Attention Espire Agents: We hope you are all doing well! We have just shipped a new Espire 1 hotfix on the Quest platform that addresses a 'game freezing' issue in the "Agent Select" screen and we wish to announce we will no longer support the Quest 1 headset for future Espire 1 content updates.
Hotfix Release
We've just shipped "Espire 1 v1.9 Hotfix #2'. This hotfix attempts to fix the issue where some players experienced a black screen & the game would freeze when at the 'Agent Select' menu. As part of this hotfix, Espire 1 now targets "Android 12" - the latest OS that Meta's Quest 2 and 3 headsets support. We hope this addresses the freezing issue and we thank those players that reached out with detailed steps.
No longer supporting Quest 1 in future updates.
We also have an important update for Espire 1 players using the Quest 1 headset. With the Quest 1 headset no longer being supported by Meta, going forward, any new Espire 1 updates we release will no longer support the Quest 1 headset.
This decision has been made so we can continue to support the title with future updates. New Espire 1 updates, from this point, will support the Meta Quest 2, Quest Pro & Meta Quest 3 + future devices on the Quest platform. Please note that this announcement is in reference only to Quest 1 owners with the Quest store version of Espire 1. We will still support Quest 1 owners that play the PC version of Espire 1, using their Quest 1 device via PC link.
Quest 1 users still have access to Espire 1
On the Quest store, the current version 1.9 of Espire 1 will remain accessible to Quest 1 users for the foreseeable future. We do not anticipate any functionality to be removed from the game - unless certain Meta Quest platform features like achievements and weekly challenges stop being supported on Quest 1.
Thankyou to all Quest 1 users!
We want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has played Espire 1 on Quest 1 - these Quest 1 players in 2020 were Espire 1’s biggest audience and without you, Lode would not have been able to continue-on beyond 2020. If any users have questions, feel free to reach us via [email protected], comment below, or chat on our Discord - https://discord.gg/EspireVR
What's next for LODE?
Our current focus at LODE:
- Espire 1 V1.11 Update for PC and Quest platforms adding visual uplift for Quest 3 and Pro, minor visual uplift on the PC platform, a collection of bug fixes, and improving Steam VR hardware detection, particularly for HP Reverb G2. This will be the first update that does not support Quest 1 on the Quest platform.
- Espire 2 V1.6 Hotfix #2 for Quest Platform adding support for 'contextual boundaryless apps', meaning Espire 2 Mixed Reality mode will finally no longer have the 'blue guardian' appearing while you walk around your room!
All going well, these updates for Espire 1 and 2 are expected to ship within the next 4 weeks.
Thanks for your support!
- LODE, developers of Espire