How to enable VR (Rift S, Steam BoB)

[Coolts]

Hi.  I've had BoS since launch but never really played it, but just got BOB on sale and played a few tutorials and thought i'd give it another go but cant get it to work on Rift.  Is there some setting other than the "Enable VR HMD" tick box which does nothing for me.

 

Oculus app running

Steam running.

Rebooted PC and game.

 

VR  working fine in DCS and Elite:Dangerous.

 

Does it need to be run in "SteamVR mode" from steam launcher?  I've never used that.

 

9700k/32gb RAM/RTX 2080ti. BTW.

[Charlo-VRde]

I think you need to also use OpenComposite, assuming you don't use Steam.  That is what was recommended in my thread a few months ago at

 

[Coolts]

I do use steam but never used (or needed to ), steamVR, but i downloaded it and now it works! Holy crap this game is amazing in VR!!  I mean, i'm still crap but.....

 

Daft question no#2: Dow do i disable the dual screen renders on my monitor when using rift?  That's got to be eating CPU cycles for no purpose

[dburne]

29 minutes ago, Coolts said:

I do use steam but never used (or needed to ), steamVR, but i downloaded it and now it works! Holy crap this game is amazing in VR!!  I mean, i'm still crap but.....

 

Daft question no#2: Dow do i disable the dual screen renders on my monitor when using rift?  That's got to be eating CPU cycles for no purpose

 

No that is just a mirror copy, that is normal for VR.

Welcome to the club!!

[VR-DriftaholiC]

Welcome! spread the word.

[=RS=Funkie]

@Coolts
If you're having performance issues, download opencomposite.  https://znix.xyz/OpenComposite/download.php?arch=x64
Currently when you're using the Rift + SteamVR the data is being double handled by Oculus and Steam.
You can bypass SteamVR by replacing (after making a backup copy) of the OpenVR_api.dll file in the bin/game folder with the one from the opencomposite zip file.
Should improve your performance.