ED and the Oculus Rift Developers Kit 2 (DK2) Discussion Thread
I had the same thoughts when waiting for my DK2. Maybe im easy to impress and thats all. People have different quality standards and all that but I was pleasantly surprised to see it run " pretty smooth" on my system. I see the "judders" here and there but its not as bad as I had read on various forums.
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okok. ill try to be patient.
Yeah I have no problem to get my CPU to 4.0 GHz. But there wasnt need to do so yet.
so... gamma is running great so far VR-wise. I had no judder for about 2 hours of play, then while I was in starport services in (I forget where) it all went to crap. Not sure what happened - gpu overheated or network went wonky? Anyway it was fine again after quitting and restarting awhile later.
Open space seems to have more depth since 3.91 and just looks great. Later, I was buzzing around in a dense asteroid ring which always produced horrible judder before, but it was beautiful and judder free.
Open space seems to have more depth since 3.91 and just looks great. Later, I was buzzing around in a dense asteroid ring which always produced horrible judder before, but it was beautiful and judder free.
Happened to me too a couple of hours ago. Went very juddery for about 5minutes or so in open.
Hey all,
Not been able to play for a few weeks due to RL, but just got some time again and have been looking at finally plugging in my new HOTAS and upgrading to gamma release. Due to this I decided to play the game without the DK2 for a bit whilst I got used to switching from gamepad to HOTAS and updating new bindings. I was really shocked by how mundane the experience felt playing on a monitor! It felt like I was playing the game looking through a window, no actually worse than that, it felt like playing the game, looking through my neighbors window ( disclosure I don't look through my neighbors windows, that would be creepy
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I was really surprised by this since obviously the visual quality/fidelity is far greater playing on a 2560x1440 monitor than the DK2, but it simply didn't make up for the immersiveness one has within the DK2.
Like many others I was impressed with the DK2 first experiences and how wonderful it is, but eventually you get used to it. Don't get me wrong, you still have some amazing moments and still feel that sense or awe, but it becomes normalised and you forget what it was like playing on a monitor. So I never expected just how detached the game would feel when back on a monitor, which for me is a huge indication as to just how good the DK2 is even with its rather low resolution. Pretty much cements my decision that i'll get a CV1 as soon as possible assuming its fidelity is better as I just can't imagine not playing this wonderful game without VR any more.
Not been able to play for a few weeks due to RL, but just got some time again and have been looking at finally plugging in my new HOTAS and upgrading to gamma release. Due to this I decided to play the game without the DK2 for a bit whilst I got used to switching from gamepad to HOTAS and updating new bindings. I was really shocked by how mundane the experience felt playing on a monitor! It felt like I was playing the game looking through a window, no actually worse than that, it felt like playing the game, looking through my neighbors window ( disclosure I don't look through my neighbors windows, that would be creepy
) I was really surprised by this since obviously the visual quality/fidelity is far greater playing on a 2560x1440 monitor than the DK2, but it simply didn't make up for the immersiveness one has within the DK2.
Like many others I was impressed with the DK2 first experiences and how wonderful it is, but eventually you get used to it. Don't get me wrong, you still have some amazing moments and still feel that sense or awe, but it becomes normalised and you forget what it was like playing on a monitor. So I never expected just how detached the game would feel when back on a monitor, which for me is a huge indication as to just how good the DK2 is even with its rather low resolution. Pretty much cements my decision that i'll get a CV1 as soon as possible assuming its fidelity is better as I just can't imagine not playing this wonderful game without VR any more.
I had the very same experience. I deleted my client and installed fresh when gamma was released. My x55 hotas settings were lost in the process. I also did set it up on my regular screens because it is simply easier.
I do have a tripple 27 inch eyefinity setup wich is pretty much as immersive as it gets without the rift.
The low res screendoor version of elite dangerous with the DK2 blows the tripple sceens out of the water any day. You can't even compare them - the difference is so huge.
I do have a tripple 27 inch eyefinity setup wich is pretty much as immersive as it gets without the rift.
The low res screendoor version of elite dangerous with the DK2 blows the tripple sceens out of the water any day. You can't even compare them - the difference is so huge.
ok its on 4.0GHz now. happy?
Here's another will my rig run . . .
I had a DK1 and was running elite with an i7930 680gtx and a i73930k 680gtx. I couldn't get it consistently playable (text unreadable and stuttering on low or high settings).
My new home rig that I'd mainly play on is an i5 4760k and a gtx970. If I got a dk2 would I find the game to be playable on this new rig?
I spend about 300+ hours in the dk1 so I'm well versed on vr but I was planning on waiting for cv1 until I got an offer on a cheap dk2.
I had a DK1 and was running elite with an i7930 680gtx and a i73930k 680gtx. I couldn't get it consistently playable (text unreadable and stuttering on low or high settings).
My new home rig that I'd mainly play on is an i5 4760k and a gtx970. If I got a dk2 would I find the game to be playable on this new rig?
I spend about 300+ hours in the dk1 so I'm well versed on vr but I was planning on waiting for cv1 until I got an offer on a cheap dk2.
Its odd but my system seems to run better with the DK2 then it does with my monitor and i run both of them maxed out. The only thing that annoys me and maybe iam just not ust to it yet but the SDE, i even put some plastic bags under the lenses and it helped alot.
Just got my DK2 today.
Weirdly, my right eye view is all honked up in ED. It's dark, the textures look more dirty than anything else - if I put my Nerd Hat on, I think it looks like the right eye's getting textured with irradiance cache data instead of the proper texture maps. Or something. Either way, it's crazy.
No matter what I do, which god I plead to or which sacrifices I make, I *cannot* get the tracking camera to turn on. It's firmly in USB2, the cables are all well connected - Windows sees it just fine, and I've told Windows that it can't turn the power off to it... it just Will Not Activate. No, I'm not using a Logitech mouse, either. This is for anything Rift-related, not a direct ED issue.
That said, I promptly bought a Sidey (my Transit Van's got no visibility), and undocked and HOLY CATS I'M IN A SPACESHIP. If I can just fix the right-eye-wierdness, then I'll be as happy as the QA guy at a brothel.
Weirdly, my right eye view is all honked up in ED. It's dark, the textures look more dirty than anything else - if I put my Nerd Hat on, I think it looks like the right eye's getting textured with irradiance cache data instead of the proper texture maps. Or something. Either way, it's crazy.
No matter what I do, which god I plead to or which sacrifices I make, I *cannot* get the tracking camera to turn on. It's firmly in USB2, the cables are all well connected - Windows sees it just fine, and I've told Windows that it can't turn the power off to it... it just Will Not Activate. No, I'm not using a Logitech mouse, either. This is for anything Rift-related, not a direct ED issue.
That said, I promptly bought a Sidey (my Transit Van's got no visibility), and undocked and HOLY CATS I'M IN A SPACESHIP. If I can just fix the right-eye-wierdness, then I'll be as happy as the QA guy at a brothel.
What's your specs?
STILL struggling with this setup? I have smooth play BUT IT IS sooooo blurry.
yes blur is off, eye set up is correct, in extended screen,blurr blurr......is it something to do with what AA setting I have on??
it's become a game killer..
cos I cant dock .......I cant judge the docking entrance clearly,If I struggle in a sidey .. i'll have no chance in my old laycon!...
SEE attached. any ideas? anyone
wot am I doing wrong.
as tried the VRGearIntercepter hack .. still the same.
yes blur is off, eye set up is correct, in extended screen,blurr blurr......is it something to do with what AA setting I have on??
it's become a game killer..
cos I cant dock .......I cant judge the docking entrance clearly,If I struggle in a sidey .. i'll have no chance in my old laycon!...
SEE attached. any ideas? anyone
wot am I doing wrong.
as tried the VRGearIntercepter hack .. still the same.
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Don't think it's AA, most say to turn it off but I prefer SMAA. Are you sure it's setup correctly? What do other OR demo's look like?