ACC VR SPECIFIC VERSION

Today I had this strange thought:
Given that I think that ACC regarding the simulation aspect is and will surely be the best SIM available that I want to use BUT IN VR ONLY;
Since I think many other users are not willing to give up the immersiveness of VR;
Since VR now has obvious performance problems and graphic quality;
Since, in my opinion, even with possible future optimizations, VR will still not be good enough. (Stefano magic excluded);
Since the limitations in the quality of VR are probably due to the presence of the day / night cycle and the rain that require a large amount of resources;
Given all of the above, would you buy a version of ACC for VR with the best VR possible with current hardware, but without day / night and rain cycle, but with crystal-clear VR quality?

Considerations from absolute ignorant in programming and computer graphics.

I'd like to hear other opinions about it
Regards

 

With all due respect it's EA and there are a lot of assumptions in your post.
I know nothing about games programming in general or Unreal 4 engine or the intricacies on VR implementation for that matter so I'll pass on this one.

 

you can try AC1 is a quite good sim.

and works fine on VR

 

never gonna happen

 

Sorry, carry on

 

You mean, you want to remove the best aspect when playing with VR that right now ACC has?
This is kind of weird thinking.

 

While indeed VR market is small as you mentioned, but it is a market where we are all moving towards, and I am not talking auto sims space only. I know DCS (well known flight sim) is working hard to implement Vulkan (read: multiGPU support). Pimax is coming with higher res HMDs. The thing is ACC is for most users is an ENTERTAINMENT first and foremost. When multiGPU solutions in simulators will start to appear, then as an entertainment product which ultimately ACC is, will be competing with flight sims, shooters which offer vastly better graphics (new HMDs + multiGPU support) . Yes, die hard auto simmers will stay, but those who treat ACC as an entertainment will move on, taking the BUZZ there. You already created buzz when Nvidia CEO mentioned ACC presenting RTX GPUs . I bet audience at that NVIDIA conference and people who watched it on youtube never heard about Kunos Simulazione. By implementing multiGPU support either through Vulcan or Nvidia VR SLI, ACC as a product will be mentioned as cutting edge product for HMD users which will not hurt your sales.

 

@Aristotelis admit it, you love VR and that's why we have it so early

 

Well I for one am massively grateful for VR support in AC and ACC! I was all set to upgrade my PS3 to a PS4 and PSVR for GT Sport, but then I stumbled across AC with its newly released VR support on YouTube and it was a revelation. I bought a PC, a Vive and AC and never looked back. Thank you Kunos for the hundreds of hours of joy AC have given me!

I actually feel a bit bad about getting ACC on EA for such a low price. Perhaps some massively overpriced skins as DLC are in order, which I can buy to alleviate my guilt

 

Ohh man, brutal reality. Hell with it, I am gonna call my wife and ask for a hug.

 

Yes, i know that. AC is the best sim in VR actually.

 

I too, am grateful for VR-support in AC and ACC and we have to consider that VR has not gained in popularity as was first hoped. There are quite a few titles that do not include it and more on the way so it should make those that do have support, even more appreciated and valuable imo.

 

Hi Aris,

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Hi Aris, first of all I want to emphasize that I am a great fan of yours work and I consider Stefano a true genius of programming. I understand your arguments and I realize that the VR market is really small but for what concerns me I would be willing to pay a full price 50/60 euros or even more a version of ACC without night and rain but with VR graphics equal to your jewel AC.
The market must also be created.
Fans who have hardware costing thousands of euros i dont think would have problems paying 100/200 euros for a version that fully exploits it? I think no.
Anyway, thanks for the reply and especially for yours work from which exudes passion and intelligence.

 

Buy an extra copy for a friend or give it away here or racedepartement.

 

Please don’t take this negatively, it’s not meant aggressively, but when you say you understand his arguments, I don’t think you do.

There would be little real technical benefit to be had by creating a separate VR-only version of the game (assuming staying with UE) and the size of the market just isn’t big enough to cover the additional overhead of having to support a separate title.

I think we just have to wait for decent gen 2 VR hardware to be released and for tech like foveated rendering to be properly supported, to reduce the pressure on the GPU that VR currently demands before VR has broader appeal.

 

Haha! I hope Stefano won’t read this!
He was tormented for months/years because he couldn’t add night and rain to AC1 and now this!

 

@Mario Moretti have you tried the [ConsoleVariables] settings in WindowsNoEditor\Engine.ini?
It is already way better than what we started with and, to me , demonstrate that with a little patience, we will get a stellar implementation of VR in ACC with rain, night and all.

 

I always knew VR SIM drivers were exceptional.
"exceptional
adjective, US /ɪkˈsep·ʃə·nəl/
Not like most others of the same type; unusual."

and as mentioned earlier very noisy for their size.