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JKQuest: In-Development Update 0.4.1

Hello Patrons!

It has been a couple of weeks and high time another JKQuest in-development update was released. This thing are definitely shaping up nicely!

Change Log

We'll keep this quite short and cut straight to the chase, in this update you can find the following excellent fixes and improvements:

- E11 Blaster Rifle Scope - Use the same way as the Disruptor - no zoom, but fun and as the weaopn had a scope on t...

Team Beef Future Game Ports Suggestions / Discord

From checking the patron list, we've noticed that only a small percent of you are on our Discord Channel. If you do fancy a more active and social community, there is a good place to catch up and discuss the in-development (and released) ports with fellow Team Beef VR gamers. The discord also features Patreon-only channels for mid-tier and up. 

Discord invite link: https://discord.gg/bAe2uaztQj

2022-11-16 15:40:43 +0000 UTC View Post

BendyVR Chapter 2 Hotfix

Thanks to the feedback from patrons I was able to identify some problems with both Chapter finales. I've reworked the room-scale a bit so that a few more elements are logically in the right position (which should pay dividends later). 

You can download the version on this post (although I've also replaced the original post as well). 

Changelog:

- Fixed HeadContainer being offset from Player controller / camera (causing headcontainer rotations to be uncomfortable) 2022-11-14 19:07:29 +0000 UTC View Post

BendyVR Early Access 0.2 (Chapter 2)

Its a bumper Sunday from Team Beef! Dr. Beef just dropped a new and improved JKQuest. Bendy is not to be outdone and follows close on Kyle's heels. 

This one took a lot longer than expected, as there was quite a few fundamental things that needed fixing prior to release on top of the Chapter 2 specific fixes. Add onto that, maybe 3 show-stopping bugs during Release Candidate testing. Famous last words but I hope that Chapter 3 and beyond is simply play-testing and improving some an...

JKQuest: in-development update 0.3.9

So it is that time once again, a new and exciting still-in-development update to JKQuest addressing a number of the issues that have come up in the first full-game release last weekend.

Changelog

Here's the full list of changes/fixes that have gone into this version:

- Lady Luck's remote controlled gun turret is now usable (aim using the controller)

- Motion controlled Force Push/Pull - You can now force push and pull enemies without having ...

Legend of Doom available via QuestZDoom Launcher

DeTwelve's Legend of Doom mod, a faithful reconstruction of Hyrule in GZDoom is playable via QuestZDoom. Here's the install instructions to get up and running (no PC Required!)

Legend of Doom Instructions:

Note this downloads a VR enhanced version with working dual wielding

1) Install QuestZDoom from SideQuest if you don't have it already (this will also install the QuestZDoom Launcher).
2) Open the QuestZDoom Launcher from Unknown Sources. If you don't ...

Team Beef Beginners Guide

We've been getting a lot of questions on what existing ports exist and where to get them. We thought it was worth putting together this beginners guide as an overview of Team Beef and also serve as a summary of the games in development and relevant links. Please comment if you would like us to include any other information on this stickied post. 

Useful Links

Team Beef Discord (Including Patreon Only Channels)
2022-11-10 15:18:05 +0000 UTC View Post

JKQuest for Jedi Knight: Outcast in-development release

After many many hours of hard graft, Team Beef are proud to present our "Warts and all" in-development-still-so-be-gentle build of JKQuest for Jedi Knight: Outcast. 

You will hopefully notice this is a fair bit more polished than the previous release and now allows you to play the game's main campaign.  However, there are definitely still bugs (some game breaking, but this is an in-dev release after all, it is certainly not ready for public consumptio...

BendyVR Early Access 0.1 (Chapter 1)

I am pleased to share around the first early access version of BendyVR, the PCVR port of Bendy and the Ink Machine.

Upfront you need to know this is only Chapter 1. Its possible to speed-run that in about 10 minutes (although I always get lost). For first time players its probably 15-30 minutes playtime. For those faint of heart, you may never get through it. 

The game will end when you are inside a ritual circle. In front of you there will be a black block...

Bendy is not dead! And he's pretty cheap...

Here's a look behind the scenes of BendyVR development. Having got passed the "fundamentals" of a VR port (UI / input / stereo / movement / world scale) its now to tweak the specific weapons and systems of the game. First up is the motion controlled axe. 

In the original game the axe is just an animated object whereby a ray is cast from the player camera (not even the axe) forward by a certain distance at a defined point in the animation. This needed to be entirely changed.  2022-10-26 21:40:41 +0000 UTC View Post

Pico 4, OpenXR and the Future of Team Beef Ports

We've been waiting for everything to line up to make sure this was possible before an announcement. I am happy to say that this is now complete and I can confirm that Team Beef native android ports are moving to OpenXR.

Initially the big advantage is that Team Beef ports will be coming to the Pico 4, so anyone considering that as an alternative to Quest 2 can look forward to playing Doom 3, Jedi Knight and more. We're very excited to see our ports on different hardware. We'll post upd...

JKQuest Development Update (Small apples are sweet)

It felt like time to write a few words about how things are going development-wise on JKQuest. I expect by now most (if not all) of you have had a chance to play (and hopefully enjoy) the latest in-development build we dropped.  There hasn't been a huge amount of progress since then (though to be fair that was only Sunday), but a few of the more annoying little issues that have bothered us have been squashed. 

The first is the enemy lightsaber simply materialising behind you w...

WrathQuest 0.14 (aka The Smooth Update)

Here a QoL update for WrathQuest. I've fixed a few of the annoying bugs as well as introduced a VR menu to allow users to set up according to their preferences.

The left hand option is there and technically "works", but models are not yet flipped. There is also currently no "Switch Sticks" option which I know people use. 

ChangeLog:

• VR Menu:
  Smooth Turn Option
  Smooth Turn Speed
  Snap Turn Angle
  Left Hand Option
  HMD Walk Direction (turning to off put...
  2022-10-18 19:05:52 +0000 UTC View Post

Welcome to the Dark Side...

Prepare to play through the demo level again but in an entirely different way.. as Dark Kyle! You've turned to the dark side, now anything goes, strangulation is fun, smashing helpless stormtroopers into the floor is fair game, and using the force to push them off ledges to their doom is a totally legit pass-time! Wreak whatever havoc you want.. no-one is really going to be able to stop you!

Once again a huge thank-you to ALL our patrons; your support is as always very much app...

Weapon Selector + Force Powers

A quick update to show the progress on JKQuest. Dr. Beef has implemented something similar to the VR weapon selector he made in Quake3Quest. Here it can be quickly-scrolled (via the in-game cursor) to pick not only weapons, but also force powers and your inventory, previously inaccessible. Your arsenal for slaying those Stormtroopers just got that much more fun. This selector has already shown its worth in the high-octane MP battles of Quake 3. Here you have a bit more time to choose how...

JKQuest incremental update 0.1.1

Will keep this brief, as many of you discovered it was basically impossible to defeat the Dark Jedi in the lightsaber duel unless you pummel him with the Fletchette gun or some other weapon, lightsabers appeared to inflict no damage at all. Well, you weren't losing your minds, the lightsaber was actually completely useless.

Good news is that it is no longer useless and can be used properly to duel now, the issue has been resolved.

Additionally, there's been some small tweaks to th...

Team Beef Patreon Sept / Oct Summary

The Patreon is getting a bit more attention so I thought it was worth summarising what's available, how things work and the plan going forward. This is a public post so non-patrons can see what they can expect if joining. 

JKQuest 

The Quest port of the OpenJK engine has its first early access in-development version available. This first in-development release features the official showcase demo mission, where Kyle Katarn and Jan Ors investigate an imper...

JKQuest Early Access Beta Release 0.1

The very first Early Access release of JKQuest (Jedi Knight: Jedi Outcast) is here. Usually it would have been a lot longer before we got to this stage, but the other ports have helped expedite the development. There is still a lot to be done development wise, but we wanted to thank our Patrons for their early support by giving you a playable version. However being able to play the full game is still a little too rough around the edges, with game breaking bugs. 

Therefore, to make ...