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RigsOfRods / rigs-of-rods

Main development repository for Rigs of Rods soft-body physics simulator
https://www.rigsofrods.org
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[Suggestion] VR Support #2836

Open dotexe1337 opened 2 years ago

dotexe1337 commented 2 years ago

Hi, a lot of other sims such as Assetto Corsa and iRacing have VR support now through SteamVR or some other method. It would be really nice if RoR could support this eventually. I think it would be awesome to drive the monster truck mods, doing crashes with cars, etc in VR,

ohlidalp commented 2 years ago

Hi, VR support will eventually happen but don't hold your breath. The graphics framework we presently use (and are happy with), OGRE, doesn't have a built-in VR support. It's progressive spinoff OGRE-NEXT does but so far we didn't find the strength to port, as OGRE is stable and has excellent support. See also https://www.ogre3d.org/about/what-version-to-choose

dotexe1337 commented 2 years ago

Yes, I am very well aware of OGRE. I have played RoR since around 2007 and used to use the OGRE level editor quite a bit to make my own maps back in the day. I'm not very well versed in game development so I didn't realize that the engine needed VR support. Well, hopefully it will happen in the future. I excitedly await that day, it will be awesome! :)