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Since the Kaiju Update we've been fixing a few issues and adding some new gameplay that we thought were important to get out there quickly. Most notably, perhaps, is some major tweaks to the audio system when playing at larger scales. See the changelog since 1.5.0 below, or the entire history here.

1.5.4

November 30th 2016

Customized in-game twitter messages are now saved between sessions
More strings added to language files
Fixed issue where GIF recording instructions were too difficult to read
EyeBug's preview window now caps framerate at 30FPS to help performance

1.5.3

November 29th 2016

Fix issue when launching the games with no hands detected
Updated to Unity 5.4.3p1
A bunch of audio tweaks
Fix to audio scaling and pitch shifting at larger play scales
More ambient sound effects
Made tutorial a bit less cluttered at larger play scales
Fix some edge cases with snap-distances being off
Fix some mistakes with labels in the tutorial texts
Fix some visual sorting issues with the gifCamera and clouds
Added a visual indicator (particles) to grabbing during the tutorial
Added support for both Touch triggers

1.5.2

November 25th 2016

Added error-message strings to the translation files
Mixed reality should now function properly at larger play scales

1.5.1

November 23rd 2016

Replays now play sound back properly
Ability to change avatar in-game via starfish grab
Added a bit of visual flair to the island (bugs, flowers)
Companion camera now turns off (helping performance) if smoothing is set to 0
Pins now throw like darts (the more leaves on the pin, the more dart-ey it is)
Undo/Redo buttons on Touch now works
Twitch chat no longer jumps when grabbing with two hands, and scales appropriately at larger play scales
Twitch chat now uses our own authentication path to avoid errors
Moved some settings to the user-editable file (volume control, shadow display, vsync, etc.)
Default quality setting is now "Fantastic"
Fixed gimbal-lock when flying the eye-bug with the keyboard

[ 2016-11-30 20:42:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

1.5.4 Bug-fix Update

1.5.4

November 30th 2016

Customized in-game twitter messages are now saved between sessions
More strings added to language files
Fixed issue where GIF recording instructions were too difficult to read
EyeBug's preview window now caps framerate at 30FPS to help performance

1.5.3

November 29th 2016

Fix issue when launching the games with no hands detected
Updated to Unity 5.4.3p1
A bunch of audio tweaks
Fix to audio scaling and pitch shifting at larger play scales
More ambient sound effects
Made tutorial a bit less cluttered at larger play scales
Fix some edge cases with snap-distances being off
Fix some mistakes with labels in the tutorial texts
Fix some visual sorting issues with the gifCamera and clouds
Added a visual indicator (particles) to grabbing during the tutorial
Added support for both Touch triggers

1.5.2

November 25th 2016

Added error-message strings to the translation files
Mixed reality should now function properly at larger play scales

1.5.1

November 23rd 2016

Replays now play sound back properly
Ability to change avatar in-game via starfish grab
Added a bit of visual flair to the island (bugs, flowers)
Companion camera now turns off (helping performance) if smoothing is set to 0
Pins now throw like darts (the more leaves on the pin, the more dart-ey it is)
Undo/Redo buttons on Touch now works
Twitch chat no longer jumps when grabbing with two hands, and scales appropriately at larger play scales
Twitch chat now uses our own authentication path to avoid errors
Moved some settings to the user-editable file (volume control, shadow display, vsync, etc.)
Default quality setting is now "Fantastic"
Fixed gimbal-lock when flying the eye-bug with the keyboard

[ 2016-11-30 20:42:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

Fantastic Contraption

Northway Games Developer

Northway Games Publisher

2016-04-05 Release

Simulation Singleplayer Tags

Game News Posts: 26

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse

Mostly Positive (42 reviews)

http://fantasticcontraption.com

Steam Store

The Game includes VR Support

Oculus: 1

SteamVR: 1

Room width requirement: 2

Room depth requirement: 1.5

Standing: 1

Seated: 1

Public Linux Depots:

Fantastic Contraption Content LINUX [453.34 M]

Game is not tagged as available on Linux on Steam.

Linux is not in the OS list.

Fantastic Contraption is surreal building game for Vive VR. Create life-sized machines as tall as you can reach, then send them whirling, flinging, and trundling off to solve puzzles on the other side of a floating island. Your task is simple: get the squishy purple ball to that goal off in the distance, or above you, or on the other side of that gap. And your tools are elegantly minimalist: spinning wheels and stretchable rods. But the solutions are endless, and there are no right or wrong ones.

We've designed this game from the ground up for room-scale VR. Come immerse yourself in a strange skybound archipelago and befriend Neko the photosynthesizing cat. Build contraptions with your own two hands, life sized and as big as horses, right there in front of you. Play with the physics, juggle pieces, throw darts, and feel another world all around you.

Features:

Challenging puzzles. 50 official levels that range from cakewalk to what-the-hell-this-is-impossible-right-tell-me-this-is-impossible. But guess what, it IS possible. I think.
Infinite solutions. Working cars, tanks, catapults, conveyor belts, walking creatures or minimalist structures that use only gravity. Design for elegant simplicity, or build a rattling pile of junk that just barely makes it to the goal. Whatever.
Building with your own hands. Movement so simple and natural you'll forget you're holding controllers. Need a wheel? Just pick it up. Want a longer rod? Just grab an end and stretch. It's like playing with children's blocks, except they're bigger than you are.
Noble ancestry. Fantastic Contraption is the VR evolution of Colin Northway's 2008 2d browser game, played by millions and still playable for free. But don't be fooled, this new game is WAY different.
Full 3d audio and music. Actually, this game has no music. What it does have is musical instruments. Except you have to build them. Well... you'll figure it out.
Surreal and beautiful landscape. Hey guy, chill here awhile, why don't you just lie down in the grass and just listen to the sky whales singing? You'll totally forget the dystopian present and the 300 sqft windowless cube you now live in. Who needs sunlight? VR.
Neko the toolbox. Yes, your toolbox is alive, and he's kind of a green cat blimp thing powered by pink farts. He doesn't seem to mind when you pull off one of his tails or yank a pin out of his head. They grow back pretty fast, so I guess it's okay...
Online sharing. Venture bravely into the dark world-within-a-world to load contraptions made by your friends and also some random people. Marvel at the crazy crap they came up with. Then narrow your eyes and say: I can beat this. I can do better.