Tripping the Rift

Sammey · Jan 26, 2015

I made the Plunge!! Ordered the DK2 Yesterday.
BIG thanks to all those that contributed their rift experiences on here and Youtube.
Spent many hours reviewing community input and made my decision based on them.
Thanks Guys. Good Stuff

Spam · Jan 26, 2015

:-]

You took the red pill

Ace Rifter · Jan 26, 2015

Congrats, you WON'T regret it. What GPU are you gonna be running it on?

Valisk · Jan 26, 2015

Prepare to spend your first few nights not making any money and flying around saying 'ooooooooo!' a lot!

Sammey · Jan 27, 2015

Lol.. Expect to put alot of setup time in first. Then take the T9 out for a stroll.
I have a GTX 780 overclocked type Graphic Card. From my understanding. That should be ok(Not Super-sampled)
Its specs are very close to the GTX 970. i7 processor 4core ssd drives etc. Just built the system 4 months ago.

Lirezh · Jan 27, 2015

Once you got it I suggest you to use 1.1 DSR factor.
Apply the green matrix settings from here: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=82171

You will be fine with a 980 GTX, any judder or stutter comes from the game engine.
If you want to optimize DK2 quality you can go for SLI and 1440p, however the difference to 1.1 DSR is not that huge.

Nauht · Jan 27, 2015

Sammey said:
Lol.. Expect to put alot of setup time in first. Then take the T9 out for a stroll.
I have a GTX 780 overclocked type Graphic Card. From my understanding. That should be ok(Not Super-sampled)
Its specs are very close to the GTX 970. i7 processor 4core ssd drives etc. Just built the system 4 months ago.

It'd be worth the selling costs just to rebuy all the ships before the T9 just to check them out in the Rift. The cockpits are all amazing and unique.

Even the humble SW has a terrific cockpit (IMO). I love the snugness and the relatively high seat allowing you to look over the bow of your ship.

The Lakon's are flying cathedrals with their 10ft window. The T7 is massive and industrial. You can see the rivets and welding in place. Landing with them gave me vertigo.

The glass bubble effect of the Asp and the first time you hyperjump in that cockpit... holy hell, it's like you're being flung into the jump and not the ship.

The bridges of the Clipper and Python... OMG... have to be experienced. The Clipper I thought was meh... until I turned around. Talk about luxurious wastage.

Sammey · Jan 27, 2015

Nauht said:
It'd be worth the selling costs just to rebuy all the ships before the T9 just to check them out in the Rift. The cockpits are all amazing and unique.

Even the humble SW has a terrific cockpit (IMO). I love the snugness and the relatively high seat allowing you to look over the bow of your ship.

The Lakon's are flying cathedrals with their 10ft window. The T7 is massive and industrial. You can see the rivets and welding in place. Landing with them gave me vertigo.

The glass bubble effect of the Asp and the first time you hyperjump in that cockpit... holy hell, it's like you're being flung into the jump and not the ship.

The bridges of the Clipper and Python... OMG... have to be experienced. The Clipper I thought was meh... until I turned around. Talk about luxurious wastage.

Exactly my Plan... Good Idea Though.
I have enuf cash for up to a Clipper again. I still have my Python right now. Was going to upgrade to T-9. Think I will wait awhile now. Besides, Python is Fast and fun!