The Wait Is Over. Prepare For This Years Largest Esports Event In Years
VAIL VR is heading to Miami for a tournament experience like no other
4 August, 2022 - VAIL VR, the hyper realistic competitive VR shooter, is heading to Miami for the worlds largest Esports tournament since 2019. With online qualifiers set to begin in August, the live finals will be held on October 1st. Major cash prize pools are up for grabs ($35,000) and the top 4 teams will be flown to Miami to participate in front of a sold-out crowd for a first-class esports experience.
Having recently released its Beta, players eager to get competitive can now opt in via Steam for instant access or head on over to the tournament website for more details. A multiplayer VR shooter that takes full advantage of the advanced capabilities of virtual reality technology, VAIL VR has its sights firmly set on toppling Steam's biggest VR shooters
"The upcoming VAIL Summer Tournament will be very special and marks the return of high stakes VR Esports LAN events. I am incredibly excited to introduce VR Esports to a wider audience and this event will mark the beginning of an incredible partnership between IVRL and AEXLAB" - Luke Kotin, Globochem eSports
In VAIL VR, two teams of five players compete in head-to-head modes including Team Deathmatch and Artifact. Team Deathmatch is the traditional combat mode where the team with the most eliminations wins the game. Artifact is VAIL’s signature game mode, which is akin to the fan favorite search and destroy model. In this mode, Attackers spawn with a scanner which can be used to extract the hidden data within a designated location, known as the Artifact sites. Whereas the Defenders must secure the Artifacts by protecting them with their lives.
With stunning visuals, VAIL VR features full-body animation that accounts for the approximation of each player’s real body shape and size, without the need for additional tracking hardware. As an ultra realistic first-person shooter, it creates a comfortable and accurate positional experience. The game also features an in-game voice chat system for real-time communication between players.
"There is no other game developer pushing VR Esports like AEXLAB and VAIL VR. Many of us saw the potential of VR Esports early on but until now we have not had a developer who shared that vision. We have found that with AEXLAB and are incredibly excited to see this blow up!" - Luke Kotin, Globochem eSports
With Beta signups now available on VAIL VR’s Steam page, players can join in on the action. Those eager to learn more about the esport tournament can join the VAIL VR Discord for more information, where they can meet like-minded, passionate gamers.
Key Features
- Competitive Integrity. Everything in VAIL is designed for the highest degree of competitive integrity. From standardizing player height, to player animations and net code, everything is designed for competitive gaming first.
- Realistic Collision Physics. Guns and other objects collide with the environment as you would expect it to in real life. This allows you to eject AK mags by slapping it out with another magazine
- Factions fight to defend what matters most. Attacker or defender, enter the world as either Colonist or REYAB.
- Artifact Game Mode is VAIL’s take on Search and Destroy. A competitive game mode informed by the competitive teams and players. Protect artifact sites A and B by eliminating all enemy players, or denying the artifacts from getting scanned. Every second counts.
- Social Armory, join friends to play chess, hockey and draw. Practice your aim and test new weapons downrange before entering a match. Artificial
- Crouching + Seated Mode for players to play their best with the most comfort. Joystick up-down to crouch or stand in game.
- Virtual Gunstock Support smooth aiming and maximum immersion with realistic handling.
- Full Body Immersion. Feel comfortable in VR with an approximation of your real body without the need for additional tracking hardware. VAIL’s full body IK animation grounds you in the world of VAIL VR.
- Force Grab allows players to pick up guns and other objects without having to bend over or reach for it. Easily take weapons and magazines from your fallen enemies, and never worry about losing your gun to the floor.
