It's not hard to make it yourself with some Velcro and a d-ring but I just got a 3d printed kit off Etsy for really cheap since I was going to need to order a d-ring anyway. It came with everything needed to do the mod and the parts just snap in place.
Ok, Studioform impressions! My 'Enthusiast Kit' arrived today which includes both the counterweight wrap (which currently has 4 taped together AA batteries in it) & deluxe strap (which rests on your head under the normal strap and fixes to the top with velcro). I have used it for a couple of hours and I am really happy with it.
The quest has quite frankly been at best uncomfortable and at worst painful since I have had it, I think the longest I have previously played in one go was about 45 mins. I have just played Thumper this evening for an hour and a half and could have easily carried on if I had more time. It took a bit of tweaking to get the fit just right (I basically needed to let out the top strap pretty far) but the padding now makes it so pressure is even (and soft) & the front heaviness is distributed properly over the head.
To be honest, I find it really hard to trust youtube reviews for Quest & VR gear due to the amount of positive reviews there seems to be for complimentary products. As someone who went and purchased this though...it has made the Quest really comfortable to use and means I will be able to use the headset for longer sessions going forward which is really exciting. Playing Thumper was probably the most immersed I have been using the Quest as I was not having to adjust the headset every few minutes.
Also...Thumper is just excellent, very much worth a go at the current steam sale price.
thanks for the heads up! now i don't even have to consider buying their dumb diamond collection
the official one does have a right angle. sadly my cable didn't work out of my new usb ports on my case, just from my motherboard.Got myself a right angle connector for the link cable, think it helps to put less stress on the port and stops the cable flexing as much.
I was originally going to wait for the official cable which probably comes with a right angle connector by default but I am pretty happy with the standard 10ft Anker cable so will probably just stick with that.
they've talked about adding support of usb 3.1 and the link cable is a 3.2 so eventually it might support more data being sent, plus I think the official cable is supposed to be able to charge at the same time. but there won't be anything special for it besides the length really.
The thing is, the current link limitation isn't even close to maxing out USB3.1 bandwidth. Carmack said that it'll be improved in a later update.
it shouldn't be close to maxing out 3.1 as the current link is only designed to be used with 3.0 with 3.1 support potentially coming later o.o;
Ahh gotcha. Tbh I hope they have a USB 3.2 mode that improves clarity/bandwidth for Link. I have USB3.2 ports on my motherboard and I'd LOVE to get the most out of them with Link. The image right now is just a bit too soft for me.
I made sure my motherboard had a usbc 3.2 port on it when I bought it last week :P
Super hot is a must.
Yeah my son was talking to me about Super Hot. I still have some time before Christmas and I know that there are a couple of new releases coming out before then (Arizona Sunshine looks very good!).
Yes I agree Superhot is a must purchase. It's my favorite VR game. If you want an alternative to Beat Saber, look in to Pistol Whip. It has overtaken Beat Saber as my music / exercise game lately.
Checked and it wasn't on, but I think I found the culprit. Viveport software was running in the background and it had an update. Once I killed that, Link started up no problem.
At that length you'll need an active USB extension cable and USB-C cable. After my extension and cable I'm at 26 ft which is more than I could possibly need.
Sorry, my post wasn't clear. I'm going to use the DAS for the mod and sell my Vive to CEX because I don't need it any more with Quest Link.
No problem, glad I could help! Spent a lot of time looking at cable specs before I made a decision. I would also look around for a 90 degree/right angle USB-C adapter too to try keeping weight off of the port on the Quest.
