Clear Your Floor Space. VAIL VR's Open Beta Is Here
Prepare for a summer of competitive VR action
28 June, 2022 - VAIL VR, the hyper realistic competitive VR shooter, will release its Open Beta on Steam on July 1st. Having made the announcement with a stunning new trailer as part of the Upload VR Showcase, players can now opt in via Steam to participate. A multiplayer VR shooter that takes full advantage of the advanced capabilities of virtual reality technology, VAIL VR provides an immersive and challenging experience that is unmatched in the VR space.
With competitive matchmaking newly added to the Open Beta, VAIL VR will be celebrating the launch with the pre-season of its its first major competitive tournament. A cash prize pool will also be up for grabs for the winners, with the grand finals set to be held in Miami later in the year.
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.
With Open Beta signups now available on VAIL VR’s Steam page, players can join in on the action when the Beta begins on July 1st. Those eager to learn more 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.
