Connect Chat v2021.2.1 beta release!

DMM Connect Chat · published

Release Notes 2021.2.1

New Features

  • You can now select a different world when creating a new room.
  • Several new worlds have been added:
    - Cargo Bay: a sci-fi chat room (this is the world the app initially shipped with).
    - Oden Cart: an oden cart under an train overpass; the night of a Tokyo worker.
    - Lobby World: the lobby of a summer resort.
    - DVR World: DVRSDK home world.
  • If you don't have a VR device, don't worry: it's now possible to use the application in Desktop Mode.
  • If you have a VR device, it is possible to switch to Desktop Mode by removing the headset; put it back to switch back to VR Mode.
  • Added a Respawn button to the room menu: clicking it will respawn your avatar to a random spawn point.
  • Released the first version of our SDK for User Generated Content: Connect Chat SDK (CCSDK).
    https://dmm-com.github.io/vrlab-ccsdk/manual/English/01-overview.html

Changes

  • Improved the avatar movements and calibration.
  • Users that are not logged in cannot create private rooms.
  • Changed the position at which the room menu display at.
  • Added post-processing for worlds that require it.
  • Made interacting with the menus more comfortable for user with small avatars.

Fixes

  • Fixed the SteamVR input bindings for the Vive controllers
  • Tweaked the scroll speed of the Terms of Service window.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented users from unblocking from the hub menu.
  • Fixed a bug where the nameplate's volume icon was shown in the wrong color.
  • Fixed the audio and frame rate stuttering caused by a too conservative resource management.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the audio stream to restart when an audio device was unplugged and then plugged back.