Snapshot VR News

[h2]Vote Snapshot as the VR Game of the Year![/h2]
Tell your friends! Those friends tell their friends!
Play your cards right...you're making a heck of a profit.

We just released in September but we've been working our tails off to make Snapshot the best game it can be for the community. Snapshot players making Snapshot better - that's the name of the game.

Snapshot is also 20% off for the Steam Autumn Sale!

[h2]What's new?[/h2]

• Our first 10+ Steam Achievements are live and yours for the taking.
  
• Ref Bot is now giving live match updates in Discord in the #live-match-updates channel.
  
• We finally figured out how to use our VRML assets are our streams are looking GREAT.
  
• The bots are getting smarter by the day...kind of. They are pretty fun to play with and against.
  

Want more? Come tell us what you care about and help us slot it in the right place in our Snapshot Community Roadmap.

So much more to come... Thanks for a great first 2 months!

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Snapshot is 15% off and Spooky Mode is here through Monday!
We've turned the arena lights out, swapped the team colors to orange and purple, and replaced our crowd with ghouls (well, their in-game sfx anyway)

Jump in Discord, find a game, and practice the new NXL World Cup layout in a way that, truly, no one else in the world is playing it.

It's also not too late to sign up for VRML! Register for a team or join as a Reservist here:
https://vrmasterleague.com/Snapshot/

The VRML is hosting a pre-season for Snapshot VR!

Check out Jesse's interview with SL33PY and nohm4n, VRML Admins, in the latest episode of Between Two Bunkers
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The format will be 3v3, with each team playing 1 scheduled match per week and up to 2 challenge matches. A match typically lasts about 25 minutes.

The season starts the first week of November and goes through the end of January, taking weeks off for seasonal holidays.

Register a team, sign up as a Reservist, see the rules, and more at the Snapshot VRML website:
https://vrmasterleague.com/Snapshot/

Add bots up to 5v5 in any room to play solo or with other players.



We've been working hard on our AI for the past few weeks, and after 3 phases of closed beta we're ready to unleash them on the public. They are still a work in progress, so let us know what you think in Discord.

Bots will:

• Wear a random cosmetic when added
  
• Aim accurately regardless of distance, but with enough human-like behavior to sometimes miss
  
• Adjust their target and aim in near real-time
  
• Avoid shooting or doubling up with teammates
  
• Spread the field on breakout
  
• Vault over snake beams
  
• Progress up the field methodically
  

and more.

Bots can be added or removed any time by the host via the Room Settings pedestal. Bots will make room for human players as they join or switch teams.

Watch the whole development journal on our Youtube Playlist for Bot Development.

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v2.1.3 is LIVE with a few nice-to-haves for our upcoming Steam Open 5v5 Tournament on October 3rd
Make sure to join our Discord to participate in the tournament. Entry is free and the prizes are pretty sick...image at the bottom of this post.



Set your Room to `Competitive Mode` for a more tournament-ready experience. This mode blocks out the window views from the pits and limits voice chat to live teammates only. This is the mode we'll be debuting in the tournament this Saturday.



We've also added a new `Featured Arenas` tab to the Arena selection panel, which currently features the 3 layouts we'll be using in the tournament.



Last but not least, a few new cosmetics are making an appearance with my favorite being this animated party hat. Free for all players.

And...for a sneak peak...our top 3 tournament teams this weekend will be the FIRST to have custom gun skins in Snapshot! Who is going to claim the gold? See you on Saturday on the Giant Scam Twitch!