# Rec Room # Rec Room UPDATE - the "Couple Small Things" Update

- Product: Rec Room (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rec-room)
- Vendor: Rec Room
- Date: 2026-03-11
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/471710/view/530999948808814628
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/rec-room/releases/2026-03-11-rec-room-update-the-couple-small-things-update

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- **changed** — Improved overall room load time
- **fixed** — Restored the missing loading screen in the Meta Store version of Rec Room (Link PC VR)
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug where clothing item sets weren't showing up correctly in the store
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug where configuring the default value of string/vector3 ports could sometimes cause a crash
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug where sharecam timer countdowns could get desynced between players
- **fixed** — Fixed bugs where synchronized CV2 variables, state machines, and object properties could get out of sync during multiplayer creation
- **fixed** — Always Face Viewer on text tools now properly faces the viewer
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug in Avatar Studio where hats appeared in the middle of the player's face during posing/animation
- **added** — Studio Properties: a new way to store values on a Studio Object or Studio Function Container with optional synchronization
- **added** — Local Variables: a way to store temporary state within a Studio Function between instructions
- **added** — Studio Function Utilities: helper methods for basic math, logic, and string operations
- **changed** — Optimized loading time for RRS rooms by downloading asset bundles in parallel while other room load operations occur

##### Updates & Bug Fixes

- Improved overall room load time.
- Restored the missing loading screen in the Meta Store version of Rec Room (Link PC VR).
- Fixed a bug that clothing item sets weren't showing up correctly in the store.
- Fixed a bug where configuring the default value of string/vector3 ports could sometimes cause a crash.
- Fixed a bug where sharecam timer countdowns could get desynced between players.
- Fixed bugs where synchronized CV2 variables, state machines, and object properties could get out of sync during multiplayer creation.
- "Always Face Viewer" on text tools now properly faces the viewer... always.
- Avatar Studio: Fixed a bug with the Test Avatar where hats appeared in the middle of the player's face during posing/animation.

##### Rec Room Studio Updates

Studio Functions have several new features to make developing Studio Objects easier:

- **Studio Properties**: A new way to store values on a Studio Object or Studio Function Container (with optional synchronization).
- **Local Variables**: A way to store temporary state within a Studio Function between instructions.
- **Studio Function Utilities**: Helper methods for basic math, logic, and string operations (pulled from a subset of Circuits).
- Optimized loading time for RRS rooms by downloading asset bundles in parallel while other room load operations occur.

##### Helpful Links

- Please see here for convenient links to controls, tutorials, comfort options, news, and more:

https://rec.net/creator

- We love to hear your feedback, so please don't hesitate to let us know what you think using the Creator Forum here:

https://forum.rec.net/