POPULATION: ONE News

Runs Jan 7th to Jan 17th
REWARDS: SAKO, M1014, MK18, MP5 - Cham-pain skins
Pop 10, 20, 30, and 40 balloons to receive free in-game rewards.

[h2]General[/h2]
* Grenade: Fixed issue where server and client grenade position could become mismatched
* Loading (Quest Only): Greatly sped up initial app launch times
* Loading: Better error handling for login/setup issues
* 1st-Install (Quest Only): Show extract status loading bar instead of 3 dots
* Bot Battle: Minor difficulty balancing
* Post Match: Confetti when you win
* Name Tags: Disabled rich text (prevents players from changing name tag colors)
* Environment: Removed Holiday Assets

[h2]Known Issues[/h2]
* Desktop VR: Climbing jitter can happen in some cases. Actively working on a fix for this.
* 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.

Can't wait to play these new changes with all of you \~ see you in game!

* Bot Battle: AI improvements
* Friends: Improved load times for players with long friends lists
* Desktop: Fixed softlock on exit
* Post Match: Fixed issue where "coin sound" could get stuck
* Misc performance improvements and bug fixes


* Desktop VR: Climbing jitter can happen in some cases. Actively working on a fix for this.
* 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.

Surprise coming soooooonnnn..

* New game mode that can be selected on the Play Screen
* Hang out in a private Bot Battle with a squad of friends!
* Make new friends through matchmaking or practice alone against Easy, Normal, Hard and Insane bots!


* The plains has frozen over in a big way
* Snow is melting, but holiday festivities and snowmen can be seen around the map!
* Assorted geo & collision bugfixes




* New option for muting other player who aren't on your team by default in the pre-match area
* Voice no longer disconnects if you're in-game when your squad disbands


* Desktop VR: Temporarily reverted climbing jitter fix as it caused other jitter issues
* Store: Fixed issue where store would not show up for some users
* Store: Updated timer format to be more human readable
* Networking: Some more bandwidth usage improvements
* Text: Better looking font for in-game text
* Misc performance improvements and bug fixes


* Desktop VR: Climbing jitter can happen in some cases. Actively working on a fix for this.
* 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.

​

Can't wait to play these new changes with all of you \~ see you in game!

* DT11 & M1014: Shot pattern changed to be slightly wider
* DT11: Choke per level decreased from 10% -> 8% per level
* Inventory: Fixed issue where dropping a non-equipped gun lost the ammo


* Matchmaking: Removed the 30 second match countdown and replaced with a dynamic waiting system for users on potato computers
* Desktop VR: Fixed climbing jitter when framerate is unstable
* Locomotion: Now uses center of head to determine height instead of headset when setting height
* Event: Fixed PC VR region issue that caused Event Tab to be missing
* Localization: Language switching is now instant and doesn't need a scene refresh
* Networking: Reduced bandwidth usage by 35%
* Misc performance improvements and bug fixes


* 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.

Can't wait to play these new changes with all of you \~ see you in game!

https://twitter.com/populationonevr
https://www.facebook.com/populationonevr
https://www.reddit.com/r/populationonevr

Earn event points by getting kills, dealing damage, and finding snowflakes hidden in the arena. Get up to

2x more bonus points when you squad up with friends.

Event ends December 14th @ 11:59 PM Pacific.

⛄🏂❄

Read Patch Notes

Follow POPULATION: ONE on Twitter