VR Shaders mod for better VR experience

[zildac]

The Albedo SS is a game changer for me in the cockpit. Thanks so much!

Absolutely.

[Ready]

So OXR and a stripped down shader mod just for Albedo SS? Is that working?

[PaulToo]

1 hour ago, Ready said:

So OXR and a stripped down shader mod just for Albedo SS? Is that working?

Works nicely. I just use the diffuse.hlsl from the shader mod (plus the mandatory _helper.hlsls & _HMD.hlsls).

Edited May 8, 2022 by PaulToo

[diamond26]

7 hours ago, PaulToo said:

Works nicely. I just use the diffuse.hlsl from the shader mod (plus the mandatory _helper.hlsls & _HMD.hlsls).

 

So you keep from Taz's version only the deferred folder with   _helper.hlsl & _HMD.hlsl and model folder with only diffuse.hlsl?

[zildac]

11 minutes ago, diamond26 said:

So you keep from Taz's version only the deferred folder with   _helper.hlsl & _HMD.hlsl and model folder with only diffuse.hlsl?

Correct and set the relevant value in _HMD.hsl for the level of Albedo SS you require

[diamond26]

14 minutes ago, zildac said:

Correct and set the relevant value in _HMD.hsl for the level of Albedo SS you require

Thanks. You still have to wait for fxo  rebuild.  

 

[zildac]

3 minutes ago, diamond26 said:

Thanks. You still have to wait for fxo  rebuild.  

 

Unfortunately, yes

[Sr.]

13 hours ago, PaulToo said:

Works nicely. I just use the diffuse.hlsl from the shader mod (plus the mandatory _helper.hlsls & _HMD.hlsls).

 

This is the way

[Ready]

Am going to run the Albedo only part with OXR. Any other parts of the Shader mod or other visual improvement mods worth adding on top?

Haven't played yet with the new settings in the OXR Toolkit. 

[Fiztex]

7 часов назад, Ready сказал:

Am going to run the Albedo only part with OXR. Any other parts of the Shader mod or other visual improvement mods worth adding on top?

Haven't played yet with the new settings in the OXR Toolkit. 

Personally I still run full version of the shaders for the simple glass, disabling bloom and haze reduction to 30% of original value. This helps with visibility and performance a bit, which is IMO always welcome for VR. Instead of default haze I use shadows post processing filter in OXR Toolkit to make everything look realistic to me.

Until we have HDR in VR out some form of eye adaptation stimulated within SDR, the compression of brightness output might be the only way to see things against the ground as well as against the sky. Bloom especially is really weird for VR, like the pilot has serious issues with eyes adaptation to the light in the night missions, and the pointer cross is shining like a Christmas tree right in front of you. Strangely, there is a bloom setting in the VR tab, but it doesn't work for me, so I'm killing it with shaders mod.

[Picchio]

Hi all, could someone confirm if Multi-sampled shadows and Alpha-to-coverage are still working as intended?

[Tusk.V]

What improvements do you all have turned on?

[jnr4817]

On 5/3/2022 at 10:46 AM, Taz1004 said:

Included filelist.txt which shows you what each file does.  You may delete ones you don't use for faster loading.  You must not delete _helper.hlsl and _HMD.hlsl however.

Updated for minor change in DCS 2.7.12.

DCS VR Shaders mod for 2.7.12.23362.zip 39.37 kB · 205 downloads

 

Notes

• This version is for compatibility only.  Purpose of this version is to keep as much of Kegety's original as possible.
• As before, this version will have big compiling time when first launched.  FXO and Metashader2 workaround still works.
• You can basically turn this into Simplex version by deleting files and folders to match that of Simplex.
• Some shader files had to be removed for compatibility as they are based on pre 2.7 shaders.

 

Can I use OVGME to install this or do I need to override the files permanently? 

[zildac]

Can I use OVGME to install this or do I need to override the files permanently? 

I'd strongly suggest you use OVGME or another mod manager.

[jnr4817]

1 hour ago, zildac said:

I'd strongly suggest you use OVGME or another mod manager.

Perfect, that was my plan. So I need to make any changes to the files, 'Bazar\shaders\deferred\_HMD.hlsl', I want, then repackage and use ovgme?

Do I still need to rename or save the shaders folder ?

What do I delete for the NVD stuff, I have a mod that already manages this?

Edited May 23, 2022 by jnr4817

[zildac]

Perfect, that was my plan. So I need to make any changes to the files, 'Bazar\shaders\deferred\_HMD.hlsl', I want, then repackage and use ovgme?
Do I still need to rename or save the shaders folder ?
What do I delete for the NVD stuff, I have a mod that already manages this?

Fundamentally, yes. That file controls the config of the features. Re the NVG stuff, I've never used it in this mod. I think you should be fine to just leave it disabled as is.

[Dr.Cure]

Excuse me gentlemen  now that the new DCS 2.7.14 version is out, does the previous version of the mod work?

[zildac]

Excuse me gentlemen  now that the new DCS 2.7.14 version is out, does the previous version of the mod work?

Still appears to work here. If using open composite it appears to introduce more motion repro "wobbles" but works fine generally.

[Dr.Cure]

Just now, zildac said:

4 minutes ago, Dr.Cure said:

Excuse me gentlemen  now that the new DCS 2.7.14 version is out, does the previous version of the mod work?

Still appears to work here. If using open composite it appears to introduce more motion repro "wobbles" but works fine generally.

Roger that, mate  appreciate it

[USA_Recon]

Is is possible to 'just' apply  Simplified canopy glass shader 

 

With OpenXR ?

[Blinde]

I'm new VR user so is this recommended to use? And does it work with the latest version?

[Fiztex]

I had an FPS drop with the latest version of DCS using a full version of VR shaders by Taz1004. So, I've left only albedo supersampling, disabled bloom and simplified glass and it works OK, though I didn't have a chance to fully test to compare performance with vanilla to measure the gain.

Edited June 12, 2022 by Fiztex

[USA_Recon]

On 3/17/2022 at 11:13 PM, Taz1004 said:

This is the Full version of Kegety's mod merged with latest DCS OB 2.7.11.21408.1 (3/17/2022)

DCS VR Shaders mod for 2.7.11.21408.1.zip 124.87 kB · 622 downloads

 

Few notes

• As before, this version will have big compiling time when first launched.  FXO and Metashader2 workaround still works.
• You can basically turn this into Simplex version by deleting files and folders to match that of Simplex.
• Some shader files had to be removed for compatibility as they are based on pre 2.7 shaders.
• This is modified for compatibility only.  I have not tested performance.
• New FLIR and NVG seems to be working.

 

Where can I go to find the latest version of this ?
Also I was told this works with OpenXR ?

[KoN]

As of today this Mod don't work . I'm getting error at 50% load on any maps . 

[diamond26]

On 5/3/2022 at 5:46 PM, Taz1004 said:

Included filelist.txt which shows you what each file does.  You may delete ones you don't use for faster loading.  You must not delete _helper.hlsl and _HMD.hlsl however.

Updated for minor change in DCS 2.7.12.

DCS VR Shaders mod for 2.7.12.23362.zip 39.37 kB · 350 downloads

 

Notes

• This version is for compatibility only.  Purpose of this version is to keep as much of Kegety's original as possible.
• As before, this version will have big compiling time when first launched.  FXO and Metashader2 workaround still works.
• You can basically turn this into Simplex version by deleting files and folders to match that of Simplex.
• Some shader files had to be removed for compatibility as they are based on pre 2.7 shaders.

 

This version is still working as expected with latest DCS 2.7.15.26783