Frame controllers track REALLY WELL

Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz⁩ to ⁨steamdeck@sopuli.xyz⁩

My main concern with the Frame was the inside out controller tracking. I play Beat Saber at a very high level, and I’ve never been completely happy with my Index. I’ve been able to try all the Quests over the years but none of them impressed either.

But holy valve!

The Frame controllers track EXTREMELY WELL!! I feel like I finally got my original Rift back, and on LINUX!

So if you, like me, worried that the controllers would not perform in fast-paced games like Beat Saber, don’t. I can’t tell if they quite beat the original CV1 touch controllers, but it’s close enough that I’ve finally stopped pining for the CV1.

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Kyrias@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

The Frame controllers track EXTREMELY WELL!! I feel like I finally got my original Rift back, and on LINUX!

I played through my old catalogue and find they don’t track well for older games that aren’t “Great on Frame”. I wonder what the difference is.

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- MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  That’s certainly odd.
  
  I haven’t tried anything except Beat Saber on the frame itself, the rest I’ve streamed. It’s been excellent throughout, with the exception of the stream occasionally dropping.
  
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  - Kyrias@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    No complaints other than Index finger tracking gone. That was cool.
    
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Chiahna@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Oh that’s cool, I was a bit worried about that, but never really tried camera tracking before. Mine is already paid and on it’s way, I’m only a bit salty about ergo kit being out of stock already.

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- mtlvmpr@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Extra salty about that as well since I’m going to share the headset but I’m planning to make them myself. Nose flap sounds pretty hard to make but I’ll make try to make the controller straps, headset topstrap and fabrics for face and back cushions.
  
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  - G0ldenSp00n@lemmy.jacaranda.club ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Hey, the loops on my Ergo straps broke (seems like they weren’t glued super well). So at least you didn’t spend $60 for it to partially break after like 1 week.
    
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Nighed@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Beatsaber should be fine because the hands should always be in sight of the head unit. My understanding is that moving them behind your back would be when issues occur, which wouldn’t happen with a beacon based tracking solution.

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- MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I’m not referring to occlusion (like when the controllers teleport away, or freeze), but performance and accuracy. How quickly they follow your hands, the samplerate at which they do so, and how closely they match what you are physically doing.
  
  Quest controller tracking is too sluggish and inaccurate for high level beat saber.
  
  Lighthouse is better, but I find it’s still not as accurate as the constellation tracking on the CV1.
  
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Katana314@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
What pervasive, continuing games are there to play in VR? I couldn’t get used to Beat Saber. HL:A was very one and done.

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- MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Rhythm games are definitely the “killer app” for me at least. Especially with Beat Saber the community mods have kept it fresh.
  
  Others prefer synth riders or pistol whip.
  
  There are some other single player experiences that one of my friends gushes about. Boneworks, Monstrum, Red Matter, Vertigo 2.
  
  Multiplayer, is another thing that simply SHINES if you can get a group together. Echo Arena, Ready or Not, Dungeons of Eternity.
  
  Some I haven’t played but which I want to are System Shock VR, Stride, Rumble, Underdogs, Into Black.
  
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- IamSparticles@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Give an example of what you think fits that description in a flat game.
  
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  - Katana314@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Team Fortress 2, Hitman: WoA (yes, I know it has a VR mode, no, it’s really not a good VR game), Helldivers 2, Doom/Quake + mappacks, Deep Rock Galactic, Battlefield… Since VR has a barrier to entry, anything multiplayer might get limited players, so if they want to focus on bot enemies and PVE, that’s fine. Any style of collectathon like Mario 64-esque or Assassin’s Creed/Far Cry would be a fun way to spend 40 hours if the game has developed a nice pattern of gameplay suitable for open worlds.
    
    It’d also be good if $20 VR games weren’t just 5 hours long, so that we could enjoy each one for longer before having to pay for something more.
    
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