New Rift use - WOW !!!

[TheHavoc]

Thanks for all the help. Fogging is a pain so I am trying some of your suggestions, heating lenses seems to work.
Bumpy SRV ride on the other hand :x[down] (I guess I will have to train myself slowly for this one as I love the SRV)

Finally, SLI.
Shame, I know FD have many other problems to solve first,but would have loved to be able to go 90fps stutter free and everything maxed.
Next year's project for me,as I find it fun, was a quad card SLI rig + water, which I might still do. Currently waiting for the 1180ti and a MBoard that does X16 on all 4 channels but I guess the limitations(currently I see X16 for 3 channels and X8 for the fourth) are CPU related ? (CPU lanes)

And @ others: I have ASW on by default and I don't ever have any graphical problem at all - never, from my VR beginning in Elite (November 2016 until now). Regarding Oculus, ASW is a technique that other VR goggles lack of, so USE it ! Graphics quality of course is important but for comfortable playing (e.g. in buggy on planet surfaces) it's all about FPS ! As said in other threads, I only have an I5 6500K @ standard clock, 16GB RAM, SSD and the GTX 1070 AMP Extreme - with this, SS at 1.5, and nearly everything on High and Ultra, even on planet surfaces, I am at 90 FPS anytime. Optimize your system in general, I killed many Win services that are absolutely superfluous to gamers, here a few percent and there and you might get 5-10% more overall performance out of the whole system, it's worth it - at least I for myself can't spare that optimization process when configuring a new machine.

EDIT (as always....): goggle fogging - I let the Oculus warm up about half an hour before playing (start Steam VR, launch game in VR mode, stay in Elite start screen), in very most cases the Oculus got so warm that it doesn't fog any more for the rest of the session; any time soon I'll modify the Oculus upholster myself, I planned to rip off the foam and will try to make a new leather upholster instead, if I can't get smooth leather I'll try a selfmade cottonpad, fixing will be with a band of velcro on the frame so that it can be taken off and washed/cleaned up any time.

 

[cmdrrdmc]

And @ others: I have ASW on by default and I don't ever have any graphical problem at all - never, from my VR beginning in Elite (November 2016 until now). Regarding Oculus, ASW is a technique that other VR goggles lack of, so USE it ! Graphics quality of course is important but for comfortable playing (e.g. in buggy on planet surfaces) it's all about FPS ! As said in other threads, I only have an I5 6500K @ standard clock, 16GB RAM, SSD and the GTX 1070 AMP Extreme - with this, SS at 1.5, and nearly everything on High and Ultra, even on planet surfaces, I am at 90 FPS anytime. Optimize your system in general, I killed many Win services that are absolutely superfluous to gamers, here a few percent and there and you might get 5-10% more overall performance out of the whole system, it's worth it - at least I for myself can't spare that optimization process when configuring a new machine.

EDIT (as always....): goggle fogging - I let the Oculus warm up about half an hour before playing (start Steam VR, launch game in VR mode, stay in Elite start screen), in very most cases the Oculus got so warm that it doesn't fog any more for the rest of the session; any time soon I'll modify the Oculus upholster myself, I planned to rip off the foam and will try to make a new leather upholster instead, if I can't get smooth leather I'll try a selfmade cottonpad, fixing will be with a band of velcro on the frame so that it can be taken off and washed/cleaned up any time.

You're definitely not getting an actual non-ASW 90 fps on planet surfaces. I have the same card and a beefier CPU, and I spent the last few days tweaking my nuts off. Some people are just less sensitive to ASW artifacts it seems. I can't stand the glitches it introduces to UI elements and the judder it introduces when it switches on and off, so I've settled for VR high with no SS. Even 1.1 SS in the debug tool would cause frequent reprojection in starport services and planet surfaces.

 

[TheHavoc]

I have ASW on by default

Hi, I guess you misunderstood me - I HAVE ASW ON all the time, that's the reason I have 90 FPS all the time - so in the end our experiences match properly. That's also the reason why I recommend Oculus users to USE it as long as they do not get any graphical problems.

 

[Y2K]

ive got my rift + settings crystal clear. im at work atm so ill post everything (step by step guide) later in a new thread.

ps.. to solve fogging goto VR cover website - ive not had fogging since i bought it and its alot comfy'r.

 

[Y2K]

I can swear that the image is sharper using debug tool instead of HMD in game. I tested a lot and saw a difference. Dont know why though.

+1 you get a much sharper image using debug tool rather than ingame

 

[cmdrrdmc]

Hi, I guess you misunderstood me - I HAVE ASW ON all the time, that's the reason I have 90 FPS all the time - so in the end our experiences match properly. That's also the reason why I recommend Oculus users to USE it as long as they do not get any graphical problems.

Oops, my bad. I've seen more than a few people claim they're running ridiculous SS settings with a 1070 and getting an actual 90 fps.

 

[Thann]

"WOW!!"

Still remember how it felt like. Well, still get some of that more or less every time I fly. Is awesome.

...I've owned Elite since its release, but never really played it. Had no joysticks or sensible table/chair to turn into a battlestation. Last Christmas, I bought Rift and Joysticks on a same day. As a result, my first hour in VR ever was also my first hour in Elite ever. Included stuff like entry to/exit from a witchspace. Mind blown.

 

[Alec Turner]

EDIT (as always....): goggle fogging - I let the Oculus warm up about half an hour before playing (start Steam VR, launch game in VR mode, stay in Elite start screen), in very most cases the Oculus got so warm that it doesn't fog any more for the rest of the session; any time soon I'll modify the Oculus upholster myself, I planned to rip off the foam and will try to make a new leather upholster instead, if I can't get smooth leather I'll try a selfmade cottonpad, fixing will be with a band of velcro on the frame so that it can be taken off and washed/cleaned up any time.

On the subject of fogging, I used to have a real problem with this (essentially, no matter what I tried, I'd get little patches of fog appear right in front of my eyes and this would only stop after the 3rd or 4th time I'd taken the headset off to wipe them). Anyway, for other reasons entirely (mostly comfort and hygene) I purchased a set of "VR Cover" foam interface replacements for the Oculus a while back and for whatever reason these have completely removed the fogging problem ... it just doesn't happen for me anymore.