HTC VIVE support - Developers please read

[Medi3val]

Since it's been awhile since this has been discussed, I thought I'd bring it up again.

Developers - HTC Vive is most popular VR headset for steam users with 66% of the market.

http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey

It is quickly gaining equilibrium with Oculus on the global marketplace as well, due to its room-scale movement capability and more immersive controls. I strongly urge you to seriously consider baking in the compatibility with the Vive remotes and room-scale control. If TLD became tagged with HTC Vive support, it's sales would instantly skyrocket, since it would arguably be the most advanced, full-scale game to hit HTC Vive.

I can only see one single objective to full room-scale support, and that is the method of locomotion. Teleportation would not work, since movement needs to incorporate fatigue. My suggestion would be a system similar to what the game "Hordez" has created. With this system, you would hold a in a button to walk and the character would move automatically. Hordez has added a grid overview option which reduces vr-induced motion-sickness and works well.

In Conclusion, HTC Vive is the bonified winner in the VR war for Steam users, and I strongly urge you to add this support.

[WDeV]

+1

[Hinterland_Studio]

Yup, we're tracking both Vive and Oculus. Figuring out if/how to best support an experience in The Long Dark on these platforms is something we'll look into after we launch Story Mode.

Thanks for your thoughts!

[Medi3val]

This is great news!! Thank You!! Keep up the great work! This game is so unique and cool, and it would be an AMAZING experience with full vive support!

[xCAPx]

nice, looking forward to play it in VR with my Vive <3 can't wait

[Cygnus]

[X-Post from my Reddit comment]

The best method for locomotion I could imagine for this game would be the locomotion method used by this game (https://www.reddit.com/r/Vive/comments/4ly722/free_vive_multiplayer_fps_tech_demo/), where you swing the controllers at your sides as if you're walking to move. I didn't experience any motion sickness with this method, and I feel like it would work doubly well since going faster in the Long Dark burns calories faster, and this method literally requires more real life physical energy to go faster.

[Mister 6]

Since I saw VR support option in the roadmap I ve been saving money for a VR and pc parts that can run it..

[Rocco]

yes i subscribe this anouncment, i love this game and i love the vive.
please devs, bring both together!!!

[ExCoRpIoN]

Did you check the video of hinterland ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEd8--w-zFI

After that i knew that they are working with oculus and vive....

[Hoopermation]

If you guys need some tips/pointers on VR best practices I've had a lot of experience with it :)

[Medi3val]

Has anyone tried TLD in Vorpx yet? Supposedly it is supported