Hallo, i've just purchased both Fujimi and Iceland VR, everything is very well done, by the way there are some problems with some shadows/reflections don't know exactly, i mean that inside hmd some stuff is not properly 3d so each eye see different things, it's very noticeable on Iceland at the beginning, some (most?) rocks have this issue, and also on Fujimi same problem with rocks near the water (before the waterfall), rocks appears darker on 1 eye compared to the other eye, the effect in vr is not so good and it partially ruins the experience.
If i close 1 eye it looks much better, so that means there's something wrong :)
hey! I've heard about this happening to the water but I haven't seen anything like this with the rocks. which headset are you using? I need to be able to reproduce this myself before I can fix it
I'm on Pimax, usually this kind of issues comes up when i keep parallel projection disabled, but in this case it's still there also with PP enabled, i've noticed, tested now on Iceland, that the problem is present only when i set Lights to "high", maybe is SSAO or something similar ? Because it appears where usually SSAO does its job, So i suppose is a problem only related to Pimax ?
Don't get me wrong the effect is not horrible but is enough to be noticeable, by the way i've fixed with lights set to low so i guess i can live with it :) thanks for the quick reply!
Hey, caves rd, I was wondering. Your simulations are john-wick Breathtaking and it has such large and nano-size details but, some people find it a bit lonely and I was thinking if it was possible to make a menu that gives you the possibility to play with friends. Host-sided servers, I was thinking of.
hey, I would very much like to add multiplayer, but it would probably take a very long time, I'd prefer to move on to new projects for now. I might try it in the future though
Hi! I bought the VR version, and this is just breathtaking!! Just one thing; whenever I try to use the camera and get it close to my eye, the whole game starts to stutter and get unstable (camera stuck in the air, stuff like that... Would really appreciate you fixing it.. I'm kinda stuck in the game because of it :\
hey! sorry that photo mode is kind of experimental, i'm still working on it. you can still progress with the game if you use the hand framing mode though! that shouldn't have any problems
Just tried this out on my Oculus Quest. Was completely blown away, and am so glad I paid for the vr verision. This is exactly what I've been looking for. :')
a few reasons - I would need to own a mac to compile it - generally graphics cards found in macs are a much lower standard and the game wouldn't run very well/the visual quality would be hindered - compiling for mac would mean reworking some fundamental parts of the game, which could take a long time thanks for taking interest anyway though!
This game i soooo good, i love it so much, it’s so peaceful and calm, but pleaasse remove some of the boundaries, there’s been many times where i’ll try to get a good shot just to be stopped by one
Hey mate, amazing game. I just ran into a small bug where if you are looking at a surface up close and open the game menu, it will be blocked out by that surface as if it is behind the surface you are looking at. Nevertheless it is truly amazing. cheers, keep up the great work.
hey no problem! I didn't include the option for higher resolutions because it already lags the vr view when taking a photo, but I might add it for people who don't mind the lag
Hey, I bought this game on steam with the VR DLC and took many pictures that I was hoping I could look at later, but I can't seem to find the file location of the virtual pictures I took if there is any.
Awesome, awesome game. Really nailed a lot of things right with the pace and overall gameplay approach. Thanks for the game, I'll donate tomorrow when I get paid :)
Nice work on the recent updates to the Iceland environment! BTW, I ended up tossing $1.15 your way for the rainy New Zealand map. Wish you all the best, Caves RD, (Matt) and hope things turn out well with you. Left a comment there too.
So I have no complaints on this game, its absolutely stunning. But when I downloaded it, it was glitchy and refused to run smoothly. I also have no idea how to bring up the camera, so could you please tell me how to do that?
This is an amazing experience! I was skeptical but this will keep me entertained for hours. Not just for just relaxing but to also show off for friends and family.
Thank you Caves, I am purchasing your other experiences!
I figured there actually isn't much progress to save so I didn't include it, but I'm thinking of adding an option to visit the alternate sunset scene from the menu after it's been unlocked
Glad to hear that. I'd love to walk in the game from time to time. And I have to say that your work is the most wonderful art pieces I've ever seen. It makes me feel connected to some places and shows me another fantastic world. I have recommended your games to all my friends, and they are all shocked by such great art. Thank you for all your work.
I'm afraid this doesn't seem to be working. You have to claim the game to an account in order to download at all, and when I do so, only the regular version is listed, not the VR version.
Merci d'avoir mis gratuit. J'ai commencé à jouer et c'est très réaliste. La clé est juste une empreinte. Je ne peux la trouver. Est-ce parce que je n'ai pas de casque VR ?
I figured it wasn't worth posting, I fixed an issue with the ending background not appearing and added a 'quit' option in the menu. edit: just added a changelog about the VR fixes if that's what you were waiting for!
To your point, many macs dont play games well (as you stated). I had a beefed up macbook pro 2019 ($4500) and I could play fornite, but it only got around 40fps. I had a 5k iMac that I played rocket league on, but that was about it. I have a PC for playing games. I've seen some games played on mac, but even in 2020, they just don't perform well enough to get a good experience. With the realism effect you're going for, I honestly don't think it would be worth the effort to try to get it to work on macs since they wont be able to push that quality anyway.
What is the changelog for the update that was uploaded yesterday? Regarding the issue with water being white on outer edges in VR and image mismatch, I know what setting turns it on - antialiasing set to off or low. This problem is visible in this place (not this image per se, it's your promo image) https://img.itch.zone/aW1hZ2UvNTU0MDkyLzI5MzMxNjkucG5n/original/y1aAJb.png
Basically when water is more or less dark, edges will be bright and they will stood out. Regarding mismatch - with anti-aliasing set to off, sometimes land patches in the distance will have different fog opacity, and water about 10m away from viewpoint might have very different brightness for each eye. Maybe that's connected to screen space reflections that you use, which limitations are very visible when looking up and down on water.
On low LOD settings, some objects like rocks or flowers will be rendered only for one eye.
Regarding vignette when turning - it seems to be connected to ASW, when I hold 90fps it's not visible.
Is it possible to add fixed weather conditions in menu? I would like to travel around whole place in similar weather, right now it changes every minute or so.
If you set flat screen version's FOV to 70, resolution to 0.5 and view distance to 0.2 and go to that big river mentioned earlier, you will see this bug with bright edges too. Screenshot: https://imgur.com/VvmwoPH
dude I really really appreciate that you took the time to find the source of some of these problems! but unfortunatley because most of them are an attempt to save performance, I don't know if I have much of a choice. I might try messing around with the opacity of the water to try and fix the mismatch, but everything else I think I have to keep. also do you have a rift or rift S?
I downloaded the Iceland pack and when trying to open the Iceland.exe after I had extracted it, it would always say ''DX11 feature level 10.0 is required to run the engine.''
I checked websites and after updating all my drivers, getting all Windows Updates and checking that my DirectX supports the 10.0 feature level it would still pop the same message.
type dxdiag into your search bar and make sure that it says 'directx 11' if not then search google for 'microsoft c++ redistributables 2013' and give that a download
game looks awesome but how do i run it? I tried to run "iceland.exe" with the run app on windows 10 but it says it cant find it. I'm fairly new to computer stuff so please excuse my ignorance.
Hi! This looks super cool, and I would love to try the vr version. I'm just a bit afraid, as I bought your fushimi inari thing and that didn't work with my pc for some reason (even though I am on a rift S)
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Hallo, i've just purchased both Fujimi and Iceland VR, everything is very well done, by the way there are some problems with some shadows/reflections don't know exactly, i mean that inside hmd some stuff is not properly 3d so each eye see different things, it's very noticeable on Iceland at the beginning, some (most?) rocks have this issue, and also on Fujimi same problem with rocks near the water (before the waterfall), rocks appears darker on 1 eye compared to the other eye, the effect in vr is not so good and it partially ruins the experience.
If i close 1 eye it looks much better, so that means there's something wrong :)
i hope you can have a look, thanks
hey! I've heard about this happening to the water but I haven't seen anything like this with the rocks. which headset are you using? I need to be able to reproduce this myself before I can fix it
I'm on Pimax, usually this kind of issues comes up when i keep parallel projection disabled, but in this case it's still there also with PP enabled, i've noticed, tested now on Iceland, that the problem is present only when i set Lights to "high", maybe is SSAO or something similar ? Because it appears where usually SSAO does its job, So i suppose is a problem only related to Pimax ?
Don't get me wrong the effect is not horrible but is enough to be noticeable, by the way i've fixed with lights set to low so i guess i can live with it :) thanks for the quick reply!
Hey, caves rd, I was wondering. Your simulations are john-wick Breathtaking and it has such large and nano-size details but, some people find it a bit lonely and I was thinking if it was possible to make a menu that gives you the possibility to play with friends. Host-sided servers, I was thinking of.
hey, I would very much like to add multiplayer, but it would probably take a very long time, I'd prefer to move on to new projects for now. I might try it in the future though
Hi! I bought the VR version, and this is just breathtaking!!
Just one thing; whenever I try to use the camera and get it close to my eye, the whole game starts to stutter and get unstable (camera stuck in the air, stuff like that... Would really appreciate you fixing it.. I'm kinda stuck in the game because of it :\
hey! sorry that photo mode is kind of experimental, i'm still working on it. you can still progress with the game if you use the hand framing mode though! that shouldn't have any problems
Thanks for your reply! I saw that option, but unfortunately, I have a medical condition in my left hand which won't let me use this feature..
But take your time! I have plenty of stuff to do in vr in general lol. Damn, even standing still 'on' this island is amazing :)
Beautiful!
Just tried this out on my Oculus Quest. Was completely blown away, and am so glad I paid for the vr verision. This is exactly what I've been looking for. :')
ah dude the vr version was such a struggle for me so i'm really glad to hear this
Hi! Beautiful! Why it is not available for Mac?
a few reasons
- I would need to own a mac to compile it
- generally graphics cards found in macs are a much lower standard and the game wouldn't run very well/the visual quality would be hindered
- compiling for mac would mean reworking some fundamental parts of the game, which could take a long time
thanks for taking interest anyway though!
Thank you for your answer, amazing work!
Hey I'm getting a fatal error message when I try to launch the game with my Vive Cosmos. Any idea's on how to fix? https://imgur.com/a/xeDtfNQ
google 'unreal engine 4' preqrequisites and download the nescessary files, that should fix it
This game i soooo good, i love it so much, it’s so peaceful and calm, but pleaasse remove some of the boundaries, there’s been many times where i’ll try to get a good shot just to be stopped by one
thanks! which boundaries are the most annoying? I can't remove all of them
it’s not any specific ones, but just some of the minor ones that keep you from going into a rock, smaller stuff like that
Hey mate, amazing game. I just ran into a small bug where if you are looking at a surface up close and open the game menu, it will be blocked out by that surface as if it is behind the surface you are looking at. Nevertheless it is truly amazing. cheers, keep up the great work.
hey thanks! i'll try and fix this somehow but for now you can just open the menu while not facing towards something
Hey! Thank you for this. VR really transported me back to the Icelandic shores, the fog timing is spot-on accurate to the real thing.
A question - is there a way to set the capture resolution? 1500x2000 is a bit low.
Thank you!
hey no problem! I didn't include the option for higher resolutions because it already lags the vr view when taking a photo, but I might add it for people who don't mind the lag
You can count me in that subset of people! This creation of yours is truly a breath of fresh air during these isolation times :D
i cant find the control for the camera can you help
you need to find the camera in the world first
what are your specs?
then you probably don't have very good specs or you don't have a graphics card in your pc
Hey, I bought this game on steam with the VR DLC and took many pictures that I was hoping I could look at later, but I can't seem to find the file location of the virtual pictures I took if there is any.
in the game's exit menu there's an option for the screenshot folder to open up automatically
it's in appdata/local/iceland/windowsnoeditor/screenshots
thank you!
This was such a beautiful experience. Thank you for making a game that takes you out to another place, not only visibly but emotionally.
Awesome, awesome game. Really nailed a lot of things right with the pace and overall gameplay approach. Thanks for the game, I'll donate tomorrow when I get paid :)
Check out my stream here:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/574776545?collection=ewOIYuO48xXybA
thanks for sharing man! glad you liked it
Nice work on the recent updates to the Iceland environment! BTW, I ended up tossing $1.15 your way for the rainy New Zealand map. Wish you all the best, Caves RD, (Matt) and hope things turn out well with you. Left a comment there too.
thank you man!
how do i run the vr version?
unzip and run icelandVR.exe after opening oculus/steamvr
So I have no complaints on this game, its absolutely stunning. But when I downloaded it, it was glitchy and refused to run smoothly. I also have no idea how to bring up the camera, so could you please tell me how to do that?
Thanks for reading,
SkullFuzz
what are your computer specs?
and you have to find the camera in the world before you can use it
This is an amazing experience! I was skeptical but this will keep me entertained for hours. Not just for just relaxing but to also show off for friends and family.
Thank you Caves, I am purchasing your other experiences!
you’re welcome!
It's a great game, but I can't save my progress after I have finished the game.
I figured there actually isn't much progress to save so I didn't include it, but I'm thinking of adding an option to visit the alternate sunset scene from the menu after it's been unlocked
Glad to hear that. I'd love to walk in the game from time to time. And I have to say that your work is the most wonderful art pieces I've ever seen. It makes me feel connected to some places and shows me another fantastic world. I have recommended your games to all my friends, and they are all shocked by such great art. Thank you for all your work.
please do! same with the alternate maps for the other games!!
Sad that it cost's money to play in vr. I'm broke af. I'll definitely find a couple spare bucks lying around and pick it up.
you can get it for free for the next 14 hours! just click ' no thanks, take me to the downloads'
I'm afraid this doesn't seem to be working. You have to claim the game to an account in order to download at all, and when I do so, only the regular version is listed, not the VR version.
working now! it was some issue with itch.io, sorry about that
Hey, I claimed the game while it was free but I wasn't aware of the VR version issue would you mind adding it to my account?
I have the same experience as Sergio: It doesn't seem to be possible to download the VR version for free.
Hi Caves, unfortunately the VR edition/DLC is missing from the Downloads section.It's up again!
Merci d'avoir mis gratuit. J'ai commencé à jouer et c'est très réaliste. La clé est juste une empreinte. Je ne peux la trouver. Est-ce parce que je n'ai pas de casque VR ?
you have to take all the photos on the board to unlock the nearby gate
Thanks!!!
I Love Iceland People! (Beautiful) | Mýrdalssandur, Iceland
Great Work Devs - Please Make More Soon... This Is Very Therapeutic Indeed...When is this playable on Steam?
I have it on my wishlist because it looks great!
But will it cost? If so how much?
Please make it free xD
out on steam for free now!
This was nice but it really lagged my PC lol. Too beautiful.
thanks for playing dude, this was so good to watch. hope your area wasn't damaged by the fires
Will there be a Mac version?
unfortunatley not, sorry! most macs don't have very good graphics
Changelog maybe?
I figured it wasn't worth posting, I fixed an issue with the ending background not appearing and added a 'quit' option in the menu.
edit: just added a changelog about the VR fixes if that's what you were waiting for!
Can you take pictures in game? If so how? Thank you
you have to find the camera in the game first! patience will also help you find other hidden parts of the game, just take it slow
Beautiful and pleasant location. Well done. PS: apparently inspired by the Death Stranding )))
thanks for playing! I haven't actually played death stranding yet, but it's also inspired by iceland
i really wish there was a mac version :(
I wish too :(
Me three.
me four... will this ever be available to Mac users?
no, the creator stated there wouldnt because macs dont tend to have good graphics
do you often play games on mac? if so, which games?
To your point, many macs dont play games well (as you stated). I had a beefed up macbook pro 2019 ($4500) and I could play fornite, but it only got around 40fps. I had a 5k iMac that I played rocket league on, but that was about it. I have a PC for playing games. I've seen some games played on mac, but even in 2020, they just don't perform well enough to get a good experience. With the realism effect you're going for, I honestly don't think it would be worth the effort to try to get it to work on macs since they wont be able to push that quality anyway.
yes I completley agree! my games are mostly built on the visual fidelity so I think without it the game would lose most of it's value
Seeing this I can see how much inspiration Death Stranding took from Iceland's geography, despite being set in America for some reason.
do you have to have a Rift or a Rift s to play it in VR or can you use a oculus Quest
you can play it with a pc using link, but not with the headset on it's own
What is the changelog for the update that was uploaded yesterday? Regarding the issue with water being white on outer edges in VR and image mismatch, I know what setting turns it on - antialiasing set to off or low. This problem is visible in this place (not this image per se, it's your promo image) https://img.itch.zone/aW1hZ2UvNTU0MDkyLzI5MzMxNjkucG5n/original/y1aAJb.png
Basically when water is more or less dark, edges will be bright and they will stood out. Regarding mismatch - with anti-aliasing set to off, sometimes land patches in the distance will have different fog opacity, and water about 10m away from viewpoint might have very different brightness for each eye. Maybe that's connected to screen space reflections that you use, which limitations are very visible when looking up and down on water.
On low LOD settings, some objects like rocks or flowers will be rendered only for one eye.
Regarding vignette when turning - it seems to be connected to ASW, when I hold 90fps it's not visible.
Is it possible to add fixed weather conditions in menu? I would like to travel around whole place in similar weather, right now it changes every minute or so.
If you set flat screen version's FOV to 70, resolution to 0.5 and view distance to 0.2 and go to that big river mentioned earlier, you will see this bug with bright edges too. Screenshot: https://imgur.com/VvmwoPH
dude I really really appreciate that you took the time to find the source of some of these problems! but unfortunatley because most of them are an attempt to save performance, I don't know if I have much of a choice. I might try messing around with the opacity of the water to try and fix the mismatch, but everything else I think I have to keep. also do you have a rift or rift S?
Rift CV1.
I downloaded the Iceland pack and when trying to open the Iceland.exe after I had extracted it, it would always say ''DX11 feature level 10.0 is required to run the engine.''
I checked websites and after updating all my drivers, getting all Windows Updates and checking that my DirectX supports the 10.0 feature level it would still pop the same message.
Any idea on how to solve this problem?
type dxdiag into your search bar and make sure that it says 'directx 11'
if not then search google for 'microsoft c++ redistributables 2013' and give that a download
game looks awesome but how do i run it? I tried to run "iceland.exe" with the run app on windows 10 but it says it cant find it. I'm fairly new to computer stuff so please excuse my ignorance.
that's no problem! make sure you find where you downloaded the file and try right click> extract all. after that it should work!
Really nice and relaxing. loved the visuals, sound effects and soundtrack :)
thanks!
how do you bring up the camera, i have pressed every key and none of them seem to work
[SPOILER]
you have to find the camera first, its on the beach
find the camera first.
Hi! This looks super cool, and I would love to try the vr version. I'm just a bit afraid, as I bought your fushimi inari thing and that didn't work with my pc for some reason (even though I am on a rift S)
send me an email mattcvsrd@gmail.com
like this project. I was sadly unable to make the controller work with WMR and steamVR... any tips for me ?
I just updated the game with steamvr support, please let me know if it works!
Not for now, I'll try to link the right keys in the steamVR software. Thanks for trying.
I'm too dumb to make it work. I'll take any tips (anyone ?) but i'm not in a urge, i'm sure someone will have the solution.