Hello everyone, After a long absence, I'm back with a big announcement. First, a little background on why no bugs were fixed or new content added to the released version for so long.
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Full Shopkeeper Simulator VR: Refreshed update
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Repeated intro
Hello everyone,
What changed
1 fix0 additions1 change1 removal
UI and audio
Gameplay
fixedFirst, a little background on why no bugs were fixed or new content added to the released version for so long. You know that VR is a fast-moving technology. The time came when Valve, whose software I used to develop the game, released a major update that meant I would have had to develop the game from scratch. Bug fixes, new content, etc. would have required me to bring the game up to date with the Valve interface. As a one-man company, I didn't have the time or money to do that.
changedThis year, I decided to fundamentally move my developments away from a proprietary interface (Valve / SteamVR) and switch to an open interface (OpenXR). The product that emerged was "Shopkeeper Simulator: Refreshed".
removedWhat has changedIn addition to the deeper technical changes, there are changes to the interaction system, whereby the (admittedly somewhat error-prone) notebook is replaced by the native OpenXR interaction and the tracking (gripping) problems of various headsets should be a thing of the past. The stealing mechanic unfortunately had to be removed due to technical problems.
Shopkeeper Simulator VR: Refreshed changes
fixedFirst, a little background on why no bugs were fixed or new content added to the released version for so long. You know that VR is a fast-moving technology. The time came when Valve, whose software I used to develop the game, released a major update that meant I would have had to develop the game from scratch. Bug fixes, new content, etc. would have required me to bring the game up to date with the Valve interface. As a one-man company, I didn't have the time or money to do that.
changedThis year, I decided to fundamentally move my developments away from a proprietary interface (Valve / SteamVR) and switch to an open interface (OpenXR). The product that emerged was "Shopkeeper Simulator: Refreshed".
removedIn addition to the deeper technical changes, there are changes to the interaction system, whereby the (admittedly somewhat error-prone) notebook is replaced by the native OpenXR interaction and the tracking (gripping) problems of various headsets should be a thing of the past. The stealing mechanic unfortunately had to be removed due to technical problems.
After a long absence, I'm back with a big announcement.
First, a little background on why no bugs were fixed or new content added to the released version for so long. You know that VR is a fast-moving technology. The time came when Valve, whose software I used to develop the game, released a major update that meant I would have had to develop the game from scratch. Bug fixes, new content, etc. would have required me to bring the game up to date with the Valve interface. As a one-man company, I didn't have the time or money to do that.
This year, I decided to fundamentally move my developments away from a proprietary interface (Valve / SteamVR) and switch to an open interface (OpenXR). The product that emerged was "Shopkeeper Simulator: Refreshed".
What has changed
In addition to the deeper technical changes, there are changes to the interaction system, whereby the (admittedly somewhat error-prone) notebook is replaced by the native OpenXR interaction and the tracking (gripping) problems of various headsets should be a thing of the past. The stealing mechanic unfortunately had to be removed due to technical problems.
Notes
This version has been tested with HTC Vive and Meta Quest 2. The old version is still available under the legacy branch.
