This will correct the sidebyside image you get when using the oculus rift dk2 in elite dangerous. Updated thread on oculus rift optimal settings alright, so most guides are see are either a huge mess or are outdated for previous sdks. So if you feel like spreading the word of vr, your dk2 is still a great headset as of 10172017. Chan uses a hotas setup to zoom to and fro in virtual space for nearly 30 minutes norm flies through the basics of elite.
Dangerous owners current rift configuration i have been looking for the last two days as i have just got my dk2 on tuesday for some help on getting e. As most of you are aware we currently support htc vive and the oculus rift 0. Forums elite dangerous features of elite virtual reality. Elite dangerous has been a confirmed vr title since 20, and has supported the oculus rift development kit for well over a year. Dangerous amazingand impossible to describe the worst part about an awesome vr experience is you cant share it with pix or video. I tried the a lenses with and without my spectacles and the b lenses without spectacles. Set dk2 to extended and turn it on, make sure dk2 is the primary monitor it may be a benefit to have your other monitor set to 75hz, unsure mine is just that way already for elite open subnautica. Dangerous pve was created using assets and imagery from elite. Well, you can throw all that out the window, because frontier has just announced the vr minimum specs for elite dangerous, which is oculus riftcompatible, and it blows away the recommended rift specs. Howto guide to get you setup with elite dangerous on the oculus rift.
The second is assumed to be the one for the oculus rift dk2 but i tried both anyway. Log into the frontier store and select account dashboard. I just started playing elite dangerous, and opted to play using the touch controllers instead of my thrustmaster tflight hotas x. Having not played the game, it looks like there is pitch as well as some sort of strait up and down motion as well. It is not endorsed by nor reflects the views or opinions of frontier developments and no employee of frontier developments was involved in the making of it. The oculus rift dk2 has arrived at last, opening up the joys of vr to a new set of developers and enthusiasts, as well as providing a crucial stepping stone towards the mythical cv1 consumer release. Elite dangerous brings gamings original open world adventure into the modern generation with a connected galaxy, evolving narrative and the entirety of the milky way recreated at its full galactic proportions. Oculus rift dk2 installation info and help radiatoryang. Catch up on this weeks tech news and listen to the latest episode of the podcast.
I already have elite dangerous, can i get an oculus. Click pic to zoom if you get any stuttering reduce some of your graphics settings. Dangerous on the oculus rifts second development kit dk2 and looked forward to playing it on the. Starting with only a small starship and a few credits, players do whatever it takes to earn the skill, knowledge. I bought the beta and have been playing this with a hotas stick and the oculus rift dk2, its effing amazing.
For a more detailed look at my thoughts after my first day with the oculus rift dk2. Dangerous will show up as a launch title on the oculus rift store when. So, by now nearly everybody has heard about oculus, a company who is. Elite dangerous support coming to oculus rift at launch. Prior to using the oculus rift dk2 headset, the firmware in the delivered headset must be updated to version 2. So if you feel like spreading the word of vr, your dk2 is still a great headset as of 10 172017. Elite dangerous uses publicly available real world star maps that are available of the milky way consisting of 150,000 star systems. Red bull air race the game, not working, oculus rift dk2 games are not supported. I have powerfull sistem but it it worth buying it f.
You control your own spaceship in which you can participate in exploring a 1. Play oculusexclusive games on the htc vive or valve index, scroll. I bought this on steam as oculus store does not seem to have the cheaper base version. Watching some game play videos and it looks like a joystick, rudder petals and a right hand throttle would fit the cockpit. When using the rift with steamvr, use the back button on an xbox controller to bring up and dismiss the steamvr dashboard. Use this forum to discuss anything virtual reality and elite dangerous here. Your elite dangerous set up screen should look like. Dangerous, with the permission of frontier developments plc, for noncommercial purposes. You still have to setup elite dangerous ingame for secondary display, oculus rift setting etc. When the rift is set up, go into the optionssettings and make sure the box is checked for allow external appscontent. I just got my rift yesterday so i am a little green behind the ears. Using vorpx for oculus rift with fsx austin tates blog. The official unofficial subreddit for elite dangerous, we even have devs lurking the sub.
Bringing up the menu during a mission, hyper zoom goes away back. About this game elite dangerous is the definitive massively multiplayer space epic, bringing gamings original open world adventure to the modern generation with a connected galaxy, evolving narrative and the entirety of the milky way recreated at its full galactic proportions. Viewing 10 posts 1 through 10 of 10 total author posts december 14, 2015 at 14. Dangerous by frontier developments for a spin on the oculus rift dk2 virtual reality headset. Time for a nice write up on the oculus rift development kit 2. This topic has 9 replies, 5 voices, and was last updated 4 years, 3 months ago by dotdog20. Dangerous using the oculus development kit 2 and a joystick plus throttle setup at home. Oculus rift is a virtual reality system that fully immerses you. With some settings on low or off shadows are off effects, bloom and some more are on low or off. Colonize a hyperdetailed universe in virtual reality. Ok now open up the oculus config file again and hit ctrl, alt and del.
Once you are done setting up the rift and have the software installed, you will need to launch and enter the graphics menu in elite dangerous and select hmd headphones in 3d options i believe it is in 3d options anyway, you will then need to select vr. Click on partner keys thenclick claim a key for elite dangerous oculus rift you can now add the key that the website shows to. Im interested in seeing what everyone else out there is currently using. In a post on the official oculus blog, oculus has announced that frontier developments galaxyspanning space simulator, elite dangerous, will be receiving official support for the oculus rift when the headset launches on march 28 though vr support for elite dangerous technically already exists, its using older oculus sdks that are no longer supported.
Hopefully future builds of elite dangerous will reduce this. Please, if anyone has their dk2 working with ed on win 10, for the love of god give me a heads up how i built a whole flight stick mount, it was fantastic and working win10, dk2, elite dangerous. The chair experience, originally designed for oculus rift dk2. Elite dangerous is a space simulator game by frontier developments based in the year 3305. How to rip 3d bluray for viewing oculus rift dk2 easefab.
It was a little rough at first, but i actually kind of like it now although the flight controls are going to take me some time to master. If youve been building your pc ready for vr, it might be best to start saving again. Heres a little batch file i made that i run before launching elite dangerous. Connect headset cable to your computer plug both the hdmi connector and the usb connector to your computer. Start the oculus app on your computer and select the gear icon in the upper right. Norman chan of tested recently took the upcoming video game elite. How about we get a thread here going on your sweet spot for graphic settings when you use your rift. Elite dangerous will return to oculus rift on launch day. Hi guys, i have offer to buy oculus rift dk2, is that a smart choice. Setting up the oculus rift is pretty straight forward, but there are a lot of tricks to make it even easier. If its not elite dangerous you are wanting to play at this point. A quick guide to getting started with your new oculus rift dk2 for mac osx read about unboxing the oculus rift here. Dangerous modernisoi klassikon ensiluokkaisella tavalla. It sounds like most people have just had success getting e.
To redeem an oculus home key for elite dangerous please follow these steps. Elite dangerous supports the oculus rift and htc vive via steamvr and aims to target 90fps in vr low graphics settings for both. Getting oculus dk2, windows 10 and elite dangerous 1. He wanted to play elite dangerous with it as we often wing up together. Hmd quality setting in the games graphics settings and look up changing your hud color to green. If youre setting up your oculus rift for the first time, follow the onscreen instructions to set up your sensors. Shadows do very little for eye candy this is mostly seen in shadows in or on your ship or on stations. Commander deluxe edition consisting of elite dangerous, the commander pack and the horizons season pass is a game that has billions of star systems and all of them with people at war, trading and just passing through. It is advised to turn down in game ss and use the oculus debug tool or traytool and turn up ss there.
Lastly in the nvidia control panel, set the rift refresh rate to 75 hz. Just like the dk1, the oculus rift developers kit dk2 also has stereoscopic 3d capability assuming you use programs e. If youre using more than one sensor, youll need an additional usb 2. Complete with touch controllers and two sensors for the ultimate vr experience. The monitor and rift dk2 are both set to 1920x1080x32 display mode. I saved the configuration, but each time i go back to the device screen it always has nvidia geforce gtx 680. Ensure your oculus rift is turned on and the light is blue.
How to setup elite dangerous on oculus rift youtube. Elite 4 news elite dangerous vr minimum system requirements. If you have any questions then please feel free to ask them in the comments. Quick set up guide for installing your oculus rift dk2 on. Common questions about steamvr frontier customer support. Frontier developments, makers of elite dangerous, today announced that the openuniverse space sim will be supporting oculus rift on day one of its march 28th launch. After the previous dk1 experience, my dk2 finally turns up and its time to compare and see the benefits of the newer vr headset. Elite dangerous gets official oculus rift support news. Oculus home update breaks amd support on dk2 hardware. Super real vr in elite dangerous oculus rift dk2 hotas black widow duration. Dangerous currently supports the rift dk2 directly via the deprecated oculus 0. Home forums general vorpx discussion elite dangerous support.