Meant to be Seen

JamesMccrae wrote: Try the college when you get a chance. The 3d effects are always stunning there when I play in 3d on my projector, I bet its amazing on the rift.

norgoth wrote:I up this post because I want to know if there is any improvement for skyrim this day.
Anybody have info ?

JamesMccrae wrote: I have been playing Skyrim on the Rift using Vireio. Amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing! Very playable! I am super impressed at how well it works!

To Cybereality, baristan6, and whoever else had a hand in it, you guys are AWESOME. This is soooo good... Thanks to you guys a lot less work is getting done, but I couldn't be happier!

I read some previous posts - I didn't have to copy any dll's around. For me, setup was simple:

1) Download the Vireio perception (the new one "beta 12" that has Oculus Rift and Tracker support, http://vire.io/download/ )
2) Edit the /My Games/Skyrim/SkyrimPrefs.ini, zeroing out anywhere and setting false any entry that mentions shadows
3) In game, console using ~, "fov 110"
4) Set the mouse sensitivity under "Gameplay" - somewhere around 1/4 to 1/3 seems OK for me

(Edit) Tried the UI settings previously mentioned in this thread for the UI, the left menu is not visible and that is an issue, so after a process like gradient descent not knowing what effect the parameters would have, I reached something workable that is actually a huge improvement in usability! You can see the inventory menus properly now, and damage and weight of items, but value is still hard to see. Also the compass is in view, but still to the periphery - with the 150 settings it was too much in the centre for my taste, which takes away from the immersion a bit):

5) Edit the /My Games/Skyrim/Skyrim.ini file and appending:

[Interface]
fSafeZoneX=0
fSafeZoneY=0
fSafeZoneXWide=250
fSafeZoneYWide=80

AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING... Tempted to load up on all the DLC for an even newer experience I used to play Skyrim using nVidias 3D Vision kit with the 120hz monitor as close to my face as possible, but this is on another level

Enjoy a new world adventurer!

rmcclelland wrote:I have found no working guide to get Skyrim playing acceptably with the Rift. Maybe no one really has. Or maybe they have and they've disappeared into it.

I can't even get the shadows to turn off by editing my SkyrimPerfs.ini...

HELP!!!

virror wrote:Maybe everyone is busy playing Skyrim : p

Teeks419 wrote:Wondering why this thread isn't that active. Is it because many people still do not have their rifts? Or does Skyrim not work that well?

I know there is a problem with the shadows but I was wondering if there was anything else. Seemed like all people could talk about was

playing Skyrim on the Rift when they finally got it. Now it seems a little quiet.

rmcclelland wrote:

Teeks419 wrote:Wondering why this thread isn't that active. Is it because many people still do not have their rifts? Or does Skyrim not work that well?

I know there is a problem with the shadows but I was wondering if there was anything else. Seemed like all people could talk about was

playing Skyrim on the Rift when they finally got it. Now it seems a little quiet.

Probably not an active thread since it is not in the Oculus Rift forum. I just think that no one really has it working great.

I can't seem to get shadows to go away no matter what I do.

rmcclelland wrote:Yes, I followed these with a fresh install: http://vire.io/game/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim/
NVidia 670 (I was using 3D Vision with a beamer) latest drivers
bDeferredShadows did not exist in my SkyrimPrefs.ini

Do you have Skyrim working well? Proper optics and tracking?

rmcclelland wrote:Yes, I followed these with a fresh install: http://vire.io/game/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim/
NVidia 670 (I was using 3D Vision with a beamer) latest drivers
bDeferredShadows did not exist in my SkyrimPrefs.ini

Do you have Skyrim working well? Proper optics and tracking?

gray wrote:Almost there, game is looking great now. I have disabled shadows completely via;

SkyrimPrefs.ini;
fShadowDistance=0.0000
fInteriorShadowDistance=0.0000
fShadowLODStartFade=0.0000

Also applied this mod to enable the correct depth for UI (currently running preset 40), only issue is if there is an overlapping object that has significantly different depth to the UI will make it very difficult to focus on the UI. This could probably be fixed by a border around the text to make it more substantial. This was also supposed to fix the Skybox but it doesn't seem to have worked yet;

3D Vision Complete Compatibility Project v2_3
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/9718#

3D is perfectly calibrated and looking as good as Tuscany (had some fun with making my head the same size as a room!), almost zero motion sickness now. Player height is still off, seems around 5ft high so the floor is above my knees IRL. Attempted to change via console but it only works in 3rd person. I'll be giving this mod a go at some point to see if it helps;

Player Size Adjuster and First Person Camera Height Fix
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/32155

FR3D wrote:

gray wrote:Almost there, game is looking great now. I have disabled shadows completely via;

SkyrimPrefs.ini;
fShadowDistance=0.0000
fInteriorShadowDistance=0.0000
fShadowLODStartFade=0.0000

Also applied this mod to enable the correct depth for UI (currently running preset 40), only issue is if there is an overlapping object that has significantly different depth to the UI will make it very difficult to focus on the UI. This could probably be fixed by a border around the text to make it more substantial. This was also supposed to fix the Skybox but it doesn't seem to have worked yet;

3D Vision Complete Compatibility Project v2_3
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/9718#

3D is perfectly calibrated and looking as good as Tuscany (had some fun with making my head the same size as a room!), almost zero motion sickness now. Player height is still off, seems around 5ft high so the floor is above my knees IRL. Attempted to change via console but it only works in 3rd person. I'll be giving this mod a go at some point to see if it helps;

Player Size Adjuster and First Person Camera Height Fix
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/32155

Hallo Gray,

how do you got the 3DVision Mod running with verio ? - I was not succesful ...

I disabled all shadows too, but in some places e.g. dungeons i still find some shadows ...

best regards
FR3D

• skybox (clouds etc) appears closer then the tops of trees/buildings
• when i look at water, I get a weird buzzing noise and it flickers white
• the refraction of the water on the river beds looks wrong/too close
• my characters arms look GIANT when I draw a weapon, and generally swinging the blade and fighting up close enemies is uncomfortable to look at
• lots of objects/animals seem to be jerky/jumping and sometimes I see them floating high up in the sky!

gray wrote: 3D Vision Complete Compatibility Project v2_3
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/9718#

Tankshell wrote:Thanks Teeks419.

The main problems I have with Skyrim currently are:

• skybox (clouds etc) appears closer then the tops of trees/buildings
• when i look at water, I get a weird buzzing noise and it flickers white
• the refraction of the water on the river beds looks wrong/too close
• my characters arms look GIANT when I draw a weapon, and generally swinging the blade and fighting up close enemies is uncomfortable to look at
• lots of objects/animals seem to be jerky/jumping and sometimes I see them floating high up in the sky!

If I could nail these issues, it would almost be the perfect experience (forgetting the UI issues for now).

If anyone knows how to fix these issues I would be greatful.

FYI, I am using a clean install of latest Skyrim, no ENB, purely stock everything.

Teeks419 wrote:

Tankshell wrote:Thanks Teeks419.

The main problems I have with Skyrim currently are:

• skybox (clouds etc) appears closer then the tops of trees/buildings
• when i look at water, I get a weird buzzing noise and it flickers white
• the refraction of the water on the river beds looks wrong/too close
• my characters arms look GIANT when I draw a weapon, and generally swinging the blade and fighting up close enemies is uncomfortable to look at
• lots of objects/animals seem to be jerky/jumping and sometimes I see them floating high up in the sky!

If I could nail these issues, it would almost be the perfect experience (forgetting the UI issues for now).

If anyone knows how to fix these issues I would be greatful.

FYI, I am using a clean install of latest Skyrim, no ENB, purely stock everything.

I don't have my rift yet so I'm not sure what the clouds look like but I can tell something is a little off just by looking at it cross-eyed. Did you try downloading and installing that mesh? It might help.

Not sure if its the same thing but whenever my framerate goes above 60(or 120 with verieo) I get some of that crazy item behavior inside and get the flashing water outside. What you have to do to fix it is limit your framerate to under 120. The easiest way is to make sure you have vsync on. If that doesn't work you can try a program like MSI Afterburner...http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/download.htm It's fairly simple to use if you can't figure it out just let me know. Vereio is kind of strange because your framerate is split between the two frames. So if your running at 60 fps you're really running at 30, so that's why I would limit it to around 115 if you can.

For some reason the fov resets sometimes in the game. If your weapon seems really close just re-enter "fov 110" into the console. Should help a little.

The other things I'm not really sure about. Limiting your framerate should help with flying animals a little bit. Though that's also just another ridiculous glitch that's a part of vanilla skyrim.