Thought i'd put this together for all the potential new Oculus owners who have just splashed out £399. Once you have setup your equipment and Oculus accounts the following should be free in their store:
Nice one @hitman2411 appreciate that and I'm sure all the other new owners will. Thanks.
etmh
10 Jul 17#2
Does anyone know if I would get the freebies if I buy a new Rift when I currently have a DK2 with existing Oculus Home account?
lomax to etmh
10 Jul 17#3
Great post. Looking forward to Echo Arena, looks like it should be fun.
You should be able to use some of the free stuff now on your DK2. Luckys Tale, Dreamdeck and Farlands definitely worked when I tried them on a DK2. I think Oculus Home only checks that you have Oculus hardware attached.
lomax to lomax
11 Jul 17#8
CV1 arrived from Scan. All the free titles were already added to my Library when I setup the CV1 on the same account I used on my DK2. The Echo Arena beta has been extended to the 17th as well.
The install is a pain. I hadn't setup my DK2 since I upgraded my PC a little while back. Couple of tips:
- If the Oculus setup is complaining about windows update KB's not being installed even though you do have them installed you can bypass the checks. In a command prompt run: OculusSetup.exe /bypassHotfixCheck
- I had to disable one of my graphics cards and reboot in order to get past the driver version check screen.
Other than that so far so good. Seems far more comfortable than the DK2 and the tracking seems greatly improved. I'm not convinced the display is that much better. I am however very impressed with the touch controls after the intro demo way more immersive than using a controller.
Now I just need to move more stuff out of the way while all the games download so I can increase my play area :smile: .
@hitman2411 You missed these 2 which seem to be included:
It 'should' I believe it does a hardware check to validate the free games
LewsTherin
10 Jul 17#5
Buy From scan and get free next day with Eve valkyrie as well
voodooking
10 Jul 17#6
Can anyone verify this? I can't find any sources for this. Not even from oculas themselves?
barginchaser
11 Jul 17#7
Do you also get this with the Samsung VR headsets which are Oculus powered?
hitman2411
11 Jul 17#9
Glad it all worked for you. Forgot about Dead and Buried, but that's great that The Unspoken is also included!!
badasschris
11 Jul 17#10
so whats worth actually buying? I'm thinking a driving game to use with my steering wheel and a flying game would be great
lomax to badasschris
11 Jul 17#12
Dirt Rally and Project Cars are both fantastic in VR. You might be able to pickup Dirt Rally cheap as it's been in a Humble Bundle. Project Cars 2 is out in September so there should be even deeper discounts on Project Cars.
Elite Dangerous is good for sim space flight but it's difficult to read text or see things that are far away due to the low resolution of the headset. Even simple things like flying into a space station are jaw dropping though.
Overload is great for more arcadey 6DOF combat. It's still in early access but there is a free demo that works in VR. I highly recommend checking it out.
For all games check out isthereanydeal.com to get an idea of prices and when the last sale was. Also try to buy on Steam if you can, they'll work fine with the Oculus and your games won't be trapped in the Oculus ecosystem if you change headset later.
hitman2411
11 Jul 17#11
Driving games would be Project Cars or Assetto Corsa, they should both work with rift, get them on Steam (possibly wait until they discounted again). Not sure about flying games, havent tried any as yet
bigmike20vt
12 Jul 17#13
1st off lets get it out there you HAVE to get Elite Dangerous.
Assetto corsa is also a must....
pCARS a maybe (i love the go-karts) - make sure you buy on steam however, much healthier online.
ETS2 / ATS worth a look if you like a slower paced trucking "experience".
edge of no where, pinball fx vr, defence grid 2 VR, sports bar VR, retro arcade neon, eleven table tennis, thrill of the fight all worth looking into.
as is arizona sunshine,
then on top. doom 3 BFG is a no brainer (i think i paid £3 on g2a)! using fan made mod (i will paste in link later) youtube.com/wat…KK4 youtube.com/wat…DJ0
portal 2 has a free VR short - 10 levels or so - if you own the normal game
i have around 60 vr titles and to be honest all i have no regrets on.
coming soon is halflife 2 vr - free if you own HL2 / HL2 EP1+2 OR the orange box. rumours are alien isolation also getting fan made vr patch soon.
hawkinsandy
12 Jul 17#14
is the unspoken only free untill today?
badasschris
12 Jul 17#15
thanks, really nice answer. Will check them all out
KCooperman
12 Jul 17#16
looks that way
KCooperman
12 Jul 17#17
great post. Thanks for sharing!
hitman2411
12 Jul 17#18
No probs, glad it helping folks
The_Hoff
12 Jul 17#19
Overload looks like a carbon copy of Descent that I played as a kid!
It's no accident, it's from the same people :smile: . It's not called Descent as they don't own the rights to the name anymore. I've only played the demo so far as I don't want to spoil the main game by playing it early but it seems to be shaping up nicely.
This actually looks like fun. Gonna give it a try.
I recommend this setup guide on reddit for setting up the Oculus sensors. Having two sensors opposite each other on a diagonal is way better for stuff like Robo Recall and Echo Arena. With both sensors setup in front like Oculus suggests I unsurprisingly kept losing tracking whenever I turned around.
hitman2411 to lomax
19 Jul 17#39
Yes you need to have the touch controllers installed for quite a number of the games to turn 'free'
drasim
12 Jul 17#20
Don't forget Pro Fishing Challenge! It's free, and actually pretty good if you like fishing: oculus.com/exp…16/
The_Hoff
12 Jul 17#21
Super helpful post mate, been and got almost all of them.
hitman2411
13 Jul 17#23
Robo Recall now supports full room scale so getting a third rear sensor for £59 is highly adviseable :smile:
lomax to hitman2411
13 Jul 17#24
Does it get rid of the annoying "Turn around to face the sensor" warning? My play area is only really 1.8x1.8 m so 2 ceiling mounted sensors work quite well. The only places I get any jitters is in a couple of corners where I'm dangerously close to hitting something anyway. But if a 3rd sensor gets rid of the warning message it might be worth it :smile: .
hitman2411
13 Jul 17#25
Yes it will, plus it means you get full room scale on all other support games
lomax to hitman2411
13 Jul 17#26
Hmm. May have to then :smile: . Although given the number of things I've punched so far I can probably just wait until I inevitably need to get another set of motion controllers!
drasim
14 Jul 17#27
Just going to add this here:
It's been announced that Echo Arena will be available for free for people who add it to their Oculus account in the first 3 months upon release. Anyone who doesn't would need to pay for it after the first 3 months
XP200
15 Jul 17#28
Amazing that you have so mucghfree VR to try when you get your headset, great stuff.
Now if only i could find a lense protectors and some kind of face mask to put over the foam, this would be 100% perfect.
The_Hoff
15 Jul 17#29
For anybody interested they have some bundles at the moment which work out around 50% off:
Do previous owners not get any of these?That makes me more than a little annoyed. I got Lucky's tale and that's it
KCooperman
18 Jul 17#35
With the exception of the ones bundles with touch controllers, the rest are free to everyone
someone1337
19 Jul 17#36
I've bought the £399 bundle but only got Lucky's Tale it seems - eg RoboRecal shows as £22 in Oculus store. Whom do I need to contact to redeem this?
daBluone to someone1337
19 Jul 17#37
I logged out of oculus app and went back in. Check your "not installed" section of your library in Oculus Home.
someone1337 to daBluone
19 Jul 17#38
Just tried logging out and still only Lucky's tale in the not installed games. (I think I got it -its probably because I've only installed the headset, not the touch controllers. I'll do that on Friday when I receive my USB3 card - dont have enough ports atm)
hitman2411 to someone1337
19 Jul 17#40
Yes you need to have the touch controllers installed for quite a number of the games to turn 'free'
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Opening post
Thought i'd put this together for all the potential new Oculus owners who have just splashed out £399.
Once you have setup your equipment and Oculus accounts the following should be free in their store:
Robo Recall
Dragon Front
Luckys Tale
Rec Room
Oculus Medium
Oculus Quill
Big Screen
Echo Arena - not until later in July
ToyBox
Mission ISS
Farlands
Google Earth
Disney Movies VR
Mountain Goat Mountain
Oculus Dreamdeck
Minecraft Windows 10 Ed
Google Blocks
The head over to steam and get the following:
War Thunder
The Lab
AltSpace
Nvidia VR Funhouse
Skeet Vr Shooting
Hopefully that should be enough to get you up and running. Then you can move on to Superhot, Space Pirate Trainer, Star Trek Bridge etc :smile:
Hope this helps
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Dead and Buried
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You should be able to use some of the free stuff now on your DK2. Luckys Tale, Dreamdeck and Farlands definitely worked when I tried them on a DK2. I think Oculus Home only checks that you have Oculus hardware attached.
The install is a pain. I hadn't setup my DK2 since I upgraded my PC a little while back. Couple of tips:
- If the Oculus setup is complaining about windows update KB's not being installed even though you do have them installed you can bypass the checks. In a command prompt run: OculusSetup.exe /bypassHotfixCheck
- I had to disable one of my graphics cards and reboot in order to get past the driver version check screen.
Other than that so far so good. Seems far more comfortable than the DK2 and the tracking seems greatly improved. I'm not convinced the display is that much better. I am however very impressed with the touch controls after the intro demo way more immersive than using a controller.
Now I just need to move more stuff out of the way while all the games download so I can increase my play area :smile: .
@hitman2411 You missed these 2 which seem to be included:
Dead and Buried
The Unspoken
Elite Dangerous is good for sim space flight but it's difficult to read text or see things that are far away due to the low resolution of the headset. Even simple things like flying into a space station are jaw dropping though.
Overload is great for more arcadey 6DOF combat. It's still in early access but there is a free demo that works in VR. I highly recommend checking it out.
I've seen IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad recommended for old school dogfighting but I haven't played it yet.
For all games check out isthereanydeal.com to get an idea of prices and when the last sale was. Also try to buy on Steam if you can, they'll work fine with the Oculus and your games won't be trapped in the Oculus ecosystem if you change headset later.
Assetto corsa is also a must....
pCARS a maybe (i love the go-karts) - make sure you buy on steam however, much healthier online.
ETS2 / ATS worth a look if you like a slower paced trucking "experience".
edge of no where, pinball fx vr, defence grid 2 VR, sports bar VR, retro arcade neon, eleven table tennis, thrill of the fight all worth looking into.
as is arizona sunshine,
then on top. doom 3 BFG is a no brainer (i think i paid £3 on g2a)! using fan made mod (i will paste in link later)
youtube.com/wat…KK4
youtube.com/wat…DJ0
portal 2 has a free VR short - 10 levels or so - if you own the normal game
i have around 60 vr titles and to be honest all i have no regrets on.
coming soon is halflife 2 vr - free if you own HL2 / HL2 EP1+2 OR the orange box.
rumours are alien isolation also getting fan made vr patch soon.
youtube.com/wat…gWA
This actually looks like fun. Gonna give it a try.
I recommend this setup guide on reddit for setting up the Oculus sensors. Having two sensors opposite each other on a diagonal is way better for stuff like Robo Recall and Echo Arena. With both sensors setup in front like Oculus suggests I unsurprisingly kept losing tracking whenever I turned around.
oculus.com/exp…16/
It's been announced that Echo Arena will be available for free for people who add it to their Oculus account in the first 3 months upon release. Anyone who doesn't would need to pay for it after the first 3 months
Now if only i could find a lense protectors and some kind of face mask to put over the foam, this would be 100% perfect.
oculus.com/exp…ft/
I ordered the £39.99 one, all games reviewed well, SuperhotVR, Wilson's Heart, Fantastic Contraption.