Buggy in VR needs a vomit overhaul
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One thing that can help is to make sure your steering and throttle controls are set to an analog axis and to ensure that the axis is set to analog and not digital inputs. Using something like pedals with a longer axis, assigning a dead zone or using joy stick curves to make initial input less twitchy and increasing as you give it more.
SLOW DOWN! Don't drive over half throttle until you can handle it. Stay away from ice planets until you are comfortable with driving on rocky ones.
I found that locking the horizon just confused me when I got flipped around and brought on the motion sickness quicker and worse than before.
Jump alot and that helps too. Bring the throttle to near zero when landing to help stop the spin outs. Cushion the landings as well with boost.
If you are steering with buttons there isn't much you can do. Steering should be done with an analog axis to tune out the twitchy steering.
SLOW DOWN! Don't drive over half throttle until you can handle it. Stay away from ice planets until you are comfortable with driving on rocky ones.
I found that locking the horizon just confused me when I got flipped around and brought on the motion sickness quicker and worse than before.
Jump alot and that helps too. Bring the throttle to near zero when landing to help stop the spin outs. Cushion the landings as well with boost.
If you are steering with buttons there isn't much you can do. Steering should be done with an analog axis to tune out the twitchy steering.
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Exactly, the SRV's are capable of 162km/h, try spinning out in a 4x4 off road at the speed and tell me you feel afterwards. I don't get VR sickness, but tried tested the horizon level mode, nearly threw up everywhere. I drive the SRV like it is a real vehicle, am never sick. Same deal when I started flying in VR, smooth inputs until I built up a tolerance, just like in the real world.
Lots of good advice here already but for what it's worth, from the FAQ in the VR section of my Best of Forum thread ..
Q) After a while I start to feel sick in VR, anything I can do about that?
When I first got VR I was OK most of the time but driving the SRV made me feel really nauseous. So, the first thing is - don't overdo it! If you start to feel sick then don't try to press on, take the headset off and take a break. It is possible to build up a mental association between VR and nausea (I've heard stories of people who only have to smell their Oculus headset now to start feeling sick). Just do it in small bursts - fly around in the ship (assuming you're OK with that) and just do 5 minutes or so of SRV driving at the end of each session to start acclimatising. Over time you will get used to it (training your brain that this separation between what your eyes are telling you and what your inner ear is telling you is actually OK). It took me a couple of weeks but I'm absolutely fine in the SRV now. There are a few graphics settings that might help in this transition period too: "reduce camera shake", "vehicle motion blackout" and "vehicle maintain horizon camera". Also, I thoroughly recommend getting a small desk fan. Having a gentle breeze on your face can work in much the same way as having the window open if you feel car sick. The one I use is this ..
Q) After a while I start to feel sick in VR, anything I can do about that?
When I first got VR I was OK most of the time but driving the SRV made me feel really nauseous. So, the first thing is - don't overdo it! If you start to feel sick then don't try to press on, take the headset off and take a break. It is possible to build up a mental association between VR and nausea (I've heard stories of people who only have to smell their Oculus headset now to start feeling sick). Just do it in small bursts - fly around in the ship (assuming you're OK with that) and just do 5 minutes or so of SRV driving at the end of each session to start acclimatising. Over time you will get used to it (training your brain that this separation between what your eyes are telling you and what your inner ear is telling you is actually OK). It took me a couple of weeks but I'm absolutely fine in the SRV now. There are a few graphics settings that might help in this transition period too: "reduce camera shake", "vehicle motion blackout" and "vehicle maintain horizon camera". Also, I thoroughly recommend getting a small desk fan. Having a gentle breeze on your face can work in much the same way as having the window open if you feel car sick. The one I use is this ..
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I want a hover buggy that won't bump around. And, what happened to all these different buggys and SLF's we were supposed to get?! Bloody FD and their half finished products. x.x
Braben! Do something!
Braben! Do something!
There is a setting called (I think) "Maintain Horizon Camera". This maintains the horizon more or less stable, and solved most nausea issues for me. As long as I'm looking towards the horizon, all is fine. However, driving and focusing on the wave scanner can make me a but queasy, so I need to remember to just glance at this, and otherwise try to look at the horizon.
I'd also love to see more SRVs - there are a few different SLFs though... I can't see a hover buggy helping you much, you'd still suffer from the sensory mismatch that makes you feel ill.
