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The rate of performance loss would make it hard to see how it might be accepted. But then again I don't know the ratio of VR v Pancake users, and in 2D there is much less of an issue., Regardless, there needs to be some kind of VR performance monitor, IMO, as it is the future.

I think the Open Beta needs specific VR performance tests before release. With so many having issues, hard to understand that it wasn't experienced somewhere, pre-release.

Exactly.

Genuine question, but were any performance issues picked up in testing with 2.8 in VR before release to OB?

Couldn't put it better myself. Excellent post.

I'm just wondering why none of the FPS drops were detected prior to the release of 2.8. Seriously, did no-one suffer major issues in VR testing?

I've stopped flying for the moment as the choppy nature in VR, for me at least, is pretty unbearable.

Hopefully we'll get an update on multicore and Vulkan and all that goodness soon.

Interesting...

The patch hotfix, understanding it wasn't a "be-all" repair job, has resulted in the same FPS issues for me. It takes 6 seconds to load cockpit textures, and 10 seconds to load ground textures (replacing the sea) in any particular mission. Earlier this year they'd both pretty much load up instantly.

Hi - noticing a significant FPS drop in 2.8 in VR (it is otherwise a lovely update). After going into the cockpit scene, the textures take up to 10 seconds to load and looking around is choppy. Rig is 5800X + 3090FW Ultra + 4200M.2 drive and 32GB RAM. There were no issues like this earlier this year. Gone back to nVidia drivers from late July / early August, no joy. I am running Win11 which I am not too pleased about generally, and cannot now "downgrade" to 10. Is there anything in the OS settings that I can tweak? Checked SteamVR settings for my HP G2 and they seem the same as before. Oh, I deleted the contents of FX and metashader folders. Thanks for any help / advice.

Just go 128GB. Because in a few weeks everyone will be recommending that!

Ah thanks ... yes it already seems to be disabled anyway.

Only play the game in VR so don't know if this is relevant to 2D mode or not, but I have found since 'upgrading' to Win 11 that my load times have lengthened considerably. Anyone notice this or is there something I need to do to mitigate it - or is it to do with DCS?

Brilliant work. They have a style of their own and look fabulous.

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Hi - will further detail be implemented for the AIM-120, ie HPRF and MPRF with associated HUD cues etc…?

AFAIK, the harpoon is pretty indiscriminate in its target selection, certainly in DCS World. Skill is getting the weapon to the ballpark area and making sure nothing else is nearby that might attract its onboard radar. So, in short, I don't believe it can tell the difference between different vessels per se.

A bit choppy on the deck in Mission 1 with the rain falling, but once through the rain the FPS are great. BTW, WHY does rain impact FPS so much generally in DCS?

Just found the docs! No wonder I was a bit all at sea...

Thanks, will do that … I flew the mission again a couple of hours ago and found the FL, that is at least promising! I think the campaign exposes what I don’t know about the Hornet, which is more than I though! Appreciate the reply.

Hello, Bought the mission but am a bit at a loss of how to follow it really. I wait for the yellow jackets on mission 1 to tell me to move, but where is the wingman? And do I follow the waypoints once airbourne, or what do I do? I read the very chunky mission briefing, but was wondering if something more succinct could be added - say five lines of what you need to do for the mission? The detail in the briefing is great, but hard to follow once in the jet...

Hi All, Have now done quite a few missions in the SA out of PA - and I’m loving it. It feels so different to other maps and it’s even more enticing than my favourite, Syria. Sure, the textures in South America around the mountains need improving low down, but at 15k it doesn’t really bother me at all. I did a SEAD mission tonight flying south towards an airbase on the coast, nestled behind mountains, and it was fantastic! Kudos to all involved in bringing this to the community and looking forward to even more improvements when they come! Great job.

Hi, I've got a super PC and it's still super. But I have noticed after about 18 months, it is slightly slower on boot-up etc...I do all the necessary cleaning and keep start up processes to a minimum, but it hasn't really helped. To qualitfy it, I guess it is about 95% of what it was - maybe 80% on boot up times. I regularly ensure that Windows 10 is up to date etc ... along with all my drivers. Have good memory and my M2 hard drives are 70% empty. What could be causing it?