Welcome to our Box to the Beat VR major update announcement, where we will be talking about multiple changes to the game based on community feedback.
All these changes directly impact how the game will now be played and represent a massive leap that will make our project more accessible to a large number of players from our community. We will be sharing the known issues along with our solutions from a development perspective.
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Camera improvements and support for content creators
There is no built-in support for camera changes from a spectator's perspective, making the game harder to stream as the view is too narrow.
🥊 Solution:
- Introducing 5 new spectator modes, built directly into the game for your streaming pleasure.
- Wide Mode: Provides a centered camera, offering a more immersive viewing experience compared to the previously limited lens perspective.
- Ultra Wide Mode: Similar to Wide Mode, but with a higher field of view, allowing you to showcase more of the game.
- Third-Person Mode: Spectate from a dynamic third-person perspective that tracks your movement, capturing exciting shots.
- Drone Mode: The camera hovers around you in a circular motion, maintaining smooth movement tracking.
- Cinematic Mode: Experience 8 shot patterns in a cinematic fashion, showcasing various angles and perspectives for an enhanced video presentation.
To make it simple: In all third-person modes, you can see the camera movement in real-time within the game, enabling seamless interaction with your audience.
Enjoy these new spectator modes and take your streaming experience to the next level! We value your feedback as we continue to enhance the game.
Height correction
The targets are too low or too high, and players desire the ability to set the height manually.
🥊 Solution:
- Introducing a new feature in the settings tab.
- Click the "Set Height" button to calibrate the target height to your current height.
- The targets will now consistently spawn at your desired height, eliminating the automatic height adjustment at the start of each game.
- Players can switch between automatic and manual height settings at any time for flexibility.
Gameplay speed
Players feel that the targets are either too slow or too fast.
🥊 Solution:
- Introducing a new feature that allows you to customize the speed of the targets.
- Choose from three options: Slow, Normal, or Fast.
- Tailor the gameplay experience to your preference and skill level.
- As you progress and improve, challenge yourself by increasing the speed for an extra thrill.
Golden Note clarity
The golden note felt ambiguous and did not specify which hand was needed to punch it.
🥊 Solution
- Introducing the concept of the golden bar.
- Certain sections in the song now feature special double point notes, known as golden bars.
- These notes are clearly marked with an X2 symbol on top, ensuring clear visibility and indicating their punch color.
- Enjoy the enhanced gameplay experience and aim for those valuable double points!
Changes for the best vision
The position of punches is too close to the center, causing a vision blockage and preventing players from seeing the next note.
🥊 Solution:
- After careful analysis of the players' vision grid, we have made adjustments to the location and rotation of all notes.
- Uppercuts are now positioned lower, hooks are placed more to the side, and jabs no longer block each other.
- To further enhance visibility, we have added a small animation to the targets when they spawn.
- These changes ensure that you can see the notes coming even in situations where your vision is filled with punches.
Graphical options
Some players experienced low frames per second, while others felt that their computers could handle more graphical input.
🥊 Solution:
- Introducing three quality options for you to choose from: Low, High, and Ultra.
- Each option is carefully designed with a curated array of graphical settings.
- Enjoy a smooth and optimized experience regardless of your computer's specifications.
- Find the perfect balance between performance and visual fidelity to suit your rig.
We value your feedback as we strive to provide the best gaming experience possible. Select the quality setting that suits your system, and enjoy your rhythmic adventure!
The management of flow and synchronization
The beats felt off-sync with the song, and the rhythm lacked flow.
🥊 Solution:
- We scrapped the old beat system and started from scratch.
- Implemented a more complex system that analyzes the songs and generates precise timing.
- Utilized an industry-standard map editor to manually fill in the timing, ensuring every punch lands exactly on the beat.
- With this approach, we have the ability to edit the maps until they are perfect.
Name automation
When playing the game on Steam, players have to add their names through the virtual keyboard.
🥊 Solution:
- After a few changes from the development side, the game will automatically fetch the usernames from Steam players.
Thank you for reading our major update! Stay tuned for more in the future!
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Keep boxing to your beat,
Gabe