Apr 1, 2020

VRChat 2020.1.1 - Udon, New IK, Unity 2018, and more!

VRChat - Tupper

We've just released VRChat 2020.1.1! This release is the largest single release we've ever done, and there's a lot to talk about. Let's sum a few of them up.

Release Summary

VRChat Udon Alpha is now available! This is a custom programming language built just for VRChat. Creators can use VRChat Udon to create highly interactive worlds for games, experiences, or whatever you want to create.
Introducing VRChat SDK 3! VRCSDK3 is our new kit for creation of assets for VRChat. It is still in development, but we're releasing it with support for creating new worlds powered by Udon. The previous SDK is still available and will continue to be supported.
If you're interested in VRChat Udon or VRChat SDK 3, please read our latest blog post!
We've migrated to the latest Unity LTS release! This update comes with a lot of new features, optimizations, and bug fixes. If you make stuff in VRChat, ensure you read the "For Creators" section below.
A new Networking and IK system! This is an entirely revamped networking and IK system designed to greatly improve fidelity while lowering bandwidth requirements and ping sensitivity.
A new Status type! "Ask Me" allows you to hide your current location, but still allows your friends to ask for an invitation to wherever you're hanging out.
Introducing the VRChat Ask Forums! This is a brand-new message board intended to be the primary source of information for VRChat creators. For now it covers Udon, but we plan on adding more later.

Here's the release notes. Grab a coffee, there's a lot.

We've also got a blog post out that covers VRChat Udon and the new VRChat SDK 3. We go a bit more in-depth with the changes in that post, so if you're interested, check it out.

For Creators

If you're a creator, make sure you update Unity and your VRChat SDK to the latest version. You can read how to migrate your project to Unity 2018 and properly update your SDK in our documentation. Almost all content should work without an update, but if you run into issues you should try updating and re-uploading.

Feedback, Bugs, and Issues

As a closing note, despite the amount of testing we've done internally and with the community, we fully expect there to be bugs or issues with this new release. Please post bugs and issues you may run into on our Feedback site under the relevant section.

Apr 1, 2020

Spirithaven Contest: Asian Screenshots

Armored Warfare - Silentstalker

Commanders!

The Spirithaven season is soon getting a major content update, consisting of three new progression vehicles and other features. To celebrate the occasion, we’ve prepared another Asian-themed contest for you.

The rules are, once again, simple. Make an Asian-themed in-game screenshot and submit it to the dedicated contest channel on our Discord. The screenshot does not have to necessarily feature an Asian vehicle, but it has to fit the topic of the contest – Spirithaven is an Asian-themed season, after all. The details we leave up to your imagination.

Make sure that your submission includes your nickname and has the correct size! The authors of the best five submissions will receive the following prizes:

14 days of Premium Time
WZ-1224 Trash Panda Tier 6 Premium MBT

But that’s not all. Following the end of the contest, we’ll put the best five submissions to a vote on our official Armored Warfare Facebook page and the author of the submission with the most votes will receive a bonus prize: Type 99A2-140 Tier 10 Premium MBT!

Please note:

The contest ends on April 8, 23:59 CEST
Only one submission per player is allowed
Don’t forget to add your nickname to your submission
Each submission must have the resolution of 1024x768 or higher
If you own the prize vehicle already, you will receive its price in Gold instead

Good luck and see you on the battlefield!

Apr 1, 2020

Recap - What Happened In March?

Nira - BaselineGames

This is a post from my blog. Check out the full post including images and videos on my website: http://baselinegames.com/blog/

March started off really well with a Beta that was set up together with the lovely folks over at AlphaBetaGamer and iGames, who helped me distribute a great amount of beta keys amongst their audiences. In a week time, over a thousand players entered the wondrous worlds of Nira and I received a ton of very useful feedback. It was also great fun to talk with players through Discord and hear new suggestions for the game. I want to thank everyone who joined the Beta and for the one’s who missed it; don’t worry, there’s only a couple of weeks left before launch!

The main things I took away from the beta was the lack of ‘late’ game content, inventory management, crafting balancing and some interesting bugs and glitches. Goes without saying I made it this months priority to get these things straightened out, which you can read about in this blog post.

Leveling & Skills

To keep long-term players entertained, I’ve added a leveling and skills system. It’s a fairly straight forward system, where you can collect ‘orbs’ by killing creatures. You can choose to invest these orbs in either your character level, or your crafting skills. Your crafting skills allow you to craft higher level recipes in the skill category you train. But skills can only level as high as your character level, so once your skills reach their caps, you’ll have to level up your character level!

Quests & Merchants

But if creatures only appear at night, then how am I gonna get orbs during daytime?

Good question.

I’ve added quests for people to still be able to collect orbs without killing creatures. You can currently get your quests at a totem (which you can build anywhere yourself). Quests require you to collect a certain amount of items and reward you with orbs upon completion.

As some items are pretty rare and hard to come by, I’ve added Merchants. These little guys are walking around the world looking to sell their wares to you. Or… well check out the twitter post below for an alternative way of doing business.

View Twitter post here!

To conclude

I’m very happy with this month’s progress. A lot of great new content was added and lots of long overdue bugs were finally fixed. My goal for next month is to stop adding new features, fix all the bugs, add a little more content (like items, sprites, etc.) and most importantly… LAUNCH THE GAME!

That’s it for March! Don’t forget to add Nira to your Steam wishlist if you haven’t already and if you really don’t want to miss a thing, make sure to follow me on Twitter or Instagram. Thanks for reading, and till next month!

Apr 1, 2020

My Time in Duvos announcement, the bold sequel to our sim-RPG My Time at Portia

My Time at Portia - Shadow

My Time in Duvos!

A darker, spiritual successor to Portia, it takes place in the northern lands of Duvos, where a faceless empire is building its army to overtake the Alliance of Free Cities!

Players of MTiD will assume the role of a new recruit in the Duvos war machine, forced behind a desk and given hours upon hours of meaningless paperwork to fill out. Deliver envelopes to over 60 floors of bland, undecorated hallway! Make friends with emotionless characters with no hopes or dreams of their own! Get your boss’s coffee order slightly wrong and lose your job! Sleep in a dumpster outside the office to save on rent!

Action, thrills, excitement! These are just a few of the things you won’t be seeing in My Time at Duvos!

MTiD also will feature a revolutionary Pay to Win™ system, in which players who sink more money into the game will be rewarded with game-breaking advantages! A sneak peek: After an initial $59.99 purchase($119.99 Ultimate Edition, featuring exclusive free hat), ink for your typewriter (required to complete missions) will be $4.99 for a daily pack, $35.49(1% savings) for a weekly pack, and $1,796(2% savings) for a year-long season pass!

Pre-order now to receive a special edition receipt delivered straight to your e-mail inbox!

Critics are raving:
“MTaD has all the thrills of being an accountant with none of the prestige.” -IGM
“I dumped all my stock just to spend money on this game!” -Anonymous US Senator
“I wish I were doing literally anything else.” -My brother Kyle
“10/10” -everyone at Pathea

Expect My Time at Duvos available on Steam and other platforms 13/13/2020.

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