VR Shaders mod for better VR experience

[Hammer1-1]

seems like at the time of the forum upgrade I got unsubbed from this thread...

[Mr109]

Just had a very quick go with the mod in the latest beta. All seems good.

Al

[StarLightPL]

Last version is from 6.6.2020 for 2.5.6.50321 . @Kegetys hasn't been seen on the forums since June 2020 ;( . I hope he's OK.

[speed-of-heat]

Lets hope so

[laertesson]

Hopefully Vulkan is truly coming this year and this mod will be deprecated.

 

But in the meantime Kegetys is still the best mod!

[Rolln]

Is this only useful for VR or can improved performance be seen  when using monitors as well?  Thanks for any info.

 

[speed-of-heat]

It does nothing in 2d that I am aware of

[Quip]

Hey.

 

I just noticed I'm getting these artifacts which looks like the side panels are pixelated, with the VR Shaders. Yes I have tested with and without and they occur with the shaders only. And the effect is visible in VR too. I only took the screenshot in 2D because it's easier.
I only see it on some textures and in some aircraft and under some specific lighting conditions only, mainly when it's dark.

If you you look at the image you can see the effect on the side panels including the switches. But nothing on the center panel.

 

Anyone else? Any work arounds?

 

Edited February 11, 2021 by Quip

[speed-of-heat]

there was a fix that @Taz1004did, which i intergrated on my variant of @Kegetys mod

[fastf1nger]

Hello to everybody

 

I´m into DCS quiet a time now and tried VR a couple of months ago.

Since then i tried to optimize it, spent more time optimizing than flying.

 

THANKS to all of you helping us with problems end questions and and and.....

Now 1 question from my side  Do we need to uninstall / reinstall the shaders-mod

after or before every DCS update?

 

BTW: Shaders-mod works perfectly for me.....Thanks again for your great work guys!!!!!

[speed-of-heat]

3 minutes ago, fastf1nger said:

Hello to everybody

 

I´m into DCS quiet a time now and tried VR a couple of months ago.

Since then i tried to optimize it, spent more time optimizing than flying.

 

THANKS to all of you helping us with problems end questions and and and.....

Now 1 question from my side  Do we need to uninstall / reinstall the shaders-mod

after or before every DCS update?

 

BTW: Shaders-mod works perfectly for me.....Thanks again for your great work guys!!!!!

Yes you need to uninstall it before each update and reinstall it after each update.

[fastf1nger]

Gerade eben schrieb speed-of-heat:

Yes you need to uninstall it before each update and reinstall it after each update.

@speed-of-heat Thanks so much......but how do i uninstall shaders-mod?

It was just a drag-and-drop in Windows Explorer?

[speed-of-heat]

If you read the original post, you will see I recommend using OvGme or modmanfx to install or uninstall mods.

 

if you have installed it, by drag and drop it will need to be reinstalled ... but again it’s not what I recommend.

[fastf1nger]

vor 1 Stunde schrieb speed-of-heat:

If you read the original post, you will see I recommend using OvGme or modmanfx to install or uninstall mods.

 

if you have installed it, by drag and drop it will need to be reinstalled ... but again it’s not what I recommend.

Ok thanks so much......its just SOOOO much to read....sometimes its hard to follow the threads....especially as a forum-newcomer

Thanks again!!!

[speed-of-heat]

Apologies I thought I was in a different thread... this one doesn’t say install via OvGme or modmanfx... but it should.

[Hammer1-1]

2 hours ago, fastf1nger said:

@speed-of-heat Thanks so much......but how do i uninstall shaders-mod?

It was just a drag-and-drop in Windows Explorer?

all you have to do is update your sim when a new patch drops. The mod will get placed in a backup folder in the main directory (if you are like me and just drag/drop the shader mod into the main directory) and you just pull them out of the backup folder and reinstall them from there. If you use OVGME, then you just untick the box then retick it after the patch updates.

[Avalanche110]

Hello everyone.

I have been a fan of this Mod for a longtime. 

I have noticed recently that it causes some canopy reflections at night (only in Gazelle) that make it unflyable at night.

I am wondering if its possible to disable the shaders that effect the canopy glass.

 

Thanks

[beci43]

Good day Gentlemen!
Is anyone else involved in development?
It is no longer worth using, there are more flaws in it than enjoyment.

Edited March 10, 2021 by beci43

[Hammer1-1]

there are a few people here that modify the files and post them under their sigs. what problems are you having specifically?

[DutchCoolHand]

8 hours ago, beci43 said:

Good day Gentlemen!
Is anyone else involved in development?
It is no longer worth using, there are more flaws in it than enjoyment.

 

You don’t have to use it. People create these in their free time. 

[Nealius]

I'm having some trouble getting the NVG mask to give a monocle-style view. I have tried increasing the values all the way up to 5,000 but it still appears as full-screen in my headset. Strangely, the mask appears in the desktop mirror, but above a certain value it will not go small enough to replicate NVG monicles. I have tried asking in other threads that use these shaders as a base and have been blown off with standoffish non-answers. Is there a specific value range I need to stay within, or is there a secondary setting I need to change as well?

[karpiyon]

Is this good for the last version of DCS?
I see all kind of errors related to shader in DCS.log.

[speed-of-heat]

it works on the current version

[Rens]

I am new to DCS, I played around lately to optimize my FPS. I am using a GTX-1080. I was already searching for a new GPU. But noticed quickly that even the newest GPU still aren't able to run DCS in VR that well. I am going to give this mod a shot. It seems that it's created in 2018, and updated last year for the last time, correct? Or is there a other more recent version somwhere else maintained? Also, if this is such a boost for VR, why is this still not implemented by default in the game by ED as an "installable" from within the menu. Or why not by default by just enabling an extra checkbox under VR tab called "optimize textures/shaders for VR".

Seems that this shouldn't be to hard to implement? Or is ED working on VR improvement themselves? Anyways I hope this mod helps otherwise the game is unplayable in VR for me. At least with my current GPU. 

[Hammer1-1]

Its been updated so and so, but more or less compatible with every new patch as of late.