Using VAM/vamX with an avatar to have a realistic sexual experience in VR

[Shonuff!]

VAM/vamX can be intimidating when you first load the program. Many users simply need to be pointed in the right direction when it comes to many of the features available to them. This is based on my system and use of VAM/vamX. Personally, I use VAM in a specific way to get the best experience. Depending on your system, you will want to adjust the graphics settings so that you can get a solid FPS with two person atoms loaded. This step is extremely important as you will be able to have a consistent “Session” whenever you load VAM.

If you want to have an experience where you control an avatar in VAM you will need to purchase 3 trackers

https://www.vive.com/us/accessory/tracker3/

One will help you control your avatar’s hip and the two others will control the feet. You will also want a way to secure the trackers to your body

https://rebuffreality.com/products/trackstrap-bundle-for-vive-trackers

These links are obviously just examples. Shop around or possibly build your own solutions whatever works for your situation. Set your trackers up to work with VR. I have a valve index which uses steam VR. You can find tutorials on pairing your trackers and getting them ready for use with your VR head set.

1: Start with a new empty scene
2: Add a person atom and change the look to suit you or design your own.
3: Possess your avatar by clicking the “possess and align head” button. This is the red button with the silhouette of a person that has a green dot for a head and a small circle with the plus sign. When you click this, you should see a green circle appear on the posses-sable body parts of your avatar.

Point at the head and press the “A” button to align the head. This will jump your perspective to the avatar’s. Move your wrists so they align with the hands and you should automatically gain control of the avatar’s hands. Once this is done you can move on to pairing your hip and feet.

Click the button with the "mouse cursor" to get to the Atom selection menu.
Choose the “hipControl” from the “Control” menu on the right of the select window.
Click “Select Link to From Scene” button. You will see your hip tracker show up here. Point to the tracker and press the “A” button. Now you will have the hip movement being controlled by the hip tracker. Repeat this for the "pelvisControl" and the "chestControl".
I find it helpful to pair the “penisBaseControl” if you are using a male avatar for your session.

Next pair the “lFootControl” and the “rFootControl” to your feet trackers then pair the “rKneeControl” and the “lKneeControl”. Take your time and experiment with this as you may find that you don’t need to pair all the Controls that I suggested.
After this step you should have full 1 to 1 control of your avatar.

Now you should be in a black scene with only your avatar in the scene. Next you can choose to “merge load” a scene into your scene. Be aware that this can sometimes have negative results depending on how the merged scene has been setup. If you plan to possess an avatar to interact with a specific scene, you might want to load the scene first then adjust things for your avatar. Sometimes the character in the loaded scene is at 0 or center meaning that if you load a person atom that you want to posses, it will literally spawn in on top of the character from the scene causing the physics to “Explode”. Or the scene has a solid “Floor” or geometry that your avatar can get stuck in. This can be frustrating so I tend to load the scene I want first then add my avatar that I will posses after removing the solid floor or geometry I don’t need.

For the best performance, leave the black scene and load another person atom that will be your partner. Load whatever appearance you want on your avatar, once you have that ideal partner setup, click the “Add vamX” button from the VAM UI. This will load the vamX plugins and UI into your scene.

Click the Plugins tab from the vamX UI and choose “Clear all plugins and enable vamX movement” This will ensure that vamX is controlling your Virtual Mate. To ensure that you don’t lose possession of your avatar, click the pose tab from the vamX UI and uncheck the “Pose male” check box. This will prevent changing poses from moving your avatar as this can be frustrating after you have taken the time to carefully possess your avatar.
Once you have your mate being controlled by vamX this is a good time to add any other plugins that you want to enhance your experience.

A list of some plugins that I like to use are:

ClockwiseSilver.Kiss (adds kissing) There are other plugins that add this but this is the easiest and most reliable that I have found

Titty Magic (adds even better breast physics to your female)

Joint Correct (This can improve the way females look in certain poses specifically doggy style poses)

VAM Moan (This plugin adds another layer of feedback to your female by making penetration actually sound right. Turn on interactive feedback and enable the squishy sex sounds)

LFE Auto Pupil (Adds realistic eye behavior with respect to light in the scene)

LFE Extra Auto Genitals (This plugin adds some much-needed auto behavior to the females’ genitals to enhance or exaggerate penetration. Experiment with the settings to find the configuration that you like)

Real Fake Labias (Adds labia separation when legs are spread)

Hair Let loose (Causes hair to behave a bit more realistically)

These are just a few plugins available that can help enhance your experience. They all have settings that can be adjusted so you will want to adjust things to suit your tastes.
Once you have added the plugins that you want to use with your mate, it is important to save your Plugin-preset so that you can quickly load them on your female when you make your next scene.

Click the “Plugins Preset” button from the main control window for your mate.
Delete the Preset name that is in there and add your own preset name. Save it and you will now be able to load this preset on your females to quickly load the plugins on any female person atom you create. Make sure that you check the “Use Merge Load” option so that loading your plugin-preset will not overwrite the vamX plugins.
Once you have everything the way you want it, save your scene.
Now you will be able to follow the possess avatar steps and merge load your saved scene with your favorite Virtual Mate.

With this setup you will be able to have a real time interactive experience that will be very easy to load every time you want to enjoy VAM/vamX. You will honestly feel like you are having a real sex encounter with this setup. Purchase the trackers and the straps it is 100% worth it.

If you want to have a different background color in your scene, you can navigate to “Scene lighting” from the main menu UI. Make sure that you are in edit mode. From you here you can choose a “Global Illumination Sky” and adjust the overall scene lighting with no added geometry or noticeable FPS hit. This will feel like the VR sex experience that you are looking for.

Please ask any questions and let me know if you find any plugins that you think should be used to enhance the experience.

[Shonuff!]

Guess I should mention that you can find these plugins by searching for them on the VAM Hub within the game.