This update includes two experimental features (currently available only to PC players) - you can now share your Windows desktop in a private room, and you can now share your Windows audio in a private room. We've been using these features for team meetings, etc. during this time of remote work. They are perfect for meetups like presentations (use your desktop PC to share your slides!) or parties (someone can DJ the party). These features are highly experimental, and are only available to players who've contacted us directly. If you'd like to try them, please email [email protected].
This updates also makes it much easier to get together with friends and colleagues in Rec Room! Now they can easily join you in any private instance of a room via Meetups.
* To create a Meetup, visit the This Room page in your watch and press the Meetup button. From there, just share the Meetup Code or Link with your friends.
* Meetup Codes work on ALL platforms! If you're on iOS you have the added option of using a Meetup Link. Friends on iOS with Rec Room already installed can just click the link to go straight to your private instance. For all platforms, the Meetup Code can be entered from the Play menu in your watch. On iOS you can also enter the Meetup Code during login.
* We've tried hard to make the feature easy to use for both experienced Rec Room players, and people that are totally new. Meetups work great for office meetings, presentations, happy hours, virtual dance parties...you get the idea =]
As part of our ongoing efforts to make sure everyone in Rec Room is a delightful social playmate, we've brought Dancin' and Wavin' to screen platforms (PlayStation or PC with controller, or PC with mouse and keyboard).
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Be sure to checkout the latest controls help via the Shortcut Menu if you're playing with a controller or mouse and keyboard, because there's a lot of cool new stuff to play with:
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* Note that the Shortcut Menu is now accessed by pressing and holding the Tab key
Speaking of shortcuts:
* The 'neutral' emote (aka "straight face") is back for all players! There are now _two_ pages of emotes in the shortcut menu, so we can fit more dumb faces =]
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* Screen players have a new Cheers gesture. It lets you do a thumbs up animation (thumbs down if you wave down) and send cheers by targeting players. Find it in the shortcut menu on the gestures page.
* We've refined dance moves for all screen players including new pointing and conversational sets so you can really talk with your hands. On controller, tap down on the d-pad to access dances and poses. Or use the shortcut menu.
Some tweaks, bug fixes, and quality of life improvements for Creators:
* Maker Pen functionality should now be the same across controller, VR, and touch inputs. This includes giving screen players the ability to connect tubes on subsequent draws, and sets us up for more efficient development of new Maker Pen features!
* We've improved the "Make Invention" workflow on screens - after selecting pieces for your invention, you'll get a '…' menu option to "Make Invention"
* Maker Pen - Pivot point now stays when performing split on shapes
* Maker Pen - Pivot point can be recentered on the selected shape(s) via the ... menu
* Maker Pen - All shapes can quickly be selected via the ... menu
* Maker Pen - Pivot point visuals are now correctly rotated with the object
* Animations - New option added to rotate around pivot point to make animation editing easier.
* Animations - Fixed issue where animations would not stop when sending signals.
* Animations - Animation slider now works properly for keyframes with times less than 1 second
* Animations - Undo can be performed on both add and remove of animation keyframes
* Animations - Odd behaviors when editing an animation while sending it 1 in reset solved.
* Animations - Fixed an issue where users couldnt join because of empty animation gizmos (can no longer delete last frame)
* Animations - Start/stop and reset signals that are negative numbers now counts as true.
* Maker Pen - Fix center scaling. It now scales properly from the center without moving the object.
* Maker Pen - Prop menu focuses on last selected props when returning to menu
As always, thanks for playing Rec Room!
Please see here for convenient links to controls, tutorials, comfort options, etc.: https://recroom.com/community
As always, we love to hear your feedback, so please don't hesitate to let us know what you think...