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VR Setup<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VR Setup<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

My Hardware Setup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tethered with USB-C Cable
Resolution: 5152 x 2752 pixels@90hz with 4070 Ti Super, (now Full Rez @90Hz with RTX 5080)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Software Setup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Debug Tool<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bypass Steam VR – OpenXR Toolkit\/ Open Composite<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

After you have your set up and running. The first thing you want to do is to bypass SteamVR. SteamVR is the default to run IL-2. Sadly, it\u2019s a massive performance drain. You want to use OpenXR Toolkit and OpenComposite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even tho support and development for OpenXR Toolkit discontinued and keeps working. As long as it does I am going to use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/mbucchia.github.io\/OpenXR-Toolkit\/#downloads\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\nhttps:\/\/gitlab.com\/znixian\/OpenOVR\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you have problems installing the software. There are plenty videos around explaining it, but also the Documentation of both Softwares can be of help. I will therefore skip over the installation here. After you have installed everything, IL-2 will now boot automatically with OpenXR and not SteamVR anymore. This alone will bring a massive performance boost. Initially I used a stock 4070 and the 12GB of VRAM were complete used when IL-2 was run via SteamVR. After the switch to OpenXR the VRAM usage dropped to around 5GB. This alone was quite something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recommended Videos for Setup<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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