Oculus Rift

Slam · 18 Jul 2017 at 15:47

Just got my Rift, set it up with one sensor whilst waiting for my Inateck card to arrive. Loved the Dreamdeck intro to vr, especially the alien and T-Rex. Not so keen on the 360 videos, they're too low res (Cat Flight and Introduction to Virtual Reality). The rendered Abe VR short movie was okay. Not tried any games yet

SupraWez · 18 Jul 2017 at 15:54

Get Luckys Tail installed, should be free and is a nice little platform game.

Choimaloy75 · 18 Jul 2017 at 16:43

Well I cancelled the order today as there is no eta so will purchase one from elsewhere.

Mr.Cookie · 18 Jul 2017 at 19:08

SupraWez said:
With pcars it all changes when your on track with 19 other cars and mid pack, bumper to bumper checking your mirrors blocking them off and looking for a space

Check out the pcars VR thread for peoples settings to get the best out of it.

Yeah I've played it on the Sony hmd but assetto and I racing are my preferred

Devrij · 18 Jul 2017 at 22:56

My new cushions are in Germany. Hopefully that means I'll have them soon. Been nearly three weeks since I ordered them!

Cavallino · 19 Jul 2017 at 00:19

Cushions?

melmac · 19 Jul 2017 at 00:20

Devrij said:
My new cushions are in Germany. Hopefully that means I'll have them soon. Been nearly three weeks since I ordered them!

I couldn't wait for your review

I ordered them last week.

melmac · 19 Jul 2017 at 00:26

Cavallino said:
Cushions?

Didn't you read about them? Cushions that vibrate for a certain type of VR movie. Expensive, but, worth it, hopefully machine washable.

Bishie · 19 Jul 2017 at 00:39

I was absolutely blown away by First Contact and Robo Recall! I've also dabbled with H3VR and Virtual Desktop.

Some clips:

melmac · 19 Jul 2017 at 00:39

Cavallino said:
Cushions?

Did you find them in google yet??

Sorry I was just joking with you.

He, Devrij, didn't mean cushions he was talking about replacement face pads that are more comfortable.

Something like this

https://vrcover.com/product/oculus-rift-vr-cover-nosefree/

Dicehunter · 19 Jul 2017 at 08:11

FlukeRogi said:
The problem is that they sold out in a week what they expected to sell throughout the six week sale (that's why the single box bundle was brought forward). You've probably hit a delay in their logistics since they weren't expecting a stock shortage.

I read on the Oculus forums that some people are having their orders cancelled on them by Oculus with no reason as to why.

smilertoo · 19 Jul 2017 at 09:54

if they're like me it's because their banks are blocking the payment as potential fraud, once i saw it was wasn't going through i had to phone the bank to ok a £399 payment for an oculus.

Born2BSlow · 19 Jul 2017 at 10:09

melmac said:
https://vrcover.com/product/oculus-rift-vr-cover-nosefree/

I've just received mine and they are very comfortable

I was finding the normal interface with just an aftermarket cover was tickling my nose, so the nose free thing is much better for me. You do see a little more light if you look down your nose but how often do you do that in a game?

Dicehunter · 19 Jul 2017 at 10:23

smilertoo said:
if they're like me it's because their banks are blocking the payment as potential fraud, once i saw it was wasn't going through i had to phone the bank to ok a £399 payment for an oculus.

I hope that's the case, My bank has never blocked any payment so hopefully I'll have mine within a week or so

smilertoo · 19 Jul 2017 at 13:19

if you made an occulus account it should tell you if there's a problem.

Devrij · 19 Jul 2017 at 19:52

Yes, face pads.... (hides hemorrhoid pillow)

Looking forwards to them arriving as my stock ones get bloody sweaty in this humid heat we're having.

Cavallino · 19 Jul 2017 at 23:09

melmac said:
Did you find them in google yet??

Sorry I was just joking with you. He, Devrij, didn't mean cushions he was talking about replacement face pads that are more comfortable.

Something like this

https://vrcover.com/product/oculus-rift-vr-cover-nosefree/

Yes I got it eventually

deuse · 20 Jul 2017 at 05:54

How much better is this over the Gear VR 2? I tried the Gear VR2(with a S8 phone) last night and wasn't impressed at all.

Born2BSlow · 20 Jul 2017 at 06:58

deuse said:
How much better is this over the Gear VR 2? I tried the Gear VR2(with a S8 phone) last night and wasn't impressed at all.

Can't compare as I've never tried vr on a phone...what I can say is "immersion". Have you ever fancied yourself as a racing driver/pilot/gun toting robot killer/the guy in the red shirt who gets killed in Star Trek?

You're there, with the touch controllers you can see your vr hands and use them, get a wheel or a Hotas and you're right there in the cockpit flying around a track, or through space...sitting on the bridge of a Federation Starship.

It's a level of immersion that cannot be matched by playing on monitors...even if you went to the expense of sitting inside a triple screen setup. Best thing I've bought since I got a racing wheel and pedals...

smilertoo · 20 Jul 2017 at 09:03

its visually a bit better but the reaction time to movement is better and much more accurate, the main thing is the touch controllers add a massive amount of realism, in robo recall you can lift the guns up and look at them as if they're real. In rift you can crouch down and lean forward to look at things or around them.