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Oculus Quest |OT| There Are No Strings On Me!
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Hmmm, now my stuck pixel is starting to annoy me, I have been able to spot it on a few games where there are a lot of black areas (the SPT being one of them). Have contacted the company I bought it from to try and arrange an exchange.
So question - will I lose any save data? When I factory reset it before returning it? I'm guessing there is no cloud save system?
Also, i assume restoring my purchases to the new device will be as easy as pairing with my same username and then redownloading?
Thanks!
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So question - will I lose any save data? When I factory reset it before returning it? I'm guessing there is no cloud save system?
Also, i assume restoring my purchases to the new device will be as easy as pairing with my same username and then redownloading?
Thanks!
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A factory reset makes you lose all saved data. And I'm fairly confident I can answer your second question with yes.
Doesn't Oculus Quest use cloud saves like Rift games?
Edit: Not right now, but it's coming: https://uploadvr.com/oculus-mobile-cloud-saves/
I think so yes - someone on reddit made a tool to back them up I think?
Yeah, I'm not aware of any cloud saves for the quest, but purchases should be easily restored by signing back in. I just sent a photo of my stuck pixel off to oculus. It was a real pain getting a photo of it! I had to turn off the grid, turn off power saving, and hold my phone *just so* to get a shot of it against a black portion of the screen. Not sure if its of any use to anyone (because it is admittedly hard to see) but here's the photo of it.
Quick question to everyone: I'm a crazy person who owns a Rift, Vive, and PSVR with an Index on the way. I found a Quest in store. Would I be stupid to grab it? Do I embrace my truth and just get it lol
Curious how you VR folks feel. I just watched TESTED's top 10 things to get with the Oculus Quest as well as Giant Bomb's VRodeo quick look at the hardware and a bunch of launch games. Both of these are highly respected sites that offer considerable visibility to pretty much EVERYTHING they choose to spotlight.
Neither of these extended looks showcased MOSS.
Why is this game overlooked? When people often talk about VR, Moss - when it's mentioned - is quickly referred to PSVR's Astro Bot. While I'm sure that Astro Bot is amazing, Moss really deserves its own conversation.
The main reason that I'm concerned, however, is because people might be developing a very narrow-minded view of what VR should look like. Everything needn't be first-person to be affecting. Moss might be one of the most beautiful games I've ever seen, and I've been playing video games for 30+ years.
So does Moss deserve more love? Should these larger sites mention it more? Does Moss benefit from being VR?
Neither of these extended looks showcased MOSS.
Why is this game overlooked? When people often talk about VR, Moss - when it's mentioned - is quickly referred to PSVR's Astro Bot. While I'm sure that Astro Bot is amazing, Moss really deserves its own conversation.
The main reason that I'm concerned, however, is because people might be developing a very narrow-minded view of what VR should look like. Everything needn't be first-person to be affecting. Moss might be one of the most beautiful games I've ever seen, and I've been playing video games for 30+ years.
So does Moss deserve more love? Should these larger sites mention it more? Does Moss benefit from being VR?
Oh, good to know. Sounds like I might need that soon enough.
Yes and yes. I mentioned this before, but my favorite moment so far in the quest was high fiving Quill after we solved an involved puzzle together. Such a great moment.
Crazy? Yes. Good kind of crazy? Only you can know.
I personally own PSVR (christmas present) and Rift (bought myself), but considering either a VIVE or Index for better compability with SteamVR and not needing to use Oculus Client (it's actually a good client, but I'd prefer not to use it when using SteamVR).
Only problem is that the Valve Index says "not available in my country", so Im gonna wait until the end of the year to see what to do if Valve starts shipping to my country. If not, Im going for the VIVE.
Thanks for the detailed reply. Will be interesting to see how the supplier I purchased from deals with it.
It's just because it's been available on a bunch of platforms and frankly it's not really a master class like Superhot VR or Beat Saber. Likewise, Robo Recall and Apex Construct aren't exactly getting huge media attention, and that's fine. Just not really much of a story here. Moss is on Quest, check. New content on all platforms, check. Both of these things were covered well. Journalists have plenty of more exciting content to cover than a solid port of a game they may have already played on a machine with five newly launched exclusives on it.
You seem really passionate about it though, and that's rad! Maybe make a YouTube video about it?
On the topic of narrowmindedness, I don't think it's an issue at all. One look at the reception to Moss or Astro Bot shows that people are receptive to third person content. It just kind of has to be good to command the conversation. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Plot twist: you're not actually crazy. Lack of tether is so liberating it's likely to become your favorite HMD of the bunch.
I think it's excusable because of the audiences they cover. If this were a non-hardcore audience, it should be on the list. But with both of those sites, their viewers are likely to already own an existing HMD. And honestly, it'll look significantly better on any of those other platforms. And since it's a seated game, much of Quest's benefits don't really tip the scale. It's not like something like Space Pirate Trainer. That game may have received a major graphical downgrade, but even if you own other HMDs, the Quest version still becomes the best way to play now. I think that's how they're viewing things. Even if you're an existing owner, what ports are still better experienced on Quest.
EDIT: And I don't even think that's their M.O. It's more about what's exciting them. It's an excitement list. And if you've already played Moss (which they have), the Quest version just isn't going to make an impression and have your excited when making a top 10 Quest list.
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It's IR based so any direct light, even a bit from the sun, is usually too harsh for the headset to track well enough in
So to properly play VR outside it needs to be either in the shade or a really cloudy day?
It looks better on Quest than PSVR, but I agree otherwise.
It's an old game in multiple platforms, no need to cover it.
I disagree with that. Moss has better effects, shadows, etc. on PSVR. On Quest all it gets is higher resolution.
Counterpoint. The new content is currently only on Quest and I've seen no one really talking about it.
So, I got SuperHot, beat Saber, Vader & Robo Recall at launch. Payday just hit so I can bag a couple more games. What should I get out of the below:-
- Moss
- Creed (Played the demo, seems fun. I like the health/workout benefits of VR as well)
- Shadow Point (I hear mixed things and the puzzles aren't great. Patric Stewart tho...)
- Journey of the gods (need to try the demo of this, but VR Zelda sounds preeeeety coooool)
- Apex Construct (I like bows I guess)
- I expect you to die (Puzzles and atmosphere seem cool)
- Sports Scramble (seems and underestimated game due to its sports tilt that is actually really good)
Which gets us back to the disappointing fact that places aren't highlighting/reviewing individual games.
I've seen Norm (Tested) go out of his way at least twice to talk about how much he likes the racket games (Racket Fury & Sports Scramble) and how he consistently goes back to play them. He gushes about both. I think if it were soley his top ten list, he'd have included it.
If sites were featuring spotlights on everything, a lot more stuff would get its moment to shine.
This thing does seem like it might possibly be going viral, so maybe if it's the hottest gift this holidays, coverage will stop sucking so much.
True, but I think the resolution bump can't be overstated. I actually just played through about half of Moss on PSVR, and ended up taking a break from it because of the resolution and tracking issues. Playing it again with the bump in IQ has been a treat.
Apparently a 10000 mAH powerbank weighing ~200g really helps balance the headset weight if placed in back via velcro/zipties/something and should double or triple the play time. However, be careful on which one you order, I think it needs to do USB-C 5v 2.5A to actually charge while playing and allot of powerbanks are only 2A output. Also, I wouldn't get anything too heavy, most 20000 mAH are like 300+g and would probably result in a stiff neck. Anker Powercore PD 10000 will do 3A output, there is also an Amazon coupon for $14 off, I think it is ANKERPD35.
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Instead of power, some people are using ankle weights or something similar around 200-220g or 0.4-0.5 pds just to give a better weight balance to make it more comfortable. I am going to try the powerbank but I think I might make some holder for it so it wont be right up against my head. I know there are some 3d printable ones but I don't have a 3d printer.
Returned my Quest today. Amazing device which I wouldn't discourage anyone else from getting, but man no matter what I've tried it really made me nauseous. Even stationary movie watching made me feel iffy. Unfortunately I don't think VR is for me as I seem to be overly sensitive to motion sickness.
Gave RiftCat another go and despite numerous issues (think I can solve the chaperone issue with Advanced SteamVR), I'm floored by how good it is. I cranked everything up that I could. IQ seems wonderful. Gave Rez a go and it looked significantly better than my Vive thanks to the screen.
If they can sort out the major controller issues, it's a certain buy for me. As I said, IQ is fantastic and that's using an Xfinity router that's located in the kitchen corner and is a good 20 feet from any real usable space. I've been considering getting another router so I can install piehole on it (Xfinity doesn't let you alter DNS settings) and if I put this next to my Vive's computer, I things would be even more rock stable.
I wonder if this thing likes a lot of CPU cores? I've been known to run a lot of applications with my Vive, and it's a major reason I went with the 8c/16t Ryzen 2700 when I upgraded my 3570k. Things tend to get messy when a bunch of programs all want cores from the CPU. And I know the official wireless solution for Vive likes CPU cores. I wonder if this accounts for the wide spread in people's opinions. Maybe all this stuff just needs X number of cores to really shine.
If they can sort out the major controller issues, it's a certain buy for me. As I said, IQ is fantastic and that's using an Xfinity router that's located in the kitchen corner and is a good 20 feet from any real usable space. I've been considering getting another router so I can install piehole on it (Xfinity doesn't let you alter DNS settings) and if I put this next to my Vive's computer, I things would be even more rock stable.
I wonder if this thing likes a lot of CPU cores? I've been known to run a lot of applications with my Vive, and it's a major reason I went with the 8c/16t Ryzen 2700 when I upgraded my 3570k. Things tend to get messy when a bunch of programs all want cores from the CPU. And I know the official wireless solution for Vive likes CPU cores. I wonder if this accounts for the wide spread in people's opinions. Maybe all this stuff just needs X number of cores to really shine.
Thanks for the review! I've been going back and forth all day about pulling the trigger on this game. Really, it's the gun stuff that bugs me. Racing other pilots in obstacle trials or even cool varied courses would've been great. But pulling out a gun and shooting balloons seems so goofy!
I feel like we should have a list of multiplayer games and how active the player base is. I'll start with 2 that I own.
Dead and Buried 2: Good amount of player base running around the hub at peak hours. Never had a game without any real players. They also have bots.
RUSH: even though this game is listed on the oculus store as one of the active games, I don't see anyone playing online. I ran into someone once but they just left. I've tried looking for people about a dozen different times throughout the week.
Anyone else have other multiplayer games?
Dead and Buried 2: Good amount of player base running around the hub at peak hours. Never had a game without any real players. They also have bots.
RUSH: even though this game is listed on the oculus store as one of the active games, I don't see anyone playing online. I ran into someone once but they just left. I've tried looking for people about a dozen different times throughout the week.
Anyone else have other multiplayer games?
Is anyone using RiftCat/VRidge with a Rift plugged into their computer? I can't get past the Preparing the Stream part. It starts SteamVR but then that opens up my Oculus app and it's looking for my Rift. The FAQ isn't very helpful but from what I gather it should be opening Vridge instead of Oculus? The only other thing the FAQ says is to uninstall similar drivers, which is super vague.
When I had this issue I just unplugged the Rift's hdmi cable from my pc, closed the Oculus app and it started working.
I was hoping that wasn't the case but I'll give it a try, thanks :)
I actually saw this in a dev response last night on a review on the Oculus store. Supposedly DLC carries over between the Rift and Quest versions. :)
Rec Room seems quite fun and I want to spend more time there but the somewhat un-optimized performance gives me subtle headaches. Not nausea but a slight headache. Will re-visit over the coming months to see if this changes with updates.
I had to disable developer mode for it to show anything in windows.
Only way I could get it to work was unplugging the Rift.
Brought the Quest over to a friends house that was having a BBQ. It was the perfect day for it as it was overcast, but I setup it up in a shady corner just in case. Everyone that played it was pretty impressed. Didn't get to try it myself outside as I was more focused on having others play.
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So I got one 2 days ago, I only have superhot and vader immortal. Superhot looks sharper but worse on the Quest than PSVR but the lack of wires are very freeing and the tracking is way better. I want to play Vader Immortal, or Journey to the Gods outside, that will be the ultimate adventure game. Also to my surprise it remembered my livingroom so I did not have to redo my guardian. Outside of minor things this is amazing and shocking how they made this 400
My launch-games wrap-up at Ars Technica includes Moss in our "try" section. Cheggit: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019...y-games-that-prove-its-wireless-vr-potential/
More at the above link.
Does anybody know how to make the Quest remember permissions for USB transfer/sideloading stuff in perpetuity? Kinda annoying having to go in-headset each day to approve it. And yes I do check the box each time in hopes it'll actually remember.
On a similar note has anyone been able to get their Quest to consistently remember having a gamepad paired with it? I'm using an Xbox One controller and seems I have to re-pair it with the Oculus app each time it comes back from sleep, didn't have this issue with the Go or Gear. On second thought I used a Moga Power Pro controller for Gear but it was definitely Xbox One on Go.
On a similar note has anyone been able to get their Quest to consistently remember having a gamepad paired with it? I'm using an Xbox One controller and seems I have to re-pair it with the Oculus app each time it comes back from sleep, didn't have this issue with the Go or Gear. On second thought I used a Moga Power Pro controller for Gear but it was definitely Xbox One on Go.
Thanks yeah I just tested and it does. Probably should have done that first haha