Hey everyone...or should we say--hachi machi! The Survios team just wanted to let you know that we just released a brand-new VR game today: Battlewake!

https://youtu.be/8Evthrfr91s
In this V-ARRRRR exclusive, become a mythical Pirate Lord, captain a massive battle-ready ship and wield ancient magics as you embark on a larger-than-life nautical war for the ages. Featuring game modes for every style of play, from single-player PvE to cooperative multiplayer gauntlets to PvP deathmatches, Battlewake delivers rip-roaring vehicular VR adventure and watery chaos.

Thanks so much for supporting Survios in the past with Sprint Vector, and we hope you'll pledge the pirate's life and check out our latest VR title! Battlewake is available now on Steam for $29.99 with an additional 15% launch discount.

Oh yeah, it’s happening. The ESL Sprint Vector VR League World Finals Qualifier is August 17! And hey Steam sprinters, guess what? You’re invited to the party![play.eslgaming.com] ːsteamhappyː

That’s right: you get a shot at earning one of those coveted final spots, so what’s stopping you? Strap on your blades and RUN! (However, do keep in mind that if you make it, you’ll have to play on an Oculus Rift+Touch in the finals. But that’s September’s problem!)

This is your last chance to nab one of the eight spots (five NA, three EU) to compete at the LIVE Oculus Connect 5 Finals September 26-27 in San Jose, California. With eight intense rounds and an $11,750 prize pool, there’s a lot up for grabs in the finals—and also a lot to lose! Read the official news release from ESL.[www.eslgaming.com]

Sign up NOW for the Steam qualifier on August 17, and GLHF everyone![play.eslgaming.com]

Mr. E’s Master League is here! We're looking for the speediest skates in Sprint Vector, and we're challenging our entire community to step up and show us what they've got. Read the rules and enter now at[survios.com] https://survios.com/mr-es-master-league/

This solo speedrunning community competition is a thank you to our awesome players across all VR platforms: Vive, Oculus, and PSVR. Along with two grand prizes, we're also giving away eight prizes via random drawing, so you can win just by participating!

What's at stake? We've got an Intel Core i7 processor (or 3!), plus customized eSports jerseys from Metathreads:

For all the official rules and entry form, please read this blog post: https://survios.com/mr-es-master-league/

You’ve waited patiently through weeks of community challenge competitions and the thrill of ESL’s VR League qualifiers, but now the OG Sprint Vector tournament is finally happening: Mr. E’s Master League officially kicks off Monday, July 23!

This solo speedrunning community competition is a thank you to our awesome players across all VR platforms: Vive, Oculus, and PSVR. Along with two grand prizes, we're also giving away eight prizes via random drawing, so you can win just by participating!

What's at stake? We've got an Intel Core i7 processor (or 3!), plus some of these customized beauties from Metathreads:

For all the official rules and entry form, please read this blog post: https://survios.com/mr-es-master-league/

For everyone who's wanted to host a Sprint Vector tournament at their home, school, or arcade, we've got good news: we've just added in a new LAN-based Tournament Mode (beta) that can support up to eight active racers and three spectators. Here's a guide for how to access it:

Overview
The Tournament Mode Build is a beta version of Sprint Vector that contains the following additional features:

• LAN Mode - LAN Mode allows players to connect to each other over a Local Area Network (LAN), with one user acting as the “Host” and additional users acting as “Client.” LAN Mode supports up to eight active racers and three spectators.
  
• Spectator Mode (LAN Only) - Spectator Mode allows a player to connect to a race (via LAN) as a “Spectator,” who can cycle through each racer’s camera and a third-person view to watch the race.

Accessing the Tournament Mode Build (BETA)

1. Find Sprint Vector in your Steam Library under VR.
   
2. Right-click Sprint Vector​ and select PROPERTIES.
   
3. Click the BETAS​ tab at the top of the menu.
   
4. Under the field that says “Select the beta you would like to opt into,” select “tournament-mode - LAN Mode + Spectator Mode (BETA)”​ from the drop-down menu.
   
5. Click the Close button on the PROPERTIES menu (no code is required). The entry for Sprint Vector in your Steam Library should now read “Sprint Vector [tournament-mode].”
   
6. Launch Sprint Vector through Steam. On launch, the player will be presented with three options:
   
   • Launch Sprint Vector in Steam VR Mode.
     
   • Launch LAN-only Sprint Vector in Steam VR Mode.
     
   • Launch Spectator client for LAN games in Steam VR Mode.
7. Select the Launch Option for your desired version of Sprint Vector.

Instructions for Beta Launch Options

Launch Sprint Vector in Steam VR Mode
Launching this Beta version of Sprint Vector in Steam VR Mode will launch the standard version of Sprint Vector. However, users will not be able to access their save data from the main game, nor will they be able to connect to a multiplayer server. Survios strongly recommends that if you do not wish to use the LAN or Spectator modes that you access the main game through the main branch and not this beta version.

Launch LAN-only Sprint Vector in Steam VR Mode
Launching LAN-only Sprint Vector in Steam VR Mode will launch Sprint Vector in LAN mode. When playing through LAN mode, the Multiplayer tab in the main menu is replaced with a server browser though which players can either choose to host a game or select a server on their LAN to join. Please note that LAN mode only supports multiplayer games. Survios strongly discourages you from playing single-player races in LAN mode.

Launch Spectator client for LAN games in Steam VR Mode
Launching Sprint Vector in Spectator Mode will launch Sprint Vector as a 2D desktop application rather than a 3D VR application. In addition to the game window, an additional window will launch called the “Admin Panel.” From the Admin Panel, players can select a server to join (LAN only), adjust video and audio settings, and quit the application.

SPECTATOR CONTROLS:

• [O]: Toggle Admin Panel
  
• [+]/[-]: Cycle Racer View
  
• [1]-[8]: Change Racer View by Position
  
• [TAB]: Cycle Camera Modes
  
• [F2]: Third Person Camera
  
• [F3]: Tracking Camera
  
• [F4]: Free Camera

Known Issues:

Map Thumbnail Issue - In multiplayer LAN races, when selecting a new map to race on from the completion screen at the end of the race, the thumbnail icons for the selected course will not update for the Host. The intended course will still load properly, and this issue will not be replicated on clients.Single Player Saves - Single player saves are not supported in LAN or Spectator Mode.Host Black Screen - When playing in a multiplayer race in LAN mode, there is a very rare chance that the host of the multiplayer match will sit in a black screen upon finishing the race. If this occurs, the player should wait for a new match to load, at which point they should no longer be experiencing a black screen.

Support
Experiencing technical issues? Contact support@survios.com for help!

Run fast, win cash! Sign up now for the ESL VR League and Community Cup Sprint Vector online qualifiers--win $500 each week plus a spot in the finals and a shot at $25,000. Weekly NA/EU cups start Friday, so register now and get practicing: https://play.eslgaming.com/sprintvector/global

Oh, you thought that Sprint Vector couldn’t possibly get crazier, didn’t you? Hachi machi, aren’t you the absolute most!

In March’s Space Race Update, Mr. Entertainment surprised his contestants with an all-new course amid the glitz and glam (and gravity wells) of Outer Vegas, a luxury resort strategically positioned between two black holes where time stands still. But there’s no way you assumed he’d see those looming voids as just window dressing, right?

You’re about to find out, as the next stage of Sprint Vector heads into the heart of the neighboring Moebius 3-15 black hole itself! Yes, there’s a top secret research center nearby that’s probing into the singularity’s depths and has ruled it a no-fly zone..but who cares?! Who knows what weirdness awaits you on the other side? Think of the ratings! This is a map that’s truly worthy of its name: Cosmic Odyssey!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGGkAX5Zf4U
But that’s not all: two more contestants have thrown their cranial adornments into the Sprint Vector race in pursuit of their hearts’ desires, and their goals are lofty, to say the least:

• Joining Luna in the “space stuff gone sentient” category, Rockslide is a comet who’s been exploring the vastness of space for millennia. Luckily, Mr. Entertainment has struck him a deal: if he wins, he gets a shiny new bipedal body (which he’s testing out here on the Sprint Vector tracks). But if he loses, Mr. E gains all the secrets of the known universe. You decide which option is better.
  
• As regal and stately as she is mysterious, Necho contains multitudes within her half-machine body. Her name is that of a planet long consumed by its neighboring sun, whose doomed denizens fused their consciousnesses into their undying queen. She hopes that victory in Sprint Vector will restore her long-lost home and allow the souls within her to live once more.

Additionally, the update includes a change that many players will be stoked to hear: a new leaderboard mode! With Sprint Vector increasingly gaining popularity as a VR speedrunner, we’re adding Pure Leaderboards for all maps, so players conducting solo runs without items and AI can compete against each other solely based on skill. To go along with the implementation of Pure Leaderboards, we’re conducting a complete wipe of all leaderboards. Now that the playing field is once again level, go forth and conquer!

The Sprint Vector Big Bang Update is available now, made possible by Intel; thanks to them, all existing Sprint Vector players receive this update completely free of charge.

Patch Notes for Update 1.3 (Released May 30, 2018)

• New Map: Cosmic Odyssey – Players can now access the new map “Cosmic Odyssey” on both single player and multiplayer races.
  
• Additional Playable Characters – Players can now choose two additional playable characters, “Necho” and “Rockslide.”
  
• Leaderboard Update – In-game leaderboards have been reconfigured into three new race-only leaderboards: Single-Player, Multiplayer, and Pure. The Pure leaderboard ranks players’ on both single- and multiplayer races when racing in Competitive Mode with AI Racers and Power-Ups turned off.
  
• Animated Introduction – This patch adds the animated Sprint Vector trailer to the game's launch sequence.
  
• Improved Stability – This patch includes several improvements to server and client stability and optimizations for performance to improve player experience.
  
• AI Pathing and Behavior – This patch includes several improvements to AI performance and behavior throughout the game.
  
• Improved Collision – This patch includes several improvements to collision volumes and path smoothing throughout the game.
  
• Improved Gripstream Performance – Players are now less likely to experience inconsistent positional data or 180-degree flipping when using gripstreams in multiplayer matches.
  
• General Graphical Performance Improvements – This patch contains several assorted adjustments to streaming volumes and distances to improve graphical performance.
  
• Oculus Slingshot Glitch – This patch fixes the "slingshot" movement exploit caused by the Oculus menu button.

Server offline alert! 🚨 We're upgrading our back-end database engine Wednesday morning, so Sprint Vector online features will be unavailable from 10am-12pm PT. Thanks for your patience and understanding!

Oh, you thought that Sprint Vector couldn’t possibly get crazier? Hachi machi, the fun's only just begun...