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Hi Did some testing today and noticed that medium shadows does not work in MT. With Medium shadows I do not get any cockpit shadows and the external aircraft shadow is shown inside the cockpit instead. In external view the aircraft shadow is offset and moving depending on the camera angle. See attached screenshots. Happens on every mission type, SP and MP, and only with medium shadows. Low and High work as normal. Did test Secondary shadows on/off and terrain shadows default/flat, no difference. No issues with ST version. edit: I use native OpenXR with Varjo Aero.

Worked Though I had to reset the settings in windows registry. \HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\OpenXR_Toolkit credit to Number481us in the Varjo Discord

Just read on discord that someone fixed this issue with a reset of their openxr toolkit settings. Going to give that a shot tomorrow

Same for me, with Varjo Aero and native openxr DCS crashes either in loading screen or in the menu if I have OpenXR ToolKit enabled.

I think the post was just hidden and made public today after the patch status updated. It had no likes before this morning.

Recommend the castle cup! And as Alex mentioned, its very easy to change. Pops right off After flying with it last night, I like the Ultra quite a bit, but now I really wish it had more than 13lbs force... It's much easier to max out vs the lightning. It's going to require some time to get used to. Don't think you are making a bad decision holding on to your Lightning at all! Enjoy it! I would not recommend the upgrade unless you're able to sell your lightning for almost full price.

Just got my ULTRA as I managed to sell my Lightning at a good price. See attached for video comparison of the movement for those that are interested. Not tested in DCS yet edit: added Imgur link aswell. https://imgur.com/a/exeaUvm Lightning 1st clip, ULTRA 2nd clip. IMG_0083.MOV IMG_0084.MOV

Hi, This may already have been answered, but could not find it in my searches but: Just started experimenting with my own dedicated server with SRS and I have got the DCS server and SRS server working, but I'm not able to get the auto connect feature to work. I have copied the "DCS-SRS-AutoConnectGameGUI.lua" into my Saved Games\DCS\Scripts\Hooks and verified that my public Ipv4 address is entered. But still, when I or my friends connect to my DCS Server we won't auto connect to the SRS server, we have to manually enter the IP in SRS and connect. nullAny suggestions?

@Harlikwin I use steam version and I get around using steam all together. I made a new desktop shortcut from dcs.exe (located in steamapps folder), and inserted the command into that shortcut. Have not had any issues.

It's a tedious process for sure, but it's quite fast when you get used to it. Worst part about it is that you have to wait for the Mavs and TGP to heat up. You can also boresight the Mavs in the air if you don't find something to lock while on the ground or if you don't have the time.

Glad to be of help! Very little tinkering with the Aero if you use OpenXR like me, a few minutes. Even less if you don’t. Basically plug and play.

I also bought straight from Meta, quick shipping both to me and the return. I saved all the packaging in very good condition so had no trouble getting the refund. Had my money back within a few days of they receiving it, very top notch service there! TBH I like the Varjo quite a bit more, even though the QP have better lenses, and the FOV is better. Clarity is a big thing for me, and even though the QP is extremely crisp inside the cockpit, everything outside was a downgrade compared to the G2. I also suffered a lot from ghosting and the Oculus ASW did not cooperate well with me, always turns it self on and I like to play without. Battery life was also an issue for me. Even with a Link Cable it drained quite fast, max I could get was about 4 hours. I don't often play more than that in one sitting, but battery status was not something I wanted to think about when flying. The Aero has insane clarity and a pretty big sweet spot ( but not edge to edge clear as the QP), much more comfortable to wear, get good performance, no ghosting, great detail on distant objects. FOV is a bit small in the vertical but its not really a big issue for me. If I used a VR headset for anything other than DCS I might have kept the QP, as its a better all around headset for gaming and productivity, but the Aero fit my needs much better.

Excited for you! It's a very good HMD (even though I returned it within 30 days). You don't really need anything else, besides the Oculus software. Oculus is pretty plug and play. OTT is nice but I had issues with it, It wouldn't always auto enable the profile I had configured, which was the only reason I had to use it.

Very strange indeed. Yeah, I don't think it's the HMD itself, but It may be related to the Varjo Base Software, or as you say, the monitor. It seems to happen more frequently if I forget to open VB before turning on the HMD. 1. Turning on HMD 2. Opening VB. 3. Monitor flickers and then it's 50/50 light/dark Will try some more and reach out on reddit. Thx.

Just got my 2nd replacement unit, looks like this one is working properly (knock on wood), at least it does not have any of the other defects. But I have a issue with my monitor when I power on the HMD (this also happened with the other units): Sometimes, when powering on the HMD, half my monitor gets a few shades darker, see pic. This does not happen every time and is fixed with a quick monitor off/on. null Monitor: Samsung Odyssey G7, 4k 144hz, HDR off. GPU: RTX 4090 HDMI 2.1 (new cable and have tried with multiple cables, same issue). Anyone had similar issues? Or know a fix? In advanced, thanks!

Had the same issue @motoadve, for me it did not work until I removed the apostrophes. D:\Games\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\DCSWorld\bin\DCS.exe --force_steam_VR

You need all three. In my case, I needed 4 (4090 Suprim X) The adapter can be bent quite a bit, but doing so may make it disconnect slightly from the card which has caused the overheating issue. Testing done by Gamer Nexus indicated that as long as you ensure that the adapter is fully seated into the card before and after you have cable managed, it should be fine. Very interesting video if you are into that sort of thing but he shows poor connections at 26:39

Indeed... Already sent. Really frustrating as the sound is most prominent at my IPD setting as well, my luck I guess. Hopefully they can send me a new one as soon as I return this one, so I don't have to wait the extra week this time.

Just got my replacement unit. Happy to say that the image reflections are less prominent on this unit. BUT I have severe coil whine... The previous unit was indeed loud when the fans ran, but this one has a constant coil whine type sound all the time.. I can deal with GPU coil whine but when the sound is this close to my ears it was really uncomfortable. Anyone experienced something similar? Edit: The sound frequency changes when I change IPD

Well that’s a bit dissapointing. Not that I missed MR with my setup. Hopefully it gets fixed before my replacement HMD arrives.

Decided to hit the merge with 400lbs of fuel... Got to push those limits!

Questions to you all who use OpenXR in DCS: What PPD do you use? And do you override the resolution in OpenXR Toolkit? If yes, to which resolution?

Just got OpenXR to work, had some issues with the single dll method and opencomposite launcher, neither worked... But @Supmua your zip file worked without issues, so thanks! Have you tried to use OvGME to reinstall these files after an update? Can't say I noticed any performance uplift over SteamVR but it was very nice to have quicker DCS start up and not having blinking loading screens. Today I ran flew the Viper on NTTR with 39PPD and pretty much every DCS setting on max except MSAA 2x and SSAA,SSLR, SSAO off. Still 50-60 fps on the ground and 60-80 in air and the most insane visuals, my god. Regarding my lens reflections: I'm in contact with Varjo to check whether or not it's a hardware issue.

No, no motion reprojection just yet. I believe Varjo have said on discord that they hope to release it in Varjo Base v3.8 in December. I just came from a G2, and with my 4090 I get very comparable performance with the same settings and VB res to default (35PPD). This was with SteamVR for the Varjo and OpenXR with FSR and FR (quality) on the G2. The image quality with these settings are much better with the Varjo. I've since bumped up my settings both in DCS and VB just to get a feel for the settings I never could try before (shadows high, secondary shadows, extreme view distance etc). Not sure where I will end up.

thanks!! will try. Had some more flights today and oh my, this thing is amazing. Wish it had better vertical FOV though.