Developer AEXLAB has announced the launch of the open beta of its competitive VR shooter VAIL VR. Starting today, July 1st, you can jump into the open beta of VAIL VR and try out the shooter before its full release. The original announcement of the game was made during the UploadVR Showcase last month and you can now jump into the open beta.
VAIL VR open beta comes with plenty of new features such as competitive matchmaking. The game will be celebrating the launch of the pre-season of its first major competitive tournament. Winners will get their share from a cash prize pool with the grand finals of the event slated to be held in Miami later this year. VAIL VR sees two teams of five players competing with each other in head-to-head modes such as Team Deathmatch and Artifact.
In Team Deathmatch, the team with the most kills at the end of the match wins and is the classic mode that is featured in nearly every shooter. If you are looking for something unique, then Artifact mode is for you which is similar to search and destroy. One team in this mode is the Attackers while the other team is the Defenders. The Attackers must infiltrate the site and extract the hidden data within a designated location however the Defenders must protect the data as well as their own lives.
VAIL VR offers full-body animation that accounts for the approximation of each player’s real body, shape, and size without the need for any sort of additional hardware. This makes it an ultra-realistic first-person shooter as it creates a comfortable and accurate positional experience. The game also features an in-game voice chat system for real-time communication between players.
Key features of VAIL VR include:
- 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.
If you are interested in jumping into the open beta of VAIL VR, you can apply on the game’s Steam page and if you need additional information about the game, you can do so on the official discord channel of the game as well.
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