I wouldn't call it a huge disappointment but, frankly, the 0.5 was also better for me, at least for some things. I could run DSR at 4K + in-game SS at 1.5 and it looked very good and ran smoothly, with no smearing at all. Now I run 1.5 SS and most options maxed, and have occasional hiccups. I disagree with the poster who said that you don't need SS. At 1.0 SS, there are lots of jaggies. On the positive side, I did notice that the image appears slightly sharper with 1.3 and the explosions more....explosy. No way I'm maxing gamma to get rid of smearing as it makes everything look very washed out. Guess I'll live with is until my CV1 arrives.
Wow and Wow again : DK2 and new ED patch and Oculus 1.3 : TIPS FOR SETUP
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I wouldn't call it a huge disappointment but, frankly, the 0.5 was also better for me, at least for some things. I could run DSR at 4K + in-game SS at 1.5 and it looked very good and ran smoothly, with no smearing at all. Now I run 1.5 SS and most options maxed, and have occasional hiccups. I disagree with the poster who said that you don't need SS. At 1.0 SS, there are lots of jaggies. On the positive side, I did notice that the image appears slightly sharper with 1.3 and the explosions more....explosy. No way I'm maxing gamma to get rid of smearing as it makes everything look very washed out. Guess I'll live with is until my CV1 arrives.
I'm on the latest whql's released today. It makes no difference at all.
And yes SS makes a HUGE difference on both dk2 and cv1, your theretically increasing the resolution to make everything sharper. I could see ships only a few pixels big in the distance, now I can't tell if it's a star or a ship.
And yes SS makes a HUGE difference on both dk2 and cv1, your theretically increasing the resolution to make everything sharper. I could see ships only a few pixels big in the distance, now I can't tell if it's a star or a ship.
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Heres mine:
{
"LoggingMask": -1,
"ReleaseDK2Sensors": false,
"RSWakeupMins": 0,
"LowerReportIntervalWhileIdle": true,
"ReleaseLegacySensors": true,
"HASWLastDisplayedTime:default": 1442420852,
"HASWLastDisplayedTime:Mark": 1458170802,
"DK2LensSeparationOverride": 0.068000,
"QueueAheadEnabled": true,
"HASWLastDisplayedTime:Elite": 1458808173,
"HardwareCollectionLevel": 65535,
"AllowFirmwareMismatch": false,
"LogTickPeriodInFrames": 0,
"LogAllHealthStats": false,
"LogImageEveryNFrames": 0,
"LogUSBHostInfo": false,
"LogLevel_Proximity": 1
}
Did any of you guys have any issues with the DK2 sensor being reported as plugged into a USB2 port even though it is plugged into a USB 3 port ?
The config kept complaining about that for me, I skipped and all seemed to work fine.
Ignore all of the hardware set up part of the 1.3 installation. Just skip it all and ignore the warnings.
I have my DK2 plugged into USB2 ports on a powered hub with no issues.
Check via the devices section of the Oculus Store App to see if your DK2 is recognised.
Yes but I just ignored it as it's plugged into a powered USB2 multi block which is then plugged into a USB3 port on my motherboard
I've had no problems with the tracking as the warning suggests may happen
My DK2 sensor is plugged into a $10 USB2.0 hub and it works fine (although the oculus setup complains about it)
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I guess these warnings can be safely ignored for now... I just hope OVR will not lock out the DK2 at some point, though.
Thanks for that.
I got a couple of those Oculus Prefered USB 3 cards as the onboard USB 3's were unsupported.
Even with the DK2 and Sensor in the new ports, Home was giving an error (but still worked) and said to update Fresco drivers..
Having updated the Fresco drivers both HMD and Sensor have the green light, no errors..
The HMD reports as USB 3 and the Sensor as USB 2. I didnt know the HMD did USB 3?
I am amazed by how smooth it is aswell, however I have some weird problem were all my keys work except the steering ones so I cant fly left or right when using the rift. As soon as I switch back to normal mode my flight controls work again.. bit miffed by it.
I only have 1 USB 3 port but its working fine so I don't think that USB 2 matters really.
Radeon R9 200
Works very well for me.
It's interesting to see asynchronous timewarp in action. Near a planetary base, I can still see a reduction in framerate *except* when turning/moving my head, which is perfectly smooth. This makes it far less tiring when the frame rate drops.
Also I note that the gamma seems to be much higher for the same setting with 1.3, so if you're getting excessive black smearing where you weren't before, turn the gamma down. Mine was at 50%, and I've turned it down to about 35% and the visual quality is excellent.
Overall, this latest patch + Oculus 1.3 is a big improvement.
It's interesting to see asynchronous timewarp in action. Near a planetary base, I can still see a reduction in framerate *except* when turning/moving my head, which is perfectly smooth. This makes it far less tiring when the frame rate drops.
Also I note that the gamma seems to be much higher for the same setting with 1.3, so if you're getting excessive black smearing where you weren't before, turn the gamma down. Mine was at 50%, and I've turned it down to about 35% and the visual quality is excellent.
Overall, this latest patch + Oculus 1.3 is a big improvement.
Still no fix for IPD in the DK2 using runtime 1.3? My IPD is 68.5mm and now I can't play elite without going mad, getting eye strain and losing immersion thanks to everything being out of scale... Guess I'll have to wait for the CV1 maybe? I don't think I'll be getting one for a few months...
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Just getting around to this now.
4 Questions
- I should uninstall Steam VR? I assume that is from the Steam interface as I don't see it in my programs. Is there an advantage to uninstalling steamVR as I might need it for other things later?
- Should I uninstall all the Oculus software (Display Driver, Positional Tracker Driver and Oculus Runtime)?
- Is the latest one I need the one called "Oculus SDK for Windows 1.3.0" at this link https://developer.oculus.com/downloads/ ?
- I never installed any of the later SDK after I bought the DK2 so I think I was on 0.5. Do I need to do any kind of firmware update?
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- Yes uninstall Steam VR, I had some issues getting the Oculus installer to recognize my DK2 while it was installed.
- If you uninstall the top one, it should automatically remove the other 2, if not the new installed will complain.
- No, that is the SDK, unless you are developing software you don't need it. Go here: https://www.oculus.com/en-us/setup/
- No, if there is a firmware update that is needed it will do it automatically after you install the software.
Note you can find all of this in the amazing sticky at the top of this sub forum.