P99 with VR (oculus rift s?)

Nisrak · #1 08-19-2019, 08:04 AM

I'm looking forward to playing casually on Green and am thinking about getting a VR headset (not specifically for p99). I haven't been able to find any posts/info about VR with p99 more recent than 2016. Has anyone tried this with any success? I think even a basic interface between with a headset (at least head tracking = turn) would be pretty cool!

On a related note, how does the titanium client do with non-standard resolutions? Like ultrawide monitors?

Jibartik · #2 08-19-2019, 08:27 AM

Ultrawide works fine.

The only VR anyone round these parts has figured out is to back your character up against a wall while wearing a helmet.

Please make VR p99 a reality, sir.

Nisrak · #3 08-19-2019, 09:42 AM

I haven't played around with any VR headsets or anything, but it seems like if you can link the head tracking interface to mouse with right-click (or even to the num-pad keys would be OK), then it would be great. EQ in first-person view seems to lend itself to VR pretty well. That said, if the titanium client is the only choice, it might be a mess to try and do any custom interfacing with that. I'll have to do a little research on what porting tools there are for it.

It will be a few months until I get my headset and I don't know how much time I'll be able to spend trying to get this to work, but I'll give it a shot and let you know if I have any success

Naethyn · #4 08-19-2019, 10:03 AM

I've played EQ in steam theater mode on my Vive.

Cen · #5 08-19-2019, 10:04 AM

I havent played p99 in true VR, but I have played it on the rift on virtual desktop (the 3rd party app that you can use laying down not the shitty one built into oculus home)

Nisrak · #6 08-19-2019, 10:04 AM

Oh, how is it? Would you recommend a vive over a rift s?

Cenro - how is it in virtual desktop mode? Do you think it's possible to set it up in true VR and would it be any good?

Naethyn · #7 08-19-2019, 10:38 AM

Hard to chat because the vr controllers don’t do anything useful in theater mode and cannot see the keyboard.

Nisrak · #8 08-19-2019, 10:53 AM

I'd probably just use it more for exploring / soloing and play with a monitor/keyboard in groups and stuff. Although, I can type fine without looking so might be worth a try...

Jibartik · #9 08-19-2019, 11:20 AM

I imagine levitate would just make me puke so hard I became like reversed and inside out.

booter · #10 08-19-2019, 11:22 AM

Now that's what I call immersion