Just wanted to share a couple of great Rift experiences.
1 - I made a mistake whilst exploring. I took off the Rift whilst scooping fuel and started noshing my way through the contents of my fridge. Little did I realise that during my nom nom time, my ship had flown in to the sun and dropped out incurring minor damage to modules. So I put the Rift visor on and soon realised what had happened but jumping was a problem as I failed to pack heat sinks and engaging jump was taking the temp to smoke filled cockpit levels. Whilst trying to make up my mind what to do, the sun I was orbiting belched out a huge solar eruption right at me. Looking left and right, all I could see were scalding wisps of plasma enveloping the Asp. As usual with the Rift and screenshots, they rarely convey the magnitude of the experience. Needless to say, I hopped out of there sharpish and took the hit.
2 - At the end of the session, I managed to find an earth like planet. Proud of the discovery, I parked up for the night in close orbit. Next time I logged on, the planet was gone and I was left with the inky black nothingness of space. Confused, I looked around and as I did, a red crescent appeared in view. Slowly it grew until the rays of the distant sun crept round the edge of the planet. It was another one of thise jaw dropping Rift moments where you just sit and gawp at the screen.
The Rift really adds to the exploration experience.
1 - I made a mistake whilst exploring. I took off the Rift whilst scooping fuel and started noshing my way through the contents of my fridge. Little did I realise that during my nom nom time, my ship had flown in to the sun and dropped out incurring minor damage to modules. So I put the Rift visor on and soon realised what had happened but jumping was a problem as I failed to pack heat sinks and engaging jump was taking the temp to smoke filled cockpit levels. Whilst trying to make up my mind what to do, the sun I was orbiting belched out a huge solar eruption right at me. Looking left and right, all I could see were scalding wisps of plasma enveloping the Asp. As usual with the Rift and screenshots, they rarely convey the magnitude of the experience. Needless to say, I hopped out of there sharpish and took the hit.
Note - the sun is behind me and I'm looking over my shoulder.
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2 - At the end of the session, I managed to find an earth like planet. Proud of the discovery, I parked up for the night in close orbit. Next time I logged on, the planet was gone and I was left with the inky black nothingness of space. Confused, I looked around and as I did, a red crescent appeared in view. Slowly it grew until the rays of the distant sun crept round the edge of the planet. It was another one of thise jaw dropping Rift moments where you just sit and gawp at the screen.
The Rift really adds to the exploration experience.
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(I mean my flat, lifeless, no VR or headtracking laptop screen - big contrast to full on OR)