Half an hour bouncing around in the SRV and I was violently ill. Not fun in any way whatsoever.
Is there a setting to stop the sick-making motion?
Is there a setting to stop the sick-making motion?
Horizons How do you use an SRV without gettin sick?
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Never experienced that - but there's some new SRV Options in the Options screen that might help you reduce that effect.
You'll have to try them to see if those help you.
I've read that others improved it by :
- driving slower
- rather "fly" fast over Terrain using the Booster than driving over bumpy terrain (hull integrity will suffer from that approach - but it's often faster)
- change/increase FOV
- increase distance between the own eyes and the Display
- generally seeking more smooth landing spots (flat terrain)
- drastically reducing resolution and/or enable 0.5 SuperSampling; this makes the whole image far more abstract - reducing the side-effects
- drastically limit framerate (in-game or in Video Driver), this can also make the experience more abstract - again reducing the side-effects
- technically, one could also darken the image (Display setting or in-game Gamma), simply making all the Vehicle motions less visible
The Options :
- reduce Camera Shake
- Vehicle Motion Blackout
- Vehicle Maintain Horizon Camera
You'll have to try them to see if those help you.
I've read that others improved it by :
- driving slower
- rather "fly" fast over Terrain using the Booster than driving over bumpy terrain (hull integrity will suffer from that approach - but it's often faster)
- change/increase FOV
- increase distance between the own eyes and the Display
- generally seeking more smooth landing spots (flat terrain)
- drastically reducing resolution and/or enable 0.5 SuperSampling; this makes the whole image far more abstract - reducing the side-effects
- drastically limit framerate (in-game or in Video Driver), this can also make the experience more abstract - again reducing the side-effects
- technically, one could also darken the image (Display setting or in-game Gamma), simply making all the Vehicle motions less visible
The Options :
- reduce Camera Shake
- Vehicle Motion Blackout
- Vehicle Maintain Horizon Camera
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When you say violently sick you mean you literally vomited? I've had that queasy feeling in my stomach but I always stopped and whipped off my headset before anything happened. If you want to build up your moon legs it's not a good idea to take it until it's unbearable. Stop as soon as you feel any discomfort at all, and then come back to it. You will manage longer and longer if you keep taking small steps.
There is other advice. There's graphic settings you can play with that are supposed to minimise the motion sickness, but if find they don't work too well with VR. You could try ginger or seasick tablets. But the best advice is pineapple juice. It tastes the same coming up as it does going down.
There is other advice. There's graphic settings you can play with that are supposed to minimise the motion sickness, but if find they don't work too well with VR. You could try ginger or seasick tablets. But the best advice is pineapple juice. It tastes the same coming up as it does going down.
You don't want details :x
Not VR, but I do have a good screen.
Not VR, but I do have a good screen.
If you look at Falconflys image of the options, setting the "Vehicle maintain horizon camera" to on, will dramatically increase the stability of the view. Basically it stops your game head following the movement of the SVR keeping your eyes on the level horizon. this really helps.
My other tip would be to focus your eyes on the scanner, try not to look at the terrain moving around outside. looking at the scanner is more of a fixed point and will not give the nausea so much.
I had the same sick feelings (not so bad as you by sounds) and this helped me alot.
FD
My other tip would be to focus your eyes on the scanner, try not to look at the terrain moving around outside. looking at the scanner is more of a fixed point and will not give the nausea so much.
I had the same sick feelings (not so bad as you by sounds) and this helped me alot.
FD
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Forgot one detail :
Driving in Turret mode is possible as well - albeit no Wave Scanner Video/Audio in that mode.
But the Turret seems 100% stabilized, gives a different (more open) view and only the SRV beneath it moves around a bit. Almost feels like driving a 100% gyro-stabilized Debug Cam, it has hardly any Motion.
So if all else fails, one could identify a desired Target on the Wave Scanner, set the desired heading and then switch into Turret Mode driving into the direction (anything on the Horizon or Stars etc. will serve as directional reference).
Re-visiting the SRV Cockpit is only needed periodically to re-assess distance to the object or fine-tune heading by momentarily checking the Wave Scanner.
Since it's possibe to target stuff while in Turret Mode, shooting Meteorites or identifying & scooping stuff is perfectly doable.
If everything else fails, that actually might be the best shot. Absolutely minimizes time spent viewing the SRV Cockpit but it can still do just-about everything.
(just beware of accidentally driving into Trespass Zones
)
Driving in Turret mode is possible as well - albeit no Wave Scanner Video/Audio in that mode.
But the Turret seems 100% stabilized, gives a different (more open) view and only the SRV beneath it moves around a bit. Almost feels like driving a 100% gyro-stabilized Debug Cam, it has hardly any Motion.
So if all else fails, one could identify a desired Target on the Wave Scanner, set the desired heading and then switch into Turret Mode driving into the direction (anything on the Horizon or Stars etc. will serve as directional reference).
Re-visiting the SRV Cockpit is only needed periodically to re-assess distance to the object or fine-tune heading by momentarily checking the Wave Scanner.
Since it's possibe to target stuff while in Turret Mode, shooting Meteorites or identifying & scooping stuff is perfectly doable.
If everything else fails, that actually might be the best shot. Absolutely minimizes time spent viewing the SRV Cockpit but it can still do just-about everything.
(just beware of accidentally driving into Trespass Zones
)
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I don't know if I should a Narn as a guinea pig but could you try both reducing and increasing your framerate? I get this feeling that a higher framerate would be more comfortable as opposed to FalconFly's advice.
But certainly with so many knobs and levers you can definitely experiment to see what what makes you feel most comfortable. But sitting further back from the screen does seem like an idea most agree is sensible. It is more difficult when that screen is strapped to your face, but one of the reasons I picked a CV1 over a VIVE was because it had a slightly smaller field of view.
But certainly with so many knobs and levers you can definitely experiment to see what what makes you feel most comfortable. But sitting further back from the screen does seem like an idea most agree is sensible. It is more difficult when that screen is strapped to your face, but one of the reasons I picked a CV1 over a VIVE was because it had a slightly smaller field of view.
I think it was watching the scanner that was the problem. But I will try the horizon setting.
I used to get motion sick a lot back in the Amiga days. I rarely get sick now, I think I killed off the part of my brain that gets upset. Keep playing until your's dies.
I have this too. I find it incerdibly frustrating as exploration, and engineers requires some driving around. Even worse, I find the buggy a lot of fun. Very frustfatig overall, but I suspect it's a brain thing, and FD can't do much more than they already have.
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I never had any problems with it and I'm not using a way too wide FOV, yet I always open it a bit since it helps with these kind of things.
Just use the FOV slider or play with a HOTAS not so close to the screen. (which also helps, I play in a 47" HDTV)
Just use the FOV slider or play with a HOTAS not so close to the screen. (which also helps, I play in a 47" HDTV)
I have this problem too its called simulation sickness
I find driving around the bases to be the worst thing, and so I generally avoid all surface missions that involve interacting / attacking bases. I find I can also last about 30 minutes, and that's with all of the settings that are there switched on. The best thing to do is to drive slowly, and do not spend too much time on the surface. Look for alternatives to find materials, often you can find them in asteroid belts through mining instead, and that for me is vomit free...
I find driving around the bases to be the worst thing, and so I generally avoid all surface missions that involve interacting / attacking bases. I find I can also last about 30 minutes, and that's with all of the settings that are there switched on. The best thing to do is to drive slowly, and do not spend too much time on the surface. Look for alternatives to find materials, often you can find them in asteroid belts through mining instead, and that for me is vomit free...
This is what did the trick for me.
Most overlooked improvement since release in my opinion. Made SRV driving enjoyable again.