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

Got a G2 on Saturday, followed a number of videos I've watched and saved on setting up WMR and fixing the incorrect scale setting in Steam VR to get it back to around 2160x2160ish, tested out with another VR game everything worked great. Fired up MSFS and nothing is working right, horrible FPS, and weird "preview window" issues. I knew "4K" would be a hit from my 3440x1440 ultrawide but I was getting like 10-14fps when I loaded in according to the dev mode and Steam FPS meters as showing in the Preview window, which also was showing a split pane view of two images side by side not just one. Not sure what's up with that as I've seen people stream in VR with this headset…

Has anyone been able to create an AI flight plan and watch their AI aircraft taxi from its parking location and take off? I have tried three different AI aircraft at KGAX, which is a stock airport with 8 medium parking ramps and with taxipaths to the runways, (the Cessna C172 Air Traffic, the TBM930 Air traffic and the Generic Private Jet Air traffic models) and while they are placed at a parking ramp when I start a flight around 15 minutes before scheduled departure, and the time I start is correct for the flight plan, none actually move from the parking and I have waited up to 5 minutes after scheduled departure. Also I noticed that regardless of which AI airc…

Flew 30-minutes from LAX to BUR via the scenic Big Bear area and then landed on the ILS 08 runway. All went well during the flight and the frame count stayed above 25 even while exploring FeelThere KLAX. As I approached KBUR (Orbx addon) the FPS dropped to 17 - 20 for a few seconds but then stabilized at 25 on touchdown and rollout. I thought I was being careless while taxiing to the GA terminal when I realized the pedals and yoke in the cockpit were not moving in response to my inputs. At that point the DA62x was stopped on a taxiway with the throttle at idle and the parking brake set and the FPS was around 5 to 7. I tried releasing the parking brake with t…

Hi, I am experimenting with VR in the sim, and having some issues getting decent performance, which I should noyt be, given my hardware ( see signature) I have followed some youtube guides and am fairly savvy in setting up VR, having been through a world of pain getting it running right in DCS!........All the forums ect say that VR is MSFS is actually OK, but I am yet to find that sweet spot. I started off using my Vive pro 2 but gave up as nothing I could do made it run any better than around 13 FPS.......So i swapped in my G2 and its better, but still...... After following this you tube guide I tried VR, but it still pretty slow, especially out the side windo…

Got my G2 the other day but won't be playing with it on a regular basis after Christmas (due to it being from Santa and have to keep up with the narrative for the kids, that was my own dumb mistake). Did test it to make sure it works, and it's OK, although there's a lot of learning I have to do to get it work in MSFS. In the meantime, however, I'm trying to decide which ultralight to buy as I understand that it's mind-blowing in VR. I'm dreaming of flying an ultralight in the modded Monument Valley at sunrise or sunset and admiring those monoliths surrounding me. The Aerolite is currently on sale (just a shade over $10) whereas the Top Rudder is not, but still only $…

Hi should I buy a HP Reverb G2 or wait until I have a newer computer? Years ago I had a Samsung Odyssey but I quickly started to sweat under the headset, so I sold it also for poor resolution. Any must have VR games. I really liked Alien Isolation, can I still run that? Thanks

This latest version of MSFS allows you to pick either DX11 or 12(beta). I cant seem to get VR to work when DX12 is selected. It'll run for a while, then eventually CTD and say "The application is blocked from accessing the graphics hardware) (Windows 11) . I've tried both Rift and Quest 2 (linked) with same results. Not stable. any other suggestions / experiences welcome. thx,

RTX3070, 5600X, 16 GB RAM at 1920x1080 user here, running everything at ultra plus. Just borrowed a Quest2 for a few days to see how I get on before buying one and find it jittery even at low/med settings and even at high/ultra, the rez looks poor even compared to 1920 x 1080 on a screen. I seem to get what looks like tearing when I move my head too Due to the short time I have ithe Quest2, little time to research, etc. so was wondering what settings you were all using and maybe a few tips to get me going as after 5 or 6 hours of it, I feel a little underwhelmed and disappointed with it. Thanks to anyone who can help me on my way a bit.

https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/sony-shows-off-a-prototype-vr-headset-with-4k-oled-microdisplay-"7661179/ "This is a virtual reality (VR) head-mounted display (HMD) that projects a high-definition 3D space and achieves a high-resolution of 4K with one eye and 8K with both eyes. High image quality is achieved through multi-pixel and miniaturization using fine processing and advanced packaging technology cultivated through the development and manufacture of CMOS image sensors, and Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) microdisplay using device and circuit technology cultivated through the development of displays. The processing…

Something is wrong with my Reverb G2 support for Flight Sim. I want to start the sim with NO OpenXR - NO WMR - NO SteamVR support. I do not want any of those apps/dlls to run. The G2 / WMR environment for the sim had been working perfectly but I now need to test the sim with NO VR environment or support. I cannot find a way to do that! I start the sim with steam://rungameid/1250410 with NO VR support of any kind loaded. But, SteamVR immediately loads and then the Sim starts loading all the WMR stuff and then goes into an endless loop calling OpenXR. HOW do I start the sim as if OpenXR / WMR / SteamVR had never been installed? The G2 is not c…

Everything seemed to be working A-OK - I was very pleased with the images and the performance of my new Reverb G2 while flying around San Diego with lots of add ons making pretty. But, I kept getting a message about Reshade 4.9.1 was trying to load some effects but did not have sufficient authority. Months ago I decided to stop using Reshade and had forgotten about it. SO - I used the Reshade installer to uninstall the software and it told me the uninstall was successful. Now when I try to start flight sim (with the G2 plugged in and WMR and OpenXR running with Sim launched by Steam VR or G2 unplugged from display port and no VR stuff activated) I hear all …

New to the VR world but am very impressed with my new Reverb G2 which, I have now flown for about three hours low and slow around SoCal. I've been working thru the setup details and the many recommendations for quality and performance - Many THANKS to all who have spent so much time making so many videos - I do appreciate them Several folks have pointed out that mirroring the VR images to the desktop is costly in terms of FPS I have clicked on the STOP PREVIEW in the mixed reality app and that button changes to two vertical lines - BUT the two images (one per eye?) still appear on my desktop along with in the HP goggles. 1) Is mirroring important in th…

I used to be able to set up a flight on the desktop, jup into the cockpit and then go into VR, now I can't and no idea why. The only way I can get intom VR is by doing so on the main menu. I removed everything from my community folder but the problem presists. Any helpful suggestions? Steam edition of std MSFS2020 SU7 Win10

Hi all, hope this post will find you well. I'm experiencing a little but annoying problem with left stick and Cessna. I'd like that moving a little bit the stick will correspond to a little turn of yoke but, in my setup, yoke remains in original position. It moves only if I move stick in consistent way forcing me to pilot with R/L steps... I imagine I should calibrate something but I didn't find nothing useful.. Any help is really appreciated. Thanks all bye!

Looks pretty interesting!

Sorry this should be in VR forum!

I am limited on USB bandwith. As a result my yoke will frequently disconnect because the left VR controller (belonging to Rift CV1) is detected since latest VR update ...... which is just 1 device too many. How do I get rid of it?

Was just before leaving for work so haven't had a chance to check it out. Has anyone tried it and seen any changes?

From my Windows-Store/Gamepass instance of Flight Sim 2020 using my Reverb G2, I am noticing that I get intermittent and sporadic, let's call them pauses in the game. It seems to potentially be sound related, because when it happens, sound will cut out, then the volume indicator will show and the game will just hang for a little bit as if it's switching hardware. Has anyone else run into this issue? It's not a system or power issue, since I don't get the windows hardware insert/removal chimes. It is rather isolated to FS2020 though, because in other VR games I can play at even higher settings without issue. Any ideas?

Just out of curiosity, today I set render scaling = 200 in VR, and as expected, my fps dropped to floor at 8fps. Totally unplayable. BUT, word not allowed, for the first time I saw that G2 can actually look so crystal clear. The image looks literally impeccable in terms of resolution and complete lack of any discernable pixelization and fuzziness. I was eyeing on Varjo Aero, but now I seriously doubt the benefit of spending $2k on a new VR set. All I need is to get G2 to run at its full potential. I'm running a 3090 + [email protected], and I guess 4090 just couldn't come soon enough. This is a huge mistake, because after seeing what scaling = 200 looks like i…

I refuse to use FaceBook - does that eliminate Oculus 2 as an option for me when flying in MSFS?

I am VR naïve but very interested in trying it. When flying in VR mode - how do I see and use my CH Yoke and throttle quadrant? Do I have to do everything by touch?

I had this problem before, where if I toggle out of VR during a flight and then attempt to do so back into VR to continue the flight, MSFS dumps VR completely and issues this message "The initialization of VR failed. Please check that Open XR is installed on your computer and your headset can use it." Once this occurs, the only way to get back into VR mode is to exit MSFS and restart it. This only happens once a flight has been initiated. I've be able to avoid this problem by not using any features of the OpenXR tool, but with SU7 it happens every time regardless of the settings of the OpenXR tool, which BTW I cleanly removed from my computer a while ago. So for now t…

I'm making some progress on a feature I've been after for a while. It needs a bit more work but I think you get the idea. Based on this excellent project. https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/re-release-extra-toolbar-buttons-windows-template/349316

I only get a beam pointer that can ONLY light up the yoke and move it, but nothing else, no buttons, dials, throttle etc... are affected at all by my pointer Maybe I messed up with the assignments of the Reverb G2 assignments Others experience with reverb G2 ??