General tweaking guides for user new to DCSWorld/VR

[BluesRocket]

Is there managed content on general guidelines for tweaking the PC, video card, and VR Headset settings? I've experimented with several planes and have settled on the F-16 for now. I've mastered general flight, takeoff and landing. I went through Chuck's guides and started assigning bindings to my HOTAS setup. My next goal is to understand use of the gun, short range and long range missiles, use of countermeasures and the RWR visuals and tones. After that, comms, a2g, etc.

Hardware: alienware R16 14th Gen i9 14900KF (got the BIOS patch before things went wonky), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 16GB, 32GB RAM (2x16), 2TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD, Meta Quest 3 used with cable to PC for VR (and TrackIR when not in VR). VKB Gladiator standard stick and VKB rudder, TWCS throttle. 32" Dell curved gaming screen. Have second 2 TB drive to install to dedicate to DCS, and will likely upgrade to 64GB RAM soon as well.

In the game I max use the "High" presets for flatscreen use. It works well and loads acceptably. I haven't adjusted anything beyond "High". No in game issues (well, TrackIR5 dies half the time but I'm replacing that with a different head tracker soon) although in game resolution of cockpits vary (I have the F16, F4 and F86--so far the F4 is stunning compared to the others). I like the flat screen for learning the systems because I can't stay in VR long enough without feeling woozy after a while. That said, VR is a lot of fun and frankly stunning to see although I've yet to figure out if the hand controllers can be used with cockpit switches. I noted whenever I use a function key for alternate views, the frame rate in VR suddenly tanks and I need to leave the game and reboot to get things working again. If I ever get VR working well I'll learn to stay in longer.

My guess there are some basic things to manage with hardware that I don't yet understand. Perhaps BIOS settings, graphics cards settings and certainly VR headset settings although there isn't much in the meta software that's required with the cable. Perhaps I'm missing something obvious.

Sorry, I'm just a hardware novice and former flight simmer looking to get back into it after a 20 year hiatus. Thanks.

John

Edited October 16, 2024 by BluesRocket

[Maddaawg]

TL;DR, well I did but many will not. Getting to the point is a best practice on any forum.

For VR, in Meta Link push the slider to the right at 72hz. That is a PPD of 1.3. Set DCS to the preset of VR and then start adjusting upwards your settings.

Changing map views and issues with VR are an indicator of using too much VRAM but also many are complaining of it occurring more now after the last update.

I had this a lot going from F10 to F1. I lowered my settings drastically to overcome it. I also use VD over a 6e Wi-Fi as that helped with many Meta issues because their software is crap. 

If you're going to use it, learn about some tools, Oculus Desktop Tool(ODT) and Oculus Tray Tool(OTT). They do a lot of the same things, are not reliable and the prime reason I use Virtual Desktop. Also check out QuadViews for fix foviated rendering.

That too was TL;DR  

Oh, put your specs in your signature and you'll never have to repeat them again.

[BluesRocket]

Thanks for the feedback! and great idea about the specs in signature.