Oculus Rift with DCS World Discussion

[NineLine]

Discuss all things Oculus Rift with in DCS World.

[bart]

Thanks for the thread SiTh,

 

I posted this on the other messy thread, but now that's closed I thought I would post here and hope for an answer!

 

Following on from the other thread I had issues flagged up from running the OR system checker tool, then I tried the Steam VR tool.....

 

 

I just ran the Steam VR test and all checks out

 

However I will have to upgrade and install more USB 3.0 ports as I only have 3 at the moment.

 

and another issue...

 

 

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkateZilla

Their Compatibility Tool is Super Strict, Like Extremely Strict.

 

On that note, the MAJOR Issue that alot of people are runnning into is USB3 controllers,

ASMedia and Eltron are extremely problematic, Eltron USB3 drivers will blue screen your system either immediately after you plug in the HMD, or it will lock up the driver and you're system's USB3 ports will no longer detect devices as they are attached or removed, and eventually blue screen when the driver times out.

 

 

 

 

Ok, When I ran the test on the OR site it also flagged up about my USB's it's response was.....

"Renesas Electronics USB 3.0 Host Controller"

 

now I'm not sure what this is but if I added an extra PCI-E USB card to get some extra USB ports, would this eliminate the issue?

 

Excuse my ignorance on PC hardware, I can get by on the usual stuff but this is getting a bit cloudy now!!

Edited April 14, 2016 by bart

[NineLine]

Your system looks pretty decent to me, I have a better processor, but my vid card is only a 780GTX... DK2 works pretty well on my system, I think you should be ok. Obviously DCS itself is improving all the time as well...

[SkateZilla]

I'd Search the Oculus forums to see if anyone has any issues w/ that Specific Controller.

 

If you do have problems with it, this is the controller the Oculus Staff member has been telling people to get:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FPIMJEW

[bart]

I'd Search the Oculus forums to see if anyone has any issues w/ that Specific Controller.

 

If you do have problems with it, this is the controller the Oculus Staff member has been telling people to get:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FPIMJEW

 

Thanks Skate, that's the one I was looking at getting.

[Phantom88]

Is anyone playing DCS/Oculas through a USB Hub? Thank You

[SkateZilla]

On that note,

If you have to use a MiniDP/Display Port to HDMI Adapter,

DO NOT use an Active adapter, they will not work.

 

Confirmed with an Oculus Staff Member.

[Icebear]

Yesterday I received my CV1 and tried it immediately.

But I got no sound in my HMD. What did I do wrong?

[X93355]

Yesterday I received my CV1 and tried it immediately.

But I got no sound in my HMD. What did I do wrong?

 

It's broken, you need to send it to NZ for testing :)

[VO101_MMaister]

Hi,

 

what is the general experience about min. PC config to play DCS with oculus at least at medium setting?

 

I have a i7 2600k at 4,3Ghz + 970 GTX card. Is it good enough?

[Frusheen]

Hi,

 

what is the general experience about min. PC config to play DCS with oculus at least at medium setting?

 

I have a i7 2600k at 4,3Ghz + 970 GTX card. Is it good enough?

 

No PC can currently maintain 90fps in dcs world on medium settings in VR. Hopefully further optimization to the game engine will improve things.

[Johnny Dioxin]

I'm pretty sure there are one or two videos on YT with a guy using the 970 - I'm sure you'll be as okay as anyone else with that (meaning within the constraints of what Frusheen said).

 

I've read from oculus on reddit that an i5 2500k that is overclocked would be fine - so your i7 2600k should be, too.

 

My i5 is also at 4.3GHz and I have every confidence in it doing a good enough job.

 

This is DCSW, though - so the only way you'll know for sure is when you run it :)

[VO101_MMaister]

I may pull the trigger on this. But since the delivery time is August if I order it right now I think that I will just sit and wait to see what happens.

 

I guess the first order boom will calm down in a few weeks, so I can order it in August and still get it within a reasonable 1-2 weeks. Time is working for us in this case.;)

[vracan]

Yesterday I received my CV1 and tried it immediately.

But I got no sound in my HMD. What did I do wrong?

 

Apparently you need to go to set the audio defualt to hmd. Not sure where you do this though sorry...maybe oculus store settings,windows control panel,....?

[KLR Rico]

You can right click the speaker icon on the task bar notificiation area, playback devices, right click the rift and then set default.

[pittlebelge]

Ok, first flight in 2.02 so that flashlight control... I'm not sold. I find it hard to click multiple switches in a short time. Perhaps it just needs me getting used to it.

 

Now the new menu are great. To be able to lean in to read smaller text is so great.

 

On the other hand that Su-27 in the menus, I just loved it. Too bad I can't really go around it in my small room. I'd love to be able to pick witch airplane got displayed in the hangar and have the ability to rotate it.

 

EDIT: Also the rift stops detecting motion on mission debriefing.

[WindyTX]

Seconded

 

Rift stops detecting motion on Debrief screen so you are stuck.

 

Fram rates great tho.

 

DK2 only for now.

[vracan]

Seconded

 

Rift stops detecting motion on Debrief screen so you are stuck.

 

Fram rates great tho.

 

DK2 only for now.

 

Are framerates on 2.02 better than 1.5 with DK2??? cuz on 1.5 it's stutter city for me outside cockpit (headtracking good though)

Edited April 15, 2016 by vracan

[metalnwood]

I may pull the trigger on this. But since the delivery time is August if I order it right now I think that I will just sit and wait to see what happens.

 

I guess the first order boom will calm down in a few weeks, so I can order it in August and still get it within a reasonable 1-2 weeks. Time is working for us in this case.;)

 

You can always place your order,if you do it with visa you will not be charged until they are ready to ship. You can cancel anytime. IMO a better proposition then deciding around august you want one and having to wait longer.

[KLR Rico]

Fram rates great tho.

 

I can't play 2.0.2 yet, I get severe lag/stutters. I can look around the cockpit quite nicely, but the outside world is broken. It looks like a reported bug, so I'll just have to hang out and wait for a fix.

[Rocky49]

there appears to be a major issue with 2.02 DCS is aware and is working on it.

[SkateZilla]

2.0.2 was pulled due to A CPU Usage Problem.

[Krupi]

Hey chaps, I am expecting my rift in July and as the specs below shows I fall quite outside the minimum requirements.

 

While I fully appreciate the need to upgrade my motherboard and cpu I am loathed to replace what is a relatively new gpu, is this realistic or will I just have to take the hit and get a 970?

 

My FPS in DCS is quite high around 70-80+ unless I fly over a large city... :helpsmilie:

 

CPU - I7 920

Motherboard - Gigabyte X58A-UD5

GPU - Nvidia 780 3GB

RAM - 6GB

Edited April 19, 2016 by Krupi

[hansangb]

Krupi,

My guess is that you won't be able to maintain the necessary frame rate *even* after DCS is further optimized for VR. And FPS on monitors can't be compared to Rift's demands. So I'm going to side with "you'll likely have a bad experience"

Edited April 19, 2016 by hansangb
ever to even

[vicx]

I do not disagree with hansangb.

 

But to keep things in perspective. Questions still remain over the VR performance of a 980TI in DCS. Even players with the best card you can buy (980TI) still find scenarios in DCS that are a problem. It could be that for a foreseeable future the optimal performanceis out of the reach of currently available hardware. Certain parts of the map, certain modules and heavy AI load OR lots of objects will bring any system below comfortable VR performance levels.

 

Krupi, in your case and others like you (ME:cause I have a 780 too). When you get the Rift put all settings to LOWEST and disable all recordings and/or exports and see how well your 780 performs in VR doing exactly the flying that you want to do. This becomes the base level for you. Then ask other people who do similar type of flying (same modules, same map regions, same missions) how their 980TI performs in VR.

 

If players with a 980TI have frequent frame drops below 45 then you know that upgrading to a 980TI (at this time) will not buy you optimal performance (perhaps it is better to wait before buying new hardware). BUT if players with a 980TI have a a very good or optimal experience then you know that upgrading is an idea with a lot of merit.