This is the fourth edition of the Wright island Weekly. This is not intended to copy any other newspapers on the site.
Wow! Since i've been off, there's a LOT of news to cover! let's get to it then!
NEW UPDATE?
Again, our president Andrew Garrison has released a new post detailing a new update to simpleplanes. This post was titled "Updates galore and Steam sale". In this post, he went over a new update, which he described as "The final update for Simpleplanes" before Jundroo "Sails off into the next project". This is not speculated to mean that Jundroo is fully abandoning SimplePlanes, but we do know now for sure that there is going to be a large time gap before the next "update" that everyone's been screaming about. Personally, I do not believe that there is a need to have a new game, maybe just a revamp of the old one. Does anyone wanna spend $6 on this game only to find out that they are making a separate game, making you spend another $6? I thought not.
LOTS OF PLAYERS LEAVING
This just in, it has been confirmed that many players are leaving the site and the game to go join a separate community: Flyout. Apparently this game boasts "better graphics" "more optimization" and "more realism." WHAT A LOAD OF MALARKEY!!! Simpleplanes is, and will always be, superior to Flyout. Please, Please remain faithful to this game.
ALMOST THERE...
Good news! I'm almost to 100 points! that means I will get to begin posting videos! I plan to post a video series of VR gameplay with some of the most realistic planes on the website. The first video right now will include the SWL-10, the RA80 MAX, and the Wasp Phoenix Modernization. If this post gets enough upvotes, I may be able to begin working on the video.
Featured Creator: Mekomara
Mekomara has been on the site for 7.4 years, and makes some extremely detailed naval craft, but also redesigns original Jundroo stock planes, giving them more detail better cockpits. Personally, some of their creations are my most flown planes and VR and I find myself constantly checking for new ones. They currently have 16.5k points, making them a gold user.
Trending Builds!
AFT-09 HJ-9 anti-tank missile launch vehicle
That's All, guys! see ya next week, and don't forget to upvote so we can get that video!
Thanks to everyone's contributions, this WIW has received a personal record of upvotes in only seven hours. I now have the resources I need to make the video I promised. And also GOOD NEWS: IM NOT BROKE ANYMORE! I GOT SP!
I mean SimplePlanes will keep its mobile userbase because there's no alternative and lose 90% of its PC userbase. @TinyMaus
@TinyMaus thats honestly great to hear, awsomur and his newspaper shoutouts helped build me up and get me to where I am, good luck with all of this
@Axartar
That is literally the exact magazine that inspired me to make this!
@TinyMaus Also, just wanna say seeing this is cool, like its the next generations of simple planes news reporting which is cool to see @Awsomur
@RepublicOfCursedPlanes really, damn yeah I mean post mod inclusion there's actually a good few mobile players now, so that's good
@Axartar also, Flyout is PC-only, so mobile players will likely stay here
@WaterFlavouredSpitfires
well, to put it shortly, after the release of the first edition if WIW, I noticed several other newspapers popping up in the forums all over the site, so the newsletter may be coming soon
@TinyMaus But who TinyMaus?
@WaterFlavouredSpitfires
I'm gonna leave the newsletter to someone else...
SP Newsletter when?
Newspaper?
On MY SP.com?
It's more likely than you think!
gotta agree with the flyout slander, simple planes is a better game, beautiful in its simplicity, I love the building tools more than any other game I've played to date due to relative ease of use xml tolerance and inclusion and honestly some of the jankiness in the physics makes it more fun, like ive had way more fun building a harness for the USS tiny to make it go at mach 2, than building or flying any detailed craft. this game is a hub of creativity, and I love that its not even all about planes anymore, cars, helis, mechs, subs, boats, etc etc. I've stuck around for going on 6 years odd for a reason
@Eggplant
Yep.
@TinyMaus Are people leaving already, cause it says coming soon on steam
@Rodrigo110
Don't worry, I won't take that to offense, but I believe SP will survive with all the new players coming in by busloads, and many of our best and most famous users have pledged their allegiance, so I will say that Flyout may leave a big dent, but ultimately won't kill SP completely
This just in, it has been confirmed that many players are leaving the site and the game to go join a separate community: Flyout. Apparently this game boasts "better graphics" "more optimization" and "more realism." WHAT A LOAD OF MALARKEY!!! Simpleplanes is, and will always be, superior to Flyout. Please, Please remain faithful to this game."
I hate to break it to you, but I'm fairly closely involved with FlyOut, and I've also been part of the SP community for almost 8 years. Yes, FlyOut is better, it's not even close. Graphics, modelling, armament, physics simulations, ease of building, features are all superior. I mean it's not surprising, SP was fairly archaic even when it launched in 2014, let alone now. It got such a community because there was nothing really like it. Now there is, with a 9 year advantage, and it's better. Such is progress, don't try and deny it though because you feel a tribal defensiveness. The only use SP will have in a couple weeks when FlyOut releases is for mobile users.
@BashiriShippers
Removed that to not get the post removed
This is so underrated
@Eggplant
@Randomplayer
I'll tag you on the next editions
This is the journalism we need
I love this please make more
If people complain SP is too complicated
You gotta learn SP
@ToeTips
My mistake is in the pinned comment
@TinyMaus
On the trending builds?