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Talk:VRC+

2024-08-22T20:50:40Z

Usr 48736b7d-c932-4168-99a1-d9be31ece91e: /* Renaming "Free" table header */

== Renaming "Free" table header ==

Naming the header "Free" when comparing to what features VRChat+ has is very misleading and confusing. There is no "free" tier of VRChat+. My suggestion would be "Normal User" and "VRChat+ User". --[[User:Usr c0fd3826-5fbd-465b-869b-142f974af714|Usr c0fd3826-5fbd-465b-869b-142f974af714]] ([[User talk:Usr c0fd3826-5fbd-465b-869b-142f974af714|talk]]) 00:56, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

== Removing Usage of the word "Lapse" ==

The usage of the word "lapse" here makes the information sound negative, should be changed for clarification.

Talk:VRC+

2024-08-22T20:49:19Z

Usr 48736b7d-c932-4168-99a1-d9be31ece91e:

== Renaming "Free" table header ==

Naming the header "Free" when comparing to what features VRChat+ has is very misleading and confusing. There is no "free" tier of VRChat+. My suggestion would be "Normal User" and "VRChat+ User". --[[User:Usr c0fd3826-5fbd-465b-869b-142f974af714|Usr c0fd3826-5fbd-465b-869b-142f974af714]] ([[User talk:Usr c0fd3826-5fbd-465b-869b-142f974af714|talk]]) 00:56, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

The usage of the word "lapse" here makes the information sound negative, should be changed for clarification.

Removed Features

2024-08-22T20:40:26Z

Usr 48736b7d-c932-4168-99a1-d9be31ece91e: Added Deleted roles

{{Stub}}
This page is dedicated to VRChat features that were once included in the VRChat client, or announced by VRChat before removing the feature or depreciating further support for said feature. This page does not include features that are currently in development, or have been unofficially "rumored" to being implemented.

==Booping==
[[File:Boop Button.png|thumb|Boop button in a user profile.|170x170px]]
'''Booping''' was a [[social]] feature revealed in the [https://ask.vrchat.com/t/developer-update-30-may-2024/24821 May 30th Developer Update] allowing friends to send a "boop" to eachother. This could have been attached with any emoji including custom emojis, only if the user was an active [[VRChat+]] subscriber and have uploaded custom emojis to their gallery. When the recipient of a boop opened their notifications, the emoji attached to the boop would've been fired locally in a “Boop Explosion”, a blast of the emoji from the boop. Boop recipients would have also received a push notification from the VRChat app on mobile devices. Boops would have only been able to be sent to friends, and could have been disabled.

The feature was implemented into the [[Open Beta]] branch on June 6th, due to community reception, the feature was removed June 18th with the [https://discord.com/channels/189511567539306508/503009489486872583/1252764858256986195 following message on the official VRChat Discord]:<blockquote>'''No Booping No More'''

If you were paying attention to previous builds, you might've noticed there's something missing from this update: Booping. That's intentional. While we were excited about testing the feature, it was clear that folks weren't into it.

We're not interested in forcing a feature on the community that they're not into, so we're pulling it. In the future, we might try testing a reworked version of Booping, but it's unlikely to be something we try for awhile.

While it didn't quite go the way we wanted it to, we still appreciate the candid and honest feedback from the community.</blockquote>

==Guided Mode==
[[File:Guided Mode.webp|thumb|220x220px|A screencap of the "Guided Mode" menu.]]
Guided Mode was a [[Menus|menu]] and UI feature intended for users who were new to VRChat, however any user could enable and use the Guided Mode menu. The Guided Menu heavily simplified world and avatar exploration and tweaking for settings. It was revealed on the [https://youtu.be/MyrEvss-Dzw&t=77 VRChat 2023.2.2 Video Patchnotes], and was present in the VRChat client for a few months before being silently removed.

== Panoramic/360° screenshots (VRChive)==
The old [[camera]] menu had 2 options to take panoramic (360-degree) photos

* Panorama
*VRChive Panorama

The 'Panorama' option would save the panoramic to your device, while 'VRChive Panorama' would automatically upload the panoramic to VRChive, a social media platform focusing on VR, making it easy to share with friends on social media.

The feature was temporarily removed during an [[Open Beta|open beta]] build for the [https://docs.vrchat.com/docs/vrchat-202141 UI 1.5 Update], but haven't returned since. Cited with the [https://discord.com/channels/189511567539306508/503009489486872583/898728604299563068 following reason on the official VRChat Discord]:
[[File:Panorama.webp|thumb|right|Old quick menu, with panorama and VRChive panorama buttons]]
<blockquote>
- The Panorama button in the Quick Menu has been removed due to several issues. There are many compounding bugs with this feature, and trying to fix it right now will slow down this release. We'll circle back around and implement it properly at a later time.

-VRChive Panorama has also been removed for similar reasons
</blockquote>

==PhysSound Support ==
PhysSound is a Unity asset that allows for sounds to be played when physics objects collide with each other or with static colliders. World authors were able to install the PhysSound Asset Package in their world projects.

Support for it was dropped in [[VRChat SDK|SDK3]]. You are expected to create your own replacement using [[Udon]].

== Deleted Roles ==

==== Veteran User ====
Veteran User role is a role that was given to users who contributed consistently to VRChat, seen as a level above Trusted Users. The role is no longer attainable, and can only be seen outside of VRChat by reading API responses. When Veteran was still client-side, it was a yellow colored role.

==== Legendary User ====
Legendary User role is a role that was given to users who had the Veteran User Role and had VRC+ (or contributed significantly to VRChat in some way).

The Legendary User role was removed from surface-level VRChat with Veteran. When Legendary was still client-side, it was a pink colored role.

==Request Host==
Request host was a button on the [[Menus|Quick menu]] used to request a host (VRChat Moderator) to join your instance to handle urgent moderation issues. It was removed October 27, 2017 and replaced with a "Report abuse" button that would allow you to report users similar to the report button in the current version of VRChat.
[[File:QuickMenu Old.webp|thumb|right|alt=screenshot of the old quick menu |screenshot of the old quick menu, "Request Host" button is in the bottom Right next to the close button]]

VRRat

2024-08-22T20:28:24Z

Usr 48736b7d-c932-4168-99a1-d9be31ece91e:

{{Noticebox/Official}}{{Stub|Needs information about the mascot of VRRat, appearances, basic biography, stuff like the April Fools 2024 event, etc.}}
[[File:VRRat_Front.png|thumb|VRRat]]
'''VRRat''' is a mischievous secondary mascot of [[VRChat]].

== Biography ==

=== Appearance ===
VRRat is a low-poly rat. He is shades of brown in color with stubby arms and legs. 

=== Personality ===
Not to be trusted.

== Appearances ==
TODO: stuff about their first appearance.

== Trivia ==

* VRRat appears on VRChat Wiki articles marked with [[:Category:Stubs]].
* According to an official Twitter thread for VRChat's 10th anniversary in January 2024, VRRat was created during a VRChat Jam in 2022 as an NPC that disciplined banned users sent to the Banned World. If a banned user entered the world and broke VRRat’s only rule (Don’t touch my cheese!), they would attack you, and you would sink into the ground and turn into cheese.<ref>[https://nitter.poast.org/VRChat/status/1747389659913552340#m https://twitter.com/VRChat/status/1747389659913552340#m]</ref>
* VRChat has a hidden text adventure game featuring VRRat!
* VRRat's arch-enemy is [[VRCat]].

[[Category:Empty]]

Talk:VRRat

2024-08-22T20:27:33Z

Usr 48736b7d-c932-4168-99a1-d9be31ece91e: Created page with "Can someone add *where* the secret text adventure is that is mentioned?"

Can someone add *where* the secret text adventure is that is mentioned?

VRCat

2024-08-22T20:22:44Z

Usr 48736b7d-c932-4168-99a1-d9be31ece91e:

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[[File:VRCat.webp|thumb|VRCat]]
'''VRCat''' is the official mascot of [[VRChat]].

==Biography==

===Appearance===
VRChat is an orange cat with white on it's belly, mouth, and tip of it's tail. It's most notable feature is a box on it's head, with the VRChat+ symbol on the side. 

===Personality ===
Unknown. Demure.

==Appearances==
VRCat's first appearance was [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-MKanCkDck Introducing VRChat Plus].

==Trivia==
*VRCat's name is a play on ''VRChat''.
* VRCat was inspired by the cat of VRChat's Head of Community Tupper, Trogdor.<ref>Parzeval. (2024, August 15). Tupper: The Future of VRChat & The Life of VRChat's Head of Community | VF1 [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/0YVHHtc5CsY?t=3519</ref>
*VRCat's arch-enemy is [[VRRat]].
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180815000000*/VRCat.club VRCat.club] (Archive.org link) was an unofficial forum for the VRChat community that predates VRCat and the current ask.vrchat.com forums.

==References==
[[Category:Empty]]
<references />

VRCat

2024-08-22T20:20:55Z

Usr 48736b7d-c932-4168-99a1-d9be31ece91e:

{{Noticebox/Official}}{{Stub|Needs information about the mascot of VRCat, appearances, basic biography, when they were first introduced.}}
[[File:VRCat.webp|thumb|VRCat]]
'''VRCat''' is the official mascot of [[VRChat]].

==Biography==

===Appearance===
VRChat is an orange cat with white on it's belly, mouth, and tip of it's tail. It's most notable feature is a box on it's head, with the VRChat+ symbol on the side. 

===Personality ===
Unknown. Demure.

==Appearances==
TODO: stuff about their first appearance.

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-MKanCkDck Introducing VRChat Plus]

==Trivia==
*VRCat's name is a play on ''VRChat''.
* VRCat was inspired by the cat of VRChat's Head of Community Tupper, Trogdor.<ref>Parzeval. (2024, August 15). Tupper: The Future of VRChat & The Life of VRChat's Head of Community | VF1 [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/0YVHHtc5CsY?t=3519</ref>
*VRCat's arch-enemy is [[VRRat]].
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180815000000*/VRCat.club VRCat.club] (Archive.org link) was an unofficial forum for the VRChat community that predates VRCat and the current ask.vrchat.com forums.

==References==
[[Category:Empty]]
<references />

User:Usr 48736b7d-c932-4168-99a1-d9be31ece91e

2024-08-22T20:18:04Z

Usr 48736b7d-c932-4168-99a1-d9be31ece91e: This me

Hiya! I'm jhak. I'm here to help make the wiki better! I've been a wiki editor for 4 years (for other wikis), and a VRChat player for 3! I'm really enthusiastic about both. If you have any questions, contact me at:

VRChat: jhak

Discord: jhak

Community:Terminology

2024-08-22T20:14:31Z

Usr 48736b7d-c932-4168-99a1-d9be31ece91e: Deskie

{{Noticebox/Community}} {{stub|VRChat's community has a diverse lingo!}}
This article contains a list of terms, abbreviations, and slang commonly used by users on VRChat.

==A-F==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"
!Terms
!Explanation
|-
|id="Ask Forum" | Ask Forum
|A [https://ask.vrchat.com/ forum] service that VRChat operates for users to ask questions, search for answers, and view Developer Updates.
|-
|id="Avi" | Avi
|''(plural: avis)'' Abbreviation for the word “[[Avatars|avatar]]”.
|-
|[[Badge]]
|Icons that may appear on a user's profile to signify their contributions to the platform.
|-
|id="Canny" |Canny
| Referring to VRChat's {{VRC link|https://feedback.vrchat.com/|Feedback Forum}}, also known as Canny.
|-
|[[Avatars#Cloning|Cloning]]
| A feature in VRChat that allows a user to change into a selected user's avatar.
|-
|id="Crash" |Crash
|A malfunction or error that causes VRChat to forcibly close or freeze.
|-
|Deskie
|Shortening of "Desktop User", someone who uses the desktop version of VRChat.
|-
|id="Crasher" |Crasher
|A malicious avatar or world that is made to crash the user.
''Please be aware that these are against {{VRC link|https://hello.vrchat.com/creator-guidelines|VRChat's Guidelines}} and using them can result in action taken against your account.''<ref>[https://hello.vrchat.com/creator-guidelines#:~:text=Content%20should%20not%20be%20built%20or%20used%20to%20disrupt%20any%20experience%20or%20usage%20of%20VRChat. https://hello.vrchat.com/creator-guidelines#:~:text=Content%20should%20not%20be%20built%20or%20used%20to%20disrupt%20any%20experience%20or%20usage%20of%20VRChat.]</ref>
|-
|id="EAC" |EAC
|Abbreviation for "Easy Anti-Cheat" - a security program used by VRChat on the PC version.<ref>https://www.easy.ac/</ref>
|-
|[[Earmuffs]]
|A feature in VRChat that allows a user to limit the range of their hearing. This can be useful in instances with many people in close proximity.
|-
|id="FBT" |FBT
|Abbreviation for "Full Body Tracking". FBT is defined as anything that adds the ability to track, at minimum, hips and feet. Some users may also refer to this as "obtaining legs".
|-
|id="FT" |FT
|Abbreviation for "Face Tracking". Facetracking can include eye tracking as well as tracking of the lower face.
|}

==G-N==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"
!Terms
!Explanation
|-
|id="Home" |Home
|''(also: home world)'' The world a user will spawn into when entering VRChat. This, by default, is the [[VRChat_Home|VRChat Home]] world and can be changed to any world.
|-
|id="IK" |IK
|Abbreviation of “Inverse Kinematics”, an algorithm calculated in Unity, which VRChat uses to properly track the movement of bones and Physbones on an avatar.
|-
|[[Instances|Instance]]
|An instance is a copy of a world that up to 80 users can join. Multiple instances can exist, each hosting different groups of users. There are different instance types.
|-
|id="Inv" |Inv
|Abbreviation for “Invite” in the context of invites. Such as “inv me” meaning “invite me.”
|-
|id="Kitbashing" |Kitbashing
|A method of creating models, especially avatars, from a myriad of assets from various sources using the [[VRChat SDK]]. The term comes from real-world scale model making<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitbashing</ref>.
|-
|[[Community:Mute|Mute]]
|Referring to either a user who is unable to use voice communication, either by choice or due to disability; may also refer to the action of silencing the sound of a user, world, or a video player.
|-
|id="Notifs" |Notifs
|Abbreviation for “notifications”, referring to one of the tabs in the [[Quick Menu]].
|}

==O-S==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"
!Terms
!Explanation
|-
| [[OSC]]
|A protocol to allow external devices and applications to connect to VRChat, and communicate with each other, usually on an avatar or world.
|-
|id="Performance" | Performance
|The level at how optimized an asset in VRChat is, usually referring to avatars.
|-
|id="Phantom sense" |Phantom sense
|A sensation of experiencing one or more senses because of virtual stimuli, e.g. touch, smell, taste.
|-
|id="Physbones" |Physbones
|A feature in VRChat that allows a way to add fluid motion to avatar bones.
|-
|id="Ping" |Ping
|The number referring (in milliseconds) to track latency, showing how much time it takes for a sample of data to travel from your device to the VRChat server, and back to your device.
|-
|id="Polys" |Polys
|Abbreviation for polygons. Refers to the 2D shapes that make up avatars and worlds in VRChat. Synonymous with 'tris' (triangles).
|-
|[[Portals|Portal]]
|A placeable object that allows multiple users to teleport to the same instance of a different world.
|-
|id="Prefab" |Prefab
|A premade asset made to be used on avatars or in worlds, such as GoGo Loco by Franada<ref>https://franadavrc.gumroad.com/l/gogoloco</ref> or VRCBilliards: Community Edition<ref>https://github.com/VRCBilliards/vrcbce</ref>.
|-
|pretzel
|Refers to a user whose full-body tracking has broken or lost tracking, causing their avatar to fold in on itself like a pretzel.
|-
|id="Quest" |Quest
| Refers to the Meta Quest headset<ref>https://www.meta.com/quest/</ref>, or Quest-compatible content; synonymously used with the "Android" build of VRChat.
|-
|id="Questie" |Questie
|Refers to someone using VRChat on standalone Quest. Context and tone for this word may vary, but unfortunately can have a pejorative connotation.
|-
|id="Req" |Req
|Abbreviation for “Request” in the context of invites. Such as “req off of me” meaning “request an invite off of me.”
|-
|id="RP" |RP
|Abbreviation for "Role-play" - assuming/playing a role, solo or in a group. There are dedicated groups and themed worlds for RP in VRChat.
|-
|[[VRChat SDK|SDK]]
| “SDK” is short for Software development kit<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_development_kit</ref>, it's a collection of tools that allow people to develop software for certain platforms. The VRChat SDK is what is used to create worlds and avatars in VRChat.
|-
|id="Shader" |Shader
|In Unity, a shader is a program that contains instructions on how to render materials. These are used in conjunction with materials. An example of a shader is Poiyomi's Toon Shader<ref>https://github.com/poiyomi/PoiyomiToonShader</ref>.
|-
|id="Shapekey" |Shapekey
|Also known as “Blendshapes”<ref>https://docs.unity3d.com/2022.3/Documentation/Manual/BlendShapes.html</ref>, allows for the deformation of a model for animation purposes, most often used for creating mouth movements and blinking. An animation that goes from Point A to Point B, and back again.
|-
| [[Trust_and_Safety#Safety Shield|Shield]]
|''(also: safeties)'' Referring to "Safety" shields on the [[Quick Menu]], a method to disable aspects of users' avatars, as well as voice, to increase performance and enhance your experience.
|-
|id="Spawn" |Spawn
|Usually the starting point of a world or the act of summoning an object.
|-
|[[Social#Statuses|Status]]
|Statuses allow a user to vary the extent to which friends can join them and see their location. Users can also write a message to accompany this.
|}

==T-Z==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"
!Terms
!Explanation
|-
|[[Udon]]
|VRChat's C# derived object-oriented programming editor for the [[VRChat SDK|VRChat World SDK.]]
|-
|id="Unity" |Unity
|The game engine VRChat utilizes.<ref>https://unity.com/</ref>
|-
|id="Viseme" |Viseme
|Portmanteaux of "visual phonemes" (vai-zeems), a type of shapekey that refers to mouth positioning and animatics on an avatar.
|-
|[[VRChat|VRC]]
|Abbreviation for VRChat.
|-
|id="VRChatter" |VRChatter
|''(plural: VRChatters)'' A user of VRChat.
|-
|[[Community:World hopping|World hopping]]
|A solo or group activity involving exploring several worlds in a short period of time.
|}
==References==

<references />
[[Category:Stubs]]

Community:Phantom sense

2024-08-22T20:11:23Z

Usr 48736b7d-c932-4168-99a1-d9be31ece91e: Started the page, I know this needs work.

Phantom Sense (or "Phantom Touch") is a phenomena among VRChat players that make them feel various stimuli in real life from what they're doing in VR. Note that Phantom Sense is a purely psychological phenomenon, as opposed to a mechanical approach like [[wikipedia:Haptic_technology|Haptic Technology]].

=== Scientific Evidence ===
There has been debate over the reality of phantom sense, but studies have been conducted that support the existence of this phenomenon [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-42683-0]. Many have compared Phantom Sense to the [[wikipedia:Placebo|Placebo Effect]] in common terms.

=== Variations ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!Effect
|-
|Phantom Pain
|People with Phantom Pain claim they can feel pain from stimuli within VRChat, such as being shot at.
|-
|Phantom Heat
|People with Phantom Heat claim they can feel temperature from stimuli within VRChat, like putting their hands over a fire.
|}