In November Kingdom Games announced initial support for Virtual Reality (VR) Head Mounted Displays (HMD) in FIVE: Champions of Canaan. That initial support was expanded a month later to include the most popular HMDs via Steam’s OpenVR. Today, we continue to expand and improve game play for both our fans using supported VR HMDs as well as those that play with conventional gaming hardware.
For additional Technical Details please see the notes below-
Achievements
Achievement “A Hero Emerges” fixed
Achievement “The People’s Champion” fixed
Achievement “Tomorrow is a New Day” fixed
Achievement “A Guardian’s Counsel” fixed
Achievement “Champion of Canaan” fixed
Player Control & Inventory
Player navigation and collision around walls and other obstacles improved
Controller Button Hints now enable and disable appropriately
Fixed a bug that caused the screen to turn gray while simultaneously initializing a UI and moving
Holding ‘A’ to collect loot with a full inventory functionality has been improved
Added native PlayStation Dualshock 4 controller support
[VR] Adjusted Player Experience bar/meter to display accurately
[VR] Death UI controller buttons now display appropriately
[VR] Fixed a bug that caused some larger UIs to clip off the bottom of the UI canvas
NPCs and Vendors
Dinah, Mekonah, & Adiel now spawn into Jerusalem immediately after they are unlocked
Fixed an issue preventing Kenan’s shop from appearing
[VR] Fixed a bug preventing players from selling and donating items from their inventory using a controller
[VR] Fixed NPC overhead icons to display appropriately
[VR] Fixed an issue with NPC dialog boxes not closing
Loot
[VR] Fixed Loot Reward Chest not highlighting
[VR] Loot Reward Chest nameplate is now displaying appropriately
Virtual Reality Support Details
Supported VR SDKs include Open Source Virtual Reality (OSVR) and Steam’s OpenVR
Supported VR HMDs include the HTC VIVE, OSVR’s HDK 2 and Oculus Rift
Recommended controller(s) are Microsoft XBox One and PlayStation Dualshock 4
Seated and “Stand in Place” use
Recommend play in Full Screen so UI elements don’t clip through terrain
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VR – Oculus Rift, Razer's HDK2 & HTC VIVE
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Supported VR HMDs include HTC VIVE, Razer HDK2 and Oculus Rift
Supported VR SDKs include Open Source Virtual Reality (OSVR) and Steam’s OpenVR
Recommended controller(s) are Microsoft XBox One
Seated and “Stand in Place” use
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Virtual Reality Update – Oculus Rift & HTC VIVE
Version: 1.2.0.97
Released: December 5th, 2016
On November 10th, 2016 Kingdom Games announced initial support for Virtual Reality (VR) headsets (HMD) in FIVE: Champions of Canaan. We are now officially expanding our VR support to include Oculus Rift and HTC VIVE Head Mounted Displays (HMD) on the Steam platform.
For additional Technical Details please see the notes below-
Virtual Reality Support
Supported VR SDKs include Open Source Virtual Reality (OSVR) and Steam’s OpenVR
Supported VR HMDs include the HTC VIVE and Oculus Rift
Includes previous support of Razer’s HDK 2 HMD
Recommended controller(s) are Microsoft XBox One
Seated and “Stand in Place” use
Virtual reality (VR) support for FIVE: Champions of Canaan
Hey friends - Great News! FIVE: Champions of Canaan supports VR!!
Special thanks to Razer! More headset support is coming soon!!
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GFuelEnergy Test: 12 PM CDT on 10/20!
ATTENTION Kingdom Community!
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When? 12:00 PM CDT on October 20, 2016
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A Wild Patch has Appeared: 1.1.0
Patch Notes: 1.1.0
Released: October 18th, 2016
This is the 2nd Patch released by Kingdom Games for FIVE: Champions of Canaan since the game launched on 9/27/16. Based upon community feedback, as well as our own testing and gameplay, we’ve focused our efforts on this patch to materially improve –
· VR support added for Razer's HDK2 VR headset!
· Visual elements of the game both in the City Market and during combat in the Arena
· Boss and enemy behavior (AI, targeting, animations/reveal, etc.)
· Improved controller functionality
For additional Technical Details please see the notes below-
Visuals
Improved visual fidelity in the City Market and during combat in the Arena
· Implemented New Lighting Model(s) and Textures
Gameplay
Resolved issues with enemy and boss counts
Attack mechanics of bosses and enemy soldiers
General
Improved Economic systems and merchant flexibility
Systems
Better tracking of Steam Achievements
Improved resolution support
Player, game and inventory management improvements
Enhanced controller use and interaction in numerous modes of gameplay
Specific Bug Fixes
Resolved an issue causing duplicate bosses to be spawned during the first story event
Madaba and Rabbah relics added to the Kingstone Merchant
Ensure Players may not obtain lineage armor from the City Market vendor Kenan
Corrected dialogue animations between Zithri and Mitonia
Issue corrected with start button obscured at the 1280x1024 resolution
Fixed stat tracking for the Steam Achievement, “Mark of a Champion”
Boss minion AI corrected (increase balance and affinity to attack players)
Lock character movement when the player selects the inventory or vendor UI
Stop story event trigger (Event 01/03) when player character dies
Corrected an issue causing the character inventory representation to be unavailable
Polish & Shine
Enhanced “washed out” visuals throughout UI
Added water to the well near the camels so they won’t be so thirsty
Improved the escape option for story events
Renamed “Alpha Lion” to “Ari”
Controller Improvements
Added an “A” nameplate to reward chests during controller use
Added some controller improvements to allow VO samples to repeat smoothly
Adjusted controller legend:
“A” button labeled 'Pick Up/Select'
“X” button labeled 'Equip/Unequip'
Adjusted controller legend UI to show correct hints on vendor UI
Visual improvements made to the “pick up” highlight
Added controller hint to “Sell item” at Merchants through the “X” button
Added round select SFX to the map screen
Eliminated inventory controller legend persisting when the user closes the inventory with the “I” hotkey
