Vox Machinae News

Patch Notes - 0.27.16 alpha

Update Oculus SDK to 1.30.
Add "Invert Y" option back to the Aiming settings, which was removed by accident.
Fix match browser saying "No matches found." instead of "Refreshing..." while refreshing.
Add error screen if server process fails to launch.
Add HAPTICS menu in settings with vibration STRENGTH and FADE.
Tune haptics on WMR controllers.
Fix crash that could occur in the server networking under certain conditions.
Players with Mic volume muted can now still transmit gestures to the video chat.
Animate mouth on Pilot customization screen.
Fix frame hitch when grabbing or releasing radio.
"STICKY" grip mode. Tap the grip to latch on and let go, OR hold the grip and release to let go.
Add strong rotation bias to eject handles to avoid grab conflicts with other controls.

Fixed bug which caused projectiles (cannon, railgun, missile, bullets) to not be associated correctly with the target they hit. This caused a number of issues including impact visuals appearing inside/behind the target, damage texturing not updating, combat music not playing, and cockpit shake/haptic feedback not triggering when taking hits.
Increase mid-range damage of Lasers. Before: 500m = 60%, 750m = 30%. After: 500m = 80%, 750m = 45%.
Catalyst receives a 25% bonus to heat dissipation.
Changes in this patch require an update to servers, which will happen at different times depending on location.

0.27.11 alpha - October 6, 2018

Fix server browser menu freeze if trying to select an option before it finishes opening.
Preliminary support for Razer Hydra. May not work properly yet.

0.27.12 alpha - October 8, 2018

Fix bug that prevented launching training missions or creating a match if the install directory had an apostrophe in it, such as C:\Bob's Games.
Prevent irrelevant XInput warnings in log file.

Add "Aggressive" blinder mode for extra comfort.
Hide radio model on pilot customization screen.
Mirror pilot on the customization screen.
Increase Grab threshold to make it easier to blind-grab cockpit controls.
Add RESET option in the Controls menu.
Add "Reticle Offset" option to set the reticle off-center vertically 2, 4, or 6 degrees.
Fix networking error that could cause the server to become unresponsive. (rolling out to dedicated servers on version 0.28.0)
Add more communication with server during level loading and increase max allowed loading time before being disconnected from server to avoid problems for players on spinning hard drives.
Add visual cues to show that some radial menus contain more entries and can be scrolled.
Fix virtual nose turning transparent during training.