Xaeon Support

Location Updates:

• Added images and proper names to all locations in dimension panels.
• Introduced 2D placeholder art for location names above portals in transport.

Character Improvements:

• Fixed ugly seams on characters.
• Eyes now have proper textures and blink correctly.
• Added bone support for tongues (previously missing for male characters).
• Adjusted eye bone placement for ARKit compatibility.

Effects & Animations:

• Glowsticks now have a trail effect and more rare colors.

Added motion capture reaction animations for:

• Duo Male + Female
• Duo Female + Female
• Duo Male + Male (coming later)
• Introduced duo effects for reaction animations.
• Added fistbump animations for Male + Female and Female + Female.

Chat & Notifications:

• Chat scrolling improved to prevent messages from getting lost.
• Optimized chat performance for real-time messaging.
• Added notifications when friends go online/offline.
• Implemented message system for accepting/denying/pausing/removing friends.
• Ability to re-invite friends and view their profiles.
• New action menu in the Friends panel.
• Improved graphics for online/offline & favorite friends.

Gameplay & Interaction Updates

Better Sitting Mechanics:

• Fixed multiple chair bugs that caused players to sink into the floor.
• Chairs are now less jittery (still under improvement).

Expanded Friend System

• Added friend list with options to:
• Add, remove, favorite, and ignore friends.
• Pause notifications to prevent spam.
• Search for users with regex input checks.
• Jump to a friend's location.
• Implemented collapsible friend groups.
• Introduced dynamic badges and VIP status application.

New & Reworked Features:

• Added dart game
• Moved various games & interactables to the Welcome Center for better accessibility.
• Reworked glowstick lights and pop-up messages to be less disruptive.
• Improved portals in transport for visitability.
• Added "Go to Avatar" and "Go to Region" options, even across dimensions.
• Population counts now appear in the Explore panel (some bugs in the Welcome Center & Transports).

Performance & Stability Improvements

Optimizations:

• Greatly reduced scene loading size when logging in.
• Improved de-queuing of chat messages for better real-time performance.
• Removed extra cameras from some scenes to boost performance.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed dimension panels not receiving data to jump between dimensions.
• Resolved multiple typos in text messages.
• Disabled some doors from constant animation to improve stability.
• Fixed male skin tone texture referencing the wrong slot.
• Improved notification queue system with fade-in/fade-out effects.
• Fixed mouse cursor updates for various interactables.
• Resolved camera issue when using a tablet screen on certain monitors.