DFC x Skyward Partnership, May 2025 Colibri Tournament
- Skyward Staff
- 2 days ago
- 4 min read
Updated: 21 hours ago
An important announcement for the future of our upcoming operations in VRChat aviation
Starting May 26th, 2025, Skyward Flight Media and VRC Dogfight Central have entered a partnership to host more aviation tournaments and other aviation focused events in VRChat.
VRC Dogfight Central (DFC) is an air-to-air combat focused VRChat aviation community. Their staff put on training courses in 'dogfighting', host tournaments and create content in support of those becoming more efficient in air combat. DFC holds weekly basic fighter maneuver instructional sessions on their Discord before transitioning to VRChat for one on one dogfight sessions in existing VRChat aviation worlds. Along with their YouTube channel, DFC offers a good environment for learning how to dogfight in VRChat with a group of likeminded individuals.
May 2025 Colibri Tournament
The start of this partnership is being kicked off with a tournament! The SW-210 Colibri - the second original aircraft from Skyward Flight Media brought to life with cooperation between aeronautical engineer Caio D. "Hueman" Barreto and 3D modeler Santiago "Cubeboy" Cuberos.
For this tournament the aircraft will be equipped with a pair of M39A2 20mm Gunpods and a pair of MAA-1 infrared guided air-to-air missiles. The flight model of the SW-210 Colibri was rebuilt from the ground up by Santiago Cuberos for the newest iteration of SaccFlight with fine tuning done in cooperation with Dogfight Central and Skyward Flight Media staff to ensure it is flying as intended.
The Black Aces VRChat aviation community - the first VRChat aviation partner of Skyward Flight Media - is also participating in this event providing the in-game winner's trophy, money towards the tournament prizes and some support staff members if needed.
Tournament Schedule
Monday May 26th, 2025: Tournament Announced, Sign Ups Open. Practice World available.
Thursday, May 29, 2025 9:00 PM CST: Sign up for the tournament closes.
Saturday, May 31st, 2025: Qualifiers at 9:00 PM CST.
Saturday, June 7th, 2025: Finals at 9:00 PM CST.
Tournament Prizes
1st Place: $200 USD, Dogfight Central Challenge Coin (real, physical coin), Tournament Trophy (Digital, In-Game)
2nd Place: $100.00 USD, Dogfight Central Challenge Coin
3rd Place: $50.00 USD, Dogfight Central Challenge Coin
Tournament Rules
What the staff say is final.
No cameras or personal mirrors are allowed while flying.
If you crash during take-off you get one rematch before losing the match.
Weapons hot AFTER merge, a merge is when you and your opponent cross each other's 3/9 line.
After killing your enemy you must show you can survive your last maneuver, or that you have the means of returning to level flight.
There is an audio que when you win a match, exit the plane immediately after recovering from your last maneuver.
The first match you lose puts you in the loser's bracket. Losing again eliminates you from the tournament.
If you are matched with a player you have blocked, you need to unblock them for the duration of the match. Failure to do so will result in being disqualified.
If you collide with someone during your match and they survive, you may ask for a rematch, however they are not obligated to accept, and would be named the winner.
The use of software that simulates key presses such as auto hot key are strictly prohibited, if you are found using any type of software that makes inputs to your aircraft’s flight controls without the need of your own effort, you will be disqualified and possibly banned from future competition!
試合の決定権はスタッフにあります。
試合中にカメラの使用は禁止されています。
離陸後すぐに墜落した場合は1回だけ再試合できます、そのあとは敗北判定になります。
武器の使用許可はマージの後になります。マージの判定は相手の3/9ラインを交差した後になります("merge"という音声が流れます)。
相手を撃墜した後は最後のマニューバまで生存しなければなりません。できなかった場合は再試合の判定になる可能性があります。
試合に勝利した瞬間と同時に勝利音声が流れます。最後ののマニューバまで生存した後はすぐ機体から離脱し、リスポーンしてください。
負けたあとは1回だけの復帰のチャンス(敗者復活戦)があります、通常ブロックの勝利者も同様です。
対戦相手がブロックしている対象の場合、試合中だけ相手をブロック解除しなければなりません。できなかった場合は失格判定になります。
戦闘中に対戦相手とFOX-4した場合、リマッチ(再試合)を要請することができます。ただし必ず再試合になる保証はしません。
ボタンの連打を設定できる第三者のソフトウェアもしくは有利になるソフトウェアの使用は禁止されています。発見された場合は失格となり、ドッグファイトセントラルの大会から出禁になります。
Tournament Sign Up
Step 01: To register for this tournament fill out this Google Form.
Step 02: Join the VRC Dogfight Central Discord and watch the Announcements channel for updates. Similar updates can also be found on Skyward Flight Media social media channels on Bluesky and X.com.
Step 03: Join the Dogfight Central VRC Group to receive group invites to the instances for prelims and finals in real time while you are logged into VRChat. This can be done in a few different ways:
While in game use the Group search function and search for Dogfight Central.
Input Group Short code VRCDC.1267 into the Find a Group search bar.
Join the group on the the VRChat website: https://vrc.group/VRCDC.1267
either via website or by searching for Dogfight Central while in game.
Practice World Available
Remember to practice! The world to practice with the very aircraft you will be participating with in the tournament is available now. Join a public instance to practice against others or create a permission restricted instance to practice alone or with friends.
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