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Biolum (1.2.3748.3765) Release Notes We have a first update ready for you which will solve some major OpenXR compatibility issues across different headsets. Added: "Headset is disconnected" message Hold menu or secondary button (Index Knuckles controllers) to open Quit menu Chang
We are thrilled to announce the release of Biolum, the project we have put so much into and are so proud to share with you all today. This VR experience is the brainchild of a group of passionate creators, developers, and producers who have painstakingly brought to life a story w
Hello Biolum enthusiasts, are you as excited as we are for the release? It is just around the corner and we can't wait to share our experience with you. The Biolum world plunges us into the depths of the deep ocean. Ordinarily pitch black, the Biolum universe is glowing with ligh
Hello all bioluminescence enthusiasts! Are you ready to dive into the science of Biolum ? Hold your breath because the ethereal beauty of earth’s lesser explored areas, bioluminescent flora and fauna are still a mystery to many. You might not know this, but fireflies are an examp
Biolum (0.9.3531.5f30680) Release Notes Tubeworm-Puzzle is ready and is waiting for your action! Individual presets can be now selected in a multi-language menu with settings for graphics quality and display contrast to optimize your experience. Known Issues we are working on the
Biolum (0.8.3452.1c10f07) Release Notes Spearnose-Puzzle is now interactive! Also we redesigned the intro settings menu and prepared for upcoming feature to choose performance and visual settings depending on your headset. French voices got an quality update as well. Known Issues
Hey there! Welcome to the mysterious world of Biolum . Over the next few weeks building up to the release, we wanted to share with you some of the background of Biolum , for all of you early fans who are as excited about deep sea thrillers as we are! So let's dive in with informa
Biolum (0.7.3392.accd76e) Release Notes Multilanguage is here! Biolum can now be played with English, French or Chinese voices. Additionally we focused on the Global Illumination and the preparation for graphical presets for the variety of VR-devices. Known Issues we are still wo
Biolum VR (0.6.3220.0fa6499) Release Notes In this Update we concentrated mostly on increasing performance. In the last build we saw huge hiccups and were having big frame drops throughout the experience. For the long term we needed to swap to a higher Engine Version as well. Wit
Changes: Set dressing (custom lighting, biolum, scattering) Sound mix updates Big improvements of previous integrations Known Issues: Look on HTC Vive is very different (colors and posteffects) Blacksmoker: some alpha layering and lighting issues with glimmung Controls (Oculus Ri
Changes: Updated narrow cave layout Updated bioluminescene shader Added Volumelight system for plant isles Added detailed tube worm models Added debug teleport system Added recorded dialogues (English) Added complete audio layout (sound effects, background, ambient music, actor v
Changes Added new Rattail Animation Setdressing with Volume Lights and plants Update dialogues Added Ambient Light System bound on rail Known Issues Intro dialogue doesn't start automatically, please push the trigger to go a little forward. Tunnel #2 has to be shortened and less
This update is mainly about content for the last scene. It adds new fishes, a new cave layout and a new Rattail animation. Changes New Rattail animation New cave layout for final scene Boid simulation on fishes (next step is ECS uprade) Known Issues Intro dialogue doesn't start a
This update is mostly about discussing environment layout and timing. Creatures, bioluminescence and vegetation layers are disabled by default (can be reenabled by ingame menu and shortcuts). Because of the emptiness and darkness (torchlight is disabled too) there is a temporaril
This update is mostly about timing and pacing. It adds all (generated) dialogue lines, adjusted for timing throughout the experience, as well as a couple of "events" along the player's including the Rattail Encounter, Environment Scans and the Glimmung Encounter. Fixes intro heig
Changes Added Black Smoker Replaced Glimmung with a new version from Fauns Added voice dialog between Rachael and Eva (generated audio) adjusted HUD Spline fade-out adjusted marine snow adjust entrance animation (fitted to dialog) removed buggy lightportal between entrance and ra
Changes Added Intro scene Fauns Glimmung added with basic animation path Glimmung Environment Cave updated Two new types of swarm fish in Swarm Cave (removed previous Rattail swarm) Plant distribution changed to be less uniform Spline distance fade-out adjusted (fades out further
Changes in this build: Cave layout updated (Scene 3. Scene 5, Scene 12) Rattail Fish encounter at Scene 3 First iteration of scattered infected plants and props in Scene 5 Spline trail distance fade (preventing distance flicker and going through head/camera) Various HUD changes (
In this Update, we adjusted the locomotion scheme and HUD based on tester feedback and played with some new HUD elements. Additionally, there's a new end scene with updated Glimmung scenery. Full list of changes: Removed / reduced VR space rotation Added helmet LEDs animation Fir
This update encompasses first versions of all four prototype levels . They can be selected from the Grip Menu. 2,3, and 4 are "waypoints" inside the large cave, 1 is a separate scene for now. Prototype Level 1 is included as a separate scene (use the grip button to open the menu