From my understanding, the offset bias affects the distance at which the sharpening takes effect. In this instance with my settings mentioned in the video, objects that are closer have slightly less sharpening applied since it's already pretty clear in your vision, however objects that take up less space on the screen because they're further away will receive more of the sharpening effect. Here's a more technical explanation from the forums: Offset (0.0->6.0, default 1.0) - the offset from the current pixel for the sampling pattern (so if it's 1 it will sample neighbouring pixels, any less and it will bias towards the central pixel, any more and it will start sampling pixels outside the normal kernel).

@@DDFRacer great! Thanks for all the info :) Yeah I’ve stuck with what I had before. It’s just way too sharp for me. Everyone is different I suppose. For me, going back to FXAA on low looks better.

@@richwatson1985 absolutely mate! Each to their own and whatever works best 😎 no right or wrong way as long as it looks good to you.

You're not the first to be caught out by that word, it definitely got my attention too and needed a bit of research before recording so I could understand the context! It's "Summpu" which is a Finnish word and doesn't really have a direct single word translation into English, although at a stretch I guess "Tightens" or "Caution" would suffice, although not exactly. It's basically a warning that you can't go full attack and take the usual line through a corner to run it wide on exit, either due to a hazard which might not be obvious at first or because you need to keep the car within the limit of grip to be able to react. Hope this helps 👍

I guess so, when you look at it in relative terms 😆

Absolutely not 😎 anything you do against the AI doesn't affect your ratings making it the perfect place to practice before you head out on the official servers.

Those are the kind of notes that can really make a difference 😉 if there is some more time to gain by pushing a little bit extra (where it is safe, of course) then a "be brave" call is the right thing to add. Same for corners which always cause problems, an extra "caution" or "remember" can be the difference between a stage time or not. I really love the ability to add/edit pace notes in Richard Burns Rally, it takes all of the guesswork and interpretation out of driving 👍 and is also what the real drivers/co-drivers would do, tweaking their pacenotes to suit the stage and driving style.

Your English is good 😎 don't worry about it! The words you mentioned (house, tree, post and many more) are all available in the pace notes editor 👍 I recorded the audio for these however not all stages use them by default. Luppis pace notes tend to focus mostly on the corner radius and distance instead of going into more detail with roadside objects, but they can be added in very easily using the editor if those details are required.

Thanks for the kind words mate, the stabilisation is actually something I worked on quite recently! It's using the built in Oculus mirror, no special extras 👍 here are my settings: Mirror Type: Rectilinear Eye: Left Allow FOV Stencil: No FOV X-Axis: 140% FOV Y-Axis: 100% Crop To Symmetric FOV: Yes System Layer Visibility: Guardian, Notifications and GUI off Image Stabilisation Enabled: Yes Image Stabilisation Keep Upright: Yes Image Stabilisation Parameters Profile: Mild

@@DDFRacer Thank you very much sir! I shall be giving those a go!

It depends on what you've been using previously 🤔 if you can afford it then I'd definitely recommend 8Nm though, that's what I've been using for a few years now and I love it. I don't feel the need for it to be any stronger but it's more than enough force to be able to give you all the smaller details too. With 5Nm you'll still have the same information coming through but it'll be harder to notice the really subtle stuff that helps you find the limit of grip more easily.

@@DDFRacer thanks for the answer

After the first couple of races I couldn't agree more 😬 I had no pace in the car, was making bad strategic decisions and hardly any points on the board. Over the course of the season though I definitely got a handle on how to drive the LMP2 and improved by speed and consistency, but also a lot of my AM competitors dropped out. If Dean and Jackson didn't miss a round (in addition to their drop scores) then it would have definitely been a lot closer and maybe not in my favour, but it is what it is. I'm not saying I won by default as I still needed to drive my arse off and get those points 😅 but it does feel like I kind of fell into the title win a bit to be honest ha! Oh and that shoey, yeah. MrBishi has a lot to answer for by sending me that thing...

The only reason I moved on from DiRT Rally 2.0 was due to the community league I rally with having problems creating championships on racenet. A bit unfortunate as I definitely prefer it over EA WRC 😕 but that's where the championship runs now.

That's a good question...and not one I have the answer to unfortunately as I don't own either product 😅 I would _imagine_ so, as the HF8 claims to be compatible with most chairs/seats, but don't take my word for it. Sorry I couldn't help!

Ha yeah, I noticed that! Normally I'm the more erratic one and quicker over the stage 😅 but I wanted to make sure to get a result on the board for the final round so probably gave it around 95% to be safe, you definitely had the raw pace on me. That mistake explains where you disappeared to at least 😉 Thanks for the suggestions also, I'll definitely be taking a look!

I'm also wondering about that. Maybe SimHub?

Can confirm it's something I've custom made in SumHub 👍 I have a consistent design between the different sims I use and have most of them for download on my Discord server but Richard Burns Rally is only something I've gotten into recently so haven't made a public version yet. Definitely something on my to-do list though!

A new graphics engine will do that 😉 still not sure why they went with UE4 if they knew VR was coming in the future, I'm not sure if any other title out there has been able to get it running smoothly but also looking good at the same time (see Assetto Corsa Competizione also).

I would agree, but I have a pretty solid reference point compared to other games I run in VR such as iRacing, AMS2, Assetto Corsa and so on. All of these look significantly better on the same headset so I'm making a direct comparison between them, not just looking at EA WRC in isolation, and unfortunately it just doesn't look that great at all. For sure a more modern headset would have better clarity but this suck up a lot more processing power due to the extra pixels and would mean even lower graphics settings to compensate. As for upscaling, nothing enabled as far as I'm aware and running supersampling at 125% 👍 any more than that and I start dropping a lot of frames.

Ha yeah, same here actually! Was looking at older footage this week of the original DiRT Rally and noticed it looked really sharp and ran a lot more smoothly too, all on a 1080 card. Not sure why we've taken so many steps back in terms of VR since then, pretty baffling.

@@DDFRacer I still use my water cooled 1080ti it's in my living room PC now running a tandem loop with a 5600x. It only for watching TV and general internet use but wasn't worth trying to sell it because people don't believe what an awesome card it still is. As for this Wrc game running bad in VR is it really the fault of Unreal Engine 4 as people say it is?

Assetto Corsa Competizione also uses UE4 and that's not exactly known for it's stellar VR performance either 😬 so I would say it definitely plays a part. No doubt EA could optimise the game itself a little more but Kunos have had years to improve the VR in ACC.

Yeah unfortunately at the moment you need a pretty beefy setup for EA WRC and even then it's not going to be great. Hopefully in future updates they can smooth out the performance a little 🤞

I've been considering an upgrade for a long time now but whenever I do my research, all roads lead back to the CV1. I know it's old and it's got a low resolution compared to more modern headsets but things like charging cable issues, increased latency, no built in solutions to pin windows inside VR, increased godrays, less dark blacks etc...they all put me off. It's hard trying to find something that (clarity aside) is genuinely worth upgrading to that isn't going to absolutely bankrupt me or melt my computer 😅 All I need is a headset that plugs in directly (I don't need or use wireless) and has a decent image quality with the ability to pin my live chat and a basic HUD inside VR. Crazy to think that one of the best solutions is still one of the very first solutions from over 8 years ago.

Yeah the spray in iRacing is something else 😬 they've toned it down a little in a patch released since I did these races, but it's still pretty terrifying! Looking forward to doing more of the same in the future, especially if I have the same kind of advantage again 😅 no idea where the pace came from (or where it's gone since...)

I'm not familiar with that screen unfortunately 🤔 have you tried searching/posting on the Reiza forums to see if anyone else has had (and found a solution for) the same issue?

@DDFRacer, I've searched in some forums and the AMS2 subreddit and, unfortunately, didn't find any solution. The "Next Up" screen shows when loading games in SteamVR.

Edit: i just found out that the problem was in my microsoft username and the utilization of foreign caracters.

You're welcome 😎 glad you're enjoying it!

Can confirm still going strong and hasn't missed a beat 👍 for some reason which I'm yet to figure out though, occasionally I need to unplug and reconnect the USB for the handbrake to be detected in game. No biggie since it's right next to me, but I noticed a couple of times I'd be parked on the start line of the rally and the countdown wasn't starting despite having the handbrake fully in.

It's an interesting point you make since the quality of racing with the AI can be significantly better than dealing with rookies at times 😅 however that's not necessarily always a good thing. Sure the AI will make mistakes but they won't make 'bad' decisions like an awful rejoin or a move that was clearly not on. It might be frustrating at the time to be taken out in rookies but it's invaluable experience for anticipating the actions of others, these situations only make you a better driver in the long run provided you look at the replay, see how things could have happened differently and learn from the experience 👍

Can't say I disagree with you to be honest, it's definitely something that you can't ignore when you're sat on it. I know a couple of people who have modified an old seat and put the HF8 _inside_ the fabric itself but that's a big project to take on and shouldn't be necessary. The idea behind it is good though 👍

You're one of many who has mentioned Numeric C 😉 so the pressure is definitely growing! To be fair, having spent the majority of my time rallying in DiRT Rally 2.0 over the past few years, I'm used to hearing Square calls so it's strange to be missing them now. Hopefully I can re-use most of the samples I've already recorded and it shouldn't be too difficult to make 🤞

Thank you 😁 not what I was expecting when I signed up for the series a few months ago, that's for sure! It's a shame that a fair few people dropped out of the AM class or couldn't make it for every round, no doubt it would have been a lot closer with Deano and Jackson, but I guess consistency is what brought it home for me at the end of the day. Consistently off the pace, mind you 😅 those guys in PRO are on another level but at least I have some replay files and data to analyse now and can see what I need to improve to find some more pace.

What can I say, it's the taste of success 🤣 I guess the next upgrade will need to be a mini fridge next to the rig...

@@DDFRacerMoet & Chandon White Star next time??

Of course I had to mention you 😉 you're the one who got me in to all this in the first place with Geoff Crammond's Grand Prix!

only affects the clutch if shifting down at low revs and helps, otherwise extreme perfection is needed

Thanks for the tip, I'll keep that in mind. I've always preferred to leave auto clutch off though, even if it costs me time or causes problems 😅 since actual drivers wouldn't have that luxury.

I'm really enjoying my time in Richard Burns Rally at the moment 👍 will be making a full review video about it soon

Oh bugger that 😂 I don't know exactly but I'm sure there are thousands of audio files in Crew Chief. This voice pack *only* had 568...

@@DDFRacer yikes! 🤣 I can understand that perspective - As much as we would all rather hear you than the typical guy saying 'still there ... Still there ... Still there'

You're far too kind 😅 trying to get audio levels right, especially when it's live and Discord voices can vary so dramatically, is a constant battle. Having the background certainly helps but never makes it any less stressful ha!

Don't worry, I'll make sure to get you into that concrete wall as quickly as possible 😎

@@DDFRacer Hah! I hit the trees more than concrete walls~

And so it begins 🤣 it wasn't easy getting that time but once I figured out how to balance between clutch, handbrake and throttle in those hairpins I managed to find a stack of time. So incredibly satisfying, looking forward to seeing my time get beaten mate so I can get back out and drive this combo again!

I believe the way pace notes work in Richard Burns Rally is to allow 0.5sec for each audio file, not sure if that can be tweaked, so in this case it was three separate calls but because they were cramped into such a short space it messed up the phrasing 🤔 it should ideally be something more like "into 3 left long - round - and short 5 right over crest".

Happy to hear that I was able to guide you through, bin free 😆 although I'll have to look into this as a potential bug with the pack, normally there are bins so I think I might have screwed something up here...

Ha yeah, a far cry from my first attempt after the failed Czech rally a few weeks ago 😬 it's an absolute monster of a car but you can't drive it like one, the inputs need to be so gentle, especially the handbrake and throttle, I'm rarely ever completely flat on my right foot. So much fun though!

Thanks for the kind words, glad you like it!

Very good timing indeed 😉 let me know how you find it, any feedback welcome!

Ha hopefully not 😅 I don't think I'd last two minutes in the passenger seat, especially if they drive like I do! Thanks again for the groundwork you did with the Nicky Grist pack and the permissions for me to put this together 👍

It's fairly easy to change. Just have to replace the sumppu1.ogg sound with something else. But which English word would you use?

@@benofficial2I think "sumppu" means "narrows" or"narrowing". I can't remember the word being used in Luppis v2, but maybe I'm mistaking? Or maybe it is simply a generic rally term (that happens to be of finnish origin). Anyway, as the plebeian that I am, I think I would like the codriver speaking in only one language :-)

I don't think there is an equivalent in Luppis V2. Summpu essentially translates as "bottleneck" but I prefer the Finnish word and hasn't taken me too long to get used to it

Not going to lie, the Sumppu call caught me off guard at first, especially with Nicky's accent 😅 after every call I'd be like "where poo?" because, of course, I'm a child like that. I thought about replacing it with an English word also but, same as Ursine Saturn, it became familiar to me quite quickly and it's nice short word which gets the point across very quickly. The way I interpret Sumppu is basically "take it easy through the mid corner and don't go out wide on exit, because" which can be different to "narrows" or "caution". Narrows is when the road becomes smaller, caution is for an object or hazard whereas sumppu lets you know that a conventional line probably isn't a good idea, better to take it at about 90% instead of maximising the road. You could always lower the corner number from a 4 to 3 example, but then that might lead you to believe the radius of the corner is tighter than it actually is.

And finally, thanks to this corner of the internet, I can finally stop wondering if my co-driver is telling me to avoid "some poo" on the roadside.

Thanks Adam 😎 feels good to be able to take on an audio project like this again and use my old skills to be able to give something back to the community. Also, I'm not sure being able to blame myself is too much of an issue, it's usually my fault anyway so at least this way it removes all doubt 😉

I certainly will! Although I guess this means the end of the 'quiet stage'😅

And the best part is that Richard Burns Rally which is _actually a 20 year old game_ runs far better than this and arguably drives better too. Sure the graphics in RBR are a bit dated by modern standards but graphics aren't everything I suppose. EA WRC has an insane amount of potential though so I'm hoping future patches can optimise the performance a bit 🤞

Very fond memories of the original DiRT Rally 😍 I spent a lot of time in that game and thoroughly enjoyed it. DiRT Rally 2.0 was definitely a step back in terms of performance optimisation (and also the fact they removed 2d rendered menus and replays on the monitor) and unfortunately EA WRC seems like another step back again unfortunately. Big shame because everything else such as the cars, stages, handling etc is improving over time.

@@DDFRacer the menus are super quick in DR 2. You can even leave a time trial at the beginning without waiting to finish the countdown. One click and your can enter the tuning page. It's so so complicated in EA WRC now. A big step back

Excellent choices 😎 with those two types of wheel you can cover off pretty much any type of driving discipline. That said, the formula wheel is definitely more specific, you couldn't do rallying with it for example, but you could definitely do single seater with the BMW wheel which is what makes it the more useful one in my opinion.

@@DDFRacer well I do mostly single seater stuff so i was about to get formula wheel at somepoint anyways

Thanks mate, much appreciated. Been a long time since I wrote this song!

I would agree with you if I'd have recorded this footage physically through the lense but this is a direct capture from the game on my desktop monitor. If anything, running a CV1 would actually mean _better_ performance since I'm running at a lower resolution than more modern headsets and pushing less pixels through my GPU. What you're looking at is the image that EA WRC generates regardless of which headset is being used, the lower resolution is only something I can see inside my CV1 and my increased supersampling because of the extra headroom would have definitely cancelled that out on the recording. This is definitely a fair representation of what the game looks like 👍