Steam-samfunn :: Warudo Playtest

0.9.32 Update

3. juli 2023

Onboarding assistant! Now included in every newly created scene, the onboarding assistant allows you to interactively set up motion capture, expressions, and integration with livestream platforms Twitch, YouTube, and Bilibili. All with just a few clicks! (For existing scenes, simply create the "Onboarding Assistant" asset to access it.)
Introducing the "Launch Liquid At Character" node! ...It does exactly what you think it does.
Now featuring preview galleries for previewing everything - characters, animations, environments, props, and particles! And also scenes!
Screens can now play videos! Yes you heard that right. Warudo is truly becoming OBS day by day. /s
The "Throw Prop At Character" node now features impact particles and sounds. You can also further customize the from/to positions of the prop item.
Added APNG image support in screens and the "Spawn Sticker" nodes.
Some color properties now support HDR! The color picker is also updated with options to set colors in RGBA or hexadecimal.
Motion player updated: now you can exclude specific body parts or bones.
Expressions now support "Is Binary" mode: these expressions are toggled immediately instead of fading in/out.
When not in use, character ragdolls will now automatically reset.
New enum nodes introduced: "Switch On Enum Value", "Enum Value", "Select Data by Enum Value". For the geeks!
New literal nodes for asset sources: character source, character animation source, prop source, and more.
Volumetric light: you can now customize the side softness.
Bug fixes:
- Addressed issue with "Look At Character" node not considering neck rotation/being incorrect.
- Fixed visualization not displaying for "Float Pendulum Physics" node.
- Subtle animation discrepancies due to Unity's Mecanim animation system have been corrected.
- Resolved issue of particles not starting at the correct position for the "Spawn Sticker" nodes.
- Corrected rendering issues with shaders that use stencil.
- Various other stability and usability enhancements.

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0.9.17 Update

25. mai 2023

Introducing YouTube and Twitch integration! Currently you need to have blueprint knowledge to set them up - an interactive setup wizard is coming soon so that you can configure gift drops, membership stickers, etc. with simply a few clicks!
- YouTube, Twitch, and Bilibili settings can now be accessed via Menu -> Settings.
MediaPipe face tracking! You can now track ARKit blendshapes just with your webcam. Simply select "MediaPipe (Webcam)" when prompted to select a face tracking template.
BlendShape mapping! You can now configure blendshape mappings for all face trackers without touching the blueprints. To access the mapping config, simply click "Configure BlendShapes Mapping" on any face tracker's page.
MediaPipe hand tracking is now faster and more stable.
- Fingers are now less curly when you are spreading your fingers
- Hand wrists are now prevented from going too far into the other side of your body
Overhaul to the editor interface! There is now dark mode and a cleaner Settings page. We added a cool About page too!
- You can now also test invoke a flow in a blueprint by clicking on an input port!
Most face tracking & pose tracking can now be mirrored
Updates to the character asset:
- You can now use VRM BlendShape clips for default blendshapes and expressions
- You can now configure the ragdoll's hitboxes
- You can now use both bones and blendshapes to animate the model's eyes
Fixed issues:
- Lag spikes when using the RhyLive receiver if the computer is connected to iPhone via USB
- Character root position is incorrect at times
- Synthetic body movements provided by face trackers are inaccurate
- "Play One Shot Animation" does not smoothly transition
- Overlapping animations and animations played by "Play One Shot Animation" do not animate root transform
- Overlapping animations and animations played by "Play One Shot Animation" do not update blendshapes and material properties on the character model
- "On Bilibili Gift Received" gift count is incorrect
- "On Bilibili Membership Received" membership type is incorrect
- Additional bone offsets do not apply on top of tracking data
- Startup logo flickers when CPU is under load
- Editor graphical assets do not show up for some users

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04/28 Update

28. apr. 2023

Transform gizmos are no longer shown in Spout/NDI/virtual webcam outputs. You can now adjust your scene during your livestreams without breaking the immersion!
You can now toggle an expression on the character page (finally!) . Active expressions are now indicated with a ✅ before their name.
Character animations are now more responsive than ever. Previously, animations have a smoothing time, which by default is 1.8s, so supposedly-fast animations would look sluggish. This has been fixed.
Animation recording and playback! Introducing the Warudo Anim (.wanim) format which records bones, mocap blendshapes, and expressions. You can use "Motion Recorder" and "Motion Player" to record and play .wanim files.
You can now reset any option to its default value by hovering on the option label and click "Reset"
Transform scale is now uniform by default, i.e., adjusting any of the X/Y/Z value would adjust the values in other axes
You can now disable audio sources from an environment
Fixed issues:
- Camera can be zoomed even if cursor is not on the game window
- Props automatically reset transforms on scene load
- Look At IK do not work for characters with no eye bones

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04/22 Update

22. apr. 2023

Global Spout/NDI/virtual camera output is now supported! You can enable them in Settings -> Core -> Outputs (Spout output is enabled by default).
- The global Spout/NDI output name is "Warudo" while the per-camera output name is "Warudo (Camera Name)".
Screens can now be attached to a parent asset! You can now attach a sticker (i.e. a screen that shows an image) on your character, for example.
Screens can now receive Spout/NDI inputs!
Props can now be attached to parent assets other than characters
New node: Get Asset Property to fetch the existing value of any property of an asset, and Comment to leave Markdown-format comments in your blueprints!
Data types for node inputs are now shown when you hover on the port dot
Fixed issues:
- Editor does not show array/enum node inputs updated
- Mouse inputs simultaneously affect all cameras with Orbit Character control mode

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04/19 Update

18. apr. 2023

WebSocket nodes: now you can send WebSocket messages to Warudo! Basic data parsing is supported (i.e., Vector3, lists).
List operation nodes: get/set a list element by index
Fixed Virdyn receiver not able to reconnect if IP address or port changed
Fixed Virdyn receiver crashing Warudo when invalid IP address is set

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04/18 Update

18. apr. 2023

Greatly improved the editor's performance! Sliders should be much more responsive now.
You can now drag the label of any number input to adjust its value (just like in Unity!)
You can now directly enable "Transparent Background" for cameras
Added Steam workshop support for plugins
VRM's Neutral expression data can now be imported as default blendshapes & material properties via Character -> Import VRM Expressions
Added more options to Get Audio Device Input node
Added dance mocap animations
Issues fixed:
1. On Enable Blueprint node did not work
2. RhyLive receiver causes stuttering every a few seconds

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03/22 Update

22. mars 2023

Fixed particles not visible in Spout/NDI output on a transparent background
MIDI nodes now automatically reconnect when the MIDI device is plugged in and do not reset if unplugged
You can now override environment settings in the environment asset

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03/21 Update

21. mars 2023

Fixed the following issues:
- Body movement intensity did not affect the character root position
- Hologram keyboard/trackpad are partially invisible in transparent output
- Models with no eye bones do not animate bones at all correctly when look at is enabled
- Quick calibration does not show up (if you encounter this issue, you would need to re-setup the character's motion capture)

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03/18 Update

18. mars 2023

NEW LOGO! 🎉We love it a lot, so we hope you like it too.
Stream Deck integration: control Warudo with the Elgato Stream Deck! Download the Warudo plugin on Stream Deck's plugin store, and use the "On Stream Deck..." nodes in Warudo to receive events. You can use Stream Deck to toggle a character's expression, trigger an animation, throw a prop at a character... the possibilities are endless!
MIDI integration: control Warudo with any MIDI controller! Use the "On MIDI..." nodes to receive MIDI events similar to Stream Deck. The "On MIDI Control Change" allows you to do even cooler stuff like controlling the brightness of the light or the value of a blendshape, using a knob or slider on your MIDI controller.
Volumetric lights: Yep! These are the fancy lights that you see in AAA games...

* Note: the visual results are largely dependent on your character's shader.
A smarter and more natural "Look At" feature! Maintain eye contact with your audience when you want to, without making them feel being stared at all times. Simply re-setup the motion capture on your character - you will see the "Look At" option (enabled by default) in face tracking options.
Head rotation and translation constraints are now available for all face trackers (and enabled by default), preventing your character from making those way-too-unnatural poses.
We also added a lot of options for those who really, really, really want to fine-tune their face tracking... there's an option that offsets the eye rotation to compensate the head rotation, for example. Probably only 1 out of 100 people will understand what it means and use it. We added it anyway.
Tired of restarting Warudo to reload your mods? Yeah me too. Now character/prop/environment mods are automatically reloaded in the scene as soon as you replace the mod file. Neat, huh?
(Experimental) Bilibili integration. We are still working on it, but you should be able to receive Bilibili livestream events with "On Receive Bilibili..." nodes and spawn gift stickers with the "Spawn Sticker From Bilibili Gift" node. A setup wizard is coming soon!

Of course, if you stream on Twitch/YouTube, we are working on integrating with them really soon!
Other new nodes:
- "Get Audio Device Input" node that allows you to create audio-reactive lighting!
- "Throw Prop At Character" node (and "Get Random Prop" node) that allows you to throw a prop towards a character. More than 150 animal props & ragdoll effects included!
- "Spawn Sticker From..." nodes that spawn a sticker that flies towards a character and disappears.
Added a "Quick Calibration" section in character settings. You can now calibrate your trackers without clicking on everyone of them!
Added menu option to "Import Into Selected Asset" - if you want to import an existing asset's settings into another asset of the same type, this is the right option.
Added tonemapping mode (ACES/Neutral) for cameras.
Removed buggy "Calibrate (Look At Camera)" option.
Added VRM BlendShapeClips to the autocomplete list on blendshape nodes.
Issues fixed:
- Black screen upon scene restart
- Upon scene reload/restart, some motion capture receivers would fail to start
- Using the gizmo does not always update the transform data in the editor
- Using the character gizmo can sometimes drift the character to lightyears away
- Camera position/rotation does not save precisely when the control mode is set to "Orbit Character"

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02/22 Update

23. feb. 2023

- Added lip sync and idle head animation (automatic blinking, eye movements, etc.) for face tracking. Re-setup the face tracking to explore the new options!
- Fixed a few issues in the configuration client.

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