How to start beamng in vr mode?

[el_valenin]

I tried going into SteamVR and entering BeamNG through that, but that just took me into the cinema mode with a big flat screen and no actual vr. How to access the experimental vr?

[[ DR. GONZO ]]

Originally posted by Zexe:

Originally posted by Gantosan:

how to run the game in vr

Launch in Vulkan, and once in a map, press ctrl - num 0.

[Harry Kuvert]

Because f*ck TKL keyboards right? Jesus devs... Can't even rebind the key...

[DokkaeCat]

Originally posted by Harry Kuvert:

Because f*ck TKL keyboards right? Jesus devs... Can't even rebind the key...

yes exactly.. why the ♥♥♥♥ not use a numpad /s

[stenyak]

Originally posted by Harry Kuvert:

Because f*ck TKL keyboards right? Jesus devs... Can't even rebind the key...

The key can be bound to anything you want, including steering wheel buttons, etc. What issue are you having to assign it?

In addition, you don't need to use the keys to activate VR: you can also go to Options > Display > VR and click the button there :)

[DmAnd]

Originally posted by stenyak:

Originally posted by Harry Kuvert:

Because f*ck TKL keyboards right? Jesus devs... Can't even rebind the key...

The key can be bound to anything you want, including steering wheel buttons, etc. What issue are you having to assign it?

In addition, you don't need to use the keys to activate VR: you can also go to Options > Display > VR and click the button there :)

Awesome. Well done devs!

[CSOCSO]

So far this is HOT garbage.. First of all it's ridiculous how tricky it is to start it:
-Does not work with opencomposite.
-needs steamvr
-without VR it will ask you if you wanna run it in normal mode or vulkan.
-Normal mode it will tell you that you need vulkan to run it in VR..
-if steam vr is running it won't ask you how you wanna run it. It will tell you the game will be started in VR!
-IT DOESN NOT WORK IN VR.... if steam vr runs then automatically starts it in normal mode.. not vulcan. WTF?
-Close steamVR. Start the game. Then start VR.. .finally it works.

It could not be any harder.

Btw first time it ran fine. I did not change the graphics from my usual pc settings and I was getting like 30some fps. (3080ti)
I wanted to lower graphics. Game crashed. Restarted everything. It's been unplayable since. fps keep jumping back and forth between 0 and 40ish

[Kainey]

Originally posted by CSOCSO:

So far this is HOT garbage.. First of all it's ridiculous how tricky it is to start it:
-Does not work with opencomposite.
-needs steamvr
-without VR it will ask you if you wanna run it in normal mode or vulkan.
-Normal mode it will tell you that you need vulkan to run it in VR..
-if steam vr is running it won't ask you how you wanna run it. It will tell you the game will be started in VR!
-IT DOESN NOT WORK IN VR.... if steam vr runs then automatically starts it in normal mode.. not vulcan. WTF?
-Close steamVR. Start the game. Then start VR.. .finally it works.

It could not be any harder.

Btw first time it ran fine. I did not change the graphics from my usual pc settings and I was getting like 30some fps. (3080ti)
I wanted to lower graphics. Game crashed. Restarted everything. It's been unplayable since. fps keep jumping back and forth between 0 and 40ish

You probably missed the part where it says it's experimental

[CSOCSO]

Originally posted by Kainey:

Originally posted by CSOCSO:

So far this is HOT garbage.. First of all it's ridiculous how tricky it is to start it:
-Does not work with opencomposite.
-needs steamvr
-without VR it will ask you if you wanna run it in normal mode or vulkan.
-Normal mode it will tell you that you need vulkan to run it in VR..
-if steam vr is running it won't ask you how you wanna run it. It will tell you the game will be started in VR!
-IT DOESN NOT WORK IN VR.... if steam vr runs then automatically starts it in normal mode.. not vulcan. WTF?
-Close steamVR. Start the game. Then start VR.. .finally it works.

It could not be any harder.

Btw first time it ran fine. I did not change the graphics from my usual pc settings and I was getting like 30some fps. (3080ti)
I wanted to lower graphics. Game crashed. Restarted everything. It's been unplayable since. fps keep jumping back and forth between 0 and 40ish

You probably missed the part where it says it's experimental

Didn't miss it. Still a hot garbage.

[Adolfo Bisi]

runs amanzingly well, and was pretty easy to understand how to start it.
-start steam vr
-launch game
-choose vulkan
-load a map
-press ctrl + num0 (rebind if needed)
-accept the popup box
-press ctrl + num5 to recenter (rebind if needed)
-stonks

[stenyak]

Originally posted by CSOCSO:

So far this is HOT garbage.. First of all it's ridiculous how tricky it is to start it:
-Does not work with opencomposite.
-needs steamvr
-without VR it will ask you if you wanna run it in normal mode or vulkan.
-Normal mode it will tell you that you need vulkan to run it in VR..
-if steam vr is running it won't ask you how you wanna run it. It will tell you the game will be started in VR!
-IT DOESN NOT WORK IN VR.... if steam vr runs then automatically starts it in normal mode.. not vulcan. WTF?
-Close steamVR. Start the game. Then start VR.. .finally it works.

SteamVR is NOT needed. What you need is any OpenXR runtime with support for Vulkan renderer. You can skip it entirely as long as you have a compatible OpenXR runtime.

Unsure about opencomposite, it has definitely not been part of our tests, on this first release we're aiming at the most basic compatibility, which as you have noticed requires more work still before we go into the rarer 3rd party software compatibility.

Thanks for the feedback, and please use more appropriate tone :)

You can also check the list of Known Issues for workarounds: https://documentation.beamng.com/known-issues/

[Deniablecoma]

Hi, currently my pc no matter what I do when I run beamng it sends me straight into the game with no launcher options which doesn't allow me to launch into vulkan

[stenyak]

Originally posted by DeniableComa:

Hi, currently my pc no matter what I do when I run beamng it sends me straight into the game with no launcher options which doesn't allow me to launch into vulkan

Ensure your game is updated to the absolute latest version (currently that's 0.30.2). Vulkan will be automatically selected when the launcher is skipped but you are in SteamVR mode.

[Freedom_exp(-1)]

Originally posted by Kainey:

Originally posted by CSOCSO:

So far this is HOT garbage.. First of all it's ridiculous how tricky it is to start it:
-Does not work with opencomposite.
-needs steamvr
-without VR it will ask you if you wanna run it in normal mode or vulkan.
-Normal mode it will tell you that you need vulkan to run it in VR..
-if steam vr is running it won't ask you how you wanna run it. It will tell you the game will be started in VR!
-IT DOESN NOT WORK IN VR.... if steam vr runs then automatically starts it in normal mode.. not vulcan. WTF?
-Close steamVR. Start the game. Then start VR.. .finally it works.

It could not be any harder.

Btw first time it ran fine. I did not change the graphics from my usual pc settings and I was getting like 30some fps. (3080ti)
I wanted to lower graphics. Game crashed. Restarted everything. It's been unplayable since. fps keep jumping back and forth between 0 and 40ish

You probably missed the part where it says it's experimental

If it doesn't work, don't label it experimental and release it, but instead REWORK IT until it works !!

[Freedom_exp(-1)]

Originally posted by stenyak:

Originally posted by CSOCSO:

So far this is HOT garbage.. First of all it's ridiculous how tricky it is to start it:
-Does not work with opencomposite.
-needs steamvr
-without VR it will ask you if you wanna run it in normal mode or vulkan.
-Normal mode it will tell you that you need vulkan to run it in VR..
-if steam vr is running it won't ask you how you wanna run it. It will tell you the game will be started in VR!
-IT DOESN NOT WORK IN VR.... if steam vr runs then automatically starts it in normal mode.. not vulcan. WTF?
-Close steamVR. Start the game. Then start VR.. .finally it works.

SteamVR is NOT needed. What you need is any OpenXR runtime with support for Vulkan renderer. You can skip it entirely as long as you have a compatible OpenXR runtime.

Unsure about opencomposite, it has definitely not been part of our tests, on this first release we're aiming at the most basic compatibility, which as you have noticed requires more work still before we go into the rarer 3rd party software compatibility.

Thanks for the feedback, and please use more appropriate tone :)

You can also check the list of Known Issues for workarounds: https://documentation.beamng.com/known-issues/

I beg to disagree.
I was running the openxr runtime and I had to switch back to steamvr to be able to play in vr on my reverb G2...

[Adolfo Bisi]

Do you guys even read what the devs says in the VR forum before mashing your keyboard trying to make it work??

-"To use Windows Mixed Reality headsets, you will need to set SteamVR as your default OpenXR runtime to bypass the missing Vulkan support in WMR drivers."

There is a lot of information there, please read it before asking the same thing over and over again here.