The Spider-Lair: Evolved - Update 2 is now available for patrons!

This update focuses heavily on movement reliability, combat depth, NPC systems, and new experimental features. A lot of underlying systems were rewritten to improve stability and future scalability.

Below is the full changelog!

PORTALS

Fixes

• Fixed flipping through portals

• Fixed crosshairs locking on when portals are primed to fire

• Webs now cancel if a webbed NPC travels through a portal

MOVEMENT

(Climb / Wallrun / Flip)

Improvements

• Flipping now automatically rotates you to follow your web trajectory

• Flipping is now based on head rotation

  • Controls remain consistent regardless of body orientation

• Rewired flipping code so movement abilities cooperate better

Fixes

• Fixed respawning while flipping breaking flipping

• Fixed climbing jitter for some users

• Fixed wall-running sinking bug

• Fixed major wall-run speed boost bug

New

Omni-Directional Wallrun v2

• Optional auto-snapping to walls

• Can walk around corners

• Can transition between surfaces

• Pressing Jump while climbing now enters omni-wallrunning

Experimental

Sprinting

• Desktop: Hold Shift

• VR: Hand movement increases base movement speed

TRACKING / PvP (Experimental)

• Feet tracking should now be working

• Networked player tracking added

New Capabilities

• Web onto other players

• Climb on other players

• Player markers similar to NPC markers

• Early-stage PvP functionality

WEATHER / TRAFFIC / AUDIO

New

• Added new wind particles

• Readded bird spawner

Optimizations

• Weather motion compensation limited to Medium/High presets

• Frame caps implemented:

  • 30 FPS

  • 60 FPS

  • Quest locked to 30 FPS

Fixes

• Fixed minor thunderstorm issues

• Traffic behaves more consistently during slow motion

• Fixed car ambience playing when ambience is disabled

FOOTSTEPS

New Dynamic Footstep System

Footstep pitch now scales with:

• Avatar height

• Player movement speed

Footstep Options

• Default (Shoes)

• Bare Feet

• Gear (Bookbag)

• Boots (Heavy)

• Heels

• Robot

AVATAR SIZE ADJUSTMENT

Avatar size now dynamically affects multiple systems.

New Scaling Systems

• Web thickness scales with avatar size

  • Bigger avatar = thicker webs

  • Fully network synchronized

• Menu activation distance now scales automatically

  • Slider removed

• Menu size and distance now scale with avatar size

• Flipping collider scales with avatar size

• Movement input speed scales with avatar size

WEBS

New

• Asymmetrical crosshairs

• Improved visibility at distance

• Chain Web sound effects

Improvements

• Adjusted and fixed zipping math

• Short delay added after retracting

  • Prevents accidental bullet toggles

Web Bridge Updates

• Bridges now droop and vibrate when walked on

• Snap assist occurs once instead of continuously

• New cylindrical collider for easier standing

MENU / UI

Improvements

• Menu now follows player height

• Menu snaps to 90° when rotating

Fixes

• Movement effects button fixed

New Gadget Menu

Controls

• Hold Right Thumbstick → Open gadget menu on left hand

• Hover over option

• Release thumbstick to select

Quick Swap

• Tap Right Thumbstick

  • Switch between:

    • Primary (Webs)

    • Secondary (Gadget)

New Gadgets

Web Shield

• Protects from damage

• Degrades when hit

• Requires both hands fully charged

Throw Behavior

• Instant web enemies

• Can ricochet into up to 3 enemies

• Ties enemies together to walls

Sonic Blaster

• Fires a blast from either hand

• Pushes enemies back

• Can be used for locomotion

• Enables triple jumping

Web Bullets

• Classic web bullets

• Now feature light target-seeking

Quick Access

• Hold gadget menu open

• Release without selecting

Portal Gadget

• Portals moved into gadget system

• Requires both hands to fire

OBJECTS / THROWABLES

New Dynamic Spawn System

Objects now spawn near NPCs, including:

• Ammunition boxes

• Explosive barrels

• Fire hydrants

• Electrical boxes

• Manhole covers

• News stands

Off-Hand Throwing

You can now throw objects while tethered.

How it works

• Aim with your free hand

• Release tethered web

• Object launches toward crosshair

Applies to

• Objects

• NPCs

• Drones

• Rockets

NPC / COMBAT / KARMA

This is one of the largest system updates in this release.

NPC Awareness

New

• 3D audio spider-sense awareness

• Directional detection feedback

UI Changes

• NPC types now shown by shirt color

• Awareness indicator replaced with gradient fill

• NPC indicators now scale with distance

• Health displayed through:

  • Gadget lights

  • Visible body damage

Removed

• NPC outlines while aware

Combat Improvements

• Punch and kick detection improved

• Ballistics trajectory crosshair added

• Explosion mechanics added for new explosive weapons

• NPC grenades can be:

  • Webbed

  • Picked up

  • Thrown back

New NPC Equipment

Grenades

• Thrown by two-handed weapon NPCs

Tripwires

• Placed automatically on spawn

• Explode on contact

Grapple Hooks

• Automatically deployed

• Attach to:

  • Walls

  • Objects

  • Drones

  • Player

If grappled

• Enemy tazes you

• Damage is applied

Parachutes

• Automatically deployed by supported NPC types

Behavior

• Can fire weapons while parachuting

• You can swing from parachuting enemies

• Using both hands allows you to pull them

New NPC Variants

• SMG Variant

• Rocket Variant

• Drone Operator Variant

Drone System

Behavior

• Drones scan area when unaware

• Act as secondary detection system

• Operators deploy new drones continuously

Interactions

• Can be destroyed via:

  • Throwing

  • Webbing

  • Pellets

• Cannot be punched

• Can be picked up and thrown

• Stop functioning when operator is incapacitated

New Mechanic

• Operators now flee from the player

Advanced Combat Features

• Rockets can be webbed and thrown back

• NPCs can now be tied together

• Objects can be tethered together

• Improved pickup detection while webs are active

• Chance to spawn shielded enemies

Shield Enemy Behavior

• Recharge shields

• Cannot be webbed from the front unless ragdolled

• Can be damaged from behind or feet

Stealth & Interaction

• Instant knockout hits from behind while undetected

• Ground pound now alerts NPCs

• NPCs now play taunts when held

• NPCs hang from whichever limb you connect

• Retethering unsticks stuck NPCs

• Picking up unsticks stuck NPCs

Difficulty System Rework

New Scaling System

Difficulty now increases based on:

• Player defeats (kills or knockouts)

• Maximum tracked value: 1000 defeats

Scaling Effects

Higher difficulty increases:

• NPC accuracy

• NPC damage

• NPC perception

Reset Condition

• Player death resets difficulty to 0

Other Changes

• Spawn rates adjusted for better distribution

• Karma system reinforced to prevent stat miscounts

AUTO-CAM

Note
Auto-Cam is not available on Quest.
VRChat does not support cameras on Quest.

New Smart Camera System

Auto-Cam automatically captures cinematic gameplay footage.

Features

• Collision checks

• Object detection

• NPC detection

• Dynamic camera positioning

Use Cases

• Live spectators

• Recording gameplay

• Cinematic shots

Manual Options

• Over two dozen selectable camera types

Can't wait to hear what you've got to say!

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