Locate and use the left Oculus touch controller. The left controller features the menu button with 3 lines (hamburger icon).
Slide the controller handle into the oval shaped ring by first stringing the controller strap through the loop. The controller’s ring should cover the “melcher.ca” lettering and with gentle force, snap onto the clip.
Bring the controller strap around the right side of the controller and around the controller’s ring and back through the inside of the ring. There should be just enough slack to hook the strap onto the small hook on the top of the Realstick attachment.
To attach to a hockey stick, slide the butt of the stick through the front of the controller ring so that the hockey stick slides across the tops of the buttons of the controller. Turn the controller in place to snap the stick into the two clips.
Do not let go of the attachment. It can still slide up and down the stick. Slide the attachment to about 1 foot away from the butt of the stick to allow for room for your hands on the stick. Tighten the screw knob on the side of the stick clip to secure the attachment in place.
Using Realstick in game
Once you have your left controller mounted on a real hockey stick you can load up the game. You will not need the other controller to play with Realstick. You can place the right controller in a safe place where it will not be hit.
Once the game loads into the main menu, the gloves and stick in game will likely not match with the real stick you are holding. It may look like it is pointing off to the side, this is because we need to do a quick one- time setup to enable and calibrate realstick mode. We have created a simplified way of doing this using just the real hockey stick. When you are in the main menu, tap 3 times on the ground with the stick. The taps must be hard enough to register with the controller and fast enough to count together. When the game detects that you have tapped 3 times in a row it will switch to Realstick mode and automatically start Realstick calibration.
Realstick calibration will tell the game where the controller is on the stick so that the real hockey stick and VR stick visually match. When in calibration you will see a screen with instructions. Place the blade of your real stick on the real ground and hold the stick still. A progress bar will appear above your stick. After two seconds the calibration will be complete and the blade of the VR stick should roughly match where the blade of the real stick is.
You can calibrate again or enable/disable Realstick mode by navigating in the game to the settings screen and selecting “Calibrate” or toggling the Realstick checkbox respectively.
Tapping with Realstick is not working
Tapping is only detected while in the main menu.
The stick must be pointing roughly toward the ground.
Make sure you are holding the real stick and not the controller when you tap
Taps must be made fairly quickly. The time between each tap must be less than a second (or 3 seconds to do all 3 taps) for it to count. The time for all three taps should be longer than one second. You can try tapping faster or slower.
Tapping must be hard enough to register with the controller.
Tapping on the ground is still not working / not an option for me
If tapping is not an option due to living in an apartment or if it is not working for whatever reason, there are a few options:
You can attempt to bang on the butt of the stick with a closed fist or vibrate the stick gently by tapping something against it that will not damage it. Make sure the stick is pointing roughly toward the ground.
If tapping is still not working, you will have to manually do the one-time setup to change to realstick mode in the settings using the default two controller control scheme.
Remove the headset and detach the controller attachment from the real stick.
Use both controllers in hand to navigate the in-game menu by using them to line up the VR stick with the menu buttons. You can leave the realstick attachment attached to the controller, just remember to use the wrist strap on your wrist.
Once you have enabled realstick mode, remove the headset again, re-attach the wrist strap to the attachment and re-attach the attachment to the stick.
Put on the headset again and select “Calibrate” from the menu. Instructions on calibration can be found above in the “Using Realstick in game” section.
My gloves do not match with my hands / my stick is pointing in a strange direction
Are you using a real stick? If you are using the realstick attachment please review “Using Realstick in game” section above.
If you are able to move your controllers to point the virtual stick, navigate to the settings menu. Toggle Realstick mode, one handed, and left/right handedness to see which works intuitively for you.
If you are unable to move your controllers to point the virtual stick or if all the above has not worked for you, try the steps below in the “My gloves are missing” section.
My gloves are missing
Are you using a real stick? Gloves are not displayed when using a real stick. If you do not have your controllers attached to a real stick, make sure Realstick mode is turned off in the settings.
Press a button on each controller to make sure they have not gone to sleep.
Check to ensure that the batteries are not dead in your controller(s).
Redeeming your Hockey VR game key for the Meta Quest
Run the Meta Quest app on your phone. If it's not installed, you'll need to download it for free from your device's app store.
Within the Meta Quest app, ensure you are signed in under the account where you wish to redeem Hockey VR. Then proceed with the following steps.
Tap Menu in the bottom right corner.
Tap Settings.
Account Settings > Redeem Store Code.
Enter your 25-character Hockey VR key into the box and tap Submit.
You're finished! Visit your App Library to download and start playing Hockey VR.
If you have a questions or issue not listed above, a member of staff will always be happy to help. Feel free to contact us at +1.306.359.1666 or email us at info@melcher.ca and we will be sure to get back to you.
