The patch notes listed here are from before we used the year-based semver-like system we use now. Most are from 2017.

They are listed in descending order, with the most recent at the top.

VRChat 0.12.0p15

Released: February 28, 2018
CLIENT

CHANGES

Vive Movement Tweaks
Pressing the trackpad down a second (or subsequent times) will no longer stop your movement. Lift your thumb from the pad to stop movement.
Center deadzone is slightly larger to help with fist gesture
New World Row
When a world is graduated up to either the Avatar or Community Spotlight row it should no longer appear in the new world row.

FIXES

Issues with failing to login with a “SendHMDAnalytics” or “TooManyRequests” message have been fixed
Fixed Panic Mode hotkey on Xbox controllers, keyboard
Avatars should no longer “squish” down into their seats over time when seated
Various security and stability fixes

If you are having issues as if your account is missing, please contact [email protected] with your VRChat username from the email address you registered your account under.

VRChat 0.12.0p14

Released: February 24th, 2018

Hi! Welcome to VRChat 0.12.0p14. This is a quick, small patch to fix some outstanding bugs.

Restart Steam to force the download of the latest client. The current build number is Build 523.

CLIENT

FIXES

Desktop override buttons will no longer trigger all other avatar's overrides locally.
Fixed login issues

VRChat 0.12.0p13

Released: February 23, 2018
CLIENT

Changes

Avatar Pedestal saves between sessions — any avatar selected from a pedestal will stay as your avatar so long as that avatar remains public.
Panic Button - in the event that unwanted audio or visual spam occurs, or your frame-rate tanks, you can engage in Panic Mode to audio-and-visual mute anybody who isn't your friend.
- Desktop: Shift+Esc
- Rift: both triggers OR both grips and both menu buttons
- Vive: both triggers OR both grips and both menu buttons
- Windows Mixed Reality / Other VR: take your plank or pancake or whatever crazy input type you're using and press both triggers OR grips and menu buttons if they exist
  XBox Controller: both triggers and back and menu buttons
  Once you enable Panic mode, you must disable it by unchecking the "Mute Users By Default" and "Block Avatars by Default" options in the System menu
Avatar Public/Private flag
- In the SDK, you can now set an avatar as public or private
- Public is meant for use with pedestal avatars and avatars that you want to share.
- Private is meant for use with avatars that you do not want to share.
- We have not completed securing private avatars yet — this feature just concerns whether or not the avatar should be secured.
New Rows in the World Menu
- Community Spotlight - Worlds of high quality, interesting content, or fun games
- Avatar - Avatar worlds with lots of pedestals
- Avatar sound effects are now affected by the "SFX" slider in the System menu.
Keyboard Gesture Overrides
- You can now trigger gestures with the keyboard!
- Hold down Left Shift and F1-F8 for left-hand gestures.
- Hold down Right Shift and F1-F8 for right-hand gestures.
- Your arms still aren't animated, so these are mainly useful for animation overrides.

Fixes

Issues with audio spatialization failing when users with audio clips on their avatar load/play audio have been resolved
Hip tracking using a single Vive Tracker has been fixed.
Tragically Hip tracking still broken.
Offline Friends are back! We lost them for a bit.
VRChat Cache downgraded from gargantuan to simply enormous, now capping at 10GB
Local Avatar Override was changed to Ctrl-\

SDK

Changes

Manage Uploaded Content window now:
- Shows the progress of how many items it has loaded
- Caches avatar/world images

Fixes

No longer causes performance issues when Build Control Panel is open with avatars in scene

VRChat 0.12.0p12

Released: February 2, 2018
CLIENT

Changes

New Instance Type: Invite
- Very private. Owner can accept invite requests and send invites. Occupants get notifications that others want into the instance.
New Instance Type: Invite+
- Somewhat private. Owner and any occupants can accept invite requests.
Friends list is now sorted alphabetically
User lists on the social page are now expandable
The small Red Arrows that allow expanding of rows in menus have been replaced with Expand and - Collapse buttons
You can now join friends in Friend instances if the owner is also your friend

Fixes

Object owner disagreement between clients has been fixed. This was causing pickups to fly around worlds
Fixed notifications showing up blank in some cases
The forced audio source falloff curve in the SDK has been fixed

VRChat 0.12.0p11

Released: January 30, 2018
CLIENT

Changes

Due to security updates, users can no longer request invites from players in private instances. We are aware that this may be confusing or frustrating, and we will be addressing this feature again shortly.

Fixes

Eye simulation works again!
Audio bug progress. Should be less frequent but if you encounter it please send us video or steps to reproduce.
Fixed issue where certain pickups only could be picked up by master.
Fixed issue where static portals didn't take users to the same instance.
Local testing has been fixed (requires new SDK).
Fixed issue where objects deleted caused performance drop.
In the world details we now show 20 automatically selected instances of a world that are sorted to be more meaningful to users, instead of all instances of that world.
Fixed bugs and updated the automatic instance selection where users were loading into an empty hub or other worlds.

VRChat 0.12.0p10

Released: January 22, 2018
CLIENT

Fixes
Server and security updates
Known Issues
Eye simulation (tracking) is not working, will be fixed in next patch

VRChat 0.12.0p6

Released: January 11, 2018
CLIENT

Changes

Manages server load better
Fixes
Fixed 9 degree rotation on avatar pedestals

VRChat 0.12.0p4

Released: January 6, 2018
CLIENT

Changes

Non-Steam account email addresses must be verified to login to client. You can resend your verification or update your email address from www.vrchat.com/home/profile
Adjusted falloff distance for Avatar Audio Sources, it should now match voice falloff distance more closely
Avatar pedestals now show avatar image instead of avatar model (turns out downloading all avatars in avatar worlds are inflating our server bills. Hope everyone understands. May make it an optional setting in the future)
Many VRChat worlds (HUB, Bowling, etc) now come bundled with client and load without a download (won’t go live until a few days after patch)

Fixes

Fixed issue that caused videopanel to play error video when videopanel loaded without video playing
Fixed issue where portals to private worlds split up people into their own instances
Fixed an error that could cause destroying of objects to reduce framerate significantly in games such as CTF
Fixed issue where doing an emote with a non-humanoid avatar caused you to no longer be able to move
Fixed issue where voice chat audio was heard from incorrect locations for remote players (if you are experiencing this, it’s because your avatar is doing something weird with audio source)

Known Issues

Unblocking users can result in them not being unblocked correctly, restarting client fixes it and lets you and unblocker see each other again

SDK v2018.01.03.12.06

Fixes

Fixed issues where some users were unable to upload content

VRChat 0.12.0p3

Released: December 14, 2017
CLIENT

Features

General performance improvements
Added Friends Only instance type, where only friends of the instance owners can join
Votekicks are now sticky for the world instance
Instance owners can kick, warn and turn off other users’ mics
World authors can kick, warn and turn off other users’ mics
Moderator actions for instance owners and authors are available from the quick menu
Added some checks to ensure users can’t accidentally back into a portal
Added different icons for different notification types
Added error world to send users when they get stuck in infinite loop
Ban messages now display reason and length of ban
Public Ban Type where banned users are banned from public worlds instead of the entire app
Added Desktop tutorial
Improved IK <-> animation blending

Changes

Client changes avatar audio sources to spatial

Fixes

Fixed issue where blending IK and locomotion results in avatars being dragged behind player
Fixed bug that disconnected users when changing worlds after spending more than an hour in a world
Fixed default alien avatar so it doesn’t have a bright glow in worlds with bloom
Fixed Search UI in client is all white if you've visited a world with a web panel
Fixed bug where pickups aren’t destroyed for new users even though the pickup was actually destroyed
Fixed bug where desktop users see wrists vibrating on avatars
Fixed bug where VRC_Trigger executes buffered event, is destroyed, then new users get bad FPS
Fixed issue where some users couldn’t load into large worlds
Video player playlists no longer show white screen when users join mid video
Multiple video players in scene no longer cause performance hitches

Known Issues

Unblocking users can result in them not being unblocked correctly, restarting client fixes it and lets you and unblocker see each other again

SDK v2017.12.12

Features

Added SetAnimatorInt event
Added ability to specify spawnPoint in ObjectSpawn event

Changes

Whitelist LineRenderer on avatars
Upgraded Sdk pano prefab

Fixes

Fixed issue where random avatars and worlds are overwritten when a different avatar or world is uploaded
You can have prefabs that are not in the scene instantiate other prefabs that are not in the scene
Fixed issue with ObjectSync/TeleportTo rpc where chaging targetLocatoin param on one object changed it on others
Removed broken warning incorrectly stating client and SDK are incompatable

WEBSITE

Features

Users can change email and password from their homepage
Users can create invite-only links to instances from the website
Users can search for other users from website

VRChat 0.12.0p2

Released: October 27, 2017
CLIENT

Features

Author of an world is now able to sticky kick a user from the world or an instance for 1 hour
Author of an world is now able to warn a user from the world or an instance
Mod spawned polaroid camera can be used by users
Performance improvements

Changes

Changed “Request Host” button to ”Report Abuse”
Change "host" on nametag to "mod"
Only display user kicked message to initiator of vote-kick [Community Request]
Added black outline to nameplate text for easier reading

Fixes

Hand gesture should reset to default when user removes finger from vive pad [Community Request]
Fixed error spam with AvatarPedestal
World metadata initialized immediately upon world load
Fixed VRCHIVE 360 photos
Fixed infinite reload when launching from a bad VRC url
Worlds open for a long period no longer take extra time to load for new players
Fixed memory leak in worlds open for long periods of time
Fixed particle effects on portals
Fixed VoteKick not working if player to be kicked is master client
Players vote-kicked from world no longer get stuck in infinite loop
Reference camera post effects no longer carry over from world to world
Fixed mod spawnable polaroid cameras

SDK v2017.12.12

Features

Added OnStationEntered Trigger [Community Request]
Added OnStationExited Trigger [Community Request]
Add LeaveStation Trigger Action, which evicts whoever is in the target station from the station [Community Request]
Add a SetOwner Trigger Action, that can set the owner of a target GameObject to Instigator [Community Request]
Add a "Trigger Custom Actions at Random" Trigger Action, allowing only one of a given set of custom triggers to be triggered at random. [Community Request]

Changes

Convert VRC_Chair to use Triggers

Fixes

PipelineSaver is no longer flagged during avatar upload
Fixed PlayerMods editor script

VRChat 0.12.0p1

Released: October 5, 2017
CLIENT

Features

Optimized some avatar animation components
Optimized performance for dynamic bone on avatars

Changes

Mic status now persists across worlds
Changed default VRChat image in menu

Fixes

Fixed changing avatars while seated leaves seated idle
Fixed third person locomotion animation
Fixed loading scene double space tunnel
Fixed issue where there was a quick blast of sound when leaving worlds
Fixed issue where video player lags everyone except master in a world
Fixed bug where two vrchat installation helpers popup when closing VRChat
Fixed loading avatar stuck in place
Fixed changing avatar in a chair breaking viewpoint position
Fixed text overlap in main menu
Fixed dynamic portal countdown timer and counter not working
Fixed issue where nametags in ground upon first joining a world
Fixed issue where tooltip UI on equipped objects is not attached to the object
Fixed issue where players randomly become invisible
Fixed issue where some animations are not smooth (Heliride)
Blocked users are no longer able to send friend requests to the blocker
Fixed issues with blocking and unblocking users
Potential fix for Video Player lags everyone except master in room after a while
Ensure non whitelisted components don’t work on local or remote avatars
Fixed hands being rotate incorrectly
Fixed static portals
Fixed strobe lights in bowling
Fixed issues with vive trackers and calibrating
Fixed Hub reload issue where there was a bad master
Fixed issues surrounding object childed to the VRC_SceneDescriptor
Fixed guns acting like non equip objects
Changing avatar while calibrating avatar for full body tracking no longer breaks locomotion
Fixed issue where avatars are dragged across map when teleporting

Known Issues

Mic status now persists across worlds

SDK

Features

Added VRC_CustomRendererBehaviour (includes RealtimeGIUpdated)

Changes

Restrict certain components that can be uploaded on an avatar to save performance
Replaced Ethan with tutorial avatar
Removed VRCYoutube prefab
More SDK example changes
Updated SDK examples
VRC_Trigger proximity defaults to 1 instead of 100
VRC_SyncVideoPlayer works with lists of urls
VRC_SyncVideoPlayer supports Youtube, Vimeo and DailyMotion links

Fixes

Avatar pedestals update when blueprint id is changed

VRChat 0.12.0

Released: August 30, 2017
CLIENT

Features

Upgraded to Unity version 5.6.3p1
New keyboard supports International layouts
Desktop users have full IK
Improved Framerate
Improved experience for severely degraded connections
Supports Vive trackers for full body tracking

Changes

To change avatars, users must now select the avatar, and then select the “Change” button
Removed dynamic light from portal prefebs

Fixes

Improved voice chat reliability
Fixed issue where Unity incompatible microphones resulted in infinite VRChat loop
Menu properly scales to avatar’s size
Eye and mouth movements now work in mirror (with a delay on the mouth movement)
Avatar menu can handle more avatars
Desktop users heads are properly rotated when loading
Menu opens at proper height when opened when avatar is sitting or crouched
Menu does not open underground
Smoother arm and hand movement
Seats work with moving platforms/vehicles
Fixed a bug where you would just feel sad, sometimes, and not know why
Better text over portals
Many bugs in ownership and event replication
Better motion for desktop avatars

Known Issues

Mirrors degrade framerate
Web panels are disabled

SDK

Features

Upgraded to Unity version 5.6.3p1 - allowing for 3d movies, 3d pictures, 3d panorama,, better particle effects, and more
Build process is quicker
Buffer One option for events
Avatar animations, gestures and emotes can be customized
Avatar upload warns about rigs that break FinalIK
Integrated Unity post processing stack
Added VRC_SyncVideoPlayer

Changes

Turned on Future Proofing by default when uploading worlds and avatars

Fixes

Many bugs in authorization and login flow
VRCCam in SDK should default to a better preview position and settings
Future Proofing is much quicker when iterating on worlds and avatars

VRChat 0.11.7p5

Released: August 30, 2017
CLIENT

Features

VRChat 0.11.7p2

Released: May 2, 2017
CLIENT

Fixes

Improved Performance

VRChat 0.11.7p1

Released: April 25, 2017
CLIENT

Fixes

Fixed issue where players could not hand an object to another player
Fixed spelling mistake in About menu text
Fixed issue where remote desktop avatar heads did not rotate up and down
Fixed issue where portals to private worlds take users to different instances
Fixed issue where avatar pedestals change users remotely but red error avatar appears locally
Haptics and dotted lines appear again when hands are close to a pick-up object
Notifications now properly clear when accepted or declined once
Users should no longer be able to stand on top of each other
Presentation room should no longer crash when there are many drawings and someone enters or reloads (unfortunately, this means we don’t always pass older drawings to users when they enter)
Avatars load quicker, resulting in less hitching when users enter a world or change avatars

VRChat 0.11.7

Released: April 14, 2017
CLIENT

Features

Private Worlds - Users can create private copies of public worlds. When creating a new instance, there will be the option to create a friends-only or invite-only private world
Request Invite - Users can request an invitation from a friend in an invite-only world
Private World Moderation - Authors of any world, and owners of private worlds can kick unwanted users out
Microphone Switching - Users can now change their microphones in System Menu
Improved Voice - Speech should be more consistent, with less dropout. Users with high latency or low bandwidth should also experience improved voice chat
See Friends - Friends are no longer blocked by personal space
Seated and Standing Play - Oculus users with an Xbox controller are set for Seated Play, while those with Touch controllers are set to Standing Play. Shortcut menu buttons have been renamed and have icons added.
Better video - gamma correction and linear filtering added to YouTube panels

Fixes

Users who are sitting should appear to be so even when others leave and reenter the world
Youtube panels should not sync across worlds
Gamma fixed on Youtube Panels
VRChat now works with the Steam VR Beta
Other users’ mouths move if they are talking even if you have them muted
Other users' mouths move if you are talking if you are a ventriloquist

VRChat 0.11.6p1

Released: March 9, 2017
CLIENT

Features

Users can choose to have new people be unmuted or muted for them. This setting is also available in the System menu.

Fixes

Improvements to interaction tutorial in the hub
Users should not be able to climb on each other
Fixed touch support on non-Steam Oculus build

VRChat 0.11.6

Released: March 6, 2017
CLIENT

Features

Users can now select each other directly to interact
Users must unmute others to hear them
Nameplates now show who can hear you, who you can hear, and also show your friends
Added safe search youtube wall
Users can adjust their microphone volume in the shortcut menu
Gain adjustment automatically quiets users with loud microphones
Users have personal space, which prevents other avatars from being drawn when they are too close. This can be turned off in system
Voice chat uses less bandwidth
Nearby users no longer shown in the shortcut menu. This space is now reserved for notifications
Menu for desktop users has been reduced in size and moved out of the way to make it less intrusive
Web VRChat links now work with steam build

Fixes

Users cannot block themselves!
Objects do not float if a user disconnects while holding them
More fixes for situations where users could not hear each other
Players can no longer set their height to zero and break their avatars

VRChat 0.11.5p10

Released: February 13, 2017
CLIENT

Changes

VRChat accounts must be verified via email in order to login

Fixes

Fixed more issues where players sometimes couldn’t hear each other

VRChat 0.11.5p7

Released: February 10, 2017
CLIENT

Fixes

Fixed issue where players sometimes couldn’t hear each other
Fixed bug where mods couldn’t turn off players’ mics
Fixed bug where mods would wake up, in Tijuana, in a bathtub full of ice, with a fresh scar

VRChat 0.11.5p6

Released: February 10, 2017
CLIENT

Changes

Avatar events and triggers can only be played locally

Fixes

Tons of network fixes and cleanup

VRChat 0.11.5p4

Released: February 9, 2017
CLIENT

Changes

Features to reduce hot-mics from new users
Desktop users have a new icon to help them determine how to operate their mics

Fixes

More fixes for users unable to get into the HUB occasionally

VRChat 0.11.5p3

Released: February 8, 2017
CLIENT

Changes

Tweaked audio drop-off so separate conversations can be had more easily in all worlds

Fixes

More fixes for users unable to get into the HUB occasionally
If the HUB fails to load, VRChat will automatically try to load a new HUB instance and it works this time. Probably.

VRChat 0.11.5p2

Released: February 7, 2017
CLIENT

Features

Mods can reload world for all users in the world
Mods can move all users from one world to the HUB
Mods can dance if they want to - they can leave their friends behind

Fixes

Potential fix for users not being able to get into the HUB
If the HUB fails to load, VRChat will automatically try to load a new HUB instance

VRChat 0.11.5p1

Released: February 4, 2017
CLIENT

Features

Added PvP muting because sometimes blocking is too much
Mods can now turn off players’ mics if the mic is accidentally left on
Mods can now turn off players’ mics if the player is singing 80’s pop hits

Fixes

Fixed occasional hub reload when the master client gets in a bad state
Fixed social search

VRChat 0.11.5

Released: February 1, 2017
CLIENT

Features

Ability to login via Steam account
Ability to call a moderator for help
New Content - Steel ‘n’ Gold

Fixes

Fixed bug where the voice chat plugin could not be found
Fixed occasional infinite reload on app start
Fixed issue where friend requests could not be accepted thru main menu
Fixed issue where pickups could be offset from hand if picked up when tracking is lost
Fixed issue where tracking could be confused by three children using VR from within a trenchcoat

Changes

Vote to kick results in a 60 min ban from world instance