Oculus Rift DK2 tips
Tenouchi
US Join Date: 2015-02-15 Member: 201373Members
US Join Date: 2015-02-15 Member: 201373Members
After much fiddling, I was able to get into my save game and even have a functional HUD in the DK2.
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.exe (the regular exe, not the DirectToRift one)
With the rift on, close one eye and pull the loader menu to where you can see it. Set the resolution to 1920x1080, display 1, and launch
Now that the game is open in the regular 2d mode, you can click Continue to get into your save
Once it loads, hit F2 to switch the game to rift mode. You're done. Enjoy the Cyclops in the rift!
With this method, you'll have the HUD working and can even use the inventory and Lockers. The fabricator still doesn't work, so you'll need to have a bunch of supplies stored up or resort to console codes/freedom mode to survive.
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.exe (the regular exe, not the DirectToRift one)
With the rift on, close one eye and pull the loader menu to where you can see it. Set the resolution to 1920x1080, display 1, and launch
Now that the game is open in the regular 2d mode, you can click Continue to get into your save
Once it loads, hit F2 to switch the game to rift mode. You're done. Enjoy the Cyclops in the rift!
With this method, you'll have the HUD working and can even use the inventory and Lockers. The fabricator still doesn't work, so you'll need to have a bunch of supplies stored up or resort to console codes/freedom mode to survive.
Comments
Using the direct to rift executable or batch file causes a new game to be created, instantly wiping out your existing save game.
Does head tracking work?
Does proper 3D sterescopic work?
What bugs if any?
Is it worth messing around with to get working?
Is it actually playable?
I'm concerned messing with this with a save so far into the game so far without using the Rift, I don't want to lose it.
If you can back up your save file it's worth testing out. I've played through a little for the experience and it was incredible. That being said, none of the crafting works and it's difficult to do anything other than explore slowly by swimming around. I'm going to wait for further developments before messing with it further.
I just stumbled on this game, and to my pleasant surprise saw it was just about dk2 enabled. Gave it a try just now and it looks fantastic. Im really looking forward to seeing this game develop
So the ol fabricator is out until further notice then? I appreciate their honest that they're going to put the games development first fair enough makes sense...its going to be hard to be patient with this one tho i can tell already.
p.s love swimming around at night! Psychedelic!
Where can I get one for a good price? I've never used one for anything but everyone says they are amazing. seeing this game on a flat screen already looks amazing. How much better in vr right?
Your best bet would be to simply buy a kit from the oculus website. I dont think the wait is too long nowadays (it was 3 or so months backlog back in the day ) and ofc you would be getting a pristine product rather than a second hand from ebay.
However the question for you now is if you would rather wait until the CV1 comes out, which is rumoured to be this Christmas now but thats not official, or to buy a dk2 now. Bearing in mind that the CV1 will be far superior to the dk2 also when it does come out, it's really down to if you can wait and save your cash or if you have enough spare cash to indulge yourself now. And also there is the Vive that has been confirmed to be coming out this Fall.
Anyway, if you have the cash to spend then I'd say go for it. Ive had my dk2 since it came out and its already paid for itself entertainment wise many times over. If I could verbalise satisfactorily just how epic the gaming moments have been for me in VR, most of them a highlight of my 30+ gaming life so far, I would, bit its impossible to do it justice.
As for Subnautica, as has been mentioned its still very much in its early stages and a lot of things dont work. However it is great just to swim around looking at stuff as is
There's no going back for me.
VSync needs to be mandatory, the judder makes it unplayable on my 570SC. Listening to my videocard fan ramp up reminds me of the days when you guys had the target framerate stuck at 144fps. Looking forward to the point one can fine tune this experience. Good work on what you've done so far, but this isn't playable for me yet.