October 07, 2024
Knuckle Straps. Rather than having a wrist-strap, which can easily snap; to prevent your controllers from flying out of your hands or becoming improvised flails, get knuckle straps. Not only will they prevent you from accidently putting your controller through your TV, they’ll let you completely open your hands without your controllers falling out of your hands. Prescription Lens Inserts. Only needed if you wear glasses.
For comfort, you have 2 main accessories: The Facial Interface. This is the ‘interface’ between the VR headset and your face. Basically the padding, and the bit of plastic the padding connects to. You’ll want to get one that’s waterproof, but won’t just leave the sweat pooling on your face. VRCover makes some good ones for pretty much every headset out there.
The Head Strap. This is the strap that holds the VR headset on your head. The main reason to replace this is to better balance the headset so that it doesn’t push down on your face too hard. There are dozens of head straps available, and price doesn’t necessarily equate quality; always look for reviews (preferably from a legitimate VR-accessory themed YouTube channel, don’t trust the reviews on the sites selling them) before buying.
This is going to depend heavily on what you play in VR. Some of the more common things that can be complete game-changers though:
Pistol Grips. These attack to your controllers, and simulate the grip of a pistol. Very useful for FPS games. (I once looked up how much it would cost to get a pair 3D printed at shapeways… trust me when I say that unless you have your own 3D printer, just buy them pre-made, it’s cheaper)
Rifle Gun Stock. This attaches to your controllers, and simulates the grip of a rifle. GREATLY improves your ability to aim 2-handed gun-style weapons in VR. Almost a necessity for any type of competitive-level VR FPS gaming (Pavlov comes to mind). They can get a bit pricey though, with good ones easily starting at $200–300 USD (before adding any frills or whistles…).
Saber Grips. These attach to your controllers, and simulate the grip of (usually) a sword (or lightsaber), though I’ve seen some crazy one like nunchuck grips. These are grips primarily designed for one thing and one thing only, Beat Saber; that said, they can be useful in some other games on a case-by-case basis (and obviously will work with any Beat Saber clones).
