@Snake122 If PointCTRL was working, my plan was just to put surfaces at the right places so I can physically place my finger while using the FCUs to activate the relevant control.

@Snake122 said in Does Point CTRL work well with BMS?:

there is something satisfying to building stuff. Flipping the real switch is still slightly more satisfying than the PointCTRL, just lots more expensive and more time involved.

I come from using 2x touchscreens and Helios. Getting an ICP showed me how much easier it was with correct controls plus the physical/tactile feedback was just so much more satisfying. BMS going to VR was the last straw and I just had to build a “correct” cockpit.

@williang83 centre dash? You mean the front console? Or the CPD?

In any case, I would only suggest that you get it as close to the right spot as possible. Being off by a little bit is so much easier to mentally adjust for; if you reach for the parking brake switch and you end up grabbing the LG lever is way different. For the MFDs, that can be even worse with little/no reference for your hand. I printed out some MFD buttons with raised edges to help me distinguish the buttons and make sure I’m pressing the right one. However, this is a recent mod so I’ve not tried it out yet as I’m still building the new cockpit.

https://forum.falcon-bms.com/topic/25768/hp-g2-v2-fs-eu-only-please

@spotdott if you disable HT and E cores, then Falcon will see only the physical P cores, so I’d leave this at 0.

@Tempest7MR you should be able to utilize the new launcher for that… launching in pancake mode once* will write all the key and stick bindings.

*actually there are some weird bugs, fixed hopefully in U3, you might have to launch BMS this way 2 or 3 times to write all the necessary files. If you see “BMS-Auto.key” as the name of your key file, in game, then you’re good.

Quest2 user here.
I think I understand your issue with the companion window and it is NOT unique to specific headset. I have set g_bVRNoPresent 1 as well, and it still results in having the entire flat monitor screen taken up by an oversized static ‘hangar’ loading screen.
I don’t understand why we need to see this.
Maybe the devs can get rid of it entirely in a future upgrade?

@macemi said in VR: best settings for visuals, spotting and performance on low spec hardware (1080 Ti and 10600K):

Example on G2:

object detail 1, 1.3 VRResolution f16 will render at 8.3nm
object detail 7, 1.0 VRResolution f16 will render at 9.3nm
object detail 1, 1.0 VRResolution f16 will render at ~5nm

Weird. I tried this (object detail 1 in UI, VRResoluton 1.3 in settings). Would not render even a tanker outside 1nm 😞

Another weird issue. I have all shadow mapping set to 0, still I see shadow/sun effects in my pit.
I’m certain the config file is being read cause other parameters I change I do see the effect of.

@Snake122 Yep, got that running as well, and I think it was maybe -1 or -2 fps lower than what the BMS framecounter was saying. I’ll have a better look next time to see if I’m CPU- or GPU-bound.

Would be interesting to see what U3 brings then. I may run some tests before upgrading to U3 to see if there’s any significant benefit.

@gonk Ah I see

@Flow32 Yes, I recognize the effect you mean. For me it would be more comfortable if the HMCS is displayed for both eyes. But I understand that is not realistic, so I’ve accepted it.

However, what I meant in this thread was the strain I feel when looking at any object in the world, even if the HMCS is off. It just feels like my eyes can’t quite “lock” the focusing needed to see a sharp image and relax, like in the real world.

@Icer I don’t think additional correction will help, because I don’t have the problem in other games, such as IL-2.

@delenda said in What’s the best VR for BMS ? Pico 4? Or Meta Quest 2?:

@jojo7401 said in What’s the best VR for BMS ? Pico 4? Or Meta Quest 2?:

@delenda
Very interesting. Can you give me your pc specs, especially the graphic card you are using? Do you have any performance issues?

4090
7950x3d with BMS forced to VCache CCD
64GB DDR5

Nope, no perf issues when streaming over wifi.

Hello friend,

I am running 5800x3d, 32g ddr4, 3080. Is the forced to Vcache CCD something i should be doing?

Cheers

disregard i read this doesnt affect my cpu cheers.

Thank you all for your responses.

@Korbi said in Rampstart troubles in VR:

in the virtual BMS cockpit the default headposition is even a tiny bit to far back

Please see this post for refference to this statement:
https://forum.falcon-bms.com/topic/24239/players-eyeposition-in-the-3d-cockpit-pov?_=1686926839609

So in BMS in VR with unaltered headposition it should be even a tiny bit easier to look down and aft into the cockpit compared to sitting in a real one.

@Snake122 yes it does not kill my immersion, it is just comfort that we are talking about. I can clearly live with it, but I wanted to investigate 🙂
It is not jerky at all, even when maneuvering really fast. It just gets slightly blurry, with perfect smoothness haha 🙂
Thanks for your input.

@airtex2019

Works for me in VR, haven’t tried 2d I think. I’ll try to remember to tomorrow.

FWIW, most of the time I move my view down to the ICP and toggle off the Cursor lock and then turning it back on bring the cursor back to the viewpoint for PointCTRL, etc.

Updated original post:

Included a link to the WDP Converter app.

@bluc69 Im pretty sure that is realistic, for instance the F/A-18 HUD has the alignment circle for to set eyepoint for best HUD view. Even though HUDs are collimated to infinity, you have a limited view box to be able to look through properly.

You may want to try this mod if you can find extra facial interfaces for your VR headset:
https://forum.falcon-bms.com/post/361727

@Seifer said in “Smoothed” lateral head motions with parallel rendering?:

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I use a Meta Quest Pro at the moment, and connect to BMS via Airlink. I will try it on VD and see if there is any discernable difference when parallel render is turned to ‘1’ 🙂

@pronto Mouse if very effective, especially when its position follows your head. I like @Snake122 have limited space for mouse, but I mapped the mouse centering callback, and can always get the mouse in the center, pan with my head, and use the fine adjustment with the snap to get where and I want. Its surprisingly effective.

As a side note, I moved from old G1 reverb, to PICO, and the excellent ‘pass through’ video is a real game changer, as you simply double tap the headset and you can see your room, so you can pick/place/ even click some stuff if necessary.

@Highwing In my case ( Quest 2) the UI page is flat and, apart from the layout, looks similar to 4.36. The font sizes and general readability are fine. No need to roll my chair.