Rec Room News

Coach's Fun Fact: In Spain, this is the "Di patata!", or "Say potato!" edition.
[h2]Circuits V2[/h2]

• Changed rotation-setting chips to use a forward vector when given a vector input, rather than Euler angles. Hope Euler notice the difference!
• The Projectile Hit Player event is now a beta event, as it should've been.
• RRO ranged weapons are now compatible with the Projectile Hit Player event.
• We've updated default values and limits for configurable Projectile Launcher values - more shootin' speed!
• Released the following chips from beta:
• Add Angular Velocity
• Set Angular Velocity
• Rec Room Object Add Tag
• Rec Room Object Get First Tag
• Rec Room Object Remove Tag
• Get Any Player with Role
• Spherecast

[h2]General Improvements and Bug Fixes[/h2]

• We've added Configurables to all Use Only inventions (including Premium Inventions). Now you can make something grabbable or climbable, change the physics mode from Decoration to Environment, or even lock a costume or other inventions with a Room Key.
• Now you can merge identical Use Only inventions (including Premium Inventions).
• In the last update, creators could add images for their Keys and Currency, just like a Consumable. Now, players can see those images in the Key and Currency detail views, too!
• Clubs Search and Browser have hit the streets with a sharp new makeover that's more than just beauty - we beasted a bunch of search and browser bugs along the way!
• Now it's easier to rejoin in-progress events if you get booted to your dorm! You will now be shown the Event Details page upon entering your dorm, instead of the Room Details page.
• We've updated Rec Room emojis to Emoji v14.0, so you might see some new (and possibly melting) faces in the emoji menu.
• The Picture-In-Picture feature is now updated so every frame looks smoother, plus there's a significant performance gain on low-end mobile devices.
• Fixed a bug that could prevent swapping between certain pairs of materials in the Maker Pen.
• Minor Text Fixes: Fixed typo in Rec Royale. Our apostroph- I mean, apologies!

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

We love to hear your feedback, so please don't hesitate to let us know what you think.

[h2]UGC Storefront[/h2]
For room creators, there is a new Dynamic Prop you can place in your room called the Storefront. Place and configure them where your players can discover your Keys, Currencies, and Consumables. This will not only help players find your purchasable content, but it will also help reduce ink--especially with Room Consumables. You can also add images to your Keys and Currencies so they can appear nice and neat in your new Storefront. We hope this is a useful prop to help show off what you're selling!


[h2]Circuits V2 Updates[/h2][h3]General Changes:[/h3]

• Improvements to hover values.
• Hover values are now shown for input ports.
• Multi-line strings now display correctly.
• If the value of a port can't be computed, "error" is displayed.
• Random From List and Respawn have been deprecated and replaced with new, cleaner versions.
• Default ports for 'String' values now have multi-line edit boxes in their config menu
• Respawn and Set Position have been released from beta, with increased bounds

[h3]New In Beta:[/h3]

• CV2 Comment Chip
• Configure to add a comment to your CV2 code, hover over to see it!
• Audio Player and Sample Constant
• Edit a Sample to record audio, then hook it up to an Audio Player to play it.
• Projectile Launcher
• Configure three types of projectiles with various setting.
• New Projectile Hit Player event, which exists in both the player board and the launcher's object board. Works with RRO guns too!
• Improvements and extensions to Color type.
• Set Rotation
• Set Transform

[h3]Bug Fixes:[/h3]

• Synchronized events in Circuit Boards now work correctly.
• CV2 wires no longer appear outside the comfort viewport when using 2D comfort mode (VR)
• Loops of data wires containing only chips without exec ports will now always result in an error.
• 
  Previously, they would sometimes (incorrectly) produce a value (until the room was reloaded)
  
  after moving chips around or after pointing your wire tool at their ports.
  
• 
  Event Definition chips should now resize themselves properly to fit long property names.
  
• On Event Definition chips, the array sprite is now properly positioned

on the port indicators for List properties.

• Maker Pen selection bounds now update when the size of a selected chip changes.
• The inputs on angular velocity chips (beta) now work correctly.
• Rooms relying on the old angular velocity chips will maintain the old behavior.
• New chips for the new logic are now available in the palette.
• Parsing strings is now consistent in all cultures.
• Periods should be used instead of commas.

[h2]General Improvements and Bug Fixes[/h2]

• We are starting to slowly roll out the option to send party invite links in chat! This will let you easily invite all members of a chat to come play with you. No more manually sending invites to all 17 members of your paintball group chat!
• Pressing "Go To" on the profile of one of your party members after they've sent you an invite will now immediately send you to them, rather than requesting yet another invite.
• Added a button to unban players from a room after room banning them using the Report button on the new profile. What's the opposite of a ban hammer... an unban... nail? Sure, let's go with that.
• Drawing on the rectangular art canvas is more accurate now.
• Fixed images sometimes breaking when scrolling too fast through a grid, like when browsing inventions. Gotta scroll fast!
• Switching to the Recolor tool no longer immediately deselects whatever you've got selected.
• The Log Screen in the Palette now stops auto-scrolling if you've scrolled up to view previous log entries.
• Improved button layout and added confirmation dialog to "Forget Account" to prevent accidental logouts.
• Added a new "Align To Plane" operation to the Maker Pen selection menu. It can be used to help organize chips, objects, and even tube points. Organization nerds, rejoice!
• The hardware back or swipe gesture on Android phones now works on menus and to exit the app.
• Android players should no longer see a request to access external storage on startup.

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

We love to hear your feedback, so please don't hesitate to let us know what you think.

[h2]Share Camera Update[/h2]
The Share Camera enters the digital age!

• New widescreen design with a flashy (badum, tish) built-in menu
• Learn the art of photography with composition guides to line up shots fit for a printed photo, profile picture, or any composition you are going for. Comes in fun shapes like Square, Circle, and Grid... which is totally a shape.
• Zoom! Go up to 2x or out to 0.5x to fit all your friends in the shot and get artistic with it
• More Timer options and on-preview countdown
• Selfie preview is like looking in a mirror, it finally makes sense! (if you somehow prefer the old way, the option's still there)
• In Tripod mode, the menu shows on both sides of the camera. No more setting up a shot and realizing it's facing the wrong way!
• Higher preview resolution and framerate (dependent on device and graphics settings)
• Removed watermarks when sharing natively. Just clean, pristine, HD photos.
• You can print a photo, then share it. Or share it, then print it. Set your profile pic while you're at it. Order does not matter!
• Automatically smile when looking at your camera, or your friend's! (find the option in the Share Camera's settings)

Screen players have a new way of using the Share Camera with lots of new expressive and creative capabilities!

• Hold the camera up like you are taking a real photo
• A perfectly accurate preview of what will be in the shot, no more guessing and checking.
• In Selfie mode, aim to adjust your position in the frame. Aim past the edges to continue rotating. There are a few control settings for selfies so you can find what feels best to you.
• For Mouse and Gamepad, the usual tool menu button switches between aiming the camera and using a cursor on the built-in screen
• And yes, all the above features (new and old) work on Screens too!

[h2]Maker Pen Menus[/h2]

• The tear-off menus now remember where you set them relative to your player and your preferred size.
• They're also now 20% off! (they spawn a fifth smaller than they did previously) ;D Adjust the menu size using the option provided in the top bar of each of these menus.
• In VR, the Maker Pen detached menu is now resizable!
• We've also set up some experiments to test out different Maker Pen tool button layouts and colors. So there's a chance you'll see different versions of the tool menu over the next couple of weeks.

[h2]General Improvements and Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Polished the report, messaging, and mute buttons in the new player profile
• Small moves using the plane handle are now possible!
• Avatars no longer looks crazy when looking at a Set Game State Chip.
• Fixed an issue where opening the people page while changing rooms could break player locomotion.

Please see here for convenient links to controls, tutorials, comfort options, etc.:https://recroom.com/communityWe love to hear your feedback, so please don't hesitate to let us know what you think.

Some improvements and bug fixes this week, but we're feeling particularly whimsical about them...

- We've added color, material, interaction volumes
- Now mods with new profiles can ban inside rooms
- Jittering tools and post-Royale beeping
- Trucks can be reddened; sliders no longer creeping
- Its a smattering of bugs and fixes labor-ial
- Also some folks might get new tutorials?



And now back to the notes!
[h2]General Improvements and Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Friends who are new to Rec Room may start to see some additional tutorials for game basics like changing outfits, exploring the Play menu and using your camera. It's a fantastic time to start playing! Some players will receive special rewards for completing these challenges. Other players will have a path to earn the same rewards in the future.
• Coach's ever-changing avatar is no longer visible on their profile page. Let them have some privacy!
• The Select tool now has more convenient shortcuts to copy and paste functionality. These new buttons let you Copy a selection, Paste your most recently copied item, and shortcut to the Clipboard menu in the Palette. You can find the Copy, Paste Recent, and Clipboard buttons in the Select Tool Functions foldout. Keep an eye out for more Functions in the future!
• Players can now reset prop material and color changes to default values from the config menu.
• Added Color and Material support for more UGC buttons.
• Configured text will now show up on touch buttons for interaction volumes.
• Increased screen players interact distance to be more in-line with other platforms.
• Fixed adjusting sliders and drag scrolling inconsistencies depending on the direction the UI is facing. Let us know how this feels!
• Fixed a bug where room moderators with the new player profile couldn't give room bans to players.
• Fixed the endless beeping sounds after a Rec Royale game when a player's Rec Royale XP bar is between 90-94.99% full and the player gains exactly 5% XP. We know, we're as surprised as you are about this one.
• Fixed a bug where certain UGC props such as the Pickup Truck prop could not be recolored to red. Although we still prefer an Orange one!
• Fixed the jittering on tools preview and actions while moving.

Please see here for convenient links to controls, tutorials, comfort options, etc.: https://recroom.com/communityWe love to hear your feedback, so please don't hesitate to let us know what you think.

[h2]New Social Interactions for VR[/h2]
Quickly opening player profiles and quick accept for notifications is coming to VR!

• Open players' profiles by pointing in their direction and holding the menu button.
• Hold the menu button for notifications like friend requests, invites, etc. to instantly accept them. No more searching for the notification in your watch while your friend's team fills up in the next room!
• Holding the menu button will otherwise open the Watch menu.

Along with notification quick accept and opening profiles,

• Nametags are no longer a clickable button! Now you can point at the scoreboard past the crowd surrounding it.
• Pointing is unchanged (in case you were worried about that).
• You can choose which hand is used for Emotes (a.k.a Expresso) in the settings, and the other hand will be used for these new menu button features (this is needed on Steam VR which cannot use the dedicated menu button on the controller). Hopefully you can learn which hand is which before you start accidentally grimacing at people and making them feel awkward.

[h2]VR Touch UI Interaction Improvements[/h2]

• VR Players should now find it much easier to physically interact with RRUI menus by touching them with their fingers! We've heard your feedback that the new UI is difficult to interact with for players who prefer pressing buttons physically in VR instead of using the laser pointer, and we are doing our best to try and address that.
• VR players will no longer scroll by physically dragging the background of an RRUI menu with their finger, since that made buttons very hard to press. You may still drag the background to scroll while laser pointing, and you may still physically drag the actual scrollbar.
• VR players should find it easier to hit tiny RRUI buttons with their fingers, as we've added some leeway in terms of where you both start and end your button press. We also briefly considered making your hands a realistic size, but where's the fun in that?
• Added a setting for VR players that makes physical RRUI button clicking quicker by removing the ability to cancel button presses. If you want to live dangerously, well, now you can!
• Added a setting for disabling/enabling the cursor & grid that show up when physically interacting with an RRUI menu in VR.
• These new VR settings can be found in the Experience tab of the settings menu.
• We've also improved the sound effects for RRUI button pushing to make the buttons feel more physical.

[h2]General Improvements and Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Now you can enter emojis in Rec Room chat on all platforms! Use the emoji picker button on chat input fields to show an emoji picker dialog. Not sure if emojis are supported in the ship notes, let's find out!
• In response to community feedback, we're rolling out improved UI features for limited-time items to make it easier to see when the item will be available until, as well as other consumer sales information. Catch that next cool thing before it disappears before you knew it existed!
• Invisible Collision volumes can now be configured for whether or not they prevent interactions with objects on the other side of one. This can be done via the Block Interactions toggle in its Configuration menu. By default this value is ON, except for on Invisible Collisions already saved into rooms before this change.
• Fix: Object Respawner gadget no longer blocks interactions with objects inside it.
• Fix: Screen and Touch players can now interact with the candles on Celebration Cakes again. Take this opportunity to celebrate your birthdays, anniversaries, and other milestones again!
• Fixed a crash with the iOS Pencil.
• Fixed a bug where trying to create a room with an existing name could prevent creating any rooms until moving to a new room.
• Fixed the pointing finger being able to block dodgeballs and paintballs... until the next time the Forbidden One sneaks it back in.
• Fix for tube points snapping. Creating and moving points now agree on how to snap. Create order out of chaos!
• Adding a toggle in the Maker Pen General Settings to allow UI interactions with the hand holding your Maker Pen, for when you just don't have enough hands.
• Fixed bug with the new portrait chat UI that was preventing players from reaching the title screen if they launched the game from a chat notification. We just really wanted you to try out the chat! Forever!

Please see here for convenient links to controls, tutorials, comfort options, etc.: https://recroom.com/communityWe love to hear your feedback, so please don't hesitate to let us know what you think.