Overlays with WMR

[SparkerInVR 13]

22 hours ago, MarcG said:

Ok so yesterday I grabbed OVR Toolkit and so far it's great, the customisation of each window is brilliant once you get the knack for it. Everything is useable without the need for Controllers (big Plus point for me) and the FPS/Performance loss when in Flight is minimal.

I picked up on a bug so went to their Discord, the Dev was very friendly and together we found the issue, which he fixed and will release in a Hotfix today (already works in Beta), so the "customer service" aspect is also brilliant.

I've not yet used it for long periods though, will do later, it works OK with LNM but lacks functionality when mini pop-up windows in LNM are required (like adding a Traffic pattern) and when Alt-Tabbing its a bit of an unknown, but overall it's a great program and one I hope will flourish in the future.

I have used OVR Toolkit since January this year in X-Plane and was glad when I found I could also use in MSFS. The developer never seems to stop making improvements and fixing any bugs found in short order.

I am a Twitch streamer so needed to find a way to get my chat into my VR headset and OVR Toolkit was the answer and so much more. I do plan on doing a stream soon on the tools I am using to allow you to stream MSFS in VR.

[Paul_Yorks 97]

How does OVR Toolkit differ from the Desktop display you can get with e.g. a G2 Reverb by hitting the "Desktop" button on a controller?  Is it essentially about ability to customise the windows you throw into VR?  I've had a play with Desktop+ (free) but I'd like better to understand the functionality differences.  OVRT is cheap and seems well regarded, but I just want to be sure it's not duplicating what I can do.

[SparkerInVR 13]

17 hours ago, Paul_Yorks said:

How does OVR Toolkit differ from the Desktop display you can get with e.g. a G2 Reverb by hitting the "Desktop" button on a controller?  Is it essentially about ability to customise the windows you throw into VR?  I've had a play with Desktop+ (free) but I'd like better to understand the functionality differences.  OVRT is cheap and seems well regarded, but I just want to be sure it's not duplicating what I can do.

When I tried using WMR I could only bring in one window into the VR cockpit.

With OVR Toolkit I can bring in as many as I want resize each one differently besides bringing in the whole desktop if I wish. Any window on my desktop can be brought into the VR space. I normally have 3 or 4 windows from my desktop when I am streaming. For flight simulation another big plus is you can change the opacity of each window to suit your needs. It is the best $12 I have spent on any VR product or software.

[Paul_Yorks 97]

Thanks Sparker - much appreciated.

[EdwardSm 5]

I've tried OVR Toolkit and it does seem great. My issue is that the loss of frames when it is running makes the sim unusable. 

[SparkerInVR 13]

1 hour ago, EdwardSm said:

I've tried OVR Toolkit and it does seem great. My issue is that the loss of frames when it is running makes the sim unusable. 

I will agree with that sol hopping for a performance improvement of MSFS of find a RTX 3090 to replace my RTX 2080 Ti😀

It is not just my hardware as in X-Plane it is night and day. I have bought X-Plane Orbx for the UK and plan on doing streams using it to try and match the amount of detail my system has to render for a comparison.

[MarcG 3,029]

5 hours ago, EdwardSm said:

I've tried OVR Toolkit and it does seem great. My issue is that the loss of frames when it is running makes the sim unusable. 

That's a shame, i lose about 2-4fps depending on the overlay i have on top.

Have you tried the various performance options? Eco mode is one, you can set the FPS of each overlay as well, plus i have them on Head Look (forget the exact term( only so they fade out of view when I'm not looking at them.

 

I use about 4 Profiles as well so i don't have too many overlays open all at once.