Orcs Up! Participating in the Meta Horizon Start Developer Competition!!

So I just submitted orcs up! here 🙂
Wish me luck!!!

Cheers,
Chieftain Dave

„The Meta Horizon Start Developer Competition is a five-week challenge inviting Start program members to create new and enhanced EntertainmentLifestyle, and Gaming experiences for Meta Quest. „

https://devpost.com/software/orcs-up-idle-clicker-rpg#updates

🔥 Orcs Up! VR – Patch Notes (v0.988) 🔥

Demo Link: https://meta.com/s/5urk6LnSH

⚙️ General

  • 🎥 Unlock Flow:
    • Camera rotation during unlocks now better focuses on the unlocked element and lasts 0.9s → (was 0.8s) — prevents players from missing new unlocks.
    • ✨ Unlock shine placement refined — now fully covers new objects without cutting off edges.
  • 📝 Fixed: Typo and missing localization for the “Delete Data” string.

🏝️ Beach Area (Chop Chop)

🧪 Healing Potions Brew Machine

  • 🖱️ Brew button: Increased tap distance & collider size + two new SFX for a more satisfying feel.
  • 🐟 Fish protection: Prevented re-triggering while brewing — no more wasted fish!
  • ✨ Visuals: Health/Progress bar slightly larger for better readability.

🏆 Achievements

  • ⚖️ Wood Flow – Duration above x2 multiplier reduced 1 min → 30 sec.
  • ⚖️ Wood Endurance – Duration above x2 multiplier reduced 2 min → 1 min.
  • 💬 Reworded several descriptions for clarity.

🌲 Forest Area

🆕 New Unlockables

  • 🪓 Training Puppet: Used by the Orc Warrior to train and gain XP.
  • 🧍‍♂️ Orc Warrior: Can be pinch-moved and sent to the puppet — destroys it and earns XP each time.

⚖️ Balancing

  • Wood Boxes Mini Game: Required amount reduced 10 → 7.

💡 Usability

  • Wood Boxes: Switched to sphere colliders — smoother sliding around corners. Still they can get stuck but I guess its part of the teaching.
  • 💬 Added narration: “Return to the beach to boost production after unlocking the door.”

🔓 Feature

  • Upgrade requirements introduced: Warrior unlock now requires Potion Level 8+.

🐞 Bug Fix

  • Fixed an issue where the mini game didn’t complete after dropping all boxes into the circle.

⚠️ Known Issues

  • 💬 Narrations “Back to the Beach” & “Training Puppet” are currently text-only (audio coming next update).
  • 🧍‍♂️ Warrior XP bar currently always displays as full.

Orcs Up! Level Selection Telescope

Hi there! When you click on the lookout/watchtower, the quest telescope pops up. Here, you can choose your next quest by using the lever on the side to scroll through the available options—provided you meet the requirements. There’s also a blue button for more information about the currently selected quest. As you progress, each level will rank up, unlocking new layers of loot and challenges!