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VRChat Developer Updates, or "Dev Updates" are public announcements directed to VRChat users by the VRChat Team, acknowledging information on upcoming features or changes, product releases, current and future events or partnerships, or addressing community feedback.
Overview
Developer Updates are always posted to the Ask Forums and sometimes additionally on YouTube, once every other Thursday to cover patch notes, or announcements. Past developer updates took the form of either a blog post, or video format. However, modern developer updates are often streamlined to include both.
When the VRChat client receives an update, an Open Beta branch, or an announcement regarding server issues, an announcement will typically be posted on their respective Discord servers, but alternatively can appear on their social media profiles. Developer Updates will summarize any releases that happen between posts.
History
Updates by year
2024
| Date | Build | Format | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 25 | 2024.3.2p2 | ||
| September 16 | 2024.3.2p1 | ||
| September 11 | 2024.3.2 | ||
| September 17 | 2024.3.3 (OPEN BETA) | ||
| August 28 | 2024.3.1p5 | ||
| August 26 | 2024.3.1p4 | ||
| August 21 | 2024.3.1p3 | ||
| August 16 | 2024.3.1p2 | ||
| August 15 | 2024.3.1p1 | ||
| August 14 | 2024.3.1 | ||
| August 29 | 2024.3.2 (OPEN BETA) | ||
| July 17 | 2024.2.3p2 | ||
| July 24 | 2024.3.1 (BETA) | ||
| June 20 | 2024.2.3 | ||
| July 9 | 2024.2.3p1 | ||
| May 22 | 2024.2.2p1 | ||
| May 8 | 2024.2.1p3 | ||
| May 22 | 2024.2.2 | ||
| May 3 | 2024.2.1p2 | ||
| May 1 | 2024.2.1p1 | ||
| April 24 | 2024.2.1 | ||
| March 27 | 2024.1.2 | ||
| April 3 | 2024.1.2p1 | ||
| March 14 | 2024.1.1p2 | ||
| February 14 | 2024.1.1 | ||
| February 15 | 2024.1.1p1 | ||
| January 29 | 2023.4.2p5 | ||
| January 11 | 2023.4.2p4 | ||
| January 10 | 2023.4.2p3 |
2023
| Date | Build | Format | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
2022
Starting in July 2022, VRChat began posting Developer Updates twice per week.
| Date | Build | Format | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
2021
| Date | Build | Format | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
2020
Patch notes for VRChat Builds released in 2020[1] can be viewed at https://docs.vrchat.com/docs/patch-notes-2020
| Date | Build | Format | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 16 | 2020.4.4p2 | ||
| December 11 | 2020.4.4p1 | ||
| December 11 | 2020.4.4 | ||
| December 8 | 2020.4.3p1 | ||
| December 3 | 2020.4.3 | ||
| November 16 | 2020.4.2p1 | ||
| November 16 | 2020.4.2 | ||
| November 4 | 2020.4.1p5 | ||
| October 30 | 2020.4.1p4 | ||
| October 30 | 2020.4.1p3 | ||
| October 29 | 2020.4.1p2 | ||
| October 28 | 2020.4.1p1 | ||
| October 27 | 2020.4.1 | ||
| October 1 | 2020.3.3p2 | ||
| September 25 | 2020.3.3p1 | ||
| September 18 | 2020.3.3 | ||
| September 11 | 2020.3.2p6 | ||
| September 1 | 2020.3.2p5 | ||
| August 28 | 2020.3.2p4 | ||
| August 14 | 2020.3.2p3 | ||
| August 13 | 2020.3.2p2 | ||
| August 7 | 2020.3.2p1 | ||
| August 6 | 2020.3.2 | ||
| July 16 | 2020.3.1 | ||
| June 18 | 2020.2.3p1 | ||
| June 17 | 2020.2.3 | ||
| June 8 | 2020.2.2p1 | ||
| May 28 | 2020.2.2 | ||
| May 15 | 2020.2.1p1 | ||
| May 12 | 2020.2.1 | ||
| May 5 | 2020.1.1p5 | ||
| April 30 | 2020.1.1p3.2 | ||
| April 17 | 2020.1.1p3 | ||
| April 9 | 2020.1.1p2 | ||
| April 3 | 2020.1.1p1 | ||
| April 1 | 2020.1.1 |
2019
Patch notes for VRChat Builds released in 2019[2] can be viewed at https://docs.vrchat.com/docs/patch-notes-2019
| Date | Build | Format | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 3 | 2018.4.4p4 | ||
| January 18 | 2018.4.4p5 | ||
| January 31 | 2018.4.4p6 | ||
| February 7 | 2019.1.1 | ||
| February 7 | 2019.1.1p1 | ||
| February 26 | 2019.1.2 | ||
| March 12 | 2019.1.3 | ||
| March 26 | 2019.1.4 | ||
| March 27 | 2019.1.4p1 | ||
| March 29 | 2019.1.4p2 | ||
| April 10 | 2019.2.1 | ||
| April 12 | 2019.2.1p1 | ||
| April 16 | 2019.2.1p2 | ||
| 2019.2.1p3 | |||
| April 23 | 2019.2.1p4 | ||
| April 24 | 2019.2.1p5 | ||
| May 15 | 2019.2.2 | ||
| May 16 | - | Video[3] | Quest, Security, Optimizations, SDK, Community Labs, Udon |
| June 5 | 2019.2.3 | ||
| June 7 | 2019.2.3p1 | ||
| June 18 | 2019.2.4 | ||
| June 19 | 2019.2.4-SDK1 | ||
| July 31 | 2019.2.5 | ||
| August 22 | 2019.3.1 | ||
| August 22 | 2019.3.1p1 | ||
| August 28 | 2019.3.1p2 | ||
| September 4 | 2019.3.1p3 | ||
| September 5 | 2019.3.1p4 | ||
| September 11 | 2019.3.1p5 | ||
| September 18 | 2019.3.2 | ||
| October 1 | 2019.3.2p1 | ||
| October 2 | 2019.3.2p2 | ||
| December 12 | 2019.3.2p3 |
2018
Patch notes for VRChat Builds released in 2018[4] can be viewed at https://docs.vrchat.com/docs/patch-notes-2018
| Date | Build | Format | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 18 | 0.12.0p15 | Video[5] | Safety, Playmaker, VRChat Home (2018), Vive Controls, Coldfront |
| April 25 | 2018.1.1 / 553 | Text[6], Video[7] | VRChat Home (2018), Camera, Vive Controls, Avatar volume slider, HUD/nameplate toggle, VRCSDK IK Follower Script, Favorites, Recent Worlds |
| May 12 | 2018.1.2 | Text[8], Video[9] | Camera v2, Menu Rendering, Avatar Stations, Favorites, Recent Worlds |
| June 26 | 2018.2.2 | Text[10], Video[11] | Favorites, Recent Worlds, Sync Video Stream, VRChat Home Kit, Udon[12], Invert Mouse, Mouse Sensitivity, World File Size on UI, Avatar Particle Limiter System[13], IK improvements. |
| December 14 | - | Video[14] | Oculus Quest, Quest SDK |
2017
Patch notes for VRChat Builds released before February 28, 2018[15] can be viewed at https://docs.vrchat.com/docs/patch-notes-pre-2018
| Date | Build | Format | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 6 | 0.11.1 / VRCSDK.2016.12.01.18.02 | Text[16], Video[17] | Oculus Medium, Avatar creation, Mixamo, Blender, Unity |
| February 1 | 0.11.5 | Text[18][19] | Steam, Battle Discs, Capture the Flag, Steel 'n' Gold, Request Host |
| February 4 | 0.11.5p1 | Text[20] | Muting, Force Mic Off |
| February 17 | 0.11.5p10 | Text[21] | Blast Factory, Miner Dispute |
| March 6 | 0.11.6 | Text[22] | Nameplate colors and icons, Personal Space, Safety |
| April 13 | 0.11.7 | Text[23] | Private Instances, Friends Only, Request Invite, Moderation, Personal Space, Seated/Standing Mode |
| August 30 | 0.12.0 / Unity 5.6 | Text[24] | Full-Body Tracking, future-proofing, avatar preview, international compatible keyboard, video players, avatar IK animations, Voice prioritization, Dynamic Bones |
| October 5 | 0.12.0p1 | Text[25][26] | VIVE Investment, video players, Halloween Builders Contest "Scared to Reality" |
| October 27 | 0.12.0p2 | Text[27] | Halloween Contest “Scared to Reality”, Moderation, report abuse, Vote kicking, Polaroids, Help Videos, VRCHIVE |
| November 7 | 0.12.0p2 | Text[28] | VR Arcades, Virtual Weekality, VRSTUD.IO, What’s in the Box? |
| November 18 | 0.12.0p2 | Text[29] | The Hub (2017), VRCHIVE Panosphere, Fish, Birds, Social Sculpture |
| December 14 | 0.12.0p3 | Text[30] | Public Ban, VRChat website features, ban messages, notification icons, moderation, Portal improvements, desktop tutorial |
2016
Patch notes for VRChat Builds released between December 2016 to May 2018[31]. can be viewed here.
| Date | Build | Format | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 11 | 0.9.x? | Text[32] | Oculus Home, HTC Vive, 360° Video Support, Chill Loft, Mr. Whiskers |
| May 11 | 0.9.x? | Text[33] | Vive Park, 'GREE VR Captial, LLC'[34], Portal Tag, Real World Virtual World, Avatar Spotlight |
| July 28 | 0.10.0 | Text[35] | Motion sickness, Holoport Locomotion |
| July 29 | 0.10.1 | Text[36] |  Rock 'n' Bowl, Sculpt Studio, Seinfeld Apartment[37][38], Avatar Spotlight
|
| October 4 | 0.10.2 | Text[39] | Investments from HTC, Rothenberg Ventures, GREE VR Capital, Brightstone Venture Capital |
| December 8 | 0.11.0[40] | Text[41] | Early Access build, avatar IK, hand gestures, visemes, eye tracking and blinking, The Hub (2016), Quick Menu, Emotes and Emojis, Social and friending users, YouTube Wall, 3D Spatialized Audio, Featured Worlds; upcoming moderation tools, Oculus Touch support, launching on Viveport, Steam, Oculus stores |
Official resources
See also
References
- ↑ 'Patch Notes - 2020' on Creator Docs; retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ↑ 'Patch Notes - 2019' on Creator Docs; retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ↑ 'VRChat Stream - Past, Present, Future' on YouTube; retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ↑ 'Patch Notes - 2018' on Creator Docs; retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ↑ 'VRChat Developer Update #1' on YouTube; retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ↑ 'VRChat 2018.1.1 on Steam'; retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ↑ 'VRChat Developer Update #2' on YouTube; retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ↑ 'VRChat 2018.1.2' on Steam; retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ↑ 'VRChat Developer Update #3' on YouTube; retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ↑ 'VRChat 2018.2.2' on Steam; retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ↑ 'VRChat Developer Update #4' on YouTube; retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ↑ 'VRChat “Node Graph”, Playmaker, and Soon™' on Medium; retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ↑ 'Avatar Particle System Limits' Guide on Creator Docs; retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ↑ 'VRChat Stream - Welcome Oculus Users!' on YouTube; retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ↑ 'Patch Notes - Pre-2018' on Creator Docs; retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ↑ 'Bringing to life your Oculus Medium creations in VRChat' on Medium; retrieved September 8, 2024
- ↑ 'VRChat Medium Avatar Tutorial' on YouTube; retrieved September 8, 2024
- ↑ 'VRChat is now available on Steam' on Medium; retrieved September 8, 2024
- ↑ 'Welcome to VRChat early access!' on Steam; retrieved September 8, 2024
- ↑ 'Patch - "Fix the Steam Release" Edition' on Steam; retrieved September 7, 2024
- ↑ 'New Content - Blast Factory & Miner's Dispute' on Steam; retrieved September 8, 2024
- ↑ 'PATCH 0.11.6 - “What’s In A Name?” Edition' on Steam; retrieved September 8, 2024
- ↑ 'Patch 0.11.7 - Great Big Spring Update!' on Steam; retrieved September 8, 2024
- ↑ 'Let’s Dance! The 5.6 Update is here!' on Steam; retrieved September 8, 2024
- ↑ 'Patch 0.12.0p1 - Improved Video Sync, Optimizations, and Ethan's Departure' on Steam; retrieved September 8, 2024
- ↑ 'HTC Vive chooses leading Social VR platform VRChat as key partner' on VIVE Blog; retrieved September 8, 2024
- ↑ 'Patch 0.12.0p2 - Halloween “Scared to Reality”, Improved Moderation Tools, and VRCHIVE 360° Panorama fixes' on Steam; retrieved September 8, 2024
- ↑ 'VRC News - “The ‘C’ stands for Community”' on Medium; retrieved September 8, 2024
- ↑ 'Welcome to the New Hub!' on Steam; retrieved September 8, 2024
- ↑ 'Patch 0.12.0p3 - True Friends Only Instances & Community Moderation Tools' on Steam; retrieved on September 8, 2024
- ↑ 'Release Notes' archived from vrchat.net, via archive.org; retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ↑ 'VRChat Now Compatible with Oculus Home' on Medium; retrieved September 7, 2024
- ↑ 'Japan and the beginning of the HTC Vive rooms' on Medium; retrieved September 7, 2024
- ↑ 'This Mobile Gaming Company Just Launched a $12 Million VR Fund' on Fortune via archive.org; retrieved September 7, 2024
- ↑ 'Introducing “Holoport” Locomotion' on Medium; retrieved September 7, 2024
- ↑ 'Bowling, Art Studio, and new Interaction' on Medium; retrieved September 7, 2024
- ↑ 'JerrysPlaceVR 2.0 is available for Download and Multiplayer in VRChat!' on Reddit; retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ↑ 'Jerry's Place' website; retrieved September 7, 2024
- ↑ 'VRChat Raises $1.2 Million Seed Round' on Medium; retrieved September 7, 2024
- ↑ "The Very Big Change After Many Months of Solemn Quietude" update
- ↑ 'VRChat Releases Early Access Build' on Medium; retrieved September 7, 2024
