VR on mod tracks

is there anything missing from mod tracks that would be present on the official ones that would make VR seem “off” ?

played couple of nights ago using only the included tracks and it felt spot on. Once I’d changed seating position to match the virtual me with the real me everything just felt right.

Last night I downloaded a bunch of mod tracks and headed out in my trusty ktm xbow but something didn’t feel right. Difficult to explain but I lost that sense of presence in the car, turning into bends felt like the car was disconnected from me and like it was rotating around me too quickly as if the fov was wrong somehow. I seemed to still be pretty well matched between real me and virtual me sat in the cockpit but my brain seemed to no longer make the association between the two.

When I’m fully “present” in the car, if I move my arm off the wheel IRL and don’t see it move in VR I get a slight weird sensation like my brain going wtf initially before realising. Last night, I wasn’t getting that...

Wish I could explain it better

 

I never experienced a difference between mod & official tracks as you describe but it's possible changing world scale might help you, especially if cars seem a little too large or small.

Try https://www.assettocorsa.net/forum/index.php?threads/oculus-rift-world-scale.33090/page-2

And look at post #40

 

Some tracks have terrible trees and other stuff that just cripples performance. The feeling you had could it be that you normally have a smooth experience @ 90 fps with official tracks but on some modded tracks you get less and that might result in that feeling.

I know immediately if my system isn't pumping out 90 fps, as soon as I move my head if it's not as smooth I know there's a problem.

Could you name one track that gave you lots of problems? I'll give it a whirl.

 

yeah, i don't use mod tracks with, including VR too - except the Road Atlanta 2016! Try it - it's an amazing VR experience it's even cooler than Brands. This this the only one mod track which i fell in love with - mostly because it seems it uses lidar data, it gives me amazing feel with my accuforce and motion - in the mist or fog this is a total blast

 

There are a handful of really great mod tracks that sit well with the official content. I have no problem with them in VR.

Okayama and Paul Ricard are definitely worth a look.

 

Pretty sure that Road Atlanta track was compared against LIDAR and shown to be quite inaccurate IIRC. (edit - yes I was correct. Look at this, miles off in places: http://www.racedepartment.com/threads/road-atlanta-2016.143773/page-3#post-2629099)

Yes still a blast in VR, but "because it seems it uses lidar data" is not the reason why...

 

oh it must be my misunderstanding because he mentioned about future lidar updates of the track. anyway the track is still wow in my eyes - cause it has this kunos road feel most of the mod tracks don't have it for me

 

They all seem good to me in VR I’ve tried most of them out there, for sure road feel can be lacking in some of them but the feeling of presence in VR for me is the same across the board..

 

It was a track called “Hope Racetrack”. Wanted something tight and twisty to chuck the xbow around. But it just felt weird and floaty and, like I say, just disconnected from the car

 

Then you aren't using the right mod tracks. There are plenty that have proper road feel. The 3 in my signature will give you plenty of feel.

 

Didn't try Hope yet, but will give it a try, i have it already in my game. Generally however there are brilliant mod tracks and roads out there. I have the nicest experiences on mod tracks to be honest..Try Monte Carlo Stage 3, it's unbelievable. You get totally lost. Peyregrosse is also awesome. Tajo Hillclimb is for me the best Assetto Corsa road/track overall, Kunos stuff included. I have around 40 mod tracks, and most of them are equally fun and realistic as the Kunos stuff. Like another poster already said, there are some tracks out there that are not optimized and cause framedrops. That's really the only issue i could think of something being off. I normally don't use unoptimized tracks, unless they are really incredibly good, i think i have 3 of them installed currently. If i want to use them i just lock the ASW at 45fps, that cures the odd feeling that might occur otherwise.

 

Your brain eventually adapts to all that stuff and figures out not to worry about it so it could just be a bit of this that you're experiencing. After a few weeks the "VR Wow Factor" wears off a bit and it all just becomes normal for you, not sure if that explains your car behavior but it does explain your brain not WTF'ing when you move your hand.

 

Correct - the mods i tried were not right. Though i was testing your RIR and it was great, however not my kind of track - i like stuff like RA, BH or Nords but sure - your pro work is astonishing, i'm pretty sure your 2 others are great too - thank you for your work!

 

OP try LilSki's tracks in VR, NJMP Lightning, Bridgehampton and Riverside. The road feel and visuals are Kunos quality IMO. I imagine Thomson Road GP track would look pretty cool in VR as well, especially with low sun in the sky.

 

The bloody bump/hill on the main straight is a bit edgy in VR Not so fun going sideways towards the bus stop looking out the side window!

 

Abarth 595 SS is a good laugh there online ...takes the crest like a boss as well. I guess it helps that it is decelerating from about 70mph up the hill

 

Thanks for all your help and suggestions peeps