OK this is really a patch, but we're excited so we've upgraded it to a "MINI-UPDATE"!
- Rec Royale - Solos mode is playable again. The dust has settled on Squads launch so it's time to offer both modes.
There's now a room called ^recroyall that is experimental in a number of ways:
- All kinds of players can play together in ^recroyall. VR walking players, VR teleporting players, and screen mode players can all freely join and play ^recroyall. This is the heart of the experiment - we want to see what it's like if we simply let everyone play together in a friendly "pickup game" style! Love it? Hate it? Let us know! But please play it first =]
- In ^recroyall only, walking works a little differently. Walking players can no longer teleport at all. Instead, the teleport button becomes a jump button. There's also a simple "clamber" (jump into a climbable object while walking forward) so you can get on top of stuff.
- To climb a ladder in ^recroyall walk mode, grab it!
- Note that while ^recroyall is active, we've disabled the teleport-only Rec Royale activities. They weren't seeing many players, and matchmaking wait times were very long. Teleport players should give ^recroyall a try and let us know how it goes. (Alternatively, you could create a custom Rec Royale room and configure it to be teleport-only by changing the "Everyone" game role to disable walking)
- Please note that these experimental features (such as mixed matchmaking and the jump/clamber experiments) only work in ^recroyall. The rest of Rec Room is unaffected.
Actually that's not quite true, as a side-effect of this experiment:
- At least temporarily, you can enable the experimental walk features (jump/clamber) in custom rooms via Game Role settings. So if someone wants to make a 3D platformer, now's your chance! But please note that we may remove these features once the experiment is done (depending how it goes)
Then some bug fixes/tweaks:
- Fixed more ladders in Isle of Lost Skulls and paintball maps
- Corrected paintball teleport distance - we accidentally broke it when we shipped Roles.
- There's now a shortcut for chat in screens mode - press "C" on keyboard, press the touchpad on PlayStation controller, or press the Options button on an Xbox controller.
- We now show current "screen mode" in room details, so it's easier to get together when some friends are in VR, others are in screens.
- For the same reason, custom rooms now default to "mixed" mode rather than isolated.
- Fixed issue where gift boxes could sometimes appear without a pull tab.
- Addressed a bug that could cause some players to disconnect when attempting to go to some custom rooms
- Rec Royale Squads Mode - improved appearance of map in visitor center (winning squad shown properly)
Thanks for playing Rec Room! As always, don't hesitate to give us your feedback