VR settings (ASUS ROG Strix G10, RTX 3060, Quest 2)

[sBinnala64]

Hi, I was wondering how I could make DCS look good in VR (Meta quest 2) with my current setup. My specs are:

ASUS ROG Strix G10

ASUS/NVIDIA RTX 3060

64gb RAM

i5-11400F

DCS itself just looks terrible in VR, there's a lot of grainy and fuzzy stuff, I can barely read any gauges or displays on the F-14, and DLSS makes some things in the cockpit look much worse. Any tips?

[Lange_666]

You better ask this question over in the VR section of the forum:

https://forum.dcs.world/forum/302-virtual-reality/

[draconus]

On 1/6/2024 at 4:59 AM, sBinnala64 said:

DCS itself just looks terrible in VR, there's a lot of grainy and fuzzy stuff, I can barely read any gauges or displays on the F-14, and DLSS makes some things in the cockpit look much worse. Any tips?

Use DLAA only, not DLSS. Add sharpening to your preference, ex. slider to 0.5. On VR tab use higher PD setting until your performance is suffering. You probably won't go higher than 1.2 with 3060 though.

[Qcumber]

On 1/6/2024 at 3:59 AM, sBinnala64 said:

Hi, I was wondering how I could make DCS look good in VR (Meta quest 2) with my current setup. My specs are:

ASUS ROG Strix G10

ASUS/NVIDIA RTX 3060

64gb RAM

i5-11400F

DCS itself just looks terrible in VR, there's a lot of grainy and fuzzy stuff, I can barely read any gauges or displays on the F-14, and DLSS makes some things in the cockpit look much worse. Any tips?

- Firstly, make sure you set the output from oculus app to the maximum setting. There is a slider. You need to output at about 1.5 the panel resolution. Are you using quest link cable? This is best for bitrate. See below. 

- Download oculus tray tool and increase the resolution to about 1.2. This should take your overall resolution to about 3400. 

- Use OTT to set the bitrate as high as your pc can handle. 996 is the highest. This will reduce compression artifacts. 

- Download quad views foveated rendering and use the default settings to use in fixed mode. This will reduce your GPU load by about 30%. 

- Start with DLSS quality and see how it looks with these settings.

- Aim for 45 FPS with re-projection. If your system can't handle it, back off on the supersampling in OTT and play with the QVFR settings until you get a balance of quality/performance that suits you. With a 3060 you might need to aim for 30 FPS. 

Check the DCS VR forum for ideas and more support. 

[sBinnala64]

thanks guys

[Mike_CK]

I find running the Quest 2 at 72hz (so 36fps) gives MUCH better performance AND visual quality while the difference in smoothness isn’t very noticeable. The terrain can load in and “process” much more smoothly whereas when I ran at 90 (45fps) the terrain could get “stutters”. Turn up quest resolution to max, get the OTT and increase bit rate and see if you can get to a PD of 1.2.

I run terrain : high

cockpit : medium and looks great to me 

[sBinnala64]

On 1/9/2024 at 6:10 AM, Qcumber said:

- Firstly, make sure you set the output from oculus app to the maximum setting. There is a slider. You need to output at about 1.5 the panel resolution. Are you using quest link cable? This is best for bitrate. See below. 

- Download oculus tray tool and increase the resolution to about 1.2. This should take your overall resolution to about 3400. 

- Use OTT to set the bitrate as high as your pc can handle. 996 is the highest. This will reduce compression artifacts. 

- Download quad views foveated rendering and use the default settings to use in fixed mode. This will reduce your GPU load by about 30%. 

- Start with DLSS quality and see how it looks with these settings.

- Aim for 45 FPS with re-projection. If your system can't handle it, back off on the supersampling in OTT and play with the QVFR settings until you get a balance of quality/performance that suits you. With a 3060 you might need to aim for 30 FPS. 

Check the DCS VR forum for ideas and more support. 

 

so uh, I have a cable for my headset, but it will only charge it and only lets me connect with air link. even when I disable air link, it just says "searching for pc" on my quest 2 but completely ignores the fact that I have it plugged in. My PC does not have any USB-C ports, so I have to use an adapter, and idk if that's why it won't work.

[Qcumber]

1 hour ago, sBinnala64 said:

so uh, I have a cable for my headset, but it will only charge it and only lets me connect with air link. even when I disable air link, it just says "searching for pc" on my quest 2 but completely ignores the fact that I have it plugged in. My PC does not have any USB-C ports, so I have to use an adapter, and idk if that's why it won't work.

You need to make sure that the USB cable is of the correct type, such as this one:

YTEAM Link Cable Compatible Transfer and Charging Link Cable,5M USB 3.2 to Type-C Link Cable for PC and VR Headset. : Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

 

[sBinnala64]

1 hour ago, Qcumber said:

You need to make sure that the USB cable is of the correct type, such as this one:

YTEAM Link Cable Compatible Transfer and Charging Link Cable,5M USB 3.2 to Type-C Link Cable for PC and VR Headset. : Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

 

i do have one of those

[Qcumber]

6 minutes ago, sBinnala64 said:

i do have one of those

It might be your adaptor then, or the usb port. 

[sBinnala64]

On 1/9/2024 at 6:10 AM, Qcumber said:

- Firstly, make sure you set the output from oculus app to the maximum setting. There is a slider. You need to output at about 1.5 the panel resolution. Are you using quest link cable? This is best for bitrate. See below. 

- Download oculus tray tool and increase the resolution to about 1.2. This should take your overall resolution to about 3400. 

- Use OTT to set the bitrate as high as your pc can handle. 996 is the highest. This will reduce compression artifacts. 

- Download quad views foveated rendering and use the default settings to use in fixed mode. This will reduce your GPU load by about 30%. 

- Start with DLSS quality and see how it looks with these settings.

- Aim for 45 FPS with re-projection. If your system can't handle it, back off on the supersampling in OTT and play with the QVFR settings until you get a balance of quality/performance that suits you. With a 3060 you might need to aim for 30 FPS. 

Check the DCS VR forum for ideas and more support. 

 

ok i got a new adapter, quest link works, but how do i download oculus tray tool for dcs?

[Qcumber]

17 minutes ago, sBinnala64 said:

ok i got a new adapter, quest link works, but how do i download oculus tray tool for dcs?

You can download it here. 

https://www.apollyonvr.com/oculus-tray-tool

 

[DCoffey]

using the OTT set the FOV multiplier to 65 or 70. This someone explained to me causes stuff that you don't see in the headset to not render, this gives a good boost in FPS, I started at 85 and checked that I saw no difference and just kept going down by 5, when I got to 65, I noticed a slight black box effect on edges so moved it to 70. that's the sweet spot for me on my Quest 2.

 

 

[Kevinjones]

Follow the below steps to make DCS look good in VR

• 1. Adjust Game Settings just Lower graphics settings in DCS World for better performance.

• 2. Check VR Settings and Lower VR pixel density if high and adjust render scale for smoother gameplay.

• 3. Check for the  Update for Drivers, keep your graphics card drivers up to date for better compatibility.

• 4. Try higher resolutions for better visuals if your system can handle it.

• 5.  Look for community mods that may improve performance or visuals.

• 6. Consider Hardware Upgrades, If performance is still poor, think about upgrading your GPU or CPU, or you can look for tools that can help optimize VR performance.

Hope these steps may help you to improve the VR experience in DCS World on your Meta Quest 2 headset.