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[h2]The Lunar New Year Update is now live! [/h2]
Come and celebrate The Year Of The Rat in PokerStars VR with the Lunar New Year Lobby, special themed props/apparel and a limited time 2x Chips & Creds Sale!

There is now less than 2 weeks left to qualify in the PokerStars VR Ambassador Contest!!! It’s still not too late to make the Final 10 the qualification period ends Feb 3rd 12pm ET

Here’s the previous dev diary video with details on the 10 ways to qualify to be a finalist. All 10 Finalists will be receiving an exclusive Final 10 Pin.



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MAKE SURE TO OPT IN THE KYC FORM TO QUALIFY: Ambassador KYC Opt In Form


VRPT Monte Carlo the final stop of VRPT Season 1 is happening next weekend registration is open and selling out fast in Discord.gg/PokerStarsVR under the VRPT sub-section. Everyone who plays in a VRPT event will receive a great goody bag of exclusive VRPT Monte Carlo items.

New Features

Grey avatars now choose a random preset avatar instead.
Store purchase confirmation
Catch the giant golden rat for a lucky money envelope in CNY lobby
In game pictures are now saved in the Quest Photo Gallery
Updated to Unity 2019.2

Existing Feature Improvements / Modifications

Reduced CPU overhead on lighter flames
Prop destruction has been optimized
Switch to CNY lobby
Mute Selfie Stick
Disabled menu interaction while teleporting
CNY Props/Apparel Optimizations
GPU Instanced enabled on props

Bug Fixes

Dart Gun Ammo shows correct amount of darts
Plasma Blade and Machete no longer float when you don't grab them when they come back to you after throw
VRPT Wild West Bracelets no longer change color
Updated Revolver logic to make water shootable
Player_WristWatch_Manager null ref fix
Dart size is now normal when shooting cow while its being absorbed by UFP
Nautical Pipe and Ashtray will not float away anymore
Silver Ball O74 texture has been updated to reflect prop
Store Image for Ball B14 has been added
Assert fired when taking picture (only for other players not for one who takes pic)
Fixed uncommon spinning top logic so it will collide with table properly
Plasma Blade no longer floats when player leaves
Plasma Machetes now drops props that lay on top of them

New Content

Golden Rat Chain
Construction Helmet
Golden Rat Card Protector
River Rat Rubber Ducky
Year Of The Rat Card Skin
VRPT Monte Carlo 2020 Flare Gun
VRPT Monte Carlo 2020 Microphone
VRPT Monte Carlo 2020 Flip top Lighter
VRPT Monte Carlo 2020 Ultra High Roller Chain
VRPT Monte Carlo 2020 Main Event Bracelet
VRPT Monte Carlo 2020 Mini Main Bracelet
VRPT Monte Carlo 2020 Ultra High Roller Bracelet
VRPT Monte Carlo 2020 Pool Unicorn
VRPT Monte Carlo 2020 Captains Hat
VRPT Monte Carlo 2020 Card Skin
VRPT Monte Carlo Main Event Entry Plaque
VRPT Monte Carlo Mini Main Event Entry Plaque
VRPT Monte Carlo Ultra High Roller Event Entry Plaque

Make sure to check out community member The Growlers new in depth 2020 Tutorial Video [previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

Hey everyone PokerStarsVR_Beta 0.12.4.0 is up for download

Enjoy the final build of the year Happy Holidays to all our players!

Bug Fixes:
Fixed crash in the Steam version of the game when joining a lobby
Fixed Fireplace sound not being affected by volume sliders
Fixed Phone booth messages being muted if dealer voice is muted in settings
Fixed low lighting levels on cards in spies environment
Fixed drones issue when spawned through a quick slot
Fixed mute/unmute not working properly in certain situations
Fixed light issues in the Quest lobby
Fixed an error with the spin wheel in the lobby
Fixed some cross-platform issues in the lobby
Fixed poker stop progressing when spectator leaves the table during showdown

Improvements:
All in game money will now appear as $ instead of local currency symbol
Christmas table graphics fixes
Snowballs in lobby will despawn after a set period of time if not being held or thrown
Improved interactions with cigar holders so it’s easier to grab cigars

New VRPT Wild West, Xmas & New Year Props & Apparel

Hey everyone The Christmas Update is now Live!

PokerStarsVR_Beta 0.12.3.0

Bug Fixes:
Fixed Game not starting when blind or dealer player leaves during blind post
Fixed issue where gum or toothpick would get stuck in a player's mouth if another placed it
Fixed grip and origin of laser in laser lipstick
Fixed issue in Quest that would make the chest burster not animate

Features:
Christmas lobby is now live. Starting Monday December 16th you can check under the tree for your gift and come back on the 25th of December to open it!
Christmas table skins across all environments
Spies mission phone booth added to lobby

Improvements:
New environmental details in Spies environment

Hey everyone PokerStarsVR_Beta 0.12.2.0 is out now for download with some nice bug fixes and QOL improvements!

Bug Fixes:
Fixed Martini bug that would only let everyone on the table see the effect.
Fixed issue with wood pipe that would prevent it to be attached to duckies, cow, donkey.
Fixed Nautical pipe so it cannot interact with cards
Fixed jetpack chimp clipping with Blimp
Fixed material issue with Helicopter Hat that would make it look dark in Quest.
Fixed bug where user profile images might not always download properly on certain connections
All cases of kick countdowns should now update properly
Fixed gong in Macau Suite reacting to every shot fired from a drone regardless of impact position
Fixed physics error with dealer button at spies table
Fixed purchased spy gun variants not having their magazines available for sale regardless of current store offerings

Features:
Added friend list refreshing via the social menu
Added text based indicator for when a table host is unresponsive
Re-enabled Poker Hand Histories on PC

Improvements:
Adjustments to monitor mirror UI
Monitor mirror UI now displays active player’s name instead of active player’s seat number
Improved network traffic when a new player enters the lobby
Improved drone movement over network
Adjustment of laser interaction with player so they don’t render when a player is aiming at your face.
Spin & Go play again notifications will now dispatch immediately after receiving your end of tournament outcome
Reduced texture compression on betzone textures for Spies environment
Various volume adjustments for spy props

New Props:
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Green_Vape_Cartridge
Purple_Vape_Cartridge
Yellow_Vape_Cartridge
Lava_Vape
Ocean_Vape
Orange_Dice
Swirl_Red_Yellow_Dice

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Hey everyone PokerStarsVR_Beta 0.12.1.4 is released for download!

Bug Fixes:
Fixed store menu opening twice when close to the item of the day pedestal if store was the last used UI module
Fixed missing hand pose on tournament trophy

Features:
New Spies environment (Unlocked Thursday Nov 28th 4PM ET)
New spies themed dealer button
Added additional user presence management through steamVR for non unity.xr compliant WMR headsets (Potentially fixes no image displaying in certain WMR headsets)

Improvements:
Various UI texture optimizations for Quest
Removed hitching when opening and closing watch menu on Quest

New Spies Props & Apparel (Unlocked Thursday Nov 28th 4PM ET)