DCS 2.8

Think I found it:

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\OpenXR_Toolkit
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Many thanks. Finding that was on the ToDo list.

Alright!!! OpenXR Fixed!!! Thank You ED
Open Beta

  • Mk-82 bomb fuse on Mirage-2000 fixed
  • FC aircraft. Cyclic target Lock On by Enter key like easy avionics style - removed
  • OpenXR is removed from autosearch. DCS has a chain of VR vendors in priority oculus, OpenVR, Varjo, etc. OpenXR was in that chain in top priority, now it is removed from this chain and only available when you explicitly specify it in command line of DCS.
  • Game Options. Game avionics mode removed.

DCS M-2000C by RAZBAM Simulations

  • Fixed : Bomb fuses always inert
  • as well as all the other fixes indicated in the previous OB log but not actually presented in game, namely:
    • Fixed : TACAN Mode Binds
    • Fixed : PAR gun burst
    • Fixed : SEC CALC at airstart
    • Fixed : Log file errors
    • Fixed : Wake turbulence causing uncontrolled spin
    • Updated : BAP 100 drag
    • Updated : SAMP on pylon drag
    • Improved : Reduced engine ignition boom
    • Improved : Sun visor effect
    • Improved : Engine sound
    • Added : Sun visor Elevation axis
    • Added : SELH Warning Altitude axis
    • Added : SELH Warning Altitude binds
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Interesting.

Alright!!! OpenXR Fixed!!! Thank You ED

Doing a little happy dance, GO ED!!!

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So to confirm (can’t find this in a search, the manual, or the support wiki-like thing), from a forum post the command line is:

My desktop shortcut =
DCS.exe --force_enable_vr --force_OpenXR

Think the first one is optional however if you’ve checked the VR box on the VR page.

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ED add new Caucasus map screenshots:

are they updating the black sea map again !!!

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Looks like they are showcasing the reintroduction of fog and mist. Nothing in the newsletter however about this…

On the other hand, they say they’ll be looking at long standing issues with the hip, huey and F-5! Hooray!

I wish I could use my openXR toolkit thingamibob again. I had it tweaked to perfection, and now I am having less than stellar VR performance. Ah well, Multicore in Two Weeks™ right?

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I just d/l’d todays update but only got so far as running it in VR to the main screen (it worked). But as of yesterday I was able to get oXR toolkit to work, on that broken OXR reprojection version.

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Yeah, getting the OXR toolkit menu is one thing. Getting the thing not to crash on anything but default settings is another.

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So, now that there is more or less a choice to pick the VR runtime that DCS uses at launch, what’s the general consensus, if that’s possible, on which is preferred? I was tinkering with it at lunchtime, and think that I’m preferring OpenXR over the native Oculus support. Of course since Meta replaces it’s version of the OpenXR runtime, is that a moot question for Oculus users? The OpenXR ToolKit seems to know the difference.

Ya know…replace all those trees with, err, jungle trees, and you have Vietnam? Or something close. Just sayin.

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They already have the palm tree assets from the mariana map :grinning:

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Unfortunately, for Varjo Aero VR users, DCS calls for the quadruple view, used by the Varjo XR-3.
So, the solution is still to force steam VR and use Open Composite.
Mbucchia, who wrote the OpenXR toolkit, has shown ED the error of their ways, and I’m guessing a fix is underway. :slight_smile:

Edit: Aaaand…ACTION!

Well Done Clapping GIF by MOODMAN

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To add insult to the performance injury…I now have an undesired binding of numpad 5 = recenter VR headset. This binding doesn’t show up in the binding UI.

I use my numpad as a UFC…so this is literally driving me nuts.

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OpenXR without motion reprojection is unplayable for me. I had it running really well before the last two hotifxes. Bummer.

Back to SteamVR I suppose.

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Hmmm. I haven’t use SteamVR in over a year - it kept crashing, randomly. Not sure I want to go there again - UNLESS it runs faster, without crashing :slight_smile:

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@jross I feel your pain and am kind of in the same boat.

I cope by telling myself that SteamVR is better than no VR… just

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should be SHIFT+F5