DownStream: VR Whitewater Kayaking

Change history · Builds & patches

1. 20 Oct 2019Developer post

   Update: New paddle detection & performance

   The major change of this update is how we detect paddles in the water. We noticed that players often forget to lift the "other" paddle out of the water which causes unexpected behaviour of the kayak. We now have a more sophisticated method of detecting which paddle to use. Essent

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2. 15 Aug 2019Developer post

   Launch in 2 weeks and a few new features

   Hi Everyone, First up, if you didn't already see - we launch on 28th August! We're very busy polishing everything and making sure it's in great shape for launch. While we're busy with the little details I thought I'd share a few more obvious ones... We added a "push" feature. So

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3. 25 Jun 2019Developer post

   August Launch & Ghost Players

   Hey Everyone, So the big news is DownStream will be released in August 2019! We'll have an exact date for you in the next few weeks. Now it's time to get those last few features finished and get everything ready for launch. Ghosts players added I also wanted to share something I'

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4. 01 Jun 2019Developer post

   Leaderboards, New Modes & Setups

   Hi Everyone, It's been a while since our last update and there have been so many improvements made. We have been focusing on finishing off the remaining launch features and have made big improvements in optimization. A lot of changes have been under-the-hood but this screenshot s

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5. 22 Feb 2019Developer post

   Feburary Update - Huge visual improvments & testing

   First up, we've put a lot of work into improving the visuals of the game. We've re-written the water shader which now generally looks a lot better and also has waves on the surface (although they look pretty tame in screenshots compared to in the headset!). Also we have gone thro

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