Oculus Rift and DCS World Discussion

[blksolo]

Oops,didnt see the part where he had to sell something to get a dk2.

[Haukka81]

Oops,didnt see the part where he had to sell something to get a dk2.

 

It's optional, but i think to get rid of triple monitor setup anyway. First child coming in autum etc..

 

1x27" 2560x1440 will be enough for other games and rift for sims in future. :thumbup: (and it costs money too so i need extra for 27" and rift so thats why i think to sell my triple setup)

[kiss4luna]

i have the 1080P version but i don't know why i can only have 1280x800 resolution in the game which makes it difficult to see the text.

this device definitely make looking around much more easier

[Loz]

i have the 1080P version but i don't know why i can only have 1280x800 resolution in the game which makes it difficult to see the text.

this device definitely make looking around much more easier

 

Is that you in the video. If it is, it looks very much like the DK1 which is only 1280x800.

Edited May 18, 2014 by Loz

[Haukka81]

Yep, thats not dv 2 for sure

[AurelTristen]

I've finally registered to comment on this thread.

 

I'm a lucky owner of a DK1 and soon to have a DK2, and I wanted to give some impressions and ask some questions for those who have also tried DCS in OR.

 

First, is there a better way to adjust ipd and such? I'm messing with the eye_shift value in the monitor config lua files and I still feel like my eyes are converging.

 

Second, what is the hotkey to re-center the view, if any?

 

My experience so far has been great! Sure I can't re-center my view, and sure my eyes hurt due to the ipd being wrong, but with an OR, TM Hog HOTAS and great headphones, the experience is quite impressive.

 

Not being able to translate my head position is not as big of a problem as I would have expected. It sucks I can't lean in to look at my instruments, but I think I'll live until the DK2 shows up.

 

Also, DCS does something no other rift game has for me so far, and I wish all others would. When I enable the rift, I can run DCS on my main screen(s), but when I jump in game, it automatically displays on my rift, instead of forcing me to drag the game window over to it or make the rift my main monitor. This is a big deal for gamers like us who often have triple monitor setups.

 

I'm off to try the F-15 in the rift!

[Paradox]

I'll be interested to know if DK2 is a sufficient resolution to read panel text and to search for targets outside the pit. If so then I'm on board.

[Chivas]

Two factors with the DK2 should help with reading the gauges. Better resolution, and the ability to lean forward.

 

It will be interesting to see what its like spotting distant aircraft. Can anyone respond that is currently using the DK1? I hear that distant objects can be blurry with the DK1, but wonder since individual pixels can be seen with the Rift, it might enable seeing distant single pixel aircraft easier??

[AurelTristen]

Can anyone respond that is currently using the DK1? I hear that distant objects can be blurry with the DK1, but wonder since individual pixels can be seen with the Rift, it might enable seeing distant single pixel aircraft easier??

 

With markers on, you probably won't be surprised if I tell you it is easy to spot things. Without them, its essentially impossible.

 

There is a lot of down sampling going on, even when you turn off AA and such. Most engines won't render a polygon is smaller than a pixel, and with the rifts low res, most everything is smaller than a pixel almost all the time.

 

But the very first time I hooked it all up and did a quick mission with the A-10, I was able to gun down a convoy of targets thanks to smoke markers and luck.

 

The most compelling experience is simply flying around low over trees and buildings. It's also really cool looking all the way over your shoulder in order to see things. I'm so used to TrackIR that I was surprised how much I appreciate 1:1 movement!

 

Also, once more, anyone know the recenter button or ipd settings location? Driving me crazy!

[blksolo]

The center button is whatever you want it to be,but by default I think it is num pad 5 key,I assigned it to my warthog so i didnt have to feel around for a key.As far as IPD settings are concerned make sure you are using Rift SDK 0.2.5 and NOT the newer 0.3.1.

Edited May 19, 2014 by blksolo

[Wags]

For those in attendance, Oculus VR will be showing the DK2 with DCS at ITEC 2014.

[Whiplash]

For those in attendance, Oculus VR will be showing the DK2 with DCS at ITEC 2014.

 

Great to hear, this might be an inappropriate questions but will OR be running other sims there or is it exclusively DCS & OR that are putting on the demo?

[blksolo]

For those in attendance, Oculus VR will be showing the DK2 with DCS at ITEC 2014.

Now that is the best news I have heard in a long time,please tell me there will be video of this demo!!

[phant]

ITEC 2014 is open from today.

 

Bye

Phant

[Silver_Dragon]

Bohemia

http://www.itec.co.uk/Exhibitor/Bohemia-Interactive-Simulations-s-r-o

eSim Games

http://www.itec.co.uk/Exhibitor/eSim-Games

 

But not Eagle Dynamics :( Not show info news in the Oculus Rift Stand News.

http://www.itec.co.uk/Exhibitor/Oculus-VR

Edited May 20, 2014 by Silver_Dragon

[cichlidfan]

FYI, Palmer is on the cover of the latest issue of Wired magazine. Haven't read the article yet.

 

EDIT: link

 

http://www.wired.com/2014/05/oculus-rift-4/

Edited May 21, 2014 by cichlidfan

[Chazz_BMF]

This looks interesting :music_whistling:

 

[SkateZilla]

This looks interesting :music_whistling:

 

 

 

OOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooo

[Bushmanni]

The Wired article mentioned that CV might have a built in forward facing camera or something similar so we could have this kind of capability out of the box. If it turns out like that it would be really cool.

[Chivas]

Any news on the Oculus/DCS presentation at ITEC?

[*Rage*]

Any news on the Oculus/DCS presentation at ITEC?

 

+1 ?

[boris putin]

has anyone fixed the black screen issue with AMD cards yet?

 

i have a R-290 and can start Black Shark but only get a black screen once the game starts. i can hear it and if i move the oculus around i can hear the movement. i.e. it sounds like i am looking around in game.

 

i get the black screen on the oculus and main monitor.

 

i reinstalled my OS, windows 8.1 and also DCS but still no change.

 

I have a friend who is using Windows 7 and he also has the same issue.

Any help would be great as i so want to get in the air with the Oculus.

[blksolo]

Oculus has several different SDK versions on the website,maybe you could try using a different version. They just released a new version about a month ago I think. I dont use the new version tho. BTw I have an Nvidia card.

[willibeu]

I tried the different SDKs oculus has.. to no avail....I gave up trying to get it to work with my AMD card....I get the black screen too. Hoping the DCS crew look at this problem. Im just using Rise of Flight with Tridef now and it works beautifully!!

[Jeffg54]

My main machine also has an Amd 7970 and it will NOT run oculus rift data. It runs anything that does not go to the rift. If it goes to the rift screen both screens go black. I had a support ticket which they tried very hard to get it to work and then notified me that up front GUI is not yet available.

I also have GTX 550 card so I installed DCS World on that machine along with the rift and WALLA, on my first P51 solo mission the Rift came alive and I am emersed in 360 3D!!!! It is great. Now I have to go train so I can know how to fly it. Such Fun. I will use the GTX machine til they figure it out.

This forum has been a great help and I am glad to be part of it.

Now off to Rift!