Roaming VR: 2.0 tracking solution?

[VictoryVR]

Hello! Our team wishes to set up a roaming VR space of 1000 square feet, utilizing the Vive Pro's increased range capabilities. 
It has been advertised that the Pro can support more than 2 base stations in order to increase range and stability. 

• As a test, we set up 4, 2.0 base stations at each corner of a reasonably-sized space, larger than the typical Vive play-area, but much smaller than our target size. 
• We then attempted to run setup. SteamVR refused to play nicely with more than 2 base stations, nor with the increased play area, insisting that the base stations were too far from one another.
• SteamVR also struggled to accept 4, or even 3 base stations at once.
• SteamVR would consistently lose tracking and appear to fly off into space when inside the headset.

Does there yet exist documentation for setting up a large, free-roam play area using the Vive Pro and the 2.0 base stations?

[HackPerception]

, The advanced featureset of SteamVR 2.0 tracking is not yet something that's officially supported -  more information will be made available as soon as possible. 

 

Something like this is going to be a lot easier and cheaper to accomplish with standalone HMDs like the Focus. 

[cneukam]

Okay that makes sense. I work with OP on the same project and we came across this article:

https://www.cnet.com/news/htc-vive-dave-busters-multiplayer-vr-arenas/

How is Dave and Busters doing it with regular Vives?

Thanks.

[HackPerception]

, I believe their setup varies by location (since there are so many of them). They likely aren't using more than two HMDs per pair of basestations. 

[cneukam]

So there is currently no way to upscale that? Not without updates that we have yet to receive?

[HackPerception]

, I've sent you a PM

[CIMULATEDVR]

I am having the same issue with my facility. I have 10 htc vive pro's, I bought this product because of the abilities to have a larger play area with multiple stations using a few base stations. I am stuck using s-0,s-1,s-2,s-3 channels and not the 16 that was promised. Someone like myself who owns an arcade that spent 1400 per headset and should not have the issues i am having with tracking because the product was sold on that specs that were promised.  I have another arcade opening soon and I need your product to work for my business to be successful. 

[CIMULATEDVR]

I would like to know what the response is. I have the same issue.

[CIMULATEDVR]

I am having the same issue with my facility. I have 10 htc vive pro's, I bought this product because of the abilities to have a larger play area with multiple stations using a few base stations. I am stuck using s-0,s-1,s-2,s-3 channels and not the 16 that was promised. Someone like myself who owns an arcade that spent 1400 per headset and should not have the issues i am having with tracking because the product was sold on that specs that were promised. I have another arcade opening soon and I need your product to work for my business to be successful.

[Mark Rutherford]

I am about to open a VR Arcade in the back is an empty warehouse I would love free roam but will take the extra space. Any update on this thread?