2.5.2 Game will only launch in VR

[Tuesday]

I updated the game (standalone) and it worked fine, no issues. I did not change my settings to VR, nor did I enable the HMD.

 

 

 

Then, I restarted my computer, and suddenly the game only wants to open in VR. I have tried the --force disable VR trick found on reddit, however instead of opening the working functioning single Oculus-eye window, it instead opened the game in an 800x600 window and then tried to use SteamVR. The game freezes and stays at a black screen when trying this.

 

 

 

Then I tried plugging in the Oculus & sensors and changing the settings from in game, but there is no menu; just in an empty hangar with an F-15. I am also unable to recenter my view.

 

 

 

I was once able to disable VR through the config.lua many versions ago, but I cannot for the life of me find that option anywhere anymore.

 

 

 

Tried repairing the game using the command prompt; no joy with that, either.

 

 

The config file in dcs.openalpha shows that VR is set to "false"

 

 

Solution: If your options.lua file is empty, copy options.lua from an older version (ie. openalpha) to C:\Users\Username\Saved Games\DCS\Config.

Edited May 30, 2018 by Tuesday

[pimp]

The file you need is the "options.lua" found in directory, C:\Users\USERNAME\Saved Games\DCS\Config. It's the 4th option from the top in the VR section that should say "["enable"] = false". That dcs.openalpha folder is no longer used.

[Tuesday]

Hi pimp, thanks for your response. I found a solution last night but didn't have time to post it until now.

 

 

 

I did find that options.lua file but the problem was it was empty. Not sure how it got wiped.

 

 

Copied the options.lua from the Open Alpha folder and pasted it into the Open Beta file, and it worked like a charm.

Edited June 1, 2018 by Tuesday
Removed redundancy