Amethyst v1.3.4.0

Amethyst v1.3.4.0

Short Commit ID: 93f9699 (Amethyst)

This will problably be the last Amethyst v1.x update (unless we find a new ground-breaking bug... kinda unlikely) in favor of Amethyst 2.
You can help Amethyst 2 development on this repo.

How do I install or update Amethyst?

I ran into a bug

If you think you've run into a bug, consider contacting us on Discord.

Want to help with translations?

If you know (or someone you know... knows?) more languages than English
(preferably at least intermediate level), you can help us localize this project.
Run amethyst-app:localize, tweak the strings and PR them here.

Changes

Hotfixes:

• Fixed plugins not correctly uninstalling
• Fixed the Relay plugin not working correctly
• Fixed override expanders auto-resetting

Check out Amethyst-Releases' wiki page for a gallery!

Amethyst v1.3.3.0

Amethyst v1.3.3.0

Short Commit ID: 92891eb (Amethyst)

In case you wanted to know what's changed since 0.9...
Better ask what's NOT been changed. But that'd be stupid
Anyway, there's a simple somewhat-of-a-changelog, here

How do I install or update Amethyst?

I ran into a bug

Unless you're actually braindead, you may possibly have run into a bug,
Reporting those is important to building a stable application for release.
See just below on how to report bugs.

Want to help with translations?

If you know (or someone, you know, knows?) more languages than English
(preferably intermediate), please consider committing to the project.
Run amethyst-app:localize, tweak the strings, and PR them, here.

Changes

Hotfix:

• owoTrackVR plugin causing issues and/or crashes
• Trackers disappearing when occluded/inferred
• CoInitializeSecurity breaking the server driver

New:

• Stability-based calibration: faster than ever!
• Camera image preview for supported devices
• Tracking Relay: send tracking data to other PCs!
• Unpackaged app support: without Microsoft Store
• Head tracking with dedicated calibration
• Hand tracking with controller button actions
• Custom OpenVR Input Actions with own C# code
• Tracking Replay: record and replay your moves!
  (supports MMD import/export and Input Actions)

Fixes:

• Replaced broken Kalman filter with 1€
• Fixed OpenVR and server driver errors
• Fixed decimal separators in offsets
• Proper Standable support in SteamVR

Support:

• localize-tidy command to clean up strings
• Updated everything to .net 8 (Core)
• Updated Windows App SDK and 3rd-party packages

New plugins (check out the store!):

• Relay (Tracking Relay): link two Amethyst instances
• Joy-Con: support for Nintendo® Switch™ Joy-Con™ controllers
• Caramel: use your iPhone or webcam for tracking (OSC only)
• ... fixed some issues with TouchLink and Azure Kinect

Check out Amethyst-Releases' wiki page for a gallery!

Reports:

• Record the issue (or at least describe it as well as you can)
• Send us all the files collected by the app, from amethyst-app:report

Amethyst v1.3.1.0

Amethyst v1.3.1.0

Short Commit ID: 5c907b7 (Amethyst)

In case you wanted to know what's changed since 0.9...
Better ask what's NOT been changed. But that'd be stupid
Anyway, there's a simple somewhat-of-a-changelog, here

How do I install or update Amethyst?

I ran into a bug

Unless you're actually braindead, you may possibly have run into a bug,
Reporting those is important to building a stable application for release.
See just below on how to report bugs.

Want to help with translations?

If you know (or someone, you know, knows?) more languages than English
(preferably intermediate), please consider committing to the project.
Run amethyst-app:localize, tweak the strings, and PR them, here.

Changes

New:

• Stability-based calibration: faster than ever!
• Camera image preview for supported devices
• Tracking Relay: send tracking data to other PCs!
• Unpackaged app support: without Microsoft Store
• Head tracking with dedicated calibration
• Hand tracking with controller button actions
• Custom OpenVR Input Actions with own C# code
• Tracking Replay: record and replay your moves!
  (supports MMD import/export and Input Actions)

Fixes:

• Replaced broken Kalman filter with 1€
• Fixed OpenVR and server driver errors
• Fixed decimal separators in offsets
• Proper Standable support in SteamVR

Support:

• localize-tidy command to clean up strings
• Updated everything to .net 8 (Core)
• Updated Windows App SDK and 3rd-party packages

New plugins (check out the store!):

• Relay (Tracking Relay): link two Amethyst instances
• Joy-Con: support for Nintendo® Switch™ Joy-Con™ controllers
• Caramel: use your iPhone or webcam for tracking (OSC only)
• ... fixed some issues with TouchLink and Azure Kinect

Check out Amethyst-Releases' wiki page for a gallery!

Reports:

• Record the issue (or at least describe it as well as you can)
• Send us all the files collected by the app, from amethyst-app:report

Amethyst v1.3.0.0

Amethyst v1.3.0.0

Short Commit ID: e0b14a1 (Amethyst)

In case you wanted to know what's changed since 0.9...
Better ask what's NOT been changed. But that'd be stupid
Anyway, there's a simple somewhat-of-a-changelog, here

How do I install or update Amethyst?

I ran into a bug

Unless you're actually braindead, you may possibly have run into a bug,
Reporting those is important to building a stable application for release.
See just below on how to report bugs.

Want to help with translations?

If you know (or someone, you know, knows?) more languages than English
(preferably intermediate), please consider committing to the project.
Run amethyst-app:localize, tweak the strings, and PR them, here.

Changes

New:

• Stability-based calibration: faster than ever!
• Camera image preview for supported devices
• Tracking Relay: send tracking data to other PCs!
• Unpackaged app support: without Microsoft Store
• Head tracking with dedicated calibration
• Hand tracking with controller button actions
• Custom OpenVR Input Actions with own C# code
• Tracking Replay: record and replay your moves!
  (supports MMD import/export and Input Actions)

Fixes:

• Replaced broken Kalman filter with 1€
• Fixed OpenVR and server driver errors
• Fixed decimal separators in offsets
• Proper Standable support in SteamVR

Support:

• localize-tidy command to clean up strings
• Updated everything to .net 8 (Core)
• Updated Windows App SDK and 3rd-party packages

New plugins (check out the store!):

• Relay (Tracking Relay): link two Amethyst instances
• Joy-Con: support for Nintendo® Switch™ Joy-Con™ controllers
• Caramel: use your iPhone or webcam for tracking (OSC only)
• ... fixed some issues with TouchLink and Azure Kinect

Check out Amethyst-Releases' wiki page for a gallery!

Reports:

• Record the issue (or at least describe it as well as you can)
• Send us all the files collected by the app, from amethyst-app:report

Amethyst build artifacts

Testing Setup (Unpackaged)

1. Download the __Unpackaged .zip file and extract anywhere

(Note: No shared AppData is used, it will be forwarded to inside the extracted folder)

2. Run Amethyst.exe and reregister the driver

Changes:

• 93f9699 Again
• d6a16b4 Disable packaged build test signing
• 698e2db Fix plugin deletion persistence and update to 1.3.4.0
• ac37e37 Bump version
• a10d255 Fixed override expanders auto-resetting

This list of changes was auto generated.

Amethyst v1.2.12.0

Amethyst v1.2.12.0

Short Commit ID: d33c2e7 (Amethyst)

In case you wanted to know what's changed since 0.9...
Better ask what's NOT been changed. But that'd be stupid
Anyway, there's a simple somewhat-of-a-changelog, here

How do I install or update Amethyst?

I ran into a bug

Unless you're actually braindead, you may possibly have run into a bug,
Reporting those is important to building a stable application for release.
See just below on how to report bugs.

Want to help with translations?

If you know (or someone, you know, knows?) more languages than English
(preferably intermediate), please consider committing to the project.
Run amethyst-app:localize, tweak the strings, and PR them, here.

Changes

• The trackers toggle button will no longer get stuck disabled until a reload hits
• OSC plugin should not crash on OSC service reloads while sending pose data to VRChat
• Embedded Kinect SDK msiexec installers should no more fail or time out
• Calibration mode requirements are checked against both the service endpoint and the base device
• Auto-spawn will retry (several times, if necessary) if failed or unavailable initially
• PSMove poses will base forwarded unfiltered for improved overall tracking latency
• Kinect for Xbox One (V2) should no longer enter the "Zombie mode" when connecting
• Updated Windows App SDK to 1.4 for better stability and less user interface bugs

Reports:

• Record the issue (or at least describe it as well as you can)
• Send us all the files collected by the app, from amethyst-app:report

Amethyst v1.2.8.0

Amethyst v1.2.8.0

Short Commit ID: 284b9e (Amethyst)

In case you wanted to know what's changed since 0.9...
Better ask what's NOT been changed. But that'd be stupid
Anyway, there's a simple somewhat-of-a-changelog, here

How do I install or update Amethyst?

I ran into a bug

Unless you're actually braindead, you may possibly have run into a bug,
Reporting those is important to building a stable application for release.
See just below on how to report bugs.

Want to help with translations?

If you know (or someone, you know, knows?) more languages than English
(preferably intermediate), please consider committing to the project.
Run amethyst-app:localize, tweak the strings, and PR them, here.

Changes

• The trackers toggle button will no longer get stuck disabled until a reload hits
• OSC plugin should not crash on OSC service reloads while sending pose data to VRChat
• Embedded Kinect SDK msiexec installers should no more fail or time out
• Calibration mode requirements are checked against both the service endpoint and the base device
• Auto-spawn will retry (several times, if necessary) if failed or unavailable initially
• PSMove poses will base forwarded unfiltered for improved overall tracking latency
• Kinect for Xbox One (V2) should no longer enter the "Zombie mode" when connecting
• Updated Windows App SDK to 1.4 for better stability and less user interface bugs

Reports:

• Record the issue (or at least describe it as well as you can)
• Send us all the files collected by the app, from amethyst-app:report

Amethyst v1.2.7.0

Amethyst v1.2.7.0

Short Commit ID: da2b859 (Amethyst)

In case you wanted to know what's changed since 0.9...
Better ask what's NOT been changed. But that'd be stupid
Anyway, there's a simple somewhat-of-a-changelog, here

How do I install or update Amethyst?

I ran into a bug

Unless you're actually braindead, you may possibly have run into a bug,
Reporting those is important to building a stable application for release.
See just below on how to report bugs.

Want to help with translations?

If you know (or someone, you know, knows?) more languages than English
(preferably intermediate), please consider committing to the project.
Run amethyst-app:localize, tweak the strings, and PR them, here.

Reports:

• Record the issue (or at least describe it as well as you can)
• Send us all the files collected by the app, from amethyst-app:report

Amethyst v1.2.5.0

Amethyst v1.2.5.0

Short Commit ID: 6b81338 (Amethyst)

In case you wanted to know what's changed since 0.9...
Better ask what's NOT been changed. But that'd be stupid
Anyway, there's a simple somewhat-of-a-changelog, here

How do I install or update Amethyst?

I ran into a bug

Unless you're actually braindead, you may possibly have run into a bug,
Reporting those is important to building a stable application for release.
See just below on how to report bugs.

Want to help with translations?

If you know (or someone, you know, knows?) more languages than English
(preferably intermediate), please consider committing to the project.
Run amethyst-app:localize, tweak the strings, and PR them, here.

Reports:

• Record the issue (or at least describe it as well as you can)
• Send us all the files collected by the app, from amethyst-app:report