Hey all,
In the past 2 weeks, we released many patch updates. Patch #5 launched today. Bigscreen should be significantly more stable now. All known performance issues and the gamebreaking bugs have been fixed. Also, many feature requests and UI changes have been implemented now!
Bugs we fixed in today's Patch #5:
- fixed a major performance bug with a GPU memory leak
- fixed an instant crash for people on older 8+ year old CPUs
- improved the UI, easier to use, and navigate. a slider to adjust room size to any value up to 12.
Patch 4 Fixes:
- fixed a major performance bug with PC where performance was getting worse after every minute of usage
- fixed a major performance bug for SteamVR PC users, where external supersampling would stack on top of Bigscreen's supersampling, causing extreme performance issues (1fps)
- fixed crashes when people join or leave your room
- fixed issues with desktop audio streaming & the Audio Driver please click the REFRESH AUDIO DEVICES button during streaming to re-capture audio from your apps, games, and videoplayers
- fixed issues with microphone audio volume
- fixed issues with Remote Desktop client and audio streaming not working. there are still a couple issues with RD Client that will be fixed soon (see below)
- fixed/added improvements to the clarity of the desktop screen for ultra-high res desktop resolutions
- fixed bugs with the presenting your desktop on the "big screen" & SBS 3D bugs
- re-added the split screen feature when multiple people present their desktop on the "big screen" (it splits into quadrants)
Patch #3 fixes:
- fixed a performance bug for PC users that had additional supersampling set outside of Bigscreen
- fixed a performance bug with the Camera tool rendering 4K or even 8K video
- fixed a bug where some GearVR users couldn't use the keyboard, couldn't login, couldn't use the app
- fixed a bug with grabbing the UI
- fixed a bug with the list of rooms not updating
- fixed a bug when changing a public room to a private room
- fixed a bug with Windows 7 users crashing on app start
Friday Patch #2 fixes:
- fixed Remote Desktop not launching for some users
- fixed the Public Rooms List not updating sometimes
- fixed bugs with the Alt-Tab screen; it will appear less often, and won't be annoying for users with VR controllers!
- fixed several UI bugs
Thursday Patch #1 fixes:
- fixed a crash on app start (on the PC)
- fixed Audio Driver installation errors
- fixed Audio issues due to audio devices with unicode/text names
- improved UI/poking issues
- fixed bug with Alt-Tab screen and it will not appear for users with VR controllers unless you Alt-Tab to Bigscreen
- moved the full Environment selection UI from the Room page to front of the Home page
- fixed performance issue in multiplayer rooms due to incorrectly streaming at >1080p resolutions (ex. 4K), affecting PC & Mobile performance
What's NEXT
Since we have now FIXED the biggest performance issues and bugs, next we will:
For example, we're working on a 2D desktop UI that you can use without putting your headset on, like the old Bigscreen UI (current Bigscreen Menu only works in VR)
We are also working on Remote Desktop improvements: standalone installer on our website, easier login/account/room setup, built-in Audio Driver (currently uses your existing Windows Audio setup, which is unreliable and might not work), input streaming, lower latency, etc.
We also will continue to work on audio issues. Some people say the audio stream volumes are too low, some say too high. And the sliders aren't enough even at max. We're working on this.
Also, the "FRIENDS system" is coming very soon! It will make it easier to see when friends are online and invite them into your Bigscreen room
READ about the 2019 UPDATE here: https://steamcommunity.com/gid/103582791453071702/announcements/detail/1754619140864802328