Dirt Rally is amazing : Try it if you are after a new VR game

GBRusty · 3 Jul 2017 at 08:36

millermilla said:
I can make you feel a bit sick when crashing and rolling

I'll make sure not to roll or crash you then

Been toying with getting Dirt Rally and reinstalling revive...

SupraWez · 3 Jul 2017 at 11:52

It does play well but will take some getting use to

Born2BSlow · 3 Jul 2017 at 13:22

I had performance issues when I last tried it, very stuttery... also don't look behind you. I did when i played in the classic mini rallyx and the back half of the car wasn't rendered...you know those cartoons where the car splits in half and the front keeps going...

Add to that the fact I can't drive rally cars very well at all and I lost interest. While I love my driving games I much prefer circuit racing, and with 12months of iRacing picked up cheap in the Steam Sale alongside PCars and Assetto Corsa I doubt I'll get back to Dirt Rally any time soon.

wonkytrout · 4 Jul 2017 at 21:46

Can this work with the Vive, says Oculus only on store.

Does the Sale end at midnight or later tomorrow? I have £25 credit and am trying to stick to it but my wishlist is massive.

stephenb · 4 Jul 2017 at 22:36

I believe it works via Revive. I have Rift so can't vouch for this myself.

wonkytrout · 4 Jul 2017 at 23:20

stephenb said:
I believe it works via Revive. I have Rift so can't vouch for this myself.

Pointless asking if usung revive means it runs poorly, but Anyone know?

danoliver1 · 4 Jul 2017 at 23:28

wonkytrout said:
Can this work with the Vive, says Oculus only on store.

Does the Sale end at midnight or later tomorrow? I have £25 credit and am trying to stick to it but my wishlist is massive.

This works fine with the vive using revive, no performance issues here.

wonkytrout · 4 Jul 2017 at 23:36

danoliver1 said:
This works fine with the vive using revive, no performance issues here.

Thank you, think after this I have enough to keep me going for a while. A lot of the games I'm thinking about have only a small discount anyway.

wonkytrout · 5 Jul 2017 at 23:49

GBRusty said:
I'll make sure not to roll or crash you then

Been toying with getting Dirt Rally and reinstalling revive...

I had a big roll in ETS2, pretty well done in that.

Dirk Diggler · 11 Sep 2017 at 12:14

I've had this in my Steam library and have just downloaded again to try it in VR. When I launch it launches in Oculus fine, but all the controls are for K&M. How do I change that?

GBRusty · 11 Sep 2017 at 12:27

I assume your controller is actually plugged in/switch on and synced?
It defaults to controller for me although that's with a Vive HMD.

danoliver1 · 11 Sep 2017 at 12:48

String said:
I've had this in my Steam library and have just downloaded again to try it in VR. When I launch it launches in Oculus fine, but all the controls are for K&M. How do I change that?

You have to change it in the control settings in game can you assign keys to the controller? With my wheel and pedals I have to pick t300 and then tweak it.

Dirk Diggler · 11 Sep 2017 at 13:57

danoliver1 said:
You have to change it in the control settings in game can you assign keys to the controller? With my wheel and pedals I have to pick t300 and then tweak it.

I only have the Rift controllers, can they be used with this?

danoliver1 · 11 Sep 2017 at 14:35

String said:
I only have the Rift controllers, can they be used with this?

Don't see why not, you will have to assign all the buttons and axis though.

Dirk Diggler · 11 Sep 2017 at 23:02

I got it going with my 360 controller. Wow, it's excellent but making me feel really queasy.

GBRusty · 12 Sep 2017 at 12:32

There's also 2 modes you can run this one. One means the car 'chassis' stays staic around you and makes it arcadey. You can also set it to be head static and the car (and scenery) bounce around you. This is more like it would be in real life, try that one. Can't remember the setting name but it should jump out if you're looking for it

GSXR Gaz Mc · 15 Sep 2017 at 20:33

at the bottom of the hud settings is these options

VR - Right Stick Camera Control off/on
VR - Look Back off/on
VR - All Driving Views off/on
VR - Vehicle Camera Motion off/on
VR - Dynamic Replays off/on

the camera motion is the one u should try both on and off

Dirk Diggler · 15 Sep 2017 at 21:15

GSXR Gaz Mc said:
at the bottom of the hud settings is these options

VR - Right Stick Camera Control off/on
VR - Look Back off/on
VR - All Driving Views off/on
VR - Vehicle Camera Motion off/on
VR - Dynamic Replays off/on

the camera motion is the one u should try both on and off

Cheers, I'll give it a go (I'm off on holiday tomorrow, so will be a while yet).

Incidentally, I'm new to VR and the games I've enjoyed the most so far are Elite Dangerous, Dirt Rally & Project Cars. I'm seeing a pattern here

... Driving/flight Sims are the puppies swingers in VR... I can see me picking up a wheel before long.

{{INX}} · 16 Sep 2017 at 11:12

I grabbed this last night and loving it so far. £9.99 @ Humble

Asa · 23 Sep 2017 at 16:04

Thanks for the vehicle motion tip. Switching that away from the default has made the game playable for me, where previously I immediately felt sick.

This does mean I'll probably have to demo any racing games i might buy, in case they only support "make me sick" mode.