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See you in SteamVR!Jun 8, 2017 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25293420/0d338ac8abb54e239c707037f282d8641b42d2f8.png SteamVR Home Beta is now available for all users on SteamVR. We're excited to take this next step in the evolution of Destinations - from its humble beginnings as a photogrammetry viewer, to the interactive, customizable, and social home experience it is today. As mentioned in the last post, we will no longer be updating the Destinations application. Any geocaching items you've found in Destinations will be added to your SteamVR inventory. The Destinations Community Hub and all of the workshop content will continue to exist, and if you already have the application installed you can continue to use it. If you have any content on Destinations, please follow this guide to bring it to SteamVR Home so your fellow SteamVR users can have access. You have all created an incredible library of content together, and it would be a shame if everyone on SteamVR Home never had a chance to experience it. Thank you all again for being an amazing community and helping to make SteamVR Home what it is today. We'll see you in SteamVR!Destinations is now SteamVR Home BetaMay 18, 2017 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25293420/4bda13a52cef915f994da7c814c074a7181f3dc1.png As you may have heard, we announced a large update to SteamVR Beta today. If not, you can see the announcement here. The short of it is that we are building the core functionality of Destinations into SteamVR as SteamVR Home (Beta). This means that richer environments, props, tools, multiplayer, and avatars will be available to all players by default. We are excited to bring the functionality from Destinations to all of SteamVR, and hope you will come along with all of the experience and expertise you've gained over the last year. We also hope you will also bring the amazing content you've created in Destinations to the SteamVR Workshop, where it can be experienced by a much larger player base. The SteamVR Workshop Tools will be very familiar, and it is a simple matter to take your Destination and submit it to the SteamVR Workshop. Learn how to bring your Destination to SteamVR here. As for all of your avatars and wearables you've found by completing quests, don't worry. Your inventory will be moved to SteamVR, where you will be able to continue searching for wearables every week. We'll move your inventories over once these updates have graduated from SteamVR Beta. In addition, once this update is out of SteamVR Beta the Destinations application will no longer be updated. We've been amazed by the incredible work the community has done in Destinations, and appreciate all the feedback you've given us as Destinations has gone from a simple photogrammetry viewer to something more. You are all veterans of this creative space and we hope you'll pass your knowledge and experience along as the rest of the SteamVR community gets access to these worlds. See you in SteamVR!Destinations Update 2/21/2017Feb 21, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsWe've pushed out an update to Destinations (content buildid 1647301): Destinations is now supported on Linux Fore more information about SteamVR and Linux: SteamVR Beta Announcment GitHub link Creators: Creating Tools in DestinationsFeb 9, 2017 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25293420/7dca8cf0aa6d3aa8107f5b6defa975f85e879360.png In our last update we introduced Tools, which allow players to interact with the world in a number of ways - from drawing, to blowing balloons, to controlling a drone. We think these add a great amount of fun and engagement to the experience, and wanted to ensure that creators can create and add their own tools to their own Destinations. To this end, we recently added the prop_destinations_tool entity to Hammer. To learn how to use this new entity, check out the new Flashlight Tool Tutorial. This will walk you through the basics of creating a tool using provided pre-made assets. We can't wait to see what you will create! Let us know what you think in the discussion boards.Destinations Update 2/3/2017Feb 3, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsWe've pushed out an update to Destinations (content buildid 1609488): Updated cache placement logic to avoid areas with collision Jam Session - Made instrument sticks/hands into tools so they equip/unequip properly Updated localization files Removed peace sign gesture for mitten hands (no fingers, so no peace sign) Fixed a bug where the auto-brightness in Destinations without any lights wouldn't work for anyone but the host Fixed a bug where quest caches found in Destinations without any lights would come out without lighting Fixed a bug where the cache finder would show overlapping animations while completing quests in multiplayer Fixed a bug where Destinations would reappear in the cache quest list after completing a quest on them Changed teleporting to teleport markers to no longer check collision Changed trackpad hand pose UI to only show icons for poses that the current hand has Fixed missing texture on guitar hands in Jam Session Fixed not being able to interact with buttons when using mitten hands Valve s Destinations is the best and worst of VRFeb 3, 2017 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunValve’s Destinations , a workshop/gallery designed to enable us to experience detailed recreations of real or fictional places in virtual reality, was released into early access last Summer. This is the first time I’ve used it in earnest – partly because I wasn’t able to maintain the floorspace needed for a full Vive setup, partly because the shine so rapidly came off VR once the initial awe had faded. I’ve finally pushed enough furniture into the stairwell to be able to give it a go. It’s both exactly what VR needs and all the technology’s disappointments focused into one place. … Destinations Update: January 31, 2017Jan 31, 2017 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25293420/5ca4e59837ad13407c43858b4cf61cdcca43f131.png We've pushed out an update to Destinations (content buildid 1602534): For more details, see this SteamVR blog post. Geocaching Quests Complete quests each week to unlock wearables and avatars Travel to different Destinations and use the Cache Finder tool to find caches Each player can find up to 5 caches a week. Geocaching quests reset every Wednesday night at midnight GMT. Customizable Avatars Accessorize your avatar with wearables and props Every prop and wearable is colorizable with the trackpad Save outfits for quick access Interactive Tools Cache Finder Airbrush Ballooninator (obtainable via quest) Drone Controller (obtainable via quest) Pop Zapper (obtainable via quest) New Content Destinations Ilia's Retreat - New Destination - concept work created by Janice Chu, with asset contributions from Daniel Pedersen. Clockwork Orrery - New Destination - assets and contributions from Warren Marshall Home Map Now displays a different background on every load Floor animates in, and changes color to match background Updated ambient soundscapes to match the background Avatars New default avatar heads to choose from Team Fortress avatar heads (obtainable via quest) New avatar hand models and gestures Wearables Introducing hats, hair, and other accessories (obtainable via quest) Trade wearables and avatars with other players or find them on the Steam Market UI Refreshed Menu design New Avatar Customization mode New Quest UI Now easier to find populated Destinations Filter tools, props, and wearables by tag New Tutorial content Other Features Props and Wearables can now be colored with the trackpad or joystick Items now appear in your hand immediately when the trigger is pulled Particle effect added when grabbing an item from the menu Avatar brightness can now be set in the Avatar Dashboard Improved teleport beam feedback Vive controller models now have left and right hand icon indicators When in a Destination created without lights, props and Avatars are set to full brightness For Creators We have updated the way Destinations handles cubemaps - if you are using cubemaps in any of your submissions, simply open your map in Hammer and you will be prompted to rebuild your cubemap. Similarly, the behaviour of reflectivity and gloss values used in the VR Standard shader have changed slightly. If you are using these, you will have to increase values to get a similar look to before. Vscript The FireHapticPulse call from vscript no longer sends a user msg to all players to pulse their controller and instead only sends it to the intended player When calling TakeDamage from script, you can now set the damage type inCreateDamageInfo The flex_background entity class can now set a default animation via inputs PropTool Created a prop_destinations_tool class that allows the creation of items where controller input can be routed through vscript to ...Destinations Update 12/8/2016Dec 8, 2016 - Community AnnouncementsWe've pushed out an update to Destinations (content buildid 1504990): Touch Support Added Touch controller models to Avatar Hand choices for Touch users Updated Welcome panel and Tutorial for Touch users Use B and Y buttons to bring up the Destinations Menu Use A and X buttons to turn in 90 degree increments (only available in SteamVR Beta at this time) UI Updates Menu icons, text, and layout updated for clarity Updated UI focus state for gamepad users - it is now clearer which panel will get gamepad input Destinations Update - November 8, 2016Nov 8, 2016 - Community AnnouncementsWe've pushed out an update to Destinations (content buildid 1446913): Updated UI to make Public vs Private Rooms clearer Fixed sounds playing twice in multiplayer for Jam Session Refined button highlight volumes in Cannon Wars Destinations Update - November 4, 2016Nov 4, 2016 - Community AnnouncementsWe've pushed out an update to Destinations (content buildid 1441063): Fixed crash picking up scaled map props Fixed client crash when server changed maps Fixed steam avatar icon not showing up until after a map switch Destinations Update: October 28, 2016Oct 28, 2016 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25293420/e0d669e11583dc2dccd44aa4b953515ee24831ce.png We've pushed out an update to Destinations (content buildid 1423583): For more details, see this SteamVR blog post. New Content Added Jam Session Destination Added Cannon Wars Destination Added Tower Bridge Destination Added new locked props Added a new locked avatar Updated prop materials and surface properties Updated avatar materials Updated UI Simplified in-game tutorials for both Vive and Rift New Dashboard in Destinations Menu with current status and quick access to common actions Added a new Get More section, allowing players to browse and subscribe to popular Destinations from inside the menu Quicker access to create, join, and leave Public Rooms Moved Avatar color customization into the Avatar panel Added color gradients to color sliders in the Avatar customization panel Added indicators on player billboards and player info to indicate who is the host of the room For Content Creators Added new model override hand attachment to allow temporarily changing the hands to other models Added script methods on hands: AddHandModelOverride, RemoveHandModelOverride, and RemoveAllHandModelOverrides Triggers can now react to hands (set the trigger to react to all, and filter by classname=prop_vr_hand) Added GetPlayer and GetHandID script methods to prop_vr_hand New documentation for using Destinations Workshop Tools on the Destinations Wiki Content creators: If avatars are unlit and props aren't properly colliding with geometry in your Destinations, make sure to go through this Destinations Checklist to ensure you have lighting and collision properly set up. Destinations is compatible with any HMD that is supported by OpenVR, including the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. If you are using a gamepad, make sure the Destinations game window is selected on your PC while using Destinations.Explore Henry s Lookout Tower From Firewatch In VROct 22, 2016 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunHenry’s lookout should be quite familiar to anyone who spent time within Campo Santo’s Firewatch . You only had to stay up there for the first half-hour or so of the game and multiple times throughout. If you didn’t get enough of the scenic overlook and the personal belongings within, now you can head there via the magic of Valve’s Destinations VR tourism doodad. … Destinations Update - September 26, 2016Sep 26, 2016 - Community AnnouncementsWe've pushed out an update to Destinations (content buildid 1358620): Fixed an issue where the Mute button didn't always appear in the Lobby member detail Fixed an issue where the Add Friend button didn't always appear in the Lobby member detail Fixed an issue where lobby members who aren't your friend show up in your Friends list Made the Invite button in the Friend Detail disabled when they are in the same lobby as you Players no longer spawn into a Destination on top of one another Players can now teleport through other players Updated localization strings Content Creators: Just a reminder that the Arcade Toss Destination's content and script assets are available as an example map in Destinations Workshop Tools. Clone it and look around to see how it was put together - scripting documentation for Arcade Toss can be found here.Destinations: Public Lobbies and Content Update, September 21, 2016Sep 21, 2016 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25293420/86829aaebae8b21f799187255fee3682413cff31.png We've pushed out an update to Destinations (content buildid 1349679): For more details, see this SteamVR blog post. New Features Added Public Lobbies Lobby members can add friends and mute other members of a public lobby Lobby hosts can kick members of a public lobby Players can turn off player billboards, mute everyone else, and mute themselves Players and objects in your personal space will become translucent Added physics impact sounds for props Added hand gesture support - use the Simple Hands avatar and click the controller grips to change hand gesture Updated and tweaked physics Performance improvements New Content Updated in-game tutorials for both Vive and Rift Tutorial is now scrollable which should help with localization Added Valve Lobby Destination Added Arcade Toss Destination Added La Pedrera Destination Added new props - visit different Destinations to unlock Added a new avatar - visit the Valve Lobby Destination to unlock Updated prop materials and surface properties Documentation New tutorial for indoor photogrammetry New documentation for scripting with Destinations Bug Fixes Fixed issue where both hands needed to be tracking before they would show up in Destinations Fixed bug where physics misbehaves when scaling props Content creators: If avatars are unlit and props aren't properly colliding with geometry in your Destinations, make sure to go through this Destinations Checklist to ensure you have lighting and collision properly set up. Destinations is compatible with any HMD that is supported by OpenVR, including the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. If you are using a gamepad, make sure the Destinations game window is selected on your PC while using Destinations. Destinations Update - August 30, 2016Aug 30, 2016 - Community AnnouncementsWe've pushed out an update to Destinations (content buildid 1308876): Fixed bug where sometimes props glowed solid yellow Fixed issue where soundevents sometimes weren't working. This should fix the issue with no sounds being played in the Turrets destination. Fixed bug where duplicate Destinations showed up in the content browser Ignoring steamvr::renderTargetMultiplier setting, which is incompatible with adaptive quality We've also added a quick Destinations checklist. With the recent addition of multiplayer support to Destinations, with player avatars and physics props, some previously optional things have become much more important. You can check it out here: Destinations Checklist Destinations Update - August 11, 2016Aug 11, 2016 - Community AnnouncementsWe've pushed out an update to Destinations (content buildid 1275656): Fixed an issue where skyboxes were not showing up Added two default skybox materials (photos taken by Will Christiansen for Valve) Sort / Filter selection is now saved across sessions Added ability to add or remove items to a favorites list (accessible from the item detail view) Added new sorts and filters for the content browser, including "Favorites," "Recent" (i.e. updated since you last played), and "Unplayed" Added icons for updated, new, and favorite items in the content browser Added new lobby view when in multiplayer Added ability to access HMD anchor entity in Lua scripts (e.g. GetHMDAnchor() ) We've also added a new tutorial for quickly converting a SteamVR 3D environment into a Destination. You can check that tutorial out here: https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Destinations/SteamVR_EnvironmentDestinations Update - August 5, 2016Aug 5, 2016 - Community AnnouncementsWe've pushed out an update to Destinations (content buildid 1265208): Fixed issue where remote clients would try to load a new Destination, but that would load on top of the server's Destination Fixed collision between scaled mesh models and scaled sphere models Fixed small held objects not drawing shadows Fixed some performance problems causing low resolution for some users Destinations Update - August 1, 2016Aug 1, 2016 - Community AnnouncementsWe've pushed out an update to Destinations (content buildid 1253262): Updated localization text, including new support for Danish, Romanian, Greek, Russian, and Spanish Fixed issue where leaving a server would keep transmitting voice chat to everyone that was on the server Changed script function IsVRControllerButtonPressed to take a button index, rather than a bitmask, to fix the overflow that was causing it to return incorrect results Enabled cheats in tools mode Destinations Update - July 29, 2016Jul 29, 2016 - Community AnnouncementsWe've pushed out an update to Destinations (content buildid 1252740): fixed infinite recompile when modifying materials optimized startup time Destinations Update - July 28, 2016Jul 28, 2016 - Community AnnouncementsWe've pushed out an update to Destinations (content buildid 1250958): Fixed bug where some users get kicked back to Home map after a minute Fixed bug where spherical props would spin forever Adjusted maximum prop size Adjusted mass and surface properties of props Scaled objects now have their mass adjusted appropriately Rift Support Fixed bug where X-input users can't accept or ignore invites Fixed teleport and shoulder-button turn bugs in multi-player Fixed intermittent crash pressing buttons on Xbox controller Speculative fix for Oculus Touch controllers not being able to choose teleport positions
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