PSA: OpenXR Toolkit B3 (1.0.1) is now live!

[RXP 2,338]

Hi, in case you've missed today's news:
 

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We're proud to announce the official OpenXR Toolkit B3 (1.0.1) is now live!

In this version, we're introducing lots of brand new performance and quality of life features which we hope will take your VR experience to the next step. We're also improving upon the features you're already loving. We thank you all for your invaluable feedback and support! Here is a summary of the changes in Beta 3:

 

All the details and more here!

https://mbucchia.github.io/OpenXR-Toolkit/

[MarcG 3,035]

Render Scaling In Game & OpenXR = 100%

OpenXR Toolkit Settings:

Rendering = FSR @ 60%
Sharpness 10%
mip-map = conservative
locked motion reprojection = unlocked
FFR - Preset, Quality, Balanced
Brightness = 50
Contrast = 50.2 (improves the blacks in the G2 nicely, anything higher and it’s too much in the cockpit, not flown at night yet)
Saturation = Global
Adjustment = 60% (give the world a more lifelike/vibrant colour)
World Scale = 115%
FOV = 92%

Conclusion; Well the Benchmarks speak for themselves really, the extra performance from this (simply amazing) Toolkit is astounding for me and my System (i9-9900k, 2070SUPER, 32gb RAM, Reverb G2). I’ve still got a bit of tinkering to do with this and then the in game graphical options, but for now here are the results…enjoy!

(Top result includes FFR turned ON, middle result is to show a comparison with it OFF)

Edited March 5, 2022 by MarcG

[Bilbosmeggins 217]

This is massive news for G2 owners. I’ve had a bit of a play, and the results are incredibly positive. One slight issue, is that when I return to the main menus, the text towards the outer sides remains very blocky, even when I turn towards it. It’s like it’s been photographed with Foveated Rendering running, but is now frozen in time, if that makes any sense.

[MarcG 3,035]

2 minutes ago, Bilbosmeggins said:

This is massive news for G2 owners. I’ve had a bit of a play, and the results are incredibly positive. One slight issue, is that when I return to the main menus, the text towards the outer sides remains very blocky, even when I turn towards it. It’s like it’s been photographed with Foveated Rendering running, but is now frozen in time, if that makes any sense.

That's weird I didn't notice the same, although I only look at the Menu screens when in flight as I do the initial loading/flight planning in 2D. I'll keep an eye out for it and see if it happens to me as well though.

[Bilbosmeggins 217]

16 minutes ago, MarcG said:

That's weird I didn't notice the same, although I only look at the Menu screens when in flight as I do the initial loading/flight planning in 2D. I'll keep an eye out for it and see if it happens to me as well though.

It’s probably yet another quirk of my system, lol. I’ll see if it persists any. 

[RXP 2,338]

@Bilbosmeggins Thank you for your kind words!

What you're seeing is typically what is happening if you select "CULL" for the outermost ring. What it does is that it simply tells FS2020 to not render any pixel there, and therefore, the remnants of the previous images are still showing because they are never cleared!

 

[Bilbosmeggins 217]

9 minutes ago, RXP said:

@Bilbosmeggins Thank you for your kind words!

What you're seeing is typically what is happening if you select "CULL" for the outermost ring. What it does is that it simply tells FS2020 to not render any pixel there, and therefore, the remnants of the previous images are still showing because they are never cleared!

 

Oh, thanks for explanation. That makes sense. I’ll fire it up again later, and have a play with the settings.  Much appreciated 🙂

[alepro21 154]

My apologies in advance for what is likely a naive question, but does this work with P3D?

[RXP 2,338]

@alepro21

This is a very good question in fact and I admit I don't know whether P3D is using OpenXR or not... I feel embarrassed not knowing, but if P3D is using OpenXR (and not Steam OpenVR) then there is no particular reason this wouldn't work!

Update: I don't believe P3D is using OpenXR at all, so most likely it won't do anything. Maybe they'll support this API for P3D6 because it is starting to get broader adoption. I also hope X-Plane 12 will support OpenXR too.

Edited March 6, 2022 by RXP

[Romeo_Tango 143]

My heartfelt thanks to the creators of this tool.

 

[ah2511 49]

I gave this a go with my G2 and the performance bump is great!

I am getting a weird anomaly in the far left/right of my view. Occasionally I see a very thin, black horizontal line at the very edge of my sight. Is there a setting that will help with this?

[Bilbosmeggins 217]

I think turning off light shafts eradicates it, so I’ve read….

[aceridgey 330]

For Occlus Quest 2 owners, should we be using the (default) occulus api or switching the default to openxr runtime?

[RXP 2,338]

For all these question it is best to start with the documentation and the FAQ online:

https://mbucchia.github.io/OpenXR-Toolkit/

You'll also find a link to the OXR-TK Discord Channels where you'll be able to exchange with other users and share your configuration settings and tips more easily!

[Bilbosmeggins 217]

On 3/5/2022 at 5:52 PM, RXP said:

@Bilbosmeggins Thank you for your kind words!

What you're seeing is typically what is happening if you select "CULL" for the outermost ring. What it does is that it simply tells FS2020 to not render any pixel there, and therefore, the remnants of the previous images are still showing because they are never cleared!

 

I took on board what you said about not using Cull for the outer ring, so double-checked my settings. It wasn’t set to Cull, and nor is it now, but the problem persists. On the whole, it doesn’t cause too many issues, as I already know what most of the menu texts say.  But it can, occasionally, be a tad  problematic when I can’t read the text, nor guess. 
 

Having said all of that, my actual in-game experience is much, much better now, so I’ll just have to live with the above as a necessary evil. Thank you very much for all of the blood, sweat and tears that you have poured into this little miracle of an app. Much appreciated 🙂