New 2.0 Features with Version 416.0!

Just downloaded version 416.0 for IMVU 2.0 and apparently in the knick of time to catch IMVU just before they announced the new features via Twitter. (In fact, I started writing this and then caught them announcing it! heehee)

So what do we have here? We'll start off with what I am most happy about - a "More Information" link when shopping. This link leads directly to the product page via website so we finally have a correlation between the 2.0 shopping experience and the "old" way of doing things. It is my understanding that this won't last forever. There will eventually be an even newer way of shopping in due time that involves everything - including product pages, to be integrated into the 2.0 client.

Next up, we can finally use Triggers in the new dressing room. So you can finally trigger you pose sets and check them out before purchasing or see if your potential buy will clip, interfere or whatever with poses you plan to use. Yay! It's actually kind of neat as they have added a colored bar (it's sort of a pastel yellow on my screen) around the icon of the item you are wearing / trying with a list of the triggers above the item. Meaning, you don't even have to go to the product page website side to find out what they are! Kudos IMVU.

Of course, just after I get done writing a post about the concerns we're facing in the economy because there are too many credits in the economy, IMVU adds a big section in which to sell their grossly overpriced credits. Just what we need - IMVU pulling credits from thin air to sell to the newbies who conveniently know nothing about resellers because shout outs no longer exist in the client. But hey, that's another topic entirely. Don't even get me started!

Here is compact list of the other stuff as posted in the Official IMVU Blog:

Chat Invites
- We’ve added messaging to confirm when your chat invitation has been sent, so you aren’t left guessing.
- When you invite someone to chat from your room, you will now stay in your room (rather than ending up in the person’s room that you invited).

Inbox
- Missed Chats: We’ve added a new tab within the Inbox mode that allows you to find missed chat invitations more easily.

My Room vs. Decorate Room
- We’ve renamed “Decorate Room” to “My Room” to reduce confusion. You’ll still use the My Room mode when you want to edit your room.

Chat Invites
- We’ve added messaging to confirm when your chat invitation has been sent, so you aren’t left guessing.
- When you invite someone to chat from your room, you will now stay in your room (rather than ending up in the person’s room that you invited).

Inbox
- Missed Chats: We’ve added a new tab within the Inbox mode that allows you to find missed chat invitations more easily.

My Room vs. Decorate Room
- We’ve renamed “Decorate Room” to “My Room” to reduce confusion. You’ll still use the My Room mode when you want to edit your room.