Other then Elite, what games would be recommended for the rift?
£700 to get the best possible VR and immersive Elite experience
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Not sure but i will probably get Alien Isolation and i already have Euro Truck Simulator 2. Both are dk2 compatible (Alien isolation with vorpx drivers i think)
At the moment i have set it up. Ran the initial demo fine (direct mode) and ran tuscany and unity tuscany demos (direct mode) all fine. Not experienced any judder and the sde isnt very noticeable to me because you are slammed in the face by the excellent 3d...it feels like you are there
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If i try to run either in extended mode its very tricky because then i got the desktop on the rift sideways...if i change it from portrait to landscape that flips it the right way but you cant see the full screen...quite tricky.
Gonna try more demos
At the moment i have set it up. Ran the initial demo fine (direct mode) and ran tuscany and unity tuscany demos (direct mode) all fine. Not experienced any judder and the sde isnt very noticeable to me because you are slammed in the face by the excellent 3d...it feels like you are there
Very goodIf i try to run either in extended mode its very tricky because then i got the desktop on the rift sideways...if i change it from portrait to landscape that flips it the right way but you cant see the full screen...quite tricky.
Gonna try more demos
I played for a week or two before my DK2 turned up 2 weeks ago. I'd recommend doing so, I think it helped what would otherwise have been a very steep headset-on-off-on-etc learning curve and also helped me know what I needed to setup for voice attack and what bindings would work where for me when I couldn't see anything, which I'd say is pretty essential personally.
Plus I think it increased the impact of finally experiencing it in VR. I was enjoying myself a lot without it, but then the DK2 turns up, you put it on and you're IN THE GAME. Its absurd.
In terms of other games I'd recommend trying other VR horror experiences before shelling out for Alien Isolation. The things I've tried, I actually just find unpleasant! Like fun for an experiment, but I don't think I'd do it for fun. Also ED makes exceptional sense in VR because you're always sat down in-game. I find translated FPS experiences far less satisfactory. Again, good and interesting, but so far nothing has matched ED or even come close. There is a lovely demo called Vox Machinae though which I recommend trying, because like ED it sits you in a chair and contrives a way to keep you there whilst making a full-control experience out of it.
Plus I think it increased the impact of finally experiencing it in VR. I was enjoying myself a lot without it, but then the DK2 turns up, you put it on and you're IN THE GAME. Its absurd.
In terms of other games I'd recommend trying other VR horror experiences before shelling out for Alien Isolation. The things I've tried, I actually just find unpleasant! Like fun for an experiment, but I don't think I'd do it for fun. Also ED makes exceptional sense in VR because you're always sat down in-game. I find translated FPS experiences far less satisfactory. Again, good and interesting, but so far nothing has matched ED or even come close. There is a lovely demo called Vox Machinae though which I recommend trying, because like ED it sits you in a chair and contrives a way to keep you there whilst making a full-control experience out of it.
I disagree I tried jumping right in and got quickly overwhelmed once I had finished the tutorial. I then spent an 1/2 hour without the DK2 setting everything up with my hotas and voice attack and working out the Galaxy map etc and I think it saved a lot of time not having to take off the headset every minute.
I agree, I first started playing on a monitor before I bought my DK2 and yes its fine, thought it was a great game. Once you put on the goggles you cannot see the keyboard so everything has to be mapped to the sticks or voice control and then it becomes an amazing game. I tried going back to a screen when I was testing out a friends 4k TV and everything just looked so flat and my vision was so narrow, I could never go back now.
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Started Elite played the tutorials/training no problem at all. Gave in to temptation though and tried it with dk2.
In direct mode for a laugh i had everything on HIGH and of course it looked great but severe ghosting and duplication of images. Getting about 35 fps (cant see fps in dk2 but can see it on my monitor as the game seems to be duplicated there.
On low/medium settings i can get the fps to 60 - 75 fps (bearing in mind playing game not on dk2 i get at least 120 fps with everything on High) and the duplication of image thing wont be there. But there will still be some kind of judder.
Extended mode doesnt seem to be working for me yet. But i will be faffing around with it as i speak
First problem was not being able to set the monitor as secondary in the elite menu so i will do it from the desktop
Ohh how do i set my view position so its easier to see text (closer to them). Text isnt too bad to see at all..i was expecting much worse from what people were saying
Will be back with results
Started Elite played the tutorials/training no problem at all. Gave in to temptation though and tried it with dk2.
In direct mode for a laugh i had everything on HIGH and of course it looked great but severe ghosting and duplication of images. Getting about 35 fps (cant see fps in dk2 but can see it on my monitor as the game seems to be duplicated there.
On low/medium settings i can get the fps to 60 - 75 fps (bearing in mind playing game not on dk2 i get at least 120 fps with everything on High) and the duplication of image thing wont be there. But there will still be some kind of judder.
Extended mode doesnt seem to be working for me yet. But i will be faffing around with it as i speak
First problem was not being able to set the monitor as secondary in the elite menu so i will do it from the desktop
Ohh how do i set my view position so its easier to see text (closer to them). Text isnt too bad to see at all..i was expecting much worse from what people were saying
Will be back with results
Well awesome
I seem to be getting very good fps in extended. Rift set as primary display. I have everything at medium except texture high reflections low, ambient occulsion off and AA is smaa ss x 1 and fps is at 110+ in space 90 - 100 in dogfight (only 3 enemy ships) it only drops when i am docking (60 entering station then up to 90 when approaching landing bay)
Then again this is in the training missions. My fps will be worse in game right?
what does the quality occulus slider do? mine is at max (far right)
Only things which are minor
text readability
slight blurring when moving head
So my aim is to get a bit more sharpness and text readability and im golden
Such a blast playing in dk2 mode. Almost a different game! Being able to track targets using head makes combat a bit easier.
I need to get voice attack because im using the small opening at my nose to read the keyboard
I seem to be getting very good fps in extended. Rift set as primary display. I have everything at medium except texture high reflections low, ambient occulsion off and AA is smaa ss x 1 and fps is at 110+ in space 90 - 100 in dogfight (only 3 enemy ships) it only drops when i am docking (60 entering station then up to 90 when approaching landing bay)
Then again this is in the training missions. My fps will be worse in game right?
what does the quality occulus slider do? mine is at max (far right)
Only things which are minor
text readability
slight blurring when moving head
So my aim is to get a bit more sharpness and text readability and im golden
Such a blast playing in dk2 mode. Almost a different game! Being able to track targets using head makes combat a bit easier.
I need to get voice attack because im using the small opening at my nose to read the keyboard
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