A Glimpse of On Foot VR? [Bug]

VR Golgot

VR Golgot
Well this is interesting 😁

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqK9RDT4d6c

TLDW: The CZ 'black screen bug' seems to put VR users into the native VR view for a moment, rather than in the 2D cinema screen view.

Here's an example of my headlook seemingly being picked up during that moment:

https://imgur.com/Tg0T4uH
Source: https://i.imgur.com/Tg0T4uH.mp4

It's another suggestion (alongside the vanity camera VR) that VR may work natively on foot 'by default'.

If anyone fancies encouraging FDev to give us a hacky backdoor to such a view, as always, feel free to come support this thread :)

Allow the VR '2D screen' to be disabled?

Hello lovely devs! This suggestion is based on some major assumptions, but it would be great if it were possible. Initial Assumptions: That the stereoscopic render used for ships & SRVs in EDO functions in Legs mode. That the 2D screen mode for Legs can be set to toggle on or off...
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Arioch

Arioch
😁 I wonder if the black screen bug in CZs is just a modesty screen to stop us seeing how awesome full VR for on-foot actually is 😁
 

VR Golgot

VR Golgot
Arioch said:
😁 I wonder if the black screen bug in CZs is just a modesty screen to stop us seeing how awesome full VR for on-foot actually is 😁
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😄

I was wondering whether it's actually kicking in because we're still 'in ship' at that moment, and then it fritzes the moment we dropped. But it doesn't even seem to get that far. (Like to the drop zone point where we might be considered 'outside' the ship. And honestly, I'm presuming all of this is considered 'outside the ship' by the game).

It does feel like, first and foremost, they've just forgotten to apply the 2D screen here ;)

(The black screen is perhaps not the best stability sign though ;))
 

VR Golgot

VR Golgot
Actually having looked at the footage again, it fades to black every time. It doesn’t seem to be some catastrophic error kicking in, more a borked transition or something.

EDIT: Orrr… 'a modesty screen to stop us seeing how awesome full VR for on-foot actually is 😁' like you say A 😄

Almost wouldn’t be surprised, given the seeming nausea intercepts in the vanity cam (no free cam controls etc). That would be the opposite of what we want ;)
 

Arioch

Arioch
VR Golgot said:
Actually having looked at the footage again, it fades to black every time. It doesn’t seem to be some catastrophic error kicking in, more a borked transition or something.
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I can’t remember where I read it, but a player said that even with the black screen you still retain some control over your avatar (as can be heard through various sound effects) - also other players can see you running around in the CZ but you have gained invulnerability!
 

VR Golgot

VR Golgot
Arioch said:
I can’t remember where I read it, but a player said that even with the black screen you still retain some control over your avatar (as can be heard through various sound effects) - also other players can see you running around in the CZ but you have gained invulnerability!
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Yep the game continues. It’s purely a visual bug.

The invincibility thing is in the bug report:
https://issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/33045

Is a strange one that. Can’t really fathom the implications there.
 

VR Golgot

VR Golgot
Just a little novelty. Found out where they put us for the CZ respawn menu. Under the ground 😁

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2vXI2FXUXQ


Not unusual, but did make me wonder whether any of these elements could be to blame for the fade to black during duff respawns? (Like the black backdrop there being redrawn or something. Doesn't seem quite right though, as it's always a soft fade to black. Thought I'd stick this up anyway though in case inquiring minds can seeing anything in it.)
 

Arioch

Arioch
VR Golgot said:
Just a little novelty. Found out where they put us for the CZ respawn menu. Under the ground 😁

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2vXI2FXUXQ


Not unusual, but did make me wonder whether any of these elements could be to blame for the fade to black during duff respawns? (Like the black backdrop there being redrawn or something. Doesn't seem quite right though, as it's always a soft fade to black. Thought I'd stick this up anyway though in case inquiring minds can seeing anything in it.)
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That’s like the head position glitches in some of the other bugs, like when you get repositioned down near the SRV bay.

Interesting to see behind the magical curtain of programming with stuff like this - need a blank background? Stick ‘em under the ground! 😁
 
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