We will add an option to not tilt or offset the camera when interacting with a screen.We will add continuous movement / locomotion movement mode options.We will add a VR settings section for specific VR options.It took Geometa one day… one single day after the game’s launch to gather feedback from VR players and come up with this laundry list of items that needed fixing in Carrier Command 2 VR:
But to give your VR game its best chance of success, you’ve got to find a way to get that crucial, early feedback. And let’s be honest-it’s far from easy for a small developer to test with every headset out there. It’s clear that a lack of user testing across the range of PC VR hardware and players is to blame. Report: Pico 4 Controllers Appear in Leaked Images, Revealing New Ergonomic Design The issues that quickly earned it a 27% ‘Mostly Negative’ rating from users are overwhelmingly about technical missteps when it comes to VR, and much less about the content of the game itself. “While VR was not originally in our roadmap, the literalism of the diegetic interfaces within the game has made it very easy to introduce VR to Carrier Command-this is the same game, with the same balance and same mechanics!” the studio wrote ahead of launch.Īnd to be fair, the game does look like it could be a good fit for VR. We suspected as much when the VR version was announced just two weeks before the game was set to launch, and after the demo period for the non-VR version had passed.ĭeveloper Geometa admitted that VR support wasn’t originally part of its development plan, but-prompted by player requests-felt it would be easy to drop VR into place considering the ‘hands-on’ design of the non-VR version where players control the entire game from the bridge of an aircraft carrier. The core issue, however, isn’t that VR isn’t a good fit for the game, but that the developer simply didn’t take their time with the implementation. User reviews of Carrier Command 2 VR are in the gutter just one week after the game launched. While developer Geometa is working hard to deliver fixes, this avoidable stumble right out of the gate hampers the odds of success for the VR version. A desire to cram VR into the game with limited testing and a lack of feedback from experienced VR players is the root cause. While the non-VR version of the game sits at a ‘Mostly Positive’ 75% user rating, the VR version quickly tanked to a 27% ‘Mostly Negative’ rating. Carrier Command 2 launched earlier this month alongside a separate version including full VR support.
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