just got the notification of a Firmware update!
do you know where i can find what it fixes?
Seems to be a mysteryâŠcanât find any info about itâŠ
I almost want to say itâs via a Windows Update or through the WMR app. But I didnât see one there either.
Iâm getting a X3D3 file missing popup notification when I try to play il2 GB online. Is anyone else seeing this?
Iâve been hearing a lot about bumping up SteamVR resolution to 200%, but when I tried it I kept getting âcrashesâ (not actual program crashes) to the SteamVR screen while flying the Tomcat, so I went back to 100%. I havenât tried a PD of 2.0 yet. My one complaint about the image in my O+ is the fuzziness of everything, especially on the periphery. My second complaint would be the awful forehead chafing from the front pad of the goggles, which is the only part making contact with my head in the front. The larger, upper-front pad wonât contact my head at all.
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firmware update iâm on 1.0.1 and got invited to update to 1.0.2
inside Samsung HMD Odyssey+ Setup
headset is working flawlessly
iâm from Europe so i have no idea how much assistence i can get if the firmware update failsâŠ
what version are you on?
update
no changelog anywhere TY samsung!
seems they changed something to the ipd
also some report trouble uploading it. (you need direct connection to pc usb3 no antivirus running etcâŠ)
The number is being used to render the VR perspective. If the IPD used to be 63 but now itâs 60 then it makes sense that thing would appear bigger (your eyes are closer together now). This is great.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WindowsMR/comments/bb9llg/odyssey_firmware_update_102_today/
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Yeah, not sure that that was about but the update went ok for me without turning off AV or anything. I had a quick look around after the update and it seems pretty much the same.
Once I started the âSamsung Set Upâ app (which I never go into, after from first install) it offered the update and a I said ok.
The sweet spot size is sort of connected to the comfort, in that if the headset doesnât fit your head very well then itâll be blurry or have a very small clear area. I know that for a few people the O+ is really uncomfortable, and that Samsung didnât really do a good job on the fit. The only advice I have (and this might not help depending on the shape of your head) is to loosen it so that the band at the back is quite low on your head (like where your head meets your neck at the back) and then tighten it from there.
I tried placing the back portion of the ring low on my head and tightened, and I also tried wrapping a small towel around the forehead pad, but alas both attempts just made a massive 1" gap between my cheeks/nose and the HMD.
I donât have one, but @BeachAV8R uses a plushy face cover here - Odyssey Plus replacement foam from VRCover
Iâm probably going to have to (well, have to is a little strong 
) get another headset this summer, and Iâm running out of kids to donate the existing ones to, so ebay is beckoning for me.
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I canât remember if I posted this before, and search shows nothing, so thought I would share.
If you have a system where you donât reach 90 frames per second then youâre going to either just get repeated frames with reprojection off, or you can enable reprojection and get some automatic âin-betweenâ frames generated (based on your head movement).
What I hadnât tried before was playing around with the refresh rate of the Odyssey Plus, just to see if that did anything interesting. As âhalf refresh rateâ is used to decide if reprojection is used or not, it might be fun (âfunâ not guaranteed, no returns).
In your WMR app, you can use âSettingsâ from the ââŠâ menu on the bottom left (cool name Microsoft btw ⊠) here:
From this you can get to the âHeadset displayâ sub menu here:
The beautiful rendering of the â2â shows the âChangeâ button to be able to switch your headset from âAutomaticâ (90 Hz) to a manual setting of 60 or 90. Once youâve changed it to â60â then manually close and restart the WMR app.
Now, check that your reprojection settings are on by notepad editing the âdefault.vrsettingsâ WMR file here:
X:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\MixedRealityVRDriver\resources\settings\default.vrsettings
Here you can see I removed the â//â characters from the âmotionReprojectionModeâ and âmotionReprojectionIndicatorEnableâ settings (the latter is used as an indicator that reprojection is being used, you show see two blue squares on the top left in the headset - just put the // back if you like the reprojection settings, as you donât need the indicators all the time):
Save that file and restart WMR.
So, how does it do? Not too bad, easy to try and put back if you donât like it. One thing immediately noticeable is that the beautiful bright display of the O+ looks dimmer to me. Maybe about 10% darker? Not sure.
In DCS, the frame rate is now locked to â30 fpsâ, as the reprojection is automatically taking it to 60 Hz / fps in the headset. What this means is that your âtargetâ for DCS is now not getting to 45 but getting to 30 fps instead. This can sometimes help a lot, especially if youâre not running a 2080 and use oversampling to make the display clearer.
Anyway, I personally just strip off stuff until I get reliable 45 fps and then put the HZ back to 90, but thought it would be interesting for others to try, especially if their systems struggle, or stuff like X-Plane (which always has trouble with framerates) is used.
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Thanks for sharing frog man. Iâm finally at a very stable 45. Tried turning it off and the fps varies too much and I didnt like it. So it stays on for me. Iâm running a 2080ti and an 8700k so Iâll keep it here. Others might benefit though.
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Hmm, that looks comfier. I tried flying with the back headband lower and the forehead pad actually on my head. It was quite comfortable, but due to the angling of the actual âvisorâ the entire lower half of my FOV was blurry, making it impossible to reference my instruments while flying without going heads down like the old days of TrackIR.
WHOA! I was Wrong Wrong WRONG! Lowering just the Hz to 60 instead of 90 gave me a HUGE BOOST. Instead of running around locked at 45 fps now I am running at a constant 60 with MR off of course. Will turn it on tomorrow and try again but this is just amazing.
Great Find! And Thank You Fearless!
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Iâm going home soon. If turning on Reprojection and running the game at 30 fps makes it smooth, so be it.
I think if you can make a constant 60 fps at 60 Hz then you probably donât need the reprojection.
Thanks Fearlessfrog. Iâll stay with what I got then.
Just had a go at Il2 BoS. Never went below 60. This is the fix Iâve been waiting for.
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A sound settings tip. I didnât know this but the Odyssey Plus have improved spatial sound 3D headphones. Trouble is Iâve never actually turned that feature on, and Iâm guessing most people havenât either. To set âSpatial Soundâ in Windows 10, right mouse click your taskbar sound/speaker icon and youâll see this:
Select the âWindows Sonic for Headphonesâ rather than âOffâ. Good old Microsoft, with âOffâ as the default setting while wearing the headset. 
Youâll now have 3D spatial sound in the AKG in-built headphones.
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Il2 GB is really good now. I fly lots of Axis. Mostly 190. If I tried to boom and zoom before I would lose my opponent and usually the fight. Now its different. Not only is it super clear but I can keep up with contacts for quite a distance. Iâve been having a great time thanks to @fearlessfrog and his settings and fixes. 60 fps is the answer for me. So clear and no lag. Iâm finally playing on line. YES!
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