Why is Steam VR used for Rift S?

[VR_Dogfighter]

Sorry if I'm asking a daft question, but wondering why Steam VR is always used to run this game in VR for me anyway ?

I always open from the desktop not Steam. It never shows as a game in Oculus home either?

 

Is this normal as other sims just run in oculus. 

[DD_Arthur]

Unlike DCS, BoX does not have native VR support.  The Occulus programme runs your Rift but the game needs Steam VR to connect to your Headset.

 

However,  Steam VR provides support for all headsets so it carries a performance penalty in that by running Steam VR you are also running all sorts of stuff that your Rift does not need.  

If you are a Rift user you can try this;

 

https://gitlab.com/znixian/OpenOVR/blob/master/README.md

 

Lots of people here are using Open Composite with their Rift as it provides a real and noticeable performance boost to VR.

[dburne]

1 hour ago, Nake350 said:

Sorry if I'm asking a daft question, but wondering why Steam VR is always used to run this game in VR for me anyway ?

I always open from the desktop not Steam. It never shows as a game in Oculus home either?

 

Is this normal as other sims just run in oculus. 

 

 

I have a shortcut to IL-2 in my Oculus Home, not sure why you would not.

As Arthur mentioned, Open Composite is the way to go with Oculus.

Much leaner and meaner than Steam VR.

[VR_Dogfighter]

2 hours ago, DD_Arthur said:

Unlike DCS, BoX does not have native VR support.  The Occulus programme runs your Rift but the game needs Steam VR to connect to your Headset.

 

However,  Steam VR provides support for all headsets so it carries a performance penalty in that by running Steam VR you are also running all sorts of stuff that your Rift does not need.  

If you are a Rift user you can try this;

 

https://gitlab.com/znixian/OpenOVR/blob/master/README.md

 

Lots of people here are using Open Composite with their Rift as it provides a real and noticeable performance boost to VR.

That makes sense, thank you.

 

Is IL-2need 32 or 64 bit version please?

[DD_Arthur]

3 minutes ago, Nake350 said:

Is IL-2need 32 or 64 bit version please?

 

64 bit.

[VR_Dogfighter]

9 hours ago, DD_Arthur said:

 

64 bit.

Awesome thanks.. That's done it and an icon has appeared in Oculus home! ?

[FTC_horsky]

Does anyone know why suddenly steamVr launches over open composite even though open composite is the selected launcher, just started happening now ?

Tried with steamvr beta and without, also validating files but alas ?

 

Ok, so the updates to steam messes with it, I knew that before,  to switch back to steamvr, then update the steam platform and then switch back to open composite when its done. But this time steam launched without an update, so never thought of it happening when it started up normaly. All working now as it should, thank you anyways ?

 

 

Edited January 24, 2020 by horsky

[dburne]

3 hours ago, horsky said:

Does anyone know why suddenly steamVr launches over open composite even though open composite is the selected launcher, just started happening now ?

Tried with steamvr beta and without, also validating files but alas ?

 

Ok, so the updates to steam messes with it, I knew that before,  to switch back to steamvr, then update the steam platform and then switch back to open composite when its done. But this time steam launched without an update, so never thought of it happening when it started up normaly. All working now as it should, thank you anyways ?

 

 

 

After switching back to Open Composite try a reboot of the PC.