VorpX just added VR support for Sims 4

[perkel]

They just added VR support for Sims4. I just tested it and it works really well.

Default setting is for top down that doesn't work well with first person mode view but via pressing DEL you can configure it easily. Add FOV and lessen 3D effect and it works really really really really well. In first person mode you have headtracking and proper geometric 3D.

VorpX isn't free, It is 40$ software without a demo.

If you want to ask users of VorpX about it before you buy you should head to unofficial VorpX Discord.

So Sims4 joins Illusion games and Kiss games to 3D games.

[rb813]

Holy shit! I'm so tempted to use my stimulus check to get a VR headset now.

[landess]

I was kindly notified about this (not a sims 4 player - still use 3/had asked if 4 was supported)

 

So IS, or ISN'T it?

 

There seems to be conflicting information here, or is it they just haven't updated the supported list?

 

Not everyone uses discord - or even has a Microphone: Any Pertinent information posted would be nice.

[Oops19]

https://www.vorpx.com/vorpx-20-2-0-released/

New: The Sims 4: G3D, Cinema Mode, 3D-HUD

[landess]

8 hours ago, Oops19 said:

https://www.vorpx.com/vorpx-20-2-0-released/

New: The Sims 4: G3D, Cinema Mode, 3D-HUD

Thanks! Wonder how different Sims 3 and 4 are? I can always rename Sims 3.exe to Sims 4.exe to get VorpX to hook into it thinking it's 4 and will use the default settings. Guess I'll find out for myself.

[rb813]

What kind of adult mods does Sims 3 have these days? When I played it back in the day, it was basically just seeing people naked. There was one mod that did graphic sex, but it was very limited with only a few positions. Other than that, the only way you could do that kind of stuff was with a pose player (so, not integrated with the actual gameplay). Whereas, Sims 4 has Wicked Whims, which includes a sex option that a bunch of other people have made animations for, so it's much more expansive and diverse. I have over 5,000 sex animations in my game, and I haven't even downloaded them all. And practically every object in the game has at least a couple sex animations attached to it, even the mailbox.

 

Granted, some of the animations don't look that great in first-person view, so I guess the question is whether VR would really improve the immersion that much if you're still just using the third-person "floating" view.

[landess]

7 hours ago, rb813 said:

What kind of adult mods does Sims 3 have these days?

I use Kinky World. Best to just read the download page as there too much to list - seriously. I have no idea how complicated Wicked Whims is, since without an open world, a lot of KW features wouldn't work.

 

>>> Was able to boot up sims 3 in VR as before, but still no 3D. I used both the sims 4 default, and tried another profile per VorpX forums. I'm guessing people thinking something works isn't the same as it works in 3D, which is the whole point.....

[rb813]

59 minutes ago, landess said:

I have no idea how complicated Wicked Whims is

I've actually never played Sims 4 without WW, not once (I played Sims 3 as a vanilla game at first, and then discovered the adult mods; but with 4, I just approached it purely as an adult game from the start). So I'm not really sure how complicated it is either, because there are some features that I take for granted as part of the game that are actually from Wicked Whims. But for me, the main draw is just being able to see the characters have sex.

[AttritionofContrition]

2 hours ago, rb813 said:

I've actually never played Sims 4 without WW, not once (I played Sims 3 as a vanilla game at first, and then discovered the adult mods; but with 4, I just approached it purely as an adult game from the start). So I'm not really sure how complicated it is either, because there are some features that I take for granted as part of the game that are actually from Wicked Whims. But for me, the main draw is just being able to see the characters have sex.

Wicked Whims is much less complicated than Kinky World. In Wicked Whims (Sims 4) no matter what setting you set the autonomy to every sim will eventually succumb and have sex with a total stranger, basically autonomy boils down to being a simple dice roll every I believe it was either 30 minutes to an in game hour. For every roll that they "fail", in other words, for every hour they don't have sex the next dice roll will be skewed further in favor of that sim having sex. Supposedly there's some kind of "desire" system in place to help further skew the rolls towards a sim accepting/initiating sex but to raise that stat you have to pretty much go out of your way by being naked and chatting or flirting, otherwise it fades pretty quickly.

Okay flip side, in Kinky World (Sims 3) you have a much more complicated system that determines what a sim will do. Every sim builds desire over time regardless but even at very high desire they'll be very unlikely to bone the first stranger they see opting more often than not to just masturbate. Another thing to be aware of is that sims will be more willing to do foreplay animations than outright penetrative sex, so even if you fail the attempt to ask for vaginal for example they may still be down for a blowjob, this is all tied to various stats and the relationship that can build over time. Incest is also handled very differently, in WW it's a toggle or a trait, if you give a sim the trait or toggle it on globally they'll treat all family members like any other sim romantically. In KW you have incest desire, which requires you to work a little harder to get into the pants of family members, the incest trait here makes it more likely that they'll accept and pursue incestual relationships.

That's just a few of the differences, I'm not knocking Turbo for the work he's done, I understand he isn't looking to make KW2 but after being spoiled with the autonomy from KW it's very difficult to change to something that, frankly, I find inferior overall. It's not entirely Turbo's fault, that's how the base game is with pretty much everything from traits that don't change a sims autonomy (give a sim all negative traits in 3 then in 4, they hardly matter at all in the latter) to how they all just randomly fade in and out of public lots, on a timer. It's the same deal with transitioning from sims 3 to 4, the open world and pure randomness of how sims act in 3 on their own spoiled me from enjoying the 4th in any way. It just feels so linear, "safe", and predictable that every time I'm playing 4 I can't help but compare it to 3 and find it coming up short.

However, if all you want is to watch characters bang without context (or you force them to under pretend context) then 4 is your game, but again I'm not knocking it, that's just how it was designed.

[rb813]

The KW download page says it has a brothel system. How does that work?

[landess]

2 hours ago, rb813 said:

The KW download page says it has a brothel system. How does that work?

The simple fact is player makes a lot a brothel. The lot will now attract NPC's (not inactives) to the lot.

 

Becoming a brothel owner means there is a basic upkeep charge (likely based on the value of the lot like default rent) and payments to any whores hired. Owner can also assign brothel 'status' to multiple locations in town while not owning them. Owner sets hours for employees to work and well as locations (with a comprehensive scheduling system). Each whore has a status page where the owner can set many values as well as see basic information on employee history.

 

It all sounds great and can be financially attractive. Yet it is KW, so there can be bugs or unwanted problems because is not perfect, yet as a core mod, it's easy to foul up a save. For example - best to hire inactives, because if an NPC leaves the games list for whatever reason, one must quit being an owner to clear the status.... Then one needs to start all over again. Things like this.

 

I found just registering as a professional prostitute and working at home/brothel is less complicated then going through the 'ownership hassles' and make good money, while having complete control over the lot. Using a home gives you rights like 'ask to leave' for example. Experiment and try things is the best strategy.

 

There's more to it, but that is the basics and gives some idea of the scope.

 

 

>>>>>>Still Tempted to deal with Sims 4 IF it truly has 3D in VR. Lot's of mods - Wicked Whims/etc. But that 3D is the deal maker/breaker. Then requirements for mods will be the next hurdle. Not going down the EA buy a shitload of EP/SP's again... already did that twice.

[rb813]

3 hours ago, landess said:

>>>>>>Still Tempted to deal with Sims 4 IF it truly has 3D in VR. Lot's of mods - Wicked Whims/etc. But that 3D is the deal maker/breaker. Then requirements for mods will be the next hurdle. Not going down the EA buy a shitload of EP/SP's again... already did that twice.

I really want to know too. Are you morally opposed to piracy? I feel like using it to try something because you're not sure if it'll work with your system is one of the better moral justifications for it.

3 hours ago, landess said:

I found just registering as a professional prostitute and working at home/brothel is less complicated then going through the 'ownership hassles' and make good money, while having complete control over the lot. Using a home gives you rights like 'ask to leave' for example. Experiment and try things is the best strategy.

There are a few solo prostitution mods for 4. The one I think is best is Nisa's Wicked Perversions, because it's the only one that integrates with the thousands of sex animations made for Wicked Whims. The only bummer about it is that it treats turning a trick as a specific type of event, so only one encounter can happen at a time. The makers of Wicked Whims announced they're working on a fully active strip club that you can manage (probably with the ability to give customers happy endings), and I think that's already in the Patreon version of WW, but I have no idea how well it works.

[landess]

8 hours ago, rb813 said:

Are you morally opposed to piracy?

I hate to say "It depends", but it depends...  Anyways it's more about things 'not available anymore' than anything else. I DL'd LotR Middle Earth, because it's not available to purchase anywhere, and I did 'Buy' Mirror Image after I downloaded it and tried it out, but anything else short of Japanese programs not available in the US have all been - Look and uninstall. As I got older, my respect for content and paying for it grew. Although with things like 'always online' and 'constant patching' of 6 year old games, makes me want to scream.

[perkel]

On 5/1/2020 at 2:14 AM, parzysty said:

@perkel Bro, you need to post an invite to the discord channel so we are able to join...

 

EDIT: It's not on their list of supported games: https://www.vorpx.com/supported-games/

 

That link in my post to unofficial vorpx discord is invite. I edited it.
It is not on their list because that list is very old. On discord there is better list (but also doesn't have all games)

There was latest update that added sims 4, wolcen, DMC5, RE3 and few other games support. Also it now gives you dolphin emulator in VR. Tried with mario kart and 3D effect is amazing in it.


Also for folks who don't have VR. Right now the cheapest way to get VR is to get used PSVR and buy IVRy from steam (like 15$) to get proper full support for PSVR as SteamVR.

[rb813]

25 minutes ago, perkel said:

Also for folks who don't have VR. Right now the cheapest way to get VR is to get used PSVR and buy IVRy from steam (like 15$) to get proper full support for PSVR as SteamVR.

This is a very good tip, but since I'm not very familiar with VR technology, I'm still a little unsure. The Steam page for IVRy has a diagram showing the different connections you need to have to get this running. It reminds me of setting up the TiVo in my parents' house. How complicated is it to get this working properly if I'm pretty good at following instructions but not extremely tech savvy? Does it feel like something that was "meant for this" or does it feel like Steam just kinda made an emulator for a foreign device, and jerry-rigged something that works pretty well on a good day?

 

Also, does this make it possible to play any PC games on VR, or just the ones you have through Steam?

[rb813]

...Also. what's a good used price for a PSVR? Is there a place to buy used where you can be confident that the merchandise will be in good condition? I usually just do eBay for used stuff, but most of the stuff I buy there isn't this expensive.