You've earned [VACATION]: enjoy 20% until Feb. 15th!
Welcome to Vacation Island
Vacation Island is open just for you, Human! Take some much needed time off to decompress and relax... Stretch your legs on a virtual hike through Vacation Forest, bask in the simulated seas of Vacation Beach, and much more as you discover peak vacation and interact with a colorful cast of Bots!
Enjoy our complimentary DLC: Back to Job!
Join the Gig Economy and get back to jobbing as a Giglr Independen Contractor! Our free DLC will have you enjoying endless tasks as you provide 5-Star service at Vacation's Island Poolside Cabana. You'll meet some familiar bots as you help them experience the joys of [VACATION]!
⢠Fixes crashes related to loading between environments ⢠Eating the exit burrito while teleporting no longer causes you to be stuck in a void forever ⢠If you eat the exit burrito while holding the camera while it is in the pocket of the backpack with the other hand, you no longer become stuck in a void forever ⢠Intro task no longer becomes stuck if player waves at GigBot while giving rating ⢠Fixes camera becoming unable to take pictures ⢠Fixes rare stability issues due to subtitles ⢠Bots no longer accept business credit cards and exit burritos, which caused crashes ⢠Waving no longer cancels BaristaBot's burger request in 'Back to Job' ⢠Feature Improvements ⢠TempBot now requests 1 to 4 star items in the Infinite StarScanner gig
Visual Fixes
⢠Soap bar displays appropriate highlights when half eaten ⢠Improved visual quality of VacationBot's 'Back to Job' costume ⢠Various Port-A-Shrub issues have been fixed ⢠Font visibility for some video games and the GigBoard is improved ⢠Camera hover particles no longer separate from camera when relocated by a Bot ⢠GigBot no longer transforms into VacationBot if the museum lever is pulled without a passport inserted ⢠The size of condiment icons have been slightly increased on the GigBoard for some infinite gigs ⢠Bots in 'Back to Job' move more natural when transitioning between gigs ⢠BanditBot hat now hides player avatar hair correctly ⢠Other glasses are no longer visible when looking through the front side of pancake glasses ⢠Replacement hat no longer disappears from BabyBot's head ⢠RiverBot glasses no longer move when level of detail increases ⢠Forest teleport reminder tablet no longer faces up, instead of facing towards player ⢠Flower highlight now appears correct on shrubbed crab shell when animating ⢠Fixes rendering on seaweeds ⢠Giglr Mix icons for volume and channel are now more clear and distinct
Gameplay Fixes
⢠StarScanner and TempBot now agree on star ratings for books ⢠Breakable items will now break upon impact when used with the slingshot ⢠RaftBot dialogue timing now implemented as intended in 'Back to Job' ⢠Fixed volume of the StarScanner not decreasing when bots are talking ⢠Improved the flow of certain infinite gigs if requested items are already liquid or slices ⢠Fixes InfluencerBot phone is being removed from backpack after returning to museum ⢠FishMaster cartridge no longer unlocks in the main game from 'Back to Job' ⢠JobBot's business card no longer disappears from backpack ⢠Honeymooners now respond to waving when requesting chocolate in 'Back to Job' ⢠Berries and mushrooms no longer enlarge quickly after placing them on certain points ⢠OpsBot tube tray now retracts consistently in 'Back to Job' ⢠Certain fruits will no longer be incorrectly identified as "Eaten" by StarScanner ⢠OpsBot now gives different items for pancakes and waffles ⢠Bots now accept either a chonky choco bar or a chocolate bar when requesting chocolate ⢠Bots now able to drink out of both coconut halves ⢠GigBot expressions during promotions now working as intended ⢠Auto-orientation of dumb-bell, phone, and StarScanner have been improved ⢠All cups (not just mugs) now attach to drink floatie
Other
⢠GigBoard now plays a sound effect when GigBot gives player their first 5 stars ⢠Fixes error with voxel optimization during sandcastle cleanup ⢠Fixed various minor issues
Vacation Simulator Hotfix Patch
Major Bug / Crash Fixes
Adds some missing subtitles lines
Fixes binary subtitle option in âBack to Jobâ
Fixes rare issue where some infinite tasks were evaluating progress -incorrectly
Fixes issue where sandwiches disassemble when slices were frozen
Fixes softlock caused by exit burritoing and teleporting at the same time
Visual Fixes
Photos of infinite bots now show a generated name and description
Fixes SandcastleBot costume not appearing in camera
Other
Fixes BabyBot ejecting incorrect item at dangerously high speeds
Fixes drink maker having inconsistent behaviour when mixing drinks and solid items
Can no longer destroy camera and other important items by flushing pool
Fixes some subtitles typos
Fixed various minor issues
Vacation Simulator: Back to Jobâ Free DLC Out Now on PC and Oculus Quest
Hello Humans!
Our FREE DLC Vacation Simulator: Back to Job is out now on PC (Steam + Oculus) and Oculus Quest! The DLC will land on PlayStation VR this October. If you already own Vacation Simulator on these platforms you will get an update automatically.
[previewyoutube="ghk2OKd6dEE;full"] First you Jobbed, then you Vacationed. Now itâs time to join Gig Economy as an illustrious Giglr Independent Contractor! Be your own BossBot as you serve customers at Vacation Islandâs Poolside Cabana. Cater to their every whim and watch them experience the joy of [TIME OFF] as you provide them with our trademarked five star service.
So many of the bots you know and love are here, and they need thingsâ from you!
If this Gigpertunityâ˘ď¸ sounds too good to be true and you are concerned there might not be enough gig to keep you fully employedâ have no fear! The Giglr Giggorithmâ˘ď¸ is finely tuned to provide a literal endless supply of poolside customers for you to serve.
We have built the [OPTIMAL] Giglr partner environment and cannot wait for you to embark on your self employment journey!
What are you waiting for? Itâs time to Gig! Fire up the Vacation Simulator and flip that switch today!
-Owls
Vacation Simulator: Back To Job
Vacation Simulator: Back to Job - New Expansion!
New job-style tasks working the brand new Vacation Islandâs Poolside Cabana
New infinite mode!
New interactions, including Star Scanner, Port-A-Shrub and easy access to most food and food preparation cooking stations from the main game
Major Bug / Crash Fixes
Fixed crash with Exit Burrito
Visual Fixes
Fixed shadows not rendering correctly
Fixed subtitles rendering depth issue
Fixed broken highlight on the Forest rock bridge
Fixed ocean foam not rendering around items
Fixes camera breaking with Index Controller in One Hand Mode
Fixed auto-orient of ski poles
Spectator Mode Improvements
Separate FOV adjustments between first and third person views
Corrected handheld camera not rendering in spectator view
Better smoothing on spectator drone camera
Add "Roll Locked" toggle to spectator interface
Add 'Use Reduced Framerate Camera' option to spectator interface
Disable playspace fade on spectator camera
Other
Fixed issue with directional audio
Various performance improvements
Fixed various minor issues
Patch 7 Update - Black Screen Fixes
Major Fixes
Fixed various blackscreen issues
Bug Fixes
Fixed a rare issue with orientation when using ski poles
Item state now shown correctly on the back of photos
Other
Fixed various minor issues
Get Your Gig on this Fall with Vacation Simulator: Back to Job!
Greetings Humans,
We are very excited to announce our new free DLC for Vacation Simulator. Introducing...Vacation Simulator: Back to Job! This playful addition to the simulation will be available everywhere you can play Vacation Simulator Fall 2020.
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The Gig Economy has arrived in the Vacation Simulator! After hearing great things about [RELAXATION], all Bots have gone on vacation and no one is left to Job. Time for the human to enter the âon-demandâ workforce to make the perfect vacation for Bots! Thatâs right, Humans. Itâs time to Jobâ again!
As a gig associate, you will have the fabulous opportunity to operate the Vacation Simulator poolside Cantina! Fret not humanâ The Algorithm⢠has assigned Gigbot to assist you with your journey as one of our valued partners.
Our Gig network will give you the chance to meet an exciting array of different Bots, all of whom are relying on you to make sure their Vacation Experience is [MAXIMUM VALUE]. Get ready to pull yourself up by the wrist straps, Human. We need you to cook, advise, entertain, and do whatever it takes to provide 5 star service. We know you will gesture right and put the serve in server!
We look forward to working independently contracting with you!
-Owls
Patch 6 Update
Major Bug / Crash Fixes
Taking photos of photos of photos... no longer stores an unneeded reference to every previous photo
Fixed some animation issues with Oculus Touch controllers
Feature Fixes
Eye patches now work on snowman
Subtitles typo fixes
Fixed issues with stacking multiple sandwiches together
Credits in options now correctly resets when loading a new save
Taken photo attached to camera now orients the correct direction when taken rather than re-orienting continuously, which made it appear like it was a double sided photo
Fixed multiple items not rendering an icon when dehydrated
Gameplay Fixes
Fixed randomization timing of retrieving volleyball from river
Fixed issue when placing a melting item in your backpack which had resulted in the item not storing in your backpack
Fixed targets not appearing after shooting a single target in an area, leaving area and returning to it
Fixed VacationBot VO sometimes playing incorrectly when interacting with resort scanner Resolved an issue where completing a set of photos and leaving zone too quick causes memory to not be correctly received
Fixed IceBot sometimes not delivering dialog when pulling âJudge Meâ lever
Fixed timing of SportsBot giving the memory in relation to their dialog
Fixed sports sometimes abruptly ending when player grabs the Beachball
âSuper Untextured Quadâ can now correctly be resumed after playing it the first time
Backpack no longer occasionally snaps to the wrong position for one frame when pulling it out
Fixed an issue with VacationBot not talking when you swiped your watch at the same time as getting a memory
Fixed a rare bug that would cause a hermit crabsâ shell to become permanently highlighted if it hovered up to your hand
Fixed a rare issue of VacationBot being in the wrong location during the end of the intro
Radio in backpack now continuously plays
Numerous misc fixes
Performance Fixes
Optimize ice sculpting decoration
Performance fix for taking off backpack with a dehydrated food item stored in it
Optimizations to save file size
A LOT of performance and memory optimization
Visual Fixes
Shrub flowers are now visually shown when you waffle a shrubbed item
Credits fixes
Fixed grab highlight flicker that sometime appeared on camera and shrubbed paintings
Visually improved underwater cutoff in river
Photos attached to camera no longer clip through backpack when camera is placed in it
Grammatical fixes in âChoose Wiselyâ video game
Corrected image representation of âballoonâ in Vacaypedia
More typo fixes in Non-Work Station email than we would like to admit
Fixed bathroom mirror visual moving incorrectly when you changed the height of the table
Water splash VFX and SFX no longer incorrectly play when trying to grab anything inside of Fruit Punch container
Fixed numerous pieces of geometry not rendering correctly when taking a photo
Vanilla ice cream no longer looks like chocolate ice cream when printed from the printer
Patch 5 - Subtitles Update Hotfixes
Bug Fixes
Fixes broken smaller human switch in backpack
Fixes most capped container visuals not changing when knit or shrubbed
Fixes hot tub flowmap issue so items will swirl around again
Fixes visibility issue when grabbing hermit crabs
Fixes one-eye-covering accessories carrying over when swapping saves
