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[OP] 127 views 0 replies Posted by Unknown 9 years ago Mar 29, 2:49 am forums.robertsspaceindustries.com
Citizens,
This guide is intended to help other DK2 owners get the best VR experience while we await official support. This guide will assume you have experience setting up the Oculus Rift DK2 in extended mode @ 75Hz and you can handle working with windows through the DK2.

Be warned: This is far from perfect and you will need a powerful machine to run this. However, with the teamwork of some of our fellow members, we are getting closer.

Follow these steps exactly:
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Set up HeadTracking:
1. Download Opentrack (green button)
2. Put the files somewhere sensible
3. Start Opentrack.exe
4. Set “Tracker” to Oculus Rift
5. Set “Protocol” to Freetrack 2.0 Enhanced
6. Click “Mapping” and set TZ to 16.000 cm – Return to main screen
7. Click "Keys" and set a hotkey combination for centering DK2 – Return to main screen
8. Power on the DK2
9. Click “Start” (you should see the Octopus icon move in relation to the DK2)
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Setup Star Citizen:
1. Make sure these 3 files are in your "StarCitizen\CitizenClient\USER" folder (If they do not exist, create them):

autoexec.cfg
game.cfg
user.cfg

2. Place the follow text in each file (Suggested resolutions are intentional):

sys_spec_full = 2
sys_spec_full=2
sys_spec_full 2
r_Fullscreen = 1
r_Width = 1280
r_Height = 1280
r_sharpening = 0.2
r_sharpening=0.2
r_sharpening 0.2
r_ChromaticAberration = 0
r_ChromaticAberration=0
r_ChromaticAberration0
cl_fov = 110
cl_fov=110
cl_fov 110
r_StereoDevice = 100
r_StereoDevice=100
r_StereoDevice 100
g_StereoFrameworkEnable = 1
g_StereoFrameworkEnable=1
g_StereoFrameworkEnable 1
r_stereomode = 1
r_stereomode=1
r_stereomode 1
r_StereoScreenDist = -0.25
r_StereoScreenDist=-0.25
r_StereoScreenDist -0.25
r_StereoOutput = 4
r_StereoOutput=4
r_StereoOutput 4
r_stereostrength = 1.5
r_stereostrength=1.5
r_stereostrength 1.5

3. Set all 3 files to "Read-Only" or the game may overwrite them (you'll have to un-tick "Read-Only" every time you edit and then re-tick once you're done)
4. Power-on the rift (if it is off)
5. Set Rift to Extended-mode
6. Set Rift as main display
7. Start Star Citizen
8. Once your hangar loads press “~” and type “r_motionblur = 0 “ otherwise you'll get a nasty motion blur effect in your right eye while flying
9. Enjoy!

Note:
-Other resolution settings will work - go higher if your system can handle it:
1920x1920
1600x1600
1440x1440
1280x1280
1024x1024

-Do not forget you can turn your detail level down or change the resolution in the cfg files if you experience poor performance.

-If you find yourself looking at the back of your character, remember the "centering" hotkeys you set in OpenTrack. You may have to move your head around a bit.

-Fov is not perfect and you might be more comfortable with a different setting. Change the value of “cl_fov” as needed.

-You may notice that the output is Side-by-Side. The SC engine currently doesn't support “r_StereoOutput = 7” for the OR (it is a curved display to account for the lens warp). Because of this, you will want to spend some time tweaking the fov until it is comfortable.

-I will update this post with the most relevant settings as we discover them.

I did not do this alone, so I want to say thank you to everyone who has had a hand in this endeavour, here and across the internet. They include, but are not limited to your fellow citizens- Audax Phidippus, NightLord, Magnum. Without them - this information would not exist.