<s>
Midair	B-Application
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
by	O
Archetype	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
emphasizes	O
freedom	O
of	O
movement	O
with	O
jetpacks	B-Application
and	O
skiing	B-Application
,	O
while	O
also	O
featuring	O
large	O
open	O
maps	O
and	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midair	B-Application
features	O
mechanics	O
similar	O
to	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
Tribes	B-Application
game	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
mechanics	O
such	O
as	O
'	O
skiing	B-Application
 '	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
glide	O
across	O
the	O
terrain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
3/4/5	O
weapons	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
Starsiege	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tribes	I-Application
and	O
Tribes	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
is	O
implemented	O
;	O
3	O
weapons	O
for	O
Light	O
armor	O
,	O
4	O
weapons	O
for	O
Medium	O
armor	O
,	O
and	O
5	O
weapons	O
for	O
Heavy	O
armor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
modes	O
currently	O
include	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
,	O
Light	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
,	O
Arena	O
,	O
and	O
Rabbit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Public	O
matches	O
consist	O
of	O
team-sizes	O
similar	O
to	O
Tribes	B-Device
:	I-Device
Ascend	I-Device
's	O
16v16	O
,	O
while	O
competitive	O
team	O
sizes	O
vary	O
between	O
5v5	O
and	O
11v11	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midair	B-Application
features	O
an	O
unlock	O
system	O
and	O
a	O
progression	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
buying	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
(	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
)	O
,	O
which	O
unlocks	O
all	O
current	O
and	O
future	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
comparable	O
to	O
SMITE	B-Application
's	I-Application
one-time	O
payment	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
originally	O
began	O
as	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Legions	B-Application
:	I-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
in	O
2012	O
by	O
former	O
Legions	B-Application
:	I-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
taking	O
into	O
consideration	O
how	O
much	O
time	O
and	O
effort	O
would	O
be	O
required	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
full-fledged	O
sequel	O
to	O
Legions	B-Application
:	I-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
working	O
with	O
Unity	B-Application
for	O
roughly	O
a	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
switched	O
to	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
engine	O
's	O
release	O
in	O
March	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midair	B-Application
made	O
its	O
first	O
public	O
unveiling	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
attended	O
the	O
studios	O
(	O
off-site	O
)	O
presentation	O
during	O
PAX	O
Prime	O
2014	O
on	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
renamed	O
to	O
Midair	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
a	O
Steam	O
Greenlight	O
campaign	O
was	O
launched	O
for	O
Midair	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
5	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Archetype	O
Studios	O
launched	O
a	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
on	O
Kickstarter	O
for	O
Midair	B-Application
with	O
a	O
goal	O
of	O
$	O
100,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Midair	B-Application
entered	O
the	O
alpha	O
stage	O
of	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
17	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Archetype	O
Studios	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
closed	O
beta	O
for	O
Midair	B-Application
would	O
launch	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Midair	B-Application
entered	O
the	O
closed	O
beta	O
stage	O
of	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
