Displacement Mapping issues when switching VR ON/OFF

[FlightMotion]

ISSUE DESCRIPTION

Description of the issue:

Displacement Mapping doesn’t work properly when switching between VR and 2D if the “Displacement Mapping” settings for VR and 2D are not the same.

[PC Only] Did you remove all your community mods/add-ons? If yes, are you still experiencing the issue? Yes, yes

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

How often does this occur for you (Example: Just once, every time on sim load, intermittently)?Every time

REPRODUCTION STEPS

Please list clear steps you took in order to help our test team reproduce the same issue:

1. Enable Displacement Mapping in 2D
2. Disable Displacement Mapping in VR
3. Goto an airport
4. Enter VR.
5. Exit VR.
6. See what happens

OR

1. Disable Displacement Mapping in 2D
2. Enable Displacement Mapping in VR
3. Goto an airport
4. Enter VR.
5. See what happens

YOUR SETTINGS

If the issue still occurs with no mods and add-ons, please continue to report your issue. If not, please move this post to the User Support Hub.

What peripherals are currently plugged in, as well as your VR headset? Please name all of them as there could be a potential conflict.

HP Reverb G2

[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it? No

[PC Only] Many issues may be due to an outdated graphics card. Please state your Graphics Card Driver Manufacturer (NVIDIA, Intel, AMD) and Version:

[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share?

MEDIA

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[CasualOne7471]

Just noticed the same. Yes. If you go into 2d, click displacement mapping off, then on in 2D. the Issue is gone. Oculus (Oops, Meta ) Quest 3

[Jummivana]

Thanks for the report @PointedGerm1276 - confirming this wasn’t happening to you before you joined the Beta?

Thank you.

[FlightMotion]

This bug wasn’t there before I joined the beta.

[TONYDARKZERO]

Hello, I got this visual last week when Orbx update London EGLC, for me it wasn’t to do with the beta, it just resolved itself after a couple of restarts of the game

[Bruvva]

I’ve experienced the same when entering VR on both of my last two flights at different locations. No issue in 2D, but when switching to VR I see the same "
spikes" as shown in others’ screenshots. Once I start moving, the spikes disappear after a few seconds.

[FlightMotion]

This new bug is 100% reproducible if you follow the reproduction steps. This is not the same issue some users are having with the non-beta.

For example, if you have “Displacement Mapping” set to ON in your 2D settings and OFF in your VR settings, there is a good chance that your plane will crash when exiting VR due to the spikes.

[SeedyL3205]

Thank you for the bug report.

We have created an internal ticket to see if our team already has this logged, and if not they will attempt to reproduce the issue and create a new bug report. This item is now marked as feedback-logged. If there is an existing bug report or one is created, we will move this thread to bug-logged.

[dagwit00001]

ISSUE DESCRIPTION

Description of the issue:

Spikes appear when I switch from VR to flatscreen while the aircraft is on the ground.

[PC Only] Did you remove all your community mods/add-ons? If yes, are you still experiencing the issue?

Occurs with empty Community Folder

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

Every time I switch from VR to flatscreen while the aircraft is stationary on the ground. I tried testing with an aircraft moving on the runway but it didn’t go well (I lost control of the aircraft during the switch from VR to flatscreen).

REPRODUCTION STEPS

Please list clear steps you took in order to help our test team reproduce the same issue:

1. Be stationary on the ground in VR
2. Switch to flatscreen
3. Observe spikes sticking out of the ground

YOUR SETTINGS

If the issue still occurs with no mods and add-ons, please continue to report your issue. If not, please move this post to the User Support Hub.

What peripherals are currently plugged in, as well as your VR headset? Please name all of them as there could be a potential conflict.

Right-handed mouse
Left-handed mouse
Keyboard
Razer Tartarus (left-handed keyboard)
Virpil CM-5 throttle
Thrustmaster Warthog joystick
Crosswind rudder pedals

VR headset: Varjo Aero

[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it?

No

[PC Only] Many issues may be due to an outdated graphics card. Please state your Graphics Card Driver Manufacturer (NVIDIA, Intel, AMD) and Version:

nVidia 4090
GeForce Game Ready Driver Version 566.36

[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share?

13th Gen Intel(R) Core™ i9-13900KF 3.00 GHz
64GB memory
The sim is installed on a 2GB PCIe internal SSD. My Community Folder is on a 4GB external USB SSD.

MEDIA

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The helicopter is the stock Asobo, not the Cowansim.

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[TONYDARKZERO]

I’ve also see this at EGLC

[Silvera1657]

Do you have the same issue if you follow the OP’s steps to reproduce it?
• yes

Provide extra information to complete the original description of the issue:
• Having exactly the same issue in most airports.

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[dagwit00001]

If I’d known what Displacement Mapping was when I started this thread I might have contributed to PointedGerm1276’s thread instead of starting my own.

At any rate, I set Displacement Mapping to on in both standard and VR settings, and so far I’ve seen no spikes.

Edit: also tried both off, no spikes.

[Ros5co8498]

Do you have the same issue if you follow the OP’s steps to reproduce it?
• Yes

Provide extra information to complete the original description of the issue:
• Have this issue at all airports I’ve visited since installing Beta.

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[HollywoodX7046]

Ditto Pimax 5K Super

[flyflexby]

1 tag is requred - add it in the tag section next to the title above:

• One for iteration (msfs-2020 or msfs-2024)
• One for platform (ms-store, steam, xbox, or xcloud)

Feel free to delete this quote section after adding your appropriate tags.

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ISSUE DESCRIPTION

Description of the issue:
When switching from VR to desktop, the ground textures are broken and distorted.

Did you experience this issue before you joined the Beta?
No

ICAO, coordinates, or specific location:
EHAM, all airports

[PC Only] Did you remove all your community mods/add-ons? If yes, are you still experiencing the issue?
Yes, it happens also when all addons are removed.
Without addons it will happen only after switching between VR and desktop a few times

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

How often does this occur for you (Example: Just once, every time on sim load, intermittently)?
On every airport

REPRODUCTION STEPS

Please list clear steps you took in order to help our test team reproduce the same issue:

1. Go in VR
2. Go out of VR

YOUR SETTINGS

If the issue still occurs with no mods and add-ons, please continue to report your issue. If not, please move this post to the User Support Hub.

What peripherals are you using, if relevant:
Logitech joystick

[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it?
No

[PC Only] Many issues may be due to an outdated graphics card. Please state your Graphics Card Driver Manufacturer (NVIDIA, Intel, AMD) and Version:
Nvidia 4090, 572.16
[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share?
AMD 6700, 4090

MEDIA

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[REDHER0N]

Do you have the same issue if you follow the OP’s steps to reproduce it?
• yes

Provide extra information to complete the original description of the issue:
• none

If relevant, provide additional screenshots/video:
• sorry no photographic evidence yet.

[SmotheryVase665]

Moved to #su1-msfs2024:su1-vr

[IceManDBB]

Do you have the same issue if you follow the OP’s steps to reproduce it?

yes

Provide extra information to complete the original description of the issue:

seems to happen only occationally for me and only when on the ground, but could just be that I can’t see it in flight.

I think this might be the same issue:
https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/spikes-appearing-when-switching-from-vr-to-flatscreen-on-the-ground/701607

[flyflexby]

Yes it is! Perhaps the mods could merge these topics together or delete this one? Thanks

[Europa4382]

Do you have the same issue if you follow the OP’s steps to reproduce it?
• Yes

Provide extra information to complete the original description of the issue:
• Meta Quest 3

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