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[Beta] Ver 2.0.7c Fixed an issue with 3D audio on VCIs

[h2]Rooms[/h2]
[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]
  • Fixed the issue where the anti-aliasing setting for HMD was not being applied.

[h2]VCI[/h2]
[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]
  • Fixed the issue where 3D audio was not working in VCI.
  • Fixed the issue where ClipName API for AudioSource was not accessible.
  • Fixed the issue where textures flickered when you see a VCI from far away.

[Beta] Ver 2.0.7b Support for YouTube playlist

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


[h2]Studios[/h2]
[h3]New features[/h3]
  • Added a feature to return to My Studio by press-and-holding ESC key while in a studio on-air or an official studio.
  • The video player now supports YouTube playlists.
    • On the title, go to Settings > Import > Video Playlist URLs and type in the URLs for YouTube playlists.
    • The supported format of URL is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list={Playlist ID}. URLs in other formats may result in an error.
    • In studios, open the context menu for the video player and select Enter URL to see the playlist you entered in the Video Playlist URLs.

[h3]Changes[/h3]
  • Re-organized the order of selections in the ring menu.
  • Notifications for VCI script internal errors are now only shown when the VCI debug console is enabled.

[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]
  • Fixed the issue where notification for VCI internal errors are shown repeatedly each time you moved from one studio to another.

[h2]Rooms[/h2]
[h3]Changes[/h3]
  • Replaced the synching system.
    • Some VCIs might behave differently. Please check them.
  • Re-organized the order of selections in the ring menu.

[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]
  • Fixed the issue where using the ring menu continuously would slow down the transition of the ring menu.
  • When you have selected JPEG in the [Settings] > [Camera] > [Export format for photo capture camera], the picture to be exported will now have the extension jpg instead of jpeg.

[h2]VCI[/h2]
[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]
  • The behaviour of ExportAudioSource.PlayOneShot() was different from that of vci.assets.audio.PlayOneShot(). This isssue have been fiexed.
    • Fixed the issue where calling ExportAudioSource.PlayOneShot() consecutively with different arguments for the volume value resulted in the volume of already playing audio changing while playing.
  • Fixed the issue where grabbing the same SubItem with multiple users resulted in conflicting ownership assignments.
  • Fixed the issue where grabbing SubItems with the same GroupId with multiple users resulted in conflicting ownership assignments.

[Beta] Ver 2.0.7a Preset items in Rooms

[h2]New features[/h2]
  • Errors that occurred in VCI scripts will be shown on the UI.
  • Rooms: Preset for characters, items and locations have been added.
  • Studios: You can now see the title of broadcasts when selecting on-air studios from the Studios list.

[h2]Changes[/h2]
  • When you are in an offline studio, the status of online/offline will no longer be displayed on the camera monitor.
  • Studios: When connected with Twitter, an error message will be shown when retrieval of comment has failed due to hitting the concurrent connection limitation.

[h2]Bug fixes[/h2]
  • Fixed an issue where studio ID couldn't be copied in studios on air.

[Stable] Ver 2.0.6c The method for assigning trackers has changed

[h2]Changes[/h2]
  • You can now lock the handy camera in Studios.
  • Internal process for detecting tracker roles has been changed. We now use the roles specified in the SteamVR settings.
    • Now, you must assign the tracker roles in the SteamVR side before launching VirtualCast.
    • In the SteamVR settings, go to [Devices] > [Manage Vive Trackers] > [MANAGE VIVE TRACKERS] and assign the proper roles for each tracker you have.
    • For details, see here.
  • Changed the shape of the hand colliders to a capsule.
  • The video players now snap turns.
  • Changed the order of the items in the ring menu in Studios.

[h2]Bug fixes[/h2]
  • Fixed an issue where the colors on the whiteboard seemed discolored when seen by a user who entered the studio after the color was drawn.
  • Fixed an issue where you couldn't grab items from a distance in Rooms.
  • Studio: Fixed an issue where the loop play setting turned on without applying the current loop setting when loading video on the video player.
  • Studio: Fixed an issue where VCI locations disappeared in all clients when VirtualCast was quitted with X button while the location change effect is running.
  • Room: Fixed an issue where you might keep falling to infinity when loading a location.
  • Room: Fixed an issue where users who haven't logged in could create link objects.
  • Fixed an issue where some characters become corrupted in the title screen when you acquired the stream information.
  • Fixed an issue where some users failed to load locations when visiting other studios.

[h2]VCI[/h2]
[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]
  • Fixed an issue where VCI attach state was not synced with users who entered the place while a character who has the VCI already attached exists.
  • Fixed an issue where re-entering a room after using vci.ResetRootTransform() resulted in the position being altered.

[Beta] Ver 2.0.6c Whiteboard bug fix

[h2]Bug fix[/h2]
  • Fixed an issue where the whiteboard in Studios initialized in the all-white state.