Do you see what I’m saying, Human? Now you do! We’re incredibly proud to share an important update for Vacation Simulator— SUBTITLES!! 💬 This includes subtitles, icon and visual accessibility updates + additional language support. More info on our blog!: https://www.owlchemylabs.com/vacation-simulator-subtitles-update-language-support



New Features

• Subtitles have been added, with language support for English, German, Spanish, French, Korean, Japanese, and Binary
  
• Iconography has been added to various objects in the world to make their functions clearer

Feature Fixes

• Improved controller support for Vive Cosmos
  
• Added controller images for both Vive Cosmos and Oculus Rift S
  
• Fixed hand animations not firing occasionally when controller’s power is cycled
  
• Fixed Oculus Rift S physics steps to match display rate
  
• Fixed rare issue with postcards sometimes not advancing

Gameplay Fixes

• Fixed issues that could occur while listening to the “Local Local Radio” station
  
• Fixed cake/party hats floating when lowering the entertainment center
  
• Fixed timing issue with camera intro
  
• Updated pancaker icon in food orders

Performance Fixes

• Numerous performance improvements through the game

Other

• Added feedback for eating a lot of berries by the berry bush in the hiking trail
  
• Fixed various minor issues

• Teleporting away from sports mid-game no longer causes sports to not work anymore
  
• Launching game with a gamepad connected no longer causes hands not to work
  
• Dehydrating items no longer causes memory issues due to texture leaks
  
• The player avatar now animates when eating

• Using the Grip button on the Vive controller works for taking pictures again
  
• Finger tracking now works when using a Vive Pro HMD with Index controllers
  
• Steam achievements now display at the point they are unlocked
  
• Remove incorrect invalid items from Vacaypedia
  
• Misc Index controller fixes

• Fixed hand interaction issue with books
  
• Holding the Resort computer mouse while teleporting no longer causes the mouse to break

• Fixed various minor issues

• Vacation Simulator supports the Index controller
  
• Peace Out or Rock On in your selfies! The hands have been updated to recognize each fingers movement
  
• 120 Hz support! If your PC is capable of running VR at 120 Hz Vacation Simulator fully supports the higher framerate!

• Wild Bot no longer disappears. We have convinced them to stay at their station.
  
• Fixed an issue where the hands stop colliding with the world
  
• Fixed a crash when players took A LOT of photos

• Fixed an issue where L’aqua can doesn’t store in backpack when placed over your shoulder
  
• Fixed an issue where player can teleport across multiple zones / biomes when spamming the teleport button during loads
  
• Fixed an issue that caused snowballs to stop spawning
  
• Crane Castle sand puzzle now shows 5x5 grid
  
• The mountain and forest order boards now collide with items
  
• All pictures now have shadows in them
  
• The joystick is no longer colliding with itself and is useable
  
• Waffled Glasses now attach to glasses rack

• Addressed various unhandled exceptions that caused performance issues

• Shrubs that are part of other objects now change colors when the shrub dial changed
  
• Fixed an issue where the credits were visible in the party before they started rolling
  
• Fixed an issue where objects could get stuck “highlighted” when held near the backpack
  
• D20 no longer endlessly spawns particles when placed in backpack on rolling a 20 or 1
  
• Fixed a Windows MR issue where controller diagram was not visible during tutorial

• Fixed various minor issues

Your vacation just got a little more accessible! Vacation Simulator Patch 2 is OUT NOW on Steam VR and Oculus.

Enjoy exquisite amenities like Accessibility Enhancements, Bug Fixes, Performance Improvements, and more!— Read all about it in our blog post here.

Full patch notes below:

• One Hand Mode
  
• Seated/Comfort Improvements
  
• Non-Audio Feedback Improvements

• When only one controller is connected, One Hand Mode is enabled which makes the game 100% completable with one hand
  
• Skiing, rafting, yoga can now be started by grabbing one ski pole, raft handle, and yoga weight respectively
  
• Adjusted climbing wall fall speed when one handed
  
• Fixed a few caps that were previously not removable without two hands
  
• Books open automatically
  
• Slingshot and joystick float when released
  
• Adjustments to knitting station interaction for one handed play
  
• Roasting stick now tosses attached item when shaken

• Increased detection area for back-facing teleports (shouldn't have to rotate more than 90 degrees anymore)
  
• Adjusted placement of many props in Small Playspace for easier reach when seated
  
• Adjusted Bot handout positions for items to be more centered
  
• Lowered Travel Museum counter so start lever is generally more reachable
  
• Optimized Beach target to be visible when seated

• Added additional signs and icons for increased understandability
  
• Sandcastle and Ice Sculpt Stations now give visual feedback
  
• Bots with glasses now lift them when showing icons
  
• Added icons to some bots when explaining tasks for better understandability
  
• Added flower on Planting Station by default
  
• Shell Station music sheet now bounces in response to playing each note in the sequence

• Fixed several issues causing broken saves and black screens at load time
  
• Made deleting saves a bit more complicated so other very excited players don’t do it on accident
  
• Fixed crash after rehydrating a dehydrated item
  
• Fixed crash during living things escaping waffles/dehydrated packs

• Harmonica now shows highlight on currently blown slot
  
• Exported photos now remove all transparency
  
• Airhorn can now be pressed with face
  
• Added moon back to night sky during campfire story
  
• Added sound and particle to dipping paintbrush in photo color
  
• Instruments now blow bubbles when played underwater
  
• Ukulele is now playable while not held
  
• Ski Station game additionally responds to moving instead of just tilting poles
  
• Added text to Fishing Order Board and A Human's Guide To: Fish book to help fisherhumans

• Cooler no longer breaks when closing lid with a fish inside
  
• Fixed Not-Tuna can sometimes opening with nothing in it
  
• Fixed Resort phone playing wrong lines or delivering wrong items occasionally
  
• Fixed yoga breaking if starting and stopping several times
  
• Fixed lighting issue in Forest that persists until listening to part of campfire story
  
• Fixed painting scaling when attached to certain frames
  
• Fixed hermit crab overlapping with knitting preview and having weirdly colored shell once knit
  
• Fixed player being able to teleport out of Summit without watching cutscene
  
• Fixed radio breaking all other music when left turned on somewhere
  
• Fixed some items not being retrieved when left outside playspace
  
• Fixed some cases of items not respawning after removed from zone
  
• Fixed waffle issues introduced (by Chris) in Patch 1
  
• Fixed oversight where save file could be infinitely large thanks to photo waffle sandwich sandwiches

• Improved performance when building/destroying complex sandcastles and ice sculptures
  
• Improved performance when viewing credits
  
• Fixed rafting getting out of sync

• Fixed encyclopedia/waffles/dehydrated foods using low detail version of items
  
• Fixed lighting on splash particles
  
• Fixed lighting issue in Sunken Ship
  
  
  
• Addressed various other minor bug fixes and issues

We just pushed Patch 1 live for Vacation Simulator! Here are the patch notes for this update:

• There are now 5 Guest Passes (save games) available for players
  
• The fish now can breathe flames and/or bubbles, just like a human can!
  
• Minor VO additions and modifications to clarify specific cases of player confusion
  
• Spectator Headset View FOV now defaults to 60
  
• Spectator Headset View now mirrors screen fade
  
• Bathtub tap now turns off when leaving zone
  
• Added haptics to treasure chest lock
  
• SuntanBot now respects all cooling items
  
• VacationBot will now accept food order from Forest/Mountain/Overlook/Divesite/Hiking as well as Beach now
  
• Shampoo fluid now causes the player to spit bubbles that match bubbles being poured in the bath

• Fixed a bug where VacationBot could end up in an incorrect position during the introduction
  
• Fixed an issue where audio could be duplicated when returning to the museum
  
• Trash cans can no longer destroy living things, and other fixes involving creature destruction
  
• Fixed an issue when attaching lenses to the handheld spectator camera
  
• Fixed an issue where WildBot wouldn’t hand the player a memory
  
• Fixed an issue where handheld spectator camera light was appearing in photos
  
• Fixed an issue with the Unicorn Horn hat clipping hair
  
• Fixed an issue where Skiing wouldn’t cancel when dropping on of the poles during the intro
  
• Fixed an issue where hats and mittens in small play spaces would return to the wrong position
  
• Fixed an issue where puzzle pieces could fall through the table
  
• Fixed some item icons and descriptions
  
• Fixed an issue where the tortilla chip would not cook
  
• Fixed an issue where the “Castle Blaster” game would not clean itself up properly and would curse future games and the bathroom mirror
  
• Updated beach order board to say PhotoBot2 to match mountain order board which says PhotoBot3
  
• Fixed an issue with saving paintings between sessions
  
• Fixed an issue where you could shred a guest pass and have it not respawn until restarting the game
  
• Fixed an issue where captain hat would appear on boat after you have taken it
  
• Fixed a few Vacay-pedia issues
  
• Additional minor bugfixes

We’ve been eagerly preparing for today— putting in our PTO requests to BossBot, blocking our calendars, and setting our vacation responders— and after two years of development, it’s finally time to VACATION! Vacation Simulator is now available on Steam for $29.99!

To get in the vacation state of mind, view the official launch trailer for Vacation Simulator!

We’re incredibly excited for players to experience vacation their own way and explore the connected world of Vacation Island across our immersion-inspiring destinations: Beach, Forest, Mountain, and Resort!

Whether you choose to spend your vacation days grilling your Perfect Burger, tending to a vibrant garden, pelting snowballs at Bots, or chilling at the stylish Resort…




We’re excited to see all the different ways our players experience VACATION!

Join us on our Discord to share the way you TIME OFF!



Bot Voyage, Humans!

-Owls