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Missing the "Old" home environments?
After a long 10-hour workday, one of my favorite ways to reset and recharge was slipping into my Quest home environment. Cascadia was always my favorite — peaceful, open, a place where I could truly unwind and reset my compass. Ryokan Retreat with its koi pond, Desert Terrace with the hot air balloons at sunrise, and Winter Lodge with that cozy vacation warmth… each one gave me space to breathe. Now, with the older home environments gone, I really feel the loss. The new ones feel confined, with boundaries that keep you from exploring. They lean toward pushing social interaction, which is great sometimes, but not what I’m looking for every time I put on the headset. I love exploring other worlds, concerts in Horizons worlds, and 360 YouTube videos of places I’ll be visiting — but I also just want a spacious, relaxing home to return to. Something that feels like my place in VR. The old environments gave that sense of openness and serenity. The new ones feel smaller, more limited. Meta, I hope you’ll bring back some of the old favorites — they weren’t just backgrounds, they were sanctuaries. Would love to hear everyone's thoughts on this and maybe we will all find our home.Rift-S foam face replacements?
Yes the headset is very old now but it works and none of the newer ones out there interest me right now. What I'm trying to find is a vendor that still offers the replacement foam face part. I could go with silicon if they offer a cloth cover but just silicon irritates my skin. I had the kiwi set but they are 4 years old now and are crumbling apart and its time to find a replacement. Unfortunately it looks like Kiwi no longer carries them. I briefly looked on ebay but buying a 'USED' one is not something I'm interested in doing at least for the foam ones. Cloth i could wash. Anyone have any recommendations? thanks in advance.The Joke Thread
I'll be happy to start o:) After 20 years of marriage, a wife decides to take her husband, Dave, to a strip club for his birthday. She figures there's no harm in it if she's there with him, after all. They arrive at the club and the doorman says, "Hey, Dave! How ya doin'?" His wife is puzzled and asks if he's been to this club before. "Oh no," says Dave. "He's on my bowling team." When they are seated, a waitress asks Dave if he'd like his usual and brings over a glass of red wine. His wife is becoming increasingly uncomfortable and says,"How did she know that you drink that?" "She's in the Ladies Bowling League, honey. We share lanes with them." A stripper then comes over to their table, throws her arms around Dave, and says "Hi Davey. Want your usual table dance, big boy?" Dave's wife, now furious, grabs her purse and storms out of the club. Dave follows and spots her getting into a cab. Before she can slam the door, he jumps in beside her. He tries desperately to explain how the stripper must have mistaken him for someone else, but his wife is having none of it. She is screaming at him at the top of her lungs, calling him every name in the book. The cabby turns his head and says, "Looks like you picked up a real witch tonight, Dave."
What Is It Missing?
I have been feeling lately like meta quest's universe has so much potential, but something is missing. The worlds feel so hollow and poorly conceived. The houses feel like shells of something that could be more. Don't get me wrong, I think that this Meta Universe is a great start and is going places, but when thinking about my desire for something deeper and purposeful, I had this idea. I am not techy, so please take this all with a grain of salt, but I had to get it out of my system somewhere... The worlds... The worlds need to be fully replaced with official meta quality worlds. Made by them (or approved partners) for the community to enjoy high quality content. By playing and supporting the worlds, you can earn meta coins (or whatever their currency is called) that can be used to make purchases within the meta universe (i.e. decor pieces for your house, or clothing from the existing clothing shopping center). There could be really nice, interactive museums and places to enjoy some sort of learning. Imagine finding yourself on a spaceship, that teaches you about astronomy, and you stop by a little gift shop (where you can buy souvenirs for you immersive home), and a cafe/bar with an AI Bartender you can vent all your problems to (you should be able to hear and speak to the bartender even if you have the setting to keep you from being able to talk to other players and hear them.) Or a grand aquarium that teaches you about the various sea creatures. Everything matches Meta's graphics so that it feels consistent with the rest of the universe. Individuals can still make their own worlds, but they are private and cannot be published without being vetted and approved by meta as matching the quality of Meta's work. More on the worlds later, as more context should be provided for my other world ideas. 2. The avatars... How neat would it be if you had to take care of your avatars. Eat, hydrate, exercise, sleep, etc... They could fill the Horizon Central city with restaurants and cafe that you use the meta coins you earned to eat and drink at. Some of the worlds could even contain places to buy sustenance for your avatar. Maybe there is a grocery store where you can buy food that you stock in your house (I don't think you should be able to buy stuff from a menu within your house, as that defeats the purpose of going there, and thus feels redundant). If you don't take care of your avatars, they won't have the energy to go anywhere fun or play any games. You could have your friends over for virtual dinner, and it serves a purpose. You could go for virtual walks as a break from work, and hydrate with a cup of virtual coffee from a coffee stand in Horizon Central. (I don't think socialization should be a required need, as not everyone has friends with a Meta Quest, and not everyone feels comfortable talking to strangers on the internet.) 3. The homes... There could be a bedroom and kitchen where you store food and drinks. There should be a place for boardgames in the living room that you can purchase from stores in Horizon Central or worlds with shops. Maybe you can also get karaoke machines that you can place anywhere in your house. I think that I should be able to set my remote computer screen at my desk, walk around with the controllers, and still have it stay there (currently my windows follow me and I don't love that all the time). A TV in the living area, picture frames I can place around the house and fill (be it images or selfies taken within universe with meta friends, or pictures taken from your files that you uploaded from real life). Maybe people can create decorations for your house...usable dishes for your food at home, pottery, other decor... similar to custom content. They can rent out stands in Horizon Central and sell them for meta coins. Maybe you could also buy a record player for your house that you can purchase records for using Meta coins or attach your Spotify account to (or whatever music platform you use). Then, when people come over, you can have music playing in the background. Your friends should be able to utilize the boardgames, tv, kitchen, etc. You can set the food up at the table, fill the dishes and set them, and have everyone eat. Also, a clock... somewhere in the house, just saying. 4. AI Guides/Employees in game... I keep coming back to the question of, what feels like the future when in a sci-fi world? I think of the bartender from Passenger, the guide from The Time Machine, The Curator from Ready Player One (sans the reveal at the end when it was that one guy all along). The museums could have fancy AI tour guides that you can ask questions to. Bars can have a similar thing. I think that the use of AI in this way could be so fun and make the world feel so amazing. 5. ADVERTIZING... Now, how can Meta get their real money's worth from all this effort? The answer is in the cities! Billboards, holographic signs! Real companies can purchase slots in the city to advertise their real-life goods and services within the universe, similar to how they would in real life cities. They can purchase prime real estate within Horizon Central itself, or for slightly less money, slots in the worlds. I picture (aside from billboards and signs) a little holographic guy advertising their new and exciting whitening toothpaste, and it plays on a loop, and the audio gets more noticeable the closer you come to it. 6. PETS??? This would be low on the priority list, but how cool would it be to have a pet DLC??? You would feed your dog, take him for walks through Horizon Central, train him, go on adventures together, etc... I imagine this would be an option you would purchase with real money like a game, but you download it to your whole quest. I know it would be a long process to take it this far, but I think Meta is so close, that I can taste the potential. I would absolutely die for something like this. It would truly make the Meta Quest addictive and feel so substantial compared to what it is now. Anyways, thank you to anyone who read this far, I really needed to get it out of my system. And like I said, I am not a developer, so if my idea does not align with real life logistics and capabilities, that is why. As I said, please take this with a grain of salt, as I doubt it makes much of a difference either way.Bug Report – Horizon Worlds “Unable to Load Content”
Timestamp (UK): 03 Nov 2025 – 23:15 GMT Headset: Meta Quest 3 Every time I open the Create tab in Horizon Worlds, I get: “Unable to load content – Something went wrong. Please change tabs or try again.” Details: Platform: Horizon Worlds (Quest 3) Region: UK Account: @BruceArthurW… Issue: Create tab won’t load any of my worlds or templates. Steps to Reproduce: Open Horizon Worlds Go to Create tab Error appears — no content loads What I’ve Tried: Restarting app/headset, switching tabs, checking Wi-Fi — issue persists. Escalation to Meta: Dear Mark, This isn’t disrespect — it’s frustration. Horizon Worlds is breaking, and creators are being ignored. Right now: Scripts stop working randomly Automatic backups no longer work Worlds crash, freeze, or corrupt VR and Desktop editors are unstable and out of sync Core tools glitch or vanish during builds Creators are the reason Horizon has content, but it feels like no one at Meta is listening. Many are moving to VRChat because Horizon is becoming unusable. If Meta still cares about Horizon and its creators, we need: Stable software and working backups Honest communication with creators Updates that fix, not break I have now escalated this directly to the CEO of your company, Mark Zuckerberg, as I am extremely unhappy with the state of Horizon Worlds. Please advise what the next step is in the official complaint procedure. Sincerely, The Epicenter [edited for privacy - this is a public forum]
