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MeCatVR changes
MeCatVR’s First Update Is Now Live!
Hello Magical Cats!
First of all we want to apologize because it took us much longer than we first anticipated. Sorry!
This first update focuses on improving the opening of the game, making movement feel more intuitive, and polishing a few areas of the house so the whole experience feels smoother.
We also want to share that MeCatVR has just passed 10,000 downloads across Steam and Meta Quest!
For our small team, that number means a lot! Thank you for playing, leaving reviews, and sticking with us as we keep improving the game.
A Better Beginning
One of our main goals for this update was improving the first few minutes of the game. MeCatVR now opens with a proper intro sequence, featuring the PAFI Studio and MeCatVR logos, before transitioning into the in-world book menu. We've also smoothed out the tutorial flow around the book itself, so the start of the game feels clearer and more polished, while staying true to our text-free, diegetic approach.
More Intuitive Movement
We've reworked the movement to feel more natural. Previously you needed to activate your claws before grabbing climbable surfaces, which could be confusing early on. Now you can grab surfaces directly.
We will continue working on it, in this update the claws are always on, since it wouldn't make sense to grab and climb surfaces without them. We will change the model of the claws to feel more warming to match the tone of the game soon.
House Layout Improvements
We've closed off a passage that led toward non-playable areas, so the house feels cleaner and easier to read as you explore. Our original layout of the house included two extra rooms, that may or may not come back in the future, the Witch's Bedroom (right) and the Bathroom (left). Since we ended up not implementing them, the passage felt empty and frustrating to explore.
General Polish
Plenty of smaller tweaks and fixes throughout, especially around the opening moments and the readability of the house. We'll keep polishing based on your feedback.
Thank You 💖
Seeing MeCatVR reach over 10,000 downloads across Steam and Meta Quest has been incredibly motivating for us. We know there's still more we want to add and improve, and we're grateful for your patience and support while we keep working on it.
If you try the update, we'd love to hear what you think, drop a comment or leave a review. They make our day!
— PAFI Studio 🐾
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