Hi all-
tl;dr; Just read the bold comments!
My intent was to release 1.17.5 last Wednesday or Thursday, but I ran into quite a few issues with the SteamVR plugin update and the change over to the new SteamVR-based input system. Some of the issues took quite a bit of debug to resolve, like getting Vive Trackers working again. Other issues are still unresolved, like getting a reliable scroll out of the original Vive trackpad, regard...
2019-07-13 14:07:38 +0000 UTC View Post
I spent most of last week working on the new sim hair that supports custom (import) hair and styling, but did not make it far enough to include anything in the next release. I can see after this initial work there is quite a bit more to do in this area before it will be ready for public release. Due to that, the next release will be called 1.17.5. I want to get other exciting updates into your hands this week so you don't have to wait for custom hair to be completed.
We just completed a major milestone towards custom hair. The existing V2 hair sprouts hair from a static scalp mesh. This can cause problems of hair floating above the head for many head shapes. The new V3 system now allows for hair to sprout out of a scalp that is perfectly wrapped to the body/head. This allows morphs to work seamlessly with the hair as shown here in this gif. This paves the way for body/pubic hair to work with this system as the hair can bend as the skin bends. Custom scalp...
2019-07-01 21:32:36 +0000 UTC View PostJust a quick update. I did receive my Index, and yes I'm working on official support for it now. Overall I'm pretty impressed by Index, but not as much as I thought I would be. To me the Rift S has a clearer image that doesn't suffer as much from god rays (something I hate!). The Index controllers are not as comfortable as I was hoping, but the new functionality with them is great. I'll post further update as I make progress.
2019-07-01 14:43:13 +0000 UTC View PostThis last week brought a lot of work on the VaM2 platform. After each VaM release some time will be spent on VaM2 to make progress towards the future for VaM. Due to this parallel work, VaM releases will not always come out on an exact monthly basis as has already happened with the last couple of releases where some time was spent working on VaM2. For those not already familiar with this, VaM2 will bring many improvements to VaM. Just some of the planned features and improvem...
2019-06-10 16:43:27 +0000 UTC View PostIt is recommended to download and use the new updater now to get 1.17.0.4 if you did not already download this new updater to get 1.17.0.3 patch. The new updater can be downloaded HERE Extract contents of this zip to your current VaM install folder (overwrite existing VaM_Updater.exe) or extract to a new folder for a fresh install. Note a fresh install requires a full re-download...
2019-06-01 16:11:11 +0000 UTC View PostThere is also a new updater out that has a few improvements:
Just run VaM_Updater.exe found in your install folder to update. Click the Update to 1.17.0.2 and the update will start. You will have to re-enter your keys after patching. I'll fix future VaM_Updater.exe to not overwrite the keys. Enjoy!
Features:
Just run VaM_Updater.exe found in your install folder to update. Click the Update to 1.17.0.1 and the update will start. Enjoy!
Features:
Added ability to set default creator name in User Preferences (Misc tab)
Added ability to set additional DAZ library directory in User Preferences (Misc tab) in case auto-method using registry entries does not work
Added ability to set default DAZ content directory used for browsing for DUF fil...
2019-05-23 00:25:06 +0000 UTC View Post
The updater has been vastly overhauled, and this will be the recommended install and update mechanism going forward. This new version is a lot faster and a lot more reliable. The updater now allows switching which version your are synced to. This will allow rollback in case there are issues with a patch.
A lot of assets were changed in 1.17 due to clo...
2019-05-21 22:40:26 +0000 UTC View PostDownload and install 1.17 (see Release 1.17 post)
Then enter this key into the main window of Virt-A-Mate to unlock the "Creator" content:
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2019-05-21 22:37:55 +0000 UTC View PostDownload and install 1.17 (see Release 1.17 post)
Then enter this key into the main window of Virt-A-Mate to unlock the "Entertainer" content:
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2019-05-21 22:37:44 +0000 UTC View PostDownload and install 1.17 (see Release 1.17 post)
Then enter this key into the main window of Virt-A-Mate to unlock the "Teaser" content:
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2019-05-21 22:37:35 +0000 UTC View PostJust a quick note that we are still alive and working hard. 1.17 will be out tomorrow. Just a few details left. Thank you!
2019-05-21 00:27:22 +0000 UTC View PostWe spent the last week and a half enhancing, testing, polishing, and generally making the new features more user friendly so the initial quality should be high instead of feeling like alpha/beta features.
Here is what has been worked on since the last post:
1.17 has been a lot of work!
The big new feature is custom clothing, but some other exciting features have also been added. The video is a bit lengthy, and probably a lot more boring than previous videos because it is hard to quickly demonstrate some of these features in an exciting manner (sorry no dancing VR guy this time!). Here are the highlights of what 1.17 brings:
I'll be putting together a preview video in the next couple of days, but I realized it has been too long since I gave an update on progress, so I wanted to give a quick update here.
1.17 Release is going to bring several new exciting things:
You must have 1.16.0.0 or 1.16.0.1 installed 1st (see 1.16.0.0 release post). Use the VaM_Updater.exe found in your VaM folder to get the update to 1.16.0.2
Bug Fixes:
You must have 1.16.0.0 installed 1st (see 1.16.0.0 release post). Use the VaM_Updater.exe found in your VaM folder to get the update to 1.16.0.1
Bug Fixes:
Tweaks:
Due to huge reorganization and a lot of changes, 1.16 is only available as full download. The reorganization was done so that future releases and patches will be much smaller. Also - the updater method is soon going to be changed so that ...
2019-03-28 00:38:21 +0000 UTC View PostDownload and install 1.16 (see Release 1.16 post)
Then enter this key into the main window of Virt-A-Mate to unlock the "Creator" content:
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2019-03-28 00:18:46 +0000 UTC View PostDownload and install 1.16 (see Release 1.16 post)
Then enter this key into the main window of Virt-A-Mate to unlock the "Entertainer" content:
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2019-03-28 00:18:34 +0000 UTC View PostDownload and install 1.16 (see Release 1.16 post)
Then enter this key into the main window of Virt-A-Mate to unlock the "Teaser" content:
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2019-03-28 00:18:22 +0000 UTC View Post
This video shows of some of the new stuff in 1.16:
Additional items not shown have also been completed. Please see Trello board for more info.
1.16 release plans:
1.15.1 was a more major release than expected, and that was ...
2019-03-03 00:12:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Today the main work to enable Leap Motion was completed and this initial support will appear in 1.16 release. While Leap Motion is not perfect, it can be fun and add a new level of presence and interaction. Shown here are physically based hands that can receive collision feedback from the skin and other objects. Leap did not include these kinds of hands, so this had to be done custom which took some time and lots of experimen...
2019-02-26 05:20:42 +0000 UTC View PostJust run the same updater from last release to get the patch. These are very small and fix a couple of minor bugs and tweak a couple of things. I added 1.15.1.2 because I forgot to update the version number text in the UI and I wanted it to be consistent.
Tweaks:
Bug Fixes:
If you are already running 1.15.0.0 release, simply run VaM_Updater.exe found in your install folder to get the update. The patch is about 1.65GB due to touching lots of clothing and hair items. I am planning to reorganize all the assets so that future patches will be smaller in size when doing this kind of work.
If you are running any other version, download the updater zip 2019-02-17 23:57:39 +0000 UTC View Post
I ran into a couple of issues during testing that have proven hard to fix. I have fixed one of them earlier today, but my time to work on the last one this weekend is severely limited. I was really hoping to have the release out last night, but I just couldn't get it all wrapped up. I apologize for the delay, but the release won't be out until I can work through the remaining issue and do some more testing to make sure there are not any more glaring problems. I have a few hours tomorrow at mo...
2019-02-17 01:35:32 +0000 UTC View PostIt was long overdue but I have finally added a copy/paste system. For 1.15.1 it will only be available in some material UI panels, but under the hood copy/paste is generically enabled. You can trigger copy/paste using new actions available on every storable, and plugin writers can also access this system. I'll try to detail more in the wiki since there will be questions. For 1.16 I'll be adding more copy/paste buttons to the UI for other things besides materials.
1.15.1 should be out la...
2019-02-15 18:40:58 +0000 UTC View PostI put a lot more into this patch than expected while trying to fix some bugs. The results is a more major release than intended. It should be out within a few days.
2019-02-13 22:10:49 +0000 UTC View Post