This is a super exciting update for us - check out what's new:
You can now publish your Inventions to share with other players!
- There's a new Inventions tab in the store, where you can find Inventions published by other players and download them to your Maker Pen palette!
- When you publish an Invention, you can choose what permissions it has (giving you control over how other players can use it). The permissions are:
- Publish (the default): Other players can make major changes to this Invention, then publish the result as a new Invention. Choose this permission if you’re cool with variations of your Invention being published in the store.
- Use Only: Other players can’t make major changes to this Invention. They also can’t create a new Invention that contains any part of it. Choose this permission if you want don’t want people copying/modifying your Invention.
- Edit and Save: Other players can make major changes to this Invention, but they can’t create a new Invention that contains any part of it. Use this permission if you don’t mind people adapting your Invention for your needs, but you don’t want them to republish the changes.
- You can also set permissions on an Invention without publishing it first - find this in the Invention's Setup menu!
Screen mode creation has had a major revision to make it easier and more fun to create with! We'd love to hear feedback on it!
- You now use the Maker Pen in first person and have access to the majority of the building tools and options (there are some missing pieces yet, we'll clean them up soon...)
- Follow the onscreen prompts for the various buttons and options!
- Like in VR mode, if you fly while holding the maker pen you can clip through objects. This makes building much easier!
Plus a few other fun creation updates:
- We're excited to share the new self-scaling tool! This is experimental and only in VR so far, but we're excited to hear what you think! You can toggle this mode on in the Maker Pen Palette > Settings menu, and use the grip triggers on Oculus/Vive, and upper outer buttons on PSVR (left hand square, right hand triangle)!
- The Maker Pen tubes got some major updates! Set the number of sides, the roundness and the width of your drawings. Keep connecting to the end of tubes for precise creations and use the manipulate tool to move control points around for that final tweak.
But wait, there's more! Screen mode players can now fly!
- Access to flying is configured exactly the same as for VR players (i.e., it's a Room permission).
- To start or stop flying, double tap the jump button.
- If you want to try it out, here's the incredibly intuitive and easy process to enable flying in your Dorm Room: Open your Watch, tap This Room > Setup > Roles, then tap the gear icon for "Dorm Room". In the Shared settings, tap Override on the "Can Fly" option, then move the slider to "Yes". You may want to save the room after doing this so you don't have to do it again! Could this flow be made simpler? Nope. This is fine. *We now have to keep updating this flow, it's totally fine
And that's not all!
- All quests are now in first person mode for screens players!
- The Report Player screen got an ease of use update - there are now dropdowns with canned report categories!
- The Code of Conduct got a spruce =]
- Melee weapons in Isle of the Lost Skulls now automatically lock to your hands
Plus a bunch of bug fixes, including:
- A bunch of PS4 crash mitigations! Let us know if you continue to experience performance problems on PS4.
- Fixed issue that would cause all room saves in a room session to spin indefinitely
- Added back snapping and shape preview for trigger volumes
- Fixed some bugs with the layout of dorm dresser items
Please see here for convenient links to controls, tutorials, comfort options, etc.: https://www.againstgrav.com/community/
Thanks for playing Rec Room! As always, don't hesitate to give us your feedback =]