BOXVR news & patch notes

We’re thrilled to announce a massive new FREE content update for BoxVR out today, adding 12 new workouts and over 140 minutes of brand new music. Based on popular player requests, BoxVR will receive over 40 new music tracks spanning across a wealth of genres, including 80s Electro, Rock and Metal. Opening up voting to our community, we asked you what new types of music you wanted to work up a sweat to, and after a tremendous response on social media, the top picks are now being added in this major update. These tracks will be introduced with 12 new, adrenaline-pumping workouts utilizing the music to create electrifying routines to burn it up. And the best bit? It’s all available to you for free - just make sure your headset is connected to the internet and your BoxVR game should update automatically. Ianthe, our Head of Fitness, has also crafted a fitness challenge for January. Each day we’ll hero a class of the day, progressively getting harder and longer throughout the month. Keep an eye on our social channels to take part!

Featuring over 40 boxing workouts designed by fitness experts, BoxVR is the most fun way to destroy calories ever. Since launch, you have collectively burnt over 100 million calories worldwide! Share your love - help us finish 2019 on a high with our arm raised as VR Game of the Year!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/29162037/5e5be298f0111d052b5de3c4c3771d64dc581df9.png Hey Champs, FitXR here to help you with your long weekend (if you're lucky enough to get one of those) and what better way than to attack the day with some BoxVR. Starting from today, BoxVR will be FREE to play over the weekend until Sunday 1st September 8pm UTC, so if you've had your eye on BoxVR for some time and want to give it a swing, this weekend is your chance to do so. And that's not all. If you feel like sticking with your newfound VR Fitness regimen, purchasing over the weekend will get you 35% off the usual purchase price. Have yourselves a great weekend.

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/29162037/af8547c9ccb207296b10317549c183cb42e5ceaf.png Hey Champs, As we race into the Summer and the heat begins to rise, why not work up a bit more of a sweat than usual by picking up BoxVR for 35% off the usual price as part of the Steam Summer Sale, or as a gift for a friend who you want to join you in the Multiplayer lobbies. https://store.steampowered.com/app/641960/BOXVR/ There is also the chance to win an Oculus Quest (and a copy of BoxVR) if you take part in our Twitter competition that is currently running: #TheQuestForScores For full details on how to enter and have a chance at winning the prize, please follow this link

Hey Champs, Today we release a patch for the PC versions of BoxVR to fix some issues that were reported to us from the community and to make some small changes. Please read on to see a list of the changes in this release. Changes

• Replaced the icon pack that was previously used with the intended selection of avatars.

Fixes

• Fixed the music processor - it should now process .m4a and .ogg files correctly as well as .mp3 files
• Fixed the folder/file view in ‘My Workouts’ reverting to the default view, it will now remember to return to the previously used folder to make things easier when adding multiple tracks.
• Fixed the ‘Weekly Calories’ counter on the Main Menu from resetting on a daily basis.
• Fixed the stats of the previous profile from remaining on the Main Menu after changing to a different profile.
• Fixed the multiplier in older environments so it now correctly informs you of which multiplier you have during a workout - previously it was stuck on 1x

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/29162037/410ecbc5bd5c6bd1e14d995da38fc9346327841e.jpg Hey Champs, It’s here! The end of Early Access as we bring you the long-awaited update to BoxVR for PC. In this update, we hope BoxVR feels like a new and fresh experience for you to achieve your fitness goals while also having a fun and immersive time doing so. Read on to find out more about what’s new in BoxVR.

New Locker Room

Starting up BoxVR you will be presented with the new Locker Room, now with added music playing in the background (or is it a class that is already taking place?) helping you to get yourselves ready and in the mindset for some kcal burning. You’ll also notice a re-design of the Main Menu that will allow you to quickly get to any section you desire via the Menu buttons on the left-hand side. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/29162037/d3c86eb0fb4157f85175e8cd22f76419bb8c47ec.png

New and Improved Workouts

With this update, we are happy to bring you 15 more workouts to BoxVR, totaling the number of workouts to 45 across various timeframes and intensities. You’ll also notice that there are no longer ‘Rest Periods’ during a workout, these have been replaced with what we refer to as ‘Active Rests’. During these Active Rests, you’ll notice the intensity of the workout reducing for an amount of time before returning to a more complex and intense workout. This will help keep your heart rate up and active while also providing a few moments to catch your breath.

New Environments

After choosing your workout, you’ll notice three new environments to choose from:

• the Day Gym
• the Night Gym
• the Future level

Some people enjoy working up a sweat during the day while other nighthawks prefer the solitude of night, and then there are some who are looking towards the “future”. Whichever person you may be, now you have a new selection of Gyms to choose from as well as the previous themed areas we have provided in the past.

New Music Tracks

With a bunch of new workouts being added, it was necessary to fill those workouts with some new music tracks for you to bop and beat the cues to. With these new tracks in BoxVR, bringing the total number to 110, we’re sure you’ll find a new favorite. On top of that, all the tracks provided in BoxVR can be used in the ‘My Workouts’ mode (the new name for ‘Training’) where you can place them into playlists

All Workouts in Multiplayer

Previously in BoxVR, there was only a selection of workouts to be used in Multiplayer lobbies. With this new update, you will have access to all available Workouts that we have created to be used in Multiplayer, so if you're looking for a quick session with friends or going for a full 60 minutes and challenging each other's top scores, you'll have a wealth of workouts to do so with now.

Hey Champs, We have an important update for you all about BoxVR and its current Early Access form. In summary, we will be leaving Early Access on May 21st and bringing you the fresh update you've been waiting for. To read all the details, please follow this link here

Hello all, As you may have seen, we released a version of BoxVR on the PS4 system yesterday (Apr 30th). At this point in time you might be thinking “Wait a minute, why don’t we have the update? We were here first.” which is completely understandable. This version will be coming to the PC platform on both the Steam and Oculus stores shortly as we finalize some of the features which are slightly different to what is currently live on PlayStation. Achievements Within the PlayStation version of BoxVR you are able to unlock Trophies relating to your performance and progress, we want to bring these same achievements over to PC so players don’t feel left out and also have something other than just your fitness goals to aim for. It is possible that we may have to add these in a later update if it will take more time than we desire to get this new update live. We aim to keep you updated regarding this. Survival Right now, the ‘Survival’ mode is not available in the PlayStation version of BoxVR as we came to a decision that it can give the wrong message that we are trying to convey. We aren’t trying to overexert anyone and an ‘endless’ mode can lead to that. However, since Survival is currently available on Steam and Oculus, we feel it would be insincere of us to remove features that we have made available previously. There are a few more changes needed for it to correctly function in the new environments and HUD. Profile system In the PlayStation version, profiles are directly tied to the system profiles which is not the case on PC, where you can create multiple profiles. At this moment in time there a few bugs surrounding this part of BoxVR that we want to eliminate before release purely from a polish and feel perspective. Once we have eliminated these issues and it has passed our quality assurance tests, both the Steam and Oculus store versions will be updated to the new version. It has been a while since we released an update to these platforms so we thank you tremendously for your patience while we worked on this update and look forward to hearing what you think of all the new features, workouts and tracks. Discord:-- https://www.discord.gg/GCuXDS7 Instagram:-- https://www.instagram.com/wearefitxr Twitter:-- https://twitter.com/weareFitXR Facebook:-- https://www.facebook.com/WeAreFitXR/

Hey Champs! We've all been there, we make some New Year's resolutions, tell ourselves we are going to stick to them...and then we start making little compromises, reasons to not stick to these resolutions as intently as we planned. Put down that candy bar and pick up that headset! We've scheduled our Multiplayer slots for the month of January so you can join the FitXR team at set times and get those punches pumping with other new workout partners. You can see a full list of the proposed times and dates by following this link. You can even add these to your own Google calendar individually to keep yourself notified and on track of when they are happening around your schedule. If you haven't joined one of our sets before, it's very simple. Just before the start time, we will be opening a lobby dedicated to a single workout, when the lobby is open and joinable you will see the Multiplayer button flashing on the Main Menu where you can then join. The Workout sets typically last around 30 minutes but not in one go, we break the workouts up to allow people time to grab a drink or a quick breather if needed. If you're unable to join us at these times, why not try opening your own Multiplayer lobby when you are free? You never know, you might make a new workout friend...or rival. Let's hit those goals together, and hope to see you in there! Discord:-- https://www.discord.gg/GCuXDS7 Instagram:-- https://www.instagram.com/wearefitxr Twitter:-- https://twitter.com/weareFitXR Facebook:-- https://www.facebook.com/WeAreFitXR/

Hey Champs, BOXVR is having a very special weekend, starting right now! BOXVR is having a Free Weekend here on Steam, so if you have a VR headset, get in here and get swinging. (The Oculus version will also be having a free weekend - Starting on Friday 5th October 18:00 BST) We're excited to welcome more people to BOXVR who are looking to use VR as a way to get more active, without needing to leave the comfort of your own home. With that said, we are also having a 25% discount sale on BOXVR, if you purchase it within the Free Weekend, so you can keep that fury burning, as well as those calories once the Free Weekend is over. Don't think you have to go the distance alone though. We have organized some scheduled times over the Free Weekend for Multiplayer sessions, so you can face off against others and compete for the top score in your workouts. For more information, please check this announcement thread or please visit our Discord server here We are excited to welcome more of you to BOXVR, please do let us know in the comments and forums what you think of BOXVR, and we hope to share our future changes with you soon.

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/29162037/d9b670904d27b3c2360c6a149dc7853956ad5d42.png Hello Champs! Today we are launching our official Discord channel, the 'FitXR Fitness Club', which we hope will serve you, the players, with a nice new area to congregate, talk about all things fitness and BOXVR while also providing you with a destination to meet new workout partners for multiplayer sessions within BOXVR. The official Discord will also give you a chance to ask questions directly to the developers and opportunities to join them for a multiplayer workout! Early Access is always an exciting time, it gives us the opportunity to hear from our players as we continue to build upon BOXVR and to gather your feedback from the changes and updates we make. It is vital that we are hearing from all of our champions, no matter where they play BOXVR which is why we created the 'FitXR Fitness Club', to bring together our Steam, Oculus and VIVEPORT friends into one place, rather than having you dotted around the internet. Each week we will also be organizing Weekly Workout sessions, where members of the development team will be jumping into the Multiplayer lobbies at specified times to get a little sweat on! Keep an eye on the #weekly-workouts channel on the Discord each week to be notified of when we'll be getting the lobbies ready. Hope to see you in there! We can't wait for you to explore and utilize this new part of BOXVR and FitXR. Make sure to say hello in the Discord. To access the FitXR Fitness Club, please click this link: https://discord.gg/GCuXDS7

This update has been released mainly to fix some issues and to restructure code to allow us to develop the game faster and easier for the future.

• Fixed an issue where right stance stopped triggering in some of the workouts.
• Fixed text not displaying in certain parts of the game.
• Fixed percentage meter not working in Workout Mode.
• Improved game loading time.
• Updated Tutorial text to be more descriptive.

We have just updated the live version with 3 new workout with new music.

• Welcome Workout - a new workout to get new players into the rhythm.
• Hip Hop Hook - Your quads are going to be burning afterwards.
• Pop Punch - Feel the heat with this intense all punch combo workout!

Also, we have updated the default cue set.The change comes as we continued to evaluate your feedback here and from hit data. We feel this set is more distinguishable from a distance, feels better to punch and also aid with on-boarding new players. Lastly, we have fixed bugs and also addressed some performance issue experienced by some players. Enjoy - The FitXR Team Note: A small update on 7 Aug to fix a bug affecting new users.

Hello! We have updated the public beta. The details are in this discussion thread. We'd appreciate you feedback and comments on the build. Thank you very much for your continued support. - The FitXR team

Hello! We have posted a new beta build. The details are in this discussion thread. We'd appreciate you feedback and comments on the build. - The FitXR team

Hello! We have just released an update to include a new option in graphics settings for cue selection. We have set this to use our new cue set as default for all environments, but you can turn it off if you prefer to use theme cues. This has been done to make sure new users use our default cue set to accustom themselves with the moves. Apologies to everyone who missed using the themed cues this week. There is also an option to remove the blur effect when squats and dodges are missed. We have also included a shuffle option for playlists and removed the limit on number of playlists you can create. Thank you for your comments and suggestions. We continue to review and utilise them to create a better experience for everyone. Enjoy the weekend! -The FitXR Team

We are excited to release another new update for BOXVR This release contains: - A new futuristic environment - New cues that are more natural to hit. We have used these in all environments to avoid any discrepancies - Two new beginner workouts. Check out ‘Practice Punches’ and ‘Welcome Workout’. - Some UI changes to playlisting in Train mode BOXVR HAPPY HOURS! We would love to see our amazing BOXVR Community together to smash a couple of Multiplayer rounds together. Get involved! Fridays: 7PM-9PM PT & 7PM-9PM GMT

We are pleased to announce that we are pushing v0.19 live from beta. The key features in this build include

• Profiles: Create profiles for all users of BOXVR on your machine
• Multiplayer: Create a lobby of upto 6 players. Workout in a group, or invite your friends to a hiscore match.
• Playlists in Train mode: Create playlists with multiple songs to make longer training workouts
• Itunes Support : Support for AAC file format added

The build also contains tweaks and bug fixes from feedback from the community. We continue to work on improvements and new content. Thank you for supporting us with your feedback and comments. - The FitXR Team

We have updated the public Beta to add support for multiple profiles. You can now add individual profiles for multiple users on a single BOXVR installation by clicking the profile name button in the main menu. We are monitoring your feedback daily as we continue to fix and improve the features we have been releasing in beta in the past few weeks. -The FitXR Team

We are very excited to announce that we have updated our public Beta to add a multiplayer mode. You should be able to create or join a lobby of upto 6 people to workout together or compete with each other. You will also be able to invite your steam friends too. We look forward to your feedback as we continue to work on this mode to make it a great social experience. For a more fun experience, use Pluto to add avatars, voice and rich presence to the multiplayer mode. -The FitXR Team

We are very excited to announce that we have updated our public Beta to add a multiplayer mode. You should be able to create or join a lobby of upto 6 people to workout together or compete with each other. You will also be able to invite your steam friends too. We look forward to your feedback as we continue to work on this mode to make it a great social experience. For a more fun experience, use Pluto to add avatars, voice and rich presence to the multiplayer mode. -The FitXR Team

We have released a new public Beta with improvements to Train mode and a much requested feature - Playlists. We would appreciate your feedback as we continue to work on Train mode this week. - The FitXR Team

We have released a new public Beta with improvements to Train mode and a much requested feature - Playlists. We would appreciate your feedback as we continue to work on Train mode this week. - The FitXR Team

Do you want to win a Garmin FreeRunner 35 Watch?! Tweet to @WeareFitXR with the hashtag #boxvr, with a screenshot of your score from our new workout ‘Squat Till You Drop’. Winner will be randomly selected from those who have tweeted in! Competition ends on the 16th of March! http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/29162037/ba0c574d5ea520cb1f160fae101288fd979c7548.png

Do you want to win a Garmin FreeRunner 35 Watch?! Tweet to @WeareFitXR with the hashtag #boxvr, with a screenshot of your score from our new workout ‘Squat Till You Drop’. Winner will be randomly selected from those who have tweeted in! Competition ends on the 16th of March! http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/29162037/ba0c574d5ea520cb1f160fae101288fd979c7548.png

Hello! We are pleased to bring this update out of public beta Here is the list of features added/updated

Autoheight Cue - Cue height is automatically generated from users head/HMD height at start of workout

Hit Targets turn red when missed

New Scoring system

• Each punch is scored by intensity (1-60)
• Multiplier increases after 50 consecutive hits (First one is at 25).
• Multiplier goes down by one if a target is missed(vs down to 1 previously when a target is missed)
• Multiplier is capped at 10x

Calorie counter includes a ramp up over time to reflect increased burn as heart rate increases

2 new power workouts - Quads on Fire and Squat Till You Drop Please note that due to the new scoring system, we have reset all leaderboards and are retiring old beta builds. We hope that the improvements will make your BOXVR experience better and look forward to hearing your feedback. -The FitXR Team

Hello! We are pleased to bring this update out of public beta Here is the list of features added/updated

Autoheight Cue - Cue height is automatically generated from users head/HMD height at start of workout

Hit Targets turn red when missed

New Scoring system

• Each punch is scored by intensity (1-60)
• Multiplier increases after 50 consecutive hits (First one is at 25).
• Multiplier goes down by one if a target is missed(vs down to 1 previously when a target is missed)
• Multiplier is capped at 10x

Calorie counter includes a ramp up over time to reflect increased burn as heart rate increases

2 new power workouts - Quads on Fire and Squat Till You Drop Please note that due to the new scoring system, we have reset all leaderboards and are retiring old beta builds. We hope that the improvements will make your BOXVR experience better and look forward to hearing your feedback. -The FitXR Team

We have launched a beta build for our next update. The build has been pinned here. We would appreciate your feedback as we continue to ready these features for release next week. The list of features are on the pinned thread. -The FitXR Team

We have launched a beta build for our next update. The build has been pinned here. We would appreciate your feedback as we continue to ready these features for release next week. The list of features are on the pinned thread. -The FitXR Team