Agreed. I actually enjoy surface prospecting thanks to VR. Really peaceful and relaxing driving around in the little guy. Too bad it makes so many people sick.
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About to jump into the VR world .. simple question.
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Agreed. I actually enjoy surface prospecting thanks to VR. Really peaceful and relaxing driving around in the little guy. Too bad it makes so many people sick.
I launched off a mountain yesterday - in VR - and after bouncing once I ended up floating down the slope like a ski jumper for what seemed ages .... backwards. Was very very odd.
Would ski jump backwards again.
Great points Thistle (I'm pretty sure the rendertargetscale setting is now 2 by default i.e. latest update)
Another thing to point out - peel off the front and rear padding of the headband (it's okay they're velcroed on) and switch 'em over so what was on the rear is now on the front and what was on the front is now on the rear of the headband.
Same comfort but the difference in thickness puts your eyes that little bit closer to the lenses increasing FOV and clarity!!
Yep, definitely makes a difference swapping the padding, although I ended up swapping it back just because it made my glasses *just* too close to the lenses so that they would occasionally touch, which I'm sure would scratch one or both surfaces.
TBH, the full Rift setup with 2 sensors and a pair of touch controllers is now available in Argos for £349...
Considering the same setup cost me close to £1000 when I bought it a couple of years ago.
Considering the same setup cost me close to £1000 when I bought it a couple of years ago.
Another +1 for SRV.
I was at a POI, very close to the Baker's Prospect space station. Nearby was a battered looking wanted Cobra, guarding the POI's crashed probe. I scanned the probe and the Cobra launched and from above began straffing runs, attacking me from above.
I dismissed my shieldless Sidewinder. thinking I'm going to get blown up but at least would end up safe in the ship. So I just watch the Cobra boost away and true for another attack.
Then from above and behind me a station patrol Viper attacks the Cobra! Brilliant!
All this action seems far weightier when you are exposed in the SRV.
I was at a POI, very close to the Baker's Prospect space station. Nearby was a battered looking wanted Cobra, guarding the POI's crashed probe. I scanned the probe and the Cobra launched and from above began straffing runs, attacking me from above.
I dismissed my shieldless Sidewinder. thinking I'm going to get blown up but at least would end up safe in the ship. So I just watch the Cobra boost away and true for another attack.
Then from above and behind me a station patrol Viper attacks the Cobra! Brilliant!
All this action seems far weightier when you are exposed in the SRV.
Exactly the same for me also Kellan! A lot now for the money no doubt!!
Honestly thistle it's an eye opener (no pun intended)......I had fond memories of my Rift ownership but the Lenovo was a big suprise!
As I said in another post, to be sure it wasn't deluding myself I tried a friend's Rift (another avid ED fan) and was slightly dismayed.....and probably offended him by declaring
that I couldn't go back to it!
I'm not knocking the Rift (and don't wish to annoy owners) but the text clarity alone is night and day between the two.
The OP has made a good choice!!
As I said in another post, to be sure it wasn't deluding myself I tried a friend's Rift (another avid ED fan) and was slightly dismayed.....and probably offended him by declaring
that I couldn't go back to it!
I'm not knocking the Rift (and don't wish to annoy owners) but the text clarity alone is night and day between the two.
The OP has made a good choice!!
Lmao, that was me. Got my Vive, had that WOW moment in the cockpit, then dropped the SRV on the planet. Hit the gas and cranked into a turn and UH OH!! XD. Sickness hit. It's getting better though.
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If you stop playing when motion sickness hits and give yourself a break, it really gets better over time. I was pretty prone to nausea, when i got my headset, not being able to play for longer than 15 minutes in a row. But over a few weeks it got better and better and nowadays i can spent several hours in VR without getting sick at all. The key is not to force yourself. Breaks are important, or you might end up being unable to play in VR at all.
For me, training VR also came with a little surprise, as i totally lost my fear for heights. I wasnt even able to stand on a ladder without having one hand grabbing on to something... That is completely gone.
Well... racing through canyons at almost Mach 3 or jumping over 2 km deep canyons in a buggy on a regular basis might explain the mental and physical changes
Warning, schoolboy error incoming. Got my Lenovo yesterday .. forgot that my 1060 6gb only has one hdmi output!.
Got a Displayport to hdmi lead arriving today .. will update once I am up and running.
I think I am more excited than someone of my age should be over a new toy
Got a Displayport to hdmi lead arriving today .. will update once I am up and running.
I think I am more excited than someone of my age should be over a new toy
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Damn, I had the same problem, completely forgot I had to buy one.Warning, schoolboy error incoming. Got my Lenovo yesterday .. forgot that my 1060 6gb only has one hdmi output!.
Got a Displayport to hdmi lead arriving today .. will update once I am up and running.
I think I am more excited than someone of my age should be over a new toy
Yeah, I went on a local hunt for the lead/adapter yesterday, every shop I went into (except one) had never even heard the term 'displayport'. t'was a little disheartening. But, hey ho ... should be up and running later on today.
Never gone by that name, no.
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Ok so after messing around for hours, I have gotten nowhere. the headset apears to be fully recognised in device manager but i'm being told i'm plugged into an incompatable USB controler. any ideas (i have looked into this and already tried a few things out I could find).
still very happy with my purchase BTW
still very happy with my purchase BTW
Ok so after messing around for hours, I have gotten nowhere. the headset apears to be fully recognised in device manager but i'm being told i'm plugged into an incompatable USB controler. any ideas (i have looked into this and already tried a few things out I could find).
still very happy with my purchase BTW
Okay, are you using a USB port tied directly to the motherboard? If so, it might not be getting enough juice to do the job. I had to buy a USB 3.0 card for one of my empty slots, one that actually gets powered separately. That cleared it up for me.