VR any good?

[DAN-di-WARhol]

Is VR any good in this?

[konsti_7]

sure, though you're going to need decent hardware to run it well. I recommend at least a RTX 3070. VR takes this to another level really.

[startrekmike]

Originally posted by DAN-di-WARhol:

Is VR any good in this?

It depends. If you are looking to do the whole VR hand controls thing, DCS isn't really going to be the right title for that (even though it is supported in some modules on a somewhat basic level). If you already have a HOTAS and just want it for the immersion, it is pretty solid.

[The Cunning Fox (raZoleg)]

I mean… social media is filled with DCS in VR and people far from sims are going ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ over it, so it’s a rhetorical question.

[Marie]

I play with a 1080 on my Index at 1.4 pixel density, don't get the best frames but it's good enough

[DAN-di-WARhol]

Is it better than Sturmovik (my favourite VR game for the last 4 years)?

[Gunfreak]

Originally posted by DAN-di-WARhol:

Is it better than Sturmovik (my favourite VR game for the last 4 years)?

Il2 runs like a dream in VR, DCS doesn't, but DCS looks better than IL2 in VR even if you must lower the quality, better sounds, better effects, better maps etc.

I've had my best VR experiences in DCS.
Sitting on the deck of a super carrier in my F18, seeing two other F18s taking off right in front of me, hearing the roar etc. It's fantastic.

You'll probably spend hours fiddling with settings, there are various guides online.
And the new AMD FSR helps a lot.

[DAN-di-WARhol]

Ta. I'll give it a go.

Getting into a new flight sim is a huge investment. Lol.

[-OrLoK- Слава Україн]

I've never been able to get DCS working well in VR, even with the vr mod.

I get better all round experiences is msfs and il2.

I'd love to get into DCS more but there's something that eludes me fps wise.

edit: if you can get good fps VR is *essential* imho

[[ATP]Flo]

VR is a must-try in DCS. It may not be for everybody but there is no doubt that this is the way it is meant to be played. Headtracking is not such immersive but more comfortable on longer flights and weaker stomachs.

If you want the full immersion you need VR - period.

Originally posted by razoleg (The Cunning Fox):

It depends. If you are looking to do the whole VR hand controls thing, DCS isn't really going to be the right title for that (even though it is supported in some modules on a somewhat basic level). If you already have a HOTAS and just want it for the immersion, it is pretty solid.

Oh yeah and that's right.
When using VR with DCS you still want to use your HOTAS. Using virtual hands in DCS is technically possible but it's a huge disadvantage when you really try to kill defending targets or even go into PvP multiplayer. The plane cannot be controlled smoothly with VR-hands and without missing haptic feedback (like you have with a mechanical joystick).

[The Cunning Fox (raZoleg)]

Originally posted by ATPFlo:

VR is a must-try in DCS. It may not be for everybody but there is no doubt that this is the way it is meant to be played. Headtracking is not such immersive but more comfortable on longer flights and weaker stomachs.

If you want the full immersion you need VR - period.

Originally posted by razoleg (The Cunning Fox):

It depends. If you are looking to do the whole VR hand controls thing, DCS isn't really going to be the right title for that (even though it is supported in some modules on a somewhat basic level). If you already have a HOTAS and just want it for the immersion, it is pretty solid.

Oh yeah and that's right.
When using VR with DCS you still want to use your HOTAS. Using virtual hands in DCS is technically possible but it's a huge disadvantage when you really try to kill defending targets or even go into PvP multiplayer. The plane cannot be controlled smoothly with VR-hands and without missing haptic feedback (like you have with a mechanical joystick).

What the… I never said that!

[[ATP]Flo]

Oh well sorry then I read it wrong. But that is my opinion.

VR + HOTAS >> VR + vr hands

You could argue that virtual hands are kind of more immersive because you can click buttons with your fingers instead of your mouse but holding the HOTAS with haptic feedback of the stick and throttle feels immersive too. With virtual hands you don't feel a thing - you only see what you do but have no feedback at all. Good luck with air to air refueling and dogfights. ^^

It may be a nice gimmick and feels cool for a freeflight but if it gets hot you're in great disadvantage without your HOTAS.

A good compromise could be leap motion / ultra-leap. You use your HOTAS and when you let it go you're hands are tracked by leap motion and you can click a switch. You could also always use the mouse.

This way of handtracking even let's you move all of your 10 fingers and not only 2 fingers like with virtual hands of your VR controllers.

I would still use a HOTAS with it though.

https://youtu.be/wbTcZNLG_Yw

[startrekmike]

Originally posted by razoleg (The Cunning Fox):

Originally posted by ATPFlo:

VR is a must-try in DCS. It may not be for everybody but there is no doubt that this is the way it is meant to be played. Headtracking is not such immersive but more comfortable on longer flights and weaker stomachs.

If you want the full immersion you need VR - period.


Oh yeah and that's right.
When using VR with DCS you still want to use your HOTAS. Using virtual hands in DCS is technically possible but it's a huge disadvantage when you really try to kill defending targets or even go into PvP multiplayer. The plane cannot be controlled smoothly with VR-hands and without missing haptic feedback (like you have with a mechanical joystick).

What the… I never said that!

I know, I feel insulted as well.

[Wolff]

I never had this much control with the Ka-50. I can follow anything, flying sideways, backwards with so much control with VR. The column I destroyed in a matter of seconds with unguided rockets and cannon.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2574370800
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2574370809
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2574371137
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2574371146

Really looking forward to the Blackshark 3 and the AH-64A. Flying helicopters in VR is just insane and on your first flight you might need a puke bucket 😊

[Sizigmund]

Originally posted by Wolff:

Really looking forward to the Blackshark 3 and the AH-64A. Flying helicopters in VR is just insane and on your first flight you might need a puke bucket 😊

As far as I know, Eagle dynamics working on AH-64D (Apache longbow), not AH-64A.

[Wolff]

Originally posted by Sizigmund:

Originally posted by Wolff:

Really looking forward to the Blackshark 3 and the AH-64A. Flying helicopters in VR is just insane and on your first flight you might need a puke bucket 😊

As far as I know, Eagle dynamics working on AH-64D (Apache longbow), not AH-64A.

Thank you! I think I read something about late summer as well. Not too far away :)