PowerBeatsVR News

Dear players!

It has been a while since our last update on Steam, but now it's finally here: You can now enjoy all improvements that we've made during the Oculus Quest port here on Steam as well. You can see the complete list of changes further below. Sorry for the delay. We are now back on track!

From now on, both platforms share the same codebase and are almost identical - except for slightly better graphics and heart rate monitor support on PCVR. Future updates will be published on all platforms likewise.

Btw, here is our new trailer showing you some changes already:
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Thank you all for your patience! As always, feel free to share your feedback in our Discord channel or here in the Steam community, vote on user requests, or add your own ideas on our new feedback board. We highly appreciate all your help in making PowerBeatsVR one of the best VR fitness games!

Btw, comments and reviews on Steam are also much appreciated and would make our day

Enjoy the update, and thanks for being part of this community!

Cheers,
the devs

[h2]All Changes and New Features[/h2]

[h3]New Features:[/h3]

• Completely reworked re-centering feature
  
• Added warning if playspace is not configured, configured to be larger than the one reported by the platform, or the headset is not reporting its guardian correctly
  
• Added safety margin to keep elements inside the configured playspace at all time
  
• Improved automatic adaptation to playspace size and orientation (Please note: Quest via link is not reporting correct boundaries to SteamVR. Thus, there will be a warning.)
  

[h3]Additional Changes and Bugfixes:[/h3]

• Fixed beat detection by waiting for entire audio file to be loaded successfully
  
• Prevented play area size from changing slightly on every menu call when AUTO is checked
  
• Fixed balls placement in song “Energetic” on Advanced and Expert to prevent collisions with walls
  
• Fixed playlist length longer than one hour not showing hours in the playlist tab
  
• Fixed local file not being shown when file ending is not all lower case
  
• Added tooltips to weapon selection explaining the connection between XP and unlocking status
  
• Fixed haptics to give different feedback for balls and streams
  
• Fixed music starting twice when booting up game (sound hiccup)
  
• Fixed “perfect hits” numerical display on the end screen for large hit values
  
• Added center mark on front border for easier positioning
  
• Muted "Move back" audio warning in main menu
  
• Improved acoustic feedback in all menus
  
• Improved scrolling and slider handling within menu elements
  
• Improved readability of some official songs
  

[h3]Editor Improvements:[/h3]

• Fixed inconsistent UI behavior of objects and wording in editor
  
• Improved performance when scrolling through a layout
  

[h3]Visual Improvements:[/h3]

• Optimized, improved, and harmonized environments across all platforms
  
• Optimized and improved menu across all platforms
  
• Changed storm in desert environment to an arch straight out of Arches national park
  
• Improved particle effects and added hit direction to destroy effects
  

Dear players,

This is just a short update about how things are going with the development of PowerBeatsVR:

We've finally finished the Oculus Quest port and started adapting the PCVR version to the latest changes. You should expect that update in November. Unfortunately, porting took longer and required more resources than planned. That's why there haven't been any updates lately. However, if you are interested in the Quest port, you can find more information here: www.powerbeatsvr.com/oculusquest

But now back to PCVR: After the upcoming update, which is going to align all our platforms, you'll receive the same updates as all other platforms. So, don't worry. We won't abandon our Steam users ;-). This is the platform that started everything!

So, thank you all for your patience!

Cheers,
the devs

Dear PowerBeatsVR players,

our Summer Games 2021 have just started and you can compete for a place in our Hall of Fame from 26th till 27th June 2021. We will announce two different songs (and modifiers), one for Saturday and one for Sunday. The highest score of each song will be counted.

And here comes the first song: Bustin Loose - Advanced
Modifier: "Small Balls"

You will have the chance to reach the highest score for the first song until 26/06/21 at 23:59 CEST.


The second song will be announced 27/06/21 at 0:00 CEST and you will be able to submit your highest score for that song until 27/06/21 at 23:59 CEST

Only scores that are posted within the "tournament-screenshots" channel in our Discord server will be counted.

Both rounds will be counted for everybody and the sum of both top scores will be taken for the final ranking. The top 3 players will be shown in our “Hall of Fame”. Additionally, the winner of the tournament will receive the Hall of Fame title in our Discord.

You can find all that information and our Hall of Fame here: https://www.powerbeatsvr.com/contests/

Good luck to everyone! We'll see you in the tournament :)

Cheers,
Team PowerBeatsVR

Dear players!

After our full launch in November and our minor bugfix update in December, we are still very much at work on improving PowerBeatsVR.

We’ve received a lot of great feedback from you, our users, via Steam and Discord. A number of cool features and smaller improvements have been suggested, and we are grateful that so many of you like our game and are interested in its future.

So, we’d like you to know what we are doing and planning in the future.



First, we have identified the Custom Song Generator as an important feature to many of you, and we’ll be releasing a major update focused on new generator features in late summer this year. The update will include many smaller requested features and some bugfixes, too.

Second, we are also working on getting the game on Quest 1 and 2. This will hopefully happen at the end of this year. Rest assured that any improvements we are doing for the Quest will make their way to the PC version as well!

Finally, things do not stop here. We’re planning on further improving the game after these two major milestones, so stay tuned for more updates in 2022!

Thank you for playing PowerBeatsVR!

The team at FiveMindCreations

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Btw, if you are interested in what features have been already requested by our users or want to upvote a specific request, check out our Trello board.

In case you want to add an idea or express a wish, feel free to post your suggestion here in the Steam community hub or in our Discord.

And as always, any comment and review on Steam is much appreciated and would make our day! Thank you so much

Dear PowerBeatsVR players,

we have great news:

PowerBeatsVR joins the Virtual Athletics League Winter Games 2021 and you can compete for a 500 EUR prize pool.

Qualifying: March 6th, 2021
Finals: March 7th, 2021

[h3]What are the VAL Winter Games?[/h3]
The Virtual Athletics League Winter Games represent a month full of esports tournaments and giveaways, having started on February 19th and going till March 20th. The event features some of the largest titles in Virtual Reality with every game having its own tournament schedule and rules.

[h3]Where can you find all the information about the PowerBeatsVR tournament?[/h3]
You can find everything, including the tournament times, how to participate, the prizes, and what you have to do for them here: https://www.powerbeatsvr.com/vr-fitness-game/wintergames/

Good luck to everyone! We'll see you in the tournament :)

Cheers,
Team PowerBeatsVR