Hey!
We've been a little quiet lately. We owe you a few words of explanation about what is happening in GameBoom VR.
We are currently still working on the Performance+ update that we announced. Why does it take so much time? It's because we carefully check every element of the game.
TL;DR
Thief Simulator VR requires very thorough code analysis. If you want to help - we invite you to beta testing. Details of the beta at the end.
Performance+:
What are we doing at GameBoom VR to make Thief and future games run better?
- We transform the map so that there is no place where your frame rate will drop. This requires repeatedly analyzing the map and adjusting the game for performance degradation.
- In addition, developers are redesigning AI to make it behave more naturally and without problems for CPU.
- We also deal with how objects in the game are displayed. Our new system [Universal Render Pipeline] makes the game offer more frames per second.
- We also decided to switch to the latest version of the Unity engine
-The previous light and shadow system has been replaced by a completely new solution. It is "friendlier" for VR technology.
-That's not all - developers are also rewriting the game code. In this way, we can be sure that everything will run smoothly, without "tiring" the computer.
- We also deal with shaders. In short, it's about the way the texture displays on the object. For example: if our "sun" shines orange, then what should the object in the game look like - brighter, more orange? We check, improve and optimize.
- Sometimes a strange situation may cause a decrease in performance - we collect data from you and check such situations. For this we force the game to "difficult conditions" to check what the game code does not cope with.
Beta-:
Now you can download the current version of the update, which should improve the performance of the game on your computers. How to download "beta-" files you will learn from this thread.
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1019550/discussions/0/1740010344366175625/
Remember to download “beta-”!!!
What information do we need from you?
The ideal feedback is:
-screenshot with FPS number
Frame times from SteamVR (Click three horizontal lines in the SteamVR window -> Developer -> Advanced Frame Timing
-Processor
-Graphics Card
-RAM
-VR headset
also the general impressions about the new patch - even without the all above - are very welcome!
And here is the thread where you can give us your feedback and share your impressions:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1019550/discussions/0/3829691444565613687/
Stay safe,
Gameboom VR team