Virtual Reality (VR) for Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024)

I've been trying to work out why I don't like the look of the landscapes in FS24, they're washed out colourwise and generally don't feel as immersive as MSFS. But I think it's possible because in order to generate the fps in FS24, the ground in kept at a lower resolution than MSFS, until you get close and then it generates a lot of detail in your limited view radius. But... and this is the big but, all the trees and buildings sitting on the blurry ground are displayed as crisp detailed textures. The mismatch is obvious in areas of grassy fields between small forest areas, as you pass over at 500-2000'. And when you add in the washed out colours, and in my corner o…

Below is their new announcement. Maybe it is like the Crystal Light only with different lenses, pancake lenses. But maybe its a CL, but in a smaller headset. I really don't know what the Frontier will be. Join us in 24 hours, for the reveal of Pimax's newest VR headset, live from our YouTube channel. In our Frontier presentation, we'll go over technical specs, design ideas, and lots of in-depth insights about our latest product line. Time on Monday 23rd of December: …

I added a dedicated flt sim computer to another room in the house. It doesn't have an ethernet connection and Steam refuses to try and run with WIFI. Any work arounds other than tie in another ethernet connection?

I'm considering a new build, once the new NVIDIA gpus are released, but would prefer not to have to upgrade the quest 2 as well because money. I've tried MSGS2024 with my quest 2 (cabled, airlink, virtual desktop--tried it all three ways) and it's been unplayable. Massive stuttering and fps in the low single digits (or fractional) when landing and taking off especially (who needs to see!), even with everything set to lowest possible quality. This is odd to me as my system isn't *that* bad--ryzen 5 3600 cpu, rtx3070, everything on a speedy SSD with a solid internet connection). I can play in 2d mode at 'high end' quality with no issues, but once i go vr, forget i…

I recently have been enjoying the Vision Jet in 2024. With its fancy G3000s I'm totally free to enjoy the view and look around at 31000'. I then land with IFR RNAV/ILS approach which feels great. If I'm going to stay in VR for longer flights though, I would love to have some entertainment. Is it possible to have internet browsers open or even watching Netflix in VR? Would be a great combination of flying and relaxing.

Hi I have to say that the latest update of BATC with the added live Traffic works splendidly well. What I particularly like is that the integration of the live traffic is so well integrated. On the flight below, a 'real-world' Easyjet flight is asked to hold short of the runway until I was clear. I have the basic version and so, yes, there are some interesting accents from time to time but not that intrusive to lead me to upgrade to Premium. Also - while I am learning the terminology - I have the panel open. A few more weeks and I'll give it a go 'blind'. Splendid addition to a splendid program. Here's a short extract - I had to smile when, at the end …

$1900 https://shop.shiftall.net/en-us?ref=vhfbse At 9:30 MSFS2020 This is probably the top PCVR headset for flightsim. But the full tests will come later. The Quest3 and Pimax C Light being the competition at lower price levels. Somewhere in the video he says why performance is so high despite the high resolution (4K each eye). He was using a 4070 on a tiny travel computer.

Anyone have any luck saving the default cockpit VR view - permanetly? In 2020 we could adjust the x,y,z values in the camera.cfg PilotVR section, but i cant find this in 2024. I can adjust it and save it for a single session using the cockpit translate keys, but upon the next restart the camera view is back to the original position. The DA40 always leaves me in the back seat.

In case some haven't tried this in VR, works a treat and is very smooth indeed! Basically set and forget... the smoothness is very noticeable... video below...hopefully it helps while Asobo fix the VR mess!

In most YouTube reviews of various aircraft in MSFS2020 they begin with the aircraft static on the Tarmac, then they go through the various checklist items to get the aircraft engine started and the aircraft prepared for taxi/takeoff. On all of my aircraft, once I hit the "Ready to Fly" button in VR, I end up inside the aircraft with the engine already running, aircraft on the runway, and everything ready for takeoff. What do I need to do to begin with the aircraft static on the Tarmac, as if I just got into it. I assume there is a setting within MSFS2020 that I need to change but I don't know what it is. Can anyone point me in the correct direction?

Was released 2 days ago. It also updates your headset RAM. It installed easily. https://pimax.com/pages/downloads-manuals

Let some Win 11 updates install earlier in the week, now neither of the above tools work any more - anyone else had the same?

Hi all When I start up my pc "windows 11" steam vr works. But when I shutdown steam VR and steam and go to restart later on, VR gives a me a error with (309) Vr only works after I shut down and restart my PC. In have checked integrity of files and even reinstalled vr but the same issue persists Has anyone here had the same issue or maybe a fix. Cheers Rhys

Do you get good cloud structure in VR? I setup a free flight with scattered clouds. The cloud structure looks good in 2D But in VR for the same flight, the clouds look like a blurry mess. This is with Volumetric Clouds set to Ultra. I have not changed any graphics specific configs, so I cannot figure what would cause this. Trying MSFS 2020 again both DX11 and DX12 show good cloud structure in 2d and VR. Is it just me??

All, never took time to figure this one out. What key mapping adjusts the external zoom in VR (2020)? I'd like to be able to zoom in and out as I pan around the aircraft. Thx.😎

Hi All, Frustrated so far. I wanted to do the career mode. Cant get the toolbar to open in VR. it just has a "?" on kit and does not let me change it to another key? Cant see the instructions of what the emission objective is.? Taxi to Runway 2, hold short etc etc. These show up in 2D Performance in Quest 2 very poor, setting mainly set to low or medium, and have not managed a flight without a crash yet. Lock up Mouse becoming inactive and then having to switch to the quest controllers Also lots of flickering and jumping of the image. using Link Cable. Anyone got any Quest 2 tips? Appreciate any help

I can't get the Toolbar to toggle on in VR (the pop-up with weather, ATC, payload etc) in MSFS 2024. Is it just me? Any trips?

It would be great if someone can verify that the Cessna 172 cargo variant no longer works correctly in VR. When I start a flight, I can perform the preflight steps such as chocks etc normally (around 50fps), but as soon as I enter the cockpit, I get 2 fps. Other planes work fine. Thanks

Figured I'd turn to the community for suggestions to get the framerates up. I've tried in both 2024 and 2020, and it's a real slideshow even when I drop the resolution to lower than native for the Reverb G2 which I had been using. Activities that were glass-smooth with the G2 are very stuttery with the Pimax, and I suspect it's because I've got something set wrong somewhere. 2024 I can understand because that sim is still glitchy from a framerate perspective, but I'd expected 2020 to be as smooth as with the G2, especially once I dropped some settings. With the G2 in 2020 I had almost everything on high or ultra. I dropped all sliders down one notch for the Crystal L…

I'm finding people are posting comments assuming we all know what sim they are using. Now that MS2024 is out it's very confusing. Some of us don't have MS2024 preferring to wait until Asobo fixes it. Since Avsim refuses to split these forums up, for the sake of helping each other can you let us know what sim you're commenting about when you post?🙃

Got the PCL today (ordered on Oct 17) and flew it with both MSFS20204 and 2024. All in all, I'm very happy and impressed! Setup is extremely simple and straightforward, quite a breeze. I set Quality = 1.0 in Pimax app, OpenXR scale = 100%, DLSS Balanced in 2020/2024. I can't see fps inside VR, but both 2020 and 2024 feels smoother than G2. There is only every subtle difference between DLSS Quality and Balance and I opted for Balanced for apparently higher fps. Native resolution of PCL in VR is like 4100x5000, less than G2 at 225% scale. So I think I actually get better fps in PCL than G2 with much higher image quality. PCL is also very friendly to wearing glasses, a…

Hi everybody. In UserCfg.opt, there is line SecondaryScalingVR 1.000000. This is actually standard upscaling method for VR. It can be used with DLSS to have great results in performance. It basicly upscaling factor. Here is little bit info about DLSS: DLSS quality modes with downscale prosent: - Quality - 66.6% (2/3) per axis, 45% resolution. - Balanced - 58% per axis, 33% resolution - Performance - 50% per axis, 25% resolution. - Ultra Performance - 33% (1/3) per axis, 11% resolution. DLSS is designed to work more efficient with lower resolutions. Here is DLSS presets Preset A: Intended for Perform…

I received my Pimax Crystal Light today, but cannot get it working in MSFS. I‘m totally confused with which software I need to install to get it going in MSFS. Do I still need to install OpenXR toolkit and PimaxXR runtime with the newest version of Pimax Play? What about Pimax Switcher? Sorry if these are stupid questions, but it is really confusing for me. Any help would be highly appreciated. Thanks!

Hello all, Using the Quest 3, with Virtual desktop via WIFI. RTX 4090, 13700k, 64GB RAM Someone else experiencing that the toolbar doesn't always want to open in VR mode. TAB is set as the default, and there is even a button on the joystick. Still, the toolbar often doesn't open. Also, sometimes I get a large black area in the middle of the screen after activating VR. This only disappears after pressing ESC twice. Then, when I switch to 2D mode, the toolbar doesn't appear anymore. Does anyone have a solution for this?