Release Notes

2022.1.1 (14/05/2022)

What's Changed

• Specify macOS SDK to 10.12 on GHA to solve crash when entering fullscreen. by @JulianGro in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1411
• Fix deprecated usage of multiple keys in QHash and QMap. by @daleglass in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1468
• Update API examples to use "vircadia" in mapping names. by @ctrlaltdavid in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1511
• Remove <thread> library from main.cpp. by @Penguin-Guru in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1474
• Housekeeping: Update use of "auto" with plugin lists. by @odysseus654 in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1340
• Housekeeping: use of std::make_shared / QSharedPointer::create. by @odysseus654 in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1339
• GHA: Disable compiler optimization on self-hosted runner. by @JulianGro in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1526
• Separate rendering effect settings. by @Penguin-Guru in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1423
• Remove second argument from some playSystemSound() calls in QML. by @Penguin-Guru in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1473
• Remove Vircadia Web app submodule and add automatic detection instead. by @ctrlaltdavid in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1527
• Explore App: Use the placename instead of address (ip:port). by @AleziaKurdis in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1533
• Create App - "Add All Zones" on renderWithZones selector. by @AleziaKurdis in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1519
• Create App: Prevent locked entities and their children from being duplicated. by @AleziaKurdis in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1523
• Fix macOS SDK links in GHA. by @digisomni in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1548
• GHA: Add checksum for macOS SDK for PR and master builds. by @JulianGro in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1528
• Update loops to prevent crash on some GLTF models. by @ksuprynowicz in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1545
• Replace the deprecated QVector::fromStdVector and QVector::toStdVector(). by @daleglass in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1482
• Update qt-builder readme for macOS by @JulianGro in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1546
• Remove extended deadlock wait on macOS by @JulianGro in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1547
• Fixed metallic material import for glTF. by @ksuprynowicz in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1552
• Fixed memcpy in loadSpirvResource by @ksuprynowicz in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1553
• Choose right Qt version for Linux Mint 19.x. by @JulianGro in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1554
• Resolve #1557 where Windows builds fail on GHA due to incompatible NSIS version. by @scrblue in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1560
• Mirror NSIS fix for PR builds to master builds on GHA. by @scrblue in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1562
• Fix static function warning in SocketType.h. by @JulianGro in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1556
• Fix MultiHash issues added in PR #1468. by @daleglass in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1567
• Bump follow-redirects from 1.12.1 to 1.14.7 in /scripts/system/inventory by @dependabot in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1571
• Bump shelljs from 0.8.4 to 0.8.5 in /scripts/system/inventory by @dependabot in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1568
• Housekeeping: Explicitly encode QStrings to utf8. by @daleglass in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1485
• Fixed some Linux distros being deemed unconditionally too old to use Qt. by @namark in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1572
• Remove deprecated usage of setUserData. by @daleglass in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1502
• Documentation format revisions. by @digisomni in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1505
• Replace call to devicePixelRatio() with devicePixelRatioF(). by @akamicah in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1575
• Update Unity Avatar Exporter with fixed cross-platform support. by @akamicah in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1579
• Add option to render green boxes for missing models. by @ctrlaltdavid in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1574
• Make build system more robust and add IPFS gateway support. by @namark in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1573
• Improve Metaverse sign-up UX. by @namark in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1580
• Fix sdl2 linking errors when built against new Wayland. by @namark in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1576
• Update image branding from High Fidelity to Vircadia. by @akamicah in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1588
• Safer linux distro version checks in Qt installation script. by @namark in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1587
• Fix dedicated IPFS gateway rejecting download requests. by @namark in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1589
• Add UI for setting metaverse server URL. by @namark in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1586
• UI for setting metaverse server on login by @mirrorwolf in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1174
• Remove unnecessary loop sending octree packets to a known node. by @odysseus654 in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1353
• Update API documentation for Window.prompt(). by @SilverfishVR in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1597
• Add Arch Linux build guide. by @rycadia in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1592
• Replace deprecated toSet() and toVector(). by @daleglass in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1503
• Disabled "Visit in VR" button in Domain server web panel. by @namark in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1595
• Bump url-parse from 1.5.3 to 1.5.7 in /scripts/system/inventory by @dependabot in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1604
• Bump ajv from 6.12.0 to 6.12.6 in /scripts/system/inventory by @dependabot in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1598
• Bump follow-redirects from 1.14.7 to 1.14.8 in /scripts/system/inventory by @dependabot in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1600
• Enabled vcpkg bootstrapping in PR and master builds. by @namark in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1606
• Fixed python prebuild script getting stuck trying to lock a file without permission. by @namark in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1602
• Domain server first time wizard improvements and fixes. by @namark in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1603
• Remove snaps in goto & nearby teleport references by @digisomni in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1298
• Bump url-parse from 1.5.7 to 1.5.10 in /scripts/system/inventory by @dependabot in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1614
• Added hash checks for downloaded items in python build scripts. by @namark in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1593

New Contributors

• @scrblue made their first contribution in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1560
• @akamicah made their first contribution in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1575
• @mirrorwolf made their first contribution in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1174
• @rycadia made their first contribution in https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/pull/1592

Full Changelog: https://github.com/vircadia/vircadia/compare/2022.1.0...2022.1.1

2022.1.0 (26/11/2021)

Enhancements

• [packet version change][domain-server] Enable WebRTC connections to be made to the Domain, i.e., add Web client support. #1469
• Create app: Script indicator toggles for both entity client & server scripts. #1444
• [linux] Require OpenSSL 1.1.0 during CMake. #1436
• Changed preset framerates; Add "low power" preset. #1422
• Add antialiasing setting. #1427
• [web sdk] Update WebRTC for Linux. #1406
• [domain-server] Overhaul the Domain server's onboarding wizard. #1344
• [housekeeping] Update use of Q_DISABLE_COPY. #1352
• [linux] Add support for aarch64 (ARM) Linux builds on GitHub Actions. #1346
• Improve use of "#include <QtCore/QSharedPointer>" in codebase. #1336

Bug Fixes

• [macos] Fix crashpad on macOS. #1407
• Fix for _meshStates.empty() assertion. #1465
• Fix automatic texture memory bug. #1475
• [domain-server] Fixed empty POST request to settings.json crashing the Domain server. #1438
• [domain-server] Fix mime type for serving .htm and .html files with the embedded webserver. #1435
• [renderer][macos] Fix automatic texture memory on macOS, Android, OpenGL ES, and Intel graphics. #1398
• Fix GHA on MacOS. #1386
• [docs][housekeeping] Update API documentation for "created" properties. #1360
• [audio-mixer] Fix crash due to audio packet loss with PCM and zlib codecs. #1366
• Get "make-deb-server" working again with Qt changes to Vircadia builder. #1354

Docs

• [docs] Update MacOS build guide. #1414

In Development

• [domain-server] Fix SSL WebSocket Domain server crash. #1467
• [web sdk] WebRTC revisions and updates including the addition of secure connections. #1429
• [housekeeping][web sdk] Networking code tidying and dead code removal. #1415
• [web sdk] Update webapp branch with the latest master. #1383
• [packet version change] Enable assignment client protocol communications over WebRTC. #1333