DCS 2.9 VR Settings Guide - Fantastic Results! - 2023
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- Опубликовано: 8 июн 2024
- In this video I will show you the optimal DCS 2.9 VR settings which gave me fantastic results for the Quest 2, Quest 3, Pico 4 and the Pimax Crystal.
Pimax Headset:
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Game: DCS VR
PC SPECS:
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Gaming 12GB
intel Core i9-9900K
RAM: 64GB (2x32)
Headset: PCVR
Lenses: www.vr-wave.store/
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction and Goals
0:39 System Specs
01:24 Important Step 1: DCS 2.9 Multithreading Version
02:19 Important Step 2: Nvidea Control Panel
02:57 Important Step 3: Install the Openxr Toolkit
03:12 Quest 3 and 2 DCS 2.9 Settings Guide
03:12 Quest 3 and 2 DCS 2.9 Settings Guide
05:52 Pico 4 DCS 2.9 Settings Guide
07:31 Quest 3, 2 and Pico 4 DCS Ingame settings
10:18 Quest 3 Singeplayer DCS Performance test
11:21 Quest 3 Multiplayer DCS Performance test
11:21 Quest 3 Multiplayer DCS Performance test
12:07 Quest 3 Singeplayer DCS 1.3x Performance test
12:43 Pico 4 Singeplayer DCS Performance test
13:39 Pico 4 Multiplayer DCS Performance test
14:28 Pimax Crystal DCS 2.9 Settings guide
16:29 Pimax Crystal DCS Performance test
17:45 Final words and conclusion
Step 1: Copy the following target | --force_enable_VR --force_OpenXR
Downloads:
OpenXR Toolkit:
mbucchia.github.io/OpenXR-Too...
Open Composite:
mbucchia.github.io/OpenXR-Too...
Pimax Control center:
github.com/mbucchia/Pimax-OpenXR
Quad view foveated:
github.com/mbucchia/Quad-View...
Quad Views companion app:
www.digitalcombatsimulator.co...
Oculus Tray tool:
www.apollyonvr.com/oculus-tra...
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Wow!!! thank you so much!!!🥰 👍👍👍
I was stuck for two weeks because I didn't know the Quest 3 VR DCS installation order and settings. Setting up Quest 3 is too difficult. 😥😥
You are my lifesaver!!!😍👍👍👍
Thanks Laubox, for me with Quest 2 setting the headset resolution 1.0x and 72Hz and pumping up pixel density in DCS to 1.5 resulted in the best visual/performance balance wih the least judders and fixed fps. Also MSAA x2. OpenXR scaling NIS 100% size 20% sharpen and FOV rendering set to quality & narrow.
Ryzen 7 2700x, RTX 3080, 64GB RAM
This video is really great and helps us a lot. The Crystal experience was amazing!
Thanks for the video, this got me 72hz/fps with great cockpit clarity on my old gaming rig, really appreciate.
Thanks for the comment. This is exactly why I make them!
Thanks! Great improvement on my system
Thanks, Laubox. You don't really need the Open Composite switcher anymore to make sure DCS isn't running with SteamVR. Since Open Beta 2.8 DCS Multithreading runs natively on OpenXR. You also don't need to put the '--force_OpenXR' extension on the desktop shortcut for this same reason. Cheers!
No worries, but watch out! If the active runtime is 'SteamVR' in for example oculus app. It will run dcs in openxr but via SteamVR!
My g2 has been terrible since 2.9
Sometimes not launching at all and running 2d. Sometimes running but starting steam vr too. And sometimes running but making the mirror fullscreen. It looks terrible too
@@eatthisvr6 I understand you. When we have stabilized the performance in DCS, a new Open Beta comes and everything goes to waste and we have to start over. It's the circle of life with DCS. 😂
@@laubox Do we need to do this running Standalone?
@@laubox Well since december, Meta has received Steam VR app so I do not think Open Composite is still usefull. I will try.
Great video. Can't wait to try these settings out tonight. Thanks for posting.
No worries. Let me know about the results!
@@lauboxI had my best DCS experience ever last night. I haven't done much multi-player and didn't attempt it last night but did a little of the Inherent Resolve campaign and never even saw a single jitter or flaw. Amazing. Now I need to figure out how to get MSFS to run better haha. Thank you.
dude, these settings are ROCK SOLID. didn’t budge from 72 in campaigns and even in tti with 27 others in the server, rock solid
I am very happy to here that. Brings a smile to my face so thanks for sharing. What are your system specs?
i have a high end system but have never had such solid performance. im running a 7950x and a 4090 on a custom loop. and 64gb 6000mhz ddr5
Very strong informational video. Awesome work.
thanks Steph, appreciate the comment!
Great advice and walkthrough! I'm running an RTX 3070, Ryzen 7 5800X, and 64GB of RAM with these settings now and went from just shy of 30 FPS and jitter city to a smooth ~50 FPS in VR using the Varjo Aero at default settings. It's also worth noting I had installed mbucchia's Quad-Views-Foveated software as well which I believe paired with these settings is making a world of difference. Thank you for sharing this video!
That sounds epic!
Thank you. This video has made my DCS VR so much more enjoyable using the Quest 2. Up until this video I've been struggling to read the MFDs this has made them much easier to read with the only issue now the limited sweet spot of the lenses.
One note though, I couldn't turn on Turbo Mode in the CTRL+ F2 Menu, something about ASW and it would force the game to close every time I tried.
Same issue as me.
Very nice to know that ED is updating their game to allow better VR experience.
ty ... settings are nice, I'm enjoying DCS much more now ...
I also want to say thank you. I applied this to my 1080ti with minor tweaks, and now I can even fly the infamous Apache with no stutters or jitters. It's buttery smooth. I'm running Ryzen 9 5900x 32gb ddr4 @3600 Aorus 1080ti with a rift S
If you have any other good information or settings about Quest 3, please post more. I respect you.👍👍
Good general review. People if you take the time to follow this thread you will gain 40-60% FPS when using the described methods and settings. Just take your time and once you see the improvement you can at your own discretion make further adjustments.
Will test the MSAA on medium setting in VD. Now I am running DLSS Quality and am very happy.
very nice 😀👌👍
thanks man!
I go with DLSS and scale the VR settings ingame up a bit... to like 1.5
NICE!!!
Very nice.
I use a Reverb G2 and have found that I don't have to put the "force vr, open vr etc" it now opens automatically straight from the mt exe. Maybe it's different with the quest tho.
Sub for covering all relevant headsets..nice1
Thanks mate, could you possible do this for HP G2? alot of DCS player uses that headset.
Turning off ASW seems to be the key for me. Your guide was certainly a good starting point for me.
Hi there. Great video. I am new to VR and was wondering how you got that FPS graph on the screen? Is that MSI Afterburner? I've played with MSI, but can't get anything on the screen (even after trying to toggle with the 'on-screen' hotkey. Thanks!
First of all, thanks for this video. In Quest part, you have setted SS to1.0, but i was waiting that you set up SS in OpenXR Toolkit, but i haven seen this part...maybe i miss something? How can you achieve that detail without increaing SS more than 1.0? Maybe with MSAA X4? I have tested with MSAAX2 and overriding resolution in OpenXR Toolkit...but you have surprised me, lool...sorry if have missed something about my question
Very nice video: are the recordings from the headsets?
GREAT AND CLEAR VIDEO !! I own a great settings (Ryzen 7800XD, RTX4090 overclocked, 64Gb DDR5 memory, NvMe PCI 5.0 and Custom watercooling !!) I will try your advices and try to reach 72Fps in the UH1 on DCS.
Are you running the MT executable? Or are you using the standard bin folder executable? I notice when I use the Multi-Threading version, the VR menu is different. Mine shows a pulldown menu for choosing VR controllers. (It shows "controllers, trackers, Disable.") I notice the OpenXR logo is also in the lower right corner. But not when I run the standard .exe file.
Hello one question I play pc/vr and yesterday I had an idea is it possible to put better resolution in your dominant eye and lower one in your non dominant, I think it would work because most of what you see comes from the dominant eye, so lowering the non dominant eye quality would be pretty much unnoticeable but it would leave more pc power for better resolution for the other eye
Hi great vid . Do you have motion re projection disabled ?
Thanks for the info. at 1min, you say that the extra 32gb ram gave you and FPS boost, Havent seen this anywhere else. Can anyone else confirm this is the case. ? Is the new ram the same speed as the old. ?
You are a genius
Thanks for the comment buddy
@@laubox that video is very important guide for future Quest 3 - DCS environment settings
Have a 5900X with 32 GB RAM and a RTX 4090. I'm very new in that game. Im playing in the standard VR Settings with high textures quality. VR Pixels to 1.2. I use the HP Reverb G2 V2 and getting stable 90 FPS with that but i didn't try a heavy loaded MP Server yet. But without the Hyperthreading Version I just get 60 to 70 FPS. That version makes the biggest difference at my system.
I don't understand how you can have something sharp without increasing pixel density, either in DCS or in the Oculus app... or is it because of the green chiken?
@laubox Thanks first of all! followed alle the exact stepts but not getting past 45fps with an RTX4070 @80Hz, 5408x2896. is probably ASW turned on somewhere hidden?
You the man
Thanks keem!
Thanks this works very well! However: do I need to use the OpenBeta Version of the game? Also, I thought Virtual Desktop will reduce the resolution quite a bit, depending on the Quality settings. At least in MSFS you can see that the resolution scale, if set to 100%, will change greatly, depending on the Quality Setting of Virtual Desktop.
Also: when installing OpenXR, I think you need to set the Virtual Desktop Runtime to VDXR! I also achieved great results with fixed fov rendering! (I have exactly the same hardware, CPU, GPU, RAM and Pico4). Also in the newest OpenXR tool you can actually limit the FOV for the pico, like in the Occulus Tray tool, but it didn't make any difference for me.
Is the Pimax Crystal upgrade worth it?
Did you run into an issue where the displays exported but were also showing game video underneath? I can get all three winwing MFDs to display, but they also show game video. Driving me nuts! Thanks for demonstrating this is possible; it gives me hope!
The preload radius is what's taking up all your memory.
Because MT isn't well optimized yet, it leaks memory and doesn't manage loading in textures properly.
Turning the preload radius down can dramatically reduce memory usage.
how does one do that
@@Bull_10RR You take the “reload radius” slider in the graphics settings, and turn it down…
Thanks Laubox, I have around 35 and 39 fps with these settings in Syria and Sinai map. (Lot of blurry and Ghost shading at that low fps) I have a RTX3080, 64gb ram , Oculus quest 3. I have to down the terrain detail to low and texture to medium to get 45 fps. I wonder how could you get 75 fps stable. Im dont use the FOV in 65 because is like a box, or like play in my screen with track ir, i want VR experience. Do you know if could be possible another setting to play with this quality at 70-75 fps without the FOV limitation? Thanks
@laubox which do you think was the best VR device?
So you're not using upscaling in the OpenXR anymore? I wondered if that's needed now that we have in game upscaling too. Also, about the chicken: 0.65 gives me big black bars with the quest 2, I found I need to set it to 0.8. Will experiment more.
Hi reflected. Nope, I only use the openxr toolkit for turning on turbo mode. The toolkit is also handy for overriding the resolution.
As for the chicken. I use 0.7 on the quest 2 and 0.6 on the quest 3. Yeah I can see the black bars, I roleplay it as having a helmet on. I also forget about them after playing some. But yeah, 0.85 also still gives me a really nice fps boost. I just found it to be super stable with some Lower numbers.
@@laubox One more question please. How come you don't use fixed foveated rendering? Someone just highlighted it to me and it's another great way to save frame time, so it seems.
Some colored chicken (I forgot). Better for sure! Thanks. As for OpenXR "Turbo", it CTDs DCS every time.
Nice, what framegraph overlay is that?
Isn’t it amazing how many side apps or companion apps are needed to get these headsets calibrated?
My problem wasn't the FPS, but the latency (the "visible window" was lagging in VR when quickly turning your head). With your hints, I can play with stable 90 fps on my PICO 4 now, overall latency is down to 21 ms. Awesome! 🤩 My specs: 7900 XTX, Ryzen 5900X, 64 GB, PICO 4 connected with 2.5 GB/s USB-C-Ethernet-Adapter with PD.
AMD GPU for VR - extremely bad choice, it causes a lot of problems
@@databox4279 Well... not for me, obviously. Useless statement without details.
Hi, glad you got it working. Sorry for the noob question, could you clarify for me a bit? I want to jump into VR with DCS with a Pico 4, connected via cable to PC, with power so I dont have to stop and charge. But how exactly does it go from USB-C to ethernet? I only see USB-C male to ethernet female dongles, Pico has a USB-C port and I only got one ethernet port on PC.
@@jakubskyba7508 Sure. There are three wired ways: either you go with the standard Pico way and connect your headset with USB-C and then use the Streaming Assistant. This did not work well for me. Then there's the option to use ethernet over USB-C with Virtual Desktop and a lot of fiddling, also not very stable. And then there is the way I chose: I got me a USB-C/Ethernet adapter with an additional power input. I connect this adapter to my headset with USB-C and clip it to the side of the headstrap. Then I connected a lightweight and flat Cat 8.1 ethernet cable to the adapter. This cable goes right into my PC's ethernet port. As this is a 2.5 Gbps port, I also bought a matching adapter with 2.5 Gbps and the right cable, so now I have a direct 2.5 Gbps ethernet connection between my headset and the PC. My PC is connected to my router over 5 GHz wifi 6 ax. You can then share this connection with the ethernet port (usually it would be the other way around). So now I have internet and a direct 2.5 Gbps ethernet connectio to the PC in my headset. And as the adapter also has a USB-C power input, you can also plug in a normal USB-C charging cable while playing. This is the adapter: www.amazon.de/dp/B0BKMPT6N3
@@W00PIE Amazing! Thanks a lot. I don't have a wifi 6 nor wifi on my PC's mobo. So I was thinking to do the wiring as you described but to connect the ethernet cable to the same router as my PC. But that might not be enough to connect the Pico to PC... Gotta do some studying I guess
thanks laubox, how do you put the fps counter above th HUD ??
Hi, thank you :), what would you advice to change for Valve Index?
Quest 3 I think right now
Is open composite required if you run DCS standalone rsther than the steam version ?
but with meta quest 3 if a sam launches a missile at you 10nm away can you see the smoke? I have difficulty seeing well at a distance. like the smoke from an SA-2 missile I can hardly see it.
DCS updater GUI utility for all those command arguments.
I want this video for the reverb g2
Unfortunately I only have the HP reverb not the G2 so I thought it would not be handy 😞
Can you play dcs just with the quest 2 controllers? kinda like vtol vr
This sort of performance testing would probably be a lot better if you were in a piston/propeller aircraft flying at lower level over a populated area. Propellers tend to cause artifacts and weirdness with DLSS and the like, and flying at 30K feet with one other F-16 in view is nothing compared to flying at 2,000 feet with a furball happening, or flying at 20K feet with 50 B-17s off your wing. If you can get those scenarios to perform well, then the F-16 and BVR engagements are going to be a breeze.
I am running a Pimax 8K X with a RTX 3080 ti and have experimented with settings, and have got things "just about there", terrain and buildings look marvelous though getting the clarity of other aircraft a relatively short ranges and labels in the cockpit that little bit needed seems to elude me, and it hangs about 50 fps no matter what I try... Bumping the Ram up looks like the thing to do, I am running 16 GB presently.
32gb is needed for Dcs, does wonders for the load times as well, still 50 fps on vr with your setup is quite good. I am getting similar results with a 6800xt
Im on a 3070ti with 32 gb ram using a quest 2.. runs butter smooth but then get completely random stutters every few minutes. Could this be down to playing quest 2 wireless?
Ah mate, medium visibility in DCS, forest density 50% ... I get your performance now. But thanks for the FoV settings tip, didn't know about that one.
can you compare the SDE of the quest 3 with the SDE of the ps5vr2?
Could you make a video on recording VR gameplay in DCS?
2.9 has been an absolute game changer for VR. I have a fairly high end PC (4090, 13900K, 1000w PSU, liquid cooled….yada yada yada). 90 FPS with everything maxed out. The only thing holding me back now is my Reverb G2. It’s a great budget headset but the clarity is lacking for anything right outside the sweet spot. That being said, it’s wild to me that I’m complaining about the current VR experience. Even with the headset, it’s pretty incredible.
If you want an upgrade in clarity get the meta quest 3. The lenses are amazing. Its true edge to edge clarity
@@FG-td4vs how does the resolution compare to the reverb g2? also doesnt the battery run out even when plugged in?
What that specs, just go with Pimax Crystal. From what ive seen, alot of people who are into flight sims are usually either get the 3 following headsets, but crystal will give you advantage when come to dog fight.
Crystal
Beyond
Aero
Only if plugged into the pc, if you have it plugged to the wall and connect wirelessly itll charge while playing. Run mine till low then charge when needed
Lower a bit some settings and put it to 1.2x 1.4x, you will see really good with it.
Hi, in OpenXR, I have nothing in eh "Enable OpenXR Toolkit..." and also I cannot donwload Open Composite from the link that you posted in the description!!
Is it the DCS.EXE in the bin-mt folder that you add to the Nvidia control panel?
Is anyone getting a very bright cockpit effect and dark outside? Everything in cockpit is crispy and detailed just super bright like on the demo SU plane
Hey, I have a pico 4 and an rtx 3070 in my computer. I used the same settings as you but when I'm in my f15 (solo) or any other planes, virtual desktop lag a lot (feeling like - 30 fps) (I use the cable connection with my laptop).
Is it because I have a laptop and not a gaming pc (desktop) or is it another cause ?
Does anyone has the same issue ?
Hi !
I dont understand how you use virtual desktop with the link. I've a lot of latency when i turn m'y head.
Thanks.
I have a 19-12900k ,3080, 64gb ram and quest 3. Why does mine studder so much and the dials aren’t clear?
This blows my mind, i recently upped to 64gb ddr5, new cpu, and a 4090 on q3. I have everything super low but it looks fair and is smooth. To be fair, i fly helos for now and i am usually sub 600 agl.
I have to try tool kit and the oculus tray. That may help.
Uh, after spending over $3,000 to play games...I should hope so. I'd be really pi$$ed to have to run it on 'super low' though 😂🙄
How do you get where you installed the game? I clicked local files on steam and couldn’t find anything I went through all my files and couldn’t see anything
Is open composite necessary when you force the .exe to run in open xr..?
Thanks for the vid. I have your same spec except non ti 3080. How do you think that could affect these results?
Do you have the quest?
Sorry for the lack of details. Yes I am planning on buying the quest 3 for this exact use. Especially with the hand controls
Open composite site was nuked?
when I change the FOV Multiplier, I can still see the black bars in game, it doesnt blur it like you say! what am I doing wrong??
"The chicken is not blue but green." Thanks in advance for putting this vid together laubox, however after giving it a go my Tomcat's steam gauges are blurry and sharpening did nothing. I don't run beta through SteamVR , in fact I don't even have it. System specs: I7-8086K, 64GB, RTX 3080TI with a Q2 at 72HZ
Thanks for the comment buddy! Do you run on the 1x render scaling? You could try to up that or leave it at 1 and up the pexel density in DCs to 1.3 or 1.4 whatever you can run
Absolutely@@laubox, it was a big help. So no I was not using 1x render scaling so I went into NVIDIA and set that too yes and 1. I then went into DCS and pixel density to 1.3 and started it up, huge improvement. Bumped it up to 1.4 and an even bigger improvement. So thanks again, your vid was a big help.
does this all work when using quest 2 and virtual desktop?
I have a big dubiety , I tried use Quest controllers in DCS and its allow, but when I press configured buttons not work. I want use only the VR controls any one know how setup it?
All I get for the Open Composite: link is File not found. I did find a download for it however, there is no Open Composite.exe file so pretty useless actually. I was enjoying the video up to this point. Any how I'll see how it goes without being able to use the Open Composite program.
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I followed the steps and now i see everything like I'm in a box. Black screen around me except where I'm looking, what the f... any idea why?
fov multiplyer 0,65 isnt too low? dont you notice black borders?
Thank you very much for the video. I am encountering a phenomenon where enemy planes become very blurry and from a distance of about two miles they become a small black cloud and are unrecognizable. Do you know the problem and how to solve it?
No solution. Wait for fixes.
The open composite link does not work could you please add another?
What fps on-screen display are you using here?
not sure if this has been asked so I do apologise if this is the case. the spoke about Open XR Tool kit ? what if you use DCS stand alone? does that change any process i have to do on the Q2 ?
currently I am doing DCS Warbirds and find it difficult to home the settings, so that the enemy planes can be identified before it to late. I currently get a black blob until im to close lol.
I don’t think it works on standalone cuz I have standalone and it also doesn’t work. Never tried it in the steam version but I can try it at some point since I have both.
Great video. Any suggestion for to HP G2?
You need openxr. Not worth without in dcs. Set foveated rendering in openxr for fps boost
When i add that shortcut & target, DCS still starts in 2D. Anything else i can try?
Looks like the link for Open Composite is dead. Do you know a reliable new link? Or is it included now? I'll poke around
Open composite link doesn’t work
new link for the Open Composite:??? its saying unable to open webpage
Bad stuttering everywhere is what I observed in 2.9. From the main menu to the flight itself. Had to rollback to 2.8.
how can you have 72fps with quest2 set to 72 hrz? dont you get 36fps per eye? i got this in my quest 2
i dont know i followed every step but when i launch DCS through VD it just launch it through Steam VR and the game doesnt go to VR mode launch like a window, i would appreciate it if someone can help me
The open composite link doesn't work what do I do?
Using Quest 3, do you use VD or dlink?
I tried this and openXR never launches even after re installing, restarts, etc and a fresh OS install just to be sure so I saw a gain of 0 FPS :( Edit: After un installing everything and returning to steamVR, I am now a persistent 60FPS lower. Not sure what happened but not only did this not work for me it completely cursed my PC.
i cant find the open composite download. Is that even necessary if i am running standalone version?
How would a 7700k, 1080ti, and 64GB of RAM work with this?
Good guide, I got a very good performance boost, but DCS sometimes gets stuck when I rapidly change the view to players (F2) and when the camera switches to a plane high in the air, the image in the helmet (Quest 3) freezes, while the game on the computer continues. Has anyone encountered this problem and possibly knows a solution?😮💨
Did you also try it with the F18C Hornet's MFDs ?
No need to if the F-16's are legible. I could read the Hornet's in the CV1 with PD 1.0 without even zooming, the Viper's were basically completely useless in that setup.