ED and the Oculus Rift Developers Kit 2 (DK2) Discussion Thread

[Baton]

Did very short test this morning, mainly wanted to see how the text looks like. I do not see much difference in the deck, but side panels are much improved, could read without struggling, which makes me very happy I wish I could say everythng is crystal clear, but this is still months (hopefully not years) away

I have quite a lot of stuttering in asteroid belt, but I'm pretty sure given enough time I will set it up better, or devs will fix it, I only had 10 minutes in the morning

 

[Warrior]

I had to jet off to work so havnt had a chance to play 2 yet, anyone know if the camera is now working for older AMD cpu's (I'm on phenom 2)?

 

[Maxi]

At the very least check it so you know for sure that it isn't an issue.

Simplest way to check is play the game, Press CTRL + F, remove the left lens and look at the top left of the screen to see the FPS.

There is no point doing anything else until you can be sure what the FPS is when you see judder. If it's less than 75fps then that is the issue.
If it never goes above 60 then the issue is either refresh rate or vsync related.

If you can come back with what your FPS I'll help you more.

You are right, it was a FPS Problem...! THANKS!

But, at Beta 1 i didnt had this much stuttering at 60 FPS! This is since Beta 2...
Now, i changed all setting to LOW and i have 75 FPS and it is okay. Thanks!

Next Problem:
When i exit the game, the Game keeps open. I have to kill the task in the taskmanager...
Anybody else have this?

 

[Graywolfe]

Only had a quick mess this morning because stability isn't great with Beta 2 yet, but I have to say I'm very impressed. Looks like a different game!

The mess of the galaxy map being in the skybox is making things look a bit dark at the moment, but other than that things are looking good. The planets in particular struck me. I got interdicted just after leaving the starter outpost so I was really close to the planet still. Dogfighting with the planet taking up half of the 'sky' was very, very impressive.

 

[KING5TON]

You are right, it was a FPS Problem...! THANKS!

But, at Beta 1 i didnt had this much stuttering at 60 FPS! This is since Beta 2...
Now, i changed all setting to LOW and i have 75 FPS and it is okay. Thanks!

Next Problem:
When i exit the game, the Game keeps open. I have to kill the task in the taskmanager...
Anybody else have this?

No problem.

What firmware version are you on for the DK2?
Make sure it's the most recent, heard that can cause extra judder issues.
Make sure you're on the most recent runtime too (not SDK, you don't need the SDK unless you're a dev).

Not sure about the game staying open, happened to me a lot in 1.06 so I guess it's a bit of a legacy issue that hasn't been corrected yet. I think that crossing fingers for the next patch to fix is all you can do for now.

 

[Maxi]

Some map-questions:

A other problem is, that the System-Map cant be used with the OR.

When i use the map, i see a realy bbbiiigggg Planet direct in front of me...
I cant use the mouse (because it changes the focus to the desktop of my monitor).
So, i cant click on anything... This map is totaly useless with OR at the moment.
I cant scroll or do anything here (only EXIT).

1. Or do anybody have a solution for this?

Did they changed the galaxymap with the OR too?
When i use the galaxy-map with my monitor, it is different to the map that i see when using the OR.
The OR-Map didnt have "a cursor".
2. Is that normal, do u all so have this differences?

Thanks!

 

[Jones]

Someone else has the problem that when i start the game with oculus the contrast ist wrong (only a small area of true black) on the fist frontier-screen.
after that the text of the menu is smearing like low persistence is off.
Finally i can't reset my view correctly, it is always staying a foot on my left..
damn i was so anxious to ply beta2 and then that..

 

[[VR] Mad Mike]

Next Problem:
When i exit the game, the Game keeps open. I have to kill the task in the taskmanager...
Anybody else have this?

yep I didnt put in a ticket however as i was already late for work. i figured someone else would have the issue if it was not a random 1 off.

 

[atheelen]

OMG, the sky is full of stars. I never thought that ED Beta2 on my DK2 would be this good!

It is amazing!!!

I’m running a stock GTX 780 Ti with GeForce 344.11 drivers and DK2 SDK=0.4.2 FW=2.12 . I’m running DK2 in “Extended Desktop to the HMD” mode and in ED secondary monitor.

The cockpit, stations and space is just amazing and a big difference from Beta 1.06

Only issue I’m having now is that I can’t play online. I’m getting the black screen of death that others are experiencing.

Oh well I’m sure Frontier will fix. It is a beta after all

All Hail Frontier !!!

 

[mumrah]

Just to confirm, my DK1 works still even with the update, in fact... its x100 better!
I'm officially BLOWN away!!!
MUCH better performance!
The game looks MUCH better! in general, not just on the rift.
Frontier know there SH*T!
when they said there are big improvements coming they were not kidding around.
10/10 for the team! amazing, in my eyes your re-writing history of gaming!

Anyways, yes DK1 works better, all on max settings using my GTX670...
Slight micro stutters in stations, but more than acceptable.


All Hail Frontier !!!!

Sounds great, real happy to hear this!!

I tried last night but for some reason, oculus rift mode was missing. I haven't upgraded to the latest SDK yet so hoping its something to do with this, other tech demos were working fine so the hardware is setup properly.

 

[Jones]

Someone else has the problem that when i start the game with oculus the contrast ist wrong (only a small area of true black) on the fist frontier-screen.
after that the text of the menu is smearing like low persistence is off.
Finally i can't reset my view correctly, it is always staying a foot on my left..

I restarted the computer and the contrast/ smearing problem is gone, but the perspective view is still wrong.. i wonder what could be the issue here..:S

 

[Susscon]

I tried last night but for some reason, oculus rift mode was missing.

i can confirm i selected OR (with headphones) that was in the options menu...

One thing i did not mention, the first time i started it, i logged into the game as standard, and changed to OVR mode during game while i was docked, and fps was terrible !

i pressed the OR centre view key, and i had a CTD...

But after i loaded the game back up with OR already enabled in the options, i had amazing results.

Maybe that could be an issue for some DK2 users also??

either way make sure after the rift is enabled, restart your game.

 

[robdood]

Oh man. Oh man! Buttery smooth on my 970 with all high settings now! (Well, shadows is on medium but I'll take it!).. Nice work, frontier! even stations are lovely! Having a tutorial in a station helps for speedy testing of gfx too Hehe.

Low persistence too, motion blur seems reduced.

I had a similar problem with the centre position seeming wrong, but it only affected the main menu, centre was fine in-cockpit.

 

[Juniper]

I tried last night but for some reason, oculus rift mode was missing. I haven't upgraded to the latest SDK yet so hoping its something to do with this, other tech demos were working fine so the hardware is setup properly.

Yup, the 0.4.2 runtime is now a requirement. Says so in the humongous patch notes (don't blame you if you missed it! ).

Install that and it should be fine.

 

[Jones]

just noticed that only the options menu perspective is wrong the game perspective works fine!:smilie: that's strange.
changing resolution or display output while the game is running definitaly affects fps to the worse..
another issue is the game not closing properly after exiting, have to force it with task manager..

 

[Jones]

Oh man. Oh man! Buttery smooth on my 970 with all high settings now! (Well, shadows is on medium but I'll take it!).. Nice work, frontier! even stations are lovely! Having a tutorial in a station helps for speedy testing of gfx too Hehe.

Low persistence too, motion blur seems reduced.

I had a similar problem with the centre position seeming wrong, but it only affected the main menu, centre was fine in-cockpit.

just bought a gigabyte gtx970 too, fantastic performance:smilie:
thought i need to upgrade to a 980 for elite in vr but i'll save the money for now..

 

[JaviLM]

Javi, did you order then, or receive the DK2 on that date?

I received it at this date. Ordered it the day it was announced.

 

[Baudolino]

How are people getting DK2 working?

I can`t get it to work.

My DK2 works fine with every demo and i use it with Cineveo without issue.
It won`t work with Elite, however.

Whenever i activate the DK2 all i get are split screens that don`t overlap. Each of those screens also extend far beyond the borders of the lenses so i`m sitting there with two screens on which i really can`t see anything.

Was hoping beta 2 would fix it, but no.

I`ve looked for fixes, but there are none to be found.

NOTE: the so called fix on this forum isn`t a fix, it`s just how you set up the rift and i`ve done this- it works fine. It just won`t work with Elite.

 

[mumrah]

Thanks for the tips Susscon, Juniper.. Now all I have to do is get work out of the way, gonna be a drag today, super excited to play now.

 

[Adam Lusardi]

I can`t get it to work.

My DK2 works fine with every demo and i use it with Cineveo without issue.
It won`t work with Elite, however.

Whenever i activate the DK2 all i get are split screens that don`t overlap. Each of those screens also extend far beyond the borders of the lenses so i`m sitting there with two screens on which i really can`t see anything.

Was hoping beta 2 would fix it, but no.

I`ve looked for fixes, but there are none to be found.

NOTE: the so called fix on this forum isn`t a fix, it`s just how you set up the rift and i`ve done this- it works fine. It just won`t work with Elite.

Welcome I'm sure someone will be along shortly to sort your problem out.