AH3 and Linux

[hazmatt]

Update to the update:

I have it running reliably but not well.

I'm using a T-mobile home internet backup router for a wireless connection and I'm only able to get around 150mbps speed to the headset with it so even though it runs reliably I have to turn all the detail down or it looks like crap.

ALVR supports a wired connection which I think would be a big improvement, however you have to get your VR headset to run in developer mode so you can use the USB debug to get he link to work and I haven't had any success on that as of yet.

My new opinion is that you have a decent 5G router, you should be able to get it to run acceptably.

That said I'm going to keep banging on it and hopefully I can get the link cable working and get some better speeds out of it.

[hazmatt]

I got distracted from the cable thing but started tweaking he settings in ALVR. I was able to get it running pretty high detail and and good framerates. I set up a custom arena and flew around for a bit. I think I'me done messing with it for now, but I might go play for a bit more! lol

Final analysis for a bit:

Flatscreen is completely doable on Linux with maybe 15 minutes setup including download and configuring.

Quest VR is doable but I would guess about an hour to tweak the settings and get it running acceptably.

If anybody does take this journey, I'd be happy to help. Let me know.

[hazmatt]

So I set up my arena and was doing some testing. Just for fun I clicked on the Melee arena expecting it to say I needed a subscription. I was able to do some live fire testing and found out some interesting stuff.

I took a big hit on the framerate, down to mid 30ies on average and dropping into the 20ies from time to time.  It was to the point where it was pretty much unplayable unless you were bombing or something. I noticed that for some reason the ALVR was hitting my CPU pretty hard so I'm gonna change my mind about a 4th gen I7 being good for ALVR. I think you're going to need a stronger CPU if you plan to run VR and be competitive.

That said I got to see a 50 vs 18 fight. It's pretty amazing to watch the country with the lowest numbers get ganged. Right before I logged I noticed a different country was getting ganged. That countries numbers had dropped lower then the previous lowest countries numbers and it immediately became the country getting ganged.

It seems that these days there's either a horde to fight, you're part of the hoard with nothing to fight, or there's no fight at all. Maybe it was just today that it was like that.

[hazmatt]

Finished up today. Final report.

AH3 will run on Linux with a monitor easily and seamlessly. You can set this up in under 15 minutes.

AH3 will run on Quest 2 with some work but everything works even the MIC and headphones in the VR. The issues I encountered earlier we all settings related. The easiest way to do this is with ALVR and it will take some goofing around with settings to get it running properly. I'm guessing this might take an hour, but it all works.

If anybody is working on setting this up I'm willing to help. Send me an email or a PM.

[Drane]

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