HDR enabled causes CTD with Foveated Rendering (Pimax Crystal)

Sim Update 2 Beta | MSFS 2024 CTDs
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ISSUE DESCRIPTION

Description of the issue:

Using Pimax Crystal, HDR being enabled (system setting, not just in game) causes instant CTD when enabling VR with Foveated Rendering activated.

Did you experience this issue before you joined the Beta?

There was no foveated rendering prior to the beta.

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

Yes

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

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

100% repeatable

REPRODUCTION STEPS

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

  1. Enable HDR in system settings
  2. Enabled foveated rendering in VR settings
  3. Enter VR mode

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:

Pimax Crystal

[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[PC Only] Many issues may be due to an outdated graphics card.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:

572.83

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

RTX5090
9800X3D
64GB DDR5

MEDIA

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I have the same specs as OP and the original Crystal. I can replicate the crash to desktop with HDR enabled, with it off works fine.

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

  • Yes I can reproduce the same issue with the Pimax Crystal Light

Provide extra information to complete the original description of the issue:
• When I enable HDR in windows display settings then go into MSFS 2024 and Enable foveated rendering I get an immediate CTD. Temporary fix is to disable HDR in Windows entirely. I can replicate the issue every time I enable HDR in windows along with Foveated rendering in MSFS 2024

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I am here encountered this issue without VR.
Just enabled HDR10 ON in fs24 and load a flight. 90% CTD before clicking ready to fly.
NVIDIA RTX 4090 with 566.36 driver

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Same for me. HDR on (system settings on PC) and Foveated Rendering on (in game) = instant CTD on entering VR. No HDR=no crash.

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I also can confirm - when HDR is enabled then MS Flighty crashes to windows ( when new option SU2 FFR is enabled ) when I turnned off HDR everything works.

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Was driving me mad. I tried everything including re-installing Sim. Disabled HDR in Sim to no Avail. But, This works and fixes the issue.

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Same here. Only thing fixing the instant CTD when switching to VR with my Pimax Crystal Light and 4090 system was to turn off HDR in Windows11 and also in the game. Some AutoHDR overlay was appearing at the moment of switching to VR that may cause the crash, in my opinion. Thanks and very good find

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Haven’t tested that, but good point - another workaround may be to have global HDR enabled but disable autoHDR and then disable proper HDR in game. That may allow you to keep HDR at a system level until this is resolved.

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Works for me on a Reverb G2.

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Do you have the same issue if you follow the OP’s steps to reproduce it? Yes
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Provide extra information to complete the original description of the issue: CTD with HDR turned on in win 11 settings.
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