Hey Mechanics!

Considering the recent influx of new players and major changes in the game mechanics, we've decided to change the "first steps in VR" tutorial and the big familiarization one to show you all the possibilities of CMS VR. We still plan to expand the big tutorial to include the possibility to try out all the devices without having to dismantle the cars, but we still need some time.

The small tutorial now includes instructions for a full car oil service, which we hope will help new players learn the basics of navigating our virtual world.

We've added more immersive features to the game itself - from now on, the computers in the office as well as those in the diagnostic lane can be activated with a button on the chassis, rather than a laser as before (for veterans, the laser option is still available)

The glasses available in the garage now automatically activate the "examine" mode - you do not have to launch it from the pie menu.

At your request, we have added a button to move ALL parts from the garage to the inventory. You no longer have to carry each part separately or bring them in the trolley to the zone.

Parts picked up with the left hand now show their condition on the watch. Previously this feature only worked on mounted parts, now it is available on removed parts.

The welder has received a new sound and the ability to repair parts that are removed from the car. The grinder can now also repair some parts.

The keyboard should be more visible, we've changed the colour scheme of the buttons and the lettering on them.

Change log
- Added new Tutorial!
- Changed start tutorial and improved garage tutorial
- Added Turn on/off button to the computers
- Added computer path test device switcher
- Added examine glasses, now You can examine car parts wearing glasses.
- Added new tutorial videos
- Added part condtion on the hand watch during grabbing car parts
- Added store all button in the tablet inventory
- Added Welder sound
- Added tutorial points numers
- Updated smart watch on the left hand, now You can check there hour!
- VR Welder now works on disassembled body parts
- Now grinder can repair parts
- Changed keyboard keys colour from white to black
- Fixed radio
- Fixed translation with movement/rotation speed
- Fixed toolbox with wrenche

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Hello Mechanics,
We are very thankful for the warm reception of the latest patch and for the kind reviews you posted on our Steam page. We reached the 72% positive review mark and that alone gave us a huge chunk of motivation for further work.
This week we decided to focus on some of the devices without which working in a garage would not be possible.
You can now manually use the spring clamp in order to put together and take apart suspension arms.

The welder can now be used to repair rusty car bodies. Simply put it onto a car and press the trigger and the rust should come off easily. Car sheathing elements such as doors can also be derusted this way, but need to first be taken off of the car.
The repairing table now works the way it should, you can put any part you want on it and then use the hammer laying on it to fix the part.
Remember that when doing all of the above you are still limited by the skill tree perks related to part fixing and that some parts can be damaged beyond repair.

The cleaning toolkit can also be used by hand - grab a spray bottle and use it on the inside of the car.

All of the computers in the garage have been equipped with a power button so you no longer need to use the laser to turn them on.

The battery charger also received a revamp. You now no longer need to use the pie menu to make it work. Simply grab a battery and place it on the charger where the clamps are and the charging will start automatically. We also added a small indicator showing you the charging progress.
The custom user music radio station is back! Now you can listen to any songs you like in CMS VR!

We also enhanced the scrolling lists, which now should be bigger and more user-friendly.

The watch has received a new panel responsible for displaying your local time.

The full list of changes:
Added clock to the watch on left hand
Added impact wrench sound
Added new sound on success upgraded part
Added toggle on/off buttons to the Computers
Diag path now works without laser
Now You can fix parts on repair table using just hammer, welder and grinder!
Now car mode will switch into disassemble mode while using oil canister
Now battery charger do not need laser to use
Now it's possible to use Spring Clamp using just hands, 0 laser
Now engine crane work's without laser
Now it's possible to clean car interior using sprayer inside the car
Now welder can be used without laser to remove rust from cars and parts!
Changed Rattle wrench model
Fixed and resided scrollbars
Fixed bug with entering car while crouching
Fixed occlusion in the garage
Fixed text on the tablet notification during upgrading and mounting parts
Fixed bug with wrong height value displayed on the VR Settings
Fixed welder particles
Fixed hammer



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Dear Mechanics, Steam Users, Players, Gamers, Automotive Fans, Everyone!

After one and a half months after the release, we have updated the game 6 times. Every day, we're listening to your voice on the Steam community, social media (especially Facebook and YouTube), and our Discord. We're polishing every part of the game. We're adding elements that weren't planned even in GDD! We see you, hear you, listen to you, talk to you. We care. ❤

And today we can proudly announce, that based on the last 30 days we have reached a Very positive reviews rate (82% of the 17 user reviews)!


Your feedback is the most valuable, so once again, we ask you to rate our game! If you already have and played Car Mechanic Simulator VR, please write a review on Steam! That could help us a lot to reach other gamers and cars fans, too.

If you don't have CMS VR yet, check the free DEMO version here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1088770/Car_Mechanic_Simulator_VR/
or read all gamers reviews https://steamcommunity.com/app/1088770/reviews/?browsefilter=toprated&snr=1_5_100010_&filterLanguage=all
or read all curators reviews https://store.steampowered.com/curators/curatorsreviewing/?appid=1088770
or simply read about all recent updates https://steamcommunity.com/app/1088770/allnews/.

PS And don't forget that the game is currently -15% off!

Thank you for your support, Mechanics! <3
- GameFormatic Team

Hello Mechanics!

The newest update has just arrived on Steam and we want to cordially invite you to check out what has been added to the game for yourselves.

We heard your response to the previous update and added a cart to the garage, which will allow you to carry multiple parts around. Now you won’t need to go shopping as often! :D

Now each and every item will produce a sound when hitting the floor - this should turn the immersiveness up a notch. We also added proper sounds to the window sprays - a thing we forgot to add last time.

When refilling the oil in an engine, the game will now display a window indicating the current oil level, which should help you be more accurate when pouring. Also the oil you spill on the ground will now leave oil stains on the ground!

We decided to add in a special warning, which will let you know if the number of parts present in your garage exceeds the preferable level and that the game might slow down should you continue to pile them up.

From now on you can also sit inside the cars present in the garage, car salon and other various locations.

Your Steam reviews are of great importance to us and give us an enormous energy boost, so if you like the game and the latest changes, we highly encourage you to write and post your review!





Change log:
Added shopping cart!
Added collision impact sounds!
Added audio to the sprayers
Added Oil stains!
Added oil level slider
Added warning with too many parts spawned in the game
Added movement and rotation speed settings
Added tablet recall on show RadioStations
Allowed player to sit inside car
Changed Engine stand model
Fixed keyboard
Fixed mounting in spring clamp and shock absorber
Fixed enter to the warehouse
Fixed moving away player from the car on switching modes
Fixed occlusion bugs

Have a great time with CMS VR!
- Yours GameFormatic Team

PS Don't forget about a limited-time offer -15% off for the CMS VR!
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Dear Mechanics!

If you didn't try Car Mechanic Simulator VR yet - now is the time.
If you ever thought about buying Car Mechanic Simulator VR for your friend - now is the time.
If you ever wonder is a good way to learn more about cars - now you can try it.

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For a limited time only, grab the copy of our game and try yourself how good are you at the mechanic!

Sale starts today (20/07/21; 07/20/21) at 10:00 PST (19:00 CET)
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Don't forget to write a review if you like our game, and join our Discord to talk with the devs!

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Hey Mechanics!

The latest changes we implemented into the game received a warm welcome from you and we are very happy with that. It is thanks to you that
we are headed to the games betterment. Because of that we decided to prepare a little surprise for you, but you have to wait until the next
week until we unveil more information about it.

We know how important the immersion is, so we are constantly expanding the list of possible interactions. We added the possibility to refill
the cars oil by hand - just look around the garage and you'll find canisters with which you can do it. The oil changing process has undergone
a major revamp. You no longer have to use the laser to drain the oil from the car. If you want to do it, simply unscrew the oil plug and let the
oil flow. Just remember to always use the oil drain when doing it so you don't make a mess!



We also added the possibility to despawn the parts present in your garage to compliment the latest patch in which we allowed you to spawn them.
If you feel like the parts are starting to overwhelm you, you can open the Inventory panel and press the designated button.
We tweaked the Warehouse, you can now choose among many warehouses and rename them however you like.
The VR settings also received some changes. We added a new option allowing you to adjust your height.



The items present in the shopping list can now be freely deleted from it. Every item on the list now has an X button near its name allowing you
to do so. We also tweaked the elements sizes so that the whole list is easier to read.




Change log:
Now oil refill works with physical oil canister!
Now it's possible to unscrew the drain plug with a tool and drain the oil!
Now physical parts are despawnable through Inventory icons!
Now warehouse name can be changed!
Added delete button to the shopping list!
Added physical oil canister
Updated shopping list
Updated rescaling physical part on do mount
Updated workbench translation
Height settings improvement
Correct player position set on start of Shed scene
Computer mice can reach scrollbar and car also scroll it through dragging
Inverted transparent material on right hand
Hand and tablet collision disabled during pathtest
Bolt tools can only snap to a single part at a time now
Warehouse and Repair table unlocked on proper garage levels
Orders Icon blocked on sandbox mode
Optimalization fix
Turned off moving away parts near car
Fixed hand watch
Fixed shop loading
Fixed rims in the Auto Salon
Fixed bug with moving parts into warehouse
Fixed mounting interior parts in the car
Fixed main menu lighting bug
Fixed keyboard in the tablet shop
Fixed engine stand model
Fixed hammer on the repair room table

Hello mechanics!

This time we focused mainly on improving the game's loading times. Our inner testing showed that the average time required to load a car was reduced from up to 90 to as little as 2 seconds! We hope that this improvement will allow you to enjoy the game without having to wait for needlessly long loading screens.



Another big step was adding the possibility to spawn and despawn any parts you want. The garage received two new areas indicated by green and red markings on the floor. All you need to do in order to spawn a part is open your inventory and click on it’s designated unboxing icon. The part should arrive in the green zone in the blink of an eye! If you want to remove excess parts from your garage, simply place them roughly in the red zone and push the red button located above it.



After receiving your feedback regarding our latest automatic gamemode changing feature, we decided to tweak it a little so it operates more intuitively. Check it out for yourselves!
We also decided to implement a new setting allowing you to adjust your in game height.



Also demo version of Car Mechanic Simulator has received a big update today.
After a month from the release of the full version of the game we decided to introduce the demo to the latest changes and bugfixes we implemented into the full game. We highly encourage everyone to give it another go and check out the latest update.



A full list of the changes:
-Added part spawn zone and despawn zone to the garage
-Added spawn buttons to the inventory icons
-Added geadset fades to operations relating engine stand and crane
-Added headset fade when selling cars
-Added teleport blockade and fixed floor collider
-Now cars will load much faster
-Changed player starting position in the Shed scene
-Now laser pointer will stop on maximized Shop screen
-Updated automatic game mode changes
-Fixed double shed scene loading bug
-Fixed creating new engine on the engine stand
-Fixed bug with unmounting hood
-Fixed Physical objects disappearing after car relocation
-Fixed lighting in the main garage
-Fixed Shed lighting
-Fixed lags on car part spawn
-Added height adjustment option

Dear mechanics!

Last time we showed you what we were working on at the time. As our testing process is approaching an end, it’s high time we introduced you to our new system responsible for automatic assembly and disassembly game mode changing and also a system allowing you to disassemble parts that don’t have bolts on them by hand. Check them out and see for yourselves how they are working! We hope that the introduction of those systems will make the gameplay more enjoyable! Make sure to let us know how you like the changes!

Currently, our main goal is to make as many in-game activities as we can fully interactable, minimizing the use of the laser pointer. This update is the first of many updates to come, so make sure to check in frequently! Your suggestions and tips on what would make the game better are of great value to us, so make sure to keep them coming. If you would like to submit your feedback, be sure to join our discord channel, where we keep track of all of your messages and reply on a regular basis (https://discord.gg/46jXGSVdEE). Your engagement really keeps us going and points us in the way leading to Car Mechanic Simulator VR becoming the best game for virtual mechanics!

We want to inform those of you, who up to this point was not satisfied with the level of immersion provided by our game, that we are constantly working on new solutions and various enhancements and we highly encourage you to give our game another go. Truly a lot has changed!

Besides the aforementioned changes, we also implemented a wide range of smaller tweaks which you suggested. For example, the lighting was changed to make the engine chambers brighter and the shadows in overview mode were revamped. Now you will be able to better see which parts require your immediate attention.

Your Steam reviews are of great importance to us and give us an enormous energy boost, so if you like the game and the latest changes, we highly encourage you to write and post your review!

We will soon write to you again and present you with our plans for upcoming changes. See you soon!

- The GameFormatic developer team

Full changelog:

- Added Automatic game mode change on grab car parts
- Added Hand unmounting feature ( no more laser needed to use)
- Added "No parts found" info to the shop browser
- Added tablet summon when buying a car, Car status, Examine Report (after use examine tool)
- Added Show info if place in paintshop is occupied
- Added Skip tutorial button to the big tutorial tablet buttons
- Added Impact Wrench
- Added "more" button to the tablet and save/ load buttons
- Add to notepad and Move to warehouse tooltips added when respective windows are opened on a tablet
- Added ceiling colliders
- Added Headset fade when selling car
- Now car parts will stay in the garage on the change between scenes
- The shopping list is now sorted alphabetically each time we add a new element to it
- Resized UI in the shed exit window Watch arrows update
- Garage optimization blocked mounting physical part on mounted element blocked mounting two parts in the same time
- PieMenu support added for handUnmounters
- ParkingMenu now fades when getting a car from parking to the garage
- RattleWrench fixed, can now automatically mount bolts properly updated physical part on Battery Charger
- Fixed small lags on unmounting / mounting car parts
- Fixed car overview mode
- Fixed lighting of car parts in the garage
- Fixed creating new engine on the engine stand
- Fixed DynoDoors movement
- Fixed car lifter buttons and random moving up car lifters
- Fixed price color in the shop, and blocked UI when using the keyboard on screen
- Fixed notes tab in the tablet
- Fixed disappearing car parts after car moved
- Fixed bug with old saves
- Fixed kettle button
- Fixed office fan
- Fixed sort button
- Fixed duplicated parts
- Fixed stairs
- Fixed Level of details in some objects
- Fixed car placing in the garage/ parking on the Shed scene
- Fixed UI in Junkyard, parking,
- Audio and video settings Fixed car sell button
- Fixed Oil bayonet
- Fixed computer mouse

Have a look at a video that shows the two most important features: disassembly of parts by your own hands and automatic change mode.

According to your suggestions, we're focused on improving the gameplay. We already have done the automatic mode switching for assembly and disassembly which means that you can now assemble parts without using the menu pie. In addition, many of the parts that were previously removed with a laser are now interactive with your bare hands. Here's a video showing how it works. Recorded by our tester:

We want to provide you a top-quality product, which is why we have already sent the brand-new build to the testing department. The changes will be added to the game really soon.

Recently, we have also improved the lighting of the garage and the examine mode!



We would like to thank you all for your valuable feedback. We have gathered every fix and improvement we made so far based on your comments, opinions, and reports.
Have a look:

• I bought a car in a barn and unfortunately had to find out that I had spent the $ 19,000 for free, unfortunately the car never arrived at my place and you just have to say that something like that just can't happen, it's really very annoying and has to be so fast be fixed as possible, otherwise it is no fun and no sense to continue playing the game. - DONE

• Only played for a few hours today. the primary bug I have ran into a couple times is when I was doing one of the very first orders after the tutorial, I was doing the brakes and the driver side caliper kept would not install onto the brake pad. it seems when i grouped it with the cylinder like you would a wheel with a tire, the game didn't recognize it as a compatible part. i was completely stuck and had to restart my game because I thought that i had to keep the original caliper since it wasn't apart of the order to change it. Then on the next order I did after restarting, the exact same thing happened with a wheel and tire. I made sure that the tire was the same size as the ones I was replacing. Definitely a bug that needs to be fixed so cars don't get stuck in our garages. Oh and idk if that's what the reset button is for but it wasn't working either. Ill be waiting for an update to fix the issue before I try playing this game again. - DONE

• Cars not appears in the garage after to buy in a Barn. (...but the game takes my money) - DONE

• Player spawn position in the Barn sometimes cause falling down into the "Abyss". (Problem when player spawns into a car in the Barn, I standing IN the car, when I move I start to fall... forever. I use room experience, not the teleport, possible if I´m use teleport option then I can teleport out myself from the car, but I´m not tested this.) - DONE

• I have: buy, and examination menu in the Junkyard when my garage is completely empty only. (weird bug, I have to move all the cars into the Parking house, or cancel / finish the contracts and after that I´m able to go to the Junkyard to buy a junkcar otherwise the "round" menu not appear in the Junkyard) - DONE

• Buy more car on one place (Junkyard, or on Auction) causing a game crush. - DONE

• I´m not able to sell MY cars. (the green icon is not there at the car info page) - DONE

• I'm on Quest 2, when going to the test track the car is rolling around like crazy and cannot be driven. - DONE

• Bug #1: VERY OFTEN happens, that my right touchpad on controller does not free turn. it is just stuck to return, tablet and such and it does not free turn my view in any way. I usually have to pres RETURN function for it to turn me again, which is very annoying. And it happens like three times in a minute, usually after some action like screwing in the bolts, putting tyre on the rim, etc. - DONE

• Bug #2: After finishing Diagnostic path in my garage with tablet in the basic position at front glass, I was unable to move tablet anymore. Could not move it, resize it, press button to leave the path, nothing. Luckily Return button did get me out of car, but still it was annoying, to not be able to scroll or anything. - DONE

• 2nd - Any time filter anything on the computer i cannot go back. Example is going into the "main parts" filter to engine. Im stuck there the back button takes me to the home screen and the tabs where it says brakes, exhaust etc do not do anything. - DONE

• Normal Mission Requirements: Replace 2 Brake Calipers, 1 Brake Disc. - DONE

• #1 Bug - When mounting and reassembling the brake caliper (left front wheel), the brake caliper vanished. It did not get installed and it vanished from the inventory. - DONE

• Story Mission (Probably 5): On an order to fix rims and engine parts and Radiator Fan - DONE

• #3 Radiator Housing and Housing Fan vanishing as well when trying to attach the parts. Bought the items 3 times, each time they vanish. Except that the 3rd new fan is still in the inventory and the original housing is on the floor. - DONE

• Update 6/11: This seems to be resolved on today's patch. Existing Radiator Fan Housing items still didn't work so I sold them and bought a new set. This one worked and was able to finish the order. - DONE

• Radiator Fan Housing B can't be installed again, no items found. Even though the set is in the inventory. https://imgur.com/H2GFSEh - DONE

• buying cars in barns is wasted money since you never get the cars you buy plus tablet is broken freezes to a page without being able to return to normal menu causing you to be stuck for example in a barn after buying a car in said barn plus the in-game web browser work 30% of the time and the categories button do f*ck all. to not be a c*nt i just want to say if you take on making CMS18 in VR please for the love of. fix all the bugs and glitches and problems people have or hand over this project to another studio - DONE

• computer browser becomes unusable after switching back to tablet. cant switch part filters. - DONE

• trying to install radiator housing B with the two fans. it assembles them but doesnt install them on the car, then the complete assembly shows up in my inventory and i cant do anything with it. since i cant install it i cant complete the job or go further in the game since i only am allowed one car in the beginning garage. now i have 3 fully assembled radiator fan housings i cant do anything with, this shouldnt even be a glitch come on guys - DONE

• And I can't sell any of my cars. I tried to sell 2 cars I probably never will fix but theres no sell button - DONE

• using vive pro I can not get the tabs in the shop to work and the scroll bar is turbo mode no way of finding a fuel filter, if I type in the search option the whole shop page goes blank, this is game breaking for me as I cant find the part to fix the car to get to the next job. ADD car status tab to the tablet having to pie menu status then grab the tablet is to many steps and helps clunk up the game play. ALSO the oil doesn't show on the dip stick when filling engine with oil - DONE

• I cant search for parts on the tablet, every time I try to type it tries to buy whatever parts is behind the letter I type on the keyboard. - DONE

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Hello, coolest Mechanics on Earth!

We can see that you like our recent changes in the Car Mechanic Simulator VR. It's all thanks to you, thanks to your valuable and accurate feedback we can improve our product to make you enjoy the game as much as possible. We strongly encourage you to share your opinion on our discord:

https://discord.gg/DFJTTCp3wu

By the way... did you know that if you're own CMS VR on Steam you can get an exclusive rank on our Discord channel? Check it out!

And of course, feel free to add your opinions in the comments below or in the community/forum on Steam, too. Please remember, that if you already like our game, write a review on Steam!

We are constantly improving the game and releasing new updates almost every day. Today is also an update day!
Here's what we have changed/added:
- We have recently improved moving cars between locations, added the ability to save the game from the tablet level, smaller bugs related to self-repairing cars have already been solved.
- The steering wheels on test tracks should now work properly.
- We have also changed the keyboard display order on the tablet, and the alt key action on the virtual keyboard.
- We have added alphabetical sorting of the shopping list.
- Other minor improvements and bug fixes.