DEMoCap 1.2 Release

This release adds the following major additions and improvements:

• Game engine updated to 1.23
• Support for Mod.io (modifications) added. See https://developer.dragondreams.ch/wiki/doku.php/democap:modding#modding
• Added support for mocap operator to trigger calibration process for actor
• Complex hand tracking support
• Added support to show camera feed view at camera position facing user. This allows to see how the user looks like on camera in real time

Modding Support:

MoCap Operator Calibration:

Handling invalid classes. Properly retains data, for example for unsubscribed modifications:

As well as these improvements and fixes:

• Modified trigger handling in calibrate (start with click, not abort if released)
• Fixed bug in CPECoordinateSystem
• Added support for invalid/broken element handling
• Modified saving and settings panel to be fullscreen in VR menu
• Enhanced retracted handling in IK motion transfer to support move with length to define a custom blending between stretched and retracted pose. A single frame move uses the old behavior.
• Fixed null pointer exception in VRMenu PanelTweaking due to missing to remove listener on dispose
• Blender extension updated to support blender 4.1 extension system
• Fixing calibration and physics bones problems
• Added icons to menus for better readability
• Added "component.enableGI=false" for all interaction elements to avoid them affecting GI
• Added support for custom world files to define camera parameters file to use instead of default one
• Fixed StartGame not remapping texture skin path
• Modified interaction handle skins to use faint emissivity in case user has a scarcly lit world loaded
• Updated camera handling by using *.decamera files to store the parameters. Modified RemoteCamera UI class to support changing camera parameter file to load. This allows to have special parameters for different remote cameras
• Fixed load character profile not handling empty path string correctly
• Fixed missing UI translation
• Added support for narrow vr menu to make it easier to use (same ratio as main menu)
• Fixed file listing entries not being sorted
• Added support to allow editing stage directions from VR. By default disabled now instead of enabled
• Added proper handling of project specific XML element classes
• Fixed exception if character is activated while loading a new project
• Added support to browse both global and project characters and character models from the character menu