What changed in VRChat in 2023

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A new clock feature has been added to enhance in-game time awareness.

New content filtering options implemented for improved user experience.

New feature allowing creators to offer paid subscriptions for their content.

VRChat is now running on Unity 2022, bringing numerous fixes, improvements, and enhanced performance.

Shows all announcements from user groups in chronological order.

Automatically adjusts UI language based on user settings.

Enables filtering of unwanted content in upcoming updates.

Various performance enhancements across the platform.

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Allows users to download a world without joining, enabling faster access.

Numerous fixes and enhancements related to Full-Body tracking.

A new VRChat Plus feature that lets you customize the color of your menus.

German and Japanese tooltip localization, along with various other localization enhancements.

The VRChat Mobile Alpha for Android is now live for subscribers.

A new filter for searching Avatar Worlds has been added to help users find cool avatars.

The VRC+ homepage now indicates subscription status and shows VRC+ specific settings for subscribers.

Added support for video links on the Meta Quest headset, allowing various video hosts to work without additional URL changes.

Merged Join a Group and Group Search categories, and renamed Group Locations to Group Activity in the Groups tab.

You can now purchase yearly VRChat Plus subscriptions on Oculus Quest with a 16% discount compared to monthly subscriptions.

Added support for OSCQuery, allowing applications to automatically find VRChat and configure themselves to send data.

Added a toggle for Group Nameplate Banner in the Action Menu.

The layout and design of the Quick Menu now matches the Main Menu for a more cohesive experience.

Players can now match their avatar's height to another player's for easier face-to-face interaction.

A new text input field has been added to the Settings tab for quicker navigation.

Due to the introduction of native scaling systems, existing avatar scaling prefabs like GoGoLoco are now non-functional.

Community-powered localizations for Korean, Spanish, French, and Italian are now live.

Players can now adjust the height of their avatar using the Action menu, allowing for better interaction.

Users no longer need the 'Open Group Instance Permission' to open Group Plus and Group Public instances.

VRC+ subscribers can now upload 5 custom emoji, create, edit, and animate them with new animations.

Launching VRChat from the website or using a specific world launch option will no longer block in-game notifications.

The new 'arrow' emoji may have its direction improperly synced on some avatars with odd armature setups.

Users disconnected due to network issues will now return to their last instance instead of the home world.

Avatars will now be cleared out of memory after 60 seconds of no one wearing them instead of 5 minutes.

Camera smooth mode no longer causes lens clipping into the avatar during locomotion.

Users can now search for Groups, though filtering and sorting are not yet available.

Moderators can now ban users from Groups and their instances, even if they are not members.

A new UI in the Social section allows users to see all instances of Groups they are part of.

Menu now behaves better when moving quickly.

Instance population refreshes faster to prevent joining underpopulated instances.

Users can now join a queue to enter Group instances when they reach maximum capacity.

The maximum number of members in a Group has been increased tenfold.

New instance types allow users to create and join Group+ and Groups Public instances.

New feature allowing users to squish PhysBones for creating buttons and bouncy hair.

Resolved recent performance issues affecting avatars on Quest.

Testing a simpler UI to help new users learn VRChat more easily.

Standalone Quest Pro users need to switch to another build temporarily for eye tracking.

Improvements made to avatar stat calculations on the server side.

Includes Data Lists, Dictionaries, JSON decoding and encoding, ASyncGPUReadback, and more.

Fixes built-in keyboard weirdness when moving the caret and entering new characters.

Security changes may affect GetComponents calls in scripts.

Tooltip translations for multiple languages are planned for a future release.

Improves loading times for avatars, especially on slower internet connections.

Resolves problems when logging out and back in without restarting.

The Settings menu has a new look and better organization.

Improves animation for hovering over elements in wing menus.

Shortcut no longer triggers while typing in a text field.

Now fires correctly when the master client leaves.

Enhancements made for avatar hider and earmuff distance visualizations.

Fixes the issue where the 'Here' tab did not refresh after switching instances.

Allows users to accept pending invites instead of showing 'Request to Join'.

New parameter added for creators.

Resolves various camera scrolling and filter issues.

Nameplates no longer float too high above avatars in relation to SkinnedMeshRenderers.

Supports Quest Pro standalone and OSC input with various new settings.

Serialized network IDs now read correctly, fixing Udon sync issues.

Potential improvements to EAC unloading, preventing some users from restarting VRChat.

Button now shows when viewing a group from a user profile.

MSAA no longer defaults to 'Off' on new installations.

Fixes issues when loading 'Generic' avatars.

Resolves issues with animated audio on avatars when earmuffs are enabled.

Improved stability and security of portals, preventing disappearance or desyncing.

Avatar texture memory usage is now considered a ranked performance stat affecting avatar performance rank.

Resolved issue when no surface is available for portal placement.

Allows focusing on conversations in front of the player.

Marker no longer gets stuck when looking at invalid surfaces.

PhysBones now maintain initial hand-to-bone offset as grab position.

New visual aid and toggle for avatar visibility settings.

New reporting option for users using modified clients or hacking.

Fine-tune your tracker calibration by directly grabbing and moving your tracked points

Allows easily selecting Focus option again

Vote kick notifications were not coming through

Fixed wrong microphone being used when starting in VR, differing from what UI shows

World and user search filters and sorting have been improved and are now persistent

Take pictures that separate out into individual layers for later editing

Audio sliders are now logarithmic instead of linear, which more closely models how you perceive volume

Fixed performance drop when blocked users are in the same instance

Avatars sometimes initialize with incorrect playable parameter values, leading to fewer wardrobe malfunctions

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