| “ | This one's called Air Time... all you've got to do is stay in the yellow zone...
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| ~ Reveal Announcement (25 November 2021) |
Airtime is one of the levels in Fall Guys. It is a POINTS level and was first introduced in Season 6 (Legacy).[1]
Course description[]
Airtime is a points round which contains a scoring zone where the players can get points to qualify. Staying in the zone gives roughly 4% for every second in the zone.
Players spawn on one of two platforms, each facing a Big Swingus. These Big Swinguses always swing in the same way. The one swinging toward the zone has the Drums Section to the right of it, the one swinging toward the players has the See-saw Section to the right of it. On the right sides of both of the starting platfroms are large Drums, these bounce players farther into the zone.
The arena consists of multiple obstacles which can be used as platforms for the players to stay in the zone. If the player falls out of the zone, they'll find themselves on the lower part of the arena: a funnel-shaped area with many Slingus Flinguses that can get the player back to the scoring zone, and six downward-facing Vacuum Tubes at its center which lead them back to either spawn points.
These are the sections that can be found in the zone:
Centre section[]
The centre section contains a Fan beneath a big cylinder which also holds Punching Gloves and donut bumpers that can knock the player down. The Punching Gloves come in two layers.
Conveyor Belt sections[]
Two of these sections exist; these sections contain a Conveyor Belt with moving Donut Bumpers arranged in a line across the belt. They can push the player down. The Bumpers move slowly from right to left, and then move fast the other way around to knock players off.
Drums section[]
This section contains eight upwards facing Drums and a big side-switching Blizzard Fan that can make the players fall down. The four centre Drums move in a circular pattern, whereas the four outside Drums move around the centre Drums in the opposite way.
Pivot Platform sections[]
These sections contain one single Pivot Platform with one Big Swingus on each side. Two of them are in the zone, both of them are directly in front of the starting platforms.
See-saw section[]
This section contains a single Rotating Beam on top of a 360° see-saw, they are also accompanied by a big side-switching Blizzard Fan.
Course strategy[]
- While it's viable to stay in your favourite sections for points, the easiest sections to do so are the Drums, Rotating Beam, and Pivot Platform sections.
- If you fall down to the lower section of the map, it is usually far better to just make a run for the Vacuum Tubes rather than relying on the Slingus Flinguses to bring you back up, as these tend to waste time more than anything.
- Respawning also allows you to choose a zone you'll like to revisit.
Centre section[]
This is unequivocally the hardest section to score percentage from, as you need to walk in the direction opposite to its spin direction, while balancing on the edge of the Fan so you avoid the donut bumpers, and jump-dive onto the other fan blade as it emerges from under the punching glove - all while avoiding the punching glove behind you.
Conveyor Belt section[]
- Get to one of the conveyor belts, walk against the direction of the belt, then as the donut bumpers move towards you, proceed to the Big Swingus, grab and hold. Once the donut bumpers move away, land back on the conveyor belt. Repeat.
Drums section[]
- If you see it off to the distance in the right from your spawn, use the angled drum on the right to bounce to it. Bounce as best on the drums as you can, while keeping out of the way of the periodically-turning fan. The drums move slowly, so it is easy to see in which direction they'll be moving, and continue safely bouncing on one until you may be blown off.
- It is possible to be blown into the large Drum opposite of the Blizzard Fan, if done right, you won't need to exit the zone at all.
Pivot Platform section[]
This is currently the hardest section, as you won't be able to stay on the platform. But to atleast perform one run on it: wait on the platform until you see it beginning to tilt, then run towards the side of the platform raising up, jump and grab onto the Big Swingus. Then release the Swingus and land on a section close by, as you'll automatically release the Big Swingus if you clip into the Pivot Platform.
Rotating Beam section[]
If you see it off to the distance in the right from your spawn, use the angled drum on the right to bounce to it. Carefully balance on the 360 see saw as best as you can while jumping the beam. You can attempt to hide to the left side of the see saw so you don't get blown down by the fan. Be aware, however that the see saw may tilt in such a way that its surface actually remains below the scoring zone, meaning you won't score any points while standing there.
"Full Lap"[]
Alternatively, it is possible to use the many Big Swinguses that bridge all the different sections (except the center section) to run laps around the arena while remaining within the scoring zone.
Course changes[]
From the 9 December 2021 hotfix:
- The scoring speed has been reduced and qualifying the round is now slower than usual.
From Season 2 launch:
- The trapezes now swing faster than before, making the camping strategy on the pivot platform harder to achieve.
As of the Falloween 2024 Update:
- Clipping into the Pivot Platform using the Big Swinguses will now make you automatically release the Swinguses, this in turn made the Pivot Section the hardest section to perform
Team variant[]
In Dynamic Duos, this level appears as a TEAM round. 3 teams compete to have 1st most or 2nd most score. After 1 minute and 30 seconds, 2 teams with the most score will qualify.
Known bugs[]
Conveyor Belt Glitch*
- One of the conveyor belts on airtime is using Season 1 (Legacy) visuals, instead of the thematically appropriate Season 6 (Legacy) ones, but it is also failing to display its usual animation, making it seem like it is deactivated. The bug is merely visual however, meaning the conveyor belt works as intended.
- This bug was fixed in 6.Smoshsmay.
No Scoring*
- As of 14 July 2022: Randomly, all players in the lobby will be unable to accrue points by staying in the scoring zone. This is likely the reason why Airtime was removed from Solo Show on 15 July 2022 in and on 23 September 2022.
This bug has been fixed as of Season 3.
No Collision Next To Exit Pipes*
- As of the Summer Breeze Update: The flooring next to the exit pipes at the bottom of the course randomly has no collision. This isn’t the case in any other part of the round however.
*This name is a conjectural name and has not been somewhat uniformly agreed upon.
Medal thresholds[]
- Gold - First place
- Silver - Top 20% of players in the lobby
- Bronze - Top 50% of players in the lobby
- Pink - Qualified, but outside of the top 50%
- No medal - Eliminated
History[]
Released in Season 6 (Legacy)
| History of Airtime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | Status | Map Theme |
| Season 6 (Legacy) | Active | Standard version available only in Main Show |
| Season 1 | Active | Standard version available only in Solo Show |
| Season 1.3 | Not Present | Temporarily removed from every show from 15 July 2022 to 15 September 2022 due to a scoring issue. Shortly introduced to Squads Show and Duos Show before being removed again |
| Season 2 | Not Present | Temporarily removed as of 23 September 2022 due to a scoring issue |
| Season 3 | Active | Standard version available only in Solo Show and some special shows |
| Season 4 | Vaulted | Vaulted from all shows, available exclusively in The Vault show in Custom Show |
| Summer Breeze Update | Active | Standard version available only in Solos |
| Fall Force Update | Active | Standard version available only in Solos |
| Tool Up Update | Active | Standard version available only in Solos |
| Power Party Update | Active | Standard version available only in Solos |
| Shapes and Stickers Update | Active | Standard version available only in Solos |
| Survival Update | Active | Standard version available only in Solos |
| Fall Forever Update | Active | Standard version available only in Knockout and Solos. Temporarily available in Duos and Squads but later removed on 15 May 2024 |
| June '24 Update | Active | Standard version available only in Knockout and Solos |
| July '24 Update | Active | Standard version available only in Solos |
| Scrapyard Stumble Update | Active | Standard version available only in Solos |
| Falloween 2024 Update | Active | Standard version available only in Solos |
| November '24 Update | Active | Standard version available only in Solos |
| Winter Update | Active | Standard version available only in Solos |
| Fall and Fantasy Update | Active | Standard version available only in Knockout and Solos |
| Ranked Knockout Update | Active | Standard version available only in Solos |
| Yeetropolis Update | Active | Standard version available only in Solos |
| Tropical Tides Update | Active | Standard version available only in Knockout and Solos |
| Slime Factory Update | Active | Standard version available only in Knockout and Solos |
Gallery[]
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The overall view of Airtime's arena
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | 空中竞赛 (Kōngzhōng jìngsài) |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 空中時刻 (Kōngzhōng shíkè) |
| French | Haute Voltige |
| German | Flugzeit |
| Italian | Tempo in Aria |
| Japanese | エアータイム (Eātaimu) |
| Korean | 공중 묘기 (Gongjung Myogi) |
| Polish | W Locie |
| Portuguese | Aéreo |
| Russian | Полёт Нормальный (Polot Normal'nyy) |
| Spanish | Flota Flota |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Flota Flota |
Trivia[]
- Airtime is the only Season 6 (Legacy) level to not have any variants.
- Airtime,
Hoop Chute and Ski Fall are the only Points levels where players can fall off the map and respawn. - Airtime is currently the only Points level that can show up as the first round in Solos with a full lobby.
- Despite also being available in Duos and Squads for a short time during Season 1, before Airtime got vaulted for a bug, that is no longer the case and Airtime hasn't returned to either of those shows, only Solos. The qualification requirement was left unchanged for those shows, which caused the round to end too quickly, which is possibly the reason why it hasn't been added back.
As of the Fall Forever Update, Airtime has now returned to Squads and Duos.It was removed again on 15 May 2024.
- The lower part of the arena is slippery. However, since the ground is neither slimy nor icy, players cannot perform a dive slide.
See also[]
- Leading Light, a similar round that also features a scoring zone.
- Hoop Chute, a similar round requiring the player to score points with different spawns.
- Top of the Trash, a round with a similar objective.
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