Thanks so much for giving me the answer to this one - I was gutted to finally have it all working and then have it break. Oddly it was working with VR handles and HOTAS for a day or two (new HOTAS setup) and then failed after a DCS update.
I'd really like to get to the bottom of this - I hate not having my VR handles to operate everything in the F18 cockpit - I really want it working the way it was before.
Not sure how to do this though - can't find any settings for Quest 2 VR setup. It is very clear that the VR joysticks didn't use to work - I tried may times. I wonder if DCS update the controllers to allow joystick use, which wrecked my system.
So - any help recombining VR with HOTAS gratefully appreciated!!