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May 5, 2022
Unreal SDK 0.16.0
Fixed
UE5 android (Quest) build issues caused by glTFRuntime
Changed
updated to latest version of glTFRuntime 
April 12, 2022
Unreal SDK 0.15.1 HOTFIX
Fixed
reverted RPM avatar axis to be Y-forward to fix retargeting issues
April 11, 2022
Unreal SDK 0.15.0
Changed
updated glTFRuntime for the latest changes and UE5 support
avatars now spawn with X-axis forward to match Unreal standard
reference avatar assets were also updated to reflect forward axis change
April 6, 2022
Unity SDK 1.9.0
Added
Context menu for extracting animations from FBX files.
Changed
removed legacy post message event listener
Fixed
async loading issue causing mesh explosion
March 21, 2022
Unreal SDK 0.14.0
Added
Halfbody avatar reference mesh, textures and skeleton
RPM actor for loading halfbody in RPM_Demo map
Changed
added support for setting skeleton when loading halfbody avatars
spit character folder into Halfbody and Fullbody with all the appropriate assets
Unity SDK 1.8.0
Added
Eye Animation Handler play-mode update and blink rate field.
Changed
Animation Target FBX files are removed, animations and animation avatars are moved into separete folders.
MipMaps are disabled for avatar textures.
Removed "Wolf3D" from namespace and component names and filenames.
Renamed "Wolf3D Ready Player Me Avatar SDK" folder to "Ready Player Me".
Fixed
Partner subdomain not saved issue.
Partner subdomain forced to return "demo" if set blank.
March 18, 2022
Unreal SDK 0.13.0
Changed
Plugin folder restructure
Updated reference avatar and added textures
separate BP_RPM_Component blueprint removed, now BP_RPM_Actor has a ReadyPlayerMeComponent
removed functionality for runtime setting of animation blueprints, now it must be set in the editor before running application
removed unnecessary parameters from avatar loading helper functions
Added
New ReadyPlayerMeActor base class that adds required components on construction
Fixed
The issue where animation wasn't being played in builds
February 17, 2022
Unreal SDK 0.12.1
Added
added bone mapping for humanoid skeleton
Changed
updated gltfRuntime fork with updates for duplicate morph target names
enabled import morph targets on RPM Mixamo SkeletalMesh
February 4, 2022
Unreal SDK 0.12.0
Fixed
updated skeleton retargeting for eye position issues
conversion issues when building for Linux
syntax errors preventing UE5 compatibility
Changed
updated glTFRuntime fork to get the latest changes
plugin config and code updates to allow for plugin packaging for BP Only projects
January 20, 2022
Unity SDK 1.7.3
Changed
Editor UI updates
WebView IOS and Android platform dependent compilation blocks
Loading avatars if short code URL is pasted
WebView example close button behaviour update in UI
Fixed
Partner subdomain save issue
Code commenting and typo fixes
Removed
Former animation source FBX fiels are removed
January 11, 2022
Unreal SDK 0.11.0
Added
Ready Player Me Actor component 
Changed
refactored ReadyPlayerMeFunctionLibrary
October 22, 2021
Unreal SDK 0.10.2
Fixed
Updated glTFRuntime version to fix build errors
October 14, 2021
Unreal SDK 0.10.0
Added
Basic shortcode URL Validation
Changed
updated full-body reference skeleton mesh and blueprint
Removed
support for old avatars with V1 skeleton
Fixed
errors from invalid shortcode URL's for full-body avatars
October 08, 2021
Unity SDK 1.7.0
Changed
layout and styles for Ready Player Me custom editor windows
Added
FAQ button to custom editor windows
September 3, 2021
Unity SDK 1.6.0
Updates
MessageCanvas replaced with MessagePanel for flexible use.
WebView is called on a prefab which can be added via Game Object/UI/WebView Canvas menu.
WebView example scene updated.
Added
Added OnAvatarImported callback to avatar loader, to receive the gameobject before it is processed.
Fixed
File name and typo fixes.
Removed
MessageCanvas removed. Unsupported cases are covered by a message panel.
webview.html is removed.
August 19, 2021
Unreal SDK 0.8.1
Fixed
fixed issue with regex on application build
Removed
removed Ready Player Me Web View due to issues with RPM Hub update
August 8, 2021
Unreal SDK 0.8.0
Added
support for Ready Player Me avatar shortcodes
minor bug fixes
June 29, 2021
Unity SDK 1.5.1
Added
Audio Clip support for Voice Handler.
Updates
Project version is updated to 2019.4.11f1 LTS.
Runtime Test scene has URL to an optimized avatar.
Animation Target files updated with models with basic mesh.
Animator is moved to root avatar object.
Avatar Armature and HipBone scale are set to 1.
Fixed
Typo fixes and refactoring in general.
June 16, 2021
Unity SDK 1.5.0
Added
Support for loading avatars from short codes.
WebView menu window for editing partner subdomain in webview.html
Updates
General refactoring.
RPM website updated to Unity SDK.
VoiceHandler supports beard and teeth mesh.
Fixed
Animations not exporting correctly in the second time.
WebView IOS permissions issues.
WebView SSL Issue on Android.
WebView does not send URL after window is restarted.
June 14, 2021
Unreal Engine SDK 0.7.0
Fixed
Crash when loading half-body avatars
Updated
Refactor of example blueprint
Check for missing metadata fields
May 28, 2021
Unity SDK 1.4.3
Added 
Variable caching for Avatar Loader window. 
Reveal Animations Folder button to Avatar Loader window. 
Support for auto assigning animation files avatars during import. 
WebView no internet connection case cover.
Updated 
Animation target FBX files for V2 avatars are updated. 
WebView plugin is refactored and code is cleaned up.
Fixed 
IOS WebView not receiving glb URL. 
Asset import order conflict between animation and animation target files fixed. 
Animation Controllers losing animation references fixed.
Removed 
MacOS support for WebView due to working only partially.
May 20, 2021
Unreal Engine SDK 0.6.0
Added
Temporary workaround in glTFSkeletalMeshImporter for morph targets naming clash
Include headers to ReadyPlayerMeFunctionLibrary.cpp to fix android build errors
Unity SDK 1.4.1
Updated
Refactored eye and mouth movement scripts
Fixed
Eye and animation handler now working for avatars with texture atlas
May 11, 2021
Unity SDK 1.4.0
Added
​New Unity WebView plugin, which lets your users create an avatar from readyplayer.me without leaving your mobile application. You can see it in action on Android in a video here.
Fixed
Mouth Open blendshape index detection issue in VoiceHandler component is fixed.
Asset Post-processor animation target file folder name causing all animation folders to be processed as humanoid, fixed
Download the latest version of Unity SDK from our releases page.
May 10, 2021
Added
Ready Player Me has a familiar, but cleaner new look! Check it out https://readyplayer.me/avatar​
Partners can now be configured to use dark or light themed UIs, see theme settings.
Support for texture atlasing, bringing single draw call avatars. For more details, see texture atlasing.
Single draw call full-body avatar
May 4, 2021
Unreal Engine SDK 0.5.0
Added
Support for the new V2 avatars with updated rigs and new outfits
Backwards compatibility with the V1 rig
Support and for retrieving generated AvatarMetaData (.json)
Download the latest Unreal Engine SDK from our releases page.
April 29th, 2021
Wardrobe update! (V2 outfits) V2 full-body outfits fix bugs present in earlier versions of full-body skeletons and introduce more outfits to Ready Player Me.
We also added a lot of improvements to our existing outfits, like more natural-looking hands, better shoulder deformations and more.
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April 21st, 2021
Unity SDK 1.3.1
We've updated full-body avatars rigs, removing issues with upside-down hip bones and improving skin weights. In order to take advantage of the improved full-body rigs, updating to the latest UnitySDK is advised.
Download the latest SDK from our releases page.
Added
Animation Avatar Target files for V2 outfit rigs.
Fetching avatar metadata such as outfit version, outfit gender and body type.
Fixed
GLTFUtility Experimental Asset Importer namespace fix for 2020.1 or newer versions.

April 12th, 2021
UnitySDK 1.3.0
Download the latest SDK from our releases page.
Added
Runtime loading of avatars
GLTFUtility optimizations for faster avatar loading 
Fixed
Fixes avatar loading for Android builds for Oculus Quest/Quest 2
Docs
Added the General Integration Guide on how to integrate avatars into a web or Unity/Unreal app
April 7th, 2021
Added
We now have a dedicated page for partner applications 🎉  Head over to /apps to see apps and games integrated with Ready Player Me.
We added contextual error messages to help you out in case an avatar wasn't created from a submitted photo.
Customization items can now be scrolled by click-dragging on desktop browsers. This brings critical usability improvements to UI interactions when using Ready Player Me with browsers in Unity or other game engines. 
April 5th, 2021
Added
It is now possible to export an avatar to select partners without visiting the partner subdomain. Find the new options after hitting the Done button when creating an avatar via https://readyplayer.me/avatar. 
Fixed
It is now possible to create an avatar while in incognito mode and using Ready Player Me within an iframe. Due to browser restrictions, however, avatar data in those sessions cannot be saved.
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