Heat 0.5.7.1 Milestone (hotfixed) - Riley dialogue, Suckable Atlas, Atlas Reindeer skin, optimizations (Patreon)

EDIT: Hotfixed grab issue, atlas posing, and vertex performance

Say hello to a festive Atlas reindeer skin. He's got a big present for you~ We've set it to default for the holidays!

Our bratty fox is getting dialogue! He's been a bad boy, so make sure to put him in his place~. He's voiced by Lance Hall!

We've also, finally, made Atlas suckable by other characters. We can add the hours this took to the ~40+ hour tally that we've specifically had to spend on Atlas' cock over the years, cuz he's just so damn big.

We've also significantly reduced the game's filesize (and VRAM usage) by reducing the size of some textures that didn't need to be so large. The visual quality loss should be imperceptible.

For those who don't know, we take the last 2 weeks of December off every year for some much needed rest and recuperation. As a result the milestone is earlier this month!

I hope everyone has great holidays! We'll see you next year!

Thank you all patrons for your support. Anthro Heat couldn't exist without you!

DOWNLOAD LINK HERE Read the bottom of this post if you run into issues
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How to run Heat (Remember you need SteamVR to run the game in VR, and 7zip(recommended) or WinRAR to unpack it.)

Frequently Asked Questions

New Patrons: Patreon is really slow at the beginning of the month and may take a few hours to acknowledge you're a patron for the authentication.

Controls:  Oculus/Index:

• B: Menu
• A: Radial Menu
• Thumbstick press: Kiss/Lick
• Left Joystick: Move
• Right Joystick: Rotate/Teleport
• Trigger whilst holding toy: Shoot

Vive:

I've completely run out of buttons on this thing so you may need to customize the controls in the SteamVR overlay. If you have any suggestion on how best to bind everything, let me know on Discord please.

• That weird button close to the pad: Menu
• Grip: Shoot w/ toys
• Bottom of touchpad: Kiss/Lick
• Left Touchpad: Move
• Sides of Right Touchpad: Rotate
• Top of Touchpad whilst holding toy: Radial Menu

WMR

WMR controls change depending on the model, and some actions may be unbound entirely. You can see/edit your bindings by going to the settings in the SteamVR overlay and adjust the bindings and add any missing actions there.

For 2D:

• ESC: Close/move menu
• WASD: Move
• P/L: Switch between VR mode and 2D mode
• Q/E or Ctrl/Space: Move up and Down
• TAB: Open Radial Menu
• N: Extend tongue/kiss
• M whilst holding toy: Shoot
• Click: Grab something when the cursor lights up green
• R/F, Z/X, T/G: Rotate item in hand
• Mouse Wheel: Move object away or towards the camera
• Mouse: Rub something when the hand moves in Debug Keys:
• I: Make character erect
• C: Make character climax

Changelog

Changelog 0.5.7.1 hotfix

• Change the way vertex textures are handled so it should be way more performance
• Revert controller grab change since it just breaks some controllers
• Fix Atlas posing

Changelog 0.5.7.1

• A new Atlas reindeer skin, set to default for the holidays!
• Fix jaws of Riley, Atlas, and Garret
• Fix some voice lines for characters variants (like penis Marina/Hera)
• Changes for modding system
• Fix turning off command mode too early on Marina
• Hopefully fix black stool in Riley's cabin pose
• Scale menu will update properly when opening the menu now
• Properly sync the state of the switch for the dialogue enabled or not
• Hopefully fix climax button working only the second time
• Add more optional logging for bugfixes
• Fix Index controller so it respects the grip binding in SteamVR
• Holiday socks set to default for now
• Fix Astera collisions in 2d
• Character skins now can have an image as an icon
• Fix error when skins swapped too quickly on a character
• Fix some POI issues in bathroom
• Fix changing colours on vertex after a skin swap
• Fix characters trying to look at themselves and breaking their necks
• Fix synth eyes not changing colours
• Fix buttons overlapping in the radial menu toy list
• Fix tail bounds in the gym
• Fix collision issue with atlas dick
• Fix scaling menu for Garret's sheath

Changelog 0.5.7.0

• Add Riley dialogue and redo all his audio! Voiced by Lance Hall!
• Other characters can now stuff Atlas in their mouths
• Significantly reduce size of some textures
• Holiday socks are now default for the season
• Fix character head jitteryness in some situations
• Fix hand getting stuck after dodging riley boop
• Hopefully solve some cabin crashing/lag issues
• Alt-f4 works to close the game again
• Optimize character shaders
• Fix breast scaling
• Fix overbright gym lighting
• Fix tails spazzing out in Emmy/Garret duo
• Fix drawing on glory hole dicks
• Fix player having trouble sucking Atlas
• Fix custom pose switch on startup
• Hopefully improve Marina's speed up/down commands to be more reasonable
• Fix Garret's kinked tail in some poses
• Voice lines will be interrupted by boops now
• Adjust voice line cooldowns slightly

Known Issues

• Laser might not register with UI sometimes, possible fixes are: Game restart, by setting the game window to focus by clicking on it, or by alt-tabbing (let me know if this still happens, I may have fixed it)
• Browser doesn't launch when hitting authenticate, or refuses to connect: Try running in admin mode or setting a different browser to default temporarily

Common Solutions to Game Issues

These are common solutions to many problems, ranging from the tongue not spawning to the game not launching in VR, or the game not authenticating. Try these out first if you're having issues, they work surprisingly often. If they don't work, message me and I'll be glad to help.

All issues (try these first):

• Right click on verifyintegrity.ps1 and select 'Run with PowerShell' to validate your files. If this fails, redownload the game. The download got corrupted.
• Make sure the game isn't installed within any folders that have winky faces or other unusual characters in them at any part in the path. This includes characters from other languages.
• Webroot, and rarely other antiviruses falsely flag the game and will delete its files without telling you anything. Make sure they don't do that
• Restart the game and your computer

Auth issues:

• If you have a localhost error in your browser, press the auth trouble button below the authenticate button and follow the directions exactly.
• Check "use alternate port" below the authenticate button
• Run the game as admin
• Make sure an antivirus isn't messing with Heat
• Make sure game is let through firewall
• Set a different browser to default temporarily
• Disable adblocker temporarily
• Disable any security that could prevent your computer from opening a socket and accepting a connection temporarily

VR issues:

• Adding the game as a non-steam game then running from within SteamVR (if not working in VR)
• Press P to switch to 2D mode and L to switch to VR mode on your keyboard
• If your hands don't work, reset SteamVR bindings for the game. If you can't do this, launch the game from the .exe, not from the Steam shortcut
• If you're using Oculus and the game doesn't launch in VR, launch SteamVR and sit in it for about 30 seconds then run the game from within SteamVR
• Reinstall/validate SteamVR and Oculus software
• Update video drivers
• Clicking on the game window with your mouse when the game is open then putting on your VR headset (if the UI laser doesn't work)
• Make sure the game isn't installed within any folders that have winky faces or other unusual characters in them at any part in the path. This includes characters from other languages.