Quest PRO eye tracking - cant make settings.cfg affect VR picture

[rentreal]

Hi! 
Ive done all of the steps from https://github.com/mbucchia/Quad-Views-Foveated/wiki#configuration
Eye tracking actually works.
But I have faced some problems on advanced step of changing some settings https://github.com/mbucchia/Quad-Views-Foveated/wiki/Advanced-Configuration

To do it, I created file AppData\Local\Quad-Views-Foveated\settings.cfg with this code

# Common settings for all headsets (unless overriden below).
smoothen_focus_view_edges=0.2
sharpen_focus_view=0.7
turbo_mode=0

[Oculus]
peripheral_multiplier=0.05
focus_multiplier=1.0
horizontal_focus_section=0.5
vertical_focus_section=0.5

But it had no effect. Ten times lowered resolution of peripheral rendering cant be unnoticed. Also turbomode on my pc always results in lags, so all the lags are still with me. In OpenXR toolkit turbomode is off of course.

After this unsucsessful try I deleted file above and made changes in %ProgramFiles%\OpenXR-Quad-Views-Foveated\settings.cfg just to test that I can do any affect on settings, I know that this file is prohibited to change by authors. And still no effect, all settings looks default, turbo is on.

So now Im totally confused, what else can I try to affect some settings. Help me please!

Edited July 17 by rentreal

[WipeUout]

Have you checked the log file in the same location as the config file?  This will tell you what is being applied and resulting performance.  You may also check if the quadviews openXR layer is active in DCS settings by hovering your mouse pointer over the triangle beside the quadviews selection box.  The install order may also cause problems, quadviews must be installed after OXRTK.

[Qcumber]

14 hours ago, rentreal said:

Hi! 
Ive done all of the steps from https://github.com/mbucchia/Quad-Views-Foveated/wiki#configuration
Eye tracking actually works.
But I have faced some problems on advanced step of changing some settings https://github.com/mbucchia/Quad-Views-Foveated/wiki/Advanced-Configuration

To do it, I created file AppData\Local\Quad-Views-Foveated\settings.cfg with this code

# Common settings for all headsets (unless overriden below).
smoothen_focus_view_edges=0.2
sharpen_focus_view=0.7
turbo_mode=0

[Oculus]
peripheral_multiplier=0.05
focus_multiplier=1.0
horizontal_focus_section=0.5
vertical_focus_section=0.5

But it had no effect. Ten times lowered resolution of peripheral rendering cant be unnoticed. Also turbomode on my pc always results in lags, so all the lags are still with me. In OpenXR toolkit turbomode is off of course.

After this unsucsessful try I deleted file above and made changes in %ProgramFiles%\OpenXR-Quad-Views-Foveated\settings.cfg just to test that I can do any affect on settings, I know that this file is prohibited to change by authors. And still no effect, all settings looks default, turbo is on.

So now I'm totally confused, what else can I try to affect some settings. Help me please!

Are you using Meta Link? 

[rentreal]

42 минуты назад, Qcumber сказал:

Are you using Meta Link? 

No, Virtual Desktop

[rentreal]

9 часов назад, WipeUout сказал:

Have you checked the log file in the same location as the config file?  This will tell you what is being applied and resulting performance.  You may also check if the quadviews openXR layer is active in DCS settings by hovering your mouse pointer over the triangle beside the quadviews selection box.  The install order may also cause problems, quadviews must be installed after OXRTK.

Install order I did in right order, yes.
My log file:

2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300: XR_APILAYER_MBUCCHIA_quad_views_foveated layer (v1.1.3) is active
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300: Using layer: XR_APILAYER_MBUCCHIA_quad_views_foveated
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300: Using layer: XR_APILAYER_MBUCCHIA_toolkit
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300: Using layer: XR_APILAYER_VIRTUALDESKTOP_oculus_compatibility
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300: Requested extension: XR_KHR_D3D11_enable
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300: Requested extension: XR_KHR_visibility_mask
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300: Requested extension: XR_OCULUS_audio_device_guid
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300: Requested extension: XR_EXT_hand_tracking
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300: Requested extension: XR_HTCX_vive_tracker_interaction
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300: Blocking extension: XR_VARJO_quad_views
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300: Blocking extension: XR_VARJO_foveated_rendering
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300: Requesting extension: XR_EXT_eye_gaze_interaction
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300: Requesting extension: XR_FB_eye_tracking_social
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300: Application: DCS (DCS.exe)
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300: Using OpenXR runtime: VirtualDesktopXR 1.0.6
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300: Using OpenXR system: Meta Quest Pro
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300: Trying to locate configuration file at 'C:\Program Files\OpenXR-Quad-Views-Foveated\settings.cfg'...
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300:   Found option 'smoothen_focus_view_edges=0.2'
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300:   Found option 'sharpen_focus_view=0.7'
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300:   Found option 'turbo_mode=1'
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300:   Found option 'horizontal_fixed_section=0.5'
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300:   Found option 'vertical_fixed_section=0.45'
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300: Trying to locate configuration file at 'C:\Users\Tiger&Varan\AppData\Local\Quad-Views-Foveated\settings.cfg'...
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300:   Found option 'smoothen_focus_view_edges=0.2'
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300:   Found option 'sharpen_focus_view=0.7'
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300:   Found option 'turbo_mode=0'
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300: Eye tracking is supported
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300: Recommended peripheral resolution: 1138x1132 (0.500x density)
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300: Recommended focus resolution: 796x792 (1.000x density)
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300:   Stereo pixel count was: 10296650 (2275x2263)
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300:   Quad views pixel count is: 3837296
2025-07-17 20:02:50 +0300:   Savings: -62.7%
2025-07-17 20:03:01 +0300: Session is using quad views
2025-07-17 20:03:01 +0300: Edge smoothing: 0.20
2025-07-17 20:03:01 +0300: Sharpening: 0.70
2025-07-17 20:03:01 +0300: Turbo: Disabled

Edited July 18 by rentreal

[Qcumber]

4 hours ago, rentreal said:

No, Virtual Desktop

Remove the [Oculus] line and it should then work for VD. [Oculus] only applies to Meta Link. 

[rentreal]

22 часа назад, Qcumber сказал:

Remove the [Oculus] line and it should then work for VD. [Oculus] only applies to Meta Link. 

Thank you! That works, now I see ten times lowered "peripheral_multiplier=0.05"! Thank you again!

But I still have low performance. I tried to uninstall Quad-Views-Foveated-1.1.3.msi (without uninstalling OpenXR Toolkit), and my normal 72 VRfps comes back.
When I install again Quad-Views-Foveated-1.1.3.msi and reset by default OpenXR Toolkit, eye tracking starts work well with very low "peripheral_multiplier=0.05", BUT I got only 45-50 VRfps instead of perfomance boost .
I have doublechecked that turbo is off in settings.cfg and OpenXR Toolkit. I know that turbo mode never worked well on my pc and resulted in the same fps drop, so it looks the same like turbo is "on", but cant be sure for 100% in that. And definitely installed Quad-Views-Foveated-1.1.3.msi is responsible for fps drop.
If you have any assumptions, please tell me them. Thank you again!

just in case my log file again, looks like turbo is off
 

2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300: XR_APILAYER_MBUCCHIA_quad_views_foveated layer (v1.1.3) is active
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300: Using layer: XR_APILAYER_MBUCCHIA_quad_views_foveated
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300: Using layer: XR_APILAYER_MBUCCHIA_toolkit
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300: Using layer: XR_APILAYER_VIRTUALDESKTOP_oculus_compatibility
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300: Requested extension: XR_KHR_D3D11_enable
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300: Requested extension: XR_KHR_visibility_mask
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300: Requested extension: XR_OCULUS_audio_device_guid
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300: Requested extension: XR_EXT_hand_tracking
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300: Requested extension: XR_HTCX_vive_tracker_interaction
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300: Blocking extension: XR_VARJO_quad_views
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300: Blocking extension: XR_VARJO_foveated_rendering
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300: Requesting extension: XR_EXT_eye_gaze_interaction
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300: Requesting extension: XR_FB_eye_tracking_social
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300: Application: DCS (DCS.exe)
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300: Using OpenXR runtime: VirtualDesktopXR 1.0.6
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300: Using OpenXR system: Meta Quest Pro
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300: Trying to locate configuration file at 'C:\Program Files\OpenXR-Quad-Views-Foveated\settings.cfg'...
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300:   Found option 'smoothen_focus_view_edges=0.2'
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300:   Found option 'sharpen_focus_view=0.7'
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300:   Found option 'turbo_mode=1'
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300:   Found option 'horizontal_fixed_section=0.5'
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300:   Found option 'vertical_fixed_section=0.45'
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300: Trying to locate configuration file at 'C:\Users\Tiger&Varan\AppData\Local\Quad-Views-Foveated\settings.cfg'...
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300:   Found option 'smoothen_focus_view_edges=0.2'
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300:   Found option 'sharpen_focus_view=0.7'
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300:   Found option 'turbo_mode=0'
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300:   Found option 'peripheral_multiplier=0.05'
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300:   Found option 'focus_multiplier=1.0'
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300:   Found option 'horizontal_focus_section=0.5'
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300:   Found option 'vertical_focus_section=0.5'
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300: Eye tracking is supported
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300: Recommended peripheral resolution: 228x226 (0.100x density)
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300: Recommended focus resolution: 1138x1132 (1.000x density)
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300:   Stereo pixel count was: 10296650 (2275x2263)
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300:   Quad views pixel count is: 2679488
2025-07-19 14:50:27 +0300:   Savings: -74.0%
2025-07-19 14:50:37 +0300: Session is using quad views
2025-07-19 14:50:37 +0300: Edge smoothing: 0.20
2025-07-19 14:50:37 +0300: Sharpening: 0.70
2025-07-19 14:50:37 +0300: Turbo: Disabled

 

Edited July 19 by rentreal

[Qcumber]

14 minutes ago, rentreal said:

But I still have low performance

Try using a smaller foveated region. I use 0.25x0.25. Having experimented with various settings this gives me decent performance. 

With VD at Godlike I set centre resolution to 1.8, periphery to 0.4. This gives me a steady 72fps in most situations. I also use DLSS quality. 

 

[rentreal]

I have found the reason, why turbo mode drops my FPS. I did fps limit to 75 in DCS settings. After I set it back to 300, turbo started to work well. Thanks to @Dangerzone post