ofcross Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 (edited) Hey! Do you know if it is possible to play DCS in 2D but with your VR headset? My graphics card is lagging behind now (gtx 960) and to play in "3d" I have to lower the quality a lot in order to have 30fps. So I'm wondering if is possible to play in 2d using VR and take advantage of the 6DOF tracking? Edited February 5, 2020 by ofcross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHog107 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 You mean like Virtual Desktop? Almost like playing on a really big screen? Oops. sorry you'd lose the 6DOF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofcross Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 Yes, in terms of visualize all flat [no depth] No, not like in a big screen in front of you. Imagine it like watching a 360 video of dcs in YouTube. Using the 6DOF of the VR to look around/in-out You can get this "effect" in the cockpit if you set the "Force IPD Distance" to 0, but the rest of the world stay in 3d[when I say "3d" I mean dcs still render 2 images, one per eye]. so I'm looking to make the world flat as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speed-of-heat Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 why? dont buy a VR headset and use track IR, with a pro clip ... SYSTEM SPECS: Hardware Intel Corei7-12700KF @ 5.1/5.3p & 3.8e GHz, 64Gb RAM, 4090 FE, Dell S2716DG, Virpil T50CM3 Throttle, WinWIng Orion 2 & F-16EX + MFG Crosswinds V2, Varjo Aero SOFTWARE: Microsoft Windows 11, VoiceAttack & VAICOM PRO YOUTUBE CHANNEL: @speed-of-heat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofcross Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 why? dont buy a VR headset and use track IR, with a pro clip ... Because my graphics card is not good enough for dcs in vr,[GTX 960] and at this time I cannot afford a new graphics card. so I want to use the VR headset... yeah, as a trackir. In a non VR enviroment with the GTX960 using 3 monitors DCS runs at 45fps with almost all settings in High. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomOnSteam Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 (edited) You can try asking on the oculus / wmr / vive / valve forums - this is likely a global setting you'd change in the drivers or software of the various headsets. There is likely a way for it to render only one eye's view spread to both lenses or something like that. But I agree, even in 2D a VR headset is far more immersive than TrackIR, because everything is the right scale for starters, and looking around is far more natural than TrackIR (where you are doing some acrobatic movements with your eyes in opposite direction to your head movement hah). For existing VR users, just close one eye, and you can see that you don't lose that much immersion (compared to flat screen and TrackIR). Edited February 6, 2020 by TomOnSteam --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cockpit Spectator Mode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomTOTEN Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 There's nothing preventing me from using the FOV controls to accurately scale the world with TIR. 6DOF and proper world scale have nothing to do with eachother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHog107 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 just a crazy idea. I wonder if vorpx would work. You could use a mode like cinema mode and maybe have head tracking. I'd post over at the vorpx forum and ask if its possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofcross Posted February 6, 2020 Author Share Posted February 6, 2020 But I agree, even in 2D a VR headset is far more immersive than TrackIR, because everything is the right scale for starters, and looking around is far more natural than TrackIR (where you are doing some acrobatic movements with your eyes in opposite direction to your head movement hah). For existing VR users, just close one eye, and you can see that you don't lose that much immersion (compared to flat screen and TrackIR). I don't feel alone anymore! :thumbup::pilotfly: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddyspike69 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Because my graphics card is not good enough for dcs in vr,[GTX 960] and at this time I cannot afford a new graphics card. so I want to use the VR headset... yeah, as a trackir. In a non VR enviroment with the GTX960 using 3 monitors DCS runs at 45fps with almost all settings in High. On reddit there is an excellent post of using your vr as trackir. Just google it. I use it as well sometimes but after 30min i turn back to vr. I can’t stand the graphics in vr but in the tracking in trackir gives me headache. I’m going back to 2D and tracking using my rift cv1. I use opentrack software (free) with my rift. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Kazansky Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 But I agree, even in 2D a VR headset is far more immersive than TrackIR, because everything is the right scale for starters, and looking around is far more natural than TrackIR (where you are doing some acrobatic movements with your eyes in opposite direction to your head movement hah). For existing VR users, just close one eye, and you can see that you don't lose that much immersion (compared to flat screen and TrackIR). This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Kazansky Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Could sell a lot more VR headsets if a 2D VR would almost double FPS. And as soon as Vulkan comes to DCS or money/time brings a new graphic card you can just turn on 3D. Does this sound too absurd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofcross Posted February 7, 2020 Author Share Posted February 7, 2020 On reddit there is an excellent post of using your vr as trackir. Just google it. I use it as well sometimes but after 30min i turn back to vr. I can’t stand the graphics in vr but in the tracking in trackir gives me headache. I’m going back to 2D and tracking using my rift cv1. I use opentrack software (free) with my rift. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thankyou! I'll try to find it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dburne Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 I can't imagine wanting to play DCS on a monitor in VR headset. If on a monitor, then on a monitor is going to look so much sharper and cleaner. Yeah the image would be a lot bigger in the VR headset, but imho would look like crap. Don B EVGA Z390 Dark MB | i9 9900k CPU @ 5.1 GHz | Gigabyte 4090 OC | 64 GB Corsair Vengeance 3200 MHz CL16 | Corsair H150i Pro Cooler |Virpil CM3 Stick w/ Alpha Prime Grip 200mm ext| Virpil CM3 Throttle | VPC Rotor TCS Base w/ Alpha-L Grip| Point Control V2|Varjo Aero| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Kazansky Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 I can't imagine wanting to play DCS on a monitor in VR headset. If on a monitor, then on a monitor is going to look so much sharper and cleaner. Yeah the image would be a lot bigger in the VR headset, but imho would look like crap. I don't think it is meant like cinema mode in VR but simply both displays render the same image. The result should look like normal VR with one eye closed. I don't know if 2D could be done simply be doubling the same image for both eyes, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofcross Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 just a crazy idea. I wonder if vorpx would work. You could use a mode like cinema mode and maybe have head tracking. I'd post over at the vorpx forum and ask if its possible. Hey, hello there! Could you make it work using Vorpx? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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