• Addressed issues with the Check-in Gizmo - Thanks @notmarlon1! #290
• Made significant improvements to the Red Phone ring functionality
• Updated various scripts to have correct networking mode flags
• Improved logging prefixes across various scripts
• Fixed potential memory leak issues with image loaders
• Fixed potential memory leak issues with material swaps
• Optimized distance checks in a few scripts
• Added additional null checks across various scripts
• Improved various toggles for late joiners
• Improved networking and sync logic for the LiquidSystem
• Improved networking and sync logic for the Pickup management systems
• Optimized various scripts to do a bit less work
• Improved the initialization of various scripts
• Removed dead code across many scripts
• Removed various unused minor objects and scripts from the scene
• Improved the reflection probe usage of various objects
• Misc fixes and improvements

• Improved networking code for the Liquid System
• Updated Sliding Doors to hopefully improve overall sync behavior and handles for desktop users
• Tweaked Minor Jump Increase: rebalanced so the first few subscribers contribute a noticeably bigger jump boost
• Updated com.vrchat.base to v3.10.3
• Updated com.vrchat.worlds to v3.10.3
• Updated tip.udonvoiceutils to v5.1.4 - Thanks @Guribo!
• Updated tip.udonutils to v14.0.3
• Updated dev.onevr.vrworldtoolkit to v3.4.1
• Updated com.acchosen.vr-stage-lighting to v2.8.4

• Improved fog rendering. - Thanks Celaline! #288
• Cleaned up a few scripts.
• Fixed some exterior geometry holes.
• Rebaked lighting to address errant shadows.
• Rebaked occlusion.
• Misc minor fixes and changes.

• Touch grass!
• Fixed the culling issues with the clouds!
• Fixed pool ball shadow flickering.
• Improved Environmental Controls to prevent door clipping.
• Fixed collision issues with round side tables.
• Fixed collision on couch legs.
• Fixed collision issues with various objects on shelves.
• Fixed minor collision issues in the bathrooms and back staircase.
• Fixed instances of Light Volumes not being active when they should be in the first floor hallway.
• Fixed an occlusion issue outside the front door.
• Boosted volume for various sounds.
• Improved LOD transitions and culling for various objects.
• Improved overdraw in some areas.
• Misc fixes and changes.
• Thanks to Artemus for helping me grow the grass

The Great Pug - 2026.03.21

• The tenth annual St. Patrick’s at The Pug!
• Hung additional event photos!
• Addressed occlusion issues with the pool cues.
• Misc fixes and changes.

The Great Pug - 2026.03.29

• Removed St. Patrick’s at The Pug decorations and music.
• Misc fixes to the doors and bar locks.

• The TENTH ANNUAL St. Patrick’s at The Pug is on Saturday March 21st, at 7pm Pacific!
• Updated sliding door logic
• Rebaked lighting
• Rebaked occlusion
• Updated Filamented to the latest commit
• Updated AudioLink to v3.1.2
• Updated VRWorld Toolkit to v3.4.0

• Implemented major lighting changes/improvements across the world, again!
• Fixed up a bunch of issues causing the new sliding doors to not operate as intended.
• Added VRC Light Volumes volumes to the upper part of the back staircase. This should be the last area that still needed VRCLV coverage.
• Improved and corrected GPU instancing on various objects.
• Improved Reflection Probe usage across many objects and surfaces.
• Improved surface normals for various light-mapped objects.
• Reduced the amount of mesh data used for the overhead lampshades in the main bar.
• Improved the materials for light bulbs, light globes and table lamp lamp shades.
• Updated Filamented to the latest release 6cc38a04
• Updated AudioLink to v3.1.1
• Misc changes and fixes

• Another new door!
• Added Spooky plants.
• Added VRC Light Volumes support to some materials.
• Added Light Volumes to some areas.
• Fixed an issue preventing the fireplace to light - Thanks @Wasmachineman-NL
• Added audio occlusion to dynamic doors when they are fully closed.
• Added VRC Light Volumes support to the liquid shader.
• Audited objects for GPU Instancing - Addressing issues where Instancing was not working as expected.
• Added GPU instancing support to pool ball shadows.
• Improved material configurations across the scene.
• Improved light map UVs on various objects.
• Misc minor changes and fixes.

• New door.
• Fixed an issue that pushed the coins off the shelves
• Fixed an issue causing the skyline to be visible from the first floor
• Removed snowflakes and garland.
• Removed most of the Christmas lights
• Rebaked lighting
• Rebaked occlusion
• Updated Filamented to the (almost) latest version. 1c7c2030
• Updated AudioLink to v3.1.0
• Updated OpenNID to v1.1.0
• Updated VR Stage Lighting to v2.8.1

• A new dynamic weather system - This one has been a longtime coming! The Great Pug now has dynamic precipitation and cloud cover, based on “real time” data.
• Addressed an issue that caused the Audio Occlusion Collision to be disabled in the last build - Thanks for the report @Celaline @peas-vr ! #278
• Disabled voice directionality in Udon Voice Utilities #278
• Improved materials on many objects
• Balanced lights throughout The Pug to be more harmonious with Filamented.
• Removed Christmas trees and Yule Goats
• Improved collision on the stage - Thanks @Wasmachineman-NL
• Reduced geometric complexity and overdraw in the bathrooms
• Adjusted the positioning of some light volumes to better light objects close to the floor
• Added collision for pickups to the chairs near the fireplace
• Minor optimizations to various scripts
• Misc minor fixes and adjustments

• Addressed various warnings that appeared at scene start
• Enhanced Toilet interactions - Toilet seat sounds; double-interact to slam the seat down!
• Added audio to beer taps when liquid is flowing
• Added LOD1 to the standard chairs
• Added LOD culling to various Christmas decorations
• Adjusted LOD culling on Christmas lights
• Fixed missing LOD references on a few objects
• Reduced poly count: long tables; Night View hanging lighting; wreaths; Christmas trees
• Improved normals: long tables;
• Improved light map UVs: long tables;
• Improved materials on various objects
• Adjusted post processing and overall lighting
• Misc minor changes and fixes

• The Yule Goat has risen once again!
• Implemented holiday decorations! This includes long overdue Christmas lights for Night View!
• Implemented VRCContactSenders - water and fire!
• Updated the Liquid System to hopefully address issues preventing users from activating or deactivating taps.
• Opened the VRChat Creator Economy World Store for The Great Pug.
• Improved the Minor Jump Increase when 1-3 players in the same instance possess the buff.
• Activated “Override Kaiser mipmapping with Detail-Preserving Image Downscaling (BETA)” in the VRCSDK Settings (I thought this was on by default…)
• Upgraded VRC Light Volumes (red.sim.lightvolumes) 2.1.3
• Upgraded UdonVoiceUtils (tlp.udonvoiceutils) 5.0.1
• Upgraded VRChat SDK - Base (com.vrchat.base) 3.10.1
• Upgraded VRChat SDK - Worlds (com.vrchat.worlds) 3.10.1
• The Ninth Annual Halloween at The Pug occurred on October 31st.

• Fixed an issue causing darkness out back near the kitchen door. - Thanks @notmarlon1!
• Fixed an issue causing the desktop view of the Pool Table to be occluded by the light above. - Thanks @notmarlon1!
• Fixed an issue with the pool table balls looking very strange - Thanks @notmarlon1!
• Improved the behavior of the Purchase Celebration - Thanks @notmarlon1!

A small update with some things I got distracted by when I should be working on Halloween stuff! :ALIENDEAL:

• Improved the triangle count on a few items by up to 50%
• Added LOD1 to stools
• Added LOD1 to small round tables
• Improved occlusion and reflection settings for some meshes on the staircase
• Misc minor adjustments

• Halloween at The Pug is on Oct. 31st at 7pm Pacific! 👽
• Updated VRC Light Volumes v2.1.2! - Be sure to update your avatar shaders in time for Halloween at The Pug!
• Improved the toggling of Light Volumes as you move through The Pug
• Added VRC Light Volumes volumes to the main staircase
• Rebaked all Light Volumes - There should be slightly less aliasing now
• Added railings
• Updated the bucket
• Fixed multiple misconfigured LOD groups
• New LOD meshes on a few higher poly objects
• Reduced the number of materials used for the Pool Table
• Improved light map UVs on round tables
• Improved light map UVs on various meshes
• Improved color balance across many materials
• Improved audio occlusion colliders
• Improved player collision
• Improved minor overdraw issues in some areas
• Removed duplicate colliders
• Removed some redundant geometry
• Removed a duplicate paper towel dispenser?!
• Reduced the geometric complexity on various objects
• Updated Filamented to the latest commit cb57fb15
• Updated TLP UdonUtils (tlp.udonutils) 3.0.2
• Updated VRChat SDK - Base (com.vrchat.base) 3.9.0
• Updated VRChat SDK - Worlds (com.vrchat.worlds) 3.9.0 - Thanks for the shader fix VRChat! - @orels1
• Shout out to VRWorld Toolkit - Thanks for the update 1!
• Implemented many additions that won’t be enumerated in these patch notes 😏

• Upgraded to VRC Light Volumes 2.0.1! – This release is intended to address avatar loading hitches related to LV being used on Avatars. Be sure to upgrade your avatar shaders too! - Thanks @lilxyzw and Sacred!
• Fixed an issue causing the pool cues to be occluded - Thanks DrBenStoneSage!
• Rebaked lighting to address some minor light mapping issues near the front door - Thanks Wasmachineman-NL
• Fixed missing collision on some back staircase doors. - Thanks Wasmachineman-NL
• A few minor adjustments and changes.

• Upgraded to VRC Light Volumes 2.0!
• Added a toggle for disabling Light Volumes. - Known issue: some objects will appear black or dark with LV disabled.
• Update patron flyers
• Improved the performance of various scripts related to pickups.
• Fixed an issue that was causing most walls to be smoother than intended
• Upgraded the shader used for the walls. It’s now based on Filamented instead of Unity Standard! – Thanks @hackspanner and @boatfloater!
• Adjusted Udon Voice Utilities to address avatar sound issues
• Improvements to the liquid system
• New features in the liquid system
• Fixed an issue causing the bucket to not drain
• Minor improvements to Pickup Management scripts
• Recompiled all Amplify Shaders with Amplify 1.9.9.1
• Improved occlusion on various objects throughout The Pug
• Improved batching and instancing on a surprising number of objects throughout The Pug
• Addressed a few negatively scaled box colliders
• Fixed an issue preventing the ‘Transmitted’ light from flashing when saving persistent data
• Rebaked lighting
• Rebaked occlusion
• Thank you to @g17123, @jebuzjack, Wasmachineman-NL and @REDSIM for reporting performance issues and helping test!
• Misc minor changes and fixes

• Upgraded to VRC Light Volumes 2.0!
• Added a toggle for disabling Light Volumes. - Known issue: some objects will appear black or dark with LV disabled.
• Update patron flyers
• Improved the performance of various scripts related to pickups.
• Fixed an issue that was causing most walls to be smoother than intended
• Upgraded the shader used for the walls. It’s now based on Filamented instead of Unity Standard! – Thanks hackspanner and boatfloater!
• Adjusted Udon Voice Utilities to address avatar sound issues
• Improvements to the liquid system
• New features in the liquid system
• Fixed an issue causing the bucket to not drain
• Minor improvements to Pickup Management scripts
• Recompiled all Amplify Shaders with Amplify 1.9.9.1
• Improved occlusion on various objects throughout The Pug
• Improved batching and instancing on a surprising number of objects throughout The Pug
• Addressed a few negatively scaled box colliders
• Fixed an issue preventing the ‘Transmitted’ light from flashing when saving persistent data
• Rebaked lighting
• Rebaked occlusion
• Thank you to g17123, jebuzjack, Wasmachineman-NL and RED_SIM for reporting performance issues and helping test!
• Misc minor changes and fixes

• Fixed an issue where voice audio was unintentionally being strongly occluded by other players. Fixing #252 - Thanks Skuld, @Wiqery, @Wasmachineman-NL

• Added initial VRC Light Volumes support - Testing things out! Thank you @REDSIM and @pema99 for putting up with my questions and suggestions!
• Added a new system to manage active objects!
  • Light Volumes are disabled when you can’t see them; hopefully minimizing their performance impact
• Updated Filamented to the latest version - Thanks @Silent for the Light Volumes support and recent bug fixes!
• Updated from Guribo’s Better Player Audio to Guribo’s UdonVoiceUtilities! - finally - Thanks @Guribo!
• Improved toilet functionality!
• Updated Patron flyers
• Added LOD levels to a few objects
• Fixed redundant LOD Groups on some tables
• Addressed all missing LOD references throughout the scene
• Misc minor changes and fixes
• Updated to com.vrchat.base 3.8.1
• Updated to com.vrchat.worlds 3.8.1