Virtual reality developer Digital Lode Immersive Media and publisher Tripwire Presents are proud to announce the release of the MR Missions Update, the sixth update for Espire 2, the gold standard in VR stealth and action. The free update is now available to download for those who own the title on Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest 2, and Meta Quest Pro headsets, adding the brand-new Mixed Reality Mode and bringing the fight against OPHIS to virtually anywhere. Today’s Espire 2 update includes performance and visual improvements for Meta Quest 2 users, and more significant improvements for the recently released Meta Quest 3.
All of the new missions included in the MR Missions Update were designed utilizing key hardware features from Meta Reality, including colour passthrough, scene understanding and passthrough occlusion. These tools allow users to have the ability to see the real-world environment around them, while giving developers unique abilities to customise the player experience. Additionally, Espire 2 is one of the first titles to pioneer the use of procedural generation for placed items in the game world. This use of procedural generation is paired with handcrafted mission design to give users the smoothest, highest quality mixed reality experience possible.
The Espire 2: MR Missions Update features a series of stealth missions that grow and adapt to the player’s personal playspace. Missions are deliberately focused and optimised for all environments ranging from small areas to multiple rooms. Play as Tempest, an agent who must pass a series of Mixed Reality Missions to earn their stripes and be cleared to pilot an Espire Frame. Each mission offers a variety of objectives, constantly changing familiar surroundings as you move; engage with enemy soldiers, bipedal mechs, electronic threats, and more that emerge to prevent you from completing your objective.
To celebrate the release of the Espire 2: MR Missions Update, both Espire 2 and Espire 1 will be on sale for 33% off in the Meta Halloween Sale that runs Monday Oct. 23 through Wednesday Nov. 1!
