I don’t mind that it gets removed, because I don’t think I’ve ever turned it off, nor know anyone that turns it off. However, what are the costs/downsides to just removing it from the UI and allowing it to still be changed in the JSON file?
I don’t think this option is worth keeping, but in general, I have not liked the previous precedents of removing, adding, or changing debug settings based on whims. For example: The contradiction between a staff member expressing that VRChat will not add experimental features to stable, but then two experimental features toggles were added.
When will impostors be auto-generated?
Does this come as a precursor to implementing mipmap streaming by any chance? I know it was marked as interested. I really feel like this is the last big hurdle in improving VRChat performance for dense instances.
I am honestly glad that VRChat is taking this seriously. I do plan to submit my ID personally.
I just hope that alongside it comes a re-engagement of the “adult” and “sexual” tags being blocked for minors. Tupper mentioned in the December 7, 2023 Developer Update that it was disabled, but we have not heard about it being re-enabled.
I know some communities that rely on the sexual and adult tags to run 18+ events, and they were shocked and upset that I showed them it doesn’t work like they thought. I think VRChat can work on communication in this area.
Quest 2 hardware has not changed. I don’t know why they’d be able to increase the limits. For now, just generate an impostor. It’s the quickest and easiest way to have a Quest-compatible avatar.