DucS2r

I had added the 5 settings to my Black Shark profile and the latest driver reset them. I had to re enter them.

I’ve been quiet here, being one of those who wanted to but could not see any differences. Took several approaches, new profiles and use of the existing profile, and nothing. Finally cleared everything and edited the DCS Black Shark profile as suggested by Supuma on page 4 and bingo. Just flew the route on the instant action AH 64D mission on Tinian, and was blown away by the 3d imagery. That has very special meaning for me as my dad was a Navy medic in WW II and finished on Tinian after action on the surrounding islands. He was there and watched when the Enola Gay took off. It was all secret but they could tell something unprecedented and terrifying was happening. I don’t want to get into the morality of it all on this forum, but it is special to me to be able to fly a helicopter around the island where my dad ended his 4 tough years of service.

Actually I’m rather glad this is not real life, or I would have died long ago. A definitive answer from someone who knows, that is not based on classified info, would put this issue to rest one way or the other.

I use smart plugs to turn my G2 headset and auxiliary computer cooling fans on and off. It’s easy with a smartphone and you don’t have to crawl around plugging and unplugging every time you fire up the computer.

Do you need to first enable NIS in the Nvidia control panel to use the openvr 2.0 NIS setting? If so what setting are you using on the sharpening slider?

For render scale?

I’ve noticed the fog too.

We are running SOH ragged these days because he is so helpful, but I’ll throw in my two cents while you wait for his answer. I noticed a slight degradation in clarity with FSR as well, with the same settings. However I thought it was worth it given the improvement in performance. Unlike SOH, I also use Reshade using the settings SOH tried. I find it adds enough sharpening that I am happy with the combined result. I also run Kegety’s shaders.

As another retiree who just benefits from all the work you guys do, wish I could buy you a beer! In any case, thanks so much. It is greatly appreciated.

I was running basically the same set of mods as you and was also happy with the performance. I was experimenting to see what mods still run and had the same error with Simplex, which I had never used before. Turns out I had version 2.0 in my files. 2.1 works, as given in the link be SOH.

I have been waiting for this since Janes AH64 D Longbow. I played the entire campaign with my two sons, one on each knee. One was 4 one was 6. Original Thrustmaster controls. They are in their early 30’s now and I won’t tell you how old I am. But I feel like a kid in a candy store, lol.

I mainly use the mouse though I also have the right and left mouse buttons bound to keys on my throttle. I also put little squares of the fuzzy side of Velcro on important anchor points on my keyboard, like F1, F5 and F10.

It works fine with G2, I use it all the time. Info here:

Probably just a last fix before the stable release is updated. I think the F16 updates are next month.

I upgraded from the Rift S to the G2 this summer for the exactly the same reason as your post. I thought VR was a game changer but was frustrated because I couldn’t easily read the gauges and dials. So I kept shifting from flatscreen and Track IR when I was learning something and went back to VR when I had it down. Frustrating. The G2 made all the difference, I am 100% VR now. All the above caveats apply though. I had to significantly upgrade my CPU and GPU and I had to fiddle with the WMR and Steam VR software plus add a few shader mods before I was happy. But you are lucky, @speedofheat has made a guide about how to optimize performance with the G2 and he keeps it up to date. That should save you a lot of time and frustration.

Thanks, great news.

With the new beta mine only loads with Caucasus and PG, though I haven’t tried Nevada. The problem is a conflict with the Kegety’s Shader’s mod, all my other mods work fine. And yes, I uninstalled before the update, and reinstalled one mod at a time, plus ran a repair. I really don’t like flying VR without the shader’s mod, Clearwater or standard, so I have reverted to stable. If anyone finds or develops a workaround or an update to the shader’s mod please post. Thanks.

I am finding the same issue with the standard shaders' mod. Also with the Channel Map and the Mossie.

Bingo, that did it for me. Previously I liked the performance increase with FSR but couldn’t stand the shimmering. At 0, I can run FSR at .77 and Reshade too, at the settings in your 3090 guide, MSAA at 4x, and maintain a forced 45 everywhere. Even hit 90 at times in the Caucasus. And I am happy with the cockpit clarity and the external visuals. I think I can stop tuning, lol.

I found it tedious as well and not very informative. Mainly a test of what you know already. The Baltic Dragon ones look much better if the first is an indicator of what is to come.

I need to qualify my two weeks statement. That was an hour or so each evening over two weeks. Plus I acquired a new computer so that included testing and setting the XMP memory profile, fooling around with overclocking the CPU (I didn’t end up doing it) and coming up with an undervolting profile for the 3090. Plus, I had not used mods before, so I had to learn how to use a mod manager, plus test out Keggety’s shaders and other potential mods. That was when Reshade first came out too, so lots of fooling around with it. And Speed of Heat’s tests came out too, so I tried all of those. The only real time spent just on just the G2 involved learning to use and set up WMR portal, Steam VR, and putting my standalone DCS in the Steam directory. If I had had the set up guide Speed of Heat put together, and with my computer already set up I could have done the whole thing in a couple of days. I love to tinker as well, so I didn’t rush. I basically did everything SOH ended up with, except I use Reshade VR and do not use FSR. I also added a thin face plate gasket to improve the FOV and sweet spot.

I recently went from the Rift S to the G2. It is a night and day difference to me and has made me go 100% VR, a very good thing indeed. Takes a few weeks to get everything tuned properly, it is not plug and play like the Rift, but it is a major upgrade. As long as you have the horsepower to run it, I think you will love it.

In 2D I’m sitting on a chair in my room in front of a computer screen. If my phone blinks I check to see who it is. I frequently hit pause, go downstairs and grab a drink, check out what my wife is watching on tv, then go upstairs and unpause. In VR I am sitting in a cockpit at 20,000 feet 100% occupied by flying the sim. I would no more consider pausing and doing something else than I would consider jumping out of a plane. It reminds me of mountain climbing or riding a motorcycle. Totally immersive.

I called the business services number and asked for technical support. Only had to deal with one person. He asked me a lot of questions, but they were pertinent and I got the cable. The number I called was 800-334-5144. I think I had to ask for business services when I first called.

Given that we already look pretty goofy siting in front of a computer with a VR headset on, I don’t think looking like a nearsighted Navy Seal underneath the headset will be a problem, lol. Great suggestion, thanks, I am going to try it.