Release Notes

Spark v2.6

2023-01-25

Server Location improvements

  • Added two variants for US Central South (Houston and Dallas) in the region picker
  • Added an override for AWS East region to better identify Chicago, Houston, and Dallas
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Random Team

Added a Random Team button in the spark://c/ join dialog

Replay Viewer included

Added a button to automatically install and launch the Replay Viewer in VR or 2D mode

Check out these comparisons for a look at how good the Replay Viewer looks now!

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Local sqlite database

You can go to http://localhost:6724/local_database to see all events that would appear in the event log, or you can query the sqlite database directly.

OBS Integration Improvements

  • Updated OBS integration to support OBS v28+
  • OBS websocket connection should also be more stable and freeze Spark less.

Dashboard changes

  • Pause/Ready/Restart buttons for your team
  • Colored team names using detected VRML team names in the Previous Goals section
  • Player list on the left is clickable to go to the Ignite Metrics page for that player

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Camera Write improvements

  • Added a slider to the camera write animations
  • Added /api/camera/pov/{player_name} and /api/camera/follow/{player_name} for manually switching camera
  • Added WriteAPI button
  • Support for the SpaceMouse Compact and partial support for the SpaceMouse Wireless
  • Performance improvements when using a 3D mouse.

Overlay Improvements

  • Added individual overlay component overlays for customization in OBS
  • Automatic installation of an OBS scene collection with all the Spark overlays
  • Allow any global url in the Game Overlay rather than only relative URLs
  • Allow hosting of .glb files in overlays
  • Progress bar for overlay downloads

Spectator camera improvements

  • Added a "Follow Discholder" camera mode that switches to the last discholder automatically
  • Added a cache for switching the camera to a player so it doesn't cycle as much
  • Added a setting to enable -capturevp2 when launching the game in VR


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