How has Alien: Isolation not been made for VR yet? It needs to happen.

[AuthenticM]

I thought that this game was available for VR... but it's not. That's crazy, as it's the game that needs to be in VR.

Do you think that it will happen eventually? I'd love for my first time playing the game to be in VR.

 

[Heraldic]

Could have sworn my cousin said he played this in vr....

 

[ILikeFeet]

Could have sworn my cousin said he played this in vr....

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it's something that's in the code and can be unlocked through commands

 

[J_ToSaveTheDay]

It would work pretty great in VR, I feel! There have certainly been mods to unofficially do it that have been reported to be somewhat effective, but I think a proper conversion to VR could give this game extra life. I think the major complaint from the unofficial ones is that it's an experience that really requires the player to have built a lot of "VR legs" because it only has the option for traditional movement which can cause motion sickness for some folks — myself included. But I've not actually seen gameplay or looked too deeply into it as I only have a PSVR that I've never tried to hook up to or mod to work on a PC.

 

[sredgrin]

It has a pretty popular modded VR mode already.

 

[Deleted member 76797]

would be amazing in VR

 

[Epitomage]

Oh lord no

(it does though. and they need the hold the tools physics from Alyx so it's even tenser.)

 

[Skittzo]

Seeing a facehugger jump on your face and feeling the headset on you would probably lead to heart attacks.

 

[Sargerus]

 

[Deimos]

Too many potential lawsuits.

 

[erikNORML]

The VR mod is really great and by great I mean absolutely terrifying. Great conversion and incredibly playable. Adds a whole new dimension to it.

 

[wwm0nkey]

MotherVR mod is what you are looking for, guy who made that has been working on ReclaimerVR for MCC (all games) but just did a small update 2 days ago

 

[karnage10]

OH HELL NO!! I AIN'T PLAYING ALIEN ISOLATION EVER AGAIN. FUCK THAT SHIT.

 

[Djalminha]

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This video is a bit too much for me, that VR mode would murder me. Maybe they didn't do it to avoid being sued when someone drops dead, imagine what Fox News would do with that.

 

[SecondVariety]

I played it in VR at E3 before the game released and was surprised that no official VR mode shipped. That was really when the VR hype was hitting an apex.

 

[Thwomp]

i played it with the unofficial method and it was just too scary...

 

[RCSI]

I played it in VR at E3 before the game released and was surprised that no official VR mode shipped. That was really when the VR hype was hitting an apex.

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Same. Made sure it was my first VR experience as well, of which I jumped back into my seat when the alien killed me. If I recall correctly, it was basically a specially made level showcasing some of the mechanics from the game.

Played through the whole game with the VR mod mentioned above. As long as you can accept the major drawbacks for comfort, it's very immersive.

 

[DerbyCityDerek]

The real dream is an update/rerelease that adds official VR support, TAA, and ray tracing.

Alien Isolation is a masterpiece and it's just, JUST shy of visual perfection. The unofficial VR mode is the scariest thing I've ever played.

 

[medyej]

MotherVR mod.

 

[SecondVariety]

Same. Made sure it was my first VR experience as well, of which I jumped back into my seat when the alien killed me. If I recall correctly, it was basically a specially made level showcasing some of the mechanics from the game.

Played through the whole game with the VR mod mentioned above. As long as you can accept the major drawbacks for comfort, it's very immersive.

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I remember thinking I was doing great until the Alien killed me, and yet still being relieved. I'm really glad that enough of that work shipped with the game. It must be one of the cooler mods around.

 

[RRW]

Too many potential lawsuits.

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what Lawsuit?

 

[leng jai]

Too scary mate.

 

[Rygar 8Bit]

You can play it in VR though.

 

[Charpunk]

The mod works well but I don't want a heart attack.

 

[Tokyo_Funk]

Already finished it with the MotherVR mod.

Originally the game was meant to come with it, but they pulled it at the last second.

 

[Lightning]

Use MotherVR - It's a mod that adds proper support.

Same person is working on a similar modification for Halo MCC.

 

[Bradford]

I played it entirely in VR on nightmare in 2020 using Mother VR. It functions from start to finish.

 

[nekkid]

 

[Genetrik]

Would this work with a Oculous Quest 2 which is connected to a pc?

 

[wwm0nkey]

Would this work with a Oculous Quest 2 which is connected to a pc?

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It should work without issue

 

[Genetrik]

It should work without issue

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Running off to buy a fucking Quest!!!

 

[Version 3.0]

MotherVR? Never heard of it. Thanks for this thread, I'm going to try it.

I bought VorpX back in 2017 to play this in VR, but it turned out VorpX is trash that just puts a flat screen in your VR view.

 

[DaCocoBrova]

About to see what this dxgi.dll is all about... Wish me luck!

Question: Would you recommend VR controllers or control pad for the best VR experience?

 

[Zeouter]

MotherVR is incredible, highly recommend it

 

[skeezx]

a damn shame no official support but as stated there's several workarounds

strangely though, i get horrible motion sickness playing it in VR. and i have very very good VR legs, happens with almost no other VR game

 

[liljoka]

Would this work with a Oculous Quest 2 which is connected to a pc?

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It works. And it works with virtual desktop for wireless mode too.

 

[Sporran]

fuck that, anxiety levels through the roof just playing it normal!

 

[Deleted member 29599]

I played it in VR at E3 before the game released and was surprised that no official VR mode shipped. That was really when the VR hype was hitting an apex.

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Same here, except it was at EGX. That's what's weird, VR support was obviously in an advanced enough state to demo it and then the game just shipped without it. Gotta say, it was one of the most intense gaming experiences of my life. It's a complete no brainer, but the window has definitely passed in terms of official support via an update/patch, thank god for mods!

 

[s2398jgi2jf]

AuthenticM please play MotherVR as half the people here have suggesated.

The mod is currently missing real VR motion controls which is a shame but still completely playable with gamepad.

I played all of my 20 hours of my first playthrough in VR.

I see the mod author literally just released the first update in 2 years - promising to open source it in January. Maybe some one will take it all the way with full motion controller integration. If that happens, I'll replay it.


While we're talking about VR mods, please buy Outer Wilds and then download NomaiVR mod. Probably the best VR mod which makes it probably the best VR game...

 

[Secretofmateria]

OH HELL NO!! I AIN'T PLAYING ALIEN ISOLATION EVER AGAIN. FUCK THAT SHIT.

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. The scariest game ive ever played

 

[kiriku]

I remember playing this in VR with a mod, can't remember what it was called though. Worked pretty good, except for some of the cutscenes where things got reeeeally rough. I specifically remember in the beginning where the character is lying down and stands up, I went from fine to queasy in a couple of seconds. But playing the game worked well enough.

 

[mario_O]

I played it with the mod, and it's a great mod. No need for official support really.
If you're too scared I still recommend trying it. The first 3-4 hours of the game let you explore the ship without the alien. And just for that it's well worth it. Great atmosphere and visuals.