Launch DCS without occulus rift enabled

[MTrenda]

I was hoping for a way to launch DCS without the oculus rift engaged since when the oculus rift is engaged the screen resolution is all messed up, thin and vertical. I would like to be able to work on missions without the oculus and right now I have to turn off the oculus in the options and then restart. it would be nice to be able to create a shortcut with a parameter to turn off oculus so the screen resolution is correct. then the regular launch icon would launch with oculus rift.

 

let me know if you need further details or if it already exists and I just missed it.

 

thanks

 

Falcon 76th

[SkateZilla]

I was hoping for a way to launch DCS without the oculus rift engaged since when the oculus rift is engaged the screen resolution is all messed up, thin and vertical. I would like to be able to work on missions without the oculus and right now I have to turn off the oculus in the options and then restart. it would be nice to be able to create a shortcut with a parameter to turn off oculus so the screen resolution is correct. then the regular launch icon would launch with oculus rift.

 

let me know if you need further details or if it already exists and I just missed it.

 

thanks

 

Falcon 76th

 

 

copy paste the shortcut, rename VR for one

Edit the Shortcut target

dcs.exe --force_enable_VR

dcs.exe --force_disable_VR

[MTrenda]

Skatezilla,

 

perfect exactly what I wanted.

 

thanks

Falcon 76th

[MaverickScot]

Hi,

 

I have tried to edit the short cut but I cannot get this to work. I assumed it would look like this:-

 

"D:\Games\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\DCS.exe" force_disable_VR

 

but clearly I'm doing something wrong. Can someone put me straight?

 

Cheers,

 

Mav.

[Gizzy]

Mav, you are missing the 2 '--'

 

Change to...

 

.........\bin\DCS.exe" --force_enable_VR
.........\bin\DCS.exe" --force_disable_VR

 

Here's a complete line for one of mine... do not forget the ""

 

"C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World 2 OpenAlpha\bin\DCS.exe" --force_enable_VR

Edited July 22, 2017 by Gizzy

[MaverickScot]

Mav, you are missing the 2 '--'

 

Change to...

 

.........\bin\DCS.exe" --force_enable_VR
.........\bin\DCS.exe" --force_disable_VR

Here's a complete line for one of mine... do not forget the ""

 

"C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World 2 OpenAlpha\bin\DCS.exe" --force_enable_VR

 

DOH!!! Many thanks Gizzy :)

[Mr_sukebe]

Another way to do this on the fly is to:

- Open windows task manager

- Go to the Tab: Services

- Find the service called "OVRService", right mouse click on it and choose "STOP"

That will prevent the Oculus service initiating.

When you're ready to run it again, go through the same process and chose "Start"

[cromhunt]

Give an attempt to "Oculus tray tool" will be usefull maybe

https://www.dropbox.com/s/k3srn92fzf3utbs/OculusTrayTool_0.69.2.zip?dl=0

see you

[Raz_Specter]

copy paste the shortcut, rename VR for one

Edit the Shortcut target

 

 

Skate, the issue i have with this way is that I have custom settings for the rift and maxed settings for when i am running without the rift (i.e. mission editing etc) in 4k

 

I created some batch scripts for myself with 2 different options files (which I am attaching along with the batch files)

 

Hope they help as they work a treat for me

 

Cheers Specter

 

Unzip One:

Unzip this to <C:\Users\your username>\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Config

 

edit the NO_VR.bat and the VR.bat file in the config folder and set the following variables:

 

REM This is the user that appears in the patch when navigating to your saved games folder
set UserName="<your username>"

REM This Variable is the same games name of the DCS folder DCS.openbeta for Open Beta and DCS.openalpha for Alpha.
set DCSVersion="DCS.openbeta"

REM This is the name of the folder in the Eagle Dynamics folder within programfiles.
set DCS_RUN_VERSION="DCS World OpenBeta"

 

Do the same for openalpha if you want that also

 

Create desktop shortcuts for the 2 batch files in the config folder on your desktop

 

 

 

What the script does is it copies over the right options.lua to be used with tailored settings for either rift or no rift.

 

To tailor the graphics settings launch the respective shortcut when done just exist as normal and then copy the options.lua to either optionsNOVR.lua or optionsVR.lua

 

I have included what I use.

 

 

Cheers Specter

Unzip One.zip