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I'm not entirely sure I'm happy I got a Vive. The thing has an extremely annoying habit of losing tracking mid session with no clear cause and then it'll either decide to resume working a few minutes later or I'll have to restart my PC. I've even had the basestations decide to stop working a few times. It kills me that I put this much down on the hardware, but I've found myself playing Overwatch instead of going through the trouble of fighting it into submission. I've not even played anything besides The Lab and a couple of 2 minute sessions of Tiltbrush. I'm really hoping I can get some passion for it with developing for the platform, but man am I not enthused with VR so far. I know it's early adopter beware/beta hardware and I really really hope it's just like Steam's early days where it'll become amazing in time.
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GlyphGryph posted:In me experience, losing tracking is a result of reflections. The vive is... very sensitive to reflections. I'd try covering up anything nearby that's reflective (close window curtains/blinds, cover mirrors, etc.) and see if that helps. You're not like... doing it next to a big window or anything, right? Nope, I cover what few windows I have when using the Vive because I don't want to look like an idiot to my neighbors and I have nothing reflective in my living room. It seems like it may be an issue with the HMD itself as opposed to the base stations. One thing to note is that I'm using USB3.1 ports and I'm not sure the two 2.0 ports I have are even hooked up properly. I'm going to try that after work and see if it resolves the issue.
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May 26, 2016 16:00
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Fredrik1 posted:You could try disabling bluetooth, I know some had their base stations shut down mid game because of it, also maybe switch to a USB 2, for some reason some motherboards have issues with the Vive and USB 3. Also make sure you upgraded all the drivers there have been a lot of updates. I set up the phone connection the other day, so I'll try getting rid of bluetooth. The real rub is that I got a new motherboard/processor for VR and I'm not sure I even have any non USB3.1/C ports. I think there are a couple built into the case, but I don't remember if they're hooked up or not. Something to fool with when I get home. Hardware is up to date with drivers, but I'll go double check the motherboard stuff to see if there's anything I missed. Kid posted:I had some tracking issues that were fixed after I installed the recommended PCI usb card and used that to plug the vive in. Can you elaborate on this? What PCI usb card?
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May 26, 2016 20:17
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GlyphGryph posted:Wow, turnaround time on the Vive is really good. Mine should arrive by Thursday based on the shipping e-mail I just got. You ain't lying. I preordered an Oculus a day or two before they went full release and I'd still be waiting for it until Early August/Late July. Cancelled it and order a Rift on the 1st of May and got it last Tuesday.
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May 26, 2016 20:51
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After updating all my drivers, I think my issue was either the Vive/breakout box USB drivers getting borked due to reasons, or me updating to a beta USB driver for my MoBo that mentioned Rift compatibility by name. The tracking seems to be a bit better and the headset actually shows up and doesn't drop mid session anymore. I'm back in.
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May 27, 2016 14:10
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I wish my Vive would just work or not work and not flip flop between the two.
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May 29, 2016 03:35
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Seems the Vive issues were due in part to bad Bluetooth drivers and some weird ASUS proprietary bloatware drivers causing lord knows what issues with the rest of the system. Hopefully everything's kosher now.
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May 30, 2016 13:55
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Fancy_Lad posted:Could you detail what you did to fix it? I've basically given up on power saving the lighthouses because they randomly sleep on me causing tracking to drop while using it and also have an ASUS motherboard, so it could be the same issue... I'll see what I do. It's been an on and off process since I got it last week, so hopefully I won't forget anything. I don't know if it was related or not, but the Asus Ai Charger bloatware that came with my mobo was causing system crashes, I removed it and things got much better fast. It was causing issues, but I think it would have done that regardless of whether or not I had a Vive. Update your system drivers; my z170 deluxe had some beta USB drivers that specifically mentioned the Rift for usage. BIOS update and anything else that's not current as well. Unplug your breakout box from your tower and go into your SteamVR settings and there should be an option to delete all associated drivers. Do that and plug your breakout box back in to get your Vive drivers reinstalled. Hopefully from there things should start to cooperate.
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May 30, 2016 16:06
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App13 posted:Anyone try out pool nation yet? I picked it up last night and was very happy with it. Once you get the controls down it becomes natural and you're smacking balls all over the place. No luck with online multiplayer yet; all my opponents have been afk when I showed up.
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Jun 2, 2016 14:23
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Haven't gotten to that point myself, but I've thought about it a couple of time in the VR Pool. My only gripe with the game is that the collides on the dice the put on the table are goobered up with too much friction so they don't actually roll.
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Jun 2, 2016 15:58
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It really depends on how the organization has the units priced. You're paying for shipping one way or the other, one just tells you that you're doing it. iirc, most places that do free shipping figure the price of item as Cost + Profit Margin + Average shipping amount for the targeted demographic/market segment. Meaning that if you're, say, next door to the regional distribution center you're getting shafted but if you're in another state or the other side of the country you're getting a break. It's rather socialistic when you think about it. On the other hand places that charge a seperate shipping fee are more likely selling you the item as Cost + margin, so you're getting a better deal if you're near.
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Jun 3, 2016 20:37
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How's the Oculus shipping turnaround time these days? I know the Vive seems to be up to date now, but do the projected shipping times that people got from Oculus remain in effect?
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Jun 8, 2016 13:53
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SwissCM posted:Yep NRVNQSR posted:Depends slightly on the region you're in, but in the US Oculus still haven't fulfilled all the orders from the day preorders opened in January. General advice seems to be to buy from a high street retailer rather than direct from Oculus. That's a bummer. I ordered a day or two before the "launch" and I'd still be waiting for the better part of a month. I can't help but wonder if the Vive hitting supply parity is due to a better supply chain on the part of HTC or the smaller demand due to Oculus's market presence. Or both.
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Jun 8, 2016 14:33
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Kazy posted:Oh hey I got a package today. Awesome! Do you have a Vive setup as well? Can you post your thoughts comparing the two?
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Jun 9, 2016 18:47
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I'm seriously tempted to set up something to let people come demo my Vive for like $10 a hour or something. The only other place to do it around here is a couple hours away and this stupid thing isn't going to pay for itself.
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Jun 9, 2016 19:05
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$25 an hour, and for goons a special price: $45 an hour.
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Jun 9, 2016 19:45
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The Auto Repair level of Job Simulator as well.
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Jun 10, 2016 14:06
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It occurred to me that the Vive/Oculus Touch could be amazing for emulating a Wiimote on Dolphin. Has anyone heard anything regarding this? The Vive wand could easily pass as a Wiimote.
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Jun 10, 2016 18:33
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sliderule posted:I wrote myself a little utility that counts the number of times I rotate and gives me commands to untangle myself via text-to-speech. After I've fully rotated 3 times from my starting position clockwise, say, it would tell me "Turn counterclockwise three times". That prevents the cable from developing loops at least. Sharing is caring m'dude.
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Jun 13, 2016 15:50
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sliderule posted:One it's finished, sure. I'd like to have a nice clean notification pop-up and a configuration window before I release -- mainly because I don't want to deal with support / feature requests. How are you hooking into the Vive/Rift to get the tracking info? I really need to make a VR Dev thread.
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Jun 13, 2016 19:19
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You mean to tell me a developer read the documentation for something? I refuse to believe it. Good thing I'm a lovely developer.
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Jun 13, 2016 20:09
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That Assasin's Creed flying game is being talked about at the Ubisoft conference right now.
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Jun 13, 2016 21:44
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Well this was a load of nothing.
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Jun 14, 2016 21:25
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TheGreySpectre posted:Has anyone announced a 4k VR headset yet? I thought stuff was pretty cool, but I found text still a bit hard to read and stuff to still have a bit too much screen door effect for me. Higher resolution displays should fix my complaints. StarVR is 4K iirc, but it's not intended for consumer use. Just amusement parks or something.
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Jun 15, 2016 19:59
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GlyphGryph posted:So what's the best shooting game out right now, if I had to pick one and only one to buy? The Lab's Archery game imo. Hot dogs horseshoes and hand grenades looks impressive and the dev is pumping out updates, but I've no clue as to how the gameplay is or the extent of it. I'm essentially just waiting for the sale next week before I buy anything. The packaged games and assorted demos are getting by until then. That and Pool VR.
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Jun 15, 2016 20:14
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Called what? Notchyboy taking a swing at a VR game?
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Jun 17, 2016 22:30
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Reports are coming in that they have indeed removed the check. I'm happy for this, but once bitten twice shy.
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Jun 24, 2016 14:12
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Trent Razor1911 posted:Thanks guys, sold my Rift with a printout of the email! So what's the plan now? Are you out of the game, waiting for another hardware revision, or going down the Vive route?
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Jul 5, 2016 18:31
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Is that actually from a VR game or just some SFM shenanigans with a VR slapped on it because "muhkarma"?
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Jul 6, 2016 02:03
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Battle Dome kind of got a raw deal there. They played the worst possible mode and then posited about how one could do a FPS with teleportation. Hopefully it'll get another shot soon.
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Jul 11, 2016 13:51
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Seconding that the NVidia carnival thing runs fine on lower cards. My 970 handled it fine at all graphics settings. Some of the physics stuff and the shaders were interesting, but I doubt I'll be booting it up again now that I've been through it once.
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Jul 15, 2016 14:48
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Friendly reminder that Vibe owners should look into those aftermarket VR covers that have been making the rounds. They fix the blur at the edges of the lenses and are sweat proof/easy to clean.
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Jul 20, 2016 22:54
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Figures they'd do a VR sale two days after I have to shell out for my car's AC to get fixed.
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Jul 28, 2016 22:52
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Tamba posted:You should be glad that it happened in this order? Eh, if it was the other way around I could sweat out a few more pounds in my oven of a car.
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Jul 29, 2016 19:14
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The Vive can do sitdown experiences as well dude, but the majority of "must have" content is roomscale.
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Aug 3, 2016 21:43
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We're in some pong-rear end days of VR game development. It's the wild west out there and I love seeing people coming up with all these solutions to VR player-game interaction "problems".
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Aug 11, 2016 17:25
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Has anyone ever gotten their phones to sync to their Vive? I think I got it to show up once, but Bluetooth is jank incarnate.
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Aug 15, 2016 21:22
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Tom Guycot posted:However, I also think its just so so early in the medium that these things will get figured out as time goes on. I was chatting with the fellow at VALVe that designed the lenses for the Vive. When asking about some of the things being discussed here, he replied that we are at the Pong era of VR. The Vive and Oculus will not change the world; we don't know how to do anything. The 3rd and later generations will change everything though. We are quite literally learning to walk again. I've often wondered about the lack of abstraction that results from motion controls; I think that the notion of playing "normal" games and applying their conventions in VR is likely a fool's errand. This is the wild west, normal conventions need not apply any longer.
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Sep 6, 2016 14:31
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I got in, but didn't realize it didn't have Vive support. I'll try and remember to add that Discord channel. Wasn't there one for Multiplayer VR games, or was that just for Vive owners?
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Bhodi posted:Yeah, where is my wingsuit pilotwings style game?! I want to say that there is an early access indie wingsuit game that added VR support. Name escapes me though.
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