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September 1st, 2023
B99 Overclocked now available for EU region.
July 12th, 2023
B99 Overclocked out now for PS VR2
April 1st, 2023
PS VR2 Trailer released.
B99 PS VR2 Trailer 2023 - YouTube
December 5th, 2022
B99 coming to PS VR2 in enhanced form known as "b99 Overclocked"
November 17th, 2022
B99 Untethered launches for Quest 2.
B99 Untethered | SideQuest (sidequestvr.com)
September 24th, 2022
Patch updates for Oculus PC and SteamVR versions of B99 to bring them up to date with all the enhancements and bugfixes brought about while working on the Quest 2 port.
Quest 2 port finally done. News coming soon.
August 12th, 2022
B99 VR Another Quest 2 level:
https://youtu.be/UT0d6ifm3b8
Squashing bugs and polishing up Gameplay.
July 28th, 2022
Getting Very close to Complete:
https://youtu.be/Boexal4b0_I
More footage of B99 Running on Quest 2.
July 18th, 2022
B99 is on sale in the "Steam VR Fest"
June 30th, 2022
Pause Menu and Weapon swap out now use laser pointers instead of button prompts.
Bugfixes.
Quick Start by selecting Wadsworth at the Arcade machine room.
June 1st, 2022
Even more enchancements to the custom culling have made the Meta Quest 2 port buttery smooth. Quest owners are getting the full B99 experience intact with no sacrifices.
May 8th, 2022
Steam VR Patch 1
Various Fixes and polish.
New Controller representation.
May 3rd, 2022
B99 releases on Steam in time for Steam's "Going Rogue: A Festival of Persistence"
April 16th, 2022
SteamVR almost done.
January 9th, 2022
Iron Stomach is now in Alaska and work on the Steam VR port will we worked on to make sure all PC players can play B99 on their HMD of choice.
September 21st, 2021
Iron Stomach is moving from California to Alaska at the end of the year. Development will slow down on the Quest 2.
June 12th, 2021
Quest Port Breakthrough
A new method for culling is allowing for performance gains on Quest 2 and since they are applicable across the board they will be coming to the Oculus PC as well.
April 22nd, 2021
Quest Port Update:
https://youtu.be/NPYacOSsX-M
So this is gameplay of B99 running on the Oculus Quest. I chose an enclosed area that gets progressively full of more enemies rather than dungeon level to see if the Quest could keep up with all the action even with the overhead of recording. The encoding isn't great when recording from the Quest. It is very sharp in the headset.
February 5th, 2021
B99 has gotten an engine upgrade to take advantage of all the new VR enhancements that newer versions of Unity make possible. Also a custom form of static batching for procedural content has been achieved and both the Rift PC and the Quest have gotten the upgrade.
November 12th, 2020
https://youtu.be/apZ7lte-McE
Stress Test of Quest Port:
So this is gameplay of B99 running on the Oculus Quest. I chose an enclosed area that gets progressively full of more enemies rather than dungeon level to see if the Quest could keep up with all the action even with the overhead of recording. The encoding isn't great when recording from the Quest. It is very sharp in the headset.
October 12th, 2020
Final Oculus Rift Patch
Spent the last 5 months creating a meticulously optimizing and bugfixing B99. Expect a 2x performance increase. This was thanks to the prep work for the Oculus Quest port.
June 15th, 2020
B99 has been out of early access for a couple of weeks and the game is polished to a level that I am proud of. I have received requests over the years to port to SteamVR for a while and to Oculus Quest. I had already started porting it to Quest a couple of months ago. The game will need practically have to be written from scratch.
June 3rd, 2020
B99 added to the "Top 10 Roguelikes in VR" at UploadVR.
"It’s fast-paced, visually stunning and I don’t mean in the usual term, it’s unlike anything else in VR."
June 2nd, 2020
Great Review of B99 by Peter Graham at VRFocus.
4 out of 5 Stars "B99 is very impressive"
June 1st, 2020
B99 finally comes out of Early Access into Full Release. Too many updates to list.
Excellent write up on B99 from Jason Coles at https://www.indiegamewebsite.com/2020/06/01/b99-puts-you-in-a-retro-cyberspace-in-vr/
"It’s stunning in its own way"
May 5th, 2020 - Patch Notes
Balancing and polishing leading up to coming out of early access.
December 21st, 2019 - Patch Notes
Too many uppdates to list.
May 1st, 2019 - Notes
The Project is very much alive. I have been working the last several months to come out of Early Access. This will be the largest update yet to B99. Look forward to it in the upcoming months.
December 1st, 2018 - Patch Notes
o 1 New Boss
o 2 New Weapons
o 2 New Mini Bosses
o New Floor Type
o New Rooms
o New Graphical FX
o Bugfixes
o Performance Boost
October 9th, 2018 - Patch Notes
o More Performance Gains
o New VFX
o Menu Improvements
o Difficulty Balancing
o Bugfixes
September 3rd, 2018 - Patch Notes
o 1 New Floor End
o 3 New Enemies
o 1 New Item
o New Graphical FX
o More Enviroment Variety
o Performance Optimizations
o Minimap Enhancements
o Bugfixes
August 1st, 2018 - Patch Notes
o More Control Options
o 1 New Enemy
o 1 New Trap
o Bugfixes
July 9, 2018 - Patch Notes
o 1 New Boss
o 1 New Enemy
o 1 New Weapon
o 1 New Trap
o Environmental Updates to Floors 6-8
o Bugfixes
May 30, 2018 - Patch Notes
o 1 New Enemy
o 1 New Item
o 1 Weapon
o 4 New Traps
o Updated MiniBosses
o Unlockable Combat Sim
o Graphical Enhancements
o Bug Fixes
o Performance Optimizations
o Updated Tutorial
+hotfix
April 30, 2018 - Patch Notes
o New Stage (Floor 15)
o New Environments and Variety
o 1 New Trap
o 1 New Weapon
o 1 New Boss
o 2 New Items
o 3 Updated Boss Fights
o Gameplay Balancing
o Performance Optimizations
o Graphic Enhancements
o Menu Upgrade
o Bug Fixes
December 6, 2017 - Patch Notes
o 76 New Rooms
o Variable Height Enviroments
o Shops
o User Interface Enhancements
o AI Enhancements
o Graphic Enhancements
o New Enemy
o Difficulty Rebalancing for Floors 1-5 (Easier)
o Bug Fixes
November 1, 2017
Updated Engine to Unity 2017.3
October 2, 2017 - Patch Notes
o Improved Quad Mesh rendering
o Map Discovery Syestem
o Sim Sickness Comfort Option
o Fade to Black Fix
o Contoller Display at Button Prompts
o Performance Optimizations
September 1, 2017 - Patch Notes
o New Descriptions of Items and Weapons under the Datalog Tab
August 19, 2017 - Patch Notes
o 5 New Items
o Mid floor bosses
o Difficulty rebalancing
o Performance optimizations
o Additional particles
o Weapon rebalancing
August 7, 2017 - Hotfix Patch
o Spawn Rates reduced for floors 1-3
o Tutorial bugfix
o Graphic added to indicate locked door
August 1, 2017 - Content Update
o TOUCH CONTROLS
o 2 new enemy types
o performance optimizations
o graphical particle enhancements
o easy mode: health packs restore more health
o various bug fixes
July 5, 2017 - Content Update
3 new weapons:
1. HomingShot
2. DisruptorShot
3. RicochetShot
A note about weapons:
Some weapons like those with a slower firing rate excel in Overclock Mode.
All enemies have strengths and weaknesses to each weapon.
Examples: Sky Turrets take extra damage to piercing type weapons. UFO types confuse HomingShot's ability to track targets. DisruptorShot will destroy enemy projectiles making Hover Tanks less of a threat.
Try all the weapons out and develop strategies.
June 18, 2017
Added a Tutorial to the Combat Sim Tab.
o Added a Minimap Legend to the Datalog Tab.
o Added a Easy Difficulty setting.
-Normal: Roguelike mode with Permadeath.
-Easy: Inifinite continues but go back a floor on death, Take less damage from enemies, and Keep Equipment found on floor after dying.
o Graphic improvements. Eliminated graphical artifacts for a cleaner look.
o Various bugfixes.
June 1, 2017
Update to Unity 5.6: Performance Improvements, Bug Fixes, and Particle improvements
May 15, 2017
New Stuff: 34 rooms, 2 enemies, 5 traps.
April 10, 2017
Website redesign underway...
March 23, 2017
B99 now available in the Gallery App section of Oculus.
September 5, 2016
Website overhaul
August 26, 2016
Overhaul of AI system, updated behavior trees
August 23, 2016
Made With Unity feature article posted on here.
July 30, 2016
Website enhancements
July 27, 2016
Alpha testing news...
July 24, 2016
Artifical Intelligence development process update...