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Pimax livestream today. Hopefully some exciting news.

Since ASW is not a Pimax solution, perhaps it's discussion deserves a non Pimax thread as opposed to this DCs and Pimax thread.

.129 Smoothing working well. Unlike before the artifacts are quite minimal. Can now get away with 4xMSAA (in Vegas at least). Nice and smooth even at 36 fps

Hopefully this will help https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3869786&postcount=2333

Let me re-phrase. DCS does not need PP for general play. Admit that it will run with PP and the zoom works when doing so, but the trade off is performance so I just close one eye on the rare occasion that I use zoom.

DCS does not use parallel projection. Turn it off. Here's a link to the ongoing spreadsheet. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11ljKyF0eMgY3qqZWjVVBvI0brfv9IxocXjroYtJyTlY/edit#gid=0

I enjoy over 25 titles in VR and I know at least 20 will run fine as demonstrated in videos, This includes most of my Rift library without Revive. I guess on it depending what you like to play and if you can justify the cost of entry.

This just posted: " PimaxVR Hi guys, Some updates for you. we tested 90Hz/80Hz with Brainwrap 1.0 Beta, it works well. When turning on this feature, the games rendering >45Hz/40Hz will be acting as 90Hz/80Hz with better rendering quality. We’re testing 72Hz/64Hz with Brainwrap 1.0 Beta now, In this case, the games rendering >36Hz/32Hz is expected as 72Hz/64Hz with even better rendering quality. Another good feature included in Brainwarp 1.0 is also under Beta test now. fixed foveated rendering FFR(fixed foveated rendering) is expected to get another 8-15% performance gain. Currently, Pimax FFR could support RTX20XX series cards, the next step we’re trying on GTX10XX. Notes: Pimax “Smart Smoothing” and “FFR” feature are generally supporting for almost games(>95%). The games or titles don’t need any changes. Thanks for all of the above suggestions. Dallas will feedback a table with the status show our reactions on all valuable suggestions from the community."

Start at timemark 57:47 He lists a timemark index under the video

I got my survey today and am in the last group, I'm sure. The current shipping plan has all KS backers shipped by end of 3rd week of Jan but it's missing orders 2000 to 2500 so end of Jan. They have no room for error before Chinese holidays which could add 3 weeks to the time and they begin 1st week of Feb. Here's hoping though.

Pimax audio strap is coming and if their built in mic is any indication it could be quite good. Or you could just attach the Vive Deluxe Strap

1: no 2: you can get 3dof without base but it will not be as good as a base station. you can get by with 1 base station for seat and front facing games 3: it has an audio jack for your headphones. a deluxe audio strap with phones is in the works or you could buy a vive deluxe strap 4: DCS is working but still needs Brainwarp (think ASW-like) to be finished. ED devs are working on optimizing as well I believe, but it will be a pig to run any busy scenarios and a top notch rig will be required (at least a gtx 1080ti and intel 8700k) Time will tell how much they can improve the situation. Remember we didn't have ASW for months after retail Rift shipped. Things will improve (hopefully)

Sebastion's comment here might give you an idea, but prices aren't set yet. start at 23:44 minute mark if you don't want to watch it all.

Remember when Rift CV1 released we didn't even have ATW. Later we got ASW. Point being software and therefore performance is a moving target. This latest Pitool update for example

I requested Swevier to test DCS with cockpit readability (instruments and target acquisition in particular), which I am sure he will. What will be likely best for DCS will also indicate which hmd will be my choice for my other games. One thing seems likely-either hmd will be better than what we have now.

I wasn't put off with the casual dress and lack of promotional material. The meet was for us backers and they don't need to sell us. After all the complaining on the Pimax forum about communication and openess, them getting casual with their backers was great to see. It was especially good for the same reason with the testers. The promotion to the retail market will come from what several thousand backers say when they get them. Thanks for the review again as I read it over on the forum. What is your gut telling you about 8K vs 5K+ for DCS? You don't need to commit. I am expecting Sweviver to put DCS through some good comparisons.

Thanks Franky For more impressions here is the page where video feeback is being uploaded from the meet http://forum.pimaxvr.com/t/berlin-meetup-backers-hands-on-impressions-only/7757/16

The Backers meetup in Berlin, from Aug 31-Sept 2 will have 3 of the beta tester there. From the Kicstarter Q/A "Yes, will be live stream for those cannot attend".

Sweviver kind of hinted (using another brand hmd for the example) at the gtx 1070 being an acceptable minimum for only some VR titles. Certainly the ability to dial back to 170 fov will be of benefit for those who have lower end cards. Even with a 1080ti there are compromises so it will be interesting to see how DCS performs on these 2 settings. He did say he was testing using both cards.

I posted that yesterday, but it's still good today hehe

Depends on who you believe. The jury is still out until all the testers ring in, but there are indications that this is going to be fine. case in point.

I'm curious. What is it you think a seasoned DCS vet could tell you that the testers can't. Have you considered giving Sweviver a PM on the Pimax forum to ask him to test specific things? He is quite receptive to suggestions. Just a thought. Personally, I expect it to track well, have no visual anomalies and look great at 200 fov. I expect the fov to offer a greater sense of presence and speed. I am not expecting a big improvement in target identification and I don't expect instruments to appear very much clearer. I anticipate it will be quite enjoyable but as I have often said, Pimax isn't my last VR hmd -just my next one.

Interesting 2nd video from Sebastion These guys are bursting at the seams to talk about this. I get a really good feeling watching him squirm that we are in for a treat with these new lenses.

Sweviver plays DCS and has said he will test it.