VR Jetpack Game News

A new update for 2021 has been released in the past week. A fun playthrough by Waterflame and pftq can be watched below showing much of the new changes. We'll also have a group play session this coming Sunday at 2PM PT for people to explore the map together and battle it out in Zero-G again. Join us online if you can or feel free to watch in the livestream (Twitch.tv/VRJetpackGame)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mZM1NdzQTg


The major changes include the menus, tutorial dome, boost rings, and generally the map feels much bigger and more open now. A full list is below:
- Added tutorial dome with AI voice guide by Waterflame as the starting point.
- Redesigned ground-level to be broken up and more open. Removed city/cliffs for more openness.
- Restored large floating island with clouds/waterfall from earlier version of game.
- Lifted max-height of flying to space-station level.
- Added clouds to floating space station.
- Added asteroid field between space station and large floating island.
- Added giant planet and mech in horizon for aesthetics.
- Added boost rings around map similar to Sonic games. Credits to Avari for the model.
- Added auto-rotate to any surface and stand upside down or sideways on planets or in Zero-G.
- Slight randomization of gunshot/sonic-burst sounds for variation.
- Proper menus for both VR and non-VR matching the menu music video with tower and clouds.

Happy holidays everyone!

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]



Special thanks to Tarun Sharma for the modeling and Waterflame for the voice.

On request, we will be shifting the weekly group meetings to Saturday 5PM PT. This will be recurring each week, so feel free to drop in on any Saturday. As usual, we'll start the first few minutes in the regular spawn area of the map before going above the tower to fight in the Zero-G arena. If you arrive late and already see us already fighting there, just hit Z on the keyboard to join us.

Ok I lied. I couldn't help adding portals to the Zero-G Arena this week. See you guys in VR soon for the group battle at 5PM PT. Make sure to restart Steam for the update.
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

We'll be having our weekly group battle as usual Friday 5PM PT. We will start out in normal play to chat and fly around a bit before going up to the Zero-G arena. You can hit Z if you join late and already see us up there.

No updates to the game this week. I'm currently working on making the mech's arms controllable, so that takes a bit longer. It'll be worth it though to see this finally move properly.
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]