Hey there everyone! This is one of biggest updates yet, we have a lot of great stuff coming for you guys in this update, but we want to make sure it's stable before pushing it live. So, we are doing a public beta first and we want to hear from you about any issues!

To opt into the beta:

* Right click on Tabletop Simulator in your Steam library. * Choose Properties -> Beta. * Then in the drop down for "Select the beta you would like to opt into:" choose "public_beta".

Unity Engine Upgrade:

* Upgrade Unity version from 5.6.6 to 2019.1. * Dx11 on Windows, OpenGLCore on Mac and Linux. * FPS should be overall faster. Can be twice as fast in really specific scenes. * Physics performance improved. * Video textures much faster with more formats support (.m4v and .mov) * Incremental garbage collector greatly reduces the game's stutters.

Changes:

* Dx9 support has been dropped only 0.01% of players have a gpu that is only Dx9. Dx10 is minimum requirement now. * Windows Xp support dropped and with Steam not supporting it anymore either this isn't a surprise. * All custom images are now resized to a power of 2 internal, so avoid using non power of 2 images if you can. This is due to Dx11 bug this might be changed back in the future if Unity fixes this. * RAW cache from Images and Models had to deleted to due incompatibilities with the engine upgrade.

Known Issues:

* Due the massive engine upgrade AssetBundle are the most effected due to Unity changes you might have to re-export your AssetBundle from 2019.1 with the updated Modding Project. * Old AssetBundles using crunched textures will not load correctly and need to be re-exported. * AssetBundle mesh colliders might behave differently due to physx upgrade.

Performance Optimizations:

* Saving mod asset to disk is now async and will not sutter the game. * Greatly reduced the time it takes to destroy objects reducing the lag when changing mods. * Made the Games & Saved Objects menu async to fix stutters when opening them.

DLC Improvments:

* DLC are no longer included in the game install and will be downloaded when played the first time. * This has reduce the install size of the game by 4 gigs. * We can also now update and add new DLCs without having to update the game.

AssetBundle Materials:

* Added support for loading AssetBundle materials into any Custom Object Image slot. * Create holographic playing cards or add normal maps to your custom dice! * Works by assigning your material to an AssetBundle and then exporting like normal.

General Improvements:

* Custom Card added so you can create cards one at a time. * Added /rules to global chat which opens a link to the rules on our knowledge base. * Update DLC Three Cheers for master with scripted components. * Disabled being able to load local files with the Tablet due to javascript exploits. * Opening urls now only open steam links in the overlay and all others open in your default browser. * Secured many networking related functions from hackers. * Added .json to Steam Cloud upload file types. * Steam Cloud now supports uploading files greater than 100mb.

System Console:

* Added `mod_caching`, `mod_caching_raw`, `mod_threading`, and `mod_thread_count`. * Added `say_global`, `say_game`, `say_team` commands. * `/` commands now work when typed into system console. * Added subtract command. * Renamed vr_bindings command to vr_steamvr_bindings * Added say_global, say_game, say_team commands.

Spectator Mode:

* Spectator mode should be working correctly with differing monitor resolutions. * Added `displays` command, reworked `spectator_activate_with_resolution` command (can now specify display) * `spectator_camera_attachment` - sets component or pointer for camera to attach to. * `spectator_camera_follow_attachment` - when this is on the camera will move as if attached to above entity. * `spectator_camera_follow_player` - renamed, was `spectator_camera_follow`. * `spectator_camera_dolly` - distance camera is offset along the direction it is looking. * `spectator_camera_offset_position` - vector3 positional offset from attachment. * `spectator_camera_offset_rotation` - vector3 rotational offset from attachment. * `spectator_camera_look_at` - make camera look at specified component or pointer. * `spectator_camera_target` - sets component or pointer for camera to track. * `spectator_camera_tracking` - when ON the camera will constantly track the above entity. * `spectator_camera_override_player_with_look` - when ON look and track commands will override follow_player. * `spectator_camera_stay_upright` - when ON the camera will avoid being upside-down.

Lua:

* Added onObjectTryEnter(object) callback: if present on an object then it will be called when another object would be inserted into it (like a card into a deck or a token into a bag). If it returns false then the item will not be able to enter.

XML UI:

* Updated plugin to the latest version. * Can now get the click button for events like onClick with the value param passed. * Xml UI image assets are now no longer compressed to make them look nicer. * Xml UI errors now print to chat, to make it easier to debug Xml UI. * Fixed line tool, including flick and joint.

Caching Improvement:

* Added support for adding {verifycache} in front of your urls to have the game check the last-modified header of a url to update the local cache if it is stale. Only does this check once per game session. * This is an advanced feature for people that want to host content on there own servers and make sure people get updates without having to change the URLs. * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Last-Modified

Fixes:

* Fixed blury comfirmation UI for tablet. * Fixed saving .rawm to disk when regular caching. * Fixed random sort for Games and Saved Objects is now actually working correctly. * Fixed custom objects not probably being positioned on the UI correctly. * Fixed the black background fade stuttering on when open exist to main menu window. * Fixed some format stuff for file browser or tooltips. Added back .jpeg. * Fixed line tool, including flick and joint.