Unseen Diplomacy 2 News

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]Bude, United Kingdom – March 9th, 2025 – Triangular Pixels are thrilled to announce that its VR espionage adventure Unseen Diplomacy 2 is leaving Early Access on March 16th on both Meta Quest and Steam VR platforms. While the 1.0 version marks a major milestone, the team is still planning further updates and refinements after launch. The game is also taking part in the Women’s Day Event on Steam until March 15th which highlights games by women-led studios.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Since entering Early Access in September 2025, the developers have worked closely with the community, taking their feedback to make Unseen Diplomacy 2 more accessible, intuitive and fun, as well as adding a whole slew of new content and features. This resulted in four major updates, with another one being planned for the full launch to round out the experience. [/p][p]The 1.0 update will include Quest 2 support, a new climax mission and additional climax areas, expanding the game’s intense moments, alongside adding the ability to buy health and inventory upgrades for extra flexibility when planning missions. The update will also introduce achievements and includes various bug fixes and polish, delivering a more refined and satisfying spy adventure. [/p][p]“Early Access gave us the opportunity to build Unseen Diplomacy 2 alongside our players, and their enthusiasm and feedback have been invaluable,” said Katie Goode, Creative Director at Triangular Pixels. “We’re very happy to announce that the game is now almost fully ready, and reaching this milestone wouldn’t have been possible without the community’s support. We can’t wait to put the 1.0 version in their hands and for new players to join in on the spy action on March 16th.”[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Key features:[/p]

• [p]High-stakes operations: utilize stealth, strategy, and quick thinking to steal assets, gather evidence, sabotage obstacles that will slice, dice, zap, crush, burn or call the guards, and escape unseen[/p]
• [p]Dynamic and replayable missions: every playthrough is unique, with missions providing fresh challenges. You can play through the Campaign or hop into Quick Play to share your results with friends and do your daily exercise [/p]
• [p]New gameplay mechanics: in addition to the locomotion-based stealth, the game features clipping and rerouting wires, hacking computer terminals, enemy robots, disguises, photography, and shooting[/p]
• [p]Strategic spymaster gameplay: manage your agency, recruit agents, and deploy them on missions to gather intel and outmaneuver enemy counterspies[/p]
• [p]The Director Graph System: developed by Triangular Pixels, this system allows for generating dynamic, procedural levels that adapt to the play area, hardware, difficulty settings and gameplay preferences, as well as making the process of creating content much easier and allowing level designers to hand craft the flow of levels[/p]
• [p]Mixed reality integration: Meta Quest 3 players will be able to experience the spy world in their living space, blending the virtual with the real world.[/p]
• [p]Accessibility: The game comes with new support for those with tremors, one handed play, stretching arms for shorter players, difficulty control and also supports those needing standing and seated play.[/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][p]About Triangular Pixels[/p][p]Triangular Pixels is a BAFTA nominated Cornish independent games studio, founded over 10 years ago by ex-Sony London Studio developers. Triangular Pixels has a passion for fun, light hearted, and manic gaming that is fun to share. They have previously released Unseen Diplomacy and Smash Hit Plunder, and collaborated on projects with other developers like XR Games, Vive and Ramen VR. Triangular Pixels also developed VR tools such as Technie Collider Creator, Technie Virtual Console, and Technie Scene Palette.[/p]

[h3]Unseen Diplomacy 2 – Early Access v0.4.1 Patch Notes[/h3][p]Hot Patch Bun[/p][p][/p][p]Season's greetings! As the team is away over Christmas we wanted to send out 2025 with a small update to tie everyone over until the New Year. This is a minor patch just to fix up a few small bugs.[/p][p][/p][p]Fixed[/p][p]All these issues below have been fixed in this update;[/p][p]
[/p][p]Fixed black z-fighting (graphical issues) around mediterranean doors [/p][p]
[/p][p]RT/LT icon didn’'t show on calibration if the menu is beyond the wall collision markers[/p][p]
[/p][p]Locomotion Foot Planting didn’t stop for collision in Release Builds, because of a call which turns out was Editor only. This meant that players can walk through areas of collision when they shouldn’t, making it harder to control.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Minor movement issues around the Industrial theme/[/p][p]
[/p][p]Guillotine didn't have motion smearing.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Photobot could get stuck in an animation.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Some Tutorial 4 Alarms Logic could break.[/p][p]
[/p][p]One of the flipped start rooms, the box could start outside of the room.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Yacht Door collision wasn’t changing when opened, so could cause head darkening. [/p][p]
[/p][p]Fixed some ledges that couldn't be grabbed. [/p][p]
[/p][p]Fixed bug where getting hit by a damage affect could stop the player from being able to pick things up or move their fingers[/p][p]
[/p][p]Fixed rendering issue with lava[/p][p]
[/p][p]Fixed rendering issue with candles in castle mazes[/p][p]
[/p][p]Moved Light position in industrial to stop it looking like its floating in the air[/p][p]
[/p][p]Fixed keycards readers from being too close to doors, and lootbox being slightly in the floor[/p][p]
[/p][p]Clear up photobots if they have ran away and reported on the player[/p][p]
[/p][p]Quality of Life[/p][p]
[/p][p]Enable boundary when using artificial locomotion for player safety (also enabled during respawn and loading screens)[/p][p]
[/p][p]Calibration says "Stand up", but you don't need to do this - we have changed the wording here[/p][p]
[/p][p]Added more spawners to Yacht rooms so more appear more often[/p][p]
[/p][p]Reduced memory usage again due to some Quest OS issue with memory management reappearing[/p][p]
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[h2]Patch-mas[/h2][p][/p][p]Happy Holidays Agents!
We have a big Christmas patch ready for you to unwrap. Get ready to unbox more rooms than ever, re-box the Distraction Bot and more![/p][p]
[/p][h3]Rooms, Rooms, Rooms[/h3][p]While working on new content, we discovered a bug preventing most rooms from appearing, causing the game to pick from a very limited pool of rooms (often the most boring ones!).
This has been fixed and our most exciting rooms can now appear, showing off far more of what makes Unseen Diplomacy 2, Unseen Diplomacy 2![/p][p][/p][p]
[/p][h3]Bots Tutorial[/h3][p]We’ve finished with our 4th and final tutorial mission. You can learn in depth about the different bots and how to deal with them. Also check out the Agent Handbook on your wristwatch for more details about the game as a whole.[/p][p]
[/p][h3]New ways to disable the Distraction Bot[/h3][p]The oil-spitting delight that is the Distraction Bot has been very effective at slowing players down. Players were supposed to be able to disable it by putting objects on top of its home, so that it couldn’t pop out to get you. At some point this feature stopped working but has now been fixed and the bot can be stopped again.[/p][p][/p][p]But that’s not all! [/p][p]We’ve added an additional feature straight from our community. We’ve seen players try to use a screwdriver on the bot cover to disable it, and now you can! Just whip out your tools and lock the Bot in, forever![/p][p][/p][p]
[/p][h3]Wrist Watch Behaviour[/h3][p]Players have been struggling with the wrist watch, with selection and snapping issues. Both of these have been greatly improved. It was too easy for the UI system to think you were trying to drag a button, and it didn’t offer any assistance in keeping your wrist and hand steady in two handed play. [/p][p][/p][p]The watch now pauses its position when using its menus. Button press detection has also changed so the buttons are much more responsive and don’t track drags.[/p][p]
[/p][h3]Controller callouts and controller models[/h3][p]Within our tutorials, instead of relying on flat images to inform you of which buttons to press, we now have 3D controllers which match whatever platform controllers you’re using.[/p][p]These point to the buttons directly, so that those who are new to VR won’t have to remove their headset to see which button is which![/p][p][/p][p]

[/p][h3]Avatar calibration[/h3][p]You may not have noticed your avatar, but you would have noticed that some pockets in your inventory may have been a little hard to grab. We’ve finally been able to put in the first test of our Avatar Calibration when you start up the game. This means pockets should fit your body much better now. [/p][p]If the calibration feels incorrect, retry and stretch your arms out further or tuck them closer to your body. [/p][h3][/h3][h3]Better Terminal Keyboards[/h3][p]Along with buttons on the wrist watch, players have struggled with Terminal buttons too. [/p][p]We’ve taken out keys, simplified the layout and made the ones you use a lot bigger. This makes it easier to interact with Terminals without having to look down.[/p][p]We’ve also fixed a few other buttons in the game that didn’t react responsively to the player.  [/p][p][/p][p]
[/p][h3]New Music, New Animated Props and Better Textures[/h3][p]Keep an eye and an ear out for new music, visuals, and SFX across the board. [/p][p]We’ve added a handful of cool animated props, improved our water and lava shaders, and added SFX where they’ve been missing. 
[/p][p]Interested in seeing what’s next for Unseen Diplomacy 2?
Head over to our Trello Roadmap or join our Discord server to discuss the game. Triangular Pixels Discord[/p][p]
[/p][h2]Quality Of Life[/h2]

• [p]Added Avatar calibration at startup to ensure that inventory positioning can adapt to different real bodies[/p]
• [p]Added ability for wrist watch to stay still if fingers are near it[/p]
• [p]Changed input type for wrist watch, so that it’s easier to use buttons with fingers without it dropping input or doing a double press[/p]
• [p]Removed unused keys and made used keys bigger on Terminal[/p]
• [p]Improved lift buttons, italy and posh buttons, to react to collision earlier, making them easier to press and more reactive[/p]
• [p]Added deadzone to locomotion analogue input[/p]
• [p]Updated to latest SteamVR version
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[h2]Bug Fixes and Performance [/h2]

• [p]Fixed level generator room scoring being overridden[/p]
• [p]Bots no longer fly through walls[/p]
• [p]Reduced memory use even further on Quest after reports of the memory bug returning to the platform[/p]
• [p]Optimised shader memory use[/p]
• [p]Updated ambient sfx to prevent CPU spikes on play[/p]
• [p]Fixed tutorial speech source misalignments[/p]
• [p]Fan bots spin audio should now trigger[/p]
• [p]Fixed some ledge climbing in tutorial 1 and an industrial climb room [/p]
• [p]Fixed the power button on the cleaner bot not moving with the bot [/p]
• [p]Fixed lighting in some rooms[/p]
• [p]Fixed climax comic’s font being overridden by UI font[/p]
• [p]Removed Mesh colliders from Fireplace grating to allow the player to move pass them in locomotion[/p]
• [p]Fixed Distraction Bot not disabling if something is placed on top of its home[/p]
• [p]Fixed some food particles to use the correct fx[/p]
• [p]Fixed a potential halt when returning from Tutorial when callouts are enabled[/p]
• [p]Fixed a potential portaling issue when two portals are at right angles intersecting, which would result in blocking geometry in a Maze[/p]
• [p]Bots will pathfind around collision again now[/p]

[h2]Enhancements[/h2]

• [p]New level music added[/p]
• [p]Improved lava and water visuals[/p]
• [p]Improvements to Generated Corridor visuals[/p]
• [p]Re-textures of older assets[/p]
• [p]Added spot ambience loops to lava and water bodies in rooms[/p]
• [p]Make cleanerbot more aggressively seek out items to eat and make it less scared of player[/p]
• [p]Added props and other content to Generated Corridors[/p]
• [p]Added Screw to disable Distraction Bot[/p]
• [p]Finished Handbook and updated with latest Distraction Bot changes[/p]

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[p]Greetings agents! We have a fresh new patch ready and waiting for you to infiltrate your way into. This time we’ve been focusing on the finer details - polishing up existing locations and adding improvements based on player feedback.[/p][p][/p][p]Direct Control[/p][p]For those of you not playing ‘full sim’ we’ve added a new walking locomotion method - ‘direct control’. This ties your movement directly to the analog stick, letting you walk forwards, backwards and strafe. If you turn on artificial rotation then the game controls like a ‘traditional’ flat game with movement on one stick and turning on the other. You can choose this with the ‘custom’ locomotion option.[/p][p][/p][p]
[/p][p]Agent Hawker - Your Assistant[/p][p]There’s now a new assistant to help you through the tutorials and train to become a stand-out spy! She has her own comic panels so she can keep an eye on you and offer advice wherever you are. Her name is Agent Hawker. Unseen Diplomacy 2 is made near the real life spy base of GCHQ Bude, and Hawker's Hut is right close next to it… so we borrowed that name! Maybe you can suggest another name for her?[/p][p][/p][p]
[/p][p]Agent Handbook[/p][p]You can now access the Agent Handbook from the wristwatch. It’s a comprehensive guide to being a super spy - how to use your gadgets, how to avoid hazards and what to do about pesky bots. Since it’s on your wristwatch it’s always available even if you’re in the middle of a mission. Find it in the ‘Support’ section of the wristwatch.[/p][p][/p][p]
[/p][p]One-handed Action[/p][p]We had a one-controller mode at launch, but in real-world testing it was behaving a bit finicky so it’s had a bit of an overhaul. If you want to play one-handed, then just connect one controller, and the game will automatically switch. Your wristwatch will be placed on the other arm, you’ll get a bit more time to react when climbing, and your control scheme will update so everything is accessible.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Enhanced Environments[/p][p]We’ve got a long-term effort to polish up and add variety to all the locations within the game. This time we’ve improved the castle and Mediterranean locations, with reworked textures, additional props and new vfx and sfx.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Input Interrogation[/p][p]If you’re playing via SteamVR, we’ve reworked the input bindings to take into account the new direct control and one-handed features. This means you’ll have greater choice and flexibility if you want to rebind the controls to your personal taste. We’ll have a separate guide on this shortly![/p][p]
[/p][p]Interested in seeing what’s next for Unseen Diplomacy 2?
Head over to our Trello Roadmap or join our Discord server to discuss the game. Triangular Pixels Discord[/p][p][/p][p]v0.3 Patch Notes[/p][h3]Quality Of Life[/h3][p]Added floor for pause stage to prevent vertigo[/p][p]Brighter credits ‘Stand Here’ area [/p][p]Added first handbook! [/p][p]One-handed mode now toggles based on controller connected state, not tracking state.[/p][p]Updated bindings for new actions and direct locomotion.[/p][h3]Bugs[/h3][p]Photo drop menu now only pops up for mission objectives.[/p][p]Science lift icon now portal aware, lift door texture fix, load platform added[/p][p]Fix depth cap not being rendered due to being exactly on the portal surface.[/p][p]Fix locomotion prompts on the welcome menu.[/p][p]Don't allow artificial locomotion while in the calibration stage.[/p][p]Added portal aware body to tutorial icons, make PortalAwareBody support TMP Emoji[/p][p]Fix wristwatch swapping behaviour.[/p][p]Alternate MR room detection that should handle vertically stacked rooms properly[/p][p]Lift logic edge case fixes[/p][p]Updated hedge maze door piece to clip correctly and fit better in world[/p][p]Only do surface bulge for camera-traversable portals.[/p][p]Fix for hands not returning to HQ after using helicopter escape[/p][p]Make start crate spawn slightly offset to prevent it clipping into the floor[/p][h3]Enhancements[/h3][p]Updated paintings textures[/p][p]Office room tweaks, added more spawners[/p][p]Added more props and fixed lighting issues in Italy rooms[/p][p]Italy food and exterior prop improvements[/p][p]Upping PC quality to 4gb texture limit[/p][p]Added new flies VFX effect to some cave rooms[/p][p]Implement text animation into tutorials, SFX to all speech bubbles[/p][p]Modern castle bar props moved to secondary texture sheet and updated[/p][p]Handfire Damage FX improved[/p][p]Animated fire FX shader improved[/p][p]Updated modern castle stairs, fencing mesh and textures[/p][p]Updated biometric camera and reader textures[/p][p]Classic shelf texture revamp[/p][p]Updated modern castle architecture pieces[/p][p]Made level loading sound looping[/p]

[p]Firstly, thank you to every spy who has saved the world playing Unseen Diplomacy 2, it has been wonderful to see people enjoying our game! We also appreciate all your feedback about the spy experience.[/p][p]Patch v0.2 is all about improving your first steps into the world of espionage. Within, you’ll find a brand-new onboarding experience, teaching you how to bring out your best spy impression, a new smoother than silk playspace setup and other updates that bring you closer to the iconic spy fantasy.[/p][h2]Tinker and Tailor[/h2][p]You’ll first notice our new room authoring wizard, which gives you a much smoother experience setting up your playspace. Room mark up has been simplified and refined to be more forgiving to your available space. We’ve also added additional explanations for each locomotion control scheme if you don’t have the available playspace.[/p][h2]No Time to Learn[/h2][p]Have you been stuck in a mission or confused about how to complete it? Our tutorials have been revamped and divided into bite-sized levels to better teach you key spy skills. There are brand new options to learn about movement, gadgets and mission briefings. We’re planning an additional tutorial around enemy AI for a future update.[/p][h2]Inspecting Gadgets[/h2][p]We've updated the inventory system to keep gadgets stuck to where you put them. Gadgets can now be equipped correctly before a mission, staying where they are when deployed. They can also be moved from their default space to another, respawning there if forgotten. We’re still inspecting the inventory system so look out for a future upgrade![/p][h2]Slipping Past[/h2][p]We’ve added a new slipthrough button for locomotion controls, allowing players using this option to pass through small gaps that were previously inaccessible.[/p][h2]Hungry Work[/h2][p]A good spy delights in luxury, now you can too! More objects have been made edible, though not all of them should be eaten, be careful of that Martini… In addition, new VFX and SFX have been added to make eating more fun.[/p][h2]And much more[/h2][p]As well as the above, there’s a heap of quality of life updates, bug fixes and visual updates. Get the full debrief below![/p][p]Interested in seeing what’s next for Unseen Diplomacy 2?[/p][p]Head over to our Trello Roadmap or join our Discord server to discuss the game. [/p][p][/p][h2]Quality of Life:[/h2]

• [p]Icons and text updates to your platform and control scheme.[/p]
• [p]Adjusted room boundary grid visuals.[/p]
• [p]Improved play space bounds resolution to be more forgiving when generating playspace.[/p]
• [p]Updated control scheme menu to be clearer.[/p]
• [p]There are more translations across the game, although the tutorial is awaiting human translations.[/p]

[h2]Menus and Inventory:[/h2]

• [p]The send evidence to HQ menu now works if the wristwatch is on the right-hand wrist.[/p]
• [p]Various minimap improvements, bug fixes and theming.[/p]
• [p]Fixed small minimap not displaying connection lines correctly.[/p]
• [p]Stat graph improvements.[/p]
• [p]New tutorial wizard menus, with additional help sections.[/p]

[h2]Bugs:[/h2]

• [p]Bots no longer get stuck in stunned animations when shot.[/p]
• [p]Comic panels no longer spawn incorrectly after completing an action.[/p]
• [p]Fixed lasers from playing an on/off noise when connected to junction box.[/p]
• [p]Removed collision on hinges causing issues with double door wardrobes.[/p]
• [p]Moveable climbing holds now work correctly.[/p]
• [p]Finishing a tutorial now shows the correct menu when returning to HQ.[/p]
• [p]Button rollovers in UI are now working[/p]
• [p]Camera viewfinder now highlights key objects correctly[/p]

[h2]Art:[/h2]

• [p]Halftone shadow dots are now triplanar rather than UV based, improving consistency for size and quality.[/p]
• [p]Cave duck maze hole fixed.[/p]
• [p]Texture improvements to numerous props and disguises.[/p]

[h2]Sound:[/h2]

• [p]Added gadget battery depleting and out of charge SFX.[/p]
• [p]Added new damage taken SFX.[/p]
• [p]Added new music.[/p]
• [p]Credits music updated for good and bad endings.[/p]
• [p]Updated Eating and keycard related SFX.[/p]
• [p]Improved mixes.[/p]