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

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!

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

ASCIIECHO
by qlyoung

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

and more...
- Added a player blacklist file for TTS
- Added one name per line in tts_blacklist.txt next to Spark's settings.json
- Clipping fixes
- Fix for Medal.tv and OBS not clipping Emotes or Jousts despite those being in settings
- Fixed obs clip settings visibility (thanks @nvmsocool)
- For people with league caster authorization only:
- Pause/Ready/Restart buttons for both teams
- New Find All Quests UI:
- Button to copy spark:// link
- Buttons to send each quest to the local match
- Memory of past usernames for that headset id
- API endpoint for the Find All Quests dialog box
- Quest Pro controllers support for joining matches using spark:// links