- Update 1.2.5 Patch Notes - 6 July 2026
Hello everyone! Before we dive into the Patch Notes, I’d like to invite you to join our Discord Server and become part of our community. There, I’ll be sharing spontaneous updates on the development progress of Vacuum Pilot 2. It’s a long journey, but I'm making steady progress! Join the Discord Server Thank you for playing! Patch NotesFixed a crash that could randomly occur when starting the gameReduced the flickering/glitching of ghosts when playing on frame rates other than 60 FPS Wishlist Vacuum Pilot 2!
- Update 1.2.4 Patch Notes - 10 March 2025
Hello everyone! Before we dive into the Patch Notes, I’d like to invite you to join our Discord Server and become part of our community. There, I’ll be sharing spontaneous updates on the development progress of Vacuum Pilot 2. It’s a long journey, but I'm making steady progress! Join the Discord Server Thank you for playing! Patch Notes Added mipmap support to improve texture rendering and reduce pixelation. Resolved a crash issue that occurred when uploading levels to the Steam Workshop. Replaced the outdated Twitter logo with the new X logo. Wishlist Vacuum Pilot 2! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2462960/Vacuum_Pilot_2/
- Update 1.2.3 Patch Notes - 9 March 2025
Hello everyone, It's been a while! Before we dive into the Patch Notes, I’d like to invite you to join our Discord Server and become part of our community. There, I’ll be sharing spontaneous updates on the development progress of Vacuum Pilot 2. It’s a long journey, but I'm making steady progress! Join the Discord Server Thank you for playing! Patch Notes Resolved an issue that caused custom levels with a large number of objects to crash. Significantly improved loading times for custom levels. Competitive Mode Matchmaking will no longer prioritize pairing players of similar skill levels. Instead, you will be matched with the first available player looking for a game. This change was made to ensure faster matchmaking, given our current player base size. Updated to the latest Steam API and Game Maker Runtime and addressed related compatibility issues. If you encounter any problems, please…
- Vacuum Pilot 2 - 7 January 2025
We’re excited to officially announce Vacuum Pilot 2, the thrilling successor to Vacuum Pilot! This fast-paced, 2D speedrunning game takes everything you loved about the original and introduces new mechanics and improved graphics. Master smooth drifting around corners to charge your boost, then unleash it for a burst of speed to gain the competitive edge. With intuitive mouse controls, you’ll experience an addictive blend of precision and strategy as you race to set record-breaking times. Check out Vacuum Pilot 2' Steam page here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2462960/Vacuum_Pilot_2/
- Update 1.2.2 Patch Notes - 2 April 2023
Hey there! Before we begin with the Patch Notes, i would like to ask you to join our Discord Server to become part of our community! Send us your feedback and suggestions to help us improve the game even more and make it as good as it can be! Join Discord Server Thanks for playing! Patch Notes Competitive Mode When other players are queued up for Competitive Mode, a green icon will be displayed next to the Competitive Mode Button Added a top 10 competitive leaderboard Match making improvements UI improvements All previous competitive ratings have been reset
- Update 1.2.1 Patch Notes - 19 March 2023
Hey there! Before we begin with the Patch Notes, i would like to ask you to join our Discord Server to become part of our community! Send us your feedback and suggestions to help us improve the game even more and make it as good as it can be! Join Discord Server Thanks for playing! Patch Notes Level selection: A green icon will be displayed in the corner of a level's thumbnail when other players are currently playing that level, indicating that other players will be present when you join it in public mode.
- Update 1.2.0 Patch Notes - 24 February 2023
Hey there! Before we begin with the Patch Notes, i would like to ask you to join our Discord Server to become part of our community! Send us your feedback and suggestions to help us improve the game even more and make it as good as it can be! Join Discord Server Thanks for playing! Patch Notes 5 new levels Woods Loop Tunnel Snakes The Array Sneaky Evacuation Sequential Turbulence Additional changes Amount of earned medals is now visible in the level selection Added an option to increase the size of the mouse cursor. This is especially helpful on 4K displays. Editor: Added support for up to 201 object layers. Layers of selected objects can now be shown by pressing L. Removed achievements for reaching level 300, 400 and 500.
- New timing system + Leaderboard reset - 28 December 2022
Hey there! Before we begin with the Patch Notes, i would like to ask you to join our Discord Server to become part of our community! Send us your feedback and suggestions to help us improve the game even more and make it as good as it can be! Join Discord Server Thanks for playing! Update 1.1.0 Patch Notes New timing system and Leaderboard reset This update introduces a new timing system with 3 decimal places. The previous system was unprecise and caused a lot of similar times to show up in the top 10 leaderboards. Unfortunately, due to this change, we had to reset the public leaderboards and also remove local records and medal times. The old version with the old timing system is now available as a beta so you can still view your previous leaderboard times or check your medals. To access the old version, go to your Steam Library, right click Vacuum Pilot, go to "Betas" and select "legac…
- Steam Winter Sale - Cosmetics discount - 23 December 2022
During the Steam Winter Sale, all of our cosmetics are heavily discounted. Check out our Item Store and give your ship a unique look! Vacuum Pilot Item Store Join our Discord Server to become part of our community! Send us your feedback and suggestions to help us improve the game even more and make it as good as it can be! Join Discord Server
- Update 1.0.3 Patch Notes - 21 November 2022
Hey there! Before we begin with the Patch Notes, i would like to ask you to join our Discord Server to become part of our community! Send us your feedback and suggestions to help us improve the game even more and make it as good as it can be! Join Discord Server Thanks for playing! Patch Notes New Offline Mode - Can be used to disable multiplayer and leaderboard functionality. This is useful for experimenting with game manipulation for TAS runs or similar things. Only manipulate the game with Offline mode enabled! We will issue steam game bans for manipulated leaderboard entries. Exclusive fullscreen mode is now supported Bug fixes Editor: Fixed a game crash when placing multiple spawn points and then deleting them.
- Update 1.0.2 Patch Notes - 12 November 2022
Hey there! Before we begin with the Patch Notes, i would like to ask you to join our Discord Server to become part of our community! Send us your feedback and suggestions to help us improve the game even more and make it as good as it can be! Join Discord Server Thanks for playing! Patch Notes Fixed a crash that could occur when starting a level or downloading/watching a replay. Fixed author names not loading correctly in the Workshop level selection It's now possible to use the restart hotkey during the end screen The name of the current level is now visible during the end screen Bug fixes
- Performance Hotfix - 5 November 2022
Hey there! Some players have reported performance issues and stuttering while playing the game. After investigation, we were able to optimize several systems which should noticeably improve the performance and hopefully fix those stuttering issues. Please let us know if you still experience stuttering or other performance issues after this patch. Thanks for playing! Join our Discord Server to become part of our community! Send us your feedback and suggestions to help us improve the game even more and make it as good as it can be! Join Discord Server
- Update 1.0.1 Patch Notes - 3 November 2022
Hey there! Before we begin with the Patch Notes, i would like to ask you to join our Discord Server to become part of our community! Send us your feedback and suggestions to help us improve the game even more and make it as good as it can be! Join Discord Server Thanks for playing! Patch Notes The level selection now shows your Global Ranking for each level The level selection now shows the amount of attempted runs for each level. Keep in mind that attempts previous to this update are not tracked. Increased the maximum player level from 100 to 999. Added new achievements for reaching level 200, 300, 400 and 500.
- Hotfixes rolled out - 30 October 2022
Hey there! We have just rolled out a few small hotfixes that contain the following fixes and improvements: Fixed a crash when completing a workshop level Improved the lobby player list. It should now display all players within the lobby correctly. Multiplayer Particles are now turned off by default. Multiplayer Particles can currently cause performance issues, so we do not recommend to turn them on. Thanks for playing! Join our Discord Server to become part of our community! Send us your feedback and suggestions to help us improve the game even more and make it as good as it can be! Join Discord Server
- Leaving Early Access - 30 October 2022
Hey there! After a long year, Vacuum Pilot is leaving Early Access. We have made a lot of progress during Early Access, including improved graphics, improved mouse responsiveness, online ghosts, overhauled customization options, improved User Interfaces and most importantly: A ton of bug fixes to improve the player experience. Leaving Early Access does not mean that we are done with developing the game! We do however think that the game is now polished enough and features enough content to be considered a full game. We will continue to work on new levels, game modes, bug fixes and other improvements to the game! 1.0.0 Patch Notes New XP reward algorithm New XP animations after finishing a level New Level up animations Bug fixes Early Access summary Here's a summary of the most important changes we have made during Early Access: 0.6.3 New Halloween Level New Halloween cosmetic pack Edito…
- New Halloween content available now! - 13 October 2022
Hey there! Before we begin with the patch notes, i would like to ask you to join our Discord Server to take active part in our game development! Every suggestion and feedback is appreciated! Join Discord Server Patch Notes New Halloween level Go for the fastest time in this new spooOOooky Halloween level New Halloween cosmetic pack Haunt your rivals with the new Halloween Pack, which includes the following Halloween themed items: New fully customizable 'Bat' ship with special trail effect Spider web decal for 'Jetstreamer' Undead primary for 'The Cross' Spooky face decal and cockpit for 'Xenosurfer' 9 Halloween themed colors Visit the Vacuum Pilot Item Store Additional changes and fixes Editor: New halloween themed objects are now available for custom levels Editor: Fixed a bug in which the selected object was not resized correctly when pressing the R key
- Update 0.6.2 Patch Notes - 30 September 2022
Hey there! Before we begin with the patch notes, i would like to ask you to join our Discord Server to take active part in our game development! Every suggestion and feedback is appreciated! Thanks for playing! -- Patch Notes Improved ship customization Ship parts and colors can now be selected independently from one another. This means that any ship part can be combined with any color. (Due to this change, your previous ship customization is no longer compatible and you have to customize your ship again.) Additional changes and fixes Completing a level in Free Mode will now give a small amount of XP if no medal time was reached Changed level requirements for some ship parts and colors Improved the visual design of some ship parts Fixed a visual bug in which long user names were overlapping with the "ghost" icon in the leaderboards
- Update 0.6.1 Patch Notes - 26 September 2022
Hey there! Before we begin with the patch notes, i would like to ask you to join our Discord Server to take active part in our game development! Every suggestion and feedback is appreciated! Thanks for playing! -- Patch Notes Vacuum Pilot Item Store Our Item Store is now available! This is the place where you can buy new unique cosmetics for your space ship to stand out from the crowd! You can access our Item Store from our Store Page or in-game from the "Customize Ship" menu. The following item types are available in our Item Store: Ships This includes all items that give access to entirely new customizable space ships Cosmetics This includes all items that provide additional cosmetic changes for your ships. Some cosmetics will be available for any ship, while other cosmetics will be available for specific ships only. All items can be traded on Steam. (Our items can not be sold on the…
- Vacuum Pilot is now Free to Play - 23 September 2022
Add the game to your library now and start drifting around corners and climbing the leaderboards in this unique mouse movement based speedrunning racer! Key Features: Enjoy over 30 official levels (more to come) Global Leaderboards Earn medals to unlock new customization options Casual and competitive real-time multiplayer Watch replays of other players and compete with their ghost Level Editor and Steam Workshop support For more information, check out this short FAQ we have made: Why Free to Play? A competitive game like Vacuum Pilot needs a healthy amount of active users to populate the leaderboards and online lobbies. With our current business model, we did not reach enough users. Lobbies were empty and the leaderboards did not change often. By going Free to Play, we hope to increase user activity and end up with an actual competitive environment. Additionally, going free to play mea…
- Season 2 content out now! - Update 0.6.0 Patch Notes - 20 September 2022
Surprise! Our Season 2 content update launched a bit earlier than expected and introduces 10 new levels, entirely new space ships with their own unique customization options, a new online ghost system and a ton of quality of life improvements! Vacuum Pilot also goes Free to Play on September 23rd at 10am pacific! (Read More) Before we begin with the patch notes, i would like to ask you to join our Discord Server to take active part in our game development! Every suggestion and feedback is appreciated! Thanks for playing! Season 2 highlights New Levels Season 2 introduces 10 new cave and jungle themed levels, with more levels coming in future updates. New Ships Entirely new ships with their own unique customization options are now available for purchase! Users that have bought Vacuum Pilot before September 23rd will be able to use the new ships with no additional costs! Free to play user…
