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Thank you! The "Headset as default audio output device" seem to be the way to go!

I am not able to find any place to select Headset as default in the Pimax Play Device settings? Under what submenu should it be? You say ensure Pimax is selected in Windows as sound. This is exactly what I do not want to do as this means I have to turn it back all the time after I'm finished with DCS. I'd like to play sound from my desktop speakers while not in DCS and when in DCS 2D. While in DCS VR I'd like the sound to come from the Pimax headset.

Hello, Sound output is currently on Default in Windows 10. On the HP Reverb G2 those speakers were automatically selected and used once I started a VR session in DCS. With the Pimax, however, I either have to manually select the VR headset as both speakers and microphone. A hassle in itself or change the sound speaker in DCS. This gives its own issues... Any help so this goes automatic with the speakers and microphone still in default would be appreciated!

That is the one that is been capped at 45, 30 or 25

So how do you know if a change in setting was "good" or "bad" if you do not see the frame rate drop or increase? It looks nice, but the lag is quite unpleasant.

Please find the (hopefully correct) log files attached. My specs are: AMD AM4 Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU Kingston FURY Beast DDR4 3600MHz 32GB MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti GAMING X TRIO The VR headset is a HTC VIVE Focus Vision connected from VIVE Hub - Steam VR - DCS dcs.log dcs.log.old

Thank you BIGNEWY, I turned off Motion Smoothing in Steam VR. It seem to have released the 90 fps issue, but I am still capped at 45 when trying to adjust for example Anti Aliasing DLAA - DLSS - from Performance to Quality. Quality looks better, I have the same framerate, 45, as Performance, but the frametime (that SteamVR shows in the headset) increases with Quality.

Hello, Why am I capped at 90, 45 or 25 fps when trying to find a good setting for my VR setup? Is there one specific setting that does this? Why am I not at 76, 52, 41 etc frames?

I got you Phantom711, Thank you for that good advice! I'll start with VIVE hub when I get back home.

Hello Phantom711, These are the current VIVE Hub settings: Setting "Streaming graphics preference" to something like Performance (instead of Ultra) gives, for me, a very bad, blurry, picture. Selecting Ultra gave a huge improvement in visuals but also a heavy framerate drop. For the SteamVR settings I am unable to provide a screenshot now as I am at work and away for the next week. I can remotely access the computer, but the relevant settings will not show up since the headset is off. If I recall correctly however the only setting I've been playing with was the "Resolution per eye". I had it at 150% before I ended my testings. Together with the VIVE hub settings this gave a nice clean picture, but unfortunately a too big hit on framerate... With Performance in VIVE hub and 100% resolution per eye I had 90 fps steady With Ultra and 150% I had just 25...

Thank you! I'll take a look at that. I find VR difficult to adjust. It seems like I need to adjust VIVE Hub, SteamVR and DCS settings at the same time and all have to match correctly or else... Am I correct? I struggle with the fact that the image is not clear enough. The framerate is fine (i'd say), but the image looks "foggy", unclear. Like looking through the bottom of a glass bottle... (It is not THAT bad really, it's just a figure of speech ) I've tried to watch several tutorial videos on YouTube, but they all seem to favor performance over quality. I'll take a look at MBucchias software next week. What I "fear" however with such 3rd party software is that, as mentioned, I already have three softwares that needs adjustments. I fear introducing yet another makes the process even more complicated. And for every software that needs adjustment the possibilities multiplies exponentially... For those that know what they do I guess it's fine, but for me... Oh my... Hoggorm, by the way, is the Norwegian word for a Viper. The only venomous snake we have

For my part I would extend it to say that I have really no idea what OpenXR is... If you have a simple explanation I'd be happy to hear it. This is regarding the Vive Focus Vision headset.

I see. I only have two... Desktop and VR mode. And nothing about OpenXR.

I believe you are right. It might need to be set up though, so I'm checking that. Is that by using the --force_enable_VR --force_OpenXR command on the DCS.exe file? Or is there an easier way?

Hello, I've been using the HP Reverb G2 until last summer. Since then I've been away from DCS basically so there might be some changes I'm unaware of. I'm trying out a new headset where I follow this procedure to fly DCS: First I added DCS as a Non-Steam Game to Steam (Since I own the standalone version only) Start VIVE Hub Start SteamVR From within SteamVR - Start DCS. Now I was wondering if the start of SteamVR is really necessary? The headset should support OpenXR, but I really do not know how to proceed. Is there a way to skip SteamVR or is it as necessary as Windows Mixed Reality was for the Reverb G2?

Your opinion and thoughts on this matter is highly appreciated Phantom711 Thank you

We can agree on the latter. It appears that the ideal headset does not exist, yet. And I have also noticed that no-one who owns the HTC have replied. Makes me wonder of course. On the former however I will disagree. You say throw out money as if the Focus Vision is garbage. I do not know. One could ask a couple of questions: Should both the Quest 3 and the Focus Vision cost the same. Would you still go for the Quest 3? Should the Focus Vision have had these pancace lenses instead of Fresnel (but the current price difference). Would you still go for the Quest 3? And finally: Am I willing to pay (significantly) more to stay away from Meta. Well, maybe. I might give them a try for 60 days.

Great! Thank you for the heads up

Yes, I've read about the very negative comments regarding the fresnel lenses. I have the HP Reverb G2, with fresnel lenses, and I really do not have any issues with it. The alternatives I've looked at are the following: Meta Quest 3. Apart from the positive sides I have tried an Quest 3S. It did not fit my head very good. I felt I'd throw it off me should I turn my head too fast. In addition I really do not favor the company Meta/Facebook, and do what I can to stay away from it. Pimax Crystal. Seems like everyone likes it in the reviews. Until you see that most reviewers have been given the headset for free or even been paid for the review. Many reviews from actual owners seem less enthusiastic. Including a friend of mine who ended up returning it. I understand! So what does this mean? Is it good or bad..?

Relatively old you say? Was it not released October last year? Thank you. I read somewhere that it might not work in DCS. Maybe it has changed?

Hello, Relatively unfamiliar with VR headset and I am considering the HTC VIVE Focus Vision as replacement for my current HP Reverb G2. Will it work for DCS or are there known issues? Thank you

Yeah, I tried that but the DLL file reports that I am not allowed to run such a file...

Please advice what to do... I assume this is a false positive!?

Thank you Rac3rX. Hopefully the bug will be fixed soon. I do keep the FPV on the bomb fall line but it seems like it never reach the solution cue when I pull upwards…

Hello, Sometimes the bomb drop, sometimes it does not. I was hoping you could tell me what I do wrong. I have the following issues when trying to toss bomb Mk82s and CBUs: Bomb do not drop at all. CBUs do not hit near target but land long. The settings I use are REL ANG 0. (Bombs both do and do not drop in this setting) I've tried to press the release button at the first indication of the release circle (that appears 2 sec before pull up), when it flashes and when it is removed. When is the correct time to press the bomb release button? When is it too early and when is it too late? Do I pull up too hard? Sometimes I see over 5-6 Gs Is the REL ANG relevant at all? Any other settings that must be checked? Why do my CBUs fall too long?