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Full You Are a Bird update
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What changed
- Gameplay
- UI and audio
- Performance
- Compatibility
Changes
Camera now locked to the bird's skeleton instead of the other way around for more accurate bird movement.
Move your head up and down to peck at things on the ground while landed.
Reduced unwanted flapping just from moving your head around.
Reduced camera clipping through the environment.
First person beak
Improved visibility in shadows during the day.
Wing position is more realistic, offset based on the bird's spine instead of directly matching your IRL. hand position.
Menus take you out of the bird
Higher density forest with more sane placement of foliage around open clearings.
More ruins
New models for trees, ruins, rocks, etc
Auto-detect graphics settings are more accurate.
Landing/takeoff physics improved.
Roomscale movement and turning improved.
Misc flight physics tweaks
Weather probability tweaks
Updated to UE 5.4 for nanite performance improvements and XR fixes.
How to opt into the Beta
In your Library: Right click You Are A Bird Click Properties Click Betas Choose beta from the Beta Participation dropdown Close Properties Wait for the update to complete.
If the Beta is not working on your PC yet, just set Beta Participation back to None to play the old version.
Pls let me know how it's working on Discord.
Source
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