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Oculus Rift Launch Thread: Ballpark 2016
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Peterthumpa
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Fair enough
I'm new be nice
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So hey how about that Rift
Compsiox
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Fair enough
Mhmmm
anothertech
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Anyone else diving into Edge of Nowhere?
Peterthumpa
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Yup.
Well, Edge of Nowhere looks great and sounds like a must have for the Rift, but I'm horrible with horror games. I'm afraid to spend money on this and crap my pants for playing more than 10 minutes.
Heck, even Chronos gave me some jump scares.
Dreamwriter
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Something I've been thinking lately: Oculus originally made a deal with Samsung, Oculus would design the Gear VR and provide software for it if Samsung would provide them with cutting edge display technology. But Google is coming out with their own GearVR clone, that works with any phone brand willing to support it, and anybody can make headsets for it. With Google of course supplying the operating system and everything. So Samsung could theoretically create a Gear VR DayDream, and not continue their deal with Oculus for the next generation.
Would this be good for Oculus, or bad? Oculus originally made the deal before they got infinite money and a big name among manufacturers, so needed Samsung, but now they have the money and clout to get the best displays from all manufacturers. But I'm sure they are getting a pretty good pricing deal using Samsung displays because of the Gear VR, which brings our price down.
Would this be good for Oculus, or bad? Oculus originally made the deal before they got infinite money and a big name among manufacturers, so needed Samsung, but now they have the money and clout to get the best displays from all manufacturers. But I'm sure they are getting a pretty good pricing deal using Samsung displays because of the Gear VR, which brings our price down.
I would think it would be pretty bad for them if for no other reason than Gear VR has a potentially much larger userbase (at least in the short term). I can't imagine they would want to give that up just for better hardware or prices.
I guess they could license the platform out to other companies, but it might be a tough sell with Daydream. I would imagine they will do all they can to keep the relationship with Samsung strong.
Unknown Soldier
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Man, doing barrel rolls in ADR1FT is crazy. I can't do it while standing, it makes me tilt my body left and right like I'm reacting to the angular momentum even though I'm standing perfectly still.
I did find that area around the time I fought the first boss and
unplugged one of the humans but i couldn't do the same to the others
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What is the estimated wait time for the Rift now if I ordered in the next few days?
Somebody is offering me £850 for my Vive, so I could make a £100 on top of what I paid for it but I am torn on what to do.
Somebody is offering me £850 for my Vive, so I could make a £100 on top of what I paid for it but I am torn on what to do.
Think August is the current online estimate.
Betta Lines
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Y'all may be interested to know that iRacing is currently deploying their new build, which will introduce Rift CV1 support. If it goes to plan, it should be ready to go Soon in under 4 hours.
House of the Dying Sun (formally Enemy Starfighter) goes on sale for the Rift and Vive in around 3 hours!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/283160/
You can go ahead and get a steam key here through the Humble widget though for $17.99:
http://dyingsungame.com/
It is early access but it's pretty much the complete game with some difficulty/mission objective tweaks to be done in EA based on player feedback. The game was developed with gamepads and mouse and kb in mind but does offer HOTAS support. This is more of an arcadey space sim though that is influenced by games like Tie Fighter and Freespace.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/283160/
You can go ahead and get a steam key here through the Humble widget though for $17.99:
http://dyingsungame.com/
It is early access but it's pretty much the complete game with some difficulty/mission objective tweaks to be done in EA based on player feedback. The game was developed with gamepads and mouse and kb in mind but does offer HOTAS support. This is more of an arcadey space sim though that is influenced by games like Tie Fighter and Freespace.
My Rift is finally supposed to be delivered today. Waiting for the truck now...
Anything in particular I should check out first? I have a DK1 but haven't been keeping up on VR releases since most games started moving to the DK2, so I'm a few years out of date on the best VR games.
Anything in particular I should check out first? I have a DK1 but haven't been keeping up on VR releases since most games started moving to the DK2, so I'm a few years out of date on the best VR games.
Oculus never 'designed' the GearVR, they only designed the platform. Samsung designed all the hardware.
this isn't theoretical, samsung was listed as one of the manufacturers making daydream phones.
I don't want to say much, but I know these are the second, most recent iteration of Oculus Touch. I can tell you though, manufacturing wise, these aren't "release ready" yet in their current form and closer to dev kit still.
Came to thread to talk about people's experience with Edge of Nowhere. See Compsiox shitting the thread up with platform warrior crap.
Anyway.
Played a couple hours of Edge of Nowhere...
And I should note I have fairly firm VR legs now (most I seem to get is a mild heaviness in the head after a long session).
But this game... is basically the future of video games.
I don't mean to say that it's absolutely amazing or anything like that. It's a decent game. But it's simply so much better by been in VR. And it's not like... an immersive - OMG, I'm actually there thing. It doesn't do that - you don't feel 'presence'.
Rather, it is a game that could absolutely be done on a traditional monitor. But it's not. It just happens to be in VR, and much better for it. Simply because you can look around the entire environment - it envelopes you. The character is nice and large. You can take a moment to look around and observe the scenery, it's really atmospheric.
It's fairly mundane what it brings to the table... but it does prove that you can have an absolutely solid third person gaming experience in VR that's akin to traditional gaming, except with the full visual benefits of been in VR (i.e. expansive environment, to scale 3D, etc). A game like Uncharted, or series like Resident Evil could be ported to VR using this as a template and the experience would be greatly enhanced by it.
Anyway.
Played a couple hours of Edge of Nowhere...
And I should note I have fairly firm VR legs now (most I seem to get is a mild heaviness in the head after a long session).
But this game... is basically the future of video games.
I don't mean to say that it's absolutely amazing or anything like that. It's a decent game. But it's simply so much better by been in VR. And it's not like... an immersive - OMG, I'm actually there thing. It doesn't do that - you don't feel 'presence'.
Rather, it is a game that could absolutely be done on a traditional monitor. But it's not. It just happens to be in VR, and much better for it. Simply because you can look around the entire environment - it envelopes you. The character is nice and large. You can take a moment to look around and observe the scenery, it's really atmospheric.
It's fairly mundane what it brings to the table... but it does prove that you can have an absolutely solid third person gaming experience in VR that's akin to traditional gaming, except with the full visual benefits of been in VR (i.e. expansive environment, to scale 3D, etc). A game like Uncharted, or series like Resident Evil could be ported to VR using this as a template and the experience would be greatly enhanced by it.
I was kind of shocked by how much I liked using head tracking for aiming in a third-person shooter scenario. I had some rapid run and gun moments while escaping from enemies that were fantastic, and the controls gelled way more than I thought they would!
Wrestlemania
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You mean physically adjusting it? What bit of the setup do you need?
If you press the Xbox button while its on, you can go to a 'Calibrate lens spacing' screen which has the vertical lines to calibrate lens spacing and the horizontal lines to check you've got it positioned correctectly, but it should be obvious from whether the centre of your view is in focus or not.
DouglasteR
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To whoever ace´d Chronos = MASSIVE SPOILERS WARNING
are there any more endings ? i killed all the main enemies (Cyclops, the multiarm thing and the black energy blob thing) and finally the dragon himself, but got switched as a new host to the interdimensional link.
After that, i teleported thru the stones searching for more clues of other endings and found the Mirror combination that took me to the Ward 16, there i found the hosts of the Cyclops, and other bosses, dead.
The last host is "enabled" to use something, but i didnt found anything to use there.
Anyone have any clue ? I thought that the game would be deeper.
After that, i teleported thru the stones searching for more clues of other endings and found the Mirror combination that took me to the Ward 16, there i found the hosts of the Cyclops, and other bosses, dead.
The last host is "enabled" to use something, but i didnt found anything to use there.
Anyone have any clue ? I thought that the game would be deeper.
Ah, perfect, this is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!
tearsintherain
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Huh I had no idea this was a VR game! Its 17.99 on steam as well fwiw until june 14th, I picked it up at that price and will play around with it. Its only a 771 meg download so very small game.
Not picking up Edge of Nowhere for now, not really playing the VR games i have already plus I am not really into horror games at all. Review I watched on YT for anyone who wants to see more of the game than just the 5 seconds in the trailer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsNuUd-sIlo
littlegrasshopper
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Has anyone tried The Solus Project on the rift? Curious to see if the game is worth the purchase. Thanks!
The VR support is extremely well done. It starts right up on the rift and the menus and hud are some of the best I've seen. Plays great with the Xbone one controller, which I think it was designed around. The graphics are also very well suited for VR and I didn't feel any VR sickness like I do sometimes with Adrift and Firma. Performance is very good with a 970.
Well one thing you could do is sell your vive for £850 and then buy one for retail in hopefully a few weeks and make a quick £150 profit. They're turning vives around much faster than rifts so they shouldn't command a premium really.
I wouldn't sell a vive to get a rift personally
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I have decided against it anyway. Even though I could make a profit I just can't be assed with the hassle. I think I would regret getting rid of it in the end.
Wrestlemania
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I would have sold up then waited it out to see what the VR situation is like once Touch is out. If general impressions are that the overall package is better than Vive, go for that. If it isn't, you can buy back into Vive and have a few months worth of new content to play. Either way you've made a profit and got to try out VR for a bit.
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I can't be trusted to hold onto the cash for that long. I have terrible self discipline, would have had a 1080 in the post by the end of the first week when I don't really need one. Well until the Ti anyway version.
When touch does get released and if it proves to be significantly better I can still sell my Vive then and cover the cost (or at least most of it) still.
Seconding.
MiamiWesker
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I want to feel like that but I feel Chronos and Luckys tale did the third person VR so much better. Luckys tale is the only one where looking around objects in a VR space is a game mechanic so that feels like something unique.
It's immersive but I am not wowed by the VR aspect of EoN
MiamiWesker
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Yes! This is what I need! I got elite but man that game is too big. I want tie fighter.
XiaNaphryz
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Well, this is just a fan project but unless you're gonna try to use Vorpx with X-Wing Alliance there's not a whole lot of Star Wars options yet:
https://forums.oculus.com/community...attle-of-endor-updated-for-dk2-and-cv1#latest
MiamiWesker
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Oh I played that already. Man it's rough but still so cool. Slowest escape from the Death Star ever.
I wonder how alliance looks in VR. And how would I map all those keyboard buttons to a stick.
Yea I like Elite but this is exactly what I wanted in a space sim too. The action and missions are SO intense on the harder difficulties and there's hardly any downtime to catch your breath. The sense of speed is really good and I love drifting around targets to strafe them. It has a very good balance of arcadey and Newtonian physics.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
If you look around, you may be able to find some profiles. For example, this article's author found a profile for the Thurstmaster Warthog HOTAS setup that would work for TIE Fighter (and thus should also easily apply and be modified for XW, XvT, or XWA):
http://www.pcgamer.com/tie-fighter-does-a-modern-flight-stick-mesh-with-a-classic-game/
Hello folks! I just made a post over on the Steam Community thread about the launch of our game, The Solus Project (which I've been helping with for about 9 months). It has has finally launched!
I'm letting you guys know because VR was built into the game in the last couple of months and we have started getting really positive feedback from some Vive players. Apparently it's also working well with Oculus. If you guys fancy trying it, buy away... Or look below
Fair warning: The game is not 100% finished or 100% optimised for VR yet. It is still in-progress. However we feel it's safe to share it on a VR basis due to some of the feedback.
The director's official line is:
The game is a singleplayer wide-linear exploration adventure - with a bunch of survival and puzzle elements thrown in. You're alone on a deserted alien planet, and must scavenge for food and keep yourself warm while pressing ahead through a strange world, avoiding dangers when you can and uncovering secrets.
There's a big old sci-fi story which I had a big part in writing - but I'll let you discover that for yourself.
In a 'Premature Evaluation' of the game, Rock, Paper Shotgun published the clause: 'The Solus Project is absolutely incredible'. That quote may or may not be taken out of context.
Quote this post for two free Steam keys right below this message.
Taken
Taken
It would be beautiful if somebody could make an OT, I don't think it's even on the OT radar (and obviously I'm out).
Mods - if I've stepped out of line with this post, just let me know.
I'm letting you guys know because VR was built into the game in the last couple of months and we have started getting really positive feedback from some Vive players. Apparently it's also working well with Oculus. If you guys fancy trying it, buy away... Or look below
Fair warning: The game is not 100% finished or 100% optimised for VR yet. It is still in-progress. However we feel it's safe to share it on a VR basis due to some of the feedback.
The director's official line is:
The game is a singleplayer wide-linear exploration adventure - with a bunch of survival and puzzle elements thrown in. You're alone on a deserted alien planet, and must scavenge for food and keep yourself warm while pressing ahead through a strange world, avoiding dangers when you can and uncovering secrets.
There's a big old sci-fi story which I had a big part in writing - but I'll let you discover that for yourself.
In a 'Premature Evaluation' of the game, Rock, Paper Shotgun published the clause: 'The Solus Project is absolutely incredible'. That quote may or may not be taken out of context.
(Lucky for us it
is not.)
Quote this post for two free Steam keys right below this message.
Taken
Taken
It would be beautiful if somebody could make an OT, I don't think it's even on the OT radar (and obviously I'm out).
Mods - if I've stepped out of line with this post, just let me know.
What a coincidence - a website called CramGaming just dubbed The Solus Project 'A VR must-have game'!
Anyway, I'm out of here for the night, hope I haven't been too self-promotioney!
Enjoy!
Sucks I ended up at the bottom of the page
Anyway, I'm out of here for the night, hope I haven't been too self-promotioney!
Enjoy!
Sucks I ended up at the bottom of the page
Grabbed the second one. This wasn't on my radar at all, but the RPS impressions have me interested. Looking forward to starting it after dinner.
Thanks!
No problem - hope you enjoy!
buckfutter
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My order is processing! I should probably start building my new computer.
I'm new be nice
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I haven't seen any official statement on a glasses face mold yet, sadly.
My eye sight is pretty bad and I just use it without glasses, personally. The resolution isn't really anything to scream home about yet...
Edit: I don't know the severity of your condition though.
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