VR Shaders mod for better VR experience

[speed-of-heat]

OK owe you an apology, yes it works,

 

however, water is essentially the same as it was in 2.5.5, you don't get the transparency that's intended, and it doesn't pass IC check for me... though i could always get mine to pass, and only a few others could ...... corrected when you clear fxo and metashaders2 it does seem to pass IC, im going to see if i can get the clear water mod to pass as well

Edited May 21, 2020 by speed-of-heat

[speed-of-heat]

OK my normally butchers knife approach works; if you remove the water.fx from the mod folder you get the water as intended and it seems to pass IC.

 

well done @wju , please accept my apologies.

 

i have included an updated zip file.

 

 

if you make any changes to the graphics settings in game you will likely need to reclear the fxo and metashaders2 file in order to pass the IC check.

 

i will do some perf testing tomorrow ...

[dimitri18]

I'm getting an error

 

See attachment

[DERacing]

OK my normally butchers knife approach works; if you remove the water.fx from the mod folder you get the water as intended and it seems to pass IC.

 

well done @wju , please accept my apologies.

 

i have included an updated zip file.

 

 

if you make any changes to the graphics settings in game you will likely need to reclear the fxo and metashaders2 file in order to pass the IC check.

 

i will do some perf testing tomorrow ...

 

 

 

 

Ok. So I ran this one tonight. First load it failed IC. Came out, deleted FXO/Meta. Toggled off Civilian plane mods and 3D Migoto's mod. Only thing running is this, VR Menu Hangar Mod and a menu screen theme song in for the Tomcat.

 

Jumped back into Hoggit - Persian Gulf and was able to go to the carrier and play around for a while.

 

YEA! I was pulling over 70fps in the LSO position camera while looking around and maintained a straight 45fps or better pretty much everywhere else.

 

Thank you! This mod makes life so much better in DCS world. Glad to finally get it back working again with MP.

[speed-of-heat]

I'm getting an error

 

See attachment

What version of the game are you running, what version of the mod are you running?

[speed-of-heat]

Ok. So I ran this one tonight. First load it failed IC. Came out, deleted FXO/Meta. Toggled off Civilian plane mods and 3D Migoto's mod. Only thing running is this, VR Menu Hangar Mod and a menu screen theme song in for the Tomcat.

 

Jumped back into Hoggit - Persian Gulf and was able to go to the carrier and play around for a while.

 

YEA! I was pulling over 70fps in the LSO position camera while looking around and maintained a straight 45fps or better pretty much everywhere else.

 

Thank you! This mod makes life so much better in DCS world. Glad to finally get it back working again with MP.

 

@kegetys & @wju did the hard work!

Edited May 22, 2020 by speed-of-heat

[wju]

OK my normally butchers knife approach works; if you remove the water.fx from the mod folder you get the water as intended and it seems to pass IC.

 

well done @wju , please accept my apologies.

 

i have included an updated zip file.

 

 

if you make any changes to the graphics settings in game you will likely need to reclear the fxo and metashaders2 file in order to pass the IC check.

 

i will do some perf testing tomorrow ...

 

 

I am glad, that the mod works.

sorry for the bad link

Edited May 22, 2020 by wju

[kraszus]

Do I need to clear out metashaders2 and fxo folders and rebuild them after an open beta update?

[speed-of-heat]

i usually do

[Jafergon]

Last night I applied the mod with the water patch and now finally I can enjoy my Supercarrier in my Reverb, at any weather conditions, and with a decent amount of planes and equipment on deck (no shadows, though),

 

 

Thanks!!

[imacken]

Last night I applied the mod with the water patch and now finally I can enjoy my Supercarrier in my Reverb, at any weather conditions, and with a decent amount of planes and equipment on deck (no shadows, though),

 

 

Thanks!!

 

Yes, shadows are the killer on the SC in VR. Just about bearable without, but most cetainly not with!

[kraszus]

Do I need to clear out metashaders2 and fxo folders and rebuild them after an open beta update?

 

i usually do

 

Just a quick question..do you guys build shaders for each map..ie Caucasus, Nevada, Gulf...or just run DCS once in VR mode on any map to build shaders?

 

In the past I've been creating a Caucasus mission to build shaders, exiting, starting a Gulf mission to create shaders, etc.

 

Just wondering am I overdoing it?

[Hammer1-1]

Just a quick question..do you guys build shaders for each map..ie Caucasus, Nevada, Gulf...or just run DCS once in VR mode on any map to build shaders?

 

In the past I've been creating a Caucasus mission to build shaders, exiting, starting a Gulf mission to create shaders, etc.

 

Just wondering am I overdoing it?

 

you need to build shaders for everything - each individual aircraft, each individual map, each individual tree, building, piece of equipment.

[btsigov]

Hi, the mod is great, for me there is a super improvement (with Oculus Rift S)

but when try to connect to MP server - goes to 90% and stays there - no error, no drop, nothing... stays that way forever. In some servers when try to connect - "need pure version" (is this the IC?)

In SP - no problem. I'm using Stable version (not Open Beta) 2.5.5.41371. Please give advice.

 

(Alienware R17, 32Gb RAM, Nvidia 1080, 256Gb SSD, Oculus Rift S)

[speed-of-heat]

have you cleared out fxo and metashaders2 ?

[btsigov]

yes, even in saved games\dcs\fxo

[speed-of-heat]

i just read that you are on 2.5.5... sorry can't help you there, this mod is currently 2.5.6

[speed-of-heat]

Hi, the mod is great, for me there is a super improvement (with Oculus Rift S)

but when try to connect to MP server - goes to 90% and stays there - no error, no drop, nothing... stays that way forever. In some servers when try to connect - "need pure version" (is this the IC?)

In SP - no problem. I'm using Stable version (not Open Beta) 2.5.5.41371. Please give advice.

 

(Alienware R17, 32Gb RAM, Nvidia 1080, 256Gb SSD, Oculus Rift S)

 

apparently i can help you this is an old 2.5.5 version for IC Pass

[dimitri18]

What version of the game are you running, what version of the mod are you running?

 

I actually have no idea what version of the game I'm running. I'm running the DCS Stable. I installed the mod before starting the game the first time. See attachment if this is the possible version of the game.

 

It says 2.5.5 on the splash screen, but 2.9.16.18 on the launcher/updater

[speed-of-heat]

I actually have no idea what version of the game I'm running. I'm running the DCS Stable. I installed the mod before starting the game the first time. See attachment if this is the possible version of the game.

 

It says 2.5.5 on the splash screen, but 2.9.16.18 on the launcher/updater

 

so you need the 2.5.5 version of the MOD

[Hammer1-1]

DCS Stable isnt 2.5.6 or greater, its still 2.5.5.

[btsigov]

apparently i can help you this is an old 2.5.5 version for IC Pass

 

Thanks. I’ll try it tomorrow and let u know

[chase]

the water reflections are stuck to my head movements. They appear, and only reflect off the water, but will not go away. I am flying the Hornet off of the SC. I DL the most current MOD for VR. Only increases FPS by 5 for me. So I will place the orig shaders back for now. I know there needs to be a new shader built for this current MOD. Just letting you know what I encountered.

I'm also using the Pimax 5K XR, with SteamVr. Not sure if SteamVr is causing this or not, since not many others are saying they are encountering this issue. I will try again, once a new MOD has been released. Or maybe some water MOD might fix this? IDK. But anyway, it's just DCS stuff right lol.

Dave.

[Eaglewings]

the water reflections are stuck to my head movements. They appear, and only reflect off the water, but will not go away. I am flying the Hornet off of the SC. I DL the most current MOD for VR. Only increases FPS by 5 for me. So I will place the orig shaders back for now. I know there needs to be a new shader built for this current MOD. Just letting you know what I encountered.

 

 

 

Dave.

 

+1

 

I will be sticking with the original dcs shaders on the correct openbeta. Looks like they did some deep work on fixing the fps creeping bugs . Some good improvements.

Hoping they build on this development.

 

Water reflection in vr shader mod could be disorienting over water especially in night missions.

[speed-of-heat]

the water reflections are stuck to my head movements. They appear, and only reflect off the water, but will not go away. I am flying the Hornet off of the SC. I DL the most current MOD for VR. Only increases FPS by 5 for me. So I will place the orig shaders back for now. I know there needs to be a new shader built for this current MOD. Just letting you know what I encountered.

I'm also using the Pimax 5K XR, with SteamVr. Not sure if SteamVr is causing this or not, since not many others are saying they are encountering this issue. I will try again, once a new MOD has been released. Or maybe some water MOD might fix this? IDK. But anyway, it's just DCS stuff right lol.

Dave.

 

try the version in my signature block