New feature: Cross-space messaging
Users can now message friends even if they are in a different space
If a user messages a friend asking them to join them, the friend will be able to click an attached link and visit New feature: Here Panel
Users can now access the Here panel from their list of menus
A list of all users in a user’s current space are visible from the Here panel
Moderators and Hosts can take administrative actions like resetting the displays and enclosures in the space or kicking all users out New activities: Molecule Viewer and Team Health Check
Two new activities are now available to host and join
Molecule Viewer lets you explore three dimensional models of various proteins
Team Health Check is an interactive tool for agile teams to conduct retrospectives Various improvements
Vive and Touch will now control avatar hands instead of controller models
You can now run the client with VR mode disabled, even if you have a Vive or Rift plugged in, by holding down the F7 key when starting Altspace or using the command line flag “-disableVR”
Users are no longer automatically muted unless they are on GearVR without headphones
If you click ‘interested’ on an event, you will receive an email 15 minutes before the event starts
Updated avatar textures to improve performance on Gear VR
Various voice audio improvements
Improved interactable responsiveness
Visual improvements to the web portal (account.altvr.com)
Vive and Touch controllers now work properly in the SculptTogether activity
Stability improvements for the Antihedral activityBug fixes
Fixed an issue with the exit icon
Fixed an issue where Leap Motion was not working well with Vive controllers
Fixed an issue where Mirrors weren’t working for Vive users
Fixed an issue where Tomes were not appearing in Dungeons & Dragons
Fixed an issue where some avatars were appearing completely black
Fixed an issue where interactables would not work if you turned on Vive controllers after loading AltspaceVR
Restored trees in the New User Info space
Fixed various bugs with Oculus Touch
Users can now switch to gamepad and remote from touch and vice versa
Fixed an issue where some Gear VR users were sinking into the floor