We just shipped an update!

Before we get into what's new, we have some new web pages:

• Don't forget to check out the Creator's Contest!
  
• Our new Comfort and Safety page
  
• We now have a Canny board for bug reports and feature requests
  

OK! Here's what's new with today's update...

• There's a brand new "Store" section in your watch. You can now browse every item in Rec Room in the comfort of your own Dorm Room (or anywhere, actually!)
  

• The Store includes five star items!
  
• Introducing "KO Skins" - this is a new type of item that replaces the default "KO Marker" in Paintball and Laser Tag. You can buy KO Skins in the Shop!
  

Note that the new Store works alongside the Merch Booth, the Laser Tag store, and the "Swash and Buckle" store in Isle of Lost Skulls!

• Watch - there's now a maximize button you can use to detach and enlarge any view. Press the button again to re-attach the watch to your wrist. Some views look a little goofy in large mode... we'll clean that up over time.
  

We've made some changes to how your profile works:

• New Bio page - you can now enter a bio for yourself via the watch or rec.net! This is a great place to tell others who you are, what you're into, etc. Note that Junior accounts cannot have a bio.
  
• New Pointing gesture - when your hand is empty, tap the menu button to make the "point" gesture. (Same button you hold for Expresso...) Point at a player and use the grab button (trigger) to pull up their profile page so you can check out their bio!
  

• Favorite Friends - you can now mark friends as "favorite", and they'll be shown first in your friends list! You'll find the favorite button in your friends profile page.
  
• Please note that moving forward display names will be limited to English "keyboard characters" and to 20 characters in length. If you want longer information/exotic characters - that is what the bio is for! These limits will be applied to new display names, and we are planning to retroactively apply them to existing display names in the next few weeks. You'll get an email from us if your display name needs to be updated.
  

We've also got a bunch of new stuff for creators:

• Sandbox games now support up to 16 teams
  
• Sandbox games now support Paintball-style "Out" behavior when health drops to zero (drops items, greyscale screen, can't walk/teleport). Setting health back to something >0 resets.
  
• New "Player Stat" chip - you can now use circuits to get and set player "stats", which currently includes "Health", and 6 generic stats you can use for whatever. Stat 1 will show up on the scoreboard.
  
• New "Player/Team" chip - with three modes: Convert player to team/index, Convert team/index to player, and Set player team.
  
• New "Player Event" chip - it'll output when a player joins, leaves, or switches teams
  
• Get/Set Team Score chip - Now takes team ID as input, so it's not just red/blue anymore
  
• Message chip has two new inputs, so its current inputs are "Send to All", "Send to Player", and "Send to Team"
  
• Cloning an object will now clone its settings as well
  
• Trigger volumes can now be cloned
  
• Trigger volumes support grid snapping
  
• You can now set the density of individual Maker Pen shapes (to this, EDIT the object, then use the Settings tool on the shape you want to change)
  
• Snap rotation now has 15-degree increments
  

(We also fixed push-to-talk Expresso option for PSVR!)

We rely on your feedback to make Rec Room as awesome as possible! So please don't hesitate to get in touch with any feedback you have!