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== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Medium01152019.webp|"Celebrating 5 Years of VRChat", from January 15.
File:Medium03072019.webp|"VRChat Community Labs", from March 7.
File:Medium03222019.webp|"VRChat Performance - Dynamic Bones Limits System", from March 22.
File:Medium03222019 01.webp|"Developer Blog - Websockets", from March 22.
File:Medium04112019.webp|"VRChat Community Labs - Stage 2", from April 11.
File:Medium04232019.webp|"VRChat Quest Avatar Creators: Get your Avatar into the Featured row!", from April 23.
File:Medium05132019.webp|"Welcome to your new Home (and Hub)", from May 13.
File:Medium05132019 01.webp|"Welcome to your new Home (and Hub)", from May 13.
File:Medium05212019.webp|"Post-2019.2.2 Fixes and Patches", from May 21.
File:Medium05312019.webp|"VRChat Valve Index Support and the Gesture Toggle System", from May 31.
File:Medium06112019.webp|"Avatar Performance Stats and Rank Blocking", from June 11.
File:Medium06282019.webp|"VRChat Roadmap— Stability, Security, and SDK", from June 28.
File:Medium07312019.webp|"VRChat - The Sound of Progress", from July 31.
File:Spookality 2019 BlogHeader.webp|"VRChat Spookality 2019", from October 1.
File:Steam11182019.jpg|"VRChat 2019.3.2", from September 18.
File:Medium11122019.webp|"Spookality 2019 Winners!", from November 12.
File:Medium11082019.webp|"VRChat: Unity 2018, Networking, IK, Udon, and More", from November 8.
File:Medium12022019.webp|"Featured Avatar Row Submissions Open!", from December 2.
</gallery>
==See also==
==See also==
* [https://docs.vrchat.com/docs/recent-releases Recent Releases] - on ''[[docs.vrchat.com]]''
* [https://docs.vrchat.com/docs/recent-releases Recent Releases] - on ''[[docs.vrchat.com]]''

Latest revision as of 16:59, 31 January 2026

Developer UpdatesV · E

For all Developer Updates for this year, see the Developer Updates page.

V · EThis is an official VRChat information page!
It is reviewed and approved by the VRCWiki Team. Learn how to contribute to this page by reading the Contribution Guide.

This article showcases news, blog posts, and updates that VRChat published between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019.

History

Since 2016, VRChat's developer updates have been posted on several outlets, and have also gone through different names. Former developer updates have been called Developer Blogs, Community Updates, and Town Hall Meetings.


Patch notes for VRChat Builds released in 2019[1] can be viewed here.

All developer updates for 2019.
Date Build Format Implemented Reminders Announced
December 2 2019.3.2p2 Text[2] N/A Public avatar submissions, rules about submitting a public avatar N/A
November 12 2019.3.2p2 Text[3] Spookality 2019 winners, Spookality Hub 2019 Link, Merchandise N/A N/A
November 8 2019.3.2p2 Text[4] Unity 2018 LTS Open Beta, networked IK upgrades Backup projects, test content if it breaks on migration, Writing bug reports[5] Unity 2018 LTS upgrade, upcoming UI menus HUDs, interfaces, Udon, Avatars 2.0, and Expression, Unity Package Manager, Progressive Lightmapper
October 1 2019.3.2p1[6] Text[7][8] N/A N/A Spookality 2019 jam submissions, October 1 - October 23, prizes
September 5 2019.3.1p4[9] Text[10] $10 million Series C investment from Makers Fund[11], HTC[12], Brightstone VC[13], and GFR Fund[14] N/A N/A
July 31 2019.2.5[15] Text[16] Upgraded Oculus Native Spatializer, removed Voice Prioritization, VRC_SpatialAudioSource[17], VRC_PlayerAudioOverride components, fall-off audio N/A Upcoming SDK tools
June 28 2019.2.4[18] Text[19] N/A N/A Upcoming vital improvements on stability and security, making public instances safer, and integrating Udon; secondary focuses for audio systems, discoverability, user expression, avatar expression
June 11 2019.2.3[20] Text[21] Performance ranks introduced in 2018.4.4[22], changes to performance ranks on Oculus Quest N/A "Minimum Displayed Performance Rank" setting, to block avatars on performance in 2019.2.4
May 31 2019.2.2 Text[23] Valve Index, SteamVR bindings, gesture overrides, gesture toggles, object interaction and controller mapping N/A N/A
May 21 2019.2.2 Text[24] N/A Utilize Canny for bug reports! Acknowledgement of networked IK regressions, comparing to local IK, upcoming fixes for VRC_SyncVideoPlayer, and AnimationSync
May 16 2019.2.2[25] Video[26][27] N/A N/A Quest, Valve Index, Security, Optimizations, SDK, Community Labs, Udon
May 13 2019.2.1p5 Text[28] VRChat Home, and VRChat Hub, cross-platform interaction N/A N/A
April 23 2019.2.1.p4 Text[29] N/A N/A Quest port of VRChat, VRChat Quest avatars[30], cross-platform content[31][32]
April 17 2019.2.1p2 Text[33] N/A DDoS attacks, Cloudflare, and WebSocket misconfiguration, ReCAPTCHA issues Security measures
April 11 2019.2.1[34] Text[35] Community Labs "Stage 2", automatic world graduation N/A N/A
March 22 2019.1.3[36] Text[37][38] 2019.1.4 Open Beta, limit dynamic bones and colliders, updated video helper binaries, implmentation of Websockets (response time to notifications and overall VRChat API) Avatar performance[22], Dynamic Bone limits[39], Affected Transforms, Collision Checks N/A
March 7 2019.1.2 Text[40] 2019.1.3 Open Beta, Implementation of Community Labs worlds, exploration, and reporting Community Labs worlds Utilize world optimization documentation[41] Community Labs: Stage 2
March 4 2019.1.2[42] Text[43] N/A Unity Remote Code Execution flaw, users encouraged to download the Unity Mitigation Tool[44] (outdated) N/A
January 15 2019.4.4p4[45][46], Video[47] Text[48] VRChat's 5-Year Anniversary, a look back into VRChat's past - Sunday meetups, Gunter's Universe, and other parties N/A N/A

Gallery

  • "Celebrating 5 Years of VRChat", from January 15.
    "Celebrating 5 Years of VRChat", from January 15.
  • "VRChat Community Labs", from March 7.
    "VRChat Community Labs", from March 7.
  • "VRChat Performance - Dynamic Bones Limits System", from March 22.
    "VRChat Performance - Dynamic Bones Limits System", from March 22.
  • "Developer Blog - Websockets", from March 22.
    "Developer Blog - Websockets", from March 22.
  • "VRChat Community Labs - Stage 2", from April 11.
    "VRChat Community Labs - Stage 2", from April 11.
  • "VRChat Quest Avatar Creators: Get your Avatar into the Featured row!", from April 23.
    "VRChat Quest Avatar Creators: Get your Avatar into the Featured row!", from April 23.
  • "Welcome to your new Home (and Hub)", from May 13.
    "Welcome to your new Home (and Hub)", from May 13.
  • "Welcome to your new Home (and Hub)", from May 13.
    "Welcome to your new Home (and Hub)", from May 13.
  • "Post-2019.2.2 Fixes and Patches", from May 21.
    "Post-2019.2.2 Fixes and Patches", from May 21.
  • "VRChat Valve Index Support and the Gesture Toggle System", from May 31.
    "VRChat Valve Index Support and the Gesture Toggle System", from May 31.
  • "Avatar Performance Stats and Rank Blocking", from June 11.
    "Avatar Performance Stats and Rank Blocking", from June 11.
  • "VRChat Roadmap— Stability, Security, and SDK", from June 28.
    "VRChat Roadmap— Stability, Security, and SDK", from June 28.
  • "VRChat - The Sound of Progress", from July 31.
    "VRChat - The Sound of Progress", from July 31.
  • "VRChat Spookality 2019", from October 1.
    "VRChat Spookality 2019", from October 1.
  • "VRChat 2019.3.2", from September 18.
    "VRChat 2019.3.2", from September 18.
  • "Spookality 2019 Winners!", from November 12.
    "Spookality 2019 Winners!", from November 12.
  • "VRChat: Unity 2018, Networking, IK, Udon, and More", from November 8.
    "VRChat: Unity 2018, Networking, IK, Udon, and More", from November 8.
  • "Featured Avatar Row Submissions Open!", from December 2.
    "Featured Avatar Row Submissions Open!", from December 2.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 'Patch Notes - 2019' on Creator Docs; retrieved September 6, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Featured Avatar Row Submissions Open!" on Medium. Dated December 2, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Spookality 2019 Winners!" on Medium. Dated November 12, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  4. ↑ "VRChat: Unity 2018, Networking, IK, Udon, and More" on Medium. Dated November 8, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  5. ↑ "How to Write a Good Bug Report" on softwaretestinghelp.com. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  6. ↑ "VRChat 2019.3.2" (Build 860) on Steam. Dated September 18, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  7. ↑ "VRChat Spookality 2019" on Medium. Dated October 1, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Spookality 2019" on Steam. Dated October 15, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  9. ↑ "VRChat 2019.3.1" (Build 840) on Steam. Dated August 22, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  10. ↑ "VRChat Partners with HTC and Makers Fund to Close $10m Series C" on Medium. Dated September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  11. ↑ " Portfolio - Maker's Fund" at makersfund.com. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  12. ↑ "HTC United States" at htc.com. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Brightstone Venture Capital" at brightstonevc.com. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Company Highlight: VRChat" at gfrfund.com. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  15. ↑ "VRChat 2019.2.5" (Build 825) on Steam. Dated July 31, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  16. ↑ "VRChat — The Sound of Progress" on Medium. Dated July 31, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  17. ↑ "VRC Spatial Audio Source" on creators.vrchat.com. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  18. ↑ "VRChat 2019.2.4" (Build 800) on Steam. Dated June 18, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  19. ↑ "VRChat Roadmap— Stability, Security, and SDK" on Medium. Dated June 28, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  20. ↑ "VRChat 2019.2.3" (Build 791) on Steam. Dated June 5, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Avatar Performance Stats and Rank Blocking" on Medium. Dated June 11, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Performance Ranks" on creators.vrchat.com. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
  23. ↑ "VRChat Valve Index Support and the Gesture Toggle System" on Medium. Dated May 31, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Post-2019.2.2 Fixes and Patches" on Medium. Dated May 21, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  25. ↑ "VRchat 2019.2.2" (Build 772) on Steam. Dated May 16, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  26. ↑ "VRChat Stream - Past, Present, Future" on YouTube. Dated May 16, 2019. Published to YouTube on June 12, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  27. ↑ "VRChat Stream - Past, Present, Future" (Broken URL) on Twitch. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  28. ↑ "Welcome to your new Home (and Hub)" on Medium. Dated May 13, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  29. ↑ "VRChat Quest Avatar Creators: Get your Avatar into the Featured row!" on Medium. Dated April 23, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  30. ↑ "Quest Content Optimization" on creators.vrchat.com. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  31. ↑ "Cross-Platform Setup" on creators.vrchat.com. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  32. ↑ "Oculus Quest Quick-Start Guide" for Creators, slideshow on docs.google.com. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  33. ↑ "VRChat Downtime Update" on Medium. Dated April 17, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  34. ↑ "VRChat 2019.2.1" (Build 746) on Steam. Dated April 10, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  35. ↑ "VRChat Community Labs — Stage 2" on Medium. Dated April 11, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  36. ↑ "VRChat 2019.1.3" (Build 721) on Steam. Dated March 12, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  37. ↑ "VRChat Performance — Dynamic Bone Limits System" on Medium. Dated March 22, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  38. ↑ "Developer Blog - Websockets" on Medium. Dated March 22, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  39. ↑ "Avatar Dynamic Bone Limits" Archived via Archive.org on docs.vrchat.com. Dated March 31, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  40. ↑ "VRChat Community Labs" on Medium. Dated March 7, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  41. ↑ "World Creation, Optimization, and Community Labs Tips" on docs.vrchat.com. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  42. ↑ "VRChat 2019.1.2" (Build 715) on Steam. Dated February 26, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  43. ↑ "Attention VRChat Creators: Unity Editor Vulnerability and Mitigation" on Medium. Dated March 4, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  44. ↑ "Mitigation Tool" on Unity.com. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  45. ↑ "Patch Notes - 2018" on docs.vrchat.com. Dated January 31, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  46. ↑ "VRChat 2018.4.4 - Avatar Cloning, Chairs on Avatars, Avatar Performance UI, and more!" (Build 681) on Steam. Dated December 21, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  47. ↑ "VR Developer Chat with Palmer Luckey- June 25, 2014" on YouTube. Dated June 26, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  48. ↑ "Celebrating 5 Years of VRChat" on Medium. Dated January 15, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
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