VaM 1.20.77.9 Patch Released and a VaM2 Progress Update (Patreon)

1.20.77.9 is a very minor update to fix a couple of bugs reported on the Hub and also to implement a small tweak request from a plugin creator. We expect there will be few or no more 1.X updates going forward as all work has shifted to 2.X. Please keep this in mind when reporting 1.X issues or requests on the Hub (https://hub.virtamate.com/forums/)

VaM2 Progress

VaM2 is the next-generation of VaM featuring an all new engine, next-gen rendering technology, and improved 3d models. The last couple of weeks were spent updating our previous VaM2 work to the latest version of Unity, working with new updates to the Daz3D to Unity import pipelines, checking out the latest HDRP updates, doing HDRP experiments, doing ray-tracing experiments, doing shader experiments, and doing some work on the core VaM2 systems. If you are not sure what all that means, here is the simple translation: We are working with new technology to make VaM2 look better and perform better than VaM, and the experiments so far are very promising. Here is just a tiny sample screenshot of one of the experiments. Final rendering quality will look at least as good as what is shown as this is just with the default HDRP subsurface shader.

VaM2 Main Goals:

• Improve visual rendering to next-gen AAA quality.
• Improve physics. Improve collision accuracy. Improve realism of skin, body, clothing, and hair physics.
• Improve performance. Scale better with high-core-count CPUs. Offer more performance options that allow VaM to run on lower-end hardware and still be enjoyable.
• Improve usability.

When? VaM2 is a huge undertaking. While we are off to a good start, it is clear the amount of work before us is immense. So we want to set the expectation now. VaM2 will take a long time to fully develop. It will take months to even release an early alpha, and it will be a year or more before VaM2 will rival VaM functionality. Our plan is to release early VaM2 alpha builds along the way so you can get an idea of how it will look and how it will work and what progress is being made. We are also planning to post updates with details of what is being worked on, progress, screenshots, and videos to keep you informed.

Getting 1.20.77.9 Release:

If you already have VaM and would like to update to 1.20.77.9, simply launch  VaM_Updater.exe, and click button at bottom to update. Please note the updater was also recently updated to add a backup CDN as well as a few other tweaks to make downloading VaM more reliable. If you don't yet have VaM, see the download post  here:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/downloading-and-32794384

1.20.77.9 Release Notes:

Tweaks:

• Plugins - allow access to System.IO.Stream and System.IO.IOException classes as they are safe and can be useful. As per a request

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed issue where mouse grab of handles sometimes left control state in parent link instead of original state
• Person - removed Fancy Mask Sim from clothing items as that was not a real item
• Person - Neo Ayane Stockings no longer tagged as sim