.