Sounds really interesting. I just recently played QuiVR again (the standard branch), and the core mechanics feel really good now.
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HTC Vive Launch Thread -- Computer, activate holodeck
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Veritigo_X
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I was reading that too. I might take that gamble since I'm in the US. Looks like you can return it within 30 days anyway.
GuitarAtomik
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Dragon Skies VR is doing a Kickstarter right now that is more a way to pay what you want for it. Basically you can get the game for a $1 though they're obviously encouraging people to pay what you think it's worth.
The game itself looks pretty cool and pretty fleshed out. The main combat mechanic is flying around on the back of a fully steerable dragon while shooting with a pistol at airships and towers, but it also has a whole voice acted story with NPCs and a town to go back to, and a crafting system to make different ammo types for your pistol. Also the soundtrack is going to be all original piano music inspired by Nobuo Uematsu. The latest Devlog is a good one to watch to get a good idea of everything.
The game itself looks pretty cool and pretty fleshed out. The main combat mechanic is flying around on the back of a fully steerable dragon while shooting with a pistol at airships and towers, but it also has a whole voice acted story with NPCs and a town to go back to, and a crafting system to make different ammo types for your pistol. Also the soundtrack is going to be all original piano music inspired by Nobuo Uematsu. The latest Devlog is a good one to watch to get a good idea of everything.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
played some more after a couple of months of not playing any vive god damn the art of fight is soooo good
My thoughts exactly; I had nothing to lose. I'll post something here next Tuesday when I receive it!
What's the advantage of the new kind?
Veritigo_X
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The new cable has USB, HDMI, and power going through a single cable instead of three glued together. The main benefit is it doesn't get twisted up as easily.
crisdecuba
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A bit lighter too, no?
Not sure if posted, but Vermintide will get a VR mode.
http://steamcommunity.com/games/235540/announcements/detail/566719912015067648
http://steamcommunity.com/games/235540/announcements/detail/566719912015067648
It was supposed to be a 2017H1 thing from the start, so I wouldn't worry yet.
Yeah, but there hasn't been any word or impressions since Gamescom. I guess I'm just a bit too excited about the prospect of it, can't wait to try it out.
Every thing I have seen so far point to a wave shooter where you teleport to specific spots on the map. Hope its a bit more.
DOT DASH DOT
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Oh dear, how come?
New job, barely any time at home so its gathering dust. Also by selling it, it helps justify a new TV
Will be back with vive 2 or wherever comes next
DOT DASH DOT
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New job, barely any time at home so its gathering dust. Also by selling it, it helps justify a new TV
Will be back with vive 2 or wherever comes next
That's very true! Tbh it's crossed my mind, got a 1 month old baby, and a 2 year old, I've literally only got a certain amount of time, and changing the kitchen around to accommodate the Vive just isn't happening, I bought a new TV and spend my time using that with PC/Pro/Xbox etc.
Speaking of TVs reminded me about something - maybe this is a stupid question, but is VR compatible with HDR? From what I understand, HDR makes picture more lifelike and realistic, more similar to how our sight perceives colors, contrast and brightness - so I should benefit VR, right?
Wowfunhappy
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Y'know... I hope this isn't taken the wrong way, but I don't know of any other technology product where people spend this much time talking about the upcoming generation BEFORE there is any actual word about a launch in the near future. We know essentially nothing about Vive Gen 2, whenever and if ever it actually launches at all.
I mean, I get it—I watched that video clip just now about HDR, and it sounds really freaking cool. But a part of me wonders what this says about the state of VR right now. Heck, we know more or less when the Nintendo Switch is coming out, but it doesn't come up in every discussion about the 3DS.
I mean, I get it—I watched that video clip just now about HDR, and it sounds really freaking cool. But a part of me wonders what this says about the state of VR right now. Heck, we know more or less when the Nintendo Switch is coming out, but it doesn't come up in every discussion about the 3DS.
It's just the nature of early-adopters, especially with a technology that is constantly seeing new innovation left and right. I think people love talking about a Gen2 headset so much because the specifics of what it might have to offer could vary drastically! Foveated rendering, HDR, a wider FOV, wireless, et al. The number of things the future of VR might bring seems nearly endless right now. It's exciting.
I think it's telling that the preorders for modification that makes vive wireless were sold out in 18 minutes, and that preorder was only available on the Chinese website of HTC, and also we have no way of knowing if it's actually any good since there are not tests (and at $220 it's not exactly cheap). And yet early adopters gobbled it up.
We are stupid excited for what's next thanks to the promise of what we have now. That's not telling anything negative about VR's current state. In fact, the opposite, since we are frothing for more.
Edit: I you like Namco's Point Blank, get Lethal VR. It's incredibly polished, visually allows for tons of supersampling with great performance, and has a shitload of game modes.
Edit: I you like Namco's Point Blank, get Lethal VR. It's incredibly polished, visually allows for tons of supersampling with great performance, and has a shitload of game modes.
Astral/H3X
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It's a really cool concept, and it looks like mechanically it works rather well, but holy hell does it look like a game made in Unity in a day. It needs some hella polish, but I'm interested in seeing where it goes.
I just played that demo, it's really nice. And there are almost no jaggies, it looks great.
The avatar editor is also interesting, you can check yourself in the mirror, choose glasses, hair, clothes.
Wowfunhappy
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Is the Oculus Touch software up now?
I want to play that Oculus painting game. Looked like Tilt Brush except a lot better.
I want to play that Oculus painting game. Looked like Tilt Brush except a lot better.
Zalusithix
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Medium? It's not a painting application like Tilt Brush, but a sculpting one. They're rather different things.
Wowfunhappy
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For some reason I thought Medium had both drawing and sculpting.
Does it have a set release date? Google doesn't turn up anything clear. It's the next VR release that I'm waiting for, and I'd thought it was launching with Touch.
Does it have a set release date? Google doesn't turn up anything clear. It's the next VR release that I'm waiting for, and I'd thought it was launching with Touch.
Woah, are Vive triggers touch sensitive?
cleveridea
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Anyone have an opinion on Knee Deep? I see the season pass (ie all 3 episodes) is 50% off on steam, so $10.
Just got done setting mine up. I'll have to just have small standing for now until I move in a few weeks. So are the must have apps (especially cheap/free ones, but I'm open to all)? I got tilt brush but that's it so far.
edit: What's that one shooting range game I see people playing?
edit: What's that one shooting range game I see people playing?
ninjaboyjohn
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Medium is sculpting digital clay (and its awesome), and Quill, coming from Oculus Story Studio, is the drawing app (also tremendously awesome).
video demonstration of Quill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_rLAfvxn6g
RurouniZel
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They are analogue and yes in Tilt Brush you can make smaller strokes by pressing lightly.
Wowfunhappy
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Thanks, Quill is what I was thinking of!
I love Tilt Brush but everything made in it has this... Tilt Brush look to it, even when it has been made by a super talented artist. Quill looks like it has much more potential in that regard, and I'm really looking forward to using it.
Do either of these tools have release dates?
Edit: Booo, so Oculus has no plans to release Quill to the public.
Why does Oculus suck?
qa_engineer
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Onward is probably the most popular Vive game at the moment. Theres always someone playing and the lobbies fill up fast.
Zalusithix
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I think you're going to have to be more specific. Shooting with what? Guns? Bows? Then there's the question of shooting at what?
I mean, given that you say "range", I'm tempted to assume you mean H3VR (Hotdogs Horseshoes and Hand Grenades). If you mean it in a more generic sense though, it could be any number of other games. The shooting gallery genre is quite saturated on the Vive.
Compsiox
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Sleeping Lesson
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Unfortunately when the TPCast preorders went up last week they were only shipping to China, so most of us will have to wait.
Definitely not ~2ms of latency in real-world conditions, though.
Definitely not ~2ms of latency in real-world conditions, though.
Zalusithix
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The latency could be possible, but the real question will be reliability. Assuming this thing is using millimeter waves, it'll be highly susceptible to interference by physical objects. That includes your own body (which is why it sits on top of your head). It'll be of questionable use if looking down / bending over / making gestures over your head causes it to flake out.
Wowfunhappy
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Holy crap. Probably an optimistic measurement, but it could be twice that number and still be fine.
I wasn't expecting wireless to get solved for another decade.
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