Serious Sam VR: The First/Second Encounter Update 310488 released! Here are the changes: Gameplay: - Fixed spawning enemies being invisible for a period of time when network ping is high. - Added "Allow Power-Up Items" in Deathmatch gamemodes. - Added abilty to override default behavior of the real time factor cheat. User is now able to define fixed, linear step for the cheat. - Added a check for items that are not allowed by game options but should still be visible on sim start. This should only happen for SS games when items are not allowed but there is a trigger or a script referencing them in which case we think they are needed for level progression. - Secret generic items are now allowed and visible even if custom difficulty that doesnt allow those items is used. - Updated TSE invisibility powerup duration to 30 seconds, that's the value from the Classic. - Added hud element icon for invisibility powerup. Rendering: - Fixed some smaller rendering problems in Vulkan. - Fixed problem with Spot light's shadows being vertically flipped under Vulkan and OpenGL (and ES) gfx APIs. - Fixed problem with wrong calculation of static lighting when object is in sector not influenced by distant light. Serious Editor: - Added Drop Down tool, which replaces separate Drop Down tools for World editor and Mesh editor. - Improved view information in fly mode (hit Tab to show altitude above ground, ray hit distance etc). - Fixing a crash inside Legged puppet save data when mechanism does not exist. - Added different colors for selected and unselected entity names. - Tool Help dialog: Added scrollbar. - Script Source Edit control: Changed the color scheme to match the one from Visual Studio. - Text Control: Fixed Ctrl+Up/Ctrl+Down not working. - World Editor: Added an option to display names of entities in the world. - Projectile launch velocity is now clamped to 300, as it is the maximum velocity supported by the physics. Misc.: - Fixed incorrect player models in the menu list in SSHD. - Fixed ragdolls playing an animation after loading a saved game. - Dynamic music volume is now saved, so it will be properly restored after loading a save - Some of the TSE Intro's scripts had wrong translation strings, that prevented them to be added to the localization files. Fixed.

[ 2017-06-23 15:21:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter is a frantic arcade action FPS, featuring singleplayer and co-op campaign modes, various multiplayer modes, all presented in glorious VR with Croteam's new Serious Warp movement system.

See what Sam sees, feel what Sam feels, and find out what it's like to BE the legend!

Key Features at Early Access Launch:

VR-SPECIFIC FEATURES:

Serious Locomotion - Explore the levels using trackpad movement (if you are brave enough), go with safer built-in teleportation system and move quickly to avoid charging enemies with the help of Sam's personal translocator device or tweak and adjust the way you move through the VR space to best suit you playing style with using our own Serious Warp (tm) locomotion.
Double the Gun, Double the Fun – Let go of the keyboard and gun down enemies, one weapon in each hand, or dual-wield them, quadrupling your stopping power. Combine different guns or just grab two of the same, but whatever your style, remember: Mental must be stopped!
Old School, New Engine – Hordes of enemies and non-stop action set against the expansive and visually stunning backdrop of ancient Egypt - all powered by the latest Serious Engine 2017 to create one of the most impressive VR experiences yet!

SINGLE PLAYER:

Levels - Serious Sam is sent back through time to ancient Egypt to battle, explore and seek wisdom in 15 huge Egypt levels that also have over 80 secrets hidden and waiting to be discovered, in what is considered to be one of the most visually enjoyable VR experiences!
Weapons - Play with a classic arsenal of 10 serious weapons including Colt, Chainsaw (!), Shotgun, Minigun and Cannon!
Enemies - Go head to head against various enemies, including Sirian Werebull now charging at you in VR, while hearing Beheaded Kamikaze scream somewhere near by.
THE Boss - Witness being VR stamped by almighty warlock giant Ugh-Zan III, who somehow managed to sneak behind you!
Difficulty Settings - Choose between 5 difficulty settings to satisfy everyone, from FPS beginner and all the way to serious players!

MULTIPLAYER:

Up to 16 Players - Plunge into chaos with up to 16 players in various cooperative and versus modes, some playable in campaign levels, some in unique versus levels and some also in teams!
Classic Co-Op - Plunge into chaos with up to 16 players in 15-level cooperative campaign mode, which is also fully customized like choosing difficulty, increasing enemies strength per player, turning on friendly fire or infinite ammo, setting respawn credits and much, much more!
Coin-Op Co-Op - Play entire co-op campaign levels in classic 80's arcade style with limited lives!
Beast Hunt and Team Beast Hunt - Compete against other players, or teams in Team Beast Hunt, hunting down various enemies to see who can get the best score at the end of each campaign level!
Survival and Team Survival - Alone or with other team members, try to stay alive as long as you can against endless enemy attacks in specially designed survival map!
Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch - Watch all hell break loose against other players or teams in classic deathmatch style!
My Burden - Get highest score from collecting the points by holding the item, while others chase you to get hold of that item!
Last Man Standing and Last Team Standing - Playing with only one life against each other, or as part of a team, try to be the last one alive!
Capture the Flag - Grab a flag from other teams' base and bring it to your base for a score, while also defending your own flag!
Instant Kill - One shot and you are gone!

Planned Features while in Early Access:

- Steam Workshop Support, where you will be able to submit your content creation or download new player-created content and modifications.
- Various VR improvements, game fixes, engine and game optimizations, found both internally and per users feedback.