Magnificent Ships: Volume 1
Added Oculus Rift Support via SteamVR
If someone wants to test with Touch controllers and post results below it might be helpful to others.
Just a couple other small changes:
- Added bubbles whizzing-by beneath the ocean's surface.
- Adjusted bow-wave on Queen Mary and added a missing collider above her bridge.
- Fixed occasional issue where incorrect ship information was displayed for wrong ship.
Just Released!
This initial release only supports the HTC Vive. If you're interested in Oculus Rift support, please let me know! (I don't have Touch controllers to test with, but if there's enough interest I'll order some.)
You can adjust graphics quality via the #1 thru #7 keys on your keyboard. (1=lowest, 7=highest, 3=default.) I tuned performance to (just barely) maintain 90FPS on my GTX 970, but am eager to hear how it performs on your hardware.
For the curious, I'm using Valve's "The Lab Renderer", but its automatic-quality adjustment features don't work with other features in this project. Also, its shadows flicker somewhat (even at max settings, which is set by default), and I'm not happy about that, but it still provides the best rendering performance solution for ships/ocean of this detail.
If enough people enjoy this type of experience, I'll be more than happy to get cracking on Volume 2! (I've already chosen several magnificent ships for it, but if you have a request please feel free to let me know!)
I love working on this project and hope it brings you happiness!
- Wm