Post for Monday’s Update (on a Friday!)

• Updated the core version ID to 26.
• Improved transition for opening splash sequences by altering the overall logic of it. This fixes a bug that was introduced by adding shader-based anti-aliasing to the intro screens because I switched those screens to being camera overlays instead of existing in the world. Now they fade in and out smoothly in 2D like they do in VR.
• Created the eqCy profile so we can make eqCy executables.
• Added the eqCy theme to the internal tool dropdown so I can specify it as the target theme to load.
• Increased the overall graphical fidelity of Ultra a little bit more.
• Started on a basic obstacle course scene so I can test the upgraded mobility you have in eqCy as well as friend AI pathing.
• Found a bug in the scene editor system and fixed it. Need to parse the names of scenes as one string, so we need to replace un-windows-safe strings with safe strings. As it is presently you can't have a scene name in the Besti SDK with a space in it.
• Wrote the inverse parser into the MCP. Need to put a build out for that. Let's continue though it's not going to hurt the code compatibility.
• Wrote the universal use system. It contextually runs functions on selected objects based on how they’re set up.
• Created a use function for climbing.
• Finished the obstacle course. I made this in Probuilder, which is a tool anyone can use inside Unity to make prototype worlds. Very fucking handy and much faster than using a 3D app because you can just jump right into it in one step with the BestiSDK. There are a couple pathing logic things I need to be able to test, and I put in a vertical section to test the climbing system. For pathing logic, I wanted to make sure the AI can handle ramps and bridges, so I made some mesas and a bridge connecting them. I conceptually want two types of climbable surfaces, too, so we'll have a climbable wall, and two types of ladders set up in different ways.
• Fixed an issue with the climbing system that was happening when you have a character loaded as an avatar. Avatar climbing was happening before the interactor positioning was happening, causing the character to violently shake when attempting to climb something. Fixed by re-timing the climbing behavior to happen after the character's hands are identified and positioned.
• Fixed an issue with SteamVR that was causing a crash when you switched from 2D to VR that only happened in the final build of the game, and not in the editor. It didn't have this problem in the menus, and if you switched in the menus it wouldn't crash. It only happened on the final build when you switched while loaded into a level. Had to write a program designed to trace down that specific bug.
• Created a BestiSDK example on various ways to set up the climbing system.
• Implemented the Oculus Phase Sync behavior that is part of the latest Oculus SDK. Doesn't hurt to implement and has the potential to greatly improve performance on the Quest 2.
• Fixed an issue that was affecting the right hand on Oculus Quest. I swear I fixed this last week... Something may be un-fixing it. Searched around and didn't find anything similar to the code that could do that. May have just screwed up or had a bad ctrl-z.
• Fixed an issue with the hand sticky system that was causing a movement conflict when wearing an avatar while climbing a ladder with simplified geometry.
• Wrote the documentation for the Besti SDK Climbable Surface tool.
• Wrote the documentation for the Besti SDK Low Poly Water tool.
• Updated Core ID to 27.
• Made a ton of trees. 15 in total and they’re all really beautiful and fast.
• Set up an example scene using the new trees, our water, etc... Need to redesign this to better suit our needs but it’s demonstrative of the overall look and feel of the place.