Espire 1 is receiving a massive free update, available to play in Beta today. — Espire 1: VR Operative News

Dear Espire Agents! We are excited to announce that we are FINALLY updating Espire 1: VR Operative. This is our first update in 3 years, our biggest Espire update ever and it will include everything* we’ve shipped on the Quest platform in our 1.7, 1.8 and 1.9 updates, alongside some new extras for PC. *Note that we are unable to support the Quest-exclusive “Oculus Challenges” feature on PC as that feature only works on the Quest platform.

This major “1.10” update is officially launching soon but you’re able to play it right now. We have set up a public beta channel here on Steam where you can opt-in to the update. We’d love your impressions and feedback. The release notes for this update are extensive. You can see a current draft of the full release notes here.

The highlights are:

The PC version of Espire 1 includes all content from the Quest 1.7, 1.8 and 1.9 updates
Due to popular demand, we’ve Removed the two 'flashback sequences' from the campaign
Added Support for newer VR Headsets and addressed various user reported Headset/controller issues
Fix for the game not launching on some newer PCs
Major Unreal Engine Upgrade - 4 engine versions back to back
5 new challenge levels
1 new environment
2 new weapons unlockable in the campaign (Spectre SMG, Sawn Off Shotgun)
Major UI improvements
Many user-reported bug fixes for A.I, achievements, UI, gameplay and more.

How to access the Beta

We are still a few weeks from our full launch, but a release candidate build is available to play right now.

Right-click on Espire 1 in your steam Library and select properties
Navigate to the “Betas” tab
For the “Beta Participation” drop-down menu, select X.
The game will now download the 1.10 update.

If you wish to play the currently live 1.6 update, use the above process and set “Beta Participation” to “None.”

Sorry for this delay

We sincerely apologise for the very long time it’s taken to get this update to you. When we did our 1.7 update in late 2020, it included a major Unreal Engine upgrade that broke many things in Espire. We struggled to allocate the time + resources required to address the issues on the PC version of the game. A small team @ Lode have been working on this update in short bursts to bring it to players. The team has been unable to address this sooner as we have been stretched thin on other projects. This is not the fault of the talented team at LODE (developers of Espire) but at the top leadership level. We thank those who have supported us and given us the opportunity to make these games for our dreams. We hope the update addresses the feedback raised and improves the first time experience playing Espire 1.

If you have any feedback, please leave it in the community discussion forums, or at our official Espire Discord - https://discord.gg/EspireVR

PS: To coincide with the official launch of our 1.10 update, we will also be releasing the Espire 1 soundtrack on Steam, composed by Chris Lisati.

Regards,

- LODE

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