I just watched this. It's hilarious.
Elite: Dangerous - Oculus Rift - COME IN RED LEAD…: http://youtu.be/yiajF5CUywE
I might have one on the way now... :D
Gotta admit. I'm tempted. The goal consumer version is expected early next year though.
With all the reports of nausea and eye strain I'm giving them a wide birth for the moment.
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I'll wait for the CV1 retail version in April ish.
Quote from: TeaLeaf;392518With all the reports of nausea and eye strain I'm giving them a wide birth for the moment.
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Is that decision made in relation to your recent illness? :p
Yeah, I couldn't resist it. Then I remember all the hours I work, combined with the fact that I still have my poor boy mentality in everything other than computer games :) its the one area that I like to splurge, but otherwise I hate spending money. So I treated myself.
There may be a cheap DK2 available in April for anyone that's on the fence ;) Although part of the reason why I bought this one is that I recently found out I have another baby on the way (wooooo!) Due May, so I'll not really get time to use the consumer version anyway.
Congrats dude!!
Thanks! Its another very high risk pregnancy so I'm keeping low key about it :) Still, totally buzzing!
Now I want to get in my SPACESHIP.
Quote from: Justin Tolerable;392523... I recently found out I have another baby on the way (wooooo!) Due May, so I'll not really get time to use the consumer version anyway.
Many congratulations :thumb:
Quote from: Justin Tolerable;392523I recently found out I have another baby on the way (wooooo!) Due May, so I'll not really get time to use the consumer version anyway.
Gratz!
Congratulations mate. Always nice to hear some good news.
Congratulations chief
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Why thank you :) This appears to be the strangest baby announcement yet...
Apparently we dead men don't do normal!
Apparently not :D
Eh? I thought we were the new normal and everyone else is just plain weird? :dribble:
Oh hey! The Oculus should be delivered tomorrow! That was super quick!
Wow. That was quick! I'm seriously considering getting one in a month or so. Thing is I've never been a resolution junkie and so far that seems to be the big thing setting the consumer version apart from the dk2. Could you do a quick review if you get chance?
I have to admit, being a laptop gamer this will be a real portability enhancer. I'm not an early adopter though and will wait until Summer.
I'll certainly give you my impressions! I think the resolution issues are more to do with useability - i.e. it's hard to read the text in elite, apparently. They will also be improving stuff like positional tracking etc. So sensible people will wait.
Call this a vote of confidence in how good Elite is to play on the Oculus Rift..
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Sounds like they're shipping pretty quickly. Looking forward to hearing the feedback you have guys.
Also no_peanuts has one as well, but not sure he is playing Elite.
Just been giving it a go. It's really, really cool. First impressions are that the resolution is much better than I expected, but still not perfect. Perfectly fine though. Sense of immersion and scale is wonderful. Cockpit in elite is excellent and very useable. Maps are very difficult to use though, as it's not meant to be viewed in 3d and using a 2d mouse in a 3d map is very hard.
Overall though, I'm never playing elite without it again. Plus I'll be getting the next version of oculus as soon as it's available now.
I'm very, very happy!
Glowing then really. Wow neat. Thanks for the review.
I'll write a little more later, but yes, it's fantastic :)
Can you expand further on the Galaxy Map issue please? I imagined as the map is also 3D then navigating around it would be fine. Also the text on the map is pretty nice and clear.
It's not a clarity issue, it's an interface issue. The 3D map looks glorious, but when you click on a star with the mouse, it's has no idea what you're trying to select for some reason. You can be clicking on a star and it won't select anything, or it will select a completely different system. I'm sure there is a nack or workaround, but at the minute it's barely useable.
Allegedly my Rift arrives today, but with my office Christmas party, I won't be at home to enjoy it!
First chance I get, I will run into the Galaxy Map in the rift and see what it looks like.
Quote from: Justin Tolerable;392793It's not a clarity issue, it's an interface issue. The 3D map looks glorious, but when you click on a star with the mouse, it's has no idea what you're trying to select for some reason. You can be clicking on a star and it won't select anything, or it will select a completely different system. I'm sure there is a nack or workaround, but at the minute it's barely useable.
I can see why 3D would be a problem when pointing and clicking. Thanks.
It definitely isn't the most important part of the experience though. It's annoying, but I forget all about it as soon as in in the actual game. Which is amazing.
Played for a brief while last night.
OMG!
The ASP cockpit is like a cross between "Minority report" and a greenhouse in space. It is amazing.
Galaxy Map is borked in VR though. Agreed.
Damn you all, I will resist!
Quote from: albert;392844Damn you all, I will resist!
Until CV1 is released ;)
Was fuzzy until I turned off AA, then it got sharper. Not perfect, but far more readable.
The impression of depth is hard to describe. Fuel scooping and looking down between you feet to the boiling sun surface below you. Epic stuff.
Tried some demo applications and tried Half-Life 2 - there is a "VR" version of Steam's Big Picture mode called "Steam VR".
Will have a go with Alien: Isolation over the weekend if I can pull myself off Elite!
Quote from: ArithonUK;392862Will have a go with Alien: Isolation over the weekend if I can pull myself off Elite!
Arithon you are a very brave man.
I'm with Albert here. Just resist...
I can see it now, Alien snot all over the internals of the rift!
Quote from: ArithonUK;392862Will have a go with Alien: Isolation over the weekend if I can pull myself off Elite!
I've had to had a small break from that game as play it when everyone has gone to bed IN THE DARK using isolated headphones.
Gave me the collywobbles!
Quote from: ArithonUK;392862Will have a go with Alien: Isolation over the weekend if I can pull myself off Elite!
If you manage to get it working, please let me know how. Can't seem to get it running with the DK2 here.
Quote from: no peanuts;392912If you manage to get it working, please let me know how. Can't seem to get it running with the DK2 here.
Followed these instructions and played for a while...
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/enable-oculus-rift-mode-alien-isolation/
Didn't see a xenomorph though! Guess I'm too early on in the game. Found a virtual tour of the Millennium Falcon on Oculus Share Beta, which was nice.