By Indie Report in Aloft — 13 Feb 2026

Aloft New Release: Expanded Glider Customisation and Island Creator Updates

Date: February 13, 2026

Today, the developers of Aloft announce a major content update for the co‑op sandbox survival game set among floating islands. The update, titled "New Release," adds a comprehensive suite of glider customisation options, new trial islands, over 200 building and decoration pieces, and a host of quality‑of‑life improvements for the Island Creator.

Glider Customisation Overhaul

The update introduces a brand‑new Glider Customisation system that lets players tailor their aerial rigs with:

Glider Fabrics: Wool and Linen fabrics provide higher‑tier pitch and rotation acceleration.
Glider Oculi: Nine new oculi crafted at the Glider Stand, each granting a unique gliding bonus.
Glider Patterns: Twenty‑two cosmetic patterns earned by gathering fabric fragments and repairing crashed gliders.
Glider Shapes: Six new shapes unlocked via Glider Trials (cosmetic only).
Glider Trails: Six+ new visual trails unlocked by beating timed versions of Glider Trials.

Glider Trial Wonder Islands

Six new Wonder Islands-two per biome-have been added. These islands host timed challenges that reward new glider shapes, trails, and patterns. Completing a trial also triggers celebratory UI elements.

Crashed Gliders

Scattered across the world, crashed gliders can now be repaired with a hammer. Repairing them reveals fabric fragments and unlocks additional glider patterns.

200+ New Building & Decoration Pieces

Players can now expand their sky‑ships and islands with a massive library of new assets, including:

Rope, plant, clay pieces, windchimes, dinnerware, food props, wax hexes, wreaths, and rare props such as books, feathers, opals, and gems.
Furniture and animal items: shelving units, wooden crates, animal fences, beds, cushions, shelters.
Seasonal and variant items: pumpkin variants, diagonal and corner stairs, garden arbors, expanded trellis sets.
Biome‑specific sets for Emerald Isles, Fallen Heights, and Fully‑Beamed biomes.

Island Creator Enhancements

All new building pieces are now placeable in the Island Creator, which also receives:

Glider race objects (pyrologic rings, timed rings, reward displays, banners, totems, platforms).
New vestige pieces and texture updates.
Snapping, world‑space/local‑space move‑rotate controls, and key‑bind adjustments (TAB for toggle, '[' and ']' for snap‑value).

Balancing and Performance

Balancing changes affect glider fabrics, handling, rain effects, and map‑icon visibility. Performance optimisations reduce world‑refresh frequency and smooth island loading, decreasing travel stutter.

Bug Fixes

The patch also resolves numerous issues, including spawn‑point geometry errors, language text glitches, quest completion bugs, puzzle logic errors, multiplayer map sync problems, and various collision and animation issues.