Rec Room News

Rec Room UPDATE - the "FBA Sliders and Torso Chips" Edition

[h2]TLDR[/h2]

Starting soon we'll be rolling out a new set of Avatar Customization updates, starting with body customization sliders for Full Body Avatars. Check them out in the customization tab!
Added Torso chips so now you can attach and detach objects from your body.
We're launching a new Widget Watch as an experiment later this week!

[h2]Rooms 2[/h2]

Added new Player Torso chips to beta. Prepare for some awesome back accessories for your games!
Attach Object to Player Torso
Detach Object from Player Torso
Detach All Objects from Player Torso
Get Objects Attached to Player Torso
Fixed an issue causing replicated objects to not properly return.
Replicator target objects set via the connect tool will no longer snap to their original positions after a Room Reset.
Fixed a few crashes caused by memory issues.

[h2]Rec Room Studio[/h2]

Fixed an issue where Rec Room Studio could be used to put Replicators in other Replicators.
A handful of small RRStudio avatar item fixes:
Fixed avatar item bone weighting rules so more bones can be weighted by headwear, eyewear, earwear, neckwear, shoulders/back, tops, and bottoms for that sweet, boney eyewear.
Made the avatar item "Request Publishing" button pre-fill more of the form fields automatically, so you can rest your precious fingers.
Made avatar item ID a copy/pastable field so you can paste it elsewhere if you need to.

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

We're introducing the first set of features for Advanced Body Customization, this time to Full Body Avatars! Starting soon you can use the sliders in the customization menu on nearly every body part to make your avatar more like you. Check out more details in our dev blog coming soon!
You can now sell any avatar item from the store in your Rooms 1 storefront!
Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause Maker Pen errors when performing Redo on a deleted object.
Fixed a bug with the position of newly-created invention instances when using Advanced Creation Mode.
Added two new Maker Pen settings:
Smart Snapping: In the Surface Snapping settings you can toggle this option to minimize movement of objects through walls for screen and mobile devices. This helps reduce objects moving through walls as you place them.
Keep Upright: In the General Settings you can toggle this option to maintain the rotation of an object in respect to the horizontal plane when using the grab and move tools (NOT using handles). This setting helps with more natural placement.
Updates to our tutorials to make onboarding a breeze for new players.
Fixed Invention cards missing a price on the Buy Button
Fixed an error that would occur with certain players when using genre-based matchmaking
Fixed an issue where the Reaction/Emote Wheel would activate in the background when it was not needed

[h2]Experiments[/h2]

We're experimenting with a new, faster and immersive user interface with the Widget Watch! On March 5th, a majority of screen, pc, and console players will get a version of Widget Watch. Get quicker access to essential features without having to break the action - and don't forget to give us feedback in the creator forum HERE
We're starting experiments this week with some storefront UI to make the store a little less cluttered and easier to navigate.

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Rec Room UPDATE - the "Configure This" Edition

[h2]Rooms 2[/h2]

We've fixed some Spatial Hierarchy VR issues:
We added a toggle to the tear off hierarchy menu, so it opens and closes when you click on the selection name in the VR nameplate. Note that this is reset whenever the selection changes.
Fixed menu positioning and scaling to better suit you.
The menus are now more resilient when they have objects in front of them. Note that in VR the menus are placed in space and objects can be front - this is also how the maker pen tear off menus work. But changes were made to make it a bit better - especially for the selection nameplate which we now try a few different positions for if it seems to be behind something else.
Fixed an issue where shapes in replicators were visible when the replicator was not on some platforms.
Updated invention version numbers: Unpublished Rooms 2 inventions will have a minor version, and published versions will have major versions.
Fixed an issue where objects in Rooms 2 could suddenly become grabbable.

[h2]Rec Room Studio[/h2]

The following objects can now be configurable through Object Config in RRStudio!
Locomotion Collision, Beacon Settings, Breakable Settings, Component Visibility, Physics Settings, Physics Mode Settings, Vehicle, Engine, Front Wheels, Rear Wheels, and Health Potion.
Fixed a bug that could cause the first case in a switch not to execute even when it appeared to be configured correctly in Rec Room Studio.
Fixed a bug that would not allow you to interact with Studio Objects using the maker pen.

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

We re-added text and external links to Creator Hub for platforms that support external web browsers!
Added a seat config menu toggle: Uses Seat Rotation. Turn it off to decouple the camera rotation from the seat for screen players!
On non-touch Screens platforms, the camera rotation in drawing mode is now always around the screen center instead of where the drawing cursor is.
Create menus are now hidden from junior users - since juniors weren't allowed to create rooms, it didn't make sense to keep the buttons there.
The friend count display on your profile page will no longer count pending friend requests. We only count your REAL friends now :D
Added the 'Rec Room Object Set Color' chip in beta.
Fixed the "Screens Throw Pose" configurable setting for the Throw Handle.
Fixed a bug with Rec Room Studio materials, which would cause certain emissive materials to have incorrect gamma in-game. If you were having this issue with your content, you will need to raise each component of your emissive color to the power of 2.2 (emissive text is not yet fixed).
Fixed some issues with how often the Rooms 2 badge popped up on Rooms in the Watch.
Fixed the padding on room list carousels to have some padding at the top when they're multi-row:
Fixed a bug that prevented saving a room after adding object properties of certain types.
Fixed a bug that could cause invalid invention updates.

[h2]Experiments[/h2]

We've added an experiment to allow players to tune the voice volumes of other players individually from the Profile page of other players. Check it out and let us know what you think! Time to let that DJ pump up the jams! Or quiet them down. Whichever.
Started an experiment that adds "Party Cards" to the online friend's carousel. Try using it to reconnect with your party friends more easily!

Rec Room UPDATE - the "Replicated Chips & Guacamole" Edition

[h2]Rooms 2[/h2]

Added a "Center Pivot" button in the Quick Action Menu to move the pivot to the center of the current selected object.
Fixed an issue with the Replicator that could cause you to get stuck in the "Regenerate" prompt when another player saves the room.
Fixed an issue where deleted Replicators could continue to generate chips, and leave them generated in the scene on every save. Too many chips, not enough guacamole.
Fixed the Replicator's Spawn Complete output so it will no longer fire before the object is ready to be interacted with by other circuits.
Fixed an issue where Regenerating a Replicator that had already made copies with object boards could cause all of the circuits in new objects to not function.

[h2]Avatars[/h2]

When you're on an avatar item page for an item you've already bought, you'll now have the option to equip that item!
We updated the "Custom Shirts" button in the dorm mirror to say "Custom Items".
Fixed a rare issue where avatars would sometimes load as invisible. We see you!
Fixed a bug where you couldn't see a player's head scale update while in the same room as them.

[h2]Rec Room Studio[/h2]

Fixed room error detection to flag dependencies on the "RR Avatar Rendering Systems" package as errors, so you get the errors detected before you upload and try to build the room. NOTE: If you want to use assets from that package in your room, feel free to make duplicate copies of those assets in your assets folder. Just don't use them directly out of the package!
Avatar item tags can now be added directly in the avatar item settings page within Avatar Studio.

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

Fixed an issue where some players with a huge number of friends were having issues with the title screen, so we've hidden the 'online friends' title screen for those people to improve performance. Hey, why did the mushroom have so many friends? He was a FUNGI.
Made some improvements to search and fixed an issue where certain tags wouldn't show when searching them.
Fixed an issue where selecting an Object to Pool sometimes would show blank and off-center entries in the list of options.
Fixed an issue where some Holotars in My Little Monsters would be wearing "update your game" shirts (we told them to update their game and they did.)
Fixed an issue where your controls will lock up if you are respawned multiple times before you finish spawning. You can finally be set free!
Fixed an issue with gift boxes not opening properly. Now they should, happy birthday!
Fixed an issue where Stunt Runner boards will lock your controls if you enable "Respawn on Game Start" in the Game Rules.
Fixed an issue where the Variable Changed event for a synced Player Variable will not return the player.
Fixed an issue where the Variable Changed event for a synced Rec Room Object Variable will not return the object.

[h2]Experiments[/h2]

Started an experiment that adds "Party Cards" to the online friends carousel. Try using it to reconnect with your party friends more easily!

Rec Room UPDATE - the "You Might Wanna Sit Down For This" Edition

[h2]Rooms 2[/h2]

Resetting an object will now reset any variables inside its object board.
Fixed an issue when you edit out of a Tube or Ribbon, you wouldn't be able to select another object.

[h2]Rec Room Studio[/h2]

You can now configure seats! Where you fits you sits.

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

Fixed a bug where the watch wouldn't close in VR, even when you turn your wrist away.
Fixed an issue where using Delete Everything would make various menus and your maker pen unusable in both Rooms 1 and Rooms 2.
Fixed an issue where recently used Circuits chips wouldn't show up at the top of the Palette search menu when the search box is empty.
Fixed a bug where the announcement page after publishing an invention would automatically close. Maybe we weren't done reading that, y'know?
Fixed the Maker Pen Tutorial missing the Plan prop step. This prevented the tutorial from advancing to the tools steps, so now you can actually finish the tutorial.
Fixed a bug where Rooms 1 Storefronts couldn't display custom avatar item images properly.
Fixed an issue where the invention save dialog wouldn't update.
Fixed an issue with clone drag stopping due to issues with chips.
Fixed a bug where you wouldn't be able to gift something after clicking "Give as Gift". So now you can bring someone a birthday gift on their birthday to their birthday party on their birthday with a birthday gift.

Rec Room UPDATE - the "Road to Rooms 2" Edition

[h2]TLDR[/h2]

Rooms 2.0 has some serious updates, with new tools for managing your hierarchies and objects faster and easier!
More additions to ranged weapons!
Expanded Rec Room Studio access to more eligible creators!

[h2]Rooms 2[/h2]

We've added a few new menus to help with managing Object Hierarchies in Rooms 2.
Connect Widget: When selecting a non-circuit object, a connection icon will appear on the right of the selection (or below it if the selection is large). You can drag this icon to another object to parent the selection to that object. Or you can tap or click the icon to quickly edit in and out of objects, group and ungroup objects, move objects to the room level, and copy and paste objects across hierarchies.
Object Widget: When selecting any object, a nameplate will appear. You can select the name like a shortcut to the 2D hierarchy menu, or the "..." to access the Quick Action Menu for familiar options like configure.
New shapes can now exist directly at the Room Level or within Gizmos, eliminating the need for automatic container creation.
We've added some features that allow you to control if the room is "edit-ready" and ready for creation. Rooms will now load as edit-ready for Creators by default, and you can specify how you want edit-ready rooms to load for other players in your subroom settings. You can also visit the "This Room" page to know if your current room instance is edit-ready!
You are now able to save up to 50 updates to Rooms 2 inventions. While you have a Maker Pen selection, use the "Save Invention Update" in the quick action menu to add a new version to an existing invention. Use the "Version" dropdown on the Invention Details page to pick which version you want to spawn.
There is now a limit of 150 Replicator copies that can be Pre-Allocated across all Replicators in a Room to prevent loading timeouts. If a Room's total Preallocated Copies is above this number, only the maximum number of copies will be generated.
You can now mark your custom Object Properties as synchronized, so everyone in the room sees the same value for that property!
'Enable Pivot Select' and 'Disable Pivot Selection' options will now affect 'MakerPen drag select'.
New objects spawned will no longer be grabbable by default.
Now the Unsaved Animation controller animating in a loop will continue when another player joins the room.
Replicated objects will no longer pop to the origin when reset.
Fixed an issue where a Replicator created through Cloning or Invention wouldn't properly replicate its circuits.
Fixed an issue where deleting objects in Advanced Creation Mode would create problems with the hierarchy menu.
Fixed an issue where you couldn't recolor certain shapes.

[h2]Rec Room Studio[/h2]

We've expanded RRS access to 50% of eligible creators! Click HERE to see if you got access. We plan to get access out to all users very soon.
Improved Inspector performance when Studio Functions are super lengthy.
Changing the target of a Studio Function instruction will now preserve the method and arguments even when the previous target had been destroyed.
Adding new instructions to a Studio Function will now duplicate the content of the previous instruction.
Added more base settings in RRStudio for objects in R1 rooms!

[h2]Ranged Weapons[/h2]

Added new config options to Ranged Weapon Props. Not all weapons will support all of these options.
Infinite Ammo (boolean)
Default Total Ammunition (integer)
Use Ammunition Magazine (boolean)
Ammunition Magazine Size (integer)
Reset on Ammunition Exhaustion (boolean)
Added new Ranged Weapon Prop nodes into beta. Similar to the new config options, these will only work on certain weapons.
Ranged Weapon Prop Get Default Total Ammunition
Ranged Weapon Prop Get Ammunition
Ranged Weapon Prop Reset Current Ammunition
Ranged Weapon Prop Set Current Magazine Ammunition
Ranged Weapon Prop Set Uses Magazine
Ranged Weapon Prop Set Infinite Ammunition
Ranged Weapon Prop Set Magazine Capacity
Ranged Weapon Prop Set Total Ammunition
Added new "Ammunition Changed" Event to Ranged Weapon Props

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

Added a smart suggestion feature to Circuits. Select and drag out of the desired port on a circuit, hold the selection in an empty space for a few seconds, and then select or search for recently used circuits in the smart circuit menu.
Added a subroom level toggle to enable/disable Beacons.
Inventions that were saved with world position from the dorm can now be spawned at the same world position in any room.
Fixed a bug where a rare timing issue was causing all Object Boards in a Room Instance to become destroyed.
Fixed a soft lock issue when opening the watch store from the navigation bar.
Fixed an issue with aim-assist support in UGC rooms for provided weapons.
Localized text fixes for the "New" data token on room cards.
Player boards will now clear values off of all output ports when they are bound to a player.
Fixed a logout issue.

[h2]Experiments[/h2]

We're trying out some upgrades to melee weapons on Screens to make them more reliable, consistent, and fun
Removed slowdown while charging an attack (just like Swing Handle, and VR)
Reduced movement boost while executing charged attacks
Charge attack input is faster in most cases
Repeated attack inputs are more reliable to chain together
Can now hold wave button with a sword to block attacks (so it's possible to do while dual wielding for all controls)
Third person swing is more accurate to the reticle / nearby enemies
Third person screen shake is reduced (since the added camera distance exaggerates it a lot)