Some of us want nothing more than to put on a Starfleet uniform, walk into a room with four VR headsets and three identically dressed friends, and play Star Trek: Bridge Crew all day. This doesn’t actually work very well for several reasons, not least the fact that placing four VR headsets in a large enough room can be difficult and expensive.
This doesn’t mean it’s impossible, but it does mean you’ll want to change the settings even if you can get two people in the same room for this game. Here’s what you need to know!
Give everyone a lot of space
This should be obvious, but I’ll state it anyway. You need to make sure that each VR station you set up has full leverage and half as much free space around them. This game involves movement in all directions, but it also allows people to shift their gaze to where they are sitting, which can cause some players to drift a bit during a match to feel more comfortable.
Make sure the security cameras are away from anything that might get in the way, make sure everyone has space more than one hand away, and make sure the tracking sensors can actually see without interference. Confuse any of these things and you will probably lose a player in the middle of a match.
Mute the mic or adjust the crew volume
If you’re playing with one or more people locally, but still playing online with others, there’s a good chance that all speakers in the same room will pass through each of the microphones currently streaming into the matchmaking room. This is terribly distracting and requires a decision before the mission begins.
Mute microphone
If you don’t want to help other people, go to your system settings on your PC or PlayStation 4 and temporarily mute your microphone. This will force all audio to go through the other headset, which can be confusing for anyone looking at your player’s face to sync audio, but it’s far less annoying to other players than slightly delayed dual audio.
