Vulture in the DK2

CMDR Holycow · Mar 13, 2015

MAN is the cockpit of the Vulture gorgeous or what! And it's freakin huge for a fighter. I am digging that off-center rear seat too, pretty neat. And I have my 500watt sub and Senheizer headphones shaking the room... it is EASILY the best sounding ship I have flown so far. MAN!!

Karnath · Mar 13, 2015

Agreed, I bought one yesterday thanks to the price reduction, the cockpit is huge with superb viewing angles making it easy to keep sight of your target.

I was just a bit disappointed with the lack of hard points, I would of expected at least 4

Thebadmf · Mar 13, 2015

You want more hard points on an eagle with asp fittings and class 3 guns?! That would really be OP! (Joking)

Agree with the sound but the fdl is up there in its chainsaw way.

rennarda · Mar 13, 2015

I think the FDL might just have the edge on sound - she howls like a banshee when boosting (much better than my Asp, which sounds like something broke off and is rattling round the engine bay since 1.2)

thafred · Mar 13, 2015

Been all over the FDL in beta and only on the last day I tried the vulture and bit my ass. What a sweet ship. I fell in love with the cockpit too, esp the ability to look down like in a type 6 very nice. Didn't know they reduced the price? Last time I checked it was 20mil..how much is it now?

Oh yea..love that it handles like my eagle, surprised me. Fly like a butterfly, sting like a bee

CMDR Holycow · Mar 13, 2015

thafred said:
Been all over the FDL in beta and only on the last day I tried the vulture and bit my ass. What a sweet ship. I fell in love with the cockpit too, esp the ability to look down like in a type 6 very nice. Didn't know they reduced the price? Last time I checked it was 20mil..how much is it now?

Oh yea..love that it handles like my eagle, surprised me. Fly like a butterfly, sting like a bee

It's a little funny that you can't view straight out the sides of the cockpit, but there has to be limitations in each ship, and it seems like a decent compromise. Considering how AMAZING the ship can pitch, and the hard-points are on top of the hull, you want to stay under your target anyway. It's a great setup. I am having power problems with my setup, running all A gear... I can't run two lasers, Kwarrant scanner, sheild booster, and chaff, even with doing as much as I can possibly do with priority. I have to manually turn on my shield booster AFTER I scan a ship, if I want to run it. It will turn off my warrant scanner automatically due to priorities.. but if I have them both on, I am overdrawn.

The ship is 5 million. And as awesome as the ship is, now that I have flown it... there is no way it was worth 22million before. 5 seems a LITTLE cheap.. but it's all good.

Karnath · Mar 15, 2015

Anybody seeing this happen with the Vulture ?

Overlapping text in the cockpit

Happened to me on numerous occasions tonight, as screen shots are pretty naff in the DK2, i found a video on youtube (Not Mine) which shows the issue happening

Skip to 12:53

I've bug reported it

[video=youtube;OWDhHtMBPGk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWDhHtMBPGk[/video]

Dr. Anomaly · Mar 15, 2015

Just have to say, just bought the vulture and used the DK2, then tried the ordinary monitor. Sure the monitor is crisp and clear and the DK2 is a little fuzzy, but tonight - what a profound experience, I just wish non Oculus owners could experience the depth and immersion. Absolutely fantastic and ski mask all the way from now on - I just cant face playing the game on a monitor when I have an Oculus in the corner. Real game changer this one.

drkaii · Mar 15, 2015

Have you guys noticed that if you lean to the left and look down there's a little window under your bum that you can use to help you land/get a feeling of vertigo above a planet etc.?

It looks like a bug, but I love that it's there. I think being able to see directly below is a great thing

Karnath said:
Anybody seeing this happen with the Vulture ?

Karnath said:
Overlapping text in the cockpit

Happened to me on numerous occasions tonight, as screen shots are pretty naff in the DK2, i found a video on youtube (Not Mine) which shows the issue happening

Skip to 12:53

I've bug reported it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWDhHtMBPGk

That's not just in the Vulture, I see that all the time. I've never reported it but I'm sure it's a known bug by now

Karnath · Mar 15, 2015

Somebody suggested it happens when damage is taken, however I have over 1600 kills in my trusty
Old cobra which has been shot to pieces on many occasion and never once have I seen that happen.

Thebadmf · Mar 15, 2015

Karnath said:
Anybody seeing this happen with the Vulture ?

Overlapping text in the cockpit

Happened to me on numerous occasions tonight, as screen shots are pretty naff in the DK2, i found a video on youtube (Not Mine) which shows the issue happening

Skip to 12:53

I've bug reported it

Its not a bug, its just showing damage. You can turn off distortion effects in the options.

Zephyriel · Mar 15, 2015

Yes the Vulture's cockpit is awesome. It sounds fine too but I prefer the FdL's sound, and I think the Viper is still my favourite, it sounds like a jet fighter crossed with a muscle car.

CMDR Holycow · Mar 17, 2015

Karnath said:
Somebody suggested it happens when damage is taken, however I have over 1600 kills in my trusty
Old cobra which has been shot to pieces on many occasion and never once have I seen that happen.

Its normal. When getting attacked (with I think lasers), it damages (temporarily) your HUD, making it hard to read. Goes right back. Normal game play