I'd say 3 TB.
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HTC Vive Launch Thread -- Computer, activate holodeck
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I'd say 3 TB.
Hey, your Rift could simply show up on your doorstep without any previous indication!
I can tell you from experience that it probably wouldn't do too much for your Vive anxiety though.
Compsiox
Banned
I can't wait to see the innovation this encourages.
Sleeping Lesson
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Vive Pre is the latest development kit for the Vive. Differences to the consumer version are minimal. Different strap, no bluetooth, no camera.
[EDIT] Oh yeah, it does have the camera.
Compsiox
Banned
The Pre was the devkit but it is the same as the consumer version in almost every way. You can build games with the consumer Vive too.
It has the camera
Sells the game much better than the mediocre trailer. Dude is really enjoying himself.
Compsiox
Banned
That is correct.
You need a "devkit" as much as you need a "devkit" to develop a PC game
That is, the thing gamers use and the thing developers use are the same.
coughlanio
Member
GB stream overreacting about the space demands for Roomscale.
I live in a 354ft^2 Japanese apartment, Roomscale works fine for me.
I have a single sensor on my desk, and the second on a chest in the opposite corner, both at about waist height. This gives me about 2m x 2m of play space, and it's been fine for everything I've tried so far. Tracking works perfectly.
Mounting the sensors and dedicating a 5m x 5m space is completely optional.
EDIT:
An example:
I live in a 354ft^2 Japanese apartment, Roomscale works fine for me.
I have a single sensor on my desk, and the second on a chest in the opposite corner, both at about waist height. This gives me about 2m x 2m of play space, and it's been fine for everything I've tried so far. Tracking works perfectly.
Mounting the sensors and dedicating a 5m x 5m space is completely optional.
EDIT:
An example:
Mavromatis
Member
I wonder what would people react to VR when the game/pc crashes for whatever reason. Sudden interruption of reality can be hard to react to.
iceatcs
Junior Member
Thanks, Can't wait for this May then.
You need a "devkit" as much as you need a "devkit" to develop a PC game
That is, the thing gamers use and the thing developers use are the same.
True that. Always forget how much PC scene open.
I have two internal 4tb one strictly for media the other strictly for games. And if they're lucky like the witcher the get installed on the boot ssd
I'm pretty sure you die.
My god Vanishing Realms looks so good
His actual verbal exclamations when he defeats an enemy
No Gallery?
I don't think any current mobile GPUs work with VR, do they?
If you're going with a laptop, wait and see what Pascal ones are like
Guardian Monkey
Member
I think alienware has 970s but they are like an external videocard devices
ALso wtf game are they playing on the giant bombcast it looks awesome.
Have you ever seen The Matrix? That.
Owlowiscious
Member
oh man you can't download the three free games early because they don't know you own a vive until you get it
also theblu isn't up yet? I want to predownload that too incase I get my vive today.
i got a lot of other games downloaded and ready now at least
also theblu isn't up yet? I want to predownload that too incase I get my vive today.
i got a lot of other games downloaded and ready now at least
oh man you can't download the three free games early because they don't know you own a vive until you get it
also theblu isn't up yet? I want to predownload that too incase I get my vive today.
i got a lot of other games downloaded and ready now at least
blu is up
and the gallery
Which I'm also getting without additional cost being a backeredit: and theblu which just went up (thanks Mikeside)
ShadowSoldier89
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the discussion they just had on giant bomb is something I want to see. Proper motion controllers and still having regular movement. Jeff said he didnt think the touchpad on the controller would work for it, and that makes me nervous but I think it could work in place of an analog stick.
Got mine, set it up, bought quite a few games... and have preorders games pending (actually if anyone knows how to get the preorder copy of tiltbrush and job simulator, let me know, that'd be great).
Setup - a biitttccchhhh. If people want to try this, they're coming over here to try it.
Also a bit buggy... had my controllers and HMD just not register a few times. Had to do a voodoo dance to get them working again (restarted steamVR, restarted comp, restarted controllers, restarted the lighthouses (by taking the power cord out and reinserting them), resynced... in the end pulling out the USB on the linkbox and replugging it seems to get the most reaction... although not consistent everytime).
Also the included headphones are good... tried my wireless headphones... heavy, battery goes. Tried my highend IEMs - for some reason I was getting static shocks while using them. Tried the packed in IEMs - good - short cable, decent sound... just don't share.
Games.
Final Approach. The best version of Flight Control ever. It's still flight control in the end. Love it or hate it - it's a gaming staple like tower defense. Fun to see the island and little planes in miniature, although the resolution leaves you unable to fully appreciate them unless you get your face up close... at which point the planes will all die while you admire the scenery.
Minigolf VR. Eh... if you like minigolf you'll like this. Less feedback and solidity than real golf... but a lot cheaper and a lot more variety. Only tried a few holes. Not obvious where to go on the map. Wayfinding is poor. I went from 1st to 2nd to 9th to... I don't know.
Space Pirate Trainer VR. Oh god yes. It's so simple, but so pure. Two guns that you switch between multiple weapon types (semi auto laser sight pistol, triple shot auto SMGs, full auto SMGs, high powered sniping laser pistol (really hard to use) and beam laser. You face an increasing number of waves of small drones that attack you from all angles - when they fire you get a bit of bullet time to get out of the way. No VR based movement, so it's all you. This game is pure roomscale... but I also imagine that it'll be really bad for people with small rooms (I have 1.8 x 2.8m available, and even there I was full blown crashing into shit trying to dodge bullets). Kinda like the equivalent of Devil Daggers in VR (not really, but you don't survive long, the gameplay is simple, and you just keep going). Super catchy music.
A Legend of Luca - Not what I expected. You get Zelda 1 style dungeon rooms - rectangles... and the boundaries of your roomspace are the boundaries of the dungeon rooms. The game map is the size of 12" action figures (or something at a smaller scale than full size, but not miniature). You move to dodge. Problem with this game is the traversal is not great. You put your hand at the doors to open them - that's fine - but it'll teleport you into the next room... and of course the virtual room boundaries are locked to the physical room boundaries, so you enter the room... and you're teleported to the far side of the room. Disorientating... and also means that you're not facing enemies the right way when you enter. I'll give it another shot... or maybe I'll refund it
IKEA VR Experience - Nice and detailed. Not much interactivity. It's kinda like going into one of their kitchen demo rooms... A real ikea has dozens such rooms. Tile based teleportation movement. Didn't really like that.
Elite Dangerous in VR: I love Elite's combat. And in VR it's just so so good. Shame that the rest of the game is there to slow it the fuck down. It'd pay full price for an Elite that focused on a space opera campaign ala Wing Commander or Freespace. Well... I mean, I paid more than full price for Elite, but it's just a really poorly structured game for people starting out. Shit like - here's the mission and you have to talk to a contact. What contact? He'll contact you? So what do I do? Just fly around until... I got no clue.
And finally...
Vanishing Realms.
It's everything that you'd hope VR could be. The perfection of video games. Nah, not really. It's super awesome, full scale dungeon crawling hack and slash. Highly responsive, good visuals, fun challenge. Move by pointing on the ground and teleporting. Did I say highly responsive? Because the teleportation is highly responsive.
You'll feel like a bad ass as you zip in bash a monster, zip back out, and parry and block and... oh god it's just so good. Then there's the bow... yes, just like a bow should be! Must buy for the Vive.
To be sure, there's a lot of room for improvement with this game (as with all of them) - but what it's done, it's done very well... and it's a long held realization of the larping dream in VR.
Feet are sore. Spent many hours on feet playing VR games today. It's a work out. There's no going back to normal video games after this... they're just so... flat and stuck on a monitor...
Setup - a biitttccchhhh. If people want to try this, they're coming over here to try it.
Also a bit buggy... had my controllers and HMD just not register a few times. Had to do a voodoo dance to get them working again (restarted steamVR, restarted comp, restarted controllers, restarted the lighthouses (by taking the power cord out and reinserting them), resynced... in the end pulling out the USB on the linkbox and replugging it seems to get the most reaction... although not consistent everytime).
Also the included headphones are good... tried my wireless headphones... heavy, battery goes. Tried my highend IEMs - for some reason I was getting static shocks while using them. Tried the packed in IEMs - good - short cable, decent sound... just don't share.
Games.
Final Approach. The best version of Flight Control ever. It's still flight control in the end. Love it or hate it - it's a gaming staple like tower defense. Fun to see the island and little planes in miniature, although the resolution leaves you unable to fully appreciate them unless you get your face up close... at which point the planes will all die while you admire the scenery.
Minigolf VR. Eh... if you like minigolf you'll like this. Less feedback and solidity than real golf... but a lot cheaper and a lot more variety. Only tried a few holes. Not obvious where to go on the map. Wayfinding is poor. I went from 1st to 2nd to 9th to... I don't know.
Space Pirate Trainer VR. Oh god yes. It's so simple, but so pure. Two guns that you switch between multiple weapon types (semi auto laser sight pistol, triple shot auto SMGs, full auto SMGs, high powered sniping laser pistol (really hard to use) and beam laser. You face an increasing number of waves of small drones that attack you from all angles - when they fire you get a bit of bullet time to get out of the way. No VR based movement, so it's all you. This game is pure roomscale... but I also imagine that it'll be really bad for people with small rooms (I have 1.8 x 2.8m available, and even there I was full blown crashing into shit trying to dodge bullets). Kinda like the equivalent of Devil Daggers in VR (not really, but you don't survive long, the gameplay is simple, and you just keep going). Super catchy music.
A Legend of Luca - Not what I expected. You get Zelda 1 style dungeon rooms - rectangles... and the boundaries of your roomspace are the boundaries of the dungeon rooms. The game map is the size of 12" action figures (or something at a smaller scale than full size, but not miniature). You move to dodge. Problem with this game is the traversal is not great. You put your hand at the doors to open them - that's fine - but it'll teleport you into the next room... and of course the virtual room boundaries are locked to the physical room boundaries, so you enter the room... and you're teleported to the far side of the room. Disorientating... and also means that you're not facing enemies the right way when you enter. I'll give it another shot... or maybe I'll refund it
IKEA VR Experience - Nice and detailed. Not much interactivity. It's kinda like going into one of their kitchen demo rooms... A real ikea has dozens such rooms. Tile based teleportation movement. Didn't really like that.
Elite Dangerous in VR: I love Elite's combat. And in VR it's just so so good. Shame that the rest of the game is there to slow it the fuck down. It'd pay full price for an Elite that focused on a space opera campaign ala Wing Commander or Freespace. Well... I mean, I paid more than full price for Elite, but it's just a really poorly structured game for people starting out. Shit like - here's the mission and you have to talk to a contact. What contact? He'll contact you? So what do I do? Just fly around until... I got no clue.
And finally...
Vanishing Realms.
It's everything that you'd hope VR could be. The perfection of video games. Nah, not really. It's super awesome, full scale dungeon crawling hack and slash. Highly responsive, good visuals, fun challenge. Move by pointing on the ground and teleporting. Did I say highly responsive? Because the teleportation is highly responsive.
You'll feel like a bad ass as you zip in bash a monster, zip back out, and parry and block and... oh god it's just so good. Then there's the bow... yes, just like a bow should be! Must buy for the Vive.
To be sure, there's a lot of room for improvement with this game (as with all of them) - but what it's done, it's done very well... and it's a long held realization of the larping dream in VR.
Feet are sore. Spent many hours on feet playing VR games today. It's a work out. There's no going back to normal video games after this... they're just so... flat and stuck on a monitor...
Compsiox
Banned
Duuude. For the first few days I had my Vive I was playing with it from the moment I woke up until I passed out in AltspaceVR at 5 am.
Its possible youll be fine, but its easier to occlude the lasers if they are low. (People walking by, etc)
You can do what I'm doing and use 3rd Hand contractor poles and mount them to those with pipe grip camera mounts. Links to both of those are in the OP.
Melon Husk
Member
Humanity is not doomed, yet
How does it feel like waking up in a virtual space?
Compsiox
Banned
It was pretty terrible because the game was frozen when I woke up and I almost had a panic attack. I think it was because I need to better tune my CPU clock and voltage.
Also I wouldn't recommend it because burn in is a very likely possibility. I was extremely lucky.
I think I'm overhyped but this sort of change to non-sedentary interaction could be huge for health.
I wonder how VR could help things like Seasonal Affective disorder.
TheChewyWaffles
Member
So glad to have a Vive on pre-order. Vanishing Realms just shot up to the top of my list to play. Now if only I could actually get the Vive delivered!
Anyone know...?
How easy is it to change the settings (and area) in SteamVR from Seated position to Room-Scale position...?
I have the Rift, but am interested in the Vive. What I'd like to be able to do is easily switch from the Seated sensor of the Rift in my living room to the two Room-Scale sensor modules of the Vive near my dining room.
My hope is that this could be done at the press of a button - rather than manually having to recalibrate each time I switch (distance from sensor to position, heighth of sensor, usable area, etc).
How easy is it to change the settings (and area) in SteamVR from Seated position to Room-Scale position...?
I have the Rift, but am interested in the Vive. What I'd like to be able to do is easily switch from the Seated sensor of the Rift in my living room to the two Room-Scale sensor modules of the Vive near my dining room.
My hope is that this could be done at the press of a button - rather than manually having to recalibrate each time I switch (distance from sensor to position, heighth of sensor, usable area, etc).
Owlowiscious
Member
ah weird. it's $10 instead of free for the first, buy the other two. I still think it's a great thing to see first but I can't use the "it's free!" justification. if you want to show people the vive i think it's worth the $10 for a demo to show people. but hey if you don't want to drop $10 then that's understandable.
Compsiox
Banned
Haven't even tried standing or seated with my Vive. I'll message you when I get the chance to try it tonight.
eternalthree
Member
can someone start an OT for Vanishing Realms? cant wait til i see the video tonight. already have ED, but cant wait for a vive to arrive an for Vanishing Realms. VR in VR.
Compsiox
Banned
This is a must. I wanna see an OT for this masterpiece.
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