Is this actually playable in VR?

[FluffyBob]

I downloaded the playable demo.

I have a Vive and I just cant seem to get this to work in VR. If I launch from the desktop with the Steam VR option it gets stuck in the loading screen. The steam VR window on the desktop states that the compositor isn't running.

If I launch from steam VR, the loading screen appears 180 degrees behind me and the 'reset seated position' option does not work. I have to do advanced blind yoga just to exit the game let alone type a gibberish pilot name.

Tried relaunching Steam VR, relaunching Steam, and restarting windows, to no avail. So far Steam VR has worked very well in other titles for me.

Back in the day I played descent 1 and 2 to death with keyboard and mouse (never felt it was really suited to the basic joystick I had at the time). I bought the Vive headset for flight sims, and I feel VR just can't be beat for the genre. I have a good HOTAS with pedals now which has good controls for lateral and vertical sliding, which is good as I am a terrible at blind typing. I would really like to play the game with VR/HOTAS.

[HeadwarP]

I play through SteamVR through Mixed reality using a Samsung Odyssey. It's weird as it first you watch the loading screen on the desktop and then after a bit you get into the game, black screen on desktop but image in Vr

I'm not sure about the demo.. but the release version works fine for me.. bear in mind im on an i7 8700k @ 4.7ghz with a 980Ti and so far been a smooth experience, at least at 100% resolution with the same resolution as the Vive Pro. I'm about to try it out @ 1.5.

Edit:My aging 980Ti can't handle supersampling but the game works And still running a higher res than the vive with no SS to give you some kind of performance/hardware comparison. . Without downloading it and checking my guess is it's just an issue with the free teaser.

[Jaknet]

I know the full game runs perfectly in VR for me on my Vive, but I haven't tried the demo.

[GeekyGami]

One thing to note, I use a Rift, and when the Rift does not detect something in it, it goes in sleep mode

It needs to be active for loading to occur.

It also needs all sensors on.

Hold your finger on the internal sensor that tells if you're wearing it while it loads, then proceed to put on the headset afterwards

You can bind your controls outside of VR and then use them in VR.

The binding for resetting your view can be changed as well, so you could link it to a button or function on your HOTAS

I personally play using keyboard and mouse in VR. Doesn't take too long to get used to, and it taught me touch-typing, so now I don't have to look at my keyboard to type anymore.

[FluffyBob]

Ok thanks for the replies. Glad to hear that it does work with VR. Seems like a perfect game for a HMD. I will try setting up bindings in desktop mode first.

Might just be an issue with the Demo, the game is not terribly expensive so I will probably go ahead and get the full game as I do want to support the devs.

[Michelangelo]

Originally posted by FluffyBob:

Ok thanks for the replies. Glad to hear that it does work with VR. Seems like a perfect game for a HMD. I will try setting up bindings in desktop mode first.

Might just be an issue with the Demo, the game is not terribly expensive so I will probably go ahead and get the full game as I do want to support the devs.

This game is AWESOME in VR.
I totally recommend it to Buy it.

[lokiss88]

It ran ok for me on a 1070 on the default settings. I tried setting my go to 1.5 ss rate and upping a few of the in game settings, and i was getting substantial frame drops.

I have to say it though, the experience is there at the highest settings and a 2.0 ss rate when you run the game on a 2080ti. The reason im posting this is because of all the ones that struggled, Overload has performed the best with the boost in graphics power. I don't use the Buttery smooth term, but it's that.

Overload will want for nothing when the next gen of cards become more mainstream.