This month we're giving Astera a voice! We had to redo all of her audio because we lost the unfiltered audio, but it's still the same VA: CottonTail!
We're all still on the grind fixing various things and making the game a smoother and more fun experience, please provide feedback in the discord in the issue reports and feedback sections! Make sure Show All Channels is checked when you right click the server icon if you don't see the feedback and bug report channels.
How to run Heat (Remember you need SteamVR to run the game in VR, and 7zip(recommended) or WinRAR to unpack it.)
Frequently Asked QuestionsReminder: Anthro Heat has full modding support, including characters. The guide is available in the Discord.
Controls: Oculus/Index:
B: Menu
A: Radial Menu
Thumbstick press: Kiss/Lick
Left Joystick: Move
Right Joystick: Rotate/Teleport
Trigger whilst holding toy: Shoot
Vive:
I've completely run out of buttons on this thing so you may need to customize the controls in the SteamVR overlay. If you have any suggestion on how best to bind everything, let me know on Discord please.
That weird button close to the pad: Menu
Grip: Shoot w/ toys
Bottom of touchpad: Kiss/Lick
Left Touchpad: Move
Sides of Right Touchpad: Rotate
Top of Touchpad whilst holding toy: Radial Menu
WMR
WMR controls change depending on the model, and some actions may be unbound entirely. You can see/edit your bindings by going to the settings in the SteamVR overlay and adjust the bindings and add any missing actions there.
For 2D:
ESC: Close/move menu
WASD: Move
P/L: Switch between VR mode and 2D mode
Q/E or Ctrl/Space: Move up and Down
TAB: Open Radial Menu
N: Extend tongue/kiss
M whilst holding toy: Shoot
Click: Grab something when the cursor lights up green
R/F, Z/X, T/G: Rotate item in hand
Mouse Wheel: Move object away or towards the camera
Mouse: Rub something when the hand moves in Debug Keys:
I: Make character erect
C: Make character climax
Changelog
Changelog 0.7.3.2
Add hip references to modding tools
Fix hip grab on animated POI's when free pose is off
Fix Sasha's tits from escaping when bending her back
Fix various Astera dialogue
Make penetrable toys harder for the characters to slip out of
Fix shoulder grabbing in playerbody mode
Fix Jasper spawn dialogue with Hera
Fix Renee breasts when scaling her, for real this time
Remove plap sounds when there's no actual plappin
Fix playerbody hand grabs without posing
Changelog 0.7.3.1
Adjust Astera's audio normalization
Big improvements to autofelatio
Assigns the left hand in desktop playerbody mode to be down at the player's side aligned
Fixes Jasper's mouth being open when in playerbody mode
Fix an issue where desktop playerbody arms would be scaled improperly and be too large
Fix performance menu options not saving
Updates 2D controls menu with controls for move speed and screenshots
Fix desktop playerbody unable to pee
New camcorder display option
Hand fallback to teleport your hands if they get stuck
Various camera/menu fixes
Fix Astera talking about the wrong genitals
Make the view black when display mirroring is off
Fix facegrind animation speed
Only show physical monitor display option in VR
Fix various duo animation options
Fix playerbody strapons
Fix triggering kiss or licks in some instances
Fix Garret/Riley boops
Fix Renee breasts when scaling her up
Changelog 0.7.3.0
Give Astera a voice. She's done by CottontailVA!
Allow you to select the camcorder output location
Add the ability to take a screenshot with the camcorder
Add an FOV slider for both the camcorder and the 2D camera
Add option to disable desktop VR view output
Improve spine bending in various scenarios
Allow autofelatio
Fixed the Keep Floppy button not appearing for atlas clones
If more than one output is detected, an option is added into the camcorder menu that
Fix Jasper/Sasha skirt crashing game
Fix playerbody colliding with itself
Change the way options are saved and loaded in game
Improve character dynamic licking target aquisition
Known Issues
Laser might not register with UI sometimes, possible fixes are: Game restart, by setting the game window to focus by clicking on it, or by alt-tabbing (let me know if this still happens, I may have fixed it)
Browser doesn't launch when hitting authenticate, or refuses to connect: Try running in admin mode or setting a different browser to default temporarily
Common Solutions to Game Issues
These are common solutions to many problems, ranging from the tongue not spawning to the game not launching in VR, or the game not authenticating. Try these out first if you're having issues, they work surprisingly often. If they don't work, message me and I'll be glad to help.
All issues (try these first):
Right click on verifyintegrity.ps1 and select 'Run with PowerShell' to validate your files. If this fails, redownload the game. The download got corrupted.
Make sure the game isn't installed within any folders that have winky faces or other unusual characters in them at any part in the path. This includes characters from other languages.
Webroot, and rarely other antiviruses falsely flag the game and will delete its files without telling you anything. Make sure they don't do that
Restart the game and your computer
Auth issues:
If you're using a VPN it must be a system-wide VPN, not just a browser VPN
If you have a localhost error in your browser, press the auth trouble button below the authenticate button and follow the directions exactly.
Check "use alternate port" below the authenticate button
Run the game as admin
Make sure an antivirus isn't messing with Heat
Make sure game is let through firewall
Set a different browser to default temporarily
Disable adblocker temporarily
Disable any security that could prevent your computer from opening a socket and accepting a connection temporarily
VR issues:
Adding the game as a non-steam game then running from within SteamVR (if not working in VR)
Press P to switch to 2D mode and L to switch to VR mode on your keyboard
If your hands don't work, reset SteamVR bindings for the game. If you can't do this, launch the game from the .exe, not from the Steam shortcut
If you're using Oculus and the game doesn't launch in VR, launch SteamVR and sit in it for about 30 seconds then run the game from within SteamVR
Reinstall/validate SteamVR and Oculus software
Update video drivers
VR Framerate issues: Try changing VR pre-rendered frames & VR variable rate shading in Nvidia Control Panel
Clicking on the game window with your mouse when the game is open then putting on your VR headset (if the UI laser doesn't work)
Make sure the game isn't installed within any folders that have winky faces or other unusual characters in them at any part in the path. This includes characters from other languages.
If you have trouble with Lovense connections, watch the pinned video in the Lovense channel on the Discord.