Hi everyone
I'm going to split this up in to 3 sections. The beta to default, SideQuest give away and "Page One" the game.
Beta to default
So if you are a beta user of Whirligig you'll know there have been many changes over the last year, improving speed, fixing bugs, adding features, improving none VR support. I want to take this to the default.
So what do I want from you? Firstly if you haven't tried out the betas please give the latest a go. It's version 4.86 there are loads of updates to if from the default, too much to mention. It should be more stable and run smoother. Here is a tutorial on how to try the betas, it's very easy in Steam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0g9ICfaxbU
If you're already using the betas, please update to the latest version.
Now what I need to know is, are there any deal breakers? If I update the default to the latest beta am I going to break things for people who haven't tried the betas.
If you've moved from the the default to the beta you are very important to me. Did it break anything? If I did this would people who have an automatic update find they are confused or it's broken for them.
I want the update to go smoothly but I've held off for so long that I'm worried I've made changes that will effect people who aren't using the betas. It's totally my fault but what can you do :)
Whirligig on SideQuest give away
So I've finally managed to get Whirligig released and working on the Quest. Currently it doesn't have DLNA support but I do hope to fix that at some point.
So what am I giving away? Well if you own Whirligig on any of the stores, Steam, Oculus or Viveport then I'll be happy to give you a free key for Whirligig on SideQuest. Just email me [email protected] and I'll send one over. This actually goes both ways so if you've just bought Whirligig on SideQuest then I'll happily offer you (although not so happily as it's cheaper on SideQuest) a key to your Store of choice.
This will be for a limited period. I haven't made any decisions how limited but expect it to be to the end of the year at least.
If you buy it on SideQuest or get a code from me and like using Whirligig on the Quest a review is always welcome :)
Page One (The Adventure Game)
And thirdly. So I've been working on a game for a while now. A long while. Whirligig isn't just a video player. I've programmed a games engine into it. This games engine is an offshoot from Whirligig and you can download it and find out more from here:
https://pageone-adventure.co.uk/game-creator/
and the game here:
https://pageone-adventure.co.uk/page-one/
and on Steam here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1356030/Page_One/
and demo will be released soon so keep an eye out for that.
I've also posted on Reddit with much more info and a discussion is in progress. You can check that out here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/adventuregames/comments/k5bchr/im_making_an_adventure_game_myst_like_and_wonder/
I really want to make "Page One" a thing that I can release and that people will enjoy. I got into making Whirligig because I wanted to work in VR and make a game. I'd like to reignite that passion :)
And Finally
I'd like to offer everyone who has purchased and commented offering suggestions for features and letting me know about bugs my thanks. I wasn't expecting Whirligig to sell and although I haven't made my millions from it. Everyone who has purchased it allowed me to reduce my hours at my job and work on it to improve it and hopefully making it worth using for those who like to fiddle, tweak and be overwhelmed by options.
Whirligig isn't the most polished VR video player but I think I've managed to make something that a lot of people have got pleasure out of using, from watching their favourite movies and shows to the pleasures of which we will not name.
I hope you all have a lovely holiday, I hope that life gets better for everyone in 2021 (not sure how it could get worse, although I wouldn't put money it not) and lets look to the future with the best example of hope that we can muster.
Until next time, happy watching :)
Phil