VARJO AERO - DCS native OXR, OXRTK and offset cockpit cursor issues - FIXED!

[zildac]

So, @mbucchiahas worked his magic yet again, and released a wrapper for Varjo Base that effectively stops the advertisement of the headset as supporting QUAD. The upshot of this is that you can now use the new DCS native OXR, OXRTK (if you so wish), and the offset cursor in the cockpit that has plagued us for a long time is fixed.

Turbo mode now appears to work if you are running OXRTK 1.2.4 so give it a try and see (YMMV).

The wrapper can be found here:

https://github.com/mbucchia/OpenXR-InstanceExtensionsWrapper/releases

Follow the instructions exactly! And don't forget to start DCS.EXE --force_enable_VR --force_OpenXR and disable OpenComposite if you were using it previously

Based on my limited testing, I am actually seeing a 2FPS increase in performance over using Open Composite.

And remember, a Varjo Base update will very likely overwrite these changes, so you'll have to redo them, or preferably use a Mod Manager to apply and remove them.

Enjoy, and thanks to @mbucchiafor getting this sorted in less than 48 hours!

 

Edited February 11, 2023 by zildac

[evensen007]

I don't know why he even bothers helping us with all the headaches he gets from both ED and Varjo, but I am extremely grateful and happy he does. I hope he knows that. 

[dburne]

I think I will hold out for hopefully an official fix from ED on this issue which I hope will be sooner rather than later, instead of modding the file. This is certainly awesome for you guys that want something quicker and do not mind modding.

[Goblin]

1 hour ago, evensen007 said:

I am extremely grateful and happy he does. I hope he knows that

Same here! 
Is there a donate button in the OXRTK app? I need to buy the guy a beer!

[fastf1nger]

Yeah guys, let´s donate @mbucchia and send him BIG THANKS for his effort.

If you hear (read) this.....you are a hero for us Varjo Aero users  Cheerz!

[piki]

I would like to express my full gratitude for the ingenious software solutions that mbuchia provided us and enabled us to use our VR headset. He helped us out of the muddy mess. Thanks a million! You are our hero! I want to return the favor with a donation

[mbucchia]

12 hours ago, evensen007 said:

I don't know why he even bothers helping us with all the headaches he gets from both ED and Varjo, but I am extremely grateful and happy he does. I hope he knows that. 

Thank you, though this message is a little overdramatic and could be misinterpreted

Varjo loaned me an Aero eventually, and they haven't been any trouble.

ED did not want to implement the render target hint at this time, and it's totally their right to make decisions on what they put/don't put in their product.

Edited January 29, 2023 by mbucchia

[Supmua]

This is great news. I had asked Varjo in the past for an option to disable quad output and they said not possible lol. 

[motoadve]

I am pretty new to DCS, what does this do exactly?

Fixes the mouse un accuracy for clicking inside the cockpit?

I am not using any tools, but if it fixes the mouse , I will install it.

[zildac]

5 hours ago, motoadve said:

I am pretty new to DCS, what does this do exactly?

Fixes the mouse un accuracy for clicking inside the cockpit?

I am not using any tools, but if it fixes the mouse , I will install it.

Fixing the mouse is one of the benefits, yes.

[motoadve]

It does not work for me.

I do this and DCS starts but not in VR, can anyone tell what am I doing wrong?

 

I changed target in the exe to :

"C:\Program Files (x86)\DCS World OpenBeta\bin\DCS.exe" --force_VR --force_OpenXR

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[dburne]

It is;

 --force_enable_VR --force_OpenXR

[zildac]

37 minutes ago, motoadve said:

It does not work for me.

I do this and DCS starts but not in VR, can anyone tell what am I doing wrong?

 

I changed target in the exe to :

"C:\Program Files (x86)\DCS World OpenBeta\bin\DCS.exe" --force_VR --force_OpenXR

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What are the extra files you have in the Varjo Base OpenXR directory?

 

Here is mine:

 

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16 minutes ago, dburne said:

It is;

 --force_enable_VR --force_OpenXR

Hmm I copied the string straight from the BN post after the hotfix. TBH as I have my DCS settings to enable VR by default I don't need the first parm anyway.

 

@dburne Oops my cock up...have edited the first post!

Edited January 29, 2023 by zildac

[motoadve]

1 hour ago, zildac said:

What are the extra files you have in the Varjo Base OpenXR directory?

 

They were re named original files, which I reverted to the original name.

Now looks like this.

 

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[zildac]

They were re named original files, which I reverted to the original name.
Now looks like this.
 
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Have you tried a long clean and repair?

[Slick Twitchy]

Only difference I have is, in VB I have Open VR switched to on.

 

[mbucchia]

2 hours ago, motoadve said:

They were re named original files, which I reverted to the original name.

Now looks like this.

 

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Why did you rename those files at all... nothing in the instructions says to do that.

Your VarjoOpenXR.dll is now called VaarjoOpenXR.dll (two 'a'). That ain't gonna work.

Edited January 29, 2023 by mbucchia

[zildac]

Why did you rename those files at all... nothing in the instructions says to do that.
Your VarjoOpenXR.dll is now called VaarjoOpenXR.dll (two 'a'). That ain't gonna work.

Good spot, yup that'll be why

[motoadve]

7 hours ago, mbucchia said:

Why did you rename those files at all... nothing in the instructions says to do that.

Because I suck at this PC mods stuff, and was afraid I could screw things up, which I did.

 

Now I was able to make it work and everything is working great.

Thanks for the help everyone.

[Burnerski]

I suddenly was having some strange overlapping transparent views in DCS with my Varjo. This MOD fixed the problem.

Thank You mbucchia for your effort I really appreciate it.

Burner

[Burnerski]

Just discovered that this MOD breaks MSFS VR. Is there a easy work  around to this problem? I know I can reinstall the old .json .

[Supmua]

1 hour ago, Burnerski said:

Just discovered that this MOD breaks MSFS VR. Is there a easy work  around to this problem? I know I can reinstall the old .json .

Works fine with my setup, just flew a 25 min flight in MSFS VR with this mod.

[mbucchia]

17 hours ago, Burnerski said:

Just discovered that this MOD breaks MSFS VR. Is there a easy work  around to this problem? I know I can reinstall the old .json .

There's no reason it would break MSFS.

To remove, you can find the instructions on the download page (see top post).

Edited February 3, 2023 by mbucchia

[fastf1nger]

vor 15 Stunden schrieb Burnerski:

Just discovered that this MOD breaks MSFS VR. Is there a easy work  around to this problem? I know I can reinstall the old .json .

Also not for me, everything works as before, no problems at all!

[Burnerski]

This MOD didn't break my MSFS in VR, I made an assumption my bad. Something else is going on with MSFS. I have had so many headsets and applications installed that the software is getting confused :>). Since this is a DCS forum carry on.