VR - Is it really going to be a success? Or, thanks Time for starting a discussion!

Profanicus · February 15, 2021, 9:32pm

Yeah as in real life there’s a definite learning curve to firing the bow accurately - the game does not provide any assistance there.

I don’t recall how long it took me but it’s super satisfying landing the headshots from great distance now. :)

The game doesn’t give any archery tips that I recall either, but what I do is use a side-on stance, the drawing hand anchors to the side of the face, aim down the arrow, and don’t move after you fire so you can make small adjustments to hit the target.

robc04 · February 15, 2021, 10:32pm

I picked it up during the sale but haven’t tried it yet.

Stepsongrapes · February 15, 2021, 10:33pm

Of my handful of Quest games, this is by far my favorite.

meeper · February 15, 2021, 11:17pm

It automatically adds itself to the SteamVR config menu while you’re wearing the headset.

Houngan · February 16, 2021, 5:50pm

For the racers, a bundle including Dirt Rally 2.0 plus tons of DLC:

https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/killer-bundle-15?aff_track=CJ&CJEVENT=48d10170707f11eb81db037b0a240612&utm_source=CJ&cj_pid=4485850&cj_aid=13212017

Profanicus · February 18, 2021, 11:33pm

Happy birth/VR day!

rrmorton · February 19, 2021, 6:24am

Cool!

TurinTur · February 19, 2021, 7:34am

It seems Oculus is releasing the multiple account support not in v26, but as an experimental feature

https://www.oculus.com/blog/gather-your-party-introducing-multi-user-and-app-sharing-on-oculus-quest/

Here’s the fine print:

For now, the admin account (a.k.a. the account you used to set up your headset) can add up to three additional accounts and enable App Sharing on a single device. Remember, this is experimental—it might change as more households begin to own multiple Quest devices.
To use Multi-User and App Sharing, the admin and additional account holders must each log in to the shared device with their respective Facebook accounts.
Additional account holders can only access the admin account holder’s shared apps on the device where App Sharing is enabled. If the additional account holder purchases their own device or already has their own device, they won't be able to access the admin account’s shared apps on their own headset.
Additional account holders may purchase their own apps and content on shared devices, but these apps won’t be shared with either the admin account or other additional accounts.
You can still log in to multiple devices at the same time. However, you will not be able to use the same account to run the same app across multiple devices simultaneously. Different accounts can concurrently access a shared app on multiple headsets, keeping in mind that you can only enable App Sharing on a single device at the moment.
The admin account cannot be changed without a factory reset. The admin account can add additional accounts, but additional accounts cannot add other accounts.
Need tips on keeping your headset clean? You’ll find them here.

App Sharing applies automatically to all new apps in the Oculus Quest Store from this date forward.

Mellified · February 19, 2021, 4:26pm

This seems reasonable enough. First, a way for a family to share a single headset, but maintain different saves and friend lists.

Second, set a second headset up and share apps with other accounts. Then play the same game on the primary headset. That allows buying an app once and playing it co-op. Very similar to how Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft console DRM works.

I wish they’d done this sooner. Would have saved me a bunch of money.

jpinard · February 19, 2021, 5:52pm

YES!!! Happy Birthday el Krokodile!

robc04 · February 20, 2021, 3:07pm

That was my exact reaction, except my wife thought I was silly. :-)
It is remarkably cool.

meeper · February 20, 2021, 11:32pm

Just wait until you fly into a station in Elite with it!

antlers · February 21, 2021, 11:14pm

You do need to put the Quest 2 into developer mode to run Side quest, and you need to run Side quest to get the wireless desktop VR

robc04 · February 22, 2021, 5:56am

Holy cow is Moss so cool to experience! The gameplay…well not that great but I don’t care because it is so gorgeous. I’m having a great time just getting the little mouser from one environment to the next. It feels so great to be amazed and excited by games again. I mean, there are lots of games I’ve enjoyed over recent years, but VR has taken my breath away and gets me giddy.

robc04 · February 22, 2021, 5:37pm

I never would have guess VR pinball would also be a thing, but it sure is nice to easily be able to see the entire table (although some things get obscured behind table features). I wonder if there is an option to change the view angle or something.

iloveplywood · February 22, 2021, 7:45pm

VR pinball can be awesome, but changing the viewing angle is actually pretty important to protect your neck. Almost all of the games have a way to recenter the screen – a good trick is to stand up a little, re-center the view, and sit back down. This will let you set the table height to be more comfortable.

I’ve even had fun lying down on the floor and re-centering the view to make it like the table is built into the floor, just a neat alternate perspective.

Moss is another one that I’ve had an odd amount of fun re-centering the view while on my knees in my game room - - then you can kind of craw around the world. It’s just fun to play with perspectives in games like these.

robc04 · February 23, 2021, 4:51am

The Room is awesome and I hope they come out with another. I bought the VR Fanatical Bundle partly because it had Abode 1 and 2, which are escape room games. I’m not expecting Room VR levels of coolness, but it was worth the gamble to find something cool.

I’ve mentioned before that when I’m in VR that I sometimes loose myself and go to lean on something, like a doorway, in the VR environment and then need to catch myself before a fall over. My brain must be very susceptible for this stuff. I totally get your feeling of vertigo as I experienced it too when standing on a platform and could see the room below me.

Ditto on The Guardian system. It works so well and it’s nice to just trust that it has your back.

Profanicus · February 23, 2021, 7:15am

You guys should consider the ultimate vertigo title, Richie’s Plank Experience. It’s a bit of a one-trick pony and pricey for what you get, but man… if you get a real bit of wood and set the game plank dimensions to match it, it makes it so much more brain bending when you’re trying to walk across it on top of a virtual building.

That added bit of reality makes it really hard to convince yourself to take a step along it. :)

Great for showing off your VR to newcomers, and kids absolutely love it if you have any.

Ginger_Yellow · February 23, 2021, 9:45am

Speaking of which, the recent patch notes suggested you would be able to turn the wall off, at least for the stationary one, like you can on the Rift. But that doesn’t seem to be the case, or at least I can’t find the setting. Anyone had any luck with that?

Ginger_Yellow · February 23, 2021, 11:50am

I know that, but on the Rift, you can stop it from appearing even if you touch it. It just shows the boundary on the floor. This is very helpful, if, eg, you’re playing a cockpit game where you don’t need the touch controllers, but have to put them somewhere. Previously you couldn’t do that on the Quest, but they put this in the patch notes for the most recent one, which suggested you might be able to: