Ghosts of Tabor has been a recent VR success story. Here’s the next step for this extraction FPS: system upgrades, PSVR 2 and Quest 3 updates. The Escape from Tarkov inspired game, which launched as early access in last year’s
, has reached significant milestones and is now
. This year’s already brought major updates like Ghosts of Tabor, moving to the main Quest Store, and a 500k players and $10 million revenue port, but there’s still plenty more in store.The Collector’s Awakeninghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r663xCHuaAAPicoDuring a recent event hosted by Combat Waffle and Beyond Frames Entertainment – where I participated in a
Explaining how development began, Albright revealed Ghosts of Tabor was initially supposed to be Ghosts of Kyiv but the studio changed direction after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Albright is a Tarkov fan and DayZ enthusiast. He wondered why VR didn’t have anything like that. live-action Ghosts of Tabor experienceI spoke to several developers, who said, “It’s impossible,” and I told them that it had to be possible. We were hitting roadblocks and people saying that the Quest couldn’t handle the load, but that was obviously false. “I took the risk, assembled a team and we now have
. Albright said that the decision to work on Quest was made “on day one”. It’s just how things are. Quest has the largest player base. If you are a studio or developer who is thinking of making a VR title, then you must include Quest. You have to use Quest 3 even if you are an exclusive. Otherwise, your game won’t last a whole year. Ghosts of Tabor, given the number of VR shooters on the market today, was it ever a risky game? Albright thought it’d “do OK” but had no idea how popular it would become. Our team has grown to forty members, working on three different projects. And more ideas are still sitting in the drafts. It was a surprise to us that VR would want this type of shooter. “Nobody will be interested’ was the response we received when publishing, but I understand this hesitation because VR is a very niche market.” Albright said that while he stressed the importance of community feedback, a few things will not change any time soon. Two things he ruled out include a system for reviving downed teammates and markers above teammates to identify them across the map.
“That’s just not the kind of game we are,” Albright explained.[Ghosts of Tabor]”If you’re not in constant communication like I was when I was serving
, and your teammate comes around and you spray, you pay the consequences for that. The future will bring some changes. Jonas Degn, Combat Waffle CTO, has “completely rebuilt’ a new squad system that includes a voice chat and a refactorer. This update will be available on July 31, along with an updated mission system, and the Golden Luty reward for the server wipe.
The upcoming Eastwood Weapon Pack, which will be available for $5 on the same day, includes a cowboy hat and four new weapons detailed below.
1872 Colt single action army “Peacemaker” that shoots .45 bullets
1883 sawed off double barrel “Rebel” 12 gauge shotgun with a full buttstock
1883 sawed off double barrel “El Dorado” 12 gauge shotgun with a pistol grip that fits in your pistol holster
1894 Marlin lever-action rifle “Rowdy” brought to modern standards with Picatinny rails and bandoliers on the barrel and stock of the firearm
Albright later revealed that a [in the military] update will also launch on July 31 with “graphical enhancements,” though Beyond Frames couldn’t detail any specifics.
“It’s been on our roadmap for a while. We’re working on major system upgrades to improve stability and add new features. The next update is Quest 3. “
- For the upcoming
- version, Combat Waffle is collaborating with VRMonkey, whose recent work includes assisting with recent ports like
- and
- . Graphical enhancements and Sense Controller haptic feedback are promised, though Albright didn’t outline every PSVR 2 feature.
While he wouldn’t comment on a potential physical version, I’m told the digital PSVR 2 release date isn’t far off.Quest 3“We’re confident that Ghosts of Tabor will be in the hands of PlayStation gamers in just a few more months. Ghosts of Tabor will be available to PlayStation gamers in just a few months.