Hello everyone!

In addition to the regular improvements and fixes of each new update, this one comes with A LOT of improvements specifically tailored to take advantage of the Quest 2 extra processing power and memory. I added a new selector in the Settings Menu > Graphics that allows you to select the Quest 2 preset which automatically activates all the improvements. 
If you have a Quest 2 make sure you activate this setting! 

QUEST 2 IMPROVEMENTS
* All weapons now have real-time reflections. Metals look much more natural than before. 
* Blood decals now have reflections and normal maps giving a more realistic look.
* Blood death particles now have normal maps.
* Enemy bodies now have normal maps, roughness and metallic textures. This is especially noticeable with the blood on the body that now is much more realistic. 
* All arenas now have ambient occlusion and metallic reflections baked in. 
* Fixed UI textures looking "burned" on the Quest2
* Increased default resolution to 100% and reduced FFR to Normal. 
* Added predefined graphics settings for Quest1 and Quest2. You can select them in the graphics options.
* Added a headset selector in the initial menu (the first one after the activation).

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IMPROVEMENTS
* New: The pole in the endless arena is now climbable.
* New: Wood pillars and arches in the bridge are now climbable.
* New: You now can walk and run twice as fast.
* New: The crowd will get less bored over time. This makes it easier to promote and get presents from them.(From -1 points to -0.7 per second when nothing happens)
* New: To compensate for the previous change they will only throw one cabbage if you get food from them. 
* New: Asymmetrical fame levels. It's now easier to promote in the lower ranks but harder in the upper ranks. 
* New: Small adjustments to the intro scene to remove areas where everything is pitch black giving the impression that the game didn't start.
* New: Sky configurations for the endless arena. Unlocked after rank Dagger. You can choose from Clear, Cloudy, Epic and Random.
* New: Additional 11 item slots to the cell and the gates (+1). 
* New: Distance grab now only works on items that are within 90 degrees of where you are looking at.
* New: Added a new setting to disable distance grab (it's on by default)

UI IMPROVEMENTS
* Added buttons to sliders to make it easier to change the settings.
* Made checkboxes bigger and more visible. 
* Restored Standoff Distance in the options menu. Was temporarily removed in the previous version. 

FIXES
* Fix: Added kill volumes to the stands. This prevents gladiators and tigers getting stuck there. 
* Fix: The arena would spawn an additional enemy if you killed a gladiator while grabbing another one, counting the grabbed one as dead.
* Fix: Sword masters and legionaries would grow hair sometimes after removing the helmet and decapitating them.
* Fix: If you stab an enemy, release the weapon, and then grab it again the weapon would automatically detach from the body. 
* Fix: Visual artifacts on the gates in the endless arena.
* Fix: Removed unlocked endless arena message on the training mode after reaching 1500 gold 
* Fix: Slot items at the gates would face the wall instead of the player.

PERFORMANCE
* Activated despawn timers on all weapons except the initial loadout, those always stay in the arena. This avoids the situation where there's a lot of weapons on the floor in the upper rounds significantly impacting the performance of the game.
* Fixed despawn timer not activating on weapons that were previously used to stab. 
* Helmets and food will always stay in the arena. They don't have a despawn timer.

BALANCE
* Scythe now deals: 30 damage vs 45 before. 
* Minotaur damage increased to 45 vs 25 before.   
* Increased the number of enemies per round in the weapon challenge.

As always, thank you so much for your support and please join our discord to follow the progress of the game and give me your ideas, feedback and report any issue you find playing the game. https://discord.gg/GSUJCbR

Cheers!

Multiverse