Quoting: bubexel381.09 i tested them, and yes it compile on kernel 4.10 but it haven't direct mode. It's useless for VR.

I was using it in Arch Linux last night.

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/forum/topic/2679

I haven't been able to get 'Direct Mode' to work on Linux at all. It prompts to change to it, I click the button, and SteamVR crashes, and it prompts it's not in direct mode again when I load it up.

But it's still working, as per that forum post.

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The above post was correct (as far as I have tested so far, I only tried the liquorix 4.9 kernel under Debian Sid though). I had working audio though (I use gnome shell, though now that I think about it, I may have just been using my usb connection).

Problems I have found; the "install bluetooth driver" doesn't work for fairly obvious reasons... which makes it so the lighthouses don't wake up /shut down on their own. Power cycling them once you have started steamvr works though.

Other problems would be in the library support itself. I have seen some games that are vr only and allow you to install them, but they don't display on the Vive (Alice VR). I suspect this may be related to the engine (UE4) and it's lack of support for Vulkan.

Serious Sam VR is absolutely amazing, and it even uses cloud sync, so my save game progress was already there. Which means I start on a level where I get rushed by tons of things that don't die like they should...

Overall it does work really well though. Once they can work on gettingthe lighthouse issue fixed, and more games with working binaries, and the official nvidia drivers to supprt the vulkan extensions, I will be very happy, and will be pimping it more on here.

If I ever get time... I intend to write up a review here.

Update: looks like the 381.09 beta drivers released for the Titan Xp support everything for SteamVR as well as kernel 4.10

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So I'm curious about something. Debian Stretch is now in Hard Freeze. SteamVR I think still requires the beta nvidia drivers.. anyone here in the know if we could potentially get newer nVidia drivers in Debian Stretch that support SteamVR, or will we end up getting backports, or needing to steal packages from SteamOS?

Either way, I've played a bit of the first encounter on Linux, and the level I'm on (the Dunes?) is hard as hell!! I think we should get some of us together and play it multiplayer?

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Quoting: XpanderUE4 and ARK arent related really. They already said they wont upgrade their engine to newer version. its still on 4.5. SO they either have to backport the vulkan from the newer version to their old super modified version or write it from the scratch.... Wouldnt hold my breath on it though. They have said things before also, which were never fixed.

I think I had read the same somewhere, which is why ARK sits on my steam library no longer being played. After all those graphical glitches and the fact the game bores me.. I just couldn't do it anymore. Yet for some reason I can't resist buying a Conan game... So I bought Conan Exiles, which is almost the exact same play style as ARK, and doesn't even run on Linux... I feel ashamed! Damn you Conan!

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Quoting: ProfessorKaos64Yes. I needs Micromachines-like racer. I used to play the shit out of that.

I was thinking that or Rc pro am from back in the day on nes

Oh god, the hours wasted on RC Pro Am... probably one of my favorite games of all time. Rock and Roll Racing wasn't quite as good for me for some reason.

What I would love is a game with this level of graphics, but basically Autoduel... I miss the hell out of that game, why Steve Jackson Games hasn't hired someone to develop one is beyond me.

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Nice!!! Even on my 1080, it chugs at max settings in the last area.

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So.. how is this compared to For Honor? What I want now is Mount and Blade 2. Seems For Honor and Chivalry both want to be Mount and Blade, but fall far short of it.

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I think it'd be great if laptop / desktop manufacturers could go back to the good old days of not supplying an OS with the computer, so that we could put whatever we want onto it.

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I'm guessing this is what would be required for Alice VR to work within the headset. It currently loads up so you can play it on the monitor... but that isn't exactly VR.

And for what it's worth, I finally managed to get Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter working under Debian with the beta nVidia driver! Still got my ass kicked, but it played smoothly.

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Nice, I always wanted to create an RPG, but my creative anilities are more in line with world / story creation. Considerimg I was the game master for many many moons.

I own some of the previous versions due to humble bundles. I will be buying this to see what I can make.

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