Developer posts and news about this game.
It is with very heavy hearts that Rareden and I have decided to suspend work on Helios indefinitely. This is a decision that we have agonized over for the better part of a year. This project has taken a massive toll on us both and we've come to the conclusion that it's just too m
Greetings, We're pleased to roll out an update packed with fixes and improvements that enhance your gaming experience. Here's a breakdown of what's new: VRIK Fixes and Improvements: Resolved the notorious "Chicken Arm" bug reported by community members, rectifying T-pose issues.
We have primarily been focusing on adding in some content features for gameplay, along with some features to allow creators to use this content easily and expand on it with their own games. Stay tuned for these updates to follow. Updates in this build: Fixed loading outdate Conte
Hello There, In this minor update, we're bidding farewell to outdated social systems and introducing a new, more robust system that addresses previous limitations and bugs. While you may not notice significant visual changes, these improvements work behind the scenes on our backe
Hello there We're excited to announce that our latest game update is now complete! Thank you for your patience during the update process. Here's what's new and fixed in this update: VOIP 2 - Proximity Voice: Voice chat/VOIP is now spatially integrated into the game world, with re
Dear Players, We're excited to bring you an important update that includes significant enhancements. To roll out these improvements smoothly, we will need to schedule some downtime for maintenance. Community meetup for this update will be 1:30am UTC 16 September Maintenance Sched
Progress Update: Enhancements in VOIP, UI, and More Hello there, We're here to share a progress update on the upcoming patch that's in the works. While it's not ready for prime time just yet, we're excited to give you a glimpse of the significant features and improvements that ar
Helios Community Meetup Hope to see you there!
Attention community members, We hope this message finds you well. We wanted to bring to your attention an ongoing issue that has caused significant frustration among our community. A game-breaking bug has emerged within the Epic Online Services (EOS) component of Epic's infrastru
Enhanced Stability and VR Improvements We've dedicated significant effort to improving your gaming experience with Patch , This update prioritizes stability enhancements, focusing on resolving crashes and addressing VR-related issues. Read on to learn more about the changes: Fixe
Helios Community Meetup It's been a while, see you there!
* Added condition for hidden items on Mod.io, now show a hidden icon on the default avatars chest * Fixed crash related to hidden items on Mod.io * Moved several UI components over to newer more stable UI systems to avoid engine instabilities * Fixed engine bug with widget compon
Updated engine to 5.1.1 which includes many engine fixs. Fix neck issue with standard VR IK
Fix hosting issue not assigning map ID to session. Added simplified interaction system for map creators.
Added BHaptics support. Added DMX Fixtures content. Fixed a crash with avatars. Fixed a grip issue causing characters to drop local grips
Live branch of the game is now on unreal 5.1 Updated avatar+ world video tutorials to come, website text documentation has been updated helios-vr.com/documentation Thank you all for your patience and support with this update Feature list from previous post Primary Features New de
Monday January 9th 12am UTC Helios will shift the live branch to Unreal 5.1 version of the game. Primary Features New desktop animation system for more natural movements. Includes Animation sharing system allowing for applying animations across different rigs. Steam Workshop has
The 5.1 version of the game and creation kit is ready to move to the Unreal 5 branch of the game in steam. You may wish to backup and Creation Kit projects before it changes to 5.1 at around 1am UTC tomorrow.
Due to unreal 5.1 being unlikely to release till later on next year, Helios will be updating live branch to Unreal 5.0.3 in the near future with some engine fix's brought back from 5.1 Stay tuned for full list of new features.
Work continues on polishing the Unreal 5 branch of the game and community testing has already begun. However, due to various bugs in Unreal Engine 5.0.3 we have decided to delay release of the 5 version of the game until Unreal 5.1 which will fix a lot our current issues. This wi