VR Struggles

[Mickles & Pilk]

I'm wondering if anybody has any ideas on how to troubleshoot No Man's Sky in Steam VR mode. Every time I launch it, Steam VR lags horrendously, the game doesn't even launch, and everything crashes. Every single time.

Current Specs:
Intel i7 14th Gen
NVidia RTX 4070
32 GB of Ram
Attempting to connect with Quest 3 via Oculus Link application

[The Mystical Fuzzy Corndog]

I'm seeing pretty much the same behavior. This is the first time I've played since 2019, and back then it used to work fine with my 9th generation Intel i9 and NVidia 2080ti, 64GB RAM. The only real hardware difference for me now is that I'm using the Quest 3 via oculus Link; back in 2019 I was probably using an oculus rift. I wonder if Oculus Link consumes enough GPU bandwidth to make a difference.

What are the current hardware recommendations for No Man's Sky for SteamVR?

[doel89]

same everything is staggering and laggy... i used to be able to play back when mech was just released

[Cellinsky]

I see the same: SteamVR struggles on starting the game, then crashes. It used to be fine right after the update. Cant imagine what causes this all of a sudden. 2D launches just fine.

[bernardb]

I believe (not certain) this new update set FSR as default in the graphics settings, after I changed it to DLSS, Performance, everything was fine...give a try?

[Jeo Nugu]

I wish I could help. My VR experience used to be great, but the last couple of updates made it unplayble the framerate is so bad. I tried putting all of the graphics setting to "standard" (the lowest) and it didn't help at all, and not only that, but now I can't grab the throttle and stick in my ship cockpit. I think I'm done with the VR side of it.

[The Mystical Fuzzy Corndog]

The only thing I've been able to do to make the game playable is to reduce the SteamVR Video settings to use a custom render resolution of 50%. The visual quality suffers significantly, but the game has been playable. Maybe those with faster computer specs will be able to set it to a higher value. Hopefully this won't even be necessary if Hello Games ever fixes this.

FYI, for me, the default was "Auto". When I toggled it to custom, it was "125%".

[Snake]

TUF GAMING X570-PRO (WI-FI)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

I was having the same issue with my quest 3 hardwired . First crash after update was after flying through galaxy load screen and then after that it wouldn't even load and would crash with a steam vr error message. I eventually used the steam link app. which loaded the game and i could play but super stuttery. I realized that it had set my graphics options to dlss dlaa which has caused me nothing but problems. I changed it to dlss quality . I was able to go back to launching it from steam vr and playing like usual. I only used the steam link to get into the game to change my graphic settings. hope this helps someone.

[zargo_zore]

turn off geforce experience and turn off steam overlay. go to nvidia control panel and manage 3d apps and turn off gsync and set to fixed refresh rate. everything super smooth after that. Playing on a quest 3 myself. Using official meta link cable.

also make sure graphics settings aren't too high. I'm on a 4070ti and set everything to enhanced but keep textures on high for super smooth experience for comparison.

edit: oh also make sure you turn off steamHome or disable starting it up. Steamvr and steamhome are two different things. You don't need steamHome going. its just another app on top of another app.

[Zio Tok]

Originally posted by bernardb:

I believe (not certain) this new update set FSR as default in the graphics settings, after I changed it to DLSS, Performance, everything was fine...give a try?

tried your suggestion, worked for me :3

[Wolf01]

i9 14900k
32GB ram
nvidia 4070 ti super
HTC Vive Cosmos Elite
2 displays 1080p

Set maximum performance on driver settings

It runs well only if I disable the second display, with both displays it stutters like hell
BTW sometimes the game crashes with 100% usage of CPU and GPU when entering/exiting planets.

PS: I'm aware of the voltage problems with the i9 13/14 series, I installed the latest bios available with a microcode patch waiting for the intel's official one, but that doesn't seem to affect the game, I had the same problem before.

EDIT: it seem a problem with the VIVE console, it should be fixed with the next patch release

[Planetpink]

Originally posted by Mike Jr 77:

I'm wondering if anybody has any ideas on how to troubleshoot No Man's Sky in Steam VR mode. Every time I launch it, Steam VR lags horrendously, the game doesn't even launch, and everything crashes. Every single time.

Current Specs:
Intel i7 14th Gen
NVidia RTX 4070
32 GB of Ram
Attempting to connect with Quest 3 via Oculus Link application

i would recommend to use Virtual Desktop for playing PCVR, since it allows better settings and performance. I have similar specs on my PC system and you can check out my settings using Virtual Desktop and a test recording here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jpxpRYxjyE

[jeggert_vpi]

Originally posted by The Mystical Fuzzy Corndog:

The only thing I've been able to do to make the game playable is to reduce the SteamVR Video settings to use a custom render resolution of 50%. The visual quality suffers significantly, but the game has been playable. Maybe those with faster computer specs will be able to set it to a higher value. Hopefully this won't even be necessary if Hello Games ever fixes this.

FYI, for me, the default was "Auto". When I toggled it to custom, it was "125%".

This simple change helped a lot!