Noooooooooo. Between the dk2, elite dangerous beta and asseto corsa, I don't think my wallet can handle another bite from a graphics card.
What graphics card do you have currently?
Oculus Rift Development Kit 2 announced, up for preorder (based on Crystal Cove)
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What graphics card do you have currently?
blastprocessor
The Amiga Brotherhood
Really? I ordered pretty much after it was announced and only just got this email.
Astral/H3X
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I've got a 6950 and no reluctance to run at medium settings. Should be good for most games.
Here's my question: Is there any ACTUALLY good way to use VR on Skyrim, or Garry's mod? I'd love if both of them could work well, but I want to have a sandbox to screw around in with VR.
Here's my question: Is there any ACTUALLY good way to use VR on Skyrim, or Garry's mod? I'd love if both of them could work well, but I want to have a sandbox to screw around in with VR.
I have the nvidia gtx 660. I bought it last year for 249$.
gunslikewhoa
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Everyone else just got it as well.
http://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/2b38rd/oculus_rift_dk2_preorder_update_july_18th_2014/
I asked again, he paid with CC. My bad, sorry. ;_;
There's pretty solid VR mod support for Minecraft.
That's because they just sent it out. To everyone. It means nothing regarding your place in line or how quickly your order will ship.
Betta Lines
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I've been without a headset for months now, but back then the way you'd do it is through Vireio Perception. It was buggy as hell, and I couldn't get it to look right no matter what I tried. I'm not sure if the support has since improved?
A 660 will be fine for some demos, but I'm not sure if you can really run say Elite Dangerous with Rift mode on at 75 fps. Maybe if you play at low settings its possible.
my 750 ti will have to last me until November
Lowest settings here I come!
(At least VRcinema will be legit)
Honestly a lot of current Oculus Rift demos, assuming they get updated to the new SDK, really aren't that graphically intensive. My 560 Ti 448 was able to run plenty of Rift demos at 1080p. It's just the more intensive stuff. Well, and the 75 fps req if you want low persistence. And more and more content will be UE4 now and that's been wrecking me pretty good. Think I'm getting an 870 or 880 when they hit this fall so I can run stuff like Elite well, so I'm pretty much in the same boat.
It's not the implementation that's better, it's the integration. Which is to say Oculus' tools frequently hit Unity first, their tutorials are for unity, etc.
Myself? I'm working with Source, using the Oculus C API directly.
Shadow2222
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I don't have my DK2 yet, obviously, and I never had a DK1, but this person on the developer forums seems to have a pretty in depth guide on how to get Skyrim running properly in VR (cannot be using most mods though).
https://developer.oculusvr.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=8028
doctorcdcs
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Wow that needed a tag lol
Mister_Bubbles
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Is there anyone other than Cymatic Bruce who does regular video tryouts of VR experiences? I've got burned out on him; I find he never has any detailed thoughts on what he is playing. His VR analysis seems to operate on a scale of saying 'Jesus, Jesus Christ' like Mr. Slave over and over again to 'Interesting... Very good', which he says no matter if the game he's playing is actually engaging or not. I'm looking for someone who is able to talk clearly about their experiences while they're playing, and the VR medium in general...
eVRydayVR maybe? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTlgIRnl3viQb1zCJqFJwqw
I really like how he gives background information on the experiences before diving into them and from the videos I've seen (just recently subscribed to him), he also does a very good job on giving detailed thoughts on the experiences afterwards.
He also does playthroughs of VR-compatible or injected full games, I might give his Among The Sleep series a go.
plagiarize
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It's not quite videos of someone playing, but virtualrealityreviewer.com regularly put up videos with reviews/thoughts on the latest things.
Fried Food
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So there is no guarantee of shipping starting this week? It's up to whenever they can get their software ironed out? I fear for any units shipping this month.
Comforting to know though that the units are already in the various worldwide distributing centers just waiting to be shipped. There's no 'physical' hindrance anymore (for people in the first batch).
Woody Invincible
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Mister_Bubbles
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Cheers, I'll check those out. I guess there simply just isn't a whole lot of VR coverage yet, but it's fascinating watching the medium take shape in these early stages.
Business
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Can't believe I missed this until now. I had seen the last few seconds on gif form but I didn't know the source. I lost it at 50 cent.
GraveHorizon
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When did you order it?
plagiarize
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I'm going to start making my first proper game tonight, using my DK1 as an actual dev kit, until my DK2 arrives. I hope to get something playable up that all of you guys will be able to enjoy in a couple of weeks, but we'll see how it goes. My project is not overly ambitious (well within my skills). I have experience building web applications and making my own multiplayer maps (for Daikatana... I do not kid).
I'm going to use UE4 as based on all the wiki articles and tutorial videos I've been watching, their tools and rift integration look really well put together for someone hoping to make a small indie game without having to mess about with C++.
Hopefully I won't need to ask for too much help, and hopefully my concept will be interesting in VR (even if it's *only* interesting in VR).
I'm going to use UE4 as based on all the wiki articles and tutorial videos I've been watching, their tools and rift integration look really well put together for someone hoping to make a small indie game without having to mess about with C++.
Hopefully I won't need to ask for too much help, and hopefully my concept will be interesting in VR (even if it's *only* interesting in VR).
yo, tag that nsfw
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Also this Oculus Rift Creepypasta made my cringe
http://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/2ba95n/i_work_at_oculus/
Astral/H3X
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So if I use just generic models and shit, how hard is it for someone who knows a bit of programming (Java, not JavaScript) to make a functioning game?
Edit:Thinking UE4
Edit:Thinking UE4
plagiarize
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Pretty straight forwards as far as I can see, although I'm only going to start getting my hands dirty tonight. Hit up the unrealengine channel on youtube and start watching videos. They'll give you a very good idea on whether or not you can handle it. Theres a series of videos on blueprint (the scripting language), materials (their advanced approach to treating surfaces, so texturing, plus normal maps, plus reflections, plus etc etc) and building a basic environment.
Those should get you started, then there is really good documentation for most everything else.
GraveHorizon
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I've actually been considering trying to develop my idea for a game called Batball, which would require motions controls and decent physics. Imagine a mix of Breakout/Pong and soccer with multiple people in a VR arena. Is UE4 good for something like that? I'd like to put in physics-based effects like cutting balls in half and explosions, but I have no idea how difficult that would be. That original demo where you shoot a basketball in a loose physics gym doesn't have the level of polish I'd like to shoot for.
Edit: Huh, kind of already answered.
I'm sure you can, and you really should, but that thing looks... weird.I dunno if we can post kickstarters, but a group is kickstarting an $80 tracking solution that looks awfully familiar:
idk how to not come across like a UE4 fanboy but I'm kind of in love with it right now.
As someone that has a grip on C++, I fell in love with the workflow of making C++ classes and making Blueprint classes that inherit from them, but I'd imagine that someone unfamiliar with C++ would still get a lot of mileage out of Blueprint.
As someone that has a grip on C++, I fell in love with the workflow of making C++ classes and making Blueprint classes that inherit from them, but I'd imagine that someone unfamiliar with C++ would still get a lot of mileage out of Blueprint.
plagiarize
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well, as far as motion controls go, I'm aware of a third party plugin for UE4 that adds hydra support, but I have no idea how user friendly or how good it is. I've just seen it referred to.
I should also continue work on my little UE4 project. It's nothing special, but as die-hard fan of the Monster Hunter series I'd love to "Meet'n'Greet" the monsters from the game in VR haha.
It's also pretty weird that there isn't something like that out already - I mean, Monster Hunter is one of the biggest game brands in Japan and from what I've heard Oculus is a big thing there as well, so...
Anyway, I already managed to import models & animations and create materials which I think is something as I've never been into this whole thing before ^^' But reading about blueprints and how easy they seem to be on beginners, I might actually be able to pull of what I imagine...
It's also pretty weird that there isn't something like that out already - I mean, Monster Hunter is one of the biggest game brands in Japan and from what I've heard Oculus is a big thing there as well, so...
Anyway, I already managed to import models & animations and create materials which I think is something as I've never been into this whole thing before ^^' But reading about blueprints and how easy they seem to be on beginners, I might actually be able to pull of what I imagine...
GraveHorizon
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I ordered the STEM controller, and I think there's a video showing how to implement controls with it, but I don't know if it does anything with UE4.
Edit: It says Unity.
Someone should import a good looking dragon/Monster into that knight Morpheus demo. And put it on the Rift, of course.
ab.aeterno
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I would be incredibly surprised if Sony don't have patents for this implementation of motion tracking. It looks so similar to the Move, and I would guess operates under similar principles, that I would not feel comfortable backing lest they run into legal trouble. The goal is admirable though, and they have my wishes for luck.I dunno if we can post kickstarters, but a group is kickstarting an $80 tracking solution that looks awfully familiar:
This implementation is outside-in positional tracking, and sony did not invent it. If they tried to patent it, they could never uphold enforcement due to numerous prior works using it.
http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/07/18/e...why-vr-is-good-for-flight-sims-but-not-fpses/
Interesting short interview from the Eve Valkyrie producer on why VR tends to be [physically] good for flight sims, but FPSes are looking more like a no go.
Interesting short interview from the Eve Valkyrie producer on why VR tends to be [physically] good for flight sims, but FPSes are looking more like a no go.
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gundalf
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I ordered 20. May.
plagiarize
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That's not what he says at all. He's just talking about how cockpit experiences are *better* suited to VR than FPSs. FPSs are still very well suited to VR. Engine ports like Doom 3, Quake and Quake 2, and Valve's updates to TF2 and Half Life 2 clearly demonstrate that.
abracadaver
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have they still not shipped any DK2's ?
Apparently not (besides the few undisclosed early developer(s)).
Oculus' stated reason is that they are still waiting on some unspecified SDK improvements before they deliver any more hardware.
Fried Food
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Lol waiting on code base stability, this thing ain't Neva coming out
EdibleExplosives
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Totally legit.
plagiarize
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The bit outside of quotes isn't something he said. That's why it's outside of quotes.
There are already good VR shooters. I have played them. They aren't a ways off.