The Index thread (please keep to subject)

I'd say the WMR presence in the survey is most likely because you can actually pick up these headsets quite cheaply as well as having the Reverb. It encompasses far more variety of headsets compared to the other groups which make sense then why it's in 2nd place. Congrats Rune. We just went to see Jumanji 2 which is quite nice family entertainment.

RuneSR2 said:

Kinda the perfect Saturday. Went to a nice restaurant with the family, then we saw the 4K cartoon version of Dr. Seuss' the Grinch and it was an absolutely awesome Christmas movie. Then 37 min ago I was informed our lastest study has been accepted for publication - not a big study, but still great news, and a great surprise on a Saturday evening:

Dear Dr. Rasmussen

I am pleased to inform you that the reviews of your submitted article have been very positive and they recommend accepting the manuscript without change. I am delighted to accept it for publication in Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation. It was accepted on 07 Dec 2019.

Thank you for submitting your work to Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation.

With best wishes,

Elliot J. Roth, MD
Editor-In-Chief

- then just I saw several great reviews for Boiling Steel - it does look great (and potentially awesome), I'm downloading now for the Index  o:)

https://youtu.be/CrYEAdLzA5o

Get it here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016860/Boiling_Steel/

Thanks, Boiling Steel is very cool.  Best of all it's included for free with my VivePort Infinity subscription and it plays well with both my Vive Pro and Rift cv1.

Got a reply to my ticket today. Valve was kind enough to replace the Clickgate-affected controllers for social media influencers, but the rest of us still seem to be getting the good old no-click-is-by-design replies.

Let's see if I can cut through all the red tape:

TomCgcmfc said:

Thanks, Boiling Steel is very cool.  Best of all it's included for free with my VivePort Infinity subscription and it plays well with both my Vive Pro and Rift cv1.

Did also manage to play for an hour today, and it's not bad. But some dude writing that the graphics are similar to Lone Echo must have been smoking something that can't be healthy, lol. 
Having to spawn a new weapon after a few shots easily gets annoying, and the first real level does contain a lot of repetitions. For now I think the game is just as good (or bad) as the Vertigo 2 demo. I'm positive about the game, but would probably rate it 6/10 or 7/10 - for now. 
Ss 150% worked ok on my GTX 1080, I disabled MSAA completely - but didn't really see any jaggies. 
Still considering if it's a keeper - Boneworks is out in 2 days, Dec 10 - 10 AM PST. 

RuneSR2 said:

My Index Overload Management Gear™ just arrived!  B)

https://youtu.be/N3gwq5jbKLA

Yup - the thumbstick clicks in all directions!  :D

Hmmm, so now it's over using dirty non-Valve controllers with the Index!  o:)

Just played Overload using Index and the Steam Controller, it was a blast! (pun intended ;)) - And I didn't vomit or felt any motion sickness, but my VR legs usually are quite strong. 

There's actually a gyro in the Steam Controller that can be used in Overload:

https://youtu.be/o5pk8CfkiSA

- the "gyro on" is also shown here:

https://youtu.be/izpPax-O-kg

TomCgcmfc said:
Thanks, Boiling Steel is very cool.  Best of all it's included for free with my VivePort Infinity subscription and it plays well with both my Vive Pro and Rift cv1.

I stand corrected, and maybe it's an acquired taste, but the game is quite good after completing the first tutorial-like levels.
Some of the dark places don't look that good using Index, I'm thinking these locations originally were designed for oled hmds like CV1. 
I can't use CV1 in Steam with my current setup. Do you know if the game has native Oculus support = if you can start the game from Oculus Home without starting SteamVR?

All The VivePort games that are Rift compatible (most of them) all run through SteamVR.

i don’t have any problem running my cv1 in parallel with my Vive headsets.  As long as I press the Link Box power button off Steam has no problems.  On some Steam games that offer Rift option it works fine as well.  You still need to be in Steam to begin with though.

I hate to tell ya but Boiling Steel (from VivePort) looks absolutely beautiful on my Rift cv1 with 2.0 SS w/OTT.  Like you I disabled in-game msaa and left all other in-game settings default.  I might try it later with my Vive Pro but I doubt it will look much better and the Rift touch controllers work so much better than those Vive wands.

I never bothered looking for this before I got Index, but now that I do have one I'm not having much luck finding the way to turn smooth locomotion in Steam VR Home on. Is steam vr home teleport-only?

Comrade_Ivan said:

I never bothered looking for this before I got Index, but now that I do have one I'm not having much luck finding the way to turn smooth locomotion in Steam VR Home on. Is steam vr home teleport-only?

Yes, SteamVR is teleport only - seems that Gabe doesn't want anyone to get sick, lol.