Outlast even scarier with Trinus VR

[loxai]

Hi! I am the developer of Trinus VR (previously known as Trinus Gyre), a software solution that turns your smartphone into a PC VR headset (so it is an affordable alternative to Oculus Rift and the likes).

I have been testing Outlast with Trinus VR and, well, I can't say I played much because... er... scares the ♥♥♥♥ out me :p so, while it is still a work in progress, I'd say it works pretty well so far :)

There's a free test version available on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.loxai.trinus.test
And you can get the PC server here: http://oddsheepgames.com/trinus/?download

You just need to install the phone app, the PC server and get a Cardboard (or better) headmount. Give it a try!
I suggest using a custom 8:9 resolution (e.g. 960x1080 or 640x720), although 4:3 is fine too (unfortunately, Outlast doesn't have a 3D side by side option to play in full 16:9). Set Mouse as tracking method and play the game windowed. USB Tethering is the fastest way to play, but Wifi (with lower resolution) plays fine too and you can use a wireless controller to turn 360 degrees freely.

Bonus track: I was recently interviewed by IGN India and got to mention Outlast :)
http://in.ign.com/tech/74864/interview/ign-india-exclusive-interview-with-xavier-selva-of

[N O r]

how to add a custom resolution on outlast if the 8:9 ones doesnt appear? ive tried 4:3 and 16:9 but very blurry on my xperia z3 n desktek vr headset

[loxai]

Using 8:9 will improve the scaling (no distortion) but no major effect on blurriness. That may come from using a low resolution or the quality of the lenses. In any case, here's how to set a custom resolution for Outlast: http://steamcommunity.com/app/238320/discussions/0/846963710883894103/

[frosT]

Anyone can test and make a specific review for Outlast with it?

[N O r]

what lenses are you using ? because i still feel the ones i have feels very blurry :/ , or the quality of image not sharp enough, a shame thought because i really like the immersion it gives in terms of the headtracking and the closed case image... the one im using
desktek vr [amzn.com] , what have i done so far in running this game in that matter trying to play vr with cardboard and outlast

[loxai]

.King: not really a review (and it's in Spanish) but saw this video that can give you an idea of how Outlast works with Trinus:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrFDBZcILU8

NOr:
I've tried a lot of different head mounts, with devices like Homido and Freefly giving the best results. Original Cardboard is cheap but only good for a good test.
Chinese head mounts are a good upgrade on Cardboard but usually have low FOV (less immersive), although that allows for reduced distortion.
With some devices, I could notice some blur, but mainly around the edges.
I see the Desktek uses fresnel lenses, I've tried other devices with this kind and quality was good (but the ones I used were premium units).
From you reddit post, I see you are already using a high resolution, so I don't think that's the issue (note that going with qHD can have a strong hit on performance, I wouldn't buy an LG G3 expecting to benefit from the higher res).
Silly question, is it possible that the lenses need cleaning? They can easily get grease from putting on the head mount (forehead/eyelid contact).
Other than that, I'm not quite sure what other reason could be for blurriness... maybe disabling the Outlast effects (like the grainy look) help? do you get similar results with other games?

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first very thankfull of the detailed answer and that you took the time to read my other posts :o , i have tried other games like raceroom (but couldnt use tridef on that cause of error so used fake 3d that i dont like much) tried borderlands 2 thats the one i disliked how it looked the most...ill try outlast with the custom resolution and without the grainy effect , the interesting thing is that games that i dont stream i actually like how they look quality wise...so i guess it might be something i need to tweak on the streaming program i guess...or i could try to use a game that natively has stereoscopic 3d? any ideas of a nice horror game that has it? i just know crysis 3 has it :x

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yep removing film grain effect improved a lot but i lost the night vision? , also the most major benefit i was able to find that i didnt notice before on trinus if you are basic mode ultra quality is not the max there is an added bar you can increase on advance mode after putting that to the max now it looks very nice! (wish it could look even better!) weird i though moonlight provided the biggest quality streaming image . tyvm bad santa :D

pd: how to remove film grain and noise without removing night vision?

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ok i was able to get the best quality n performance for this game and any other so far:

Trinus / Moonlight / Tridef

*Trinus handles pretty well the headtracking part .

* Moonlight is superb with streaming BUT my mistake i was making you need to manually config it with usb tehering with the specific ip adress not over wifi (unless is 5.0 signal) or it will look awfull (not sure why they made it harder to go usb tehering with moonlight) , i needed to put my phone on airplane mode so it doesnt attempt to go wifi or data...after that i added manually the usb tehering ip.

*Tridef gives the actual 3d experience to the game , since very few ones have natively 3d stereoscopic functionality but take into account it is dependable on the profiles obtained.

my only complaint so far is that idk why but tridef never triggers if i open outlast directly with the exe from its list on moonlight, i need to open first steambig picture for tridef to work but i ALSO need to have opened tridef with the game first the close it and THEN i can see it working on moonlight...

as for in game i was at 1080p looked nice but low frames , best framerate was at 1024 x 768 4:3 , but it looked a tiny bit bad so i went 1280x960 4:3 perfect sweetspot for me . (need to go fullscreen)

havent tested the video bitrate yet still going on 20mbps not sure if i can increase that for better frames? or quality?

had the optimize games settings with GFE deactivated will need to check that as well

*awesome experience now with VR on this game , great scares so far :D , to bad the lengthy setup i had to do with my phone.

pd: fake 3d is a nono (so if a game doesnt work with tridef dont...), ultra quality without moonlight just using trinus with the bar to the max gives nice quality but lags a bit more w moonlight you can achieve that same quality but better performance .

pd2: letters its impossible to fix the ghosting around letters is to much and if they are to small is hard to read :S , sometimes even on 1080p in game...