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SOLVED: Disable Loading Screen (for VR) - New MOD


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The loading screen is one of the most annoying parts of DCS in VR. It starts to flicker and jitter wildly within the VR headset. This is likely caused due to performance spikes during loading, and resulting dropped frames.

An easy fix would be to allow VR users to disable all loading screens and have the game just render a black scene.

UPDATE: FIX released as mod https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/de/files/3319867/

UPDATE 2: Now also includes empty/black VR Hangar in main menu and map. As a bonus, loading time is increased and switching to F10 map ingame is faster

 

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Hi, 

there is hope once we have multicore working in full the loading process and the loading screen can be done on different cores which should make it a better experience. 

fingers crossed for now. 

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Well that's good but the outlook of 6+ months of loading screen torture isn't too great.

In the meantime I would rather dig through the game files and replace the loading screens with black textures.

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Well that's good but the outlook of 6+ months of loading screen torture isn't too great.
In the meantime I would rather dig through the game files and replace the loading screens with black textures.

You could just close your eyes for a minute and go to your inner happy place.


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7 hours ago, BIGNEWY said:

Hi, 

there is hope once we have multicore working in full the loading process and the loading screen can be done on different cores which should make it a better experience. 

fingers crossed for now. 

is there a publicly updated timeline for multicore? I had seen Q3 of this year but obviously that had to be pushed. 

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I found out its quite easy to mod this. Such an improvement for the whole VR experience.

Just copy 3 files, backup the original files before overwriting if you like.

1) Save this file in your aircraft folder as loading-window.png in C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Mods\F-14 VUX v2.2\Mods\aircraft\F14\skins\ME

loading-window.png

 

 

2) Save this file as loading-window.png in C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\MissionEditor\images

loading-window.png

 

 

3) Save this file as training-window.png in C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Mods\aircraft\F14\Skins\ME

training-window.png

 

 

loading-window.png


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1 hour ago, DavePastry said:

is there a publicly updated timeline for multicore? I had seen Q3 of this year but obviously that had to be pushed. 

We had a recent newsletter with updated information, work is going well and will continue to 2022 https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/newsletters/newsletter15102021-44zqxztcc5wrzd40qw4c8srq1r1almua.html

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Nice - any improvements to VR would be most welcome!

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4 hours ago, winghunter said:

I found out its quite easy to mod this. Such an improvement for the whole VR experience.

Just copy 3 files, backup the original files before overwriting if you like.

1) Save this file in your aircraft folder as loading-window.png in C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Mods\F-14 VUX v2.2\Mods\aircraft\F14\skins\ME

loading-window.png

 

 

2) Save this file as loading-window.png in C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\MissionEditor\images

loading-window.png

 

 

3) Save this file as training-window.png in C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Mods\aircraft\F14\Skins\ME

training-window.png

 

 

loading-window.png

 

Does this break Integrity Check?

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12 minutes ago, Dangerzone said:

Does this break Integrity Check?

I dont think it would. These are just loading screens that other mods change as well.

Here are also the loading bar fixes to make them more pleasurable in VR

These go to

C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\dxgui\skins\common\images

progressbar_mark.png :

progressbar_mark.png.

progressbar_base.png :

progressbar_base.png


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  • winghunter changed the title to SOLVED: Disable Loading Screen (for VR) - New MOD

UPDATE: Now also includes empty/black VR Hangar in main menu and map. As a bonus, loading time is increased and switching to F10 map ingame is faster

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/de/files/3319867/

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FWIW, this only happens for me when using Steam for VR (in IL2 as well). It doesn't happen when using the native Oculus API for VR (in this case, the screen freezes and there is a little hourglass spinning on the side, much less jarring). Just thought I'd mention that in case it's helpful for anyone.

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5 minutes ago, winghunter said:

With openXR this is no longer an issue

 

Indeed, another nice benefit of OpenXR.  :-)

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Apologies for what is perhaps a stupid question..

How exactly do I install this mod manually (I don't use a mod manager)?

I've downloaded the mod, copied the various files to (what I think is) their required homes. However, the hangar still appears for me in VR?

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36 minutes ago, OldFlyer said:

How exactly do I install this mod manually (I don't use a mod manager)?


Hi,

Installing Mods manually, particularly those that don’t go into /saved games/, is not a good idea, as at the first DCS issue that you encounter in the future you will want to uninstall all Mods while you diagnose the issue, and manual uninstall is usually much harder than installing it on the first place … investing a bit of time on learning to use a Mod Manager is well worth it, in my opinion of course.

 

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On 1/18/2024 at 4:42 PM, Rudel_chw said:


Hi,

Installing Mods manually, particularly those that don’t go into /saved games/, is not a good idea, as at the first DCS issue that you encounter in the future you will want to uninstall all Mods while you diagnose the issue, and manual uninstall is usually much harder than installing it on the first place … investing a bit of time on learning to use a Mod Manager is well worth it, in my opinion of course.

 

Eduardo

Tried ovgme, still no joy. Any help appreciated.

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