New
- Dodge on every plane: a round dodge key above the nuke key, with 3 charges that refill one at a time. Propeller planes and helicopters do a Barrel Roll, a quick sidestep you can roll through bullets with. Jets light their Afterburner, a longer burst that scorches enemies behind the plane. On a keyboard: Shift or Space.
- Stealth: the Specter stealth bomber gets a second key. For 4 seconds the plane turns nearly invisible: bullets pass through and enemies aim at your wingman first. 2 charges, a slow refill. On a keyboard: F.
- The Barrel Roll talent is now Ace Pilot: one extra dodge charge and 25% faster refills.
- Base weather: tap the weather key on the base map and pick the weather yourself. Rain, storm, fog and snow are joined by blizzard, sandstorm, autumn leaves, cherry blossom, fireflies, northern lights, shooting stars and a rainbow. Random gives a new weather every day; Clear turns it off.
- 12 new cosmetic packs, cosmetic only, no gameplay advantage.
- New kill effects: Thunderhead, Pixel Blast, Jackpot and Dragonfire.
- New flair: Checkered Flag, Wolf Pack and Jolly Roger, each with a rankings frame, a friend-card banner and 4 chat stickers.
- New radio stations: Big Band Swing and Lo-Fi Barracks.
- New base decor: Desert Outpost, Haunted Airfield and Rocket Lab.
- Mach-X Ultimate now covers all 32 cosmetic packs.
Co-op
- You see your wingman roll, burn and go stealth, and the host keeps up with a dashing wingman.
- Both phones need this update to fly together.
Performance
- Late waves draw only the bullets on screen, and tornado weather costs less than half of what it did.
- The release build starts in smaller steps, so the boot screen keeps moving.
- Menus no longer redraw constantly in the background: less battery and heat on the hub, in the store and on the support page.
- About half the memory during a run: menu screens and the world map are let go when you take off.
- Picking the base weather no longer freezes the screen.
Fixes
- Stealth no longer stops you from collecting gems, stars and chests.
- A dash ends when your plane goes down.
- The dodge keys also work with a keyboard and TalkBack.
World rankings
- A new season starts with this update.