Oculus Rift

leaskovski · 26 Oct 2014 at 00:34

Just played the space wipeout game, and the other main one, Valkyrie or something. Then I played iRacing and I filled my pants. This is just so flipping brilliant! I cant wait for this to be become the release version!!!

Digital X · 26 Oct 2014 at 00:49

How did you get iracing to work on the rift? I can't figure it out.

Reppyboyo · 26 Oct 2014 at 01:35

Tried quite a few games/demos's now and the one that gives the most presence is Minecraft, of all things. o_0

Digital X · 26 Oct 2014 at 01:39

Try Atlantis Infinite Coaster. That is incredible.

theriftarcade.com has a lot of demos and full games.

Guest2 · 26 Oct 2014 at 08:58

I'm not sure whether to get LFS, iRacing or Assetto Corsa

Is there an arcade racing game rather than a sim? Something like F1 20** with DK2 support?

Anyone saying about judder, just try Guided Meditation v1.02. In the purple forrest its runs jerky as hell for some reason, checking the fps its about 40 or 50. Press 'o' and it drops settings and suddenly it works fine. Pressing space bar you can see its now 75fps.

I am loving Quake spasm, Minecrift and UE4Rollercoaster

Guest2 · 26 Oct 2014 at 17:29

Discovering Space (think it used to be called Solar system explorer) is very good

http://www.theriftarcade.com/hands-on-with-the-discovering-space-demo/

How good would Star Wars episode 1 racer (or a remake) be for rift!

leaskovski · 27 Oct 2014 at 10:06

digitalx said:
How did you get iracing to work on the rift? I can't figure it out.

I dunno, it wasn't my rift, it was my mates, so I just installed iRacing on his rig and signed in using my account. We didn't need to do anything special, it just appeared to work straight out of the box. It made the game so much better, just a shame about the blurryness of the distance. That did make it harder to figure your breakpoints, but it did make the cars look so realistic... the 3D was cracking... and considering the fact that it was after a few pints, I thought it helped a bit with cornering.

Mint_Sauce · 27 Oct 2014 at 10:31

Guest2 said:
I'm not sure whether to get LFS, iRacing or Assetto Corsa

Is there an arcade racing game rather than a sim? Something like F1 20** with DK2 support?

Anyone saying about judder, just try Guided Meditation v1.02. In the purple forrest its runs jerky as hell for some reason, checking the fps its about 40 or 50. Press 'o' and it drops settings and suddenly it works fine. Pressing space bar you can see its now 75fps.

I am loving Quake spasm, Minecrift and UE4Rollercoaster

Assetto Corsa in my opinion. I have LFS and AC and AC is in another league. LFS does have better out of the box support but AC is far more realistic and fun. Also, AC will be improving on the support since they've only just released a Rift compatible version. It's a bit of a juggle fest at the moment to get it working but it's worth it.

EDIT: Quick vid I made the other night when I got it all working.

NutritioN · 27 Oct 2014 at 10:43

Guest2 said:
I'm not sure whether to get LFS, iRacing or Assetto Corsa

Is there an arcade racing game rather than a sim? Something like F1 20** with DK2 support?

I've driven LFS for years so I have a soft spot for it, easy to start up and get into, and there's a free demo. But artistically not very immersive.

I really don't get on with AC, I spent too much time in PCARS, and every time I try AC again it lasts about 15mins! Not sure why, something to do with the controls, force feedback and the audio.

I'd recommend PCARS (when it comes out), whack everything to Novice settings and it's an arcade racer. Kind of.

James J · 27 Oct 2014 at 10:56

Really tempted to get a dk2 but the 6-8 weeks lead time really puts me off! Is there anyway of getting one faster than that?

PiKe · 27 Oct 2014 at 11:10

If you order now you'd get it in time for Christmas...

CGrieves · 27 Oct 2014 at 11:16

James J said:
Really tempted to get a dk2 but the 6-8 weeks lead time really puts me off! Is there anyway of getting one faster than that?

£500 odd quid on a well-known auction site will get you one within a day or so.... feels a bit rapey though.

mountaincow · 27 Oct 2014 at 11:19

James J said:
Really tempted to get a dk2 but the 6-8 weeks lead time really puts me off! Is there anyway of getting one faster than that?

Going by current shipping updates it looks like the turnaround has improved significantly. People who ordered this month are already receiving them.

http://www.oculus-tracker.ml/

Guest2 · 27 Oct 2014 at 17:36

Thanks Mint_Sauce. AC looks great but whether I will get £30 use out of it is another thing.

NutritioN said:
I've driven LFS for years so I have a soft spot for it, easy to start up and get into, and there's a free demo. But artistically not very immersive.

I really don't get on with AC, I spent too much time in PCARS, and every time I try AC again it lasts about 15mins! Not sure why, something to do with the controls, force feedback and the audio.

I'd recommend PCARS (when it comes out), whack everything to Novice settings and it's an arcade racer. Kind of.

It really sounds like what I need is an arcade racer like F1 201* instead of a sim game. Something like Colin Mcrae I can fire up, do a few tracks with some great DK2 support then quit out after 15 minutes.

I have found with monitors, racing games have always felt slow even when going 100mph. I think the DK2 will change this somewhat

NutritioN · 27 Oct 2014 at 18:01

Guest2 said:
Thanks Mint_Sauce. AC looks great but whether I will get £30 use out of it is another thing.

It really sounds like what I need is an arcade racer like F1 201* instead of a sim game. Something like Colin Mcrae I can fire up, do a few tracks with some great DK2 support then quit out after 15 minutes.

I have found with monitors, racing games have always felt slow even when going 100mph. I think the DK2 will change this somewhat

LFS, AC and pCARS all have on-the-fly FieldOfView adjustment. Fire up LFS, set the FOV to 100 and see what you think. It'll feel like warp speed, and on a DK2 will be even harder to judge corners.

They all also have adjustments for Gforce effects / view shake which I found playing with greatly improved the feel of speed.

Antar Bolaeisk · 27 Oct 2014 at 18:57

Anyone had any success converting blu-rays to SBS for rift playback? I've been trying to use pavtube but no matter what I do the film still feels 2D (I've only got the one disc to try with, The Hobbit).

Guest2 · 27 Oct 2014 at 19:15

NutritioN said:
LFS, AC and pCARS all have on-the-fly FieldOfView adjustment. Fire up LFS, set the FOV to 100 and see what you think. It'll feel like warp speed, and on a DK2 will be even harder to judge corners.

FOV is set to automatic which is 106. Setting 100 doesnt seem to make much difference. It looks pretty fast if I stick my head out the window when doing 100mph!

James J · 27 Oct 2014 at 21:50

So its just $350 and thats it? Any dodgy shipping fee or import tax etc?

MarkeR · 27 Oct 2014 at 22:12

James J said:
So its just $350 and thats it? Any dodgy shipping fee or import tax etc?

$462 including shipping. Which works out at around £263..

mountaincow · 27 Oct 2014 at 23:34

MarkeR said:
$462 including shipping. Which works out at around £263..

Subtotal: $ 350.00
Shipping: $ 35.00
Fees, Duties & Taxes: $ 77.00 (VAT)
Total: $ 462.00

It's more like ~£290