DerekSpeare

As long as M$ doesn't strip WMR out of Win10 it should be ok for a lot of people. However, my question is do they think VR is kaput or do they think something else is going to be the next new standard for VR? BTW, the need for a low cost, 140 degree HMD with good clarity cannot be overstated. These expensive samples are going the wrong way if VR is to become anything more than an ultra niche thing.

Hello friends, Awhile back I had the opportunity to test and help another flight simulation project. That project had VR at its core and the developers were keenly interested in tester feedback. My suggestions to improve it were mainly centered around the need for a night vision friendly color palette used on the menus, interface screens/boxes and other non-flying parts of the UI. I see this lacking in DCS and I'd bet it's a simple - hopefully - matter to improve. At present, one can set their missions to take place in the dead of the dark night. When in VR, one's eyes quickly adjust to the low lighting conditions; if you go in the actual real life condition of low light it happens more quickly. After some time goes by your eyes think it's night and your eyes become very light sensitive. But then you have to open a menu for something and BAMMO! You get hit with the bright menus...it's not very comfortable. I'm writing to advocate for an improvement to the DCS UI which has options for various night vision color schemes. Red is a good one, and the overall lighting levels of the menus should be adjusted. While I won't list some of the VR games that have low-light-friendly configurations, they are out there and peeps like them. Additionally, the flat screeners can benefit as well since I am sure a few of them fly at real and game nighttime, so it works for everyone...a WIN WIN! Thanks for reading!

Fortunately, VR hardware has improved a lot since I first made this thread

The rainbows are very cool! However, in VR they seem to be projected from the sky and ground to where they appear to be almost circular and do not stop on the horizon in at some point in the distance. They are a nice feature!

Comms menu does not appear when mapped to HOTAS button; Flaps lever doesn't work with mouse pointer I mapped the comms menu to three different button boxes and hotas and it will not come up. I have to hit the \ key on the keyboard to get it to appear. The flaps lever does not move when trying to set it with the mouse pointer.

Reverb G1 somewhat degraded. Pc specs in sig.

Just like the title says, the screen in VR goes black. If I start a mission in the MB339 first you can see everything, but then after a moment it goes black for a time and then comes back and then black...too frustrating to wait longer. The menu box comes up when the screen is black. You can see the FPS counter when it's black as well. I am on the latest OB update today.

what's the latest on the release?

There was a discord for this(?) one, but it appears to be gone now.

is it out? I'm behind the curve...

I can report that I tested DCS with OpenXR using the toolkit and the openxr_api.dll (or whatever the name is) copied to the correct DCS installation path. System is a 11700k/3080ti/64gb/Reverb G1 and the latest update of the DCS open beta, nvidea 517.48 (the latest) drivers and a completely updated win10 system. I have more testing to do to see if I will stay with it or go back. So far, so good. Posting to add to the "user list", if you will.

passmark says otherwise: https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/Intel-i9-12900KS-vs-AMD-Ryzen-7-5800X3D/4813vs4823 The AMD cpu gets trounced all around.

ED needs to give folks the option just to turn off the trees completely.

i went from a 1080ti to a 3080ti. My GPU mem is maxed in DCS. Looks like one can actually buy a 3090ti...I am tempted...my 3080ti is a month old...hm. I am guessing DCS will take all the VRam you have.

install WMR (Windows Mixed Reality) and then install Steam VR and then Windows Mixed Reality for Steam VR to get going. I have a reverb G1...I tried a G2 but kept my G1 over it. Screen rez is the same. I did like the controllers. Anyhow, turn all of your graphics down and then test. See the link in my signature to get some useful tips on going in VR. Make sure you bind a recenter key in DCS first! My recommendations are to get the basics going first in VR before you decide to start using various mods with DCS.