Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice VR Edition

Cdaked · July 25, 2018, 4:53pm

For free to those who already have buy it.

Exclusive: First Look at ‘Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice’ VR Edition

Also in Spanish:
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice recibirá soporte completo de RV la semana que viene

Pimel · July 31, 2018, 8:14am

Jup, got it yesterday and played the first 15 minutes. Gonna boot up the VR version tonight!

Pimel · July 31, 2018, 9:46pm

Wellllll that’s awesome! The game translates well into VR even when it’s not first person. It’s a story and it still tells well this way. The scenery is much more appreciated this way probably. Althoug the 3D does make the polygons stick out a bit more but who cares.

Cdaked · July 31, 2018, 10:32pm

The Humble Store: Great games. Fantastic prices. Support charity. 17,99€ with VR.

neal_white_iii · May 17, 2019, 7:13am

I know this is a bit of a necro, but I figured that was better than making a new post.

I just bought Hellblade. It was half-off on Steam. I didn’t even realize it had a vr version, until I tried to install it. That was a very pleasant surprise.

Unfortunately, the vr version crashes shortly after start up. The non-vr version plays fine. It’s a captivating game even without vr.

Any suggestions as to how to fix it?

I’ve tried Small FoV and tried it with and without parallel projection. Smart Smoothing and FFR are both off. I’ve rebooted. I’ve got the newest RTX 2080 drivers and a fairly beefy PC.

DrWilken · May 17, 2019, 7:57am

Your should keep PiTool HMD quality low (I’m using 1.25) and quality settings at around medium as far as I remember to play it on normal.

I used SteamVR SS on auto and PP on.

I played it on a 2080 Ti and still had to keep settings at medium and no in-game scaling (don’t remember what they call it).

You can try to remove the config for the game to start over. It’s in Documents as far as I recall.

neal_white_iii · May 18, 2019, 6:56pm

I got Hellblade working in VR and it was well worth the effort.

There are a few minor issues and a major one.

The biggie is that the game crashes whenever I try to change an in-game graphics setting. I’m a chronic tweaker, so that’s annoying. Also, the game will continue crashing from then on, unless you clear out its AppData Local area. I had to set Pimax at 50% quality and PP on. I discovered my SteamVR “maxRecommendedResolution” got reset to 4096, so I put it back to 8192, which might fix the crash; I’ll do some more testing tonight.

As for minor issues, for one of the boss fights, a door would close, to prevent my exit (which normally wouldn’t have been an issue, but the camera was stuck on the other side of the door and I had to fight while completely blind - All I could see was the back of the door). I died twice, due to this bug.

Also, the black border “cinema frame” which draws when a cutscene is displayed has issues. On occasion, some of the scene punches through the black area, which is highly distracting. The black area doesn’t extend far enough for wide FOV headsets; on Normal FOV, I could see thin bits of the scene leaking through on the left and right. This might be a title that is best played using a Small FOV.

MReis · November 2, 2019, 9:11pm

@DrWilken
Would you share your config for the game in PiTool?

with your aid I got it to work with this:
https://community.openmr.ai/t/anyone-see-performance-improvements-in-pitool-1-0-1-197/23173/10?u=mreis

but then I got None superimposed Images, after activating parallel projections it went bonkers and no matter what did not recover from slow FPS.
Thanks!

DrWilken · November 2, 2019, 9:24pm

Sure thing

C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\HellbladeGame\Saved\Config_VR\WindowsNoEditor\GameUserSettings.ini:

[/Script/HellbladeCore.HellbladeGameUserSettings]
bIsFirstSave=False
LastConfirmedPerformanceMode=Off
bSubtitlesEnabled=False
PhotoMode=Disabled
CombatDifficultyMode=Easy
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“bLock”,Key=Gamepad_RightShoulder,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“bLock”,Key=LeftControl,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“ChangeTargetLeft”,Key=Z,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“ChangeTargetRight”,Key=C,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“CloseCombat”,Key=F,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“CloseCombat”,Key=Gamepad_FaceButton_Right,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“DebugCamera”,Key=Insert,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“DebugCamera_ChangeHUD”,Key=Gamepad_DPad_Left,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“DebugCamera_Gamepad”,Key=Gamepad_Special_Left,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“DebugFrameStep”,Key=BackSpace,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“DebugKey_Num*”,Key=Multiply,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“DebugKey_Num+”,Key=Add,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“DebugKey_Num-”,Key=Subtract,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“DebugKey_Num.”,Key=Decimal,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“DebugKey_Num/”,Key=Divide,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“DebugKey_Num0”,Key=NumPadZero,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“DebugKey_Num1”,Key=NumPadOne,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“DebugKey_Num2”,Key=NumPadTwo,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“DebugKey_Num3”,Key=NumPadThree,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“DebugKey_Num4”,Key=NumPadFour,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“DebugKey_Num5”,Key=NumPadFive,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“DebugKey_Num6”,Key=NumPadSix,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“DebugKey_Num7”,Key=NumPadSeven,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“DebugKey_Num8”,Key=NumPadEight,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“DebugKey_Num9”,Key=NumPadNine,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“Evade”,Key=Gamepad_FaceButton_Bottom,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“Evade”,Key=SpaceBar,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“Focus”,Key=E,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“Focus”,Key=Gamepad_RightTrigger,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“Focus_RemotePlay”,Key=Gamepad_RightThumbstick,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“HeavyAttack”,Key=Gamepad_FaceButton_Top,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“HeavyAttack”,Key=Right,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“Interact”,Key=F,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“Interact”,Key=Gamepad_FaceButton_Bottom,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“Interact”,Key=Gamepad_FaceButton_Left,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“Interact”,Key=Gamepad_FaceButton_Right,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“Interact”,Key=Gamepad_FaceButton_Top,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“LightAttack”,Key=Gamepad_FaceButton_Left,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“LightAttack”,Key=Left,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“LockOn”,Key=Gamepad_LeftThumbstick,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“Menu_Start”,Key=Escape,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“Menu_Start”,Key=Gamepad_Special_Right,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“RecentreCamera”,Key=Gamepad_LeftTrigger,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“RecentreCamera”,Key=Q,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“ResetCamera”,Key=End,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“ResetCamera”,Key=Gamepad_Special_Left,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“Runes”,Key=E,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“Runes”,Key=Gamepad_RightTrigger,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“Runes_RemotePlay”,Key=Gamepad_RightThumbstick,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“SkipCutscene”,Key=Enter,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“SkipCutscene”,Key=Gamepad_LeftThumbstick,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“SkipCutscene”,Key=SpaceBar,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“Sprint”,Key=Gamepad_LeftShoulder,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“Sprint”,Key=LeftShift,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“TargetSwitch”,Key=MiddleMouseButton,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“TargetSwitch”,Key=Tab,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“TouristCamera”,Key=Gamepad_DPad_Down,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“TouristCamera”,Key=Home,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“TouristCamera_Exit”,Key=Escape,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“TouristCamera_HideUI”,Key=Gamepad_FaceButton_Bottom,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
ActionMappings=(ActionName=“TouristCamera_HideUI”,Key=Home,bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“LeftStickX”,Key=A,Scale=-1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“LeftStickX”,Key=D,Scale=1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“LeftStickX”,Key=Gamepad_LeftX,Scale=1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“LeftStickY”,Key=Gamepad_LeftY,Scale=1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“LeftStickY”,Key=S,Scale=-1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“LeftStickY”,Key=W,Scale=1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“LeftTrigger”,Key=Gamepad_LeftTriggerAxis,Scale=1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“LevelObjectAxisX”,Key=Gamepad_LeftX,Scale=1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“LevelObjectAxisY”,Key=Gamepad_LeftY,Scale=1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“LookUp”,Key=MouseY,Scale=-1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“LookUpRate”,Key=Gamepad_RightY,Scale=1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“MoveForward”,Key=Gamepad_LeftY,Scale=1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“MoveForward”,Key=S,Scale=-1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“MoveForward”,Key=W,Scale=1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“MoveRight”,Key=A,Scale=-1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“MoveRight”,Key=D,Scale=1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“MoveRight”,Key=Gamepad_LeftX,Scale=1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“MoveUp”,Key=F,Scale=-1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“MoveUp”,Key=R,Scale=1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“RightStickX”,Key=Gamepad_RightX,Scale=1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“RightStickY”,Key=Gamepad_RightY,Scale=1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“RightTrigger”,Key=Gamepad_RightTriggerAxis,Scale=1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“SixAxisTest”,Key=Acceleration,Scale=1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“TargetSwitchX”,Key=Gamepad_RightX,Scale=1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“TargetSwitchY”,Key=Gamepad_RightY,Scale=1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“TouristCamera_Aperture”,Key=A,Scale=0.200000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“TouristCamera_Aperture”,Key=D,Scale=-0.200000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“TouristCamera_Focus”,Key=S,Scale=0.050000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“TouristCamera_Focus”,Key=W,Scale=-0.050000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“TouristCamera_Roll”,Key=E,Scale=1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“TouristCamera_Roll”,Key=Q,Scale=-1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“TouristCamera_Zoom”,Key=F,Scale=-1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“TouristCamera_Zoom”,Key=MouseScrollDown,Scale=-1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“TouristCamera_Zoom”,Key=MouseScrollUp,Scale=1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“TouristCamera_Zoom”,Key=MouseWheelAxis,Scale=1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“TouristCamera_Zoom”,Key=R,Scale=1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“Turn”,Key=MouseX,Scale=1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“TurnRate”,Key=Gamepad_RightX,Scale=1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“TurnRate”,Key=Left,Scale=-1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“TurnRate”,Key=Right,Scale=1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“TurnRateLeft”,Key=Gamepad_LeftX,Scale=1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“TurnRateLeft”,Key=S,Scale=1.000000)
AxisMappings=(AxisName=“TurnRateLeft”,Key=W,Scale=-1.000000)
bNewCombatCameraCompensateEnabled=False
bHeadLookatTargetSwitchEnabled=False
ResolutionSizeX=2560
ResolutionSizeY=1440
LastUserConfirmedResolutionSizeX=2560
LastUserConfirmedResolutionSizeY=1440
WindowPosX=-1
WindowPosY=-1
LastConfirmedFullscreenMode=1
PreferredFullscreenMode=0
AudioQualityLevel=0
FrameRateLimit=0.000000
DesiredScreenWidth=2560
DesiredScreenHeight=1440
LastRecommendedScreenWidth=-1.000000
LastRecommendedScreenHeight=-1.000000
LastCPUBenchmarkResult=-1.000000
LastGPUBenchmarkResult=-1.000000
LastGPUBenchmarkMultiplier=1.000000
bUseHDRDisplayOutput=False
HDRDisplayOutputNits=1000
FullscreenMode=0
VRSnapTurnRate=-1.000000
[ScalabilityGroupsVR]
sg.ViewDistanceQuality=1
sg.AntiAliasingQuality=0
sg.ShadowQuality=0
sg.PostProcessQuality=1
sg.TextureQuality=2
sg.EffectsQuality=1
sg.FoliageQuality=1
sg.ResolutionQuality=100.000000
sg.PMVQuality=0
[/Script/Engine.GameUserSettings]
bUseDesiredScreenHeight=False
[ScalabilityGroups]
sg.ViewDistanceQuality=3
sg.AntiAliasingQuality=3
sg.ShadowQuality=3
sg.PostProcessQuality=3
sg.TextureQuality=3
sg.EffectsQuality=3
sg.FoliageQuality=3

In PiTool I use Render Quality 1.0 (sometimes 1.25), Smart Smoothing on, FoV: Normal, PP on, hidden area mask on (always have that on), 72/90/120Hz (Large FoV when on 120Hz since that’s narrower than the usual “Normal” FoV), SteamVR SS on Auto globally and 100% on app level.

MReis · November 2, 2019, 10:49pm

Thanks! - Ill try it Right away!

MReis · November 2, 2019, 11:28pm

Ok it works like that! Thanks again!

DrWilken · November 2, 2019, 11:29pm

I’m really happy to hear that. You’re welcome…

Octofox · November 8, 2019, 10:33pm

Sorry, what do I need to do to stop Hellblade insta-crashing on startup? Delete the default config and replace with yours? I’ll give it a whirl, thanks!

DrWilken · November 9, 2019, 7:38am

Yes, and don’t go crazy with the resolution.

I use 1.0 in PiTool and 100% in SteamVR (You could also use auto or a lower value) on a 2080Ti.

Octofox · November 9, 2019, 10:11am

Thanks will try at first opportunity!

victor79 · December 14, 2019, 4:20pm

Hi, I bought this game on Steam and i don’t know how to play without Parallel Projection. With PP in the center screens is very low resolution.

PS. Pitool 1.0.1.197