Oculus Rift

.G. · 05-12-2017 8:22pm

Thinking of selling mine, wanted to try it, not really arsed. Only reason to keep is for driving sims and flying sims but the resolution isn't good enough for the latter yet, maybe the next one will be and I don't get enough time to play the former although its very good when I do.

mrcheez · 05-12-2017 8:29pm

superg wrote: »

Thinking of selling mine, wanted to try it, not really arsed. Only reason to keep is for driving sims and flying sims but the resolution isn't good enough for the latter yet, maybe the next one will be and I don't get enough time to play the former although its very good when I do.

It's really weird but for me resolution "issues" eventually completely dissipated because of the immense boost in immersion.

At first resolution bugged me but now I don't even notice it, but what determines a "good'" game in VR is the level of immersion.

It's a shame because a lot of people don't bother getting into VR due to perceived graphical issues, but don't realise it just doesn't matter.

.G. · 05-12-2017 10:03pm

mrcheez wrote: »

It's really weird but for me resolution "issues" eventually completely dissipated because of the immense boost in immersion.

At first resolution bugged me but now I don't even notice it, but what determines a "good'" game in VR is the level of immersion.

It's a shame because a lot of people don't bother getting into VR due to perceived graphical issues, but don't realise it just doesn't matter.

It absolutely matters in a flight sim when you can't read the gauges, no amount of tweaking I did got it to a level I was happy with. Outside of that I totally agree, the VR games like Robo Recall etc are amazing and resolution isn't a problem, they look fantastic but I got bored of that stuff very quickly.

I've just reminded my self tonight of how good it is for racing games though so I don't think I can let it go:D

hellboy99 · 06-12-2017 1:15am

Not long now, Rift Core 2.0

https://www.vrheads.com/rift-core-20

mrcheez · 06-12-2017 2:04am

superg wrote: »

It absolutely matters in a flight sim when you can't read the gauges, no amount of tweaking I did got it to a level I was happy with. Outside of that I totally agree, the VR games like Robo Recall etc are amazing and resolution isn't a problem, they look fantastic but I got bored of that stuff very quickly.

I've just reminded my self tonight of how good it is for racing games though so I don't think I can let it go:D

I have Assetto Corsa (havent even started it yet since I bought it) but have my new G29 wheel arriving in the morning. Can't wait.

I have Dirt Rally already on PSVR, so any other driving games I should check out for the Rift?

lmimmfn · 06-12-2017 3:23am

mrcheez wrote: »

I have Assetto Corsa (havent even started it yet since I bought it) but have my new G29 wheel arriving in the morning. Can't wait.

I have Dirt Rally already on PSVR, so any other driving games I should check out for the Rift?

Project Cars is good if more arcadey and FFB isint great compared to the others but its good fun in a different sense, cheap on cdkeys now too.

mrcheez · 06-12-2017 10:31am

Arcadey is good.

Would be cool if they did some crazy OTT driving games in VR like Split/Second too

Dyr · 06-12-2017 11:13am

superg wrote: »

Thinking of selling mine, wanted to try it, not really arsed. Only reason to keep is for driving sims and flying sims but the resolution isn't good enough for the latter yet, maybe the next one will be and I don't get enough time to play the former although its very good when I do.

How long since you tried it? The control panels are easily visible in il2 and prepar3d, think aerofly too

lmimmfn · 06-12-2017 11:46am

24 hour flash sale in oculus store atm

hellboy99 · 06-12-2017 6:54pm

Wow, that's how you do VR Oculus. Well impressed with the update, a lot more clarity especially with text, can't get over the vast improvement graphically, it's amazing. Love it!

mrcheez · 06-12-2017 8:46pm

hellboy99 wrote: »

Wow, that's how you do VR Oculus. Well impressed with the update, a lot more clarity especially with text, can't get over the vast improvement graphically, it's amazing. Love it!

Woah what? Graphics improved in games too??

Currently playing Doom VFR on my PSVR but will switch to Oculus tomorrow

.G. · 06-12-2017 11:12pm

mrcheez wrote:

I have Dirt Rally already on PSVR, so any other driving games I should check out for the Rift?

Raceroom Experience is the one I spend most of my time on.

Bambi wrote:

How long since you tried it? The control panels are easily visible in il2 and prepar3d, think aerofly too

I'm using Microsofts one with Flyinside.

hellboy99 · 07-12-2017 6:01am

mrcheez wrote: »

Graphics improved in games too??

Sure looks to be

mrcheez · 07-12-2017 2:03pm

Dash is complaining that my NVIDIA drivers are out of date, do I update the drivers through the GeForce Experience app, or just direct download?

Haven't had to upgrade graphics card drivers in a few years on my old non-gaming machine.

lmimmfn · 07-12-2017 2:29pm

I updated the drivers manually, hate Windows updating them.

mrcheez · 07-12-2017 2:50pm

lmimmfn wrote: »

I updated the drivers manually, hate Windows updating them.

tried the GeForce Experience there and the "update drivers" option was greyed out and unselectable.

Odd.

BelovedAunt · 07-12-2017 5:17pm

hellboy99 wrote: »

Wow, that's how you do VR Oculus. Well impressed with the update, a lot more clarity especially with text, can't get over the vast improvement graphically, it's amazing. Love it!

Was there a software update?

Korvanica · 07-12-2017 5:30pm

BelovedAunt wrote: »

Was there a software update?

Beta update - new Oculus Dash. Looks fantastic. You can enable in settings.

saneman · 07-12-2017 10:02pm

mrcheez wrote: »

tried the GeForce Experience there and the "update drivers" option was greyed out and unselectable.

Odd.

The latest drivers can also be downloaded directly from the nvidia site: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx

Generally new drivers cover a crop of new game releases to ensure support but I like to let the dust settle before installing unless I'm having an issue that I think the drivers might fix.

mrcheez · 07-12-2017 10:04pm

Graphics drivers are game-specific now? Wow, I'm so out of touch

lmimmfn · 07-12-2017 10:13pm

mrcheez wrote: »

Graphics drivers are game-specific now? Wow, I'm so out of touch

Always have been to optimize for the latest games released or fix known issues introduced in previous drivers. I always check the driver version thread on guru3d.com to see if its good or bad, I.e. needs a hit fix update or not.

mrcheez · 07-12-2017 10:57pm

lmimmfn wrote: »

Always have been to optimize for the latest games released or fix known issues introduced in previous drivers. I always check the driver version thread on guru3d.com to see if its good or bad, I.e. needs a hit fix update or not.

Nah hasn't always been like that. Maybe it started in last ten years or summat.

lmimmfn · 08-12-2017 12:18am

mrcheez wrote: »

Nah hasn't always been like that. Maybe it started in last ten years or summat.

been like that since 2002 when i got back into pc gaming.

skankles · 08-12-2017 1:37pm

I have an i5 4460 CPU which just about meets requirements.
So is is worth buying, I have it in my amazon cart and ready to go!
Its also about €15 cheaper off Amazon than Oculus FYI

mrcheez · 08-12-2017 1:38pm

Of course!

Just make sure your video card is powerful enough too.

lmimmfn · 08-12-2017 2:33pm

skankles wrote: »

I have an i5 4460 CPU which just about meets requirements.
So is is worth buying, I have it in my amazon cart and ready to go!
Its also about €15 cheaper off Amazon than Oculus FYI

Also lone echo is free with orders from oculus check that amazon one will have that too

Grumpypants · 13-12-2017 1:16am

Finally got time to get it set up. Pretty impressive alright. Not a huge jump from the PSVR on the surface, but the tracking, especially the touch controllers are pretty amazing.

Just got through the little intro thing with the wall-E looking robot, and had a quick blast on robo recall. It's ok. Will download a few more.

Anyone else buy the Fresco USB 3.0 pci card? I'm having an issue with mine. I can see it in device manager after installing the drivers but nothing is registering when i plug in a usb device. Sensors, headset, even a usb stick.

Grumpypants · 13-12-2017 6:05pm

And if anyone could do a top 3 Oculus games to buy? I've 90 euro on steam just begging to be spent.

mrcheez · 13-12-2017 6:15pm

Grumpypants wrote: »

And if anyone could do a top 3 Oculus games to buy? I've 90 euro on steam just begging to be spent.

Lone Echo

Racket Fury

and then anything from Wilson's Heart / Mage's Tale / <insert other recommendation>

ah sorry you're gonna spend them on Steam store? Hmm no idea, I haven't ventured out of Oculus Store.

B_Sharp · 13-12-2017 6:47pm

Grumpypants wrote: »

And if anyone could do a top 3 Oculus games to buy? I've 90 euro on steam just begging to be spent.

Superhot would definitely be one. The concept works really well in VR. One of the only games I've tried where it kept me in for 60mins+.

Dirt Rally is excellent as well but I'd only recommend it if you like driving games. It's seriously unforgiving. I can only play it in short bursts, even in non-VR, because I need to concentrate so much!

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