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[Beta] Ver 2.3.0b Creating games with VCI made easier

This article is a release note for VirtualCast Beta.
For information on how to play Beta, see here.


[h2]Studio/Room[/h2]
[h3]Changes[/h3]
  • Added a description on the two-factor authentication screen for niconico account integration.

[h2]Room[/h2]
[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]
  • Fixed the issue where an error is displayed when you agreed on character licenses from Purchase History or Upload History.

[h2]VCI[/h2]
[h3]New Features[/h3]
  • Added useful APIs for making games easier. For details, see this article(Japanese).

[h3]Changes[/h3]
  • You can now get the transform information of the monitor camera in rooms.

[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]
  • Fixed the issue where items don't become attractable even after the SubItem is SetSubItemAttractable.

[Stable] Ver 2.2.9c Room admins can now be notified of updated VCIs with badges

[h2]Room[/h2]
[h3]New Features[/h3]
  • Room owners and administrators can now be notified with a badge when items with newer versions available on TSO are in the room.
    • You can see the badge on the [Room Information] and [Items in the Room] icons.
  • You can now specify the obtainability of the item when item-fying a photo from the [Ring Menu] > [Camera] > [Media] > [Photo].

[h3]Improvements[/h3]
  • Optimized the button load process in the ring menu allowing the buttons to load quickly when they are opened for the second time.

[h2]Studio[/h2]
[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]
  • The comment integration setting with third-party services (such as Twitter) will be kept even when the integration is temporarily interrupted by a network error or such.

[h2]VCI[/h2]
[h3]Improvements[/h3]
  • Improved the performance of VCI.

[Beta] Ver 2.3.0a Improved VCI perfomrance

This article is a release note for VirtualCast Beta.
For information on how to play Beta, see here.


[h2]Studio/Room[/h2]
[h3]Changes[/h3]
  • Changed the message shown on the in-VR title screen.

[h2]Room[/h2]
[h3]Improvements[/h3]
  • Improved the rendering of the ring menu.

[h2]VCI[/h2]
[h3]New Features[/h3]
  • Added a feature to display the rendering frame rate and Lua thread frame rate on the upper right corner of the HMD screen. You can enable this in a room by enabling [System] > [For Developper] > [VCI Debug].

[h3]Improvements[/h3]
  • Improved the performance of VCI.
  • Adjusted the behavior of SubItems, which have their rotation constrained within the VCI, when they are grabbed and moved.

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]
  • Fixed the issue where the debug console appears at a high position when a VCI is spawned while VCI Debug is turned on in a studio.

[Beta]Ver 2.2.9c You can now specify the obtainability when creating photo VCIs

This article is a release note for VirtualCast Beta.
For information on how to play Beta, see here.


[h2]Room[/h2]
[h3]New Features[/h3]
  • Room owners and administrators can now be notified with a badge when items with newer versions available on TSO are in the room.
    • You can see the badge on the [Room Information] and [Items in the Room] icons.
  • You can now specify the obtainability of the item when item-fying a photo from the [Ring Menu] > [Camera] > [Media] > [Photo].

[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]
  • Fixed the issue where the rendering order of the pop-up shown on the purchase menu is sometimes incorrect.
  • Fixed the issue where characters collide with colliders that are not supposed to collide with characters.
  • Fixed the issue where the application sometimes crashes when moving from one room to another.

[h2]Studio[/h2]
[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]
  • The comment integration setting with third-party services (such as Twitter) will be kept even when the integration is temporarily interrupted by a network error or such.

[h2]VCI[/h2]
[h3]Improvements[/h3]
  • Improved the performance of VCI.

Hatsune Miku "Magical Mirai" 10th Anniversary in MIKU LAND coming soon!



[Hatsune Miku "Magical Mirai" 10th Anniversary] Concurrent with the OSAKA (August 12-14) and TOKYO (September 2-4) performances! Visitors can enjoy a VR show with Hatsune Miku dancing, a mystery solving event with "Nazo Miku" and "Rabbit Yukine," and a special exhibition looking back on the past 10 years of Magical Mirai.
VR items related to "Hatsune Miku 'Magical Mirai' 10th Anniversary" will also be available for purchase.

Also, shows such as Kagamine Rin/Len's "Yellow Letter Show," which was well received at the previous "MIKU LAND," will be performed again.






[h2]How to join[/h2]
[h3]1. Launch VirtualCast[/h3]Follow the download instruction for VirtualCast to install and launch the application.
After VirtualCast is launched, check the bottom left corner of the launcher window to see that the version is the latest stable version.



[h3]2. Start[/h3] Enter the "Nickname" and choose "My room" for "Initial destination."



[h3]3. Go to the event venue[/h3] Enter My room and after it's loaded, open the menu.
From the menu, select [Rooms] > [Recommemded] and choose the desired destination.

If you couldn't find [Rooms] > [Recommemded] in the menu, you might have entered a studio rather than a room.
In that case, select [Room] > [My room] in the menu and go to your room from the studio.