My Creator Story: Maybe This Time I'll Finish
I've always been someone who starts things. Earlier this year, I tried Unity modding. I learned, I built, I got somewhere; but I couldn't close the gap between "in progress" and "done." It stayed unfinished, like so many projects before it. I've tried creating in Second Life, VRChat, Vroid, countless wrestling game character creators. But nothing stuck. Either the tools fought me, or it never felt like it was truly mine. Then in October, I started making clothing in Horizon Worlds. And something was different. I got addicted immediately. For the first time in a long time, I wasn't just starting something; I was finishing pieces. Designing them, releasing them, watching people actually wear what I made. Creating clothing made me want more. I wanted a place to sell from. So I'm building a store now ; but if I'm honest, it's becoming something bigger. The store is an excuse. What I'm really building is a world. Fiction and worldbuilding have always been my strengths, and I'm quietly weaving that into every corner of this project. The problem is: I'm doing this completely alone. I've always wanted to program, but my brain doesn't work well with code or math. I'm shy about meeting new people and even worse at maintaining relationships, so finding a partner or collaborator feels impossible right now. But I'm still going. I broke out my iPad and Apple Pencil and started drawing again. I'm learning scripting even though it doesn't come naturally. I'm making slow progress toward something I can't fully picture yet. I don't know what the finished version will look like. But for the first time in a while, I think I might actually close the door on something and call it complete. Maybe this time is different. https://www.facebook.com/BlackObsidianProtocol/
[Meta Worlds Desktop Editor] Is animation import now supported in the Custom Model Import tool?
While importing a custom 3D model in the latest Meta Worlds Desktop Editor, I noticed there is an "Import animations (experimental)" option in the import dialog. Previously, animation import was not officially supported, and creators had to manually animate objects using scripts. This new option looks like it might allow importing baked animation clips from Maya or Blender (it even mentions "Bake Animation" and "Sampling Rate" settings). Has anything changed recently? Is there any documentation or example explaining how to use imported animations once the model is uploaded? Additionally, is it possible to select which animation from an FBX file is used after import, or are there any specific guidelines or limitations regarding supported animation formats and settings?🎥 The Ultimate Guide to Player Retention & Rewards with Quests
Learn how to create quests that build powerful player retention. In this deep dive from MHCP Mentors Tellous and GausRoth, you’ll learn how to design progression systems that give players a true sense of purpose and reward them with in-world purchases (IWPs) in worlds. Move from theory (the “why” of quest design) to technical implementation (the “how” of scripting) with simple and tracked quests, how to link them to Player Persistent Variables (PPVs), and the exact TypeScript code to build a retentive gameplay loop.
Tri Meshes and SubD aren't Friends... Is there a way to let my project work with both? Or refactor?
So when trying to publish my horizon hackathon project updates, I get an issue that says I'm using "pre-release features" upon talking to the amazing Deepak N on the Meta team it sounds like it could be caused by the fact that we're using SubD (primatives) with Triangle Mesh objects. The problem is, we have hundreds of SubD geometry objects in the game, and most likely the best path forward for us would be to remove all the Tri-Mesh features. Was wondering if anyone knows a work around or any way to "activate the pre-release features" so we can get test builds of the updated world out and ready to share. We have HUNDREDS of subD objects and maybe 30 tri meshes -- so prob will switch those out. IS this the only solution, though? Or can Meta flip a switch to let us use both? Or am I just dumb and missing something totally easy and obvious. Help me forum people, you're my only hope...
OSC/WebSocket/MQTT to Quest
Hi there, I'm trying for a few days to have something working on UE4.27 and I'm hitting a wall. I've made a blueprint where i'm able to receive OSC input data from a remote laptop to a UE4.27 app that then triggers an event (for now print something or play a specific audio cue). It works flawlessly on UE4.27 but as soon as I load the project onto the quest and send that same OSC input data it crashes the app on the Quest 2. I tried different ports, data formats but still the same behavior without much logs to learn from which make me wonder if the Quest forbids such incoming IP communication ... could someone confirm whether or not Oculus Quest accepts remote information (regardless of the protocol used). Maybe I'm missing something in the settings somewhere but I couldn't find much information about it. Thanks for your responseISDK hand tracking issues
I posted this on reddit already. I am having issues implementing hand tracking with Meta XR Plugin and ISDK in UE5.5. Have tried both the ISDK sample project and setting things up from scratch according to the docs. I did it on two different PCs. I am using Virtual Desktop on my Quest Pro. Handtracking inside Horizon Os and VD works perfectly fine. Even when I have no controller in my hand it would show the controller setup. I am able to grab stuff with that crooked hand but pinching does not seem to work, however, I can access the menus by rotating my hand and tabbing. If I set hand tracking to "Hands only", it would neither show hands nor controllers but I can still access the menu using the mentioned gesture. Any idea what is going on here?
SpaceWarp works in empty project but not main one (Unity 6000.1.6f1, Quest 3)
Hey all, I’m running into something weird with Application SpaceWarp on Quest 3. I set up a clean empty project in Unity 6000.1.6f1 with OpenXR (Meta XR features) and Vulkan only. SpaceWarp works fine there and the performance overlay shows ASW kicking in as expected. But in my main project (same Unity version, same OpenXR/Vulkan settings) , SpaceWarp never activates. Both projects have: Meta XR Space Warp enabled Vulkan as the only graphics API Same Project Settings → OpenXR (Application SpaceWarp checked) Same Player/Quality settings I already checked URP settings, even copied the same and Materials show the XR Motion Vectors Pass still no luck. Any tips for narrowing down what breaks it? Maybe some other package that I have on my main project? Thanks!!!
Large map building&texture help
Hello, I'm new in Horizon Desktop App, started creating few things. I have 2 questions that needs your helps. Is it better to parent+stack everything into a single Asset after I finish building some objects? For performance issues, because my world itemwise only %3 but almost %70 in vertex limits. How can I reduce this vertex usage? I cannot adjust textures. I'm creating one, inserting into my floor, but all the stones on the floor are so big that doesn't look realistic. I want to pattern to repeat itself in a smaller scale. Thank you for your helps
