artsi
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Actually Arma 3 might run better than Arma 2 as it's better optimized, just dial settings (most importantly view distance) down. And VorpX should make that already possible, when Vive support comes
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HTC Vive Launch Thread -- Computer, activate holodeck
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Actually Arma 3 might run better than Arma 2 as it's better optimized, just dial settings (most importantly view distance) down. And VorpX should make that already possible, when Vive support comes
Wrestlemania
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Some games that just don't need motion controls and can benefit from the immersion and head tracking.
I'm not saying that I want to play room-scale VR games all the time. I spent 70 hours this month playing Dark Souls 3.
But when there is an exploration based first person VR experience, I'd much rather enjoy that in room-scale and with tracked controllers than sitting down with traditional controls and a VR headset on my head. Just because the latter is better than a monitor doesn't mean that the full room-scale experience with more natural interactions isn't much better yet.
But when there is an exploration based first person VR experience, I'd much rather enjoy that in room-scale and with tracked controllers than sitting down with traditional controls and a VR headset on my head. Just because the latter is better than a monitor doesn't mean that the full room-scale experience with more natural interactions isn't much better yet.
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Actually Arma 3 might run better than Arma 2 as it's better optimized, just dial settings (most importantly view distance) down. And VorpX should make that already possible, when Vive support comes
It would be glorious!
Double sexy?
Vyse The Legend
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I know I'm mildly aroused right now.
Vanishing Realms is a lot of fun. Not sure I like the fighting, which seems to devolve into
and even when I get the shield I can't seem to block one of their moves. Dodging out from cover to get the archers is really fun though.
No idea how to quit though, so I just exited from steam and hope it saved my progress.
Also 'hey siri' is finally showing its worth
and even when I get the shield I can't seem to block one of their moves. Dodging out from cover to get the archers is really fun though.
No idea how to quit though, so I just exited from steam and hope it saved my progress.
Also 'hey siri' is finally showing its worth
really hope virtual desktop gets vive controller support soon. So nice to use in steamVR desktop mode that I use that a lot even when I can't clearly see the screen because I can't scale it.
also SteamVR needs to have a way for the desktop mode to launch in Desktop Theater so I can watch netflix or locally stored videos in that environment, not just play games. You'd think it'd be obvious - being a theater.
Can't play SBS videos in Virtual desktop either at the moment, I think because I have a 21:9 monitor so VLC fullscreen has left/right bars which messes up Virtual Desktop's stereo mode.
also SteamVR needs to have a way for the desktop mode to launch in Desktop Theater so I can watch netflix or locally stored videos in that environment, not just play games. You'd think it'd be obvious - being a theater.
Can't play SBS videos in Virtual desktop either at the moment, I think because I have a 21:9 monitor so VLC fullscreen has left/right bars which messes up Virtual Desktop's stereo mode.
No tracking still, and only 2 days left in the month. Doesn't seem like my April order will be delivered in April as promised.
I feel ya! The shipping seems to have been pretty barren this week.
Not much movement.
I got an email response this morning after Tuesday's cancellation request. Except I let t he charge go through because I changed my mind again and want the damn thing now! So I am currently trying to cancel the cancellation request (but even if it is officially cancelled it might still ship anyways because it's been charged). Fun times
I'm in the same boat lolol they finally responded to my email from 4 days ago and I'm like don't worry about it I wanna keep it now please! I'm pretty confident it won't get cancelled but still funny they're getting to my emails now even though I said to someone else on the phone that I'll keep the order as it is.
metareferential
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What's the usb on the back of the lighthouses for? Updates?
qa_engineer
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Vanishing Realms is a lot of fun. Not sure I like the fighting, which seems to devolve into
and even when I get the shield I can't seem to block one of their moves. Dodging out from cover to get the archers is really fun though.
No idea how to quit though, so I just exited from steam and hope it saved my progress.
Also 'hey siri' is finally showing its worth
Wii waggle fighting skills required
Dusktildawn48
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Firmware updates yes
qa_engineer
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Actually Arma 3 might run better than Arma 2 as it's better optimized, just dial settings (most importantly view distance) down. And VorpX should make that already possible, when Vive support comes
Arma 3 single player might be doable but the game engine is dated and doesn't make use of multi-threading or does so sparingly. I would imagine playing arma in VR would cause some serious nausea.
Ha! i had the same problem. if anybody here knows how to quit that game, i would really appreciate it.
A Grizzly Bear
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Europe has been "ahead" of NA for awhile. A good chunk of the orders came from NA, so our shipping always seems to be behind in comparison.
GuitarAtomik
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I didn't. Reading Reddit, some people seem to be under the impression a big wave of shipments are going out next week. At this point, I'm not expecting to get an email until Monday at the earliest :/
DOT DASH DOT
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Huh? Budget Cuts is supposed to be scary? Lol think I missed the memo.
Zalusithix
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With the amount of processing emails and charges recently, if they don't have a big wave of shipments soon, then something is rather odd.
I disagree, every game can benefit from more direct interaction
Did you get a bank fraud alert? Probably have to tell your bank to authorize the transaction. Or is this when you are placing the order?
Zalusithix
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Did you call your bank / card provider to find out why it's being declined?
Nope, I havent gotten any calls so far. Im gonna call the bank when I get back from work.
Thanks for the info on plasma setups, guys. Probably nothing to worry about, then.
What would you add to a game like Elite? I guess you could have players physically press resistance-free cockpit buttons to do certain ship functions or whatever, but that would be a hassle to manage all of that game's functionality that way or to split it between Vive controllers and a HOTAS.
What would you add to a game like Elite? I guess you could have players physically press resistance-free cockpit buttons to do certain ship functions or whatever, but that would be a hassle to manage all of that game's functionality that way or to split it between Vive controllers and a HOTAS.
A Grizzly Bear
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If you're just placing an order now then you might want to try doing it over the phone with HTC.
Melchettsmoustache
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I had actually ordered that as well for £1200 but the seller went out of stock and delayed it 6 weeks so I bought this
http://www.freshtechsolutions.co.uk...-gtx-980ti-6gb-galaxy-computer-gaming-pc.html
Except with a 120gb SSD for the OS which came out at £1150 bought a g sync monitor as well 2nd hand of EBay for £200 so it just over £2k including the headset with no games.....Doh!
Thanks, I'll try that.
Think I've sorted it. I disabled legacy USB support in my BIOS. It has worked perfectly even at 60hz in my couple of minutes of testing and has survived two reboots. Never worked even for a minute before.
888
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yeah there were people in the UK that ordered on April 6th like me and already have shipping happening. I doubt I will see mine until late May.
A HOTAS allows for direct interaction already. You see the same controller in VR and can directly manipulate it. Now imagine playing Elite with a traditional controller instead of a HOTAS. It would be a much worse experience. This is my point.
That said, using tracked gloves in Elite with a HOTAS could be pretty amazing.
Wow, that's a pretty great price considering a 980ti on its own is about £550-600. Bit of an ugly case though
Edit: only a single 80mm fan and stock Intel cooler are disappointing. Still, be a nice weekend project to swap that cooler out with something more capable to help overclock the CPU, and beef up the fans.
Charles Alan Ratliff
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It wasn't until yesterday that I noticed them (have had my Vive since Monday), but I have four green stuck pixels. One in the left eye and three on the right. I first noticed them while initially loading Budget Cuts. I've been running this: Dead Pixel/Stuck Pixel Screen Fix (1 Hour Long) (Seizure warning - See description) a few times today (a couple of times at 2x speed) but they are not gone yet. I have to restart it whenever it ends (though I found a 12-hour version that I think I will do next). I have my Vive sitting on a box against the wall so the video covers the entire screen. I put this in front of the proximity sensor.
So, they are hard to notice and I have to look for a little bit when first putting on the headset to see them but once I find them it isn't very hard to locate them again. It's rare that I notice them when actually playing something, but it still bothers me that they are there in the first place, especially since I paid $908 total for this thing. I've seen several other people on reddit have the same issue and dealing with HTC over it currently sounds like a nightmare. I am also about to move and am not sure when I would be getting the headset back and if I would be in a different location.
Does anyone have any other tips that might help me get rid of them? Anyone else with the same issue who has contacted HTC about it?
The only other problem I have had with the Vive is when I first used it, the tracking on the touchpad for the left controller was finicky and didn't register my inputs properly like the right controller did. That quickly resolved itself somehow after a little use and I haven't had any problems since. After that, I had no issues and it was awesome! I'm hoping I can fix this problem quickly as it's really the only negative thing about my experience now.
So, they are hard to notice and I have to look for a little bit when first putting on the headset to see them but once I find them it isn't very hard to locate them again. It's rare that I notice them when actually playing something, but it still bothers me that they are there in the first place, especially since I paid $908 total for this thing. I've seen several other people on reddit have the same issue and dealing with HTC over it currently sounds like a nightmare. I am also about to move and am not sure when I would be getting the headset back and if I would be in a different location.
Does anyone have any other tips that might help me get rid of them? Anyone else with the same issue who has contacted HTC about it?
The only other problem I have had with the Vive is when I first used it, the tracking on the touchpad for the left controller was finicky and didn't register my inputs properly like the right controller did. That quickly resolved itself somehow after a little use and I haven't had any problems since. After that, I had no issues and it was awesome! I'm hoping I can fix this problem quickly as it's really the only negative thing about my experience now.
bloodydrake
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Seeing your hands in Vr space would be really cool with any button heavy cockpit game. Id buy something like that
Currently Voice Attack and Hotas is pretty amazing atm for Elite
I bought th e William Shatner Orion voice pack.
Kicking back after work doing a run for fortification supplies and then saying Warp Speed and Hearing Kirk reply "Warp Drive Engage"
then immediately say Maximum Warp and Kirk Says "Warp 10" NEVER gets old
Melchettsmoustache
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Wow, that's a pretty great price considering a 680ti on its own is about £550-600. Bit of an ugly case though
Edit: only a single 80mm fan and stock Intel cooler are disappointing. Still, be a nice weekend project to swap that cooler out with something more capable to help overclock the CPU, and beef up the fans.
Yeah the case is a bit of a horror show. I was along at my local PC shop earlier looking at a few options for the case and a cooler. I had seen one with a liquid cooler at the time for £1350 but I really wanted the gsync monitor at the time so used the £200 for that and I'll make a few changes in the coming weeks.
Looking at the link again, I also got Windows 10 with the PC for the same price as they're quoting just now.
VlaudTheImpaler
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Anybody tried this yet? http://www.cineveovrcinema.com/cineveo_vr_cinema_steamvr_vive.html
Following up on this. I could launch TheBlu proper on my Rift through SteamVR after bypassing some warning messages about not having compatible controllers, but then I'm stuck in the game's selection menu with no way to choose anything. If I just open Explorer and browse to the game directory, there's a "DirectToRift" exe I can run that takes me straight into the whale encounter, which worked fine. I didn't see any exe's for running any of the other parts of the game.
A Grizzly Bear
Member
We really don't know. Each shipping wave so far hasn't been consistent, so some people will tell you 2-4 days, some will tell you a week or two and HTC will tell you "It will ship in May."
Super Rookie
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Pool Nation seems to have slipped to June but a closed beta sign up for May is available to apply for here:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/269170/announcements/detail/883080023725421022
http://steamcommunity.com/games/269170/announcements/detail/883080023725421022
bloodydrake
Cool Smoke Luke
doesn't virtual desktop have a built in theater mode as well?
I think this cinema addon might fit the bill as well.
could be cool since to try if it lets you pick you viewing location.
http://store.steampowered.com/itemstore/382110/detail/100/
couple videos of 3d environments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAxUrANEoTk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPvnMsJRSKQ
Vyse The Legend
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Varies wildly. It took about 5-6 days to ship for me.
So what's the consensus on booting into VR sans monitor? My room situation is currently such that I'll need to move my tower from my office to another room for any roomscale games. I'd rather not have to move my monitor as well, so is it pheasible to boot into the desktop with just the Vive on?
Wrestlemania
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No. You need a monitor.
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