Vacation Simulator Patch 2 Released! (Accessibility & More)

11 Jun 2019Developer post

Your vacation just got a little more accessible! Vacation Simulator Patch 2 is OUT NOW on Steam VR and Oculus.

Enjoy exquisite amenities like Accessibility Enhancements, Bug Fixes, Performance Improvements, and more!— Read all about it in our blog post here.

Full patch notes below:

Accessibility Updates

When only one controller is connected, One Hand Mode is enabled which makes the game 100% completable with one hand
Skiing, rafting, yoga can now be started by grabbing one ski pole, raft handle, and yoga weight respectively
Adjusted climbing wall fall speed when one handed
Fixed a few caps that were previously not removable without two hands
Books open automatically
Slingshot and joystick float when released
Adjustments to knitting station interaction for one handed play
Roasting stick now tosses attached item when shaken

Increased detection area for back-facing teleports (shouldn't have to rotate more than 90 degrees anymore)
Adjusted placement of many props in Small Playspace for easier reach when seated
Adjusted Bot handout positions for items to be more centered
Lowered Travel Museum counter so start lever is generally more reachable
Optimized Beach target to be visible when seated

Added additional signs and icons for increased understandability
Sandcastle and Ice Sculpt Stations now give visual feedback
Bots with glasses now lift them when showing icons
Added icons to some bots when explaining tasks for better understandability
Added flower on Planting Station by default
Shell Station music sheet now bounces in response to playing each note in the sequence

Fixed several issues causing broken saves and black screens at load time
Made deleting saves a bit more complicated so other very excited players don’t do it on accident
Fixed crash after rehydrating a dehydrated item
Fixed crash during living things escaping waffles/dehydrated packs

Harmonica now shows highlight on currently blown slot
Exported photos now remove all transparency
Airhorn can now be pressed with face
Added moon back to night sky during campfire story
Added sound and particle to dipping paintbrush in photo color
Instruments now blow bubbles when played underwater
Ukulele is now playable while not held
Ski Station game additionally responds to moving instead of just tilting poles
Added text to Fishing Order Board and A Human's Guide To: Fish book to help fisherhumans

Cooler no longer breaks when closing lid with a fish inside
Fixed Not-Tuna can sometimes opening with nothing in it
Fixed Resort phone playing wrong lines or delivering wrong items occasionally
Fixed yoga breaking if starting and stopping several times
Fixed lighting issue in Forest that persists until listening to part of campfire story
Fixed painting scaling when attached to certain frames
Fixed hermit crab overlapping with knitting preview and having weirdly colored shell once knit
Fixed player being able to teleport out of Summit without watching cutscene
Fixed radio breaking all other music when left turned on somewhere
Fixed some items not being retrieved when left outside playspace
Fixed some cases of items not respawning after removed from zone
Fixed waffle issues introduced (by Chris) in Patch 1
Fixed oversight where save file could be infinitely large thanks to photo waffle sandwich sandwiches

Improved performance when building/destroying complex sandcastles and ice sculptures
Improved performance when viewing credits
Fixed rafting getting out of sync