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Rec Room PATCH for the “Living in a Material World" Edition

Just a quick patch with some updates and bug fixes!

First up, we're delighted to introduce HoloHelpers! These tiny, friendly little folk introduce and explain various features of Rec Room. You can expect us to add/adjust HoloHelpers a lot in the coming months! If you have an idea for a HoloHelper that would assist new players learn Rec Room, please let us know =]
  • New players on all platforms will now be greeted by HoloHelpers in the Dorm Room!
  • Once you’ve viewed a HoloHelper, you can hit the “X” to hide it completely
  • You can use Watch > Settings > Experience > Restore HoloHelpers button to bring them all back (or if you're an existing player interested in viewing !


Next up, we have added better support for the Valve Index controllers!
  • Please check out the updated button mapping! You should update your Steam VR controller bindings to the official binding called “Official Configuration - Index Controllers - Rec Room” published by the Against Gravity Steam account.


The native bindings are:
  • Touchpad press - Jump/Teleport
  • Right Controller A/Joystick Press - Push to talk/Grip rotate
  • B - Toggle menu
  • Joysticks - Walk/Rotate
  • Grips - Self scale


Plus a bunch of updates and bug fixes, including:
  • Added optional touch screen auto fire mode so iOS players can better compete in games like Paintball and Laser Tag
  • Fixed the missing flash animation on the share camera
  • The "Soul Sucking" bug where you could hit another player in Paintball by shooting a broken gun has been fixed
  • Fixed scaling problems for items coming out of gift boxes


Please see here for convenient links to controls, tutorials, comfort options, etc.: https://www.againstgrav.com/community/

Thanks for playing Rec Room! As always, don't hesitate to give us your feedback =]