What changed in VRChat in 2022

Join the VRChat New Years 2023 Celebration with special worlds and events.

Streaming DJ sets and community video submissions throughout the New Years event.

New decorations and community creators have contributed to the New Years Eve world.

Fireworks display for every timezone from UTC+14 to UTC-12 during the event.

Two versions of the New Years 2023 world available: normal capacity (16) and maximum capacity (40).

The Avatars Tab now includes a 'Recently Used' category and enhanced details for avatars.

A dedicated section for how-to guides and information for new users has been added.

Includes customizable tabs, a new Launch Pad for quick access to information, and improved world and social menus.

The Main Menu has been redesigned for better organization, customization, and functionality.

The search functionality has been revamped to include random queries and better filtering options.

The social menu now displays more friends at once and allows for easier navigation through friend groups.

The world menu has been redesigned to improve discovery and encourage exploration with new features like VRCat's Variety Box.

All settings have been organized into a single tab for easier access.

The HUD has been redesigned with adjustable opacity and new notification features.

EAC prevents the use of client modifications in VRChat.

Instance rules are now enforced on the server side, affecting how users can join instances.

UI indicates what type of portal you’re dropping and allows swapping between Locked and Unlocked.

Resolves some video player-related issues on Steam Deck.

Allows or disallows users from seeing and using the portal based on instance rules.

Exploits that could crash users have been fixed.

A major upgrade to the IK system, enhancing tracking capabilities for all users.

Fixed tilted angles at the hips on some rigs in full-body tracking.

Increased from 128 to 256 bits for better performance.

Resolved issues causing desynchronization in full-body tracking setups.

Enhancements made to PhysBones performance for smoother interactions.

Added tracking for chest, knees, and upper arms, with various configuration options.

Calibration settings are now saved across avatar switches, improving user experience.

Addressed issues where tracker binding would shuffle between different trackers.

Gamepad input now matches keyboard and mouse features, with new mapping schemes.

New features and options page added, along with updates to Full-Body Tracking documentation.

Users can now mix and match tracker locations for customized tracking.

Contacts allow defining volumes of space that send or receive signals to drive Animator Parameters on avatars.

Favorites have been refactored for improved responsiveness and stability, addressing previous bugs.

Enabled for all shaders at build-time to improve performance.

PhysBones allows secondary movement for realistic depiction of hair and tails, available on all platforms including Quest.

Avatar Dynamics has launched on Live, introducing new interaction possibilities for avatars.

Fixed issue where some Main Menu thumbnail lists wouldn't show all results.

New button for Avatar Interaction added, replacing the Emotes button.

SDK2 is deprecated and will only receive occasional maintenance updates.

Improvements to simulation time and input dependency on framerate to enhance overall networking behavior.

New interface for selecting who can interact with Avatar Dynamics systems on avatars.

Auto-conversion system for Dynamic Bones to PhysBones with potential limitations.

Improved stability of Udon synced objects during ownership transfer.

New API allows for input and output control of avatar parameters, including eye and face tracking.

New comfort feature that adds a vignette effect during movement with adjustable settings.

New system for providing input into VRChat, allowing mapping of custom controllers and peripherals.

Allow other tools to define methods for network events and physics settings in the Editor.

Added node with optional spawn index for Udon scripting.

Addressed multiple issues causing application crashes in certain circumstances.

Corrected problem where the VRChat UI reacted when the mouse cursor was not over the window.

New parameter that reflects the avatar wearer's microphone amplitude.

Corrected issue where some friends appeared 'Online' after logging off.

Resolved desync issues for full body users related to the Upper Chest bone.

Resolved issue where closing the Stream camera would inadvertently open the Photo camera.

Improved performance by reducing unnecessary logging output.