OVRLRD News

This patch adjusts the grip transforms for switches and dials, which should hopefully fix the worst of the issues experienced by Valve Index users. Full notes:

CHANGES
- The rocket pod now fires its missiles sequentially with a new swarm-dispersal homing behaviour.
- 50MMAC no longer requires a spin-up to fire.
- NPC mechs now have access to a greater variety of weapons, including smoke grenades.
- Improved mech footstep audio - it's now a proper boom instead of a weird clank.
- Missiles are now easier to see on thermal sensors.
- Tweaked tree visuals to look less flat and respond correctly to world lighting.
- Several optimisations and framework changes to terrain engine in preparation for imminent improvements (project make-OVRLRD-less-ugly).
- You can now press F1 to toggle debug mode - this will help me with improving controller compatibility, particularly on Index.
- You can now press F3 to toggle VR mode - this is experimental and may cause issues but may help if you get into a weird non-VR state when mucking around.

FIXES
- IMPORTANT: Adjusted the pinch-proximity transform to improve accuracy when interacting with switches.
- This may improve the experience for Valve Index users - please let me know if so!
- Fixed a weird misalignment on thumb bone
- Fixed an issue where smoke grenades would fall through the world.
- Fixed an issue where popped smoke would be huge when viewed from a distance.
- Fixed an issue where Goyangi platforms were hidden from thermal sensors.
- Fixed an issue where mech-explosion shockwaves would silently push units around very slowly.
- Fixed an issue where mech squadmates in skirmish would load in with incorrect chassis.
- Fixed incorrect material on rocketpod mesh.
- Fixed a cascading error in skirmish if an NPC equipped a drone launcher.

KNOWN ISSUES (Working on it!)
- Some controllers may not track. If your controllers are not supported, notify me and send an error log and I will add them!
- Having a gamepad plugged in may suppress VR controller input. Unplug your gamepad if you get stuck in the menus!
- Some trees are floating in Liberation (sorry, lots to do at the moment!
- In some cases, allies in Liberation will spot the enemy and begin the assault before you arrive.
- If you die, the post-death spectator mode places your hands slightly too far away from your IRL wrists.
- Sometimes, very rarely, the shaders will be completely broken on startup, with invisible terrain.
-Restarting the game fixes this.

CHANGES
- Made rain FX less ugly and weird.
- Map grid labels (A4, D6 etc.) are now visible on sensor screen for all missions.
- Altered Liberation terrain to provide more ground cover with small hills and craters.
- Changed crosshair visuals to be clearer (in prep for big HUD overhaul).

FIXES
- Fixed an origin-shift related issue which was causing the world to jitter and freak out in some missions.

KNOWN ISSUES (Working on it!)
- Some trees are floating in Liberation (sorry, lots to do at the moment!)

CHANGES
- Reduced grab range of radio

FIXES
- Fixed some buttons being very hard to interact with.
- Fixed error when interacting with TGP with no active weapon

KNOWN ISSUES (Working on it!)
- Some controllers may not track. If your controllers are not supported, notify me and send an error log and I will add them!
- Having a gamepad plugged in may suppress VR controller input. Unplug your gamepad if you get stuck in the menus!
- Sometimes, very rarely, the shaders will be completely broken on startup, with invisible terrain.
-Restarting the game fixes this.
- If you die, the post-death spectator mode places your hands slightly too far away from your IRL wrists.

This patch should significantly improve controls for Valve Index users. Please let me know if you have further problems.

ADDITIONS
- Added 'Low VRAM mode' toggle to prevent crashing on lighter GPUs and laptops.
- This will reduce the resolution of terrain damage textures and some particle effects.

CHANGES
- Adjusted default pose to be a pointing finger, to make it easier to press buttons.
- Various small improvements to VR control stability and usability.

FIXES
- Fixed an issue that was making it almost impossible to pinch things with Valve Index controllers.
- Fixed an issue where knobs and dials would require an awkward hand orientation to grab. You can now grab them from any rotation and they'll handle it.


KNOWN ISSUES (Working on it!)
- Some controllers may not track. If your controllers are not supported, notify me and send an error log and I will add them!
- Having a gamepad plugged in may suppress VR controller input. Unplug your gamepad if you get stuck in the menus!
- Sometimes, very rarely, the shaders will be completely broken on startup, with invisible terrain.
-Restarting the game fixes this.
- If you die, the post-death spectator mode places your hands slightly too far away from your IRL wrists.