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

Adam Lusardi

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DonnieDio said:
Elite Dangerous is crashing because it has the same problem as the Oculus config had before you downloaded the new runtime. Which is that your CPU doesn't support certain instructions that are used by the camera. Oculus have fixed that with the new runtime but Elite Dangerous doesn't currently use that Oculus runtime. To get Elite dangerous working with basic head tracking stop the services mentioned earlier and unplug the camera.
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You Sir are a star.....just finished Crimson off in scenario 3 :D
 

Ryder35

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Jones said:
I started playing, or better said entering the world of E:D in VR yesterday and i'm totally stunned!! First time i got intercepted from supercruise into a dogfight was so insanely epic i'll never forget (thx cmdr bryant;)) my heartbeat was going nuts, sweating like doing heavy sports i almost forgot this isn't real at all.. The rift, a good hotas (i'm using a x52) and a decent pc with this game is like a digital drug! This is the future guys! Did i mentioned voiceattack? **** is crazy!
I'm thinking now to somehow break a leg so i got more time for this:D
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I know, I keep having to pinch myself to remind me that this is still BETA for both products. The future is indeed looking bright
 

torc

torc
Guys sorry if has been asked before, but did someone of you have both DK1 and DK2? i'm an DK1 owner and i wonder if the experience is very different (the sense of scale, details and other stuff).

Thanks in advance for the little review :) and sorry my bad english! (i'm from dahan :D )
 

Diamond Dog

Diamond Dog
OMG OMG OMG I just got my processing mail BAM!

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Ipecac

Ipecac
I have dk1 and dk2. Short answer is that, yes, it is worth getting.

DK1 was great but frustratinv for several reasons:
1. Low res, cant read text, cant see ship detail outside the cockpit.

DK2 isnt as good as it will get, but it is WAY better. I can read text easily ( except when text is at an angle ) and the enemy ships are amazing. I see firey boost jets and smokey sparks and ship damage while we dogfight.

2. I got "eye fatigue" when playing for more than short sessions, and the lenses would fog from my breathing.

DK2 doesnt fog, is way more comfortable and I can play for an hour without realizing it. No eye fatigue!

3. It constantly needed to be reoriented. So much so that the pinky trigger on my x52 is for view reset.

With DK2 The head tracking means you almost never need it and its way more natural to wear. I still use the view reset for finding the back of my view i.e. I lean back in my chair and hit reset so that my view doesnt fall behind my avatar in the game.


Its HUGE leap forward. Buy it!
 

[VR] Mad Mike

[VR] Mad Mike
Not sure whether to get the new 4.1 drivers

It seems they created all sorts of problems unless the software is compiled with the new SDK in mind.... but when it is fully 4.1 compliant it is meant to be much better.

I reckon I will wait for a few weeks unless someone here can tell me I am talking rubbish and to get on it.

I think i am right in saying there is no new firmware for the hardware itsself ??
 

Special_Circumstances

Special_Circumstances
I'm also holding off on 4.1.

The old addage "if it aint broke dont fix it" stands true here

When I see or read reports that either the SDK has been developed into ED or that a new release has bought significant improvements to gameplay then I'll just leave it as is.

There's no new firmware in 0.4.1. It's still 2.11.

I suggest registering on the Oculus VR forums and being active over there if yo uhave a DK2. there is a wealth of talent over the developing wonderful things for VR. As good as ED is in a DK2 the DK2 can do so much more and you'd be wasting it if all you ever did was play ED in it.

The only games im rifting at the moment are ED and LFS both of which work fine for me on the 0.4 SDK with the various workarounds. I've played whatever demos come out, and check daily to see what's cooking. Still waiting for a killer VR Cinema application.
 
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Bobbydylan

Bobbydylan
I Updated to the new 4.1 and if feel I'm getting more eye strain now than I did before. It might be a placebo, but I'm going to try rollback to be sure.

One fun thing I did last night was get up out of my seat and walk back. It was really weird, felt like I was a guest in the cockpit, and the headless pilot was my driver.
 

mr71mb0

M
Special_Circumstances said:
I'm also holding off on 4.1.

The old addage "if it aint broke dont fix it" stands true here

When I see or read reports that either the SDK has been developed into ED or that a new release has bought significant improvements to gameplay then I'll just leave it as is.

There's no new firmware in 0.4.1. It's still 2.11.

I suggest registering on the Oculus VR forums and being active over there if yo uhave a DK2. there is a wealth of talent over the developing wonderful things for VR. As good as ED is in a DK2 the DK2 can do so much more and you'd be wasting it if all you ever did was play ED in it.

The only games im rifting at the moment are ED and LFS both of which work fine for me on the 0.4 SDK with the various workarounds. I've played whatever demos come out, and check daily to see what's cooking. Still waiting for a killer VR Cinema application.
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FYI, 4.1 seems to have more judder for me in ED. I'm reverting to 4.0.

Check out Ocean Rift, this is one of the best Rift experiences and totally absorbing.

https://developer.oculusvr.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1374
 

Special_Circumstances

Special_Circumstances
I consider Ocean Rift a demo rather than a game but thanks for the tip. Naturally I had that as soon as a I got my DK2 :) I loved Ocean Rift in the Dk1 and used it as my demo piece for people I introduced to VR.

It's even better now although some people struggle swimming as it unlocked the Z axis. The smaller sharks are smaller in the DK2 Ocean Rift, the previous version had larger sharks, but there is much more diversity and a larger area in the DK2 version.

I didn't try the 'child friendly' version. I assume the Megalodon simply isn't present which is why I didn't get it. It'd be awesome if it is present just not hostile as I'd like to swim around it like the other inhabitants.


Still waiting patiently for Titans of Space DK2. I suspect Drash has something major in the works other than a simple DK2 implementation of the old DK1 demo. The suns and planets in ED are already way beyond the standard of ToS in DK1.
 

Half Giant

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See you all on the other side soon :)

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verbalkint33

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Hi

Just got my DK2 and all I want is for Elite to work with head tracking. Now I've read all threads I can find and tried everything, but still no luck.

I do have the latest SDK and firmware, and as far as I can tell the forums seem to indicate that this is the issue. My question would be: if I want to roll back to a previous runtime then how do I do this? And also, would the updated firmware be an issue then and not run on previous runtimes?

Anything I can do about the SSE4.1 thing?

Totally lost. I switch off the Oculus Service, switch off Aero. Do all the 3D settings in AMD Catalyst Control Center. When I launch Elite I drag it halfway across the screen and click on it. The blue light goes on on the camera, so I thought it should work. Can get in game in 3D but no head tracking.

Desperation kicking in as basically I got my Rift right as the new SDK launcehd and now almost nothing wants to work. I bought a HOTAS setup just for Elite and now I can't get it working. Like Leeloodallassmultipass said: Please help...
 

Sir.Tj

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Sir.Tj
Welcome to the forum.

Have a read of the 2nd post in this thread, there is some useful info you might find to get ED up and running.
 

Mikevet

Mikevet
I've joined you all waiting, added myself. Hoping to see improvements by the time it arrives! It'll be an interesting trip up to the consumer version.

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RiftFlyer

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verbalkint33 said:
Hi

Just got my DK2 and all I want is for Elite to work with head tracking. Now I've read all threads I can find and tried everything, but still no luck.

I do have the latest SDK and firmware, and as far as I can tell the forums seem to indicate that this is the issue. My question would be: if I want to roll back to a previous runtime then how do I do this? And also, would the updated firmware be an issue then and not run on previous runtimes?

Anything I can do about the SSE4.1 thing?

Totally lost. I switch off the Oculus Service, switch off Aero. Do all the 3D settings in AMD Catalyst Control Center. When I launch Elite I drag it halfway across the screen and click on it. The blue light goes on on the camera, so I thought it should work. Can get in game in 3D but no head tracking.

Desperation kicking in as basically I got my Rift right as the new SDK launcehd and now almost nothing wants to work. I bought a HOTAS setup just for Elite and now I can't get it working. Like Leeloodallassmultipass said: Please help...
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All previous versions of the SDK are available in the developer section of the oculusVR website.
 
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