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Minor EULA UpdateDec 19, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsWe have just released a minor update for Richie's Plank Experience which includes the following: - Updated Safety message text - Updated EULA text - Reduced HMD removal threshold from 5s to 1s to trigger safety messageEnd of Year update. Have a great time!Dec 24, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsTurned on Santa Simulator bell in the elevator. Updated Santa simulator with shinier bell and shooting star VFX. Updated safety message. Now requires agreement from each user. Removed rope until we can figure out why it's glitching out. LIV sdk should be updated. Fixed bug where users sometimes don't have gravity when stepping off the plank. Removed ability for users to accidentally press the elevator buttons when standing outside the elevator. Change to skybrush particles. Dignity UpdateJun 10, 2020 - Community AnnouncementsGraphics Added subtle steam to the air conditioning vent near the plank. This is a small detail, but we think it's the little things that matter. This will help sell the feeling that there's working gravity in the experience. Added a DIGNITY billboard. A few months ago, during a team meeting, we decided that Dignity would be our company initiative. We believe the world will be a happier place if we all remember to use it. Reverted the post processing to a more realistic option in a previous update. Bugs Fixed a bug where oculus headsets couldn't set the width of the plank. Fixed the low music volume Hero Academy Is Here!Dec 15, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsRichie's Plank Experience now has Hero Academy! This update includes all three game modes: Missile Defence, Rocket Race and Fire Fight. Missile Defence: Protect the city from the falling missiles by punching them out of the sky. Rocket Race: Use your rockets to fly as fast as you can through the hoops across the city. Fire Fight: Grab your fire extinguisher and your rocket to fly through the city putting out fires as fast as you can. We also worked hard on fixing some bugs and making improvements: - Fixed cars glitching out bug when at the menu. - Fixed santa score. - Fixed umbrella bug. - Fixed rocket bug when picking up from the plank - Fixed VR menu settings bug. - Fixed the bug where controller models don't load if Steam isn't already loaded. - Improved fire effect. - Improved water effect. - Improved flying mechanic. We really hope you enjoy the new update - join us on Discord and let us know how long it took you to get all 3 stars in each mode!Nightmare Update + Bug Fixes and ImprovementsSep 18, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsToday is the day we say goodbye to the Clowns. They’ve given us plenty of scares over the years and we wish them all the best as they move on to chase their dreams as kid party entertainers. Good luck Clowns! In this update we have streamlined the Nightmare mode. It’s now more impactful allowing you to move through the experience at a better pace. Ultimately, this will make it easier for you to share with friends and family. Other improvements include: - A ton of bug-squashing, including better feet tracking, - Graphical improvements to fires on Fire Deck, - Graphical improvements to Santa Simulator, - New caution sign in the elevator, - Bug fix for falling through the floor on the way up the elevator. We hope you enjoy the update. We would love to see your reactions - join us on Discord. Decal hunt and Easter Egg HuntApr 3, 2019 - Community Announcementshttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/91594b29eb783215d73c6ee7410f7567d5501181.jpg For those active on our Discord server the new massive decal "gemini - the decal hunter" isn't a big surprise. They would know the effort gemini has put into engaging with the present and missing decals in Richie's Plank Experience. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/6421abeca18e1c5d51d5e1bb91badeb1202b7360.jpg To keep the decal hunting going, there are now 3 colorful eggs on surfaces in the city. It should be a fun challenge for all ages to try to find them. Once you get the 3 screenshots of the egg decals you can head to our Discord and share the time it took you with the community :) tldr: decal hunting is a thing now - find the 3 egg decals or for a real challenge find as many number decals as possible.Magic UmbrellaDec 20, 2018 - Community Announcementshttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/38165a7c790bbdf4cc91455599203750199f3f9f.jpg Add the Umbrella to the end of the plank from the Desktop menu. (Press M on your keyboard) Magic Umbrella soften your fall. If you pull and hold the trigger, you can fly around the city at a relaxing pace. New Santa Simulator. Free with Richie's Plank ExperienceDec 7, 2018 - Community Announcementshttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/cfaf622cde1f6af30655fbc431722bd08e484f4d.jpg You may already be familiar with the old Santa Simulator bell inside the elevator in Richie's Plank Experience. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/8fdda1fb596e07df0f20894698847ea8a3da9037.jpg https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/c273c72a7365c481a918b103d9391039902eede9.jpg Well, it's been polished and improved in a night time sleigh ride. Santa Simulator is now published as a Stand alone experience for sale on Steam for $6.99. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/5c9aa26326a59f4b68ed18a1cd40e24420b5fde0.jpgOwners of Richie's Plank Experience on Steam receive it for free and should now see the new Santa Simulator in your Library. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/6faf5f9ad77e882298c487cdf3d410fb59b8389a.jpg https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/ad76749f30c68f865940a9c655e85dc8241b6789.jpg Don't Pickup the PumpkinOct 17, 2018 - Community AnnouncementsWe're happy to publish this update in time for Halloween party season. This update is purpose built for entertaining your guests. You now have an option to add a special pumpkin to the end of the plank. Whatever you do, don't pick it up. Not suitable for those with Acrophobia. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/61dba9f085bcac966c646b326128eb8719ad4fbc.jpg https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/0a605639fe1e3d497450dd24d0a9ea86ea1b231d.jpg https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/f5502b7df9814e88ec9249cbd90edb42a02044ef.jpg https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/9826accdbee99976c19b5b5425823c238abdba59.jpgRise and Falls of UpdatesAug 28, 2018 - Community AnnouncementsUpdate Rise and Falls! tldr: the game should be stable now, if it isnt switch to pre-update. to use OculusSDK switch to oculussdk As everyone has noticed we got some new exciting updates lately - it sure was a long list. With that came a bunch of hidden bugs we found out about from your feedback and we did what we could to respond to those fast. As a result we not only fixed the bugs that were reported so far, but also added a new structure for backup options in case there are still some hidden bugs: To change the game to one of the listed versions you can right click on the game in your library, click properties, go the the BETAS tab and select the beta from the dropdown menu. After you download it you will be able to play and you can always change the version you are running Now under the Beta options there are few different builds: - NONE - this is the default option running SteamVR - OculusSDK - this version runs ONLY OculusSDK for everyone that prefers to run RPE using the OculusSDK - pre-update - the last stable update, if you are running a big party and a bug appears you can roll back to this safe option - retroversion - the version of the game before the big features and graphics update that happened in december - beta - this is where new features will be pushed to before we set them live Let us know if you like this in our Community Hub! Rock on, DannyMixed Reality Update + 31 other minor fixes/changesAug 26, 2018 - Community Announcementshttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/543f107911c632360e0e3f8c954c97dfd2179d09.pngLots of small improvements and bug fixes this week. IMPROVEMENTS Added Mixcast SDK! This makes it much easier to film mixed reality videos, with or without a green screen. Removed some redundant objects / models for slight FPS boost. Improved spatial audio for 4 different Nightmare sounds. The breathing dentist adds a lot! Nightmare is activated with 666 on the number panel. Changed billboards. "THE MORE I THINK ABOUT IT, THE BIGGER IT GETS" is graffiti found in our home town, Brisbane Australia. BUG FIXES Fixed falling bug if plank is raised too high. Stopped 666 from working if user isn't looking at numbers. Turned off forced AA for Oculus. Fixed shoe model. (this is why controller was disappearing in feet tracking mode) Fixed bug with phone ringing too much after the fall in nightmare mdoe. Fixed elevator sound if using warp to ground whilst elevator was moving. Bug fixes with skybrush pallet. Color selection works better now. MINOR IMPROVEMENTS Game now saves which object you added to end of the plank and will add it for every user until you select "none" again. Reduced brightness of leaf falling particle. Reduced opacity of dust particles. Put fog levels back to where it was. Made the rocket glow with a little more red. Improved smooth snap turning for Oculus touch Slightly shortened length of logo scene of nightmare. "I'm Short" button is now higher. Added Korean Translation. Updated Oculus SDK. Fixed dirt in nightmare mode. Increased volume of city traffic. Fixed Pro Builder errors. Lowered Donuts, Rockets and cake when added to the plank You can now add rockets to the end of the plank for easy flying. This should improve the user flow when you want players to walk the We now sell custom versions of Richie's Plank to help your event or product launch party. Added shortcuts 1,2,3,4,6 for shortcuts to add objects on plank. Added ability to add custom objects to VR Menu -> Bonus options. COMING SOON Umbrella mode. Umbrella added to the end of the plank to float slowly around the city. Space Y rocket launch Congratulations to the SkyBrush Competition winner!Dec 31, 2017 - Community Announcementshttps://media.giphy.com/media/3oFzm5Yivx9PQ6utqg/giphy.gif Congratulations to Mars S Malo for his entry into the SkyBrush competition. Impressively, he completed his entry in costume and in Mixed Reality. We really liked the result and was also very timely. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2018! He wins naming rights to a building in Richie's Plank City and the $50 steam voucher. Full video of his entry is hereCongratulations to the SkyBrush Competition winner!Dec 31, 2017 - Community Announcementshttps://media.giphy.com/media/3oFzm5Yivx9PQ6utqg/giphy.gif Congratulations to Mars S Malo for his entry into the SkyBrush competition. Impressively, he completed his entry in costume and in Mixed Reality. We really liked the result and was also very timely. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2018! He wins naming rights to a building in Richie's Plank City and the $50 steam voucher. Full video of his entry is hereOfficially out of Early Access!Dec 20, 2017 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/51e530671fcc589bad23401884087553814ad071.jpg After over 12 months of development and improvements, Richie's Plank Experience is finally out of Early Access. Here's how it looked then and now. Plank View THEN http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/67c63f423ddc2d5c8e2c77fafa2d164b1af659d0.jpg https://media.giphy.com/media/3oEjHZPAd8jsJuwCI0/giphy-downsized-large.gif NOW http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/51e530671fcc589bad23401884087553814ad071.jpg Flying THEN https://media.giphy.com/media/l41YdaLESjMWNCE9i/giphy-downsized-large.gif NOW https://media.giphy.com/media/xT0xeKwbWBnc89HrIQ/giphy.gif Thanks again for your support. Merry Christmas! https://media.giphy.com/media/xUOxfjLsE2NkNmbjhK/giphy.gif Officially out of Early Access!Dec 20, 2017 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/51e530671fcc589bad23401884087553814ad071.jpg After over 12 months of development and improvements, Richie's Plank Experience is finally out of Early Access. Here's how it looked then and now. Plank View THEN http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/67c63f423ddc2d5c8e2c77fafa2d164b1af659d0.jpg https://media.giphy.com/media/3oEjHZPAd8jsJuwCI0/giphy-downsized-large.gif NOW http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/51e530671fcc589bad23401884087553814ad071.jpg Flying THEN https://media.giphy.com/media/l41YdaLESjMWNCE9i/giphy-downsized-large.gif NOW https://media.giphy.com/media/xT0xeKwbWBnc89HrIQ/giphy.gif Thanks again for your support. Merry Christmas! https://media.giphy.com/media/xUOxfjLsE2NkNmbjhK/giphy.gif BANNED. It's time to say goodbye to Reddit /r/Vive.Dec 14, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsToni and I have come to the sad realisation that we can no longer be a part of the /r/Vive community. What the Hell Happened? Yesterday we posted about our grand opening update to /r/Vive. This update isn't a regular update. It is essentially a remake. Rebuilt from the ground up by a 3D artist, feet tracking, a nightmare mode and a bunch of surprises. For perspective, it cost us 8X more than the original Richie's Plank. Minutes after posting, upvotes started coming in. It was upvoted to #4 spot and for a short while, it was the only post in 2 pages that wasn't about Fallout 4 VR. (which does deserve 2 pages. It's pretty damn epic) We were thrilled. Unfortunately, it was removed by the moderators before most people saw it. We Broke the Rules Around this time last year, we released the Santa Simulator update. I was so excited, I asked our Steam fans to upvote the post on Reddit. This broke the rules and it was removed by the moderators. Desperate, I broke the rules again to post Santa on /r/Vive. Then I doubled down and tried to mislead the moderators about this. I tried to reconcile with the moderators througout the year. I didn't receive a response. Yesterday, we Broke the Rules Again For the first time in a year, we broke the rules again by posting about the grand opening update. We were excited for /r/Vive to see our surprises. We used a 3rd account. The post is deleted and we're now banned again for ban evasion, probably beyond reconciliation. Please don't blame the mods. They were just following the rules. Unfortunately, we have now come to the realisation that we can't be a part of the /r/Vive community anymore. If you don't see us being involved, it's not because we don't care. Memories We immediately felt connected to /r/Vive. There was this constant buzz with the giant leap in technology with proper room-scale VR. We still feel it. Here's some of our fondest memories... First post about Richie's Plank (Cringe. Geez it looked bad) Hearing about different plank setups People sharing their first experiences WGEM Tower being named after Redditor, /u/wgem67/ What Now? In future, we'll spend more time on the Steam Community and over at /r/SteamVR and /r/Oculus where we'll be happy to respond to any questions or comments that arise. Goodbye /r/Vive. We will miss you. Sincerely, Richard Eastes EDIT: I want to clarify something about our vote manipulation ban. Yes, our initial ban was because of vote manipulation. It was the wording we used when we shared the Santa Simulator reddit post in 2016 on steam. The wording was "If you like the Santa Simulator update, please share the love on /r/vive" Although an honest mistake, we agree that this was technically vote manipulation. We suspect it was filtered by a sensitive bot/tool. Interestingly, at the same time, it was organically voted to the top of /r/gaming so I doubt the /r/vive vote manipulation made much difference. Our 2 intentional offences after that were from creating new accounts out of desp...BANNED. It's time to say goodbye to Reddit /r/Vive.Dec 14, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsToni and I have come to the sad realisation that we can no longer be a part of the /r/Vive community. What the Hell Happened? Yesterday we posted about our grand opening update to /r/Vive. This update isn't a regular update. It is essentially a remake. Rebuilt from the ground up by a 3D artist, feet tracking, a nightmare mode and a bunch of surprises. For perspective, it cost us 8X more than the original Richie's Plank. Minutes after posting, upvotes started coming in. It was upvoted to #4 spot and for a short while, it was the only post in 2 pages that wasn't about Fallout 4 VR. (which does deserve 2 pages. It's pretty damn epic) We were thrilled. Unfortunately, it was removed by the moderators before most people saw it. We Broke the Rules Around this time last year, we released the Santa Simulator update. I was so excited, I asked our Steam fans to upvote the post on Reddit. This broke the rules and it was removed by the moderators. Desperate, I broke the rules again to post Santa on /r/Vive. Then I doubled down and tried to mislead the moderators about this. I tried to reconcile with the moderators througout the year. I didn't receive a response. Yesterday, we Broke the Rules Again For the first time in a year, we broke the rules again by posting about the grand opening update. We were excited for /r/Vive to see our surprises. We used a 3rd account. The post is deleted and we're now banned again for ban evasion, probably beyond reconciliation. Please don't blame the mods. They were just following the rules. Unfortunately, we have now come to the realisation that we can't be a part of the /r/Vive community anymore. If you don't see us being involved, it's not because we don't care. Memories We immediately felt connected to /r/Vive. There was this constant buzz with the giant leap in technology with proper room-scale VR. We still feel it. Here's some of our fondest memories... First post about Richie's Plank (Cringe. Geez it looked bad) Hearing about different plank setups People sharing their first experiences WGEM Tower being named after Redditor, /u/wgem67/ What Now? In future, we'll spend more time on the Steam Community and over at /r/SteamVR and /r/Oculus where we'll be happy to respond to any questions or comments that arise. Goodbye /r/Vive. We will miss you. Sincerely, Richard Eastes EDIT: I want to clarify something about our vote manipulation ban. Yes, our initial ban was because of vote manipulation. It was the wording we used when we shared the Santa Simulator reddit post in 2016 on steam. The wording was "If you like the Santa Simulator update, please share the love on /r/vive" Although an honest mistake, we agree that this was technically vote manipulation. We suspect it was filtered by a sensitive bot/tool. Interestingly, at the same time, it was organically voted to the top of /r/gaming so I doubt the /r/vive vote manipulation made much difference. Our 2 intentional offences after that were from creating new accounts out of desp...The Grand Opening UpdateDec 12, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsThis is Toni and Richard from Richie's Plank Experience. http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/3eebdec868663886349e06ecc4e6c297d65e4d8f.jpg Below you'll see details of a rebuilt city, feet tracking, nightmare mode and a few other surprises that came out today. Announcement video here (8min) If you have any questions, we're here to answer them for you. REBUILT CITY The city has now been rebuilt from the ground up. Textures, buildings, rooftops, interiors, sky, roads, the plank, elevator. Pretty much everything has been rebuilt. We admit, the early versions looked pretty bad. https://media.giphy.com/media/26xixJkJgQjxmooXm/giphy.gif Old Version http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/67c63f423ddc2d5c8e2c77fafa2d164b1af659d0.jpg New Version http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/4d4b65405b36f914f7dcf4c9f347b020a44437fc.jpg New Version from the Ground http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/46f1d8ded10b82cc90edf6bd27791a89e169161f.jpg FEET TRACKING Here's how it works: Vive Controllers Using a rubber band, attach the controller upside down, with the head of the controller on the outside of your shoe. This works pretty well, straight out of the box. Attach additional rubber bands if it's not tight enough. Please note that flying and other levels won't work since you obviously won't be able to use your hands. Feet tracking enables hands free mode. http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/2c2c4a942b3b72266420cc7c6c8a2db489925648.jpg Vive Tracking Pucks Great for arcades and serious VR demo fans. Screw the tracker onto some immitation Crocs (or real crocs) for a universally fitting shoe. Purchase the screw from a hardware store. You'll need to dampen harsh vibration with some rubber bands. This stop the shoe from glitching slightly. Please note, the latest update is still being uploaded to the Vivestore. http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/4e0044df1aaadd92ecf87e38c2fa12d8440727ca.jpg Oculus You'll need two rubber bands for each controller. Both individually looped onto the wrist strap. Then, run them under the shoe and finally use the touch controllers' "circle of lights" to hook the rubber bands. See announcement video for details. We noticed that with most Oculus setups, camera's can't see the ground. Please promise you won't attempt this if your Oculus cameras can't fully see the ground. You'll be setting yourself up for frustration, otherwise. http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/272b60840dfffcab1817db17d7b1538826bf3a89.jpg NIGHTMARE MODE Press 666 into the number panel in the elevator to enable Nightmare mode. Hope you enjoy the surprise! We'll be improving this over time. Not suitable for children. https://media.giphy.com/media/3o6fITVggScnn7f1Sg/giphy.gif FLYING IS MORE FUN Fas...The Grand Opening UpdateDec 12, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsThis is Toni and Richard from Richie's Plank Experience. http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/3eebdec868663886349e06ecc4e6c297d65e4d8f.jpg Below you'll see details of a rebuilt city, feet tracking, nightmare mode and a few other surprises that came out today. Announcement video here (8min) If you have any questions, we're here to answer them for you. REBUILT CITY The city has now been rebuilt from the ground up. Textures, buildings, rooftops, interiors, sky, roads, the plank, elevator. Pretty much everything has been rebuilt. We admit, the early versions looked pretty bad. https://media.giphy.com/media/26xixJkJgQjxmooXm/giphy.gif Old Version http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/67c63f423ddc2d5c8e2c77fafa2d164b1af659d0.jpg New Version http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/4d4b65405b36f914f7dcf4c9f347b020a44437fc.jpg New Version from the Ground http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/46f1d8ded10b82cc90edf6bd27791a89e169161f.jpg FEET TRACKING Here's how it works: Vive Controllers Using a rubber band, attach the controller upside down, with the head of the controller on the outside of your shoe. This works pretty well, straight out of the box. Attach additional rubber bands if it's not tight enough. Please note that flying and other levels won't work since you obviously won't be able to use your hands. Feet tracking enables hands free mode. http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/2c2c4a942b3b72266420cc7c6c8a2db489925648.jpg Vive Tracking Pucks Great for arcades and serious VR demo fans. Screw the tracker onto some immitation Crocs (or real crocs) for a universally fitting shoe. Purchase the screw from a hardware store. You'll need to dampen harsh vibration with some rubber bands. This stop the shoe from glitching slightly. Please note, the latest update is still being uploaded to the Vivestore. http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/4e0044df1aaadd92ecf87e38c2fa12d8440727ca.jpg Oculus You'll need two rubber bands for each controller. Both individually looped onto the wrist strap. Then, run them under the shoe and finally use the touch controllers' "circle of lights" to hook the rubber bands. See announcement video for details. We noticed that with most Oculus setups, camera's can't see the ground. Please promise you won't attempt this if your Oculus cameras can't fully see the ground. You'll be setting yourself up for frustration, otherwise. http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/272b60840dfffcab1817db17d7b1538826bf3a89.jpg NIGHTMARE MODE Press 666 into the number panel in the elevator to enable Nightmare mode. Hope you enjoy the surprise! We'll be improving this over time. Not suitable for children. https://media.giphy.com/media/3o6fITVggScnn7f1Sg/giphy.gif FLYING IS MORE FUN Fas...First person to guess what this phone does, gets a building named after them.Nov 26, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsSo our update is delayed by a few days. Really sorry about that. We wanted to add a little more polish and make sure Santa Simulator is still included. In the meantime.... First person to guess what happens when you answer this phone, will get a building named after them. http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26149028/3ee49acd61a3371258989ef24606abe01392a155.jpg

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