SteamVR Conflict Bug (and Some Suggestions)

[TideGear]

When I start the game it also starts SteamVR, which also pulls audio to my Index headset. I'm guessing the dev is dabbling with VR support and left it in on accident?

[Montegallo dev.]

Yes, Forza Polpo was initially designed as a virtual reality project. There must be something left running that tells Steam that it is still a VR game.
I will investigate ^^
Thank you for the report!

[TideGear]

Just FYI, update v0.64 didn't fix this.

[Montegallo dev.]

yes, sorry, I don't have a hmd right now, so I couldn't test.

For the time being, you might be able to try a workaround.

right click the game > properties > set launch options > add "-nohmd" to the command line.

let me know if it worked.
thx

[TideGear]

That worked! This game is great! I love how it feels like a thinking-person's Jumping Flash!

Two thoughts:
1. It'd be cool if the game tracked how much energy (not just time) you used in a stage and had leaderboards for that.
2. In the Aloha Beach level, I wanted to go down the store's chimney!

[TideGear]

Actually, come to think of it. It might be better to have a score based on energy used versus energy collected, with collected energy outweighing the used energy in the score. That would encourage players to explore levels and figure out what's worth collecting and what isn't. If it were just energy used, it would encourage super conservative and probably boring play.

[Montegallo dev.]

I'm glad it worked. ^^

I pay close attention to feedback, new ideas, and comments, so please copy and paste your feedback into the pinned topic or start a new discussion if you prefer.

fast answer:
--Yes, I had considered a score based on energy conservation, but it would have been boring. Currently, Polpo's grade/battery/scoring is based on the action--