Version History
Here you can find the changelog of Endless ATC since it was posted on our website on 2019-10-25.
The latest version is 5.5.4 and it was updated on soft112.com on 25 March, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version 5.5.4
posted on 2024-02-28
v5.5:
- Added Realism menu where you can enable random weather, air pressure, and handoff frequencies.
- Added speech rate setting to the Sound menu.
- Added controls customization to the About menu.
- Several minor adjustments.
version 5.4.1
posted on 2023-09-27
v5.4.1: bug fixes and minor adjustments.
v5.4:
- Added 'errors' option to the Delay menu; this simulates miscommunications.
- Added a history of all plane tracks to the pause screen.
version 5.4.0
posted on 2023-09-15
v5.4:
- Added 'errors' option to the Delay menu; this simulates miscommunications.
- Added a history of all plane tracks to the pause screen.
- Added 'closest distance between planes' info after a separation incident happened.
version 5.3.1
posted on 2023-05-03
v5.3.1: Added icons to the menu, and minor bug fixes.
v5.3:
- Added menus to change the simulation speed and runway configuration.
- The screen now auto-rotates, with the option to lock it to portrait or landscape.
version 5.3.0
posted on 2023-03-07
v5.3:
- Added menus to change the simulation speed in steps of 0.5x, the runway configuration, and the radar sweep settings.
- The screen now auto-rotates, with the option to lock to portrait or landscape.
- More realistic rate of turn, depending on the plane's speed.
- Savegames and custom locations are now stored in the /files/ folder on the internal storage (visible via USB).
version 5.0.3
posted on 2022-05-12
v5.0.3: minor adjustments and bug fixes, including:
- Extended the time limit of some scenarios, to make them a bit less hard to complete (see the traffic menu at EHAM airport to start the first scenario).
- Added text modes to limit the amount of background text to declutter the display.
version 5.0.1
posted on 2022-04-14
v5.0:
- Added 9th scenario (Sydney). Every airport in the game now has a scenario; see the traffic menu at EHAM airport to start the first one.
- Added a rewind button to the scenario mode, allowing you to correct mistakes without having to start all over, therefore making it less hard to reach the end of a scenario flawlessly.
- Added more display options for runway style and background text.
- Several minor adjustments and bug fixes.
version 4.9.4
posted on 2022-04-11
v.4.9.4: Fixed invisible scenario buttons.
v4.9:
- Added scenarios to Tokyo and Toronto. See the traffic menu at EHAM airport to start the first scenario; complete it without mistakes to unlock the next challenge.
- Minor bug fixes and performance improvements.
version 4.8.0
posted on 2021-11-24
v4.8:
- Added scenarios to LFPG and KJFK.
- Lower occurrence of alphabet characters at the end of callsigns at airports where that's less common.
- Blue text line breaks off into 2 lines in case it doesn't fit on 1.
- Several minor adjustments.
version 4.8.1
posted on 2021-11-24
v4.8.1: Increased scenario time limits a bit, and minor bug fixes.
v4.8:
- Added scenarios to LFPG and KJFK.
- Lower occurrence of alphabet characters at the end of callsigns at airports where that's less common.
version 4.7.0
posted on 2021-09-15
v4.7:
- more precise speed control for planes on the localizer
- performance improvements, for smoother panning/zooming
- added 4 scenarios: see the traffic menu at EHAM to start the first scenario
- app should now also run on devices without a touch screen
- several minor adjustments
version 4.6.0
posted on 2021-08-13
v4.6:
- Flow of departures and arrivals can both be set at a fixed value in the traffic menu.
- From the weather menu, clouds can be created at a specific location by swiping from the clouds button onto the radar screen.
- Reduced TTS speech rates a little bit.
version 4.5.2
posted on 2021-07-17
v4.5:
- Planes can be instructed to fly to a VOR and then direct to another VOR, by swiping from the selected VOR onto the next one.
- Several adjustments and bug fixes.
version 4.4.6
posted on 2021-07-15
v4.4.6: minor adjustments and bugfixes.
v4.4.5:
- Added speed restriction of 250 knots below FL100. Planes above FL100 accelerate to up to 300 knots.
v4.4:
- Departures now have similar speed controls to arrivals.
- Added timer and 'end game' options.
version 4.4.5
posted on 2021-05-18
v4.4.5:
- Added speed restriction of 250 knots below FL100. Planes above FL100 accelerate to up to 300 knots.
- Added reminder on startup when a timer is enabled.
- Several minor adjustments and bug fixes.
v4.4:
- Departures now have similar speed controls to arrivals.
- Added timer and 'end game' options.
See the website for all recent changes and hidden extras.
version 4.4.1
posted on 2021-03-31
v4.4.1:
- Bug fixes
- Departures now have similar speed controls to arrivals.
- The tutorial mode will no longer be enabled after a high score of 7.5+ has been reached.
- Added 'end game' button to the traffic menu; it closes the airspace by switching to custom traffic with a rate of 0, and provides a natural end to a game.
- Added optional timer function to keep track of play time. It can also be used to pre-set the number of planes you want to land.
version 4.3.1
posted on 2021-03-30
v4.3.1:
- added option to double the size of circles around planes; enable it by longpressing the 'ring' button
- minor bug fixes
version 4.3.0
posted on 2021-01-15
v4.3: various minor adjustments, including improvements to the sweep mode allowing for longer update intervals.
See the blog for the complete changelog (https://startgrid.blogspot.com/2013/11/endless-atc-instructions.html#changelog).
version 4.2.10
posted on 2020-11-03
v4.2.10: minor bug fixes
version 4.2.8
posted on 2020-09-29
v4.2.8: small adjustments: planes about to divert make the warning call closer to the boundary, reduced the chance of unwanted triggering of doubletap zoom, swiping a heading from a holding plane now makes it leave the pattern via the fix, more hints for new players.
version 4.2.6
posted on 2020-08-06
v4.2.6: minor adjustments: improved touch detection to reduce the chance of unintended panning/zooming, more departures from intersecting runways.
See the blog for the complete changelog history.
version 4.2.3
posted on 2020-07-08
v4.2:
- Improved panning/zooming when switching between one and two finger inputs
- Adjusted localizer status LOC, which is now only active when the plane points towards the runway, not when overshooting the ILS.
- Several adjustments/bug fixes, see the blog for all details.
version 4.1.3
posted on 2020-05-29
v4.1.3:
- bug fixes, more help for beginners, faster speech rate when fastforwarding, reset confirmation in airport menu
v4.1:
- fast forward (20x speed) by pressing and holding the menu button
- added option to disable pan/zoom
version 4.1.2
posted on 2020-05-10
v4.1.2:
- added option to disable pan/zoom; see the lock button in the display menu
- bug fixes and text-to-speech adjustments
v4.1:
- fast forward (20x speed) by pressing and holding the menu button
- specific elevation for secondary airports
version 4.1.1
posted on 2020-05-05
v4.1.1: bug fix
v4.1:
- fast forward (20x speed) by pressing and holding the menu button
- elevation of secondary airports can now be different from main airport
- various minor adjustments
version 4.1.0
posted on 2020-03-01
v4.1:
- fast forward (20x speed) by pressing and holding the menu button
- elevation of secondary airports can now be different from the main airport elevation
- various fixes and adjustments (including touch detection improvements, and more runway configurations at JFK and Tokyo)
version 4.0.2
posted on 2019-11-15
v4.0.2: minor bug fixes
v4.0:
- added Sydney YSSY airport
- added dark mode for the sidebar; see display menu
- smoother panning
version 4.0.1
posted on 2019-10-31
v4.0:
- added Sydney YSSY airport
- added dark mode for the sidebar; see display menu
- smoother panning
- several minor adjustments