Oblivion + VorpX

[TheMastersSon]

Just noticed Oblivion is listed as a supported title for the VorpX VR plugin, and I'm wondering if anyone who's tried it can comment here on the experience. Thanks!

 

EDIT: Many other games (Skyrim/SSE/FO4/HL2/etc) are listed as supported titles, comments about playing any of these with the VR plugin are appreciated.

 

The good news:

http://www.vorpx.com/vorpx-17-1-0-released/

 

The not-so-good news:

https://forums.oculus.com/vip/discussion/49665/vorpx

 

E.g. "framerates will more than halve over regular 2D gameplay". Ouch.

Edited February 22, 2017 by TheMastersSon

[TesaPlus]

I have nvidia 3dvision, that's a special monitor displaying 2 images of the scene the mouse is looking at, while tracking the position of the goggles
(FPS get halved, duh). So, that's very different from VR.

 

Anyway, I would expect some trouble, not unlike my own:

 

** Shadows are off (instant headache => disabled). Remember where the shadows of two NPC standing next to each other point to? Imagine that
for one and the same person. Can't see how this could be different in any VR.

 

** Mods that meddle with the water shader don't work (only one eye has got water -- both are watering, grrrr)

 

** Various other things (addded by mods) just give a headache, or get displayed for one eye only.

 

** OR may work (minus the water), or may not work at all, depending on the version, and/or my actual setup, I wasn't able to figure out a pattern; this
would need more rigorous testing than I am willing to do.

 

** ReShade 3 works, yay, earlier version don't.

 

** Battle in 3d is a pita. I press the 2d button and drop the goggles. Same for reading books, conversations.

 

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But:
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** My favourite mod is Ubanga, and to walk there in the mountains in 3d is ... Listen, I do some mountaineering, occasionally, but not too extremely,
because I tend to get a liiiittle bit giddy a liiiittle bit too easily.

I do get giddy when mountaineering in Ubanga in 3d: Wonderful. :D (Jerall is pfffff for the weaklings.)

 

So: I do not use 3d regularily. But I happily use it in dedicated sessions -- The "Alright, let's get giddy"-sessions.

 

I wonder if you could share your experience with this gear -- should you decide to purchase it.

I wouldn't mind a bit more giddiness myself. ^__^

[TheMastersSon]

VR is a tool like any other, reward is directly proportional to sacrifice. :smile: IMO it's a revolution that's only begun to happen, e.g. Sony is shipping countless thousands if not millions of Playstation VR's with very positive reviews e.g.:

 

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/sony-playstation-vr/5117500.p?skuId=5117500

 

We're waiting for the next versions of Vive and Oculus Rift before buying anything, unless I keep reading stories like the last part of yours, in which case please see my first sentence. Thanks for the input!

Edited March 1, 2017 by TheMastersSon