tropic basalt
Hi there I love alvr 🙂 it greatly improved my msfs and hlAlyx experience on my old setup. But I wish to ask one thing and that is when I turn my head left or right i see vertical black bar creep into frame for a moment then disappear. How can i correct this so that it is always out of frame? Perhaps increase horizontal frame size somehow perhaps? idk.
Thanks
tropic basalt
Probably my PC setup is struggling on msfs too high settings, I notice I can reduce the appearance time of the black bar by reducing my graphics settings to potato level, but the black bar still appears momentarily still.
I have no air link streaming issues with alvr it is very good using prismxr, but perhaps I will try using cable again to see if there is significant difference.
PC Hardware:
intel i7 6700k oc 4.8Ghz
AMD RX 570 8gb oc 1400Mhz
32GB DDR4 Ram oc 4100Mhz
Wifi 6e
For wifi air link I am using prismxr puppis s1.
Fractal Liquid Cooling
Temps never go over 64c
VR:
Quest 3s + alvr
Software:
Windows 11
MSFS 2020
SteamVR + alvr
alvr v20.11.1 settings:
Presets
Resolution: Preset not applied
framerate: 80hz
Encoder preset: Quality
video codec: AV1 looks great for me (h264 quality not great in msfs)
bitrate: adaptive
stream protocol: UDP
tropic basalt
Ok so I did some different connection options testing:
I cannot use alvr with usb link cable for testing experiment.
I see this tutorial to use alvr with usb (https://github.com/alvr-org/ALVR/wiki/ALVR-wired-setup-(ALVR-over-USB))
But I think it better for alvr to include within app option to force usb link cable connection option. I think I will wait for this to develop.
Overall, for now, I think my best use is to use option 1) as the picture is clearer with av1 codec and bitrate higher than using my usb link cable, black bar is only minor issue, the game is very playable, i am just being greedy for perfection. Maybe I will reduce graphics settings lower.
tropic basalt
you have pretty low spec cpu/gpu, that's probably why you have black bars
you don't have av1 support on your gpu - you fallback to software, which is slow on your cpu*
alvr already has built in cable support but it's scheduled for release, not now yet
if you want it, you can go nightly i think but you need nightly client too
your best bet is using probably wired h264 with 300-500 mbps and don't disable foveated encoding if you did
I have found the best situation for msfs on my potato pc:
alvr settings:
framerate 80hz
encoder preset: quality
bitrate mode: adaptive
adapt to framerate: tick
preferred codec: av1
foveated encoding: tick
color correction: tick (looks nice on msfs)
Everything is playable, and black bar issue is just 0.1ms in view after enabling foveated encoding.
I look forward to testing alvr usb cable option in future, but I find prismxr bitrate excellent and maybe better than usb link cable (non-meta usb)
Thanks for tips.
i think no av1
says hevc possible, but it was bad test for me
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Please note this GPU doesn't have hardware encoders and will perform poorly in vr. You will fallback to software (CPU encoding), so expect high CPU usage from SteamVR/ALVR
tropic basalt
do you think new intel b580 any good?
rtx 4060?
only 8gb ram
i would prefer intel b580 i hope msfs has good support
12gb ram
i could test, and do amazon return if no good
but nvidia release 5060 in a few weeks
haha yes nvidia manipulate market
closed source
maybe intel b580 will have good linux support
havent tried vr in linux yet, i think more fps than windows 11 bloat
will there be a linux quest rom?
i bet it is poorly locked
using adb it is easy to pull or push files and folders already
mint marlin
MSFS runs like shit on linux, i boot windows for that
and this is with an extremely high end setup
on windows msfs is also a beast to run, even with a 4090 u cannot run it at high settings
one of the only justifications for owning a 4090 is that you play flight sims in vr
virtual desktop has some magical tweaks for MSFS that make it run better, im not sure how - if you launch it from VD directly instead of steamvr it runs better
so many people in the flight sim community are recommending this - VD is not a free program however
i think its because its bypassing steamvr
tropic basalt
on windows msfs is also a beast to run, even with a 4090 u cannot run it at high...
i am just box ticking vr test experiments, and had an xbox gamepass free trial to test msfs, eventually i bought msfs 2020 standard on 65% off sale so i can adjust settings more. It really runs fine on my potato pc i have no problems. I don't wish to buy a 4090/7900x3d/am5 mobo etc it would be 2000 just to play one single game at half god tier
alvr works for me, glad i didnt have to buy vd
tropic basalt
msfs should invest more of their time in vr optimisation though
mint marlin
you must have everything turned way down - hard to read cockpit instruments at low settings
tropic basalt
cockpit on cessna 152 is viewable now i use alvr, was blurry using meta link app
mint marlin
bind a key to vr zoom
tropic basalt
top gun maverick dlc is awesome
mint marlin
even with ultra settings need to zoom
tropic basalt
i am head tilting as i fly through the canyons in f18
mint marlin
try flying over cities - in fs2024 there is even more detail now
tropic basalt
most of my settings are using medium
mint marlin
ground vehicles etc moving around
tropic basalt
tlaa aa
mint marlin
there are the game settings, then there are the alvr encode settings
with nvidia can use DLSS and framegen, helps a lot
tropic basalt
yes i add basic number of vehicles too
mint marlin
want monster cpu and gpu to run this at max
unfortunately my house still looks like melted cheese when i fly close to it
tropic basalt
one day i will win the lottery and buy 5090 and 7050x3d
mint marlin
i have very good performance here, but my problem is control setup
tropic basalt
so far my liquid cooling is making everything run fine, temps never above 64c
mint marlin
i dont have a proper seat with way to mount joysticks
and its difficult to use vr and pc and hotas at same time in comfort
tropic basalt
stick i use is velocityone turtle beach on amazon on sale
mint marlin
i have a hotas but problem is mounting it
and switching between motion control and joystick sometimes
want to reach up and flip a switch in cockpit
tropic basalt
velocityone has hotas all on the stick so no need to clamp
mint marlin
yes but where to mount the stick?
some planes use sidestick
some have it between legs
there is no general setup
tropic basalt
clamp it between legs
tropic basalt
diy a clamp using 2020 profile
mint marlin
and i work from home, so dont want to rearrange my setup all the time
tropic basalt
get a velocityone