GuitarAtomik
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I'm probably going to get this. Sweat is one of the biggest issues I have playing in VR and Summer is going to be brutal (already is actually). Seems like they're shooting for $25-$35 so probably worth it.
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I'm probably going to get this. Sweat is one of the biggest issues I have playing in VR and Summer is going to be brutal (already is actually). Seems like they're shooting for $25-$35 so probably worth it.
MiamiWesker
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I have oculus so there are two sales going on right now so I want some VR recmmendations. Saliento (spelling?) I heard is really good, that is $20. Overkill I think it's called is cheaper, is that good? i still need to get Arizona and raw data but I want them to be cheaper, same with serious Sam.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
sairento is amazing dont pass it up
Veritigo_X
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Is Cosmic Trip a game a lot of people are sleeping on or something? I never hear anyone talk about it.
I bought it on a whim last night and it's so good. Highly recommend it, especially for the $17 sale price.
I bought it on a whim last night and it's so good. Highly recommend it, especially for the $17 sale price.
GuitarAtomik
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I've mentioned it a lot but I do think people are sleeping on it. It's a really polished package and pretty unique even among VR games.
MiamiWesker
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What is it?
GuitarAtomik
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Basically a "first person" RTS built from the ground up for VR.
Zalusithix
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Putting aside the corny sex appeal marketing in the beginning, I'm honestly not seeing what this brings to the table that a simple oscillating floor fan wouldn't accomplish. The CFM output from fans of that size is going to amount to next to nothing without super high RPMs. So either they won't cool you worth a damn and are quiet, or they have some level of cooling but are noisy.
Meanwhile the floor fan will produce far more airflow and cool more than your forehead. I won't say a floor fan will be quiet, especially on higher speeds, but the noise to CFM ratio is much better. Additionally, the noise is more low pitch / broadband in nature and thus less annoying.
You no longer need OVRAS to set supersampling, it can be done in SteamVR options, outside VR (so OVRAS is stil useful if you want to do it in VR)
I agree with this assessment
I agree with this assessment
Booo.
PeterVenkman
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Oh nice! Didn't realize it was already a thing - I was actually surprised at the discrepancy between settings accessible in and out of VR. Still though, being able to add and customize the chaperone for standing mode is a must right now for me.
In case not everybody already knows this, OpenVR Advanced Settings is extremely useful program and has tons of options, including options for Revive.
https://github.com/matzman666/OpenVR-AdvancedSettings/releases
Is Pavlov VR worth 6€ as a mostly single player experience? (I think it has bots)
https://github.com/matzman666/OpenVR-AdvancedSettings/releases
Is Pavlov VR worth 6€ as a mostly single player experience? (I think it has bots)
Ok so looking for one more big game to pick up during sale, looking for a FPS made for VR. Don't have any friends in VR so multiplayer isn't a big vocus
On the list is Raw Data, Sarentino, Arizona sunshine? These worth it?
Any other big ones I'm missing? Any recomndetions? Are the military ones any good?
I have and beat Superhot (so good!) and I have space pirate trainer, but wanted something that you move a bit.
so multiplayer isn't a big vocus On the list is Raw Data, Sarentino, Arizona sunshine? These worth it?
Any other big ones I'm missing? Any recomndetions? Are the military ones any good?
I have and beat Superhot (so good!) and I have space pirate trainer, but wanted something that you move a bit.
Serious Sam: The First Encounter. I don't own it, and it's technically a port from the standard game, but it's gotten nothing but praise for its VR implementation.Ok so looking for one more big game to pick up during sale, looking for a FPS made for VR. Don't have any friends in VR
On the list is Raw Data, Sarentino, Arizona sunshine? These worth it?
Any other big ones I'm missing? Any recomndetions? Are the military ones any good?
I have and beat Superhot (so good!) and I have space pirate trainer, but wanted something that you move a bit.
I have about 4 hours in Pavlov and really enjoy it. Onward has good word of mouth too, but it was too slow for me.
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLF_iD6mbpjn14wZdFL1baA
There's an upcoming Stealth title "Espire 1: VR Operative" which has some interesting mechanics.
There's an upcoming Stealth title "Espire 1: VR Operative" which has some interesting mechanics.
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
Ok so looking for one more big game to pick up during sale, looking for a FPS made for VR. Don't have any friends in VR
On the list is Raw Data, Sarentino, Arizona sunshine? These worth it?
Any other big ones I'm missing? Any recomndetions? Are the military ones any good?
I have and beat Superhot (so good!) and I have space pirate trainer, but wanted something that you move a bit.
Raw Data has got lots of contents imo, and is probably the best wave shooter at the moment.
Heard good words on Dead Effect 2. Also The Brookhaven Experiment, Onward, Damaged Core, Serious Sam VR titles
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
looks cool this and budget cuts have me hyped for vr stealth
Ok so looking for one more big game to pick up during sale, looking for a FPS made for VR. Don't have any friends in VR
On the list is Raw Data, Sarentino, Arizona sunshine? These worth it?
Any other big ones I'm missing? Any recomndetions? Are the military ones any good?
I have and beat Superhot (so good!) and I have space pirate trainer, but wanted something that you move a bit.
pavlov is damn good
it dose have bots even player made maps on the workshop work with bots
Random Human
They were trying to grab your prize. They work for the mercenary. The masked man.
Those Knuckles impressions/vids make them sound awesome. Valve's hardware initiatives are so interesting.
I think it's just Windlands. Happened to me and I turned off the controllers and swapped hands, and it still happened. Meanwhile no issues in Pavlov with either controller.
Perhaps this FAQ from the dev will help:
sonofbryce
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Hello Ya'll! I posted a bit about our VR music visualizer in development Raybeem, a few pages back. Wanted to post a bit of an update.
We've now got a Raybeem Steam page up, so please add it to your wishlist!
Raybeem Promo Comic
Our homie Ramiro Roman created this promo comic for Raybeem. It's the size of a CD booklet, we passed these out during E3. You can check the full thing on our site or Instagram. Hit me up if you're interested in a copy!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BU5ANGSFQ0x/?taken-by=sokaylife
We posted a WIP video of the "Highway" theme on Instagram. It's not a skyview from your normal perspective within Raybeem (which will be street level), but thought it looked kinda cool.
We're working on a motion comic teaser trailer, intended for release with a demo as soon as we can get it together. As well as another trailer for release.
I've been working out some kinks with the hand tracking stuff in the default theme, when I get that straightened out I'll get a demo ready. It supports Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and will work as regular standalone Windows app.
If you're down for the cause, please check out our newly launched Patreon.
Thanks for reading the post, always down for some feedback.
We've now got a Raybeem Steam page up, so please add it to your wishlist!
Raybeem Promo Comic
Our homie Ramiro Roman created this promo comic for Raybeem. It's the size of a CD booklet, we passed these out during E3. You can check the full thing on our site or Instagram. Hit me up if you're interested in a copy!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BU5ANGSFQ0x/?taken-by=sokaylife
We posted a WIP video of the "Highway" theme on Instagram. It's not a skyview from your normal perspective within Raybeem (which will be street level), but thought it looked kinda cool.
We're working on a motion comic teaser trailer, intended for release with a demo as soon as we can get it together. As well as another trailer for release.
I've been working out some kinks with the hand tracking stuff in the default theme, when I get that straightened out I'll get a demo ready. It supports Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and will work as regular standalone Windows app.
If you're down for the cause, please check out our newly launched Patreon.
Thanks for reading the post, always down for some feedback.
Great, recalibration did the trick. Windlands seems really touchpad heavy, hope I won't have to do this too often. Thanks a LOT !
Glad it worked! Next time I play it I'll try the same.Great, recalibration did the trick. Windlands seems really touchpad heavy, hope I won't have to do this too often. Thanks a LOT !
Noticed some talk about Open VR Advanced options and had a question:
I have used Chaperone Switcher for many months to set different Chaperone bounds easily and also to supersample. Seems like I can set supersampling now through SteamVR, but what is currently the best method to have multiple Chaperone setups that I can switch to easily? I basically have 3 setups I need to switch to easily - one for full room (requires couch move), one for partial room standing, and then one for seated VR.
I haven't been able to use my Vive much recently but want to rip through some games during the holiday weekend.
I have used Chaperone Switcher for many months to set different Chaperone bounds easily and also to supersample. Seems like I can set supersampling now through SteamVR, but what is currently the best method to have multiple Chaperone setups that I can switch to easily? I basically have 3 setups I need to switch to easily - one for full room (requires couch move), one for partial room standing, and then one for seated VR.
I haven't been able to use my Vive much recently but want to rip through some games during the holiday weekend.
Space Pirate Trainer: Amazing, way more exciting than it appears on video. Sure this one's universally recommended but I wasn't sold until I saw there was a shield. Turns out shield is totally optional, ambidextrous, and swappable- LOVE that design. I turtled behind it the whole time unabashedly (just told myself I was a space cleric). My lack of FPS skills paradoxically made it even more fun- I find myself forced to my knees behind my shield when the barrage of fire becomes too much.
Then after my first run I noticed there were multiple weapons, all unlocked from the start. The shotgun seemed bad at first, but then I realized it synergized amazingly with the shield, buying time for my foes to come in range. Whereas the opposite was true of the railgun, which charges to power up; it seems designed to take advantage of bullet time, so you would want two of them I'd think. So many combinations to test... once I'm good enough to play without a shield.
Tilt Brush: Excellent, almost magical, but not perfect. I think the Steam review that compared it to MS Paint nailed it- same combo of intuitive design and engaging mechanics. The animated effects in particular are stunning. And it's not even as walled off as it might appear, with on-controller snapshot/video/gif functions at the ready.
One thing that bothered me- and I could have totally missed it- was I couldn't find options for 2D or 3D primitives, i.e. placing shapes. I respect that "brush" is in the title, but even MS Paint lets me fill in circles and rectangles with a paint bucket.
Then after my first run I noticed there were multiple weapons, all unlocked from the start. The shotgun seemed bad at first, but then I realized it synergized amazingly with the shield, buying time for my foes to come in range. Whereas the opposite was true of the railgun, which charges to power up; it seems designed to take advantage of bullet time, so you would want two of them I'd think. So many combinations to test... once I'm good enough to play without a shield.
Tilt Brush: Excellent, almost magical, but not perfect. I think the Steam review that compared it to MS Paint nailed it- same combo of intuitive design and engaging mechanics. The animated effects in particular are stunning. And it's not even as walled off as it might appear, with on-controller snapshot/video/gif functions at the ready.
One thing that bothered me- and I could have totally missed it- was I couldn't find options for 2D or 3D primitives, i.e. placing shapes. I respect that "brush" is in the title, but even MS Paint lets me fill in circles and rectangles with a paint bucket.
sonofbryce
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Windows Insider Preview was what was messing up your PC? All you had to do was reinstall Windows and you were fine?
Auto-Reply
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It's been a while since I fired it up but there were primitives, you had to scroll through your menu to the 3 dots and there were shapes that were named "guides".. found a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpIdQP_DwB4
I was abroad for one of those months. And I haven't been gaming that much otherwise lately (and my non-gaming work laptop is usually my go to PC).
Was postponing it, not figuring it out.
PeterVenkman
Member
Well, finally figured it out - on the Vive I'm borrowing, one of the base stations is missing a horizontal tracking light. Go figure. It's also the one that would brick any time I update its firmware - can't track the headset alone on it either, and shows up in developer mode on the opposite side of my room.
RMA right? Just making sure there's no other way to fix it.
RMA right? Just making sure there's no other way to fix it.
Thanks! Looks great and intuitive. And now that I see it has .fbx exporting as well, I'm upgrading my review to: "Excellent, essentially magical."
Sleeping Lesson
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The general consensus is that Arizona Sunshine is pretty good, right?
Want to throw my 2c in again, Cosmic Trip is fantastic.
Tilt Brush is less MS Paint and more Mario Paint. It makes art fun again.
Yeah I really like it. I think it excels because of the realistic aiming. Makes it feel more authentic to what real survival horror might be like.
I love the dark caves in the game. That's the survival mission I keep going back to. OLED + full field of view darkness = true dark.
Tilt Brush is less MS Paint and more Mario Paint. It makes art fun again.
Yeah I really like it. I think it excels because of the realistic aiming. Makes it feel more authentic to what real survival horror might be like.
I love the dark caves in the game. That's the survival mission I keep going back to. OLED + full field of view darkness = true dark.
Sleeping Lesson
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Awesome, I think I'll grab that and maybe one more during the sale.
Auto-Reply
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General consensus, yeah. Me personally though I think it's a rather boring VR shooter and despite the length of the campaign not really worth the asking price.
(I should stop always shitting on this game and maybe play it once more on a harder difficulty than normal. I think I even said that I like this game when I first played it but it does not belong to my list of the best VR games out there)
DizzyCaffeine
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That does seem to be the consensus, but I thought it was boring.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Hm, interesting takes. Basically I'm looking for a shooting game that tries to be a bit more than a shooting gallery. Arizona Sunshine doesn't have two-handed weapons does it?
metareferential
Member
I just realized what a scam Superhot VR really is: "buy our game twice, because fuck you give us money".
Well, no thank you. I'll wait again. Silly me that I bought the game previoulsy following the "vr" tag on Steam.
Well, no thank you. I'll wait again. Silly me that I bought the game previoulsy following the "vr" tag on Steam.
Wowfunhappy
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???
The VR version is a completely different game, with different levels, scenarios, and mechanics. If they called it "SuperHot 2" would it have been less of a scam?
Sucks that the tag was misleading but that's Valve's fault for rolling out what is (IMO) a flawed tagging system.
I have probably enjoyed Arizona Sunshine more than any other shooter so far. Robo Recall and Raw Data trump it in a few ways, but AS has an actual campaign that doesn't feel like you're walking between shooting galleries. Sure, there are horde sections, but they don't comprise the entirety of enemy encounters. The pacing feels so much better to me where the wave shootery games feel too frantic.
There's an argument to be made about the length of the game you get for the money, but the VR game is completely separate from the flatscreen version.
SuperHOT VR is totally worth it because it's a very different game, and a much, much better game. I regret buying the original completely, but VR plays completely differently and is very excellent.
Old SuperHOT has the complexity of a mobile game and the interest of a spreadsheet. SuperHOT VR makes you Neo.
Clarification: MS Paint was mindblowingly fun back in the Windows 3.0 days. I meant that as praise. Mario Paint was cool too but it felt like the gameplay focus was music first, gnat mini-game second, art third. In my hazy memory MS Paint came much earlier but the internet says I'm misremembering.
Auto-Reply
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It has two handed firearms but no melee weapons like swords, you can throw an axe if you find one but it's rare.
Actual "progressing through level shooting games" from a start point to an end point, are also rare in general. If you dismiss the games where you use melee and archery or where you are warped to predefined positions (wave/on rail shooting games) etc. Then you have quite a few more of varying quality.
I only know of:
Arizona Sunshine
Dark Legion VR
Dead Effect 2 VR
Serious Sam first and second encounter
Syren (not the best reputation)
Aeon (I'm not sure it has a campaign like structure though)
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Doom 3 BFG (mod)
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And of course Oculus games playable through ReVive:
Robo Recall
Damaged Core ( I think you can move around here via teleportation)
Out of those I've only played Arizona Sunshine, need to get to the other games soon, minus the oculus games which I'm not interested in.
You can shoot guns in Vertigo but I wouldn't call it a shooting game per se, you have that level progression tho... you actually shoot quite a lot in this game when I think about it.
Maybe other people know more games of that category, I haven't really looked for them specifically. Not sure if Raw Data belongs to that or is more of a Sairento VR kind of game.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Awesome, thanks for the info Auto-Reply.
I'm kind of just looking for something to tide me over until Fallout. My VR game collection has gotten stale. I'm really looking forward to playing the new H3 update though!
I'm kind of just looking for something to tide me over until Fallout. My VR game collection has gotten stale. I'm really looking forward to playing the new H3 update though!
I got MS Paint on Win 3.0 (3.1 was out at the time though), but the person who set up our family PC pirated us a copy of Photoshop, so there's that.
I'd already had Mario Paint for 1.5 years at that point too.
Sleeping Lesson
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Rad. I like to use my magnetic stock when I can.
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