Returning to Flight Simulation: VR in 2024

I got it to work

I downloaded and installed RTSS but realised I had already capped my FPS to 40 in OpenXR. I tried a number of flights from Barcelona (addon) in the PMDG 737-600. I am getting 35-40 fps with no traffic and 25-32 fps with traffic (FSLTL). I experience every now and again micro stutters but this is when I look directly down at the ground from the cockpit side window. I also took the advice of downloading the latest DLSS which seems to have improved clarity but this maybe a placebo effect.
I have tried both the link and VD. VD beats the link handsdown for smoothness.
I think that TAA seems the best setting for me which gives me really clear cockpit instruments. If I want to see everything ie. airports, traffic etc in 4k I will just use my headtracker and fly in 2D.

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So I downloaded and installed the programme and had a host of issues that caused me now to have no Bluetooth so my headset is now redundant- I have had no problem with sound until 10 mins after I downloaded it - this is the error below


That is a coincidence IMO. This error is because of a Bluetooth driver from what I can see. Nothing to do with RTSS.

Search Google for wdf01000.sys.

Have you tried a Command Prompt run as Administrator and type /sfc scannow

The full health check and repair steps are here:

Do one at a time in this order in a Command Prompt (run as Admin) and hit enter – and wait for each step to finish:

Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /checkhealth

Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /scanhealth

Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /Restorehealth

sfc /scannow

Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /AnalyzeComponentStore

Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup

Couldn’t you just use the Nvidia control panel to set the frame rate limit, as that must work at a pretty low level and you can create settings for individual programs?

Sounds like you had foveated rendering on in XR.

I tried that and it does not hold as clean and consistent lock as RTSS which is so accurate that it really helps. YMMV of course! (PC’s!)

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ANY traffic is a solid 10 FPS killer, for what it’s worth. Volumetric clouds set at Ultra, too.

Every thought of getting contact lenses?
Just ask your optometrist for a 1 meter computer prescription.
I have been using contacts for years and they work great for the Pimax crystal.
The clarity is literally crystal clear, I mean pin sharp. It is amazing.

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So I did what you said and I appear to have

  1. No Bluetooth
  2. A problem with my USB

I can plug in and transmit a signal on my laptop to me headphones but can’t on my gaming PC.

My drivers are IPTV date according to ASUS ‘crate’ and the sim is beautiful. I just can’t use my Gen 2 UB stealth 600 TB HEADPHONES

When you set the fps limit in RTSS and then set the application detection level to ‘none’ (I’m using VD) everything is then greyed out. Does this still limit the fps?
I tempted to try this instead of using OpenXR.

Yeah I’m not sure about that “tip”. I doubt the limiter is doing anything if it’s greyed out. I have mine set to Low and it’s fine.

Maybe this helps.

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And there’s a bit more concepts about Quest3 and Link cable in this video. (Its for xplane but it applies to MSFS too

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One heart is not enough: Wow, thank you for this video. I’m not a newbie into MSFS and VR, but: I learned a lot.

Muito obrigado!
Ron :slight_smile:

All good info imho. I mainly use my QPro/rtx4090 with Link for both xp11/12 and msfs2020 and get very good results at 80Hz refresh rate with forced 45fps, asw disabled (= 40fps fixed). Main differences I’ve found is that I no longer see the need to use OpenXR Toolkit (now unsupported). All I do is adjust ODT pixel density in order to get the best balance of performance and cockpit clarity. For me, with msfs2020 and dlss/balanced this value is 1.20. Also, for me, ODT distortion = Low looks better (less edge distortions) and I leave FOV at 1.0 because anything smaller noticeably cuts off edges (which bothers me). For Nvidia CP I use the same and also change the Quality default below that to High Performance (buys an extra few fps performance/headroom without any visual effects in VR). Like you’ve said, everyone’s systems and preferences will differ so you need to find what works best for you. Thanks again mate and cheers.

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I’m just asking as to why in Airports it’s very bright. Runways and buildings that is.
Is there a way to turn this down in VR?

You can lower the brightness level bar a bit with your Quest headset home quick settings. This seems to carry over intto PCVR quite nicely. I set my Q3/QPro brightness to about 85%. I also add a tiney bit of contrast (hunt around a bit on your settings panel to find this yourself). I’ve found it best to use a Quest home darkish environment (Thrones) to help finetune brightness/contrast.

Of course, depending on the msfs weather and time you’ve selected, this can also have a big impact.

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