VirtualCast News

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

[h2]Room[/h2]
[h3]Changes[/h3]

• Changed to display the uploader name in the item information panel.
  

[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]

• Fixed an issue that caused the item information panel to be visible to the stream camera.
  

[h2]Studio[/h2]
[h3]Changes[/h3]

• Changed the save destination of the studio screenshots and whiteboard images to the same year-month folder as the capture.
  
• The following functions related to hashtag tweet retrieval have been removed in response to some Twitter APIs becoming premium.
  
• We will continue to monitor the trend of Twitter integration and consider how to support it.
  
  • Title setting screen: SNS Integration > Twitter hashtag setting
    
  • Ring menu -> System > Comment > Raining Images
    
  • Ring Menu -> System > Comment > Twitter is no longer used as a comment source
    

[h2]Studio[/h2]
[h3]Improvements[/h3]

• Improved stability of the studio video player
  

[h2]Bug fixes[/h2]

• Fixed an issue in the studio where the initial synchronization of shared variables for vci.state / vci.studio.shared does not work as expected when a player joins.
  
• Fixed an issue where comment cards in Showroom were not displayed correctly.
  
• Fixed an issue where drawing on the whiteboard was not possible.
  
• Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented some gifts in Showroom from appearing.
  

[h2]Room[/h2]
[h3]New features[/h3]

• Added a button to update all items in a room that have been updated on the VirtualCast store.
  
  • Only the room owner or managers can use the button.
    

[h3]Changes[/h3]

• When a user is disconnected from the server due to a communication error in a room, the user will be automatically re-entered into the same room.
  

[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]

• Fixed an issue in the room where if a player enters a room with the monitor camera locked, the snap rotation of the monitor camera will not work after it is unlocked.
  
• Disabled the ability to resize the application window using mouse drag.
  

[h2]VCI[/h2]
[h3]Greatly enhanced audio functionality![/h3]
In this release, we have focused on expanding VCI's audio manipulation capabilities and have added multiple APIs. We hope that creators who make VCIs will make use of these new features.
Please refer to the individual API pages for more detailed usage instructions (Currently in Japanese only).

[h3]You can create a VCI like this![/h3]
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

The VCI shown in the video is available on the VirtualCast store.

The source code is available on the wiki.

[h3]New features[/h3]

• Added SetTime API to ExportAnimation.
  
• Added the following APIs to ExportAudioSource:
  
  • SetTime
  • SetPitch
  • PlayScheduled
  • GetDuration
  • IsPlaying
  • GetCurrentTime
• Added the GetDspTime API to ExportMe.
  
• You can now specify the following AudioSource parameters when creating a VCI in Unity. For details, see here.
  
  • Pitch
    
  • 3DSoundSettings
    
    • minDistance
      
    • maxDistance

[h3]Bug fix[/h3]

• Fixed the issue where Rigidbodies whose Interpolate is enabled didn't synchronize smoothly.
  

[h2]Web[/h2]
[h3]Changes[/h3]

• The default protocol used when connecting to the room is changed to RUDP.
  

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

[h2]Room[/h2]
[h3]Changes[/h3]

• When a user is disconnected from the server due to a communication error in a room, the user will be automatically re-entered into the same room.
  

[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]

• Fixed an issue where volume settings changed in a room was not reflected correctly in the studio.
  
• Fixed item creator to be maintained when reloading items in a room.
  

[h2]Studio[/h2]
[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]

• Fixed an issue that disabled voice chat in Studio.
  
• Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented some gifts in Showroom from appearing.
  

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

[h2]Studio[/h2]
[h3]Improvements[/h3]

• Improved stability of the studio video player
  

[h2]Bug fixes[/h2]

• Fixed an issue in the studio where the initial synchronization of shared variables for vci.state / vci.studio.shared does not work as expected when a player joins.
  
• Fixed an issue where comment cards in Showroom were not displayed correctly.
  
• Fixed an issue where drawing on the whiteboard was not possible.
  

[h2]Room[/h2]
[h3]New features[/h3]

• Added a button to update all items in a room that have been updated on the VirtualCast store.
  
  • Only the room owner or managers can use the button.
    

[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]

• Fixed an issue in the room where if a player enters a room with the monitor camera locked, the snap rotation of the monitor camera will not work after it is unlocked.
  
• Disabled the ability to resize the application window using mouse drag.
  

[h2]VCI[/h2]
[h3]Greatly enhanced audio functionality![/h3]
In this release, we have focused on expanding VCI's audio manipulation capabilities and have added multiple APIs. We hope that creators who make VCIs will make use of these new features.
Please refer to the individual API pages for more detailed usage instructions (Currently in Japanese only).

• Added SetTime API to ExportAnimation.
  
• Added the following APIs to ExportAudioSource:
  
  • SetTime
  • SetPitch
  • PlayScheduled
  • GetDuration
  • IsPlaying
  • GetCurrentTime
• Added the GetDspTime API to ExportMe.
  
• You can now specify the following AudioSource parameters when creating a VCI in Unity. For details, see here.
  
  • Pitch
    
  • 3DSoundSettings
    
    • minDistance
      
    • maxDistance

[h2]Title[/h2]
[h3]Changes[/h3]

• You can now specify the IP address to send OSC messages from VCI. It can be set from the Settings on the title screen.
  

[h2]Studio[/h2]
[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]

• Fixed an issue where the connection to niconico live was disconnected under a certain condition.
  

[h2]Room[/h2]
[h3]New features[/h3]

• Following information will be displayed when you select an item from the ring menu.
  
  • Item name
    
  • Description of the item
    
  • Lifespan setting of the item when spawned
    
• Following information has been added to the room information panel shown when you select a room in the ring menu.
  
  • Warning display for sensitive rooms
    
  • Various permissions and item lifespan icons
    
• The following information has been added to the loading space panel:
  
  • Will changes to the room be saved?
    
  • Permissions range for spawning VCI
    
  • Lifespan of VCIs spawned in the room
    
• The "Item lifespan" display now reflects the difference in the VirtualCast edition currently in use.
  
  • If you are using the beta version of Virtual Cast, the information panel will display "Tied to the last participant" even if the item lifespan setting in the room settings is set to "Tied to the room."
    
• If you use the beta version, you can no longer set the lifespan of newly created VCIs to "Tied to the room."
  
  • This is because the room state is not saved in beta versions regardless of the setting.
    

[h3]Changes[/h3]

• Fixed the aspect ratio of the preview display for photos taken in the room to 16:9 fixed because the aspect ratio was distorted.
  

[h2]VCI[/h2]
[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]

• Fixed an issue where an empty UTF8 string could not be received correctly with VCI OSC API.
  

[h2]Web[/h2]
[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]

• Fixed an issue where assets could not be commercialized when uploading VCI from the VC-toolkit application.
  
• Fixed an issue where some avatars had double eyebrows.
  
• Fixed an issue where an error screen would appear after submitting an inquiry.