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2DOF compact race / flight with Oculus Rift

Discussion in 'DIY Motion Simulator Projects' started by reko19, Jan 9, 2015.

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  1. noorbeast

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    At that price they are cheap enough to sit on the shelf as spares if you don't use them!
    noorbeast, Jan 13, 2015
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  2. reko19

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    good point, thank you
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  3. Nick Moxley

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    Winner Winner Chicken Dinner, Thats a heck of a deal i must say. :thumbs:thumbs
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  4. reko19

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    one quick question on power supply mods. the tutorial shows installing switches to turn PSUs on/off. is there a need for them, as opposed to just installing jumpers between the pins so the PSU would be on as long as it is plugged in. thank you.
    reko19, Jan 15, 2015
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  5. Nick Moxley

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    It all depends on what your trying to do, At first i just turned On and Off a power bar till i figured out my Kill switch situation.
    Nick Moxley, Jan 15, 2015
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  6. reko19

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    thanks, I could see it being useful for a kill switch.
    reko19, Jan 15, 2015
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    Imo they come in real handy at times when you dont feel like putting your rig or yourself through an OVER the top Crash situation, For example, Mod tracks like Pikes peak, Literally a mountain that you can drive off the side of. The telemetry tumbling and rolling down the hill is rather harsh on the motor's and i often mash the kill button, wait for thing's to settle then re engage the power and continue on.
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    ....no sense of adventure.......
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    and that button would kill 12VDC to the motors only? I don't really see a reason of killing power to the PC and everything else. thx
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    Yes and No, Some kill the power to the JRK's (like me) and some Interrupt the power from the JRK to the Motor's All depends on what your working with and trying to do.
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    almost done :)

    IMG_2745.JPG IMG_2744.JPG
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    while I am toying around with some ideas for the frame, could you guys let me know what games I should start looking into for racing as well as flying? I am sure everyone has some favorites, would be great to here your opinions.

    thank you
    reko19, Jan 16, 2015
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    For me it is Assetto Corsa, Prepar3D, DCS and Elite Dangerous. Of course they all support the Rift and that is my main criteria. AC has been curtailed for a while as I have been sorting Prepar3D, DCS and ED in flight mode, but it is hands down my go to driving sim.

    I play around with others from time to time, such as Live For Speed, Wings Of Prey and NoLimits2, but nowhere near the time I spend on my favorites.
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    I guess "I'll cross that bridge once I get there", but is there a lot of tweaking involved for each game, time consuming?
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    It takes a bit of time to tweak profiles, but once you have the base profiles sorted it is not too time consuming.

    I spend more time on tweaks related to the Rift. In addition to turning a few laps I do like messing with mods on Assetto Corsa.

    I am one of those people who fiddle endlessly with tweaks, that interests me more than actual game play.
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  17. Nick Moxley

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    Its a Sickness Noorbeast, The tweaking disease, Some are infected worse than other's.....WORLD WIDE CONTAMINATION BEWARE!!!!!!
    Nick Moxley, Jan 16, 2015
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    any of the games have surround sound, or is 2.1 sufficient?
    reko19, Jan 16, 2015
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    Most have proper surround support. Some will be better than other's however. I have yet to have that Utter Nirvana moment with any of the current AC Fmod sounds. (F'ing BS Fmod SUCKS Horribly imo)
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    Nick Moxley, Jan 16, 2015
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    I prefor to use aluminum profile to build a simluation, becouse it is strong enough for a people, and it's easy to adjustment while you feel uncomfortable.
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