Release Notes (1.12.13.0) Sim Update 2 Now Available! (HUGE UPDATE!)

[Travis]

A huge update this week including VR.
Client was 1 GiB and the sim was 14.77 GiB which did take at least 5 minutes for me with good internet.

Official information here:
https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t...ailable/337875

[Wingman]

To sum it up:
- It took more effort than should be required.
- However, it took as much effort as would be expected.
- And, it was WORTH IT!

Once you get your rig configured, VR in MSFS is the bombdiggity (for lack of a better word).

At first, the game said it downloaded and installed my update in no more than 3 seconds... I didn't believe it, so I re-started the sim. Of course, THEN it downloaded and installed the full update.

I did lose some (funny--not all) of my custom keyboard bindings. I did have to set my Oculus program's settings to use the Beta software update(s) (else it wouldn't center my viewpoint correctly). I did have to modify a setting in Oculus' unadvertised Debug executable to remove the "FOV Stencil" (else a black... stencil... obstructed my view). I then found that I could crank the VR settings pretty high and still not have a 'bad' experience (I'm used to trading Frames for Quality, erring on the Quality side most of the time).

Oculus Rift CV1 on a 9700K @ 5.0GHz All-Core and RTX 2070 Super.

Good luck to all who try it, and enjoy!

P.S.- Don't forget to get your free liveries in the Marketplace.

[ROBERT DUNN 2]

Your installation and configuration tips will, undoubtedly, prove essential Wingman. I do not expect the success you have achieved because of my antiquated hardware (GTX 1080, i7-7700K). I have an Occulus Rift CV-1 installed and running fine in other games (never attempted VR in any of my sims). I read that my H-P Reverb G2 is in town at the UPS depot and is scheduled to arrive tomorrow. Much to my displeasure, I have not yet been able to obtain a desirable GPU (Nvidia RTX 3090 or AMD RX 6900 XT). I will at this point await the availability of either of these GPUs or possibly an RTX 3080Ti. The funds for a new PC build sit in the cookie jar. This has been a most frustrating fall (the season) for me for hardware acquisition but now a few items, paid for months ago, are now starting to arrive (Honeycomb yoke is here, VR headset and Honeycomb throttle are inbound).

Thank you for your VR installation tips, Wingman.

[Karl]

I only had a short period of time to deal with it. Definitely like it.

I do have this window in my field of view that I find to be a nuisance. First next step to to get rid of that. Any idea of what window that I have highlighted is that shows up in multiple a/c?

[Wingman]

Any idea of what window that I have highlighted is that shows up in multiple a/c?

That looks exactly like the "FOV Stencil" I mentioned above. It's disable-able by going to Oculus' Debug executable, and turning the Stencil from "Auto" to "Off". See the first 4 steps in: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t...arounds/337930 (below)

1. Go to the Oculus Debug tool (Default folder should be C:\Program Files\Oculus\Support\oculus-diagnostics)
2. Open the Oculus Debug Tool
3. Turn the option “Use FOV Stencil” to Off
4. Disable/enable VR in MSFS

[Karl]

That looks exactly like the "FOV Stencil" I mentioned above. It's disable-able by going to Oculus' Debug executable, and turning the Stencil from "Auto" to "Off".

Ah, I just scanned the thread and didn't catch that. Thanks. I will do this.