Greetings! Today’s update features an improved image loader, fixed game mounting, fixed Steam store game spawning, and more! Improved Image Loader In the past, the image loader had trouble working on certain sites which meant you had to try multiple image URLs before finding one that’d work. Today’s update resolves this by implementing SteamHTTPRequests as a fallback for loading images less-tha…
Today’s update contains several bug fixes, mostly related to pets. Change Log · Added a notification when you click the Add/Update Pet button. · Fixed a bug that made you have to BE a pet in order to see the Add/Update Pet button in the Build/Transform Menu. · Fixed a bug that caused the transforms in the Build Menu to apply to your current pet even if it wasn't the model you were adding/updati…
Today's update adds a basic & customizable Pet System that lets you turn any model into a pet that can follow you around, or you can become the pet & use it as your own avatar. You can also create outfits for the pets by attaching models to them. Play as 5 Classic Characters (at the same time) You can play as the pets - so to start you off there are 5 default pets you can spawn & play as from t…
Today's small update fixes a bug that caused web content - such as YouTube videos etc. - to often fail to load. Change Log: - Fixed a bug w/ sync timing with the Steamworks Web Browser by delaying loading of URLs until after the 1st "render" callback. (Temporary hotfix until the issue itself is resolved in Steam.)
Object Grab / Inspect Pick things up & hold them very close to your face. Rotate & move them w/ mouse or joysticks. This is what the new Object Grab command in the Tab Menu > Commands tab lets you do. They go back to where they were when you let go of them. Here's the details on how to control things you grab. Gamepad · Left Analog = Move X/Y · Right Analog = Rotate · LT/RT = Move Up/Down · Sta…
Greetings! Today’s update is a variety pack of small improvements, plenty of fixes, and a new console command to test out upcoming Source engine vehicle system support. Multiplayer TV Head Avatars The avatar images of other people are now fixed on the menus & in-game, so now you’ll once again be able to know who you’re lookin' at just by lookin' at 'em. Singleplayer in our own worlds are where…
Hello everybody! Today's small patch is to fix a bug with the createItem menu that interacted with the YouTube API for fetching video titles etc. This patch fixes the issue & will allow YT videos to spawn as normal again. Note For ReShade Users If you love using ReShade.me, like I do, then you'll notice that AArcade client updates reset your ReShade settings & you have to re-update to the newes…
Hello all! Today's update adds a new camera mode (called Auto Director), the ability to save screenshots of in-game tasks, improved previews for Archive.org shortcuts, several bug fixes, and the ability to use short low-res MP4s as always animated images on cabinet screens! Always Animated MP4s (+improvements) You can now use MP4s on items the same way you use normal Always Animated Images. Rem…
Merry Christmas & happy holidays arcaders! Today's small update fixes an old issue w/ the leavers in HUB maps that would cause them to randomly crash when pulled. :S It also adds the ability to have a confirmation message displayed when you customize items w/ drag & drop. (You'd have to turn it on first in Main Menu > Settings > UI tab > Drag & Drop Item Update Confirmation.) This particular fe…
Hello arcaders! This update fixes an issue that was causing in-game web tabs to crash AArcade when they were opening up on the newest version of the Steam Client. This hotfix should avoid the issue for now w/ only the small side-effect of the 1st frame rendered onto web tab cabinet being weird. If the next version of the Steam Client doesn't fix the root cause of the issue - I'll add in some co…
Greetings arcaders! Today's update adds an easier way to pick the avatar you want, the ability to randomly choose a media item, and several bug fixes. Avatar Menu The new Avatar Menu makes previewing & changing into your favorite avatar models easier. This is a feature for the more advanced users - because in order to use it, you must first build a favorites list of models that work as your ava…
Good morning arcaders! Today's update adds the ability to spawn always-animated images such as GIFs, WEBPs, and PNGs! Just in time to spice up your Halloween builds with some spooky GIFs. To mark an image as Always Animated, just look at its object and press the Always Animating Image button on the Commands tab! This feature is still in phase 1, so it has a few bugs still, but is very usable &…
Today's update introduces the new quest system! You can now build RPG-style quests complete with branching dialogues! This means your builds can tell a story in an interactive way & guide players around your worlds. This first phase of the quest system includes the EZ Quest Builder. It lets you create "Collect Coins" or "Gossip" quests quickly & easily. EZ Gossip Quests Gossip quests are the mo…
Today's update adds LED displays that can show various stats on them! It also adds analog & digital clocks that can display the date & time in various ways! Steam invites to MP sessions have also been improved. And last but not least, AArcade's ability to pack & sync assets has been improved. Display Stats on Number Signs There are 3 new props you can spawn that show you stats on them. You can…
Greetings! Today's update revamps the Online & Featured panels on the Main Menu to show a wider variety of servers to explore! It also improves support for viewing Twitch streams, videos, & highlights in a nice embedded viewer. Community News I hope you're all doing well! Just a reminder that you are all invited to the official AArcade Discord to hang out, chat, lurk, or connect with other AArc…
Today's minor update adds new skins to the Hologram & Blend cabinets w/ animated & audio responsive materials. It also fixes a bug w/ spawning individual games from the Steam Store Wizard. Change Log · Added 10 new skins to the Hologram & Blend cabinets that have material animations (some are audio-responsive as well.) You can access them from the Transform Menu > Skins tab while positioning an…
Hello arcaders! Do you love what you've built in your arcades? Today's update adds a new Showcase Mode camera that allows you to showcase your creations with ease! Fly-through cameras & before/after renders are now just a button press away! There's also a plethora of fixes, improvements, and small additions packed into this update. Full change log below! Showcase Mode The new Showcase Mode uses…
This small maintenance update will improve "Looking For Map..." times when re-joining servers you've been in before, fix the "NEW" indicator on the server list so you can see which servers have changed since you last visited them, and corrects a bug that caused models w/ very short animation sequence names to fail to list all of their available sequences in the transform menu. Party on! ːilyː ː…
Today's update improves screenshot portals, adds the ability to paint skyboxes, and improves humanoid model animations! Sort By Interactive Screenshots The F6 Library Browser has been improved to allow sorting by interactive screenshots. This means you can take an interactive screenshot and use it as a makeshift favorites list to spawn individual items & props from it! Portal Cabinet Spawning s…
Greetings! Today's update brings 4 new cabinet models into the mix: Shaft, Chamber, Fatty, and Jumbo Deck. They have many variations in their Body Groups plus the Fatty and Jumbo Deck have alternate skins too! Each one is rigged up with attract camera animations, so pressing E on them will sent you into an automatic showcase of what ever you have inside of it! Community Hammer Jams One weekend…
Happy new year arcaders! Today's update adds the options to freeze world physics props automatically & to make node origins invisible (instead of the little tablet.) Also the Move Object/Clone Object/Player Model Morph commands have been improved so that they use the next nearest object if there isn't one directly under your crosshair - which is great for positioning holograms! Change Log · Add…
Greetings! Here's the run-down on what's changed. And as always, if you have any questions/feedback or would like to see me demonstrate how to use any of these features, you can drop into my frequent live Twitch streams and talk to me personally: Multiple Embedded Tasks Speedups Today's update improves AArcade's ability to render numerous embedded tasks onto in-game screens at the same time. Wh…
Today's update improves AArcade's support of legacy Steam Workshop shares & also improves the performance of very long favorites lists! Subscriptions from AArcade's Steam Workshop will now be able to load up *much* faster when you start AArcade. Also, the subscriptions that used to get skipped as "GEN1" will also work fine now! Note that the *first* time that you launch AArcade w/ this update,…
Today's small update fixes the old bug of the CD Headphones Wallmount cabinet sometimes disappearing from your cabinet list, and also fixes the syncing of custom skybox materials in user-created maps. Note that your AArcade will take a few extra seconds to load up as it finalizes this update the next time that you launch it - then it'll be back to normal! Party on! Change Log · Added Wireframe…
Do you make your own levels in Hammer? Today's update makes it easier to share your creations with others with support for cloud-transferring of your custom created maps! It also adds a new Uploads panel to the Transfers Tab, so that server hosts can see what assets their guests are still waiting on. Filter Servers By Universe The server list can now be filtered by universe - so it'll be easier…
Today's update brings 6 new cabinet models along with a new map that test out improvements to the upcoming Nodes feature. 6 New Cabinets Models From left to right: Moon Kiosk, VRCade, Triple Force, Moon Kiosk Wide, Podium, Monolith. Add some more variety to your arcades with these stylish new cabinet models. :) The Monolith and Triple Force cabinets are animated. The Monolith The Triple Force a…
Greetings arcaders! Today's small update will help you add new things to your library faster. You can now CTRL+V paste a URL while in walking-around mode without bringing up any menu at all. This update also adds a new Quick Spawn Items option to the UI tab that lets you bypass the properties menu when adding new items. Change Log · Added support CTRL+V pasting of URLs while in walking-around m…
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