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Preparing for Custom Items Part 1

Added 2021-04-09 05:14:51 +0000 UTC

The beta has been so far a great success in release. OpenXR has definitely alleviated the problems with input mappings and buttons related to various VR headsets. Here are some of the funny things you can do in the beta:

In VR or keyboard mode you can slide down the hill using the platform:

As for a VR only glitches, you can jump on soccer balls for this:

I dont think this bug will last very long so try it out while you can!

In other development news I have started to continue working on character behaviors. The next step to complete is to create a system for custom items. This will allow people to make their own carriable items for use in game. It will probably also use the runtime fbx system with some tweaks. Details to follow soon. I plan to have these custom items be downloadable from the Discord. Eventually it will all be a separate section in Steam workshop "Items".

The character creator has received a whole bunch of upgrades in the last beta to make exporting characters much easier. There is now a dedicated SHARE buttin in-game that packages your selected new character into an easy .zip file that can be shared on the internet. Here are some new community contributions:

Next devpost will have the latest details on the first iteration of the custom item import process. These items will then be hooked up to the character "pickup" logic so it can be used in scripts for custom mods.

Stay tuned!