Well guys, as a noob (and thanks for the help form forum members here) i was hesitant about VR and just how "immersive" its supposed to be... well...after i finally got my Oculus Quest 2 to work, myinitial reaction to siting in the ''full sized' flight deck of the A320 was totally mind-blowing... stunning actually... literally spent a few minutes just looking at everything on default settings... simple wonderful...

As a member said once, it actually makes you feel high up and enclosed in the real thing... (Ive sat in the real thing and is so close to reality)

I tinkered with a few settings in the various programs we have to use (after watching a fair few YouTube videos from great VR guys) and it runs very well indeed... so much so that i changed from the A320 to a small Cessna 152 and flew the same route i did 10 years ago when going for my introduction flight at NZHN.... i recall it was cramped and bumpy and i felt like puking after 10 mins... this made me feel the exact same way... even though i could feel carpet under my feet! 😆 Ended up having to take off the goggles and get back to the real world before.......🤢🤢

Anyway, guys, thanks for all your input and threads to read...certainly making this a super enjoyable exercise that i had my doubts about but am now totally sold...

I just have to figure out how to make the display a little crisper....hmmm

Welcome to the cult...eermm I mean club!🤣🍻

2 hours ago, vonduck said:

I just have to figure out how to make the display a little crisper....hmmm

Rift CV1 user here so I am not 100% sure this will also apply to your Quest 2 :

When you open the Oculus debug or tray tool you increase the value for "Pixels per Pixel Display override" setting to 1.1 or 1.2 or 1.3 and so on.

You will have to leave VR mode in the sim and enable it again for it to take effect. It will impact performance, obviously....., but it should increase sharpness of the image.

Edited May 16, 20224 yr by avhpilot

Excellent!!! Hoping VR will continue to grow and improve. For me after many, many years of flight sim, will always use VR - good stuff!! Good luck!!!

I agree it’s greeeeeeat got me back into simming  having not had the time for it last two years. I know it’s not MSFS but a mate recommended Euro Truck Sim 2 and you can use the beta vr version in Steam , it’s brill , never thought driving down a motorway could be so much fun 👍

Well now, cant wait for the FENIX A320 to arrive... super excited... but now that ive set up the VR im hooked, and i have read that the HP Reverb G2-V2 is better than the Oculus i run while still not breaking the bank... if this was the way to go, would it be a better experience you think? From the info, it seems that the rendering is sharper?

2 hours ago, vonduck said:

Well now, cant wait for the FENIX A320 to arrive... super excited... but now that ive set up the VR im hooked, and i have read that the HP Reverb G2-V2 is better than the Oculus i run while still not breaking the bank... if this was the way to go, would it be a better experience you think? From the info, it seems that the rendering is sharper?

Originally I was going to get the G2 but then the price seemed to double overnight so I could not justify it without  being able to try before buying. A mate loaned me a quest for a week and as  it worked thought that will do me for now.  I understand the FOV may also be less  on the G2 but a sharper picture. Quest is great value when you consider it can be used stand alone for other stuff and you don’t even need a pc.  I will upgrade some time in the future when the technology gets better. 

I actually had not 1, not 2 but 3 WMR Samsung Odyssey+'s and all of which I bought on sale for I think it was $299 each but before MSFS was released and they where rumours of a third offering by Samsung I sold all of them for a slight profit. But now I am sorry I didn't keep one! 

Hey guys, I talked about a new headset with the good wifey and to my surprise, she went out and bought me HP VR 3000 Windows Mixed Reality 4K Reverb G2 HMD!!

I had a question though... it comes with controllers....but there is the same version just without and its $259 cheaper... so do i really need controllers for MSFS? I don't use the quest ones as use mouse and TCA stuff... those who have the HP any ideas?

I guess i can uninstall the Oculus software as wont be needed eh... and just keep the  OpenXR tools et?

 

Cheers!

Edited May 17, 20224 yr by vonduck
Added info

@vonduck Yes, keep the controllers. You should always have at least 1 set of controllers to use for other games/apps that you may use at some point...this is not the only sim out there and you may end up using others such as VTOL VR or DCS (vtol as example lets you fly only needing your vr controllers)...and also, if you ever get the urge to try out some other types of VR games or apps then you will need the controllers.

Welcome to the strange and wonderful world of VR experiences 😁

Edited May 17, 20224 yr by hangar

4 hours ago, hangar said:

@vonduck Yes, keep the controllers. You should always have at least 1 set of controllers to use for other games/apps that you may use at some point...this is not the only sim out there and you may end up using others such as VTOL VR or DCS (vtol as example lets you fly only needing your vr controllers)...and also, if you ever get the urge to try out some other types of VR games or apps then you will need the controllers.

Welcome to the strange and wonderful world of VR experiences 😁

Good points! Thanks!

The rabbit hole of VR has begun! What a trip this will be!

Edited May 17, 20224 yr by vonduck

2 hours ago, vonduck said:

Good points! Thanks!

The rabbit hole of VR has begun! What a trip this will be!

It puts a whole new edge and dimension in addon aircraft and sceneries.

I love reading these stories about people dipping their toes to VR flying. I still remember very vividly when I got my headset and fired up X-Plane  in vr mode for the first time a couple of years ago.

Edited May 18, 20224 yr by Kopteeni

A hot tip is to install the OpenXR toolkit. As a Rift S user, I didn't find the upscaling useful, but the Apperance section and shake reduction setting is.

Edited May 18, 20224 yr by andreh

On 5/18/2022 at 5:43 AM, andreh said:

A hot tip is to install the OpenXR toolkit. As a Rift S user, I didn't find the upscaling useful, but the Apperance section and shake reduction setting is.

Where can I grab this toolkit?

Will it work alongside Oculus Debug Tool?

I’m on a Rift S also.

Edited May 23, 20224 yr by blueshark747