Tabletop Simulator News

Hey everyone we got another patch for you guys today focused on improving the new Custom UI by adding the ability to attach them to 3d objects in the game. Also many VR Improvements especially for Oculus. Last and not least a new looking for players indicator on the server browser.

• Supports 3D UI attached to Objects.
  
• Each object can have its own assets (images)
  
• UI.getXml() and UI.setXml() added, allows for dynamic UI creation from a string. Expect more ways to dynamically spawn to added in the future.
  
• Click sounds added for the UI.
  
• Player colors now match TTS colors. For example, "red" is now equivalent to the player color red exactly.
  
• Dragging is improved so the element doesn't snap to its rectAlignment when dragged.
  
• Fixed changing active attribute from scripts the visibility attribute would sometimes not work correctly.
  
• Added position attribute and fixed rotation to work like you would expect.
  
• Scale of onscreen UI based on resolution height instead of width.
  
• Custom UI hides correctly whenever there is a popup dialog.
  
• Scripting editor now has two modes Lua and UI that let you edit their respective scripts per Object or Global.
  

• Fixed grabbing objects messing with rotation.
  
• Selection box will use laser position if laser is on.
  
• Fixed selection box placement bug.
  
• Added icon showing current tool mode.
  
  Fixed Rift controls:
  
• Gem now defaults to angled and is better positioned
  
• Trigger activates laser and UI objects
  
• Stick controls activate properly (teleport works on click, rotation will repeat on hold)
  
• Stick UI becomes visible when stick touched.
  
  New console commands:
  
• vr_card_in_hand
  
• vr_laser_beam_opacity
  
• vr_laser_beam_visible
  
• vr_mode_icon_colored
  
• vr_thumbstick_icons_constant
  
• vr_thumbstick_repeat_duration
  
• vr_trigger_activates_laser
  
• vr_trigger_activates_ui
  

• New looking for players indicator on the server browser. This will be default on for all servers.
  
• This can be changed in game by going Options -> Server.
  
• Can also be set from scripting with setLookingForPlayers(bool).
  

• Updated to Unity 5.6.6.
  
• Fixed thumbnail preview image causing image to being lower resolution than it should in the world.
  

This patch includes creating Custom UIs using Xml giving you the power of Unity's UI system with an easy to use format.

We also have a brand new API documentation that is much more feature complete with examples and better looks. Can be found here: https://api.tabletopsimulator.com/

Read about the new VR Controls at the bottom of the patch notes!

• Custom UI added using Xml.
  
• Gives the power of Unity's UI system.
  
• Docs can be found here: https://api.tabletopsimulator.com/ui/introUI/
  

• object.randomize (or shuffle/etc) now returns 'true' if shuffle occurred. For example, a deck currently being searched by a player will not shuffle, so 'false' is returned.
  
• Added search events: onObjectSearchStart, onObjectSearchEnd, onSearchStart, onSearchEnd
  
• Button callbacks now have a third parameter which will be set to true if the button was right-clicked or long-pressed.
  
• createButton now lets you specify 'hover_color' and 'press_color'
  
• Added getJSON() to Object and spawnObjectJSON() this is the same format as Objects are saved in the save files.
  
• Turns class added to let you controls the turns menu from scripting.
  
• Event onPlayerTurn(player) added.
  

• Team icon is now working.
  
• Updated to latest version of voice chat.
  
• Fixed more bugs with Voice Chat.
  

• Fixed items appearing faded in Search window.
  
• Fixed Search window not working in VR.
  
• Fixes to cosmic encounter.
  

The goal is to provide a more intuitive VR experience; closer to how you would play a board game IRL. This is still in development, feel free to leave us your feedback about how it feels! To enable the old control scheme type +vr_controls_original into the system console.


Various commands in the system console govern vr behaviour: type help vr to see them. For example, turning 'vr_sticky_grab' on will mean you do not have to hold the trigger to maintain grip on an object; instead you press to grab, then press again to release. If you want these commands to persist then add them to your autoexec (type 'edit autoexec' and enter them there).

You can quickly switch between old and new controls if you do something like 'bind right_control !vr_controls_original' (...you can then hit right control to toggle)


Laser pointer now turns on and off as the player touches the touch pad, and is oriented like a pointer rather than a gun (it now matches the default steam keyboard laser).

Selection box now drawn from controller position instead of laser position.


Touchpad when not holding an object:

Center = click (buttons, UI, etc.)
Up = teleport
Left & Right = Mapped tool. Hold left or right to bind current tool to that button.
Touchpad when holding an object:

Center = flip
Left & Right = Rotate
Grip buttons now let you move (holding one controller) or rotate/scale (holding both). Holding any grip button will display control layout.

Holding menu button will reset your position.

Trigger now used exclusively to interact with 3D world


The touchpad controls when not holding an object are set using the console bind command, and can be overwritten, so you can bind any command you want to the touchpad if you wish (left, right, and up if you disable teleport; down and center are reserved). For example: 'bind vr_right_pad_left !vr_laser_constant' will toggle the laser on and off when you hit left on the right controller's touchpad. You can use -, +, and ! bind prefixes to bind to press, release, and long press respectively. Use 'vr_unbind_all' before binding your own to remove the default bindings.

Example autoexec
-vr_controls_original
vr_unbind_all
bind +vr_right_pad_left tool_grab
bind -vr_right_pad_left tool_revert
bind +vr_right_pad_right tool_paint
bind -vr_right_pad_right tool_revert
This will mean for the right controller, as long as you hold the left pad you will be in grab mode, and as long as you hold the right pad you will be in paint mode.

This patch includes some good upgrades to the tablet and the ability to increase player counts beyond the current 10 using the console!

The other great new is that we have revamped and upgrade Cosmic Encounter with great new graphics and effects. We didn’t stop there either! We are bundling the expansion Cosmic Eons for free with the base DLC!

We are getting this patch out before GDC expect some good stuff soon in the following patch. If you are going to be at GDC this year let us know.

• Free expansion Eon now included with the base game!
  
• Custom thematic table and environment ( + animations and particle systems).
  
• Full revamp of all game components to match the theme.
  Scripting additions:
  - Highlighting planets using the hyperspace gate
  - Tracking amounts of player ships
  - Scripted rulebooks
  - Scripted Alliance Dials
  

http://store.steampowered.com/app/405130/Tabletop_Simulator__Cosmic_Encounter_Connector/

• Updated version of Chromium browser.
  
• Mac should be working correctly.
  
• More stable and less rendering issues.
  
• No linux support just yet.
  

• Added host_max_players to change the max number of players that can connect to the server. This can increase the player count above the current 10 limit.
  
• Added host_name to change the name of the server.
  
• Added host_password to change the password of the server.
  

• Laser now oriented like a remote. Let us know if you like this new position.
  
• Removed the vive wand head for more visibility.
  
• Expect more VR improvements in the next patch.
  

• Mousing over an object in your onscreen hand will now lift it above the rest.
  
• Joining a steam friend with the game closed with load up the game and join them.
  
• Scripting added events onPlayerConnect(Player) and onPlayerDisconnect(Player).
  

• Fixed duplication bug with deck / bags with alt right click when searching.
  
• Fixed bug with password mismatch even though they should match.
  
• Fixed certain text label being messed up.
  

This is our first update in 2018 and while this patch may not seem too exciting, it’s because we spent a lot time cleaning up underlining code to facilitate better updates for the future. We hope you do like any of the changes and updates that have been added thus far.

Our next DLC, Pillars of Eternity: Lords of the Eastern Reach, is a 1-4 player card game based on Obsidian Entertainment's best-selling Pillars of Eternity computer role-playing game.

And a big thing we’ve added to TTS is Discord integration, so you can see what game your friends are playing, what they are hosting and the number of seats available, and much more. Hope you enjoy!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/610695/Tabletop_Simulator__Pillars_of_Eternity_Lords_of_the_Eastern_Reach

• Now available for $7.99 with a 20% launch discount.
  
• 1-4 Players | Ages 13 & Up .
  
• Approximately 60-120 minutes.
  
• Only the host needs to own the DLC for everyone to play.

• You can now click on a user in Discord and see what game they are playing within TTS.
  
• You can see when players are hosting a game, the number of seats available and their color.
  
• You can also see how long that particular session has been going as well as if they are in singleplayer or multiplayer.

• Fixed bouncing rulebook when changing states.
  
• Added info to the Notebook.
  
• Made background objects non-interactable.

• Added custom deck setCustomObject() and getCustomObject() support.
  
• Fixed takeObject() collision issue with concave colliders.
  
• Fixed sync input fields on late joining people.
  
• Fixed null reference with Player.getSelectedObjects().
  
  
• getCustomObject() will return a list of these keys because it could be multiple decks combined:
  
• string face, bool unique_back, string back, int width, int height, int number, bool sideways, bool back_is_hidden

• Added a ‘System’ tab console (icon is a tilde ~).
  
• This gives better user experience with errors and reports for players.
  
• Color of chat window will be different to differentiate between this tab and the others.
  

• Added hotkeys to toggle UI elements on and off:
  ctrl-f1: Tools
  ctrl-f2: Top Menu
  ctrl-f3: Players
  ctrl-f4: Notepad
  ctrl-f5: Chat

• You can now modify custom decks with by reopening the custom menu.
  
• Enter key now works in password dialog.
  
• Duplicate errors logged to any chat tab now collate, rather than spamming the chat box.

• Fixed issue with Text editor text invisible when it has too many characters.
  
• Fixed bug with 3d pointer sometimes not showing up onscreen hands.
  
• Fixed DLC custom assetbundle textures not getting converted correctly by making the secondary bundle load first.
  
• Fix chat settings and host server UI overlap.
  
• Fixed chat yellow indicator disappearing for all tabs when changing tabs.
  
• Fixed global chat history being lost when exiting to main menu.

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