Oh. My. Gosh. I copied all your settings, and for the first time in MSFS I have no stuttering when looking straight down at objects on the ground! Thank you so much! I thought reducing the multiplier in the Oculus app would reduce clarity of buildings, but my perception is that objects are actually clearer. I did not cap framerate, and was getting a solid 45 fps.
I have a RTX 3080 as yourself, Ryzen 5600x and Quest 2. Your settings here have given me a fresh breath of life in the sim. I have played with my settings way too much over time. Usually just get it right then an update lands and my sim feels awful again. TY for taking the time to do this video. I am loving it again now. I have bumped my clouds up to ultra though as they seemed to look a bit cartooney and still do to be honest, stuff in distance looks slightly pixelated but its the smoothest most enjoyable flight i have ever had last night. Cheers
Just remembered i have not applied the sharpening to 0 in the config bit. Ill try this tonight. Also I've had to increase my contrast as the cockpit looked a light grey. Thanks again for your input and great channel
I'm running a 2070 super and this video was perfect. I was very surprised at how high I can get the settings without sacrificing frames. I'm still running around 25-30 fps, but thats very livable.
Thanks for the detailed instructions. Unfortunately, at the moment there are newer drivers and openxr than you have in the video and there are differences. I have configured everything as much as you have, but I can’t read the instruments (they look blurry) as if the resolution is low, how can I add it? What is the relationship between VR resolution and monitor? How to make the EGR VR resolution higher?
Awesome I just got a new laptop with a 3080 and things weren’t smooth but now it’s running smooth and looks great on the quest 2 I’m planning on buying the varjo aero and look foreword to more videos on it thanks
With these settings and quite a few variations, I am very disappointed with the terrain quality I am seeing. The cockpit seems sharp and crisp but the view outside is terribly low resolution, and the buildings look horrible. I have the 12th gen. i9 129000K and an RTX 3080ti. When I am using 4K in 2D MSFS is simply stunning. The quality in the Quest 2 I am seeing resembles NTSC quality, not even 720p. True I have no stuttering and a high frame rate, but is this the best there is? This is using the Quest official tether cable to USB-C on my Corsair Vengeance. Any suggestions? I am hoping I have missed something obvious! :)
Great video thanks. I have a fairly consistent 10fps drop after changing the settings and dropping out of VR and back in again on my Quest 2. An exit to the main FS2020 menu screen followed by a restart of the flight is the only fix I have found to get back to full FPS? Q2, RTX3060ti, cable or Airlink, Intel 12900K, 32MB Ram
Thanks for this video. I am currently trying to decide between quest 2 and reverb g2. Do you use virtual desktop or quests own software for this? I know g2 is better but quest has wireless etc which is appealing… I have been borrowing a friends quest to use on my laptop and it’s good but laptop limitations I think make things like dials and screens a bit blurry so want to make sure I can get good performance from it if I do get one
Good morning, I wanted to buy a 4060ti, but with this controversy that some people are complaining that it has some incompatibilities with the Quest2, I was apprehensive and unsure about which card to buy.
Well, I have changed all my settings to the same as you in MSFS and using the XR Toolkit. Brilliant ! My frame rates have gone up 12.5% from 40 to a rock solid 45 minimum and sometimes above. I think I have lost a little sharpness in the instruments, but the smoothness is fantastic, stuttering out the sides (that annoyed me), has gone!. Even in somewhere like New York, solid 45FPS and like butter. I cannot thank you enough I have been tinkering for months ! One question should you also run the oculus tray tool, or not bother with that now? Thank you VERY much
what do you use for controls? do you use mouse, keyboard, throttles equipment?? or something else? im thinking about trying vr but have no idea how someone would manage controls
Thank you for the fabulous video! Can you tell me where to find the config file that you reference at 3:23? I've looked in the App Data /config folder but it is empty
Great video i have a couple of questions - 1. are these the same settings whether using the link cable or airlink ? 2. and do you get a better result or exactly the same using either method of connecting ?
Thanks for this video! I have a question: I have 3080 and recommended settings in Quest 2 is x2906 or 1.5x @ 2762, 72hz. Render @ 100% then change scaling in Openxr to 80% or lower. The issue is downscaling results is ugly textures, even @ x2188. You have x1818 but it looks good. The fact is I always have frame rate between 34-40, and it doesn’t change despite any adjustments I make. Higher than 80% results in weird warping and stuttering, but frame rate is still 30-37. Why does it stutter even with good frame rate?
Alway great informative videos Chris! And you’re at my home airport. Fly Tampa is tops! There were quite a few new additional settings today in the FFR menu, I didn’t see here. I just left them at default. I set brightness to 30 and contrast to 50 with my G2, it’s soo perfect! Will FFR make any real difference on a high-end rig?
This is probably a dumb question but how do you access the OpenXR Toolkit settings? The companion app says it's active but I cannot for the life of me find the configuration menus. Thanks
Been trying my Quest 2 out and is fun but super low res because of my GPU so thinking about upgrading now from a 1660ti to a 3080 seeing as prices have gone down, or shall I wait for the 4000 series?
@@PIEINTHESKYTOURS got the 3080, used your settings and got a great smooth frame rate, so thanks for that. My only issue is the black levels ..well and colours, seem a bit dull and the blacks are very grey. Any advice? Also didn't have that resolution u use in Open XR and had to set ocolus to x1.3, why the difference?
Great settings, as always! Thanks a lot. I needed to set Vertical sync to off, otherwise the ground was 'shaking'. And still not sure what the best settings are for Brightness, Contrast and Saturation. The ones you propose here seem a bit washed out. But that is just a matter of taste of course. Thanks again!
Hi, Thank you indeed for your great job. It's really usefull and it works very well. I cannot manage to find your video that relates to the config file you mention in the video. Can you help? Thank you .
Hello, nice video, and most interesting subject. Installed the openxrtoolkit but have trouble using it… how do I change values, like the remaining seconds? Regards
How did you get the Oculus-App Version 38? I don't find any update wether desktop app nor an update for the vr-goggle itself to 38. I am on 37.0.0.79.109 Or could it be some region specific update delay as i am from germany?
Hey I also have a 85% ok frame rate using RYZEN 9 3900X 4.6 turbo processor, 16gb ram, NVidia 3070 FTW3. Tuff Gaming motherboard rated 4.1/2 stars from 50k reviews… I have settings ultra! So if I cut auto frames to off you think I will have a faster frame speed… speeds about 80% on n my rig.
Thanks for the update with the quest 2. This is really a game changer. My quality has improved tremendously, however objects in the distance still appear a bit blurry. Any suggestions?
I have the same issue. My machine isn't as powerful (2080ti) but usint these setting does give me the smoothest I have had. Cockpit is great but anything in the distance just becomes a mess in fairness. No clarity at all
Hey Chris, does the new beta update today benefit G2 owners as well? Also what are your current foveated rendering settings for the G2, are they the same as Quest 2? Thanks!
@@PIEINTHESKYTOURS thanks Chris, so you haven't changed your G2 settings in light of the update today, the benefits don't require any adjustment from your last video?
I am using BETA 3 (v1.0.2) of the OpenXR toolkit and I do not have the option for Foveated Rendering. I have the Quest 2 and all the software is up to date. Is there a special way I need to turn it on?
@@mbucchia Thank you so very much. I couldn't find that info anywhere. Any chance you could fix the shimmering? I can't fly with it because the scenery and dashboard are being pulled slightly left. And straight lines are wavy
@@scottmoon50 the AMD+DX12 thing is on our front page. We're working on improvements to help with shimmering but we have no timeline for when it will be available and how much it will help.
Hello,very much interested in the best settings to use for my oculus quest 2. Some approaches seem familiar, like the Nvidia control panel but I have to confess my confusion about it all. So e.g. following the Nvidia settings you mention a config file..where do I find this.what support app do I need ? I mean like oculus app, steamVr, mixed reality portal, openxr, etc and in what order? Tia
I have Nividia 1050 ti on my i7 Acer Nitro 5. So far I am able to play MFS2020 pretty smoothly on my PC. I tried flying it with my Quest 2 but graphics was really bad..I also used aftermarket cable that was transmitting around 2Gb/sec (I returned it and bought original cable). My question is..will these settings work on my setup when I fly with VR? Thank you.
Thanks for putting this video together. I have a similar rig to yours with the Quest 2, I have learned a lot from your videos. What runtime do you use as active? the Oculus Quest, or the OpenXR? I mean this part: on the open xr tool: Runtime manifest: c:\program files\oculus\support\oculus-runtime\oculus_openxr_64.json Thanks!
@@PIEINTHESKYTOURS thanks! this video helped me a great deal, my VR experience has improved a lot, only issue I'm getting is that when closer to the ground the ground textures and buildings look good, but there's a slight wobble effect, any ideas of what to tweak to fix? thanks!
Hey Chris - firstly thanks for this, really useful. Quick question about your inner and outer ring sizes being the same %. Matt seems to suggest having them set to the same size doesn’t reap the full benefits of FFR. I’m just curious as to whether you landed on theses numbers specifically for the Q2? Or am I misunderstanding what he was saying? Cheers!
Hi. I'm not very good at tuning computers so I have a question. I have a Legion gaming laptop with intel core I7 generation 9. with 32 Gb memory. geforce RTX 4 Gb video memory. Oculus 2. would need help with the basic settings. run with nvidia game optimization. unfortunately it chops a lot when I get close to the ground and when there is a lot of movement. can this be fixed or is my computer too sluggish
hey buddy im trying to change the ray tracing settings in msf user config file when i change it and go to save it it askes me to save with a different file name and wont save it when i change the file name do you know anything about that and what is your ray tracing settingas are 0 or 1 myu clouds look pixelated any suggestions thanks bro
I don't seem to have 1804x1818 on OpenXR 1.0.2. Also, the only way I could match your rendering resolution on the Oculus app is to pull it to 1.3x (whereas yours sitting at 1.1x). Could anybody have me know what I'm missing here?
Turning off threaded optimization is a bit outdated advice. Asobo has since optimized multithreaded performance better. Every system is a little different but give it a test on your end with frame times.
Oh. My. Gosh. I copied all your settings, and for the first time in MSFS I have no stuttering when looking straight down at objects on the ground! Thank you so much!
I thought reducing the multiplier in the Oculus app would reduce clarity of buildings, but my perception is that objects are actually clearer. I did not cap framerate, and was getting a solid 45 fps.
Thank you PIE. I was expecting this
Been struggling with settings for a week. Followed your video and I’m all dialed in perfectly. Thank you!!!!
I bought the GotFriends Edgley Optica yesterday and the view in VR is just so good, heavily recommended if you fly in VR
I have a RTX 3080 as yourself, Ryzen 5600x and Quest 2. Your settings here have given me a fresh breath of life in the sim. I have played with my settings way too much over time. Usually just get it right then an update lands and my sim feels awful again. TY for taking the time to do this video. I am loving it again now. I have bumped my clouds up to ultra though as they seemed to look a bit cartooney and still do to be honest, stuff in distance looks slightly pixelated but its the smoothest most enjoyable flight i have ever had last night. Cheers
Just remembered i have not applied the sharpening to 0 in the config bit. Ill try this tonight. Also I've had to increase my contrast as the cockpit looked a light grey. Thanks again for your input and great channel
I'm running a 2070 super and this video was perfect.
I was very surprised at how high I can get the settings without sacrificing frames. I'm still running around 25-30 fps, but thats very livable.
Jeez.. im using a 3060 and performance is bad and clarity is bad too
@@CytanAJ maybe u didn’t do it right? I have a 3060 and I’m abt to do this, I’ll tell u my outcome
@@ttommy281what was your result? Have a 3060 and looking to buy the quest soon msfs is the one thing no one talks about
Thanks for the detailed instructions. Unfortunately, at the moment there are newer drivers and openxr than you have in the video and there are differences. I have configured everything as much as you have, but I can’t read the instruments (they look blurry) as if the resolution is low, how can I add it? What is the relationship between VR resolution and monitor? How to make the EGR VR resolution higher?
Another great job. You always have Top Shelf VR tips.....
Awesome I just got a new laptop with a 3080 and things weren’t smooth but now it’s running smooth and looks great on the quest 2 I’m planning on buying the varjo aero and look foreword to more videos on it thanks
Are you flying a ultralight at the start if so how do I get it
Awesome, thanks for posting this 👍🏻
great explaination.. how have you set your traffic, because this gives a big load on the card too.. greetings Arno
Hey I know it’s late post .,, but what is your graphics card for settings ? RTX, GTX, AMD?
With these settings and quite a few variations, I am very disappointed with the terrain quality I am seeing. The cockpit seems sharp and crisp but the view outside is terribly low resolution, and the buildings look horrible. I have the 12th gen. i9 129000K and an RTX 3080ti. When I am using 4K in 2D MSFS is simply stunning. The quality in the Quest 2 I am seeing resembles NTSC quality, not even 720p. True I have no stuttering and a high frame rate, but is this the best there is? This is using the Quest official tether cable to USB-C on my Corsair Vengeance. Any suggestions? I am hoping I have missed something obvious! :)
Great video thanks. I have a fairly consistent 10fps drop after changing the settings and dropping out of VR and back in again on my Quest 2. An exit to the main FS2020 menu screen followed by a restart of the flight is the only fix I have found to get back to full FPS?
Q2, RTX3060ti, cable or Airlink, Intel 12900K, 32MB Ram
Thanks for this video. I am currently trying to decide between quest 2 and reverb g2. Do you use virtual desktop or quests own software for this?
I know g2 is better but quest has wireless etc which is appealing…
I have been borrowing a friends quest to use on my laptop and it’s good but laptop limitations I think make things like dials and screens a bit blurry so want to make sure I can get good performance from it if I do get one
Good morning, I wanted to buy a 4060ti, but with this controversy that some people are complaining that it has some incompatibilities with the Quest2, I was apprehensive and unsure about which card to buy.
Well, I have changed all my settings to the same as you in MSFS and using the XR Toolkit. Brilliant ! My frame rates have gone up 12.5% from 40 to a rock solid 45 minimum and sometimes above. I think I have lost a little sharpness in the instruments, but the smoothness is fantastic, stuttering out the sides (that annoyed me), has gone!. Even in somewhere like New York, solid 45FPS and like butter. I cannot thank you enough I have been tinkering for months ! One question should you also run the oculus tray tool, or not bother with that now?
Thank you VERY much
what do you use for controls? do you use mouse, keyboard, throttles equipment?? or something else? im thinking about trying vr but have no idea how someone would manage controls
Thank you for the fabulous video! Can you tell me where to find the config file that you reference at 3:23? I've looked in the App Data /config folder but it is empty
One question please: go for the 128gb or 256gb for msfs or it does not matter?
Great video i have a couple of questions - 1. are these the same settings whether using the link cable or airlink ? 2. and do you get a better result or exactly the same using either method of connecting ?
Thanks for this video! I have a question: I have 3080 and recommended settings in Quest 2 is x2906 or 1.5x @ 2762, 72hz. Render @ 100% then change scaling in Openxr to 80% or lower. The issue is downscaling results is ugly textures, even @ x2188. You have x1818 but it looks good. The fact is I always have frame rate between 34-40, and it doesn’t change despite any adjustments I make. Higher than 80% results in weird warping and stuttering, but frame rate is still 30-37. Why does it stutter even with good frame rate?
Thanks for posting this. When using the Reverb G2 do you use the same OpenXR and in-game settings?
i has came more changes in the VR setting meny, are you able to create a new updated one?
Keep up the great work my dude! what settings do i need to turn down for my 2070 Super if any?
Why when I start the oculus debug tools a window pops up saying that I need to start or rung a program first ?
FANTASTIC detail settings great job. Would you do anything different owning a 3080TI?
can you exsplain where to edit the harpen 0 in config file?
When I use rift, Ihave 45-50fps. When I use quest, I have 30 fpl only. Сhanging the settings does not change anything. Always 30 fps. Help me please!
Alway great informative videos Chris!
And you’re at my home airport. Fly Tampa is tops! There were quite a few new additional settings today in the FFR menu, I didn’t see here. I just left them at default. I set brightness to 30 and contrast to 50 with my G2, it’s soo perfect!
Will FFR make any real difference on a high-end rig?
Cannot find the Quest 2 graphics settings to change refresh rate and render resolution :( FOund it.
This is probably a dumb question but how do you access the OpenXR Toolkit settings? The companion app says it's active but I cannot for the life of me find the configuration menus. Thanks
its more settings in the menu now. could you maby show what you think since WU11
Been trying my Quest 2 out and is fun but super low res because of my GPU so thinking about upgrading now from a 1660ti to a 3080 seeing as prices have gone down, or shall I wait for the 4000 series?
@@PIEINTHESKYTOURS got the 3080, used your settings and got a great smooth frame rate, so thanks for that. My only issue is the black levels ..well and colours, seem a bit dull and the blacks are very grey. Any advice?
Also didn't have that resolution u use in Open XR and had to set ocolus to x1.3, why the difference?
Great settings, as always! Thanks a lot. I needed to set Vertical sync to off, otherwise the ground was 'shaking'. And still not sure what the best settings are for Brightness, Contrast and Saturation. The ones you propose here seem a bit washed out. But that is just a matter of taste of course. Thanks again!
Yes for me too its washed out and the far horizon is too bright, I am still playing with the numbers
@@PIEINTHESKYTOURS what exactly is verticals sync and how do you know if you need it on?
Hi, your latest video for quest 2 settings is 5 months old. A lot of things changed. Is it possible to have a update ? Great thanks in advance 😀
What are you flying in the gameplay shown?
Hi, Thank you indeed for your great job. It's really usefull and it works very well. I cannot manage to find your video that relates to the config file you mention in the video. Can you help? Thank you .
Hello, nice video, and most interesting subject. Installed the openxrtoolkit but have trouble using it… how do I change values, like the remaining seconds? Regards
If I understand you correctly, simply scroll to what you wish to change with Ctrl-F1 and use Ctrl-F1 or Ctrl-F3 to make change.
@@daywalker5458 thank you. I knew the answer would make me blush …
Anyone using the Oculus Tray Tool or just the Debug tool? Can they be used together or is one preferred over the other?
How did you get the Oculus-App Version 38? I don't find any update wether desktop app nor an update for the vr-goggle itself to 38. I am on 37.0.0.79.109
Or could it be some region specific update delay as i am from germany?
can you show us what settings you are now using in update 11?
@@PIEINTHESKYTOURS thanks, checking it out
Hey I also have a 85% ok frame rate using RYZEN 9 3900X 4.6 turbo processor, 16gb ram, NVidia 3070 FTW3. Tuff Gaming motherboard rated 4.1/2 stars from 50k reviews… I have settings ultra! So if I cut auto frames to off you think I will have a faster frame speed… speeds about 80% on n my rig.
Thanks for the update with the quest 2. This is really a game changer. My quality has improved tremendously, however objects in the distance still appear a bit blurry. Any suggestions?
I have the same issue. My machine isn't as powerful (2080ti) but usint these setting does give me the smoothest I have had. Cockpit is great but anything in the distance just becomes a mess in fairness. No clarity at all
Same in terms of distance quality but overall FFR has made a significant difference in quality.
For me, using the link cable is a blurry mess with msfs2020. Any other game it works great. Use another method link airlink or virtual desktop
@@ksks6802 Im experiencing the same thing, very blurry and hard to see my instruments, however in other games it looks fine..
Hey Chris, does the new beta update today benefit G2 owners as well? Also what are your current foveated rendering settings for the G2, are they the same as Quest 2? Thanks!
@@PIEINTHESKYTOURS thanks Chris, so you haven't changed your G2 settings in light of the update today, the benefits don't require any adjustment from your last video?
thanks for the settings, i dont have foveated rendering im guessing its because i have 1080ti
how do you adjust the menu timer longer than 11 seconds?
I am using BETA 3 (v1.0.2) of the OpenXR toolkit and I do not have the option for Foveated Rendering. I have the Quest 2 and all the software is up to date. Is there a special way I need to turn it on?
You probably don't have a GPU capable of FFR. What GPU do you have?
@@mbucchia RX 6800
@@scottmoon50 AMD GPUs only support FFR when you set the sim to use DX12. This is a limitation imposed by the AMD driver.
@@mbucchia Thank you so very much. I couldn't find that info anywhere. Any chance you could fix the shimmering? I can't fly with it because the scenery and dashboard are being pulled slightly left. And straight lines are wavy
@@scottmoon50 the AMD+DX12 thing is on our front page.
We're working on improvements to help with shimmering but we have no timeline for when it will be available and how much it will help.
When setting the FFV to the settings you mention, everything goes blurry (using V1.0.2). Any ideas?
Thank you.
Hello,very much interested in the best settings to use for my oculus quest 2. Some approaches seem familiar, like the Nvidia control panel but I have to confess my confusion about it all. So e.g. following the Nvidia settings you mention a config file..where do I find this.what support app do I need ? I mean like oculus app, steamVr, mixed reality portal, openxr, etc and in what order? Tia
Thank you for your prompt comment. I. Might want to offer you a beer, a Belgian one (but is there any “beer” that’s not Belgian) of course🍻
I have Nividia 1050 ti on my i7 Acer Nitro 5. So far I am able to play MFS2020 pretty smoothly on my PC. I tried flying it with my Quest 2 but graphics was really bad..I also used aftermarket cable that was transmitting around 2Gb/sec (I returned it and bought original cable). My question is..will these settings work on my setup when I fly with VR? Thank you.
@@PIEINTHESKYTOURS thank you!
Thanks for putting this video together. I have a similar rig to yours with the Quest 2, I have learned a lot from your videos. What runtime do you use as active? the Oculus Quest, or the OpenXR? I mean this part: on the open xr tool: Runtime manifest: c:\program files\oculus\support\oculus-runtime\oculus_openxr_64.json Thanks!
@@PIEINTHESKYTOURS thanks! this video helped me a great deal, my VR experience has improved a lot, only issue I'm getting is that when closer to the ground the ground textures and buildings look good, but there's a slight wobble effect, any ideas of what to tweak to fix? thanks!
Does anyone know if you can use your quest 2 whilst running on the PC MSFS cloud?
Hey Chris - firstly thanks for this, really useful. Quick question about your inner and outer ring sizes being the same %. Matt seems to suggest having them set to the same size doesn’t reap the full benefits of FFR. I’m just curious as to whether you landed on theses numbers specifically for the Q2? Or am I misunderstanding what he was saying?
Cheers!
@@PIEINTHESKYTOURS thanks mate. I have no complaints with these settings on my Q2 - looks fantastic. Was just curious!
Cheers 😊
Hi. I'm not very good at tuning computers so I have a question. I have a Legion gaming laptop with intel core I7 generation 9. with 32 Gb memory. geforce RTX 4 Gb video memory. Oculus 2. would need help with the basic settings. run with nvidia game optimization. unfortunately it chops a lot when I get close to the ground and when there is a lot of movement. can this be fixed or is my computer too sluggish
@@PIEINTHESKYTOURS That's what I mean by 'I'm bad at tuning. I do not know what it means and how to access 😮
hey buddy im trying to change the ray tracing settings in msf user config file when i change it and go to save it it askes me to save with a different file name and wont save it when i change the file name do you know anything about that and what is your ray tracing settingas are 0 or 1 myu clouds look pixelated any suggestions thanks bro
@@PIEINTHESKYTOURS when is diss coming do you know
I followed your setting, but over big cities I am getting less than 30 fps, I have RTX3080Ti, i7 8700 processor, 32gb ram.
I don't seem to have 1804x1818 on OpenXR 1.0.2. Also, the only way I could match your rendering resolution on the Oculus app is to pull it to 1.3x (whereas yours sitting at 1.1x). Could anybody have me know what I'm missing here?
Same here .. I used 1.3 and closest resolution in open XR
whAT IS THIS DEBUG TOOL YOU SPEAK OF? Found it.
Turning off threaded optimization is a bit outdated advice. Asobo has since optimized multithreaded performance better. Every system is a little different but give it a test on your end with frame times.
where can i download the openxr toolkit
ha just found your video thanks
Hi, with this setting, the ground started shaking, which parameter you thing i should change ? Thank you
Hi, had exactly the same. After setting 'Vertical sync' to 'Off' in the Nvidia Control panel it went away (or the restart of my pc did it ;-))
Dol need a beefy computer for this
why is my image on my oculus using this is so grainy looking
@@PIEINTHESKYTOURS I'm not sure which config file to access to do so😔
Is it possible to run motion reprojection with the oculus 2?
what is the effect of motion reprojection?
@@gregson99 It reduces frame rate in half to max 45 and copies each frame, to 'fake' up to 90 fps. Can give a smoother image fps wise