This update we’ve revamped our new user experience, avatar customization...honestly it’s so much it’s dizzying!
## Redesigned title screen!
- You are now greeted by your smiling Avatar
- Nice and sunny in VR (definitely no ghosts lurking in the corner anymore)
- Consistent look and layout on all platforms
- New experience for creating accounts
## New Avatar Customization menu!
- Beautiful new design and refined layout
- 2D animated render of your Avatar (that you can rotate!)
- Outfit items are organized by the "slot" they go in
- Easily unequip items with the "None" option
- Undo and Redo for each change you make
- Want to mix things up? You can now Randomize your whole Avatar
- Improved experience of adjusting your eyes, mouth, and hat
- Did we mention you can see how your hat looks from all sides?
- You can now try on premium hair dye colors before buying!
- Permanent hair dyes are less expensive
- Temporary dyes are being removed and refunded if you have them in the backpack or currently active
## ^Orientation
For users who are just coming to Rec Room for the first time, we’ve added a quick and delightful introductory tour of the Rec Room Campus. This is our chance to showcase the things we all love most about Rec Room -- our community values, our exciting games, and the enormous and growing library of user-created content to explore!
- All new users go through Orientation as their first in-game experience.
- If you’re an existing user who just wants to check out Orientation, it’s just another room you can visit any time you’d like. You can find it by searching for ^Orientation in your Play Menu.
## Dodgeball Improvements
We’ve improved the dodgeball throwing experience for screen players. They will now stand a better chance playing against VR players (but not too OP!)
- You can now aim your throw more accurately on screens with the help of a visible reticle.
- The dodgeball trajectory is now more predictable and powerful on screen with fine-tuned animations and launching speed.
- Charging your throw will now have no impact on the dodgeball’s launch speed. It merely allows you to hold it.
## Dear Creators, Introducing... Green Screen
A bright green backdrop to help with video production!
- Find it in the Palette under the Creative tab
- It can be scaled non-uniformly, and has configurable physics modes
- We can't wait to see your videos!
## General Improvements
- Iterated on the layout of touch controls.
- Fixed screen players being unable to equip items from a gift box.
- We've improved the "Always Face Viewer" config option on the Text Gadget for comfort in VR
- We've also added an "Include Pitch" option, which will allow the text to pitch (tilt up and down) when set to "Always Face Viewer"
- The Select Tool's Quick Action Menu now pitches up and down to face the player
## Beta Content Changes
- Adds a new CV2 chip for checking whether a player is a subscriber to one of the current room's owners
- Adds a new CV2 chip for checking whether a player is one of the current room's owners
As always, thanks for playing Rec Room!
Please see here for convenient links to controls, tutorials, comfort options, etc.: https://recroom.com/community
We love to hear your feedback, so please don't hesitate to let us know what you think…