POPULATION: ONE News

March 9th, 2023, Change List

FREE TO PLAY

• POPULATION: ONE is Free to build! Free to climb! Free to fly! Free to design your own maps!
  
• And now: Free to Play!
  
• The game will be free on Meta Quest 2 / Pro
  
• Oculus Rift and Steam will now be priced at $19.99 . Players who purchase the game on Steam/Oculus Rift platforms will be granted 1,200 ($20) worth of Bureau Gold (BG) into their account.
  
• ALL New Players will receive FREE additional Bureau Gold (300 BG) when they first launch the game.
  

Squads Evolving Map

• A Sandbox map has replaced Outpost Hill.
  
• Terrain has been modified on the Eastern side of the map.
  
• This map will receive consistent changes throughout 2023.
  

Classic Squads Original Map

• Classic Squads in the original Season 1 map (Bureau Base and Tower are open).
  
• Revisit classic areas such as Ridgeline, Cliffside, Complex 33, and the Refinery!
  
• Bots will be added to Classic Squads in matches with lower-skilled players.
  
• Note: Bot-filled matches feature is rolling out over time and won’t be available to all players right away.
  

Original Banana Bundle

* All players who own POP1 before the free-to-play transition automatically receive the Original Banana Bundle:

• Legendary “PJ Potassium” Character Skin
  
• Legendary “Prestige” Character Skins (4)
  
• Rare “Prestige” Full Gun Set (14)
  
• Exclusive Title: “Original Banana”
  
• Exclusive Calling Card: “Celebration”
  
• Exclusive Spray: “I Was Here”
  
• 1,000 Bureau Gold
  
• Full Access to the level progression track
  

Graphics Update

• Doubled texture resolution and improved colors for environment, characters, and guns.
  
• Dynamic objects (characters, guns, build walls) now have real-time shadows.
  
• Higher resolution for environment shadows.
  

Store Update

• New store bundles will be featured in the Shop. These bundles have a chance of returning. Get them while you can!
  
• Note: All old bundles before this update will stay limited and never return to the store.
  
• Individual Character Skins and Gun Skins are available in a catalog format.
  

Single Player

• Bots have been improved to be more competitive and will change difficulty based on your skill.
  
• New Single Player Rewards: Win Single Player matches to unlock rewards.
  

Game Balance Changes

• All gun damage numbers and ranges have been adjusted to make them more specialized. Now, each weapon more accurately fits its intended role for close, medium, or long-range fights.
  
• Bananas per inventory slot have been reduced from 2->1, but now heal 100 health instantly.
  
• When using an item that heals over time (health and shield soda), their active healing effects are now canceled if damaged by an enemy player. Being damaged by the Battle Zone does not stop the healing.
  
• Ghost movement speed while knocked down has been increased.
  

Sandbox

• The SMAW Rocket Launcher has been added to Sandbox!
  
• Rocket Launcher rarity can be set to change damage output.
  
• More room sizes available: players can select either “12 Players” for more limited size rooms, or “24 Players” for larger rooms when hosting a game.
  
• New “Loot Cluster” asset for easily placing down 6 loot nodes at once.
  

March Monthly Rewards

*Play an active game mode (Classic Squads, Squads, Adventurous Playlist, etc.) to make progress towards the Monthly Rewards!

* Monthly Rewards Tiers:

• Dark Arrival P90 (P90 gun skin) - 2 Matches
  
• Sweats, sweat everywhere (Spray) - 5 Matches
  
• Dark Arrival MK18 (MK1 gun skin) - 10 Matches
  
• Seeing Red (Calling Card) - 15 Matches
  
• Dark PJ (Urban Guerilla)- (Character skin) - 25 Matches
  

• Select the MONTHLY tab in the Main Menu to see your progress.
  
• Come back every month to unlock a new set of rewards.
  
• Rewards will be available for purchase in the Social Store the following month.
  

New Moderation Tools

• New reporting button next to each player name on the mini-map. Use this button to easily report offending players.
  
• New description text field when reporting a player for providing additional details which may speed up the report process.
  

General

• For Free to Play Users: “All Access” can be purchased for the XP progression track to gain access to level 11 rewards and above.
  
• Deathmatch Game Mode is no longer available in POP1 Custom Rooms. Use Sandbox to play Deathmatch!
  
• Training Park now teaches users how to mute and report other players.
  
• Added the ability to skip the intro animation sequence and decreased the game’s overall launch time.
  
• Introduced a new floating keyboard used by the Game Explorer and report menus.
  

Bug Fixes

• Improved accuracy of muzzle flash position.
  
• Fixed Ghosting and Muting not persisting between matches.
  
• Voice chat now persists during the loading sequence between games again.
  
• Team Chat Only fixes to improve reliability.
  
• Fixed issue where dropping ammo would also empty the magazine of any guns using that ammo.
  
• Fixed an issue with Nametags and Health Bars not being visible.
  
• Fixed an issue with “99” being shown next to some players’ names on the mini-map.
  
• Fixed rare issue causing bullets to stop registering for all players in a server.
  
• Fixed assorted XP-related exploits.
  
• Fixed collision issues around the outside of The Tower.
  
• Fixed an issue where users could load Single Player game modes while in a squad.
  
• Fixed issue that allowed players to remove fog on PCVR.
  
• Fixed issue that allowed users to switch teams during matches in Custom Rooms.
  
• Fixed issues involving Ghosting and Reporting other users.
  
• Fixed the “Help” button in the settings.
  
• Fixed issue where Main Menu could erroneously say “edge-casey” as the username.
  
• Fixed issue that could cause grenades to be stuck beeping infinitely.
  

Terms of Service

• BigBox VR’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy have updated and are available here:
  
• https://www.bigboxvr.com/terms-and-conditions
  
• https://www.bigboxvr.com/privacy-policy
  

Support

• For support visit [http://support.bigboxvr.com](http://support.bigboxvr.com) to get access to self-help resources or file a ticket.
  

Known Issues

• The reticle will sometimes stay yellow after reloading. Switching guns should fix this.
  
• A brief loss of audio is sometimes encountered when joining a voice chat channel on Quest 1 & 2 without headphones. This is due to enabling echo and noise cancellation features.
  
• Steam VR users playing on an Oculus headset: When Purchasing Bureau Gold, you will need to take off your headset to approve the purchase.
  
• If you see a notice that you need to "update to play" but don't see it in the store, uninstall and reinstall POP: ONE to force the upgrade to happen. You won't lose any progress or data.
  

See you in game!

January 30th, 2023, Change List

Level 65

• Climb your way to the top to earn Millie Gold.
  

Last Chance To Grab January Monthly Match Rewards
* Play an active game mode (Squads, Sandbox, Co-Op Bot Battle, etc.) to make progress towards the monthly rewards!
* Monthly Matches Tiers:

• Phaser M60 (M60 skin) - 2 Matches
  
• Shhh… (Spray) - 5 Matches
  
• Phaser AWP (AWP skin) - 10 Matches
  
• Always Been There (Calling Card) - 15 Matches
  
• Ace Space (Character skin) - 25 Matches
  

* Select the MONTHLY tab in the Main Menu to see your progress.
* Come back every month to unlock a new set of rewards.

February Monthly Match Rewards ( Starts Jan. 31st @ 5pm PT)
* Monthly Matches Tiers:

• Dealer's Choice PX4 (PX4 skin) - 2 Matches
  
• Deal With It (Spray) - 5 Matches
  
• Dealer's Choice DT11 (DT11 skin) - 10 Matches
  
• House Always Wins (Calling Card) - 15 Matches
  
• (Roy)ale Flush (Character skin) - 25 Matches
  

Adventurous Playlist

• Voting screen in Adventurous Playlist will now show “NEW” and “HOT” Sandbox Games.
  
• “NEW” recently published Sandbox Games have a chance to be surfaced automatically.
  
• Popular and trending Sandbox Games will earn a “HOT” tag!
  

Sandbox

• New Player Profiles: Click on a player name to show all Sandbox Games by that creator. Can also view profiles of friends by clicking on their name in the Friends List.
  
• New “Vote to End” button on the right side of the minimap while in a Sandbox Playlist
  
• Fixed issue where placing the battlezone outside the play area would cause visual issues on the minimap.
  
• Fixed an issue where the refresh button didn’t work on individual maps in the Sandbox room list.
  
• Fixed missing texture on red container object.
  
• Fixed a crash related to scaling many objects in the builder.
  
• Main Menu: Fixed issue with Refresh and Toggles for Individual Sandbox Game Room Lists.
  
• Audio: Added Voting Screen and Thumbnail Camera sound effects.
  

General

• Overhauled physics on Quest to use the same physics engine as Desktop.
  
• Fixed “launch glitch” and other physics-related bugs on Quest.
  
• Gesture-based reload times and jump pad launch distances are now consistent on PCVR and Quest.
  
• Improved ragdoll spawn timing and bone positioning.
  
• Fixed an issue where challenges progress was not updating after completing a match.
  
• Main Menu: Fixed an issue where duplicate entries could display in the Sandbox room list.
  
• Main Menu: Fixed store and catalog images for Callista.
  
• Fixed several minor text localization issues.
  
• Minimap: Fixed issue that sometimes caused the Minimap cursor to disappear.
  

Terms of Service

• BigBox VR’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy have updated and are available here:
  
• https://www.bigboxvr.com/terms-and-conditions
  
• https://www.bigboxvr.com/privacy-policy
  

Support
For support visit [http://support.bigboxvr.com](http://support.bigboxvr.com) to get access to self-help resources or file a ticket.

Known Issues

• Users cannot speak during the black loading screen when joining a match through the Main Menu.
  
• The reticle will sometimes stay yellow after reloading. Switching guns should fix this.
  
• A brief loss of audio is sometimes encountered when joining a voice chat channel on Quest 1 & 2 without headphones. This is due to enabling echo and noise cancellation features.
  
• Steam VR users playing on an Oculus headset: When Purchasing Bureau Gold, you will need to take off your headset to approve the purchase.
  
• If you see a notice that you need to "update to play" but don't see it in the store, uninstall and reinstall POP: ONE to force the upgrade to happen. You won't lose any progress or data.
  

December 14th, 2022, Change List

POPULATION: ONE SANDBOX EARLY ACCESS

Overview

• A Game Creator limited only by your imagination.
  
• Explore, create, and play an endless variety of games with friends.
  

Game Explorer

• Play the “Featured” or “Adventurous” playlists.
  
• Search Bar: Find Sandbox Games by Author or Game Title.
  
• Sandbox Room List: Discover all live Sandbox rooms in this list.
  
• Top Games: Host or join popular Sandbox Games.
  
• Recently Published: The latest Sandbox Games that have been published for everyone to play.
  
• My Published Games: A list of your personal published games.
  
• Training and Pop1 Rooms: The new home for Training Park, classic Pop1 “Custom” Rooms, Tutorial, Co-op Bot Battle, Solo Bot Battle, and Combat Trial.
  

Sandbox Playlists

• Sandbox is launching with the FEATURED and ADVENTUROUS playlists. This is the best way to jump in and play!
  
• Featured Playlist: Features popular, replayable, and balanced 6v6 team deathmatch games.
  
• Adventurous Playlist: Up for some adventure? This is the place to try more creative and experimental games.
  
• Vote for next game: When the game ends, vote to replay or choose from 3 new games.
  
• Vote to End early: Want to skip the current game? Open the Battle Menu and vote to end early. If the majority agrees, the game will be ended immediately.
  

Build Games

• “Create Game”: Build your game from scratch using a Blank Template, from a starter Scene Template, or from any Copyable Game made by the community.
  
• Saved Games: Access all of your own saved and published games.
  
• Builder Room List: Looking to build with others? Jump into any game in this list to start collaborating.
  

Sandbox Game Builder

• Move, rotate, and scale a variety of objects to build out your dream deathmatch game, hangout spot, or anything else you imagine.
  
• Select from a variety of Gameplay (guns, Jump Pads, Bananas, etc.) or Building Objects (cubes, houses, trees, etc.)
  
• Enable Snapping for precision, or toggle it off for freeform object adjustment.
  
• Toggle between Fly Mode to easily build around all angles of your creation.
  
• Adjust Game Rules for lightning fast kill times, super fling, and many more variations.
  
• When you’re ready, save and publish your game to the world for all to see!
  

Support

Sandbox is Early Access so you may experience some unexpected errors.

Come join the discussion on the Pop1 Discord: https://discord.gg/pop1
For support visit http://support.bigboxvr.com to get access to self-help resources or file a ticket.

You can also report behaviors or Sandbox games that violate our community standards by emailing us at [email protected].

Known Issues

• Shipping Container: Red texture is missing for Texture Slot B.
  
• Hosted Rooms: After selecting “Continue” in the game description panel, occasionally the Battle Menu will fail to appear. Select “A” to be able to access the Battle Menu again.
  

See you in the Sandbox!

December 6th, 2022, Change List

Introducing Rocket Launchers!

• Rocket Launchers can deal direct damage as well as splash damage.
  
• They spawn from the loot drop pod.
  
• They also spawn in random loot locations throughout the map but are rare.
  
• Rocket Launchers come pre-loaded with 3 rounds.
  
• Rocket Launchers will safely self-destruct when empty.
  
• Rocket Launchers have no star rating like a frag grenade or zone grenade.
  
• Rocket Launchers deal splash damage through build walls, but at a reduced amount.
  

Friending Improvements

• Friending has now been added to the minimap! Easy way to send and accept friend requests during a game.
  
• New button to join a room using a room code placed beneath the friends list
  

Graphics Improvements

• Improved Fog and reduced haziness throughout the map.
  
• Tree Leaf shadow improvements. Tree shadows are now more realistic.
  
• Fixed lighting on objects that move.
  
• Improved mesh detail at a distance for the environments and characters.
  
• Reduced artifacts on environment shadows.
  
• Improved reflections on windows and other reflective surfaces..
  
• Improved overall global illumination (indirect light) in the environment
  

December Monthly Match

• Play an active game mode (Squads, Team Deathmatch, and Co-Op Bot Battle, etc.) to make progress towards the monthly rewards!
  

Monthly Matches Tiers:

• Gift Wrapped 357 (357 skin) - 2 Matches
  
• Jingle Haul (Spray) - 5 Matches
  
• Gift Wrapped MP5 (MP5 skin) - 10 Matches
  
• Happy Holidays (Calling Card) - 15 Matches
  
• Millie Ugly Sweater (Character skin) - 25 Matches
  

Select the MONTHLY tab in the Main Menu to see your progress.
Come back every month to unlock a new set of rewards.

Voice Communication

• Voice Communications is very important to us and we are continuing to improve stability in this area with each update. Please file a support ticket if you have issues with voice communications.
  

General

• Fixed a collision issue inside the Barn in Farmlands
  
• Fixed an issue where 1st person character models were invisible while running or flying.
  
• Fixed an issue where all players in a Custom Room could change Custom Room settings and start the match.
  
• Fixed corrupted texture on tires in Observatory.
  

Terms of Service

• BigBox VR’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy have updated and are available here:
  
• [https://www.bigboxvr.com/terms-and-conditions](https://www.bigboxvr.com/terms-and-conditions)
  
• [https://www.bigboxvr.com/privacy-policy](https://www.bigboxvr.com/privacy-policy)
  

Support

For support visit \[[http://support.bigboxvr.com](http://support.bigboxvr.com/)\]([http://support.bigboxvr.com](http://support.bigboxvr.com/)) to get access to self-help resources or file a ticket.

Known Issues

• Users cannot speak during the black loading screen when joining a match through the Main Menu.
  
• The reticle will sometimes stay yellow after reloading. Switching guns should fix this.
  
• A brief loss of audio is sometimes encountered when joining a voice chat channel on Quest 1 & 2 without headphones. This is due to enabling echo and noise cancellation features.
  
• Steam VR users playing on an Oculus headset: When Purchasing Bureau Gold, you will need to take off your headset to approve the purchase.
  
• If you see a notice that you need to "update to play" but don't see it in the store, uninstall and reinstall POP: ONE to force the upgrade to happen. You won't lose any progress or data.
  

November 8th, 2022, Change List

**Announcing POPULATION: ONE SANDBOX**

* A Game Creator limited only by your imagination.
* Explore, create, and play an endless variety of games with friends.
* Take the action to a moon base, a Viking village, and more!
* Sign up to get access quickly! populationonevr.com/waitlist.html

**November Monthly Match**

* Play an active game mode (Squads, Team Deathmatch, and Co-Op Bot Battle, etc.) to make progress towards the monthly rewards!

* Monthly Matches Tiers:
* Royal Oak AKM (AKM skin) - 2 Matches
* Anna X Autumn (spray) - 5 Matches
* Royal Oak M1014 (1014 skin) - 10 Matches
* Anna Hallow (Calling Card) - 15 Matches
* Anna Hallow (Character skin) - 25 Matches
* Select the MONTHLY tab in the Main Menu to see your progress.
* Come back every month to unlock a new set of rewards.

**Voice Communication**

* Voice Communications is very important to us and we are continuing to improve stability in this area with each update. Please file a support ticket if you have issues with voice communications.

**General**

* Fixed an issue with loot being invisible sometimes.
* Fixed an issue where sometimes players would clip into walls when dying.


**Support**

For support visit http://support.bigboxvr.com to get access to self-help resources or file a ticket.

**Known Issues**
* AWP Scope does not remain zoomed in when the barrel is inside walls or objects.
* The reticle will sometimes stay yellow after reloading. Switching guns should fix this.

* A brief loss of audio is sometimes encountered when joining a voice chat channel on Quest 1 & 2 without headphones. This is due to enabling echo and noise cancellation features.
* Steam VR users playing on an Oculus headset: When Purchasing Bureau Gold, you will need to take off your headset to approve the purchase.
* If you see a notice that you need to "update to play" but don't see it in the store, uninstall and reinstall POP: ONE to force the upgrade to happen. You won't lose any progress or data.

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\~ see you in game!