DAVIGO: VR vs. PC news & patch notes

👉 Vote DAVIGO for VR Game of the Year at the 2024 Steam Awards! Thanks to everyone who nominated us! If you've enjoyed crushing, slapping, and throwing your friends as the GIANT this year, please give us a vote! The competition is fierce, but with your support we might just win this thing. 🎁 PS. DAVIGO is 20% off until January 2nd for the Steam Winter Sale and we just updated the game with KNIGHT Emotes and gameplay balancing, so now's a great time to jump into the Daviverse!

DAVIGO is 20% off during the Steam Winter Sale, Dec 19 - Jan 2. May your battles be epic 🙏 PS. DAVIGO is a finalist for VR Game of the Year at this year's Steam Awards! Vote for us at https://store.steampowered.com/steamawards/2024

Version 0.5.0 is live!

KNIGHT Emotes

KNIGHTs can now express themselves with four emotes: wave, point, sit, and dance. Trigger emotes using the number keys 1-4 on keyboard or using the four d-pad directions on gamepad. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35521995/328f4088e6dd047ad84a42fee23dde5df3c511bb.png

Gameplay Balancing

To make the game more forgiving for new GIANTs, cannonballs are now blockable by the GIANT's hand shield, but do not grant the Fist Laser powerup when blocked.

Steam Deck Verified ✅

We did it. We finally got the green checkmark. The game's UI has been scaled to look great on Steam Deck. Now you can play KNIGHT while sitting on the toilet. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35521995/0d8cb6fe1407a52850ed1dad4f2c5e8e93e208e6.png

Full changelog

• New feature: Knight emotes! Use 1-4 on the keyboard, or the d-pad on the gamepad, to wave, point, dance, and even sit!
• DAVIGO is now Steam Deck Verified!
• Extensive improvements made to gamepad support and readability within the menu.
• Cannonballs are now blockable by the Giant's hand shield, but do not grant the Fist Laser powerup when blocked.
• Increased aim assist on Giant's throw.
• Increased Rocket Ride Boost speed.
• Updated art for the Giant's head shield.
• Fixed an issue with Dualshock 4 gamepads not working over Bluetooth.
• Fixed an issue where tracking would intermittently be lost when using SteamVR.
• Fixed an issue where the Knight could take an overwhelming amount of damage when grabbed by a downward swipe from the Giant.
• Fixed an issue where the Giant would take damage when moving too quickly.
• Fixed a variety of issues causing some effects to not be displayed correctly.
• Updated the Dodge step of the Giant tutorial to only register as completed when a proper dodge is performed.
• Fixed the voice chat mute button from being unclickable in the in-game pause menu.

Update 0.4.11 is live! This update focuses mostly on continuing to develop the Giant's grab and drag locomotion option, balancing out the slam attacks when using it, and adding a dedicated tutorial section. As well, we've hugely improved gamepad support in the menus, with the goal of making Davigo fully Steam Deck compatible. What's changed

• Added tutorial section for Giant grab and drag locomotion.
• Added tutorial section to allow users to select between Giant teleport and grab and drag locomotion (it can still be switched at any time via the Settings menu).
• When using Giant locomotion, shockwave and fissure attacks will temporarily damage the ground, preventing that location from being re-shockwaved or fissured for a short period of time.
• Extensively improved menu gamepad support.
• Fixed Riverguard tiny block shards from not dealing enough damage.

Our current goals are to balance out the grab and drag locomotion to feel fun for both the Giant and the Knight, while continuing to add various quality-of-life features. ✌

This update contains an upgrade to our networking system to address the issues mentioned in the previous post from last week. You can find (a ton of!) additional information in the linked post, but in short: players should now find their connection quality will typically be much better under normal conditions. Thanks again to everyone who helped us track this issue down by submitting bug reports and additional information!

Recently we've been getting reports and reviews indicating a large number of users have been having ping issues. After talking to our multiplayer networking partner, we've determined it's caused by server-side issues on their end due to the specific version of the package we're using. We've been told that upgrading to a newer version of the package should resolve the connection issues, so that's what we'll do! Ideally this should not be an extremely time consuming process, but updating software packages is inherently unpredictable, so no hard ETA. Those curious about more details can read below. Different multiplayer games use different ways of connecting players and moving data around a network. A first person shooter like Counter-Strike will use a very different way of networking players than a real-time strategy game like StarCraft, due to the very different gameplay in each title. Davigo uses a client-server architecture with matches hosted by the players. For games with low player counts, this has the advantage that a direct connection can be established between the small group of clients and the host player, resulting in very low ping when players are nearby. Unfortunately, establishing a direct connection between two devices over the internet in practice is actually very challenging! Nearly every device players use is connected to a router of some sort (either through WiFi or cable) rather than being plugged directly into your home's internet port, making them much less visible to the internet at large. The technique to circumvent this is called NAT punchthrough, or Hole punching; when this works, it allows for a direct (low-ping) connection. When it does not work, Davigo will fall back to a relay server to move data between players, which can result in significantly higher ping. This is not remotely ideal, and in general should only occur with unusual network setups. Up until recently, we found the overwhelming majority of players were playing via direct connection. Last month we started getting more reports of poor ping, but the root cause was hard to track down (did we cause a bug with a recent update; do these players just have terrible internet; is something broken server-side?). Luckily, we had a few players that reported noticing a change in their connection quality, which helped us narrow down the timeframe it occurred. Thanks a ton to everyone who helped report and track this down, and sorry to everyone who wasn't able to play the game due to this issue. Hopefully will have a fix coming down the pipeline! - Davidevs

Heyall, This update contains a new Australia region, which should alleviate some connection issues Oceania users were facing. As well, the changelog contains all minor fixes that have been added to the game recently (so if you've been following along on Discord, some of these may be familiar!).

• Added an Australia region.
• The host's country flag is now displayed in lobbies and the room browser, to make it easier for Knights to judge how stable their connection will be to a specific room prior to joining it.
• VR players can now adjust the trigger and grip press threshold for Giant interactions in the Settings menu.
• Fixed an issue where lobbies would intermittently "break", causing maps to be missing objects or constant noises to play.
• Fixed an issue where the nanosockets dll would not be present for some users, preventing them from playing online.
• Adjusted collision on some maps to fix a variety of physics issues.

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Hey all! Another update after we took a bit of (much-needed) time off. Here's what's new:

• Added Smooth Turning as an option for Giant players, in addition to the previously added Snap Turning.
• Giant Warp interaction is now a simple button press, rather than a pull interaction, to increase reliability.
• Knight now has "invincibility frames" preventing them from being damaged by the Giant's Fissure and Shockwave attacks while dodging.
• Knight hammer will no longer perform a block if the Knight attempted a parry and missed their timing.
• Fixed issue where the Giant could unintentionally move their head during the match ready-up phase.
• Fixed issue where the tutorial would not display the correct inputs for certain Giant actions.
• Fixed issue where Knights were able to restore their health via an unintended developer exploit.
• Developer mode supports lobbies with up to 64 Knights, again.

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As part of Steam's Spring Sale event, DAVIGO is 10% off. May your battles be epic 🙏

We've fixed a few issues associated with the recent 0.4.8 build, see below for details.

• Fixed an issue where the scoreboard would break
• Fixed an issue with warp points when grab-and-drag was active
• Updated "Report an Issue" link

Previously in the week, we also pushed a few silent updates, which fixed:

• A bug which prevented the tutorial from being completed
• Improved error handling and increased the time the game will ping Steam's servers for authentication, as sometimes Steam's servers would not respond in time

Update 0.4.8 is live! This is a big one. We've added Experimental Features, the first of which we've added is the greatly-requested Grab and Drag Locomotion for the giant. This mechanic is designed allow those with smaller playspaces to play similarly to VR players with a lot of physical space. We've been working on this feature since launch after seeing so many people ask for it. Because it could have a big effect on gameplay balance, we've taken our time on it to fine-tune some of the interactions behind it, so they gameplay doesn't become too chaotic or unfair. We're releasing it as an experimental feature to indicate to everyone that it's not in a totally completed state yet, and needs more testing and feedback from a wider audience. Grab and Drag can be enabled in the new Experimental tab in the Settings menu. When anything in this tab is changed, you'll see an icon in your lobby and an icon shown in the server browser beside your room. By default, grab and drag is mapped to the grip button when enabled. A few notes:

• You currently can not snap-turn when dragging.
• You can grab and drag on most objects, but some you can't, such as environmental barriers like the mountains in Riverguard and the chains in Altar.
• There is a limited allowance for moving on the Y-axis (up and down) when dragging, which is custom set for each map.

Let us know what you think! Check out the changelog below for all the other improvements. What's changed:

• Added Experimental Mode. This mode is enabled when any of the settings in the Experimental tab in Settings are changed
• New experimental feature: Grab and Drag locomotion! When this feature is enabled, the Giant can pull themselves around the map. Visit the Experimental tab in the Settings menu to toggle it on.
• Voice chat overhauled! We've upgraded the system that powers voice chat to provide better quality, fewer bugs, and no dropouts during map loading.
• Added new settings to remap buttons for Giant grabbing, teleport and grab-and-drag.
• Added binding for Valve Index Knuckles' grip sensor (which is now the default interaction for object grabbing).
• Added setting to disable Giant snap turning.
• Quest users now have their "username" be displayed in lobbies, rather than their "name".

If you notice anything or need help, please check the FAQ & Known Issues post. If you encounter an issue, please submit a Bug Report.

Update 0.4.7 is live! Development slowed a bit over the holidays, so not packed with the most monumental changes. The main highlight here is snap turning for the Giant—hopefully this change makes for a more comfortable experience for players with smaller player areas. What's changed:

• Giant can now perform a snap turn. For most devices, this is done with the joystick; for the Vive Wands clicking the touchpad will perform the action.
• Saved rulesets are now located in the AppData folder, rather than My Documents, to alleviate issues where the current user did not have permission to write the Documents folder.
• Settings will no longer be reset when the game is updated (unless the update is signficant enough that this is required).
• Game will no longer enter error menu when it fails to retrieve ruleset data on bootup.
• Heavily improve error handling when joining matches to avoid the "broken lobby" bug.
• Heavily improve error handling during match load to address the "everything explodes" bug.

If you notice anything or need help, please check the FAQ & Known Issues post. If you encounter an issue, please submit a Bug Report.

Hey folks! ❄️ Update 0.4.6 is live! ❄️ We wanted to get another updates out just in time for the weekend before Christmas. This one resolves a few more lingering bugs and quality of life issues, along with some improvements to the grappling beam handling. What's changed:

• Fixed a bug that was causing the menu to show up blank
• Reduced input latency on match start
• Grappling beam no longer recharges when the knight is sliding
• Improved grapple beam control. When arriving at the grapple beam's end point, the knight will now deflect off at an angle, with reduced momentum
• Added support for left-handed pointer in menu
• Controller voice chat toggle button remapped to "Right Stick Press" to avoid conflict with hammer swing

We've updated a few button mappings for better PCVR support, including for Index controllers:

• Recenter on the top button on right controller
• Pause on the top button on left controller
• Button warp option is the bottom button on both controllers

If you notice anything or need help, please check the FAQ & Known Issues post. If you encounter an issue, please submit a Bug Report. Happy holidays!

Update 0.4.5 is live! We have a handful of bug fixes lined up for this update, some of which are critical and prevented some players from playing the game at all. What's changed:

• Fixed the bug that caused everything on the map to explode when the match start and a loud, static sound to play
• Fixed a bug where lobby rooms would appear broken (with overlapping UI and ABCD as the room code)
• Fixed a bug that caused the menu not to load on startup
• Reduced lag spikes that happen the first time an effect is played during a play session, which is especially noticeable on standalone headsets

We're continuing to work on important bug fixes and performance issues. If you're currently experiencing issues, our help FAQ can be seen here. It also contains a list of known issues so you can see what we're working on. Cheers! -Davigo Studio

Hey folks! Update 0.4.4 is live! Here's what's changed:

• Added an option in the lobby for the host to set a cap to the number of knights who can join their room. The default is set to 1 knight. Additional clients who join become observers. The observer count and knight cap can be seen in the public server browser.
• Knights now start all matches with a full armor set, which should make the damage they take more visible to the giant.
• Objects that fall off the map into the clouds, water or other killzones no longer explode.
• Added tools to select your network region and network port, which can be useful for troubleshooting. These options are under the Networking tab in the Settings menu.

If you're encountering issues when making a room, you can now try changing the port to a different number, or switching the region that you make a room in. The cap on the number of knights is intended to give hosts more control of the kinds of matches they play, given how different 1v1 matches are compared to 4v1. The knights having full armor on match start is just a visual change. We're currently working to get updates out promptly, focusing on some of the highest priority issues that are cropping up for some players. Bug fixes are at the top of the list, currently. -Davigo Studio

Hey everyone! We just pushed 0.4.3 live! This update fixes a major bug that caused some devices with integrated graphics cards to crash upon boot. We've also reduced lag spikes at the start of some matches and revised the default rules slightly for game balancing. Here's the full list of changes:

• Fixed issue that caused some devices with integrated graphics cards to crash immediately upon boot.
• Fixed issue where microphone initialization would re-occur at the beginning of every match, causing lag spikes for some players.
• Updated default rules for all game modes to improve balancing. We've slightly increased base health for KNIGHTS to offset the previous update where we greatly reduced the average hits to kill a KNIGHT.
• Increased GIANT health and max rockets in matches with 3 and 4 KNIGHTS to allow for more strategic play.

It might sound like we've buffed KNIGHTS, but the KNIGHT health increase fixes a slight overcorrection from the previous update, and the increase in max rockets should be balanced with the GIANT'S health increase. These values will likely continue to change as we balance the game, but in the meantime, you can always edit the rules if there are values you prefer! Thanks for your patience as we solve these issues. Keep the feedback coming and stay tuned for more updates soon! -Davigo Studio

Hey everyone! We just pushed 0.4.2 live, a small update which addresses some gameplay balancing issues. For the KNIGHT, we've increased attack cooldowns and decreased health slightly. For the GIANT, we've improved blocking, increased max throw speed, and removed the parry charge. Here's the full list of changes:

• Cannons rise more slowly after the button is pressed.
• Reduced Knight parry window.
• Increased Knight hammer swing cooldown.
• Decreased average hits to kill the Knight.
• Increased cooldown on Knight rocket launcher.
• Increased the angle at which the Giant can block projectiles; blocking is now slightly easier.
• Slightly increased maximum speed the Giant can throw.
• Reduced rocket speed slightly.
• Parried objects that are blocked by the Giant will no longer grant a charge.
• Increased rocket boost jump velocity slightly.

Thanks for everyone's feedback so far! We're continuing to work on gameplay balancing and technical issues - check out this Developer Update for a list of what's currently on our radar. Stay tuned for more updates soon! -Davigo Studio

Hey folks! We're excited that launch is now behind us and we can work with our community to help improve the game in Early Access! Thank you to everyone who has played so far! While a lot of you are having a good experience, some of you have brought up important issues and suggestions on how to improve the game. We read all of these messages, so thank you for your feedback! Here's a short list of issues we've heard about. Note that this list is nowhere near exhaustive!

• Default rulesets make the gameplay feel unbalanced and make the game too hard for new giants.
• General balancing on all mechanics, as expected.
• Giant warping interaction needs improvement.
• The giant's hands have a bad habit of getting stuck under some maps.
• Headset support improvements, like better control mappings for the Valve Index.
• Lobby improvements, like limiting room size and making ruleset options more clearly accessible.
• Map design improvements to remove camping spots.
• Audio and sound design should be improved (we planned this for post-EA).
• Ability to join matches in progress as an observer (we removed this last minute before EA due to bugs).
• Regional pricing issues in various countries.
• Lots more suggestions and ideas to improve balance and the overall experience.

Known Issues:

• The game doesn't boot at all on some PCs. (This is due to issues with integrated GPUs. There is more info on this issue here.)
• A rare bug where everything explodes on match start.
• Some instances where voice chat broke.
• Some hosts are finding their lobbies are made in the wrong region (workaround: enable dev tools and select a region other than "Best").
• Some instances where hosts were unable to make rooms due to a networking system error.
• Some instances of tremendous input delay for a few seconds on match start.
• Lag spikes when effects are spawned in for the first time.
• A number of other rare bugs that we will investigate!

If you're experiencing one of these issues, we know it can be frustrating. But we're working on it! Expect build updates over the next few days and weeks.

DAVIGO IS AVAILABLE NOW!

Become the GIANT in VR or a small KNIGHT on PC and fight your friends in local or online matches!

WHAT IS DAVIGO KNIGHT'S PASS?

DAVIGO KNIGHT'S PASS is a free version of the game that lets PC players play against VR players who have purchased the game. KNIGHT'S PASS includes the KNIGHT character only. VR is not required. Download the free KNIGHT'S PASS from the DAVIGO Steam page.

WHAT'S NEXT FOR DAVIGO?

DAVIGO will continue development post-launch to improve the game with your feedback. The full version is planned to release in early 2024. Join the Discord if you haven't already to connect with other players. There you can give feedback, leave suggestions, and interact the development team!

LEAVE US A REVIEW!

If you like the game, please consider leaving us a positive review! It goes a long way in helping DAVIGO reach a bigger audience.

On November 29th, VR and PC players clash in epic cross-reality combat! In DAVIGO, become the GIANT in VR or a small KNIGHT on PC and fight your friends in local or online matches. The latest version expands on previous Alpha releases with updated art, 4 game modes, 7 official maps, mod.io support to download custom maps created with the DAVIGO Map Editor, and a range of new mechanics for more balanced, competitive play. KNIGHTS can play for free by downloading DAVIGO KNIGHT'S PASS. DAVIGO will continue development to improve the game with your feedback, with the full version planned to release in early 2024. We're so excited to finally share the game with a larger audience. Looking forward to reading your reviews soon, and see you online next week!

Hey folks! Short notice, but we'll be hosting a livestream on Steam here, hosted by Jayce and RainsyVR.

• See some of the features not included in the demo
• Can anyone beat the ultimate giant, Jayce?
• How many players can we get into a lobby at once?

You can join the event as a warrior as well, just grab the demo. Head over to the Discord server for more details: discord.gg/davigo Hope to see you there! -Davidevs

Hey everyone, I realize we don't post much on here (and that we definitely should be!). I figured best to start now as we have some pretty relevant news:

The DAVIGO demo will be free to play this week during Next Fest!

The demo is a limited version of our latest alpha build. It includes two maps and one game-mode (Brawl). If you don't have a VR headset, come play as a warrior and take down some VR giants! If you do have a VR headset, come crush little PC foes! The demo will be available until the end of the fest, June 26th. Let us know what you think and thank you for your patience as we try to make DAVIGO the best it can be. Cheers! - Davidevs P.S. Our next major development milestone is the Steam Early Access build. Stay tuned for that! 😎

The latest update refines the core giant-versus-warrior gameplay seen in the Public Alpha. New features include:

• A "physical" health system for both players represented by destructible armour
• New warrior mechanics, such as flying, dodging, and shield to block giant attacks
• A new map called Kairos and the ability to build and play custom, community-made maps

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35521995/6736d52bfded14e6ad03cded6fbf59632ac7d582.png We are working towards the ultimate vision of the game, which includes online multiplayer, matchmaking and Quest support! While apps like Parsec allow you to play Davigo online, native networking will be more user-friendly and opens up the possibility of Quest support. It’s a unique challenge given the physics-based gameplay and technical constraints of mobile VR, but one that we’ve gotten tremendous community support for. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35521995/c7ef9097e0c234987aa85bdd9b2fe9707785980e.png Thanks everyone for your amazing support so far! Andy, Rob, and Erik

Today we're also launching the Davigo public alpha. Featuring the map "Proving Ground", one VR player and up to four PC players can play locally or online via Steam Remote Play or Parsec. Replays for each battle are automatically saved and can be viewed in VR! Join our discord below to claim a key for the public alpha. The public alpha is now over. Follow us on our social media for the latest updates! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35521995/b6ddfc81a4ac603b4a76681b2aad688dae218ac8.png To kick this all off we released some footage of new features we’ve been working on—highlights are split screen multiplayer and new, much more complex levels, opening up a ton of new gameplay possibilities. Looking to the future, we’ve set out some other major features we're striving to achieve with Davigo, including:

Maps and mechanics

We're currently exploring new gameplay mechanics, including armour that gets blown off piece by piece, fully destructible levels for you to obliterate, and flammable terrain that produces dense smoke to obscure the giant’s vision.

Audio and visual polish

The current art and sound is placeholder as we focus on gameplay. We will continue refining the audio and visuals to reach a style that is unique, polished, and compatible with all our target platforms.

Online multiplayer

We conducted a closed alpha recently, and a huge takeaway was the importance of online multiplayer—practically everyone was using Steam Remote Play or Parsec to connect with one another, so having native multiplayer would make for a higher quality experience.

Oculus Quest support

We love Quest and the idea of taking Davigo on-the-go. We're currently exploring 360-degree levels that take advantage of untethered, room-scale VR. Supporting Quest would give many more players the opportunity to join in the battle.

Mod support

Modding allows the community to help shape the game, and it’s something we're passionate about! Mods can be something as simple as adding a mustache to the giant or as extensive as player-created maps as modes. So join the Davigo community and battle your friends as the towering giant now!