I love your content Mark, very unique with a professional presentation style. Thank you for all that you do for the Flight Simulation community. Keep them coming!
If your new to VR, or an experienced hand having problems, this guide may be of help to you. We deal with both the detail and the basics....to provide a platform for you to enjoy VR in MSFS. Don’t miss episode 6 coming up next…we will look at the OpenXR Toolkit settings and other tweaks that could take your VR to the next level. 😀
I can't thank you enough for this guide! I recently got a Reverb G2v2 and am brand new to VR flight sim. It's overwhelming when you're brand new. This simplified and explained so many things for me. Love the series and especially this video!
I would like a very basic bit of advice. I am new to VR and having a problem with my mouse when Alt-Tab'ing into MSFS VR. That is ... when I Win+Y and transfer control to the headset. At this point the MSFS on screen (monitor) window minimizes, which seems logical performance-wise. However the mouse is not focussing on the VR cockpit. What is the correct 'procedure' for this?
Stupidly complicated to set up! My son has a G2 headset, a good PC and a link cable. Thought it wouls be as simple as hooking these up. not WMR, OpenXR for WMR, OpenXR Toolkit, etc, etc, etc, etc. They have to make it more accessible than this.
Great videos, really helped a lot! I'm wondering of there is a way to customise the positions of the overhead displays such as objectives and knobster etc while in VR. I find it really annoying that I have to manually move them before every flight. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
I bought the pimax 4k headset and controllers but it messed my head and eyes up . it took me 20 min to clear my head so i could drive to the grocery store so i gave it to my nephew and went back to only a monitor now my head & eyes are fine. it was worth a try but i will let the younger fokes use VR.
Check Microsoft store…it is a free download. www.microsoft.com/en-gb/p/windows-mixed-reality-openxr-developer-tools/9n5cvvl23qbt?activetab=pivot:overviewtab
Hi, great series of videos, just got a G2 v2 headset, first time and looking for help to get rid of stutter - I could not use it like it is. I have an i12900K, RTX30380ti and 32GB - I know you say dont get hung on FPS but although mine is showing 30+ on the Geforce performance meter, i have terrible stuttering/tearing. Any tips for when things don't go smoothly? TIA
Check HAGS is off. DX11 and try DLSS at quality setting. Under graphics turn pre-cache to medium. Adjust LOD down a bit. This video may help th-cam.com/video/ulb6J7JZ9GI/w-d-xo.html
@@SimHangerFS Thanks, HAGS is off, I'll watch that video now, information coming in from other sources points to a windows setting called "HolographicShell" which needs to be off but is turned on by the latest windows patch, apparently it wrecks VR.
@@SimHangerFS The holographic shell bug fix sorted the mega stutters out, i can use it now but still have 'micro jitters' on the cockpit panels, i can see the image jitter with my heartbeat. I'm not convinced VR is for me as the picture quality is so lacking and that tiny sweet-spot, oh my. Is this quality indicative of all VR or is there one that gives pictures like a 4k monitor??
@@SimHangerFS Thanks for the quick reply, how would you score the Varjo against the G2 - is it worth the extra in image quality or are all VR's sort of blurry?
Hi Mark, thank you very much for covering this topic. Today I followed the instructions to the letter and guess ..... the outcome was overwhelming, flying with the HP reverb 2 was already a great adventure, but now with your new settings, WHOOOO..... Thank you very much for the time you took to explain this to the community.
Thank you Mark. I’m just coming back to VR with a new Reverb G2. Your tutorial series is exactly what I need to get me going. I love your series. The flight sim and VR community is lucky to have you!!
awesome video thanks for posting ... My friend has this VR and now we are trying to find a way to stream on discord but I shows left and right lens is there any way to just have 1 lens view ?
Yes there is. In windows MR settings select best quality. On WMR G2 screen there is a small rectangular box now visible on lower right I think, select that.
Very professional, just got the Reverb G2 as its on sale 250 off and was looking for content to help with settings…your video is super thorough thanks for the advice on everything!
By far one the best videos I have watched for Reverb G2 setup. They should put a note in the box saying watch this first. I font play MSFS but sim race and you explanations are directly related. Thankyou for all the help you have given me. I have learned that VR is not an intuitive easy until you understand what does what and the effect it has on the system as a whole.
is it bad to not let them sleep if inactive? can they take any damage - i have issues when i diasable/enable them - when i do longer flights, the sim crashes.. Any idea how that can be solved, thank you werry much for your great movies - And when they sleep how to wake them up in that case?
After weeks of tweaking and changing settings on my PC that exceeds the recommended hardware, I finally found what was causing my poor framerate and stuttering. Performing a custom reinstall and unchecking optimal player settings on Nvidia completely eliminated my issues. Thankyou very much.
Outstanding video Mark. Great content that actually makes sense. I am in the middle of tweeking my HP Reverb G2. This technology is a game changer for MSFS 2020. Keep this information flow coming. Best
I got my reverb g2 in the mail just today and boy was i lost. Thank you so much for making this video. You are the only one to explain the whole process step by step. It is very different then my oculus 2. Once i was dont setting up and flying i was so amazed i didnt have to change many setting. The headset is lighter and a lot more comfortable then the quest. The graphics were better also. I will keep tweaking and adjusting until i get it better. So far loving it. Thank you my friend
Excellent video Mark. My system is very close to yours except I have a 3080ti and 64GB of RAM. Biggest problem for me is lack of access to Vpilot panel (VATSIM) inside the headset. Have not been able to find a solution for that. Also, when in VR I cannot access my desktop icons despite removing the headset. As I have mentioned elsewhere my VR experience in Xplane is very smooth for the most part. Whish I could say the same in MSFS. - Thanks
VR pilot access is a massive issue agreed. Access to Desktop can be achieved by windows key plus Y key. Also you can do this via alt and tab to switch active application.
I've been a vr user since the original oculas rift so I'm familiar just wanted to check out the video. OpenXr toolkit is one of the best things to happen to vr even with my 12900k and 3080ti i still use it regularly i also use it in DCS as well but wish it could be used in other Sims like ATS and Elite Dangerous. Good video for new people coming to vr
elite dangerous novadays supports openxr, and OpenComposite wich bypasses the steamVR completely, and is fine to play. Sadly the odyssey is still awfully optimized for gameplay and i get only 40-60 FPS with i7-10400 and RTX3080 on medium/high settings which is okay but not anywhere near the fidelity of horizons ultra settings stable 90FPS vr experience.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for taking the time to put together such a comprehensive guide. I just received my Reverb G2 today and had no idea where to start. This video walked me through everything I needed to get started. Just about to try my first flight in VR. Looking forward to graduating to the "Advanced Setup" video soon.
Excellent information! Thank you SO MUCH for taking the time to help us out with this very complex subject. I am anxious to get my G2 up and running. You alluded to the issue with keyboard issues while in VR - wish there were some good workable solutions for that - even feeling around for a simple keyboard combination is difficult without pausing and taking off the headset. Keep up the great work!
I use a hot glue dot on the Y key, as well as modified F and J keys, to help me quickly orient my hands by feel to my keyboard so I can input blind. I chose the Y key because I often need to use Windows key+Y to switch my cursor from my monitor to my headset.
Instant Thumbs Up just from the the title! 👍 But seriously, seeing this talked me off the (proverbial) ledge - i was fighting MSFS and am finally doing a full blown reinstall (133GB before scenery) so i was pretty angry this morning. But watching this video somehow brought me inner peace of “this will work and can be awesome, just relax and keep going.” Thank you.
Im ready to smash my new reverb G2 headset into little pieces, but before I do, has anyone else had flight sim refuse to switch to VR even though the PC recognizes the reverb 2? I can't see anything but the "cliff house". Flight sim gives me the "press spacebar" msg when I try to switch to VR mode, but nothing happens... Suggestions? BTW I have Win 11 PC, 12th gen I9 with 48 GB ram and a RTX 3070 with 8gb, so plenty of horsepower to run a game.
Unfortunately, I'm not getting very good performance with my G2 and 6900XT. By all accounts, my setup should be very smooth even at "high" settings. But the only way I've been able to get butter smooth performance is by setting the anti aliasing setting to AMD FSR2 and then picking "Ultra Performance" which is the lowest quality setting. Then "Low End" for other settings. I must be having a bottleneck somewhere else in the system. Wish I could figure it out. Instead, when I pick higher quality settings the framerate feels unsettling to experience in the cockpit. It's mostly noticeable when I move my head. This is even before taking off.
Hi Mark can you help me out? I'm using the reverb g2 v2 with 3060 ti gpu and 7600x cpu. When I fly and the plane is moving past the scenery I get a very unclear image because it lookes like the frames are flickering on eachother. For example a waterfall is doubled and flickering. But when I stop it disappears. Not sure hot to fix this. I didn't had this problem with a oculus. It seems like the reverb needs a v sync.
Hi ! Thank you very much for your videos ! Just my question very simple : how to start MSFS with my HP reverb G2, first i start MSFS and after i can switch in the vr mode, or first i start the HP reverb and i can jump in the msfs since the vr mode ? i dont find explication how to start correctly msfs in vr mode step by step. Do you have a video explaining this ? I wish you a verry nice day ! Daniel Genève
What every TH-camr leaves out in their "unbiased" review is that this headset is chained to the Windows mixed reality software. The default video output device as well as the default sound output device battle with this headset will drive you to tears. This headset is not fit for purpose and will break your heart with trying to make bend to your will when setting it up with msfs and any addons liek GSX or any ground or air addons! WMR when running while trying to switch between desktop and VR view will destroy your framereates and will also defy any "default" sound output device settings you might try to set. Ultimately, this headset will never honour what default sound output device you try to set and will give you heart burn with the attempting to fix the sound issues that you will ulitmately try to resolve when using this device. I am annoyed that this is never mentioned in the review and I am dissapointed that the reviewer does not cover this. Since this is an obvious limitation of this headset with its reliance on Windows device manager and Windows default sound device that I feel this reviewer has blindsided this plain as day fault with this hardware. Avoid at all costs.
There's been an update worth noting: In my Graphics/VR menu, there is a new option for Anti-Aliasing called AMD FSR2 which is like the Nvidia DLSS setting. When I choose this option, Render Scaling is no longer listed. Instead, there is an option called AMD FSR2 which has settings such as Performance, Balanced, and Quality.
Hi Recon did you ever find any answers to the question you had about the updated setting ? Any videos or anything I could use. No recent settings video that work as far as I have found at least. I've come from a quest 2 and the quality I had in the quest 2 is much better than any of the settings videos I have found so far for the hp g2 . I'm have the g2 v2 my self which is harder again to find. recent that is anyway. Did you manage to get your g2 working well on the msfs?
@@123thedman1 I switched to a 3090 once HP sent me a replacement cable (the original is defective). Did a fair bit of experimenting and found that AMD cards are simply bad at VR compared to Nvidia cards. The performance now is astounding. The 6900XT could barely play MSFS in VR. The 3090 (also tried a 3080) performed way, way better. Sorry I never got any answers on that setting.
@@Recon777x Sound i'm using a 3090 10900k 40gb of ram and i can't get the g2 v2 to look anything like what i was getting on the quest 2. Are yo happy with the way it's playing now with the upgraded GPU?
@@123thedman1 i own a 4090 13900k build planning to play msfs at 4k in vr , are the hp reverb g2 immersion levels decent enough to get the full vr flight simulator experience? Or should i get the quest 2
Hi, me again. Will downloading and installing Steam app so I can use Google Earth affect my MSFS as MSFS is my main concern but would like to use my HP Reverb G2 for other things also as the HP apps on microsoft store are very limited. If it is no problem for me to add Steam, do you just install it on my computer and it will automatically be on my Reverb G2? Thank you for your continued help!
With Open-XR-for-WMR-render-scale set to 50% and ingame-render-scaling 100% I get 5 to 10 fps less than by switching off Open XR and setting ingame-render-scale to 50%. Anyone an idea why? Maybe they scale to different resolutions even if both set to 50%? (hp g2, 1080ti)
Mark thank you for the content. With my Reverb G2 V2, I have an issue I don't know how to resolve. In the Mixed Reality Portal, if I move my head back, several white concentric circles show up. The diameter of the circles changes based on how much I move my head. How do I make them go away because the circles also show up in the games... and that's annoying. Thank you.
Mark, I have a ZX Spectrum and can get 90fps on my Reverb G2 connected to the composite video output with crocodile clips..... seriously though, that made me laugh a lot. I'm interested to know if you have had any experience with the issues raised in this vid: th-cam.com/video/8H0yDefnqMA/w-d-xo.html (start at about 2min10) In a nutshell, in default, Windows adds several monitors to the Display Settings when you connect a VR headset. The above video suggests how we can easily stop this default behaviour but I wonder if it makes any difference. Windows handles multiple displays a lot better than it once did so it is possible this has no effect whatsoever. I have obviously tried it (on my ZX Spectrum :) ) and have seen no obvious difference. Love your channel, your content, your editing and your method of delivery. Thanks.
This video is just what unneeded, thanks. Around 16:00 in, you mention the NVIDIA control panel settings and selecting Microsoft Flight sim. I can’t seem to add that. I downloaded the steam version of MSFS, is that why?
I’m supposed to be getting my reverb today and this is going to be my lifeline to getting it dialed in and working smoothly. Thanks so much for putting this entire series together.
someone help me please i bought my hp reverb g2 and i'm having problems playing on msfs in vr mode every time i enter the simulator my vision inside the cockpit keeps going sideways, forwards and backwards by itself without me being doing these movements even already leaves the plane without doing anything, can someone help me to solve this? thank you very much if anyone can help me with this.
I'm new to all this too. But it sounds like a tracking issue. Maybe something to do with the lighting in your room ( I have read this can affect tracking if the room is to dark and without objects to track off ) or try setting the headset up again like a fresh install. Good luck.
Oh Mark, Its a total different world with the HP reverb G2, i was waisiting my time woth the oculus quest 2 😅 Thanks for your advice, finally i acheived what o was dreaming of for years All the respect. 🎩
Again, impeccable clarity in your speech, words, and the overall video structure. a true inspiration for my job videos (which are in a completely different topic). Aside, finally a great video for helping me set up my VR properly. Would love to see the differences to do for Vive Pro 2 in a short video, but will as well figure that out
Hi mark can you explain what I have to do after using surround with 3 screens . Do I unplug 2 screens and plug in headset and one screen . Can I have 2 screens plugged in . Do I have to disable surround mode in nvidia options?
Thanks you again. My system is almost identical to your system except my GPU is a 3080 Asus. No more latency or crash. Waiting your video about the XR toolkit. 👏🏻👏🏻
Hi Mark thank you for this guide! Since some time now, when I'm approaching the destination airport, usualy between 10000 and 5000 feet the sim hangs/freezes for a couple of seconds, my Reverb G2 goes black during the hanging time and after the sim recovers and I get image in the headset again. I think this problem is related with the sim loading the destination scenery but did not find any solution for this. As a test I've done several flights in 2D mode and there is a kind of a hiccup/stutter where the problem in VR occours but the sim continues running. Do you have any ideas how can I track and solve this?
Thanks again for the video. I just bought a computer specifically for flight sim and a reverb G2. New to both. Am I missing something trying to get the game to show in the goggles. I turn them on, set up in WMR and they work. I then go into the sim and when I am ready to fly at the end of the of the runway, I press control+tab to switch into VR mode and the flat monitor shows the two eye view I should see in my goggles, but my G2 just goes from the WMR screen to and animated transition to two black screens. Any tips? Thanks!
@@SimHangerFS trying to get into in one more time after starting steam VR, I get a message saying Microsoft Flight Simulator does not support VR. It will appear on your desktop and may affect VR performance. Does that help in trying to troubleshoot the issue?
@@SimHangerFS thanks just checked and I have that and tried going there first. I also tried reinstalling MSFS, steam, just about everything. Cannot get VR to play in goggles in MSFS. Works for the WMR demos etc
Hi Mark, great work as always please help me understand My GPU is 3070 and i have the quest 2, The hp G2 v2 is double the price of the V1 here in Dubai My question is: Is it worth selling my oculus quest 2 and get the reverb g2? If so Shall i get the reverb G2 V1 or V2 even though its double the price?
Hi, the G2 has much better resolution than the quest 2. The hp reverb g2 v1 and v2 should be the same price. If not then the v1 is the better detail, it has the same resolution.
Gday Mark got my g2 r2 headset today . i was in flight and all of a sudden headset went black . have to keep restarting the windows mixed reality to get it back on line in msfs. any ideas .
After new update and also update to windows 11, MSFS is less stable in VR. Also in when in VR my mouse pointer shows up for 1 click then its gone! Cant use to change panel knobs or anything. Can you help me? Have you had the same problems? Thank you in advance.
@@SimHangerFS It automatically goes to minimized, center mouse button does not bring it back. Frustrating. Also jerky frames when moving your head back and forth. I went back and reset VR settings to your recommended medium settings, will try later. i guess the msfs update changed all my settings which is frustrating as it take so long to get things how you want them. HELP!!
@@SimHangerFS Your Vids are proper and paced well too. My G2 arrives Friday. Moving up from OG Vive. openXR WMR for SteamVR WMR for Windows... its amazing anything works at all well. Band-Aid on band aid... Vive was so simple, but screendoor etc.
Hi it's me again. I don't know if it was the last Microsoft update or a graphic card update but when I turn my head it pauses and does not give smooth movement at all anymore. Tried different settings but cannot seem to get rid of it so it Render scaling to 90 on Microsoft flight simulator and open XR tools. Kind of frustrating work so good before. would appreciate any help you could give me thank you.
@@SimHangerFS thank you so much for your help I will try that. I have read online that other people have had similar problems after they upgraded to Windows 11 such as I have also done.
I just grabbed a G2 Reverb but I've got a unbalanced system due to covid gpu prices. 12700K /32 GB ram/ 1080 Ti. Simming at 1440p 2d has been excellent but VR is a little rough. It's clear I'll need a GPU upgrade. I'll start with your medium settings and go from there. Thank you for the video!
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See the final video in the series ..Config for VR PERFORMANCE…..here th-cam.com/video/92XouMT_wAk/w-d-xo.html
I love your content Mark, very unique with a professional presentation style. Thank you for all that you do for the Flight Simulation community. Keep them coming!
If your new to VR, or an experienced hand having problems, this guide may be of help to you. We deal with both the detail and the basics....to provide a platform for you to enjoy VR in MSFS. Don’t miss episode 6 coming up next…we will look at the OpenXR Toolkit settings and other tweaks that could take your VR to the next level. 😀
I can't thank you enough for this guide! I recently got a Reverb G2v2 and am brand new to VR flight sim. It's overwhelming when you're brand new. This simplified and explained so many things for me. Love the series and especially this video!
i changed from oculus to this googles, OMFG what a HUGE change....
I would like a very basic bit of advice. I am new to VR and having a problem with my mouse when Alt-Tab'ing into MSFS VR. That is ... when I Win+Y and transfer control to the headset. At this point the MSFS on screen (monitor) window minimizes, which seems logical performance-wise. However the mouse is not focussing on the VR cockpit. What is the correct 'procedure' for this?
Sorry ... forgot to say 'Good evening' and ... 'Please'. 😅
Stupidly complicated to set up! My son has a G2 headset, a good PC and a link cable. Thought it wouls be as simple as hooking these up. not WMR, OpenXR for WMR, OpenXR Toolkit, etc, etc, etc, etc. They have to make it more accessible than this.
Great videos, really helped a lot! I'm wondering of there is a way to customise the positions of the overhead displays such as objectives and knobster etc while in VR. I find it really annoying that I have to manually move them before every flight. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
Hello SimHanger, I have Pico G2 VR 4K headset. Do you know whether this setup supports it?
Hi, sorry I don’t know. If it uses WMR then it should.
@@SimHangerFS thank you 🙇♂️ 🙏 appreciate your reply 😊
I bought the pimax 4k headset and controllers but it messed my head and eyes up . it took me 20 min to clear my head so i could drive to the grocery store so i gave it to my nephew and went back to only a monitor now my head & eyes are fine. it was worth a try but i will let the younger fokes use VR.
I can't find opener development toll only opener toolkit... Do you know we're i can find that ??
TKS so much keep flying
Check Microsoft store…it is a free download. www.microsoft.com/en-gb/p/windows-mixed-reality-openxr-developer-tools/9n5cvvl23qbt?activetab=pivot:overviewtab
Hi, great series of videos, just got a G2 v2 headset, first time and looking for help to get rid of stutter - I could not use it like it is. I have an i12900K, RTX30380ti and 32GB - I know you say dont get hung on FPS but although mine is showing 30+ on the Geforce performance meter, i have terrible stuttering/tearing. Any tips for when things don't go smoothly? TIA
Check HAGS is off. DX11 and try DLSS at quality setting. Under graphics turn pre-cache to medium. Adjust LOD down a bit. This video may help th-cam.com/video/ulb6J7JZ9GI/w-d-xo.html
@@SimHangerFS Thanks, HAGS is off, I'll watch that video now, information coming in from other sources points to a windows setting called "HolographicShell" which needs to be off but is turned on by the latest windows patch, apparently it wrecks VR.
@@SimHangerFS The holographic shell bug fix sorted the mega stutters out, i can use it now but still have 'micro jitters' on the cockpit panels, i can see the image jitter with my heartbeat. I'm not convinced VR is for me as the picture quality is so lacking and that tiny sweet-spot, oh my. Is this quality indicative of all VR or is there one that gives pictures like a 4k monitor??
@@dave-j-k not at 4K yet, but the Varjo Aero has the best visuals of any headset today. You can find a review and links on my channel.
@@SimHangerFS Thanks for the quick reply, how would you score the Varjo against the G2 - is it worth the extra in image quality or are all VR's sort of blurry?
Hi Mark, thank you very much for covering this topic. Today I followed the instructions to the letter and guess ..... the outcome was overwhelming, flying with the HP reverb 2 was already a great adventure, but now with your new settings, WHOOOO..... Thank you very much for the time you took to explain this to the community.
hi great video. can you do a video on settling up using the VR hand controls instead of having to use the keyboard to adjust the flight panel?
Check my previous video in this series - cockpit interaction - link to playlist in the notes below the video.
Thank you Mark. I’m just coming back to VR with a new Reverb G2. Your tutorial series is exactly what I need to get me going. I love your series. The flight sim and VR community is lucky to have you!!
Awesome videos ! Just wish you were a DCS user ! LOL 🙂
Wow, what an exceptional tutorial. Listening to you reminds of listening the John Houseman. Clear, concise, and intelligently presented. Thank You!
awesome video thanks for posting ... My friend has this VR and now we are trying to find a way to stream on discord but I shows left and right lens is there any way to just have 1 lens view ?
Yes there is. In windows MR settings select best quality. On WMR G2 screen there is a small rectangular box now visible on lower right I think, select that.
Excellent piece of work. Subscribed.
Very professional, just got the Reverb G2 as its on sale 250 off and was looking for content to help with settings…your video is super thorough thanks for the advice on everything!
Very good Vid for some1 like me. Newborn with g2 Reverb
By far one the best videos I have watched for Reverb G2 setup. They should put a note in the box saying watch this first. I font play MSFS but sim race and you explanations are directly related. Thankyou for all the help you have given me. I have learned that VR is not an intuitive easy until you understand what does what and the effect it has on the system as a whole.
Thank you so much, Mark. I'm waiting for your next video describing the open xr toolkit
is it bad to not let them sleep if inactive? can they take any damage - i have issues when i diasable/enable them - when i do longer flights, the sim crashes.. Any idea how that can be solved, thank you werry much for your great movies - And when they sleep how to wake them up in that case?
It is an LCD panel so screen burn, whilst not common, is a possibility. You should turn off when not using the headset.
@@SimHangerFS i wil keep that in mind, thanx
After weeks of tweaking and changing settings on my PC that exceeds the recommended hardware, I finally found what was causing my poor framerate and stuttering. Performing a custom reinstall and unchecking optimal player settings on Nvidia completely eliminated my issues. Thankyou very much.
this is very thoughtfully done, thank you very much Sir!
Outstanding video Mark. Great content that actually makes sense. I am in the middle of tweeking my HP Reverb G2. This technology is a game changer for MSFS 2020. Keep this information flow coming. Best
I got my reverb g2 in the mail just today and boy was i lost. Thank you so much for making this video. You are the only one to explain the whole process step by step. It is very different then my oculus 2. Once i was dont setting up and flying i was so amazed i didnt have to change many setting. The headset is lighter and a lot more comfortable then the quest. The graphics were better also. I will keep tweaking and adjusting until i get it better. So far loving it. Thank you my friend
Excellent video Mark. My system is very close to yours except I have a 3080ti and 64GB of RAM. Biggest problem for me is lack of access to Vpilot panel (VATSIM) inside the headset. Have not been able to find a solution for that. Also, when in VR I cannot access my desktop icons despite removing the headset. As I have mentioned elsewhere my VR experience in Xplane is very smooth for the most part. Whish I could say the same in MSFS. - Thanks
VR pilot access is a massive issue agreed. Access to Desktop can be achieved by windows key plus Y key. Also you can do this via alt and tab to switch active application.
Spot On Video as usual and what of SU9
Thank you really helpful video saved for future reference 👍
I've been a vr user since the original oculas rift so I'm familiar just wanted to check out the video. OpenXr toolkit is one of the best things to happen to vr even with my 12900k and 3080ti i still use it regularly i also use it in DCS as well but wish it could be used in other Sims like ATS and Elite Dangerous. Good video for new people coming to vr
elite dangerous novadays supports openxr, and OpenComposite wich bypasses the steamVR completely, and is fine to play. Sadly the odyssey is still awfully optimized for gameplay and i get only 40-60 FPS with i7-10400 and RTX3080 on medium/high settings which is okay but not anywhere near the fidelity of horizons ultra settings stable 90FPS vr experience.
I fly DCS but just got a reverb g2 and first time with VR. This content seems to be the clearest and best for helping me get started. Thank you.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for taking the time to put together such a comprehensive guide. I just received my Reverb G2 today and had no idea where to start. This video walked me through everything I needed to get started. Just about to try my first flight in VR. Looking forward to graduating to the "Advanced Setup" video soon.
Definitely my go to flightsim you tuber, always superb content. Great presentation style. Really learning a lot about VR from you. Many thanks
Good set up instructions! Could you do one for Varjo Aero with MFS?
Excellent information! Thank you SO MUCH for taking the time to help us out with this very complex subject. I am anxious to get my G2 up and running. You alluded to the issue with keyboard issues while in VR - wish there were some good workable solutions for that - even feeling around for a simple keyboard combination is difficult without pausing and taking off the headset. Keep up the great work!
I use a hot glue dot on the Y key, as well as modified F and J keys, to help me quickly orient my hands by feel to my keyboard so I can input blind. I chose the Y key because I often need to use Windows key+Y to switch my cursor from my monitor to my headset.
@@citizenblue I like that idea! Thanks.
@@alandonn8031 Hope it helps. Btw, the hot glue peels right off if you ever decide to get rid of it.
Instant Thumbs Up just from the the title! 👍 But seriously, seeing this talked me off the (proverbial) ledge - i was fighting MSFS and am finally doing a full blown reinstall (133GB before scenery) so i was pretty angry this morning. But watching this video somehow brought me inner peace of “this will work and can be awesome, just relax and keep going.” Thank you.
I know what you mean, these things were meant to ''try'' us 😂
Im ready to smash my new reverb G2 headset into little pieces, but before I do, has anyone else had flight sim refuse to switch to VR even though the PC recognizes the reverb 2?
I can't see anything but the "cliff house". Flight sim gives me the "press spacebar" msg when I try to switch to VR mode, but nothing happens...
Suggestions?
BTW I have Win 11 PC, 12th gen I9 with 48 GB ram and a RTX 3070 with 8gb, so plenty of horsepower to run a game.
Unfortunately, I'm not getting very good performance with my G2 and 6900XT. By all accounts, my setup should be very smooth even at "high" settings.
But the only way I've been able to get butter smooth performance is by setting the anti aliasing setting to AMD FSR2 and then picking "Ultra Performance" which is the lowest quality setting. Then "Low End" for other settings. I must be having a bottleneck somewhere else in the system. Wish I could figure it out.
Instead, when I pick higher quality settings the framerate feels unsettling to experience in the cockpit. It's mostly noticeable when I move my head. This is even before taking off.
What an effort on this series mark. Thanks for all your work
Hi Mark can you help me out? I'm using the reverb g2 v2 with 3060 ti gpu and 7600x cpu. When I fly and the plane is moving past the scenery I get a very unclear image because it lookes like the frames are flickering on eachother. For example a waterfall is doubled and flickering. But when I stop it disappears. Not sure hot to fix this. I didn't had this problem with a oculus. It seems like the reverb needs a v sync.
Hi !
Thank you very much for your videos !
Just my question very simple : how to start MSFS with my HP reverb G2, first i start MSFS and after i can switch in the vr mode, or first i start the HP reverb and i can jump in the msfs since the vr mode ? i dont find explication how to start correctly msfs in vr mode step by step. Do you have a video explaining this ? I wish you a verry nice day ! Daniel Genève
Have you got anything of 'Windows Mixed Reality for Steam VR' ? My HP Reverb G2 (v2) has just landed on my doorstep!
What every TH-camr leaves out in their "unbiased" review is that this headset is chained to the Windows mixed reality software. The default video output device as well as the default sound output device battle with this headset will drive you to tears. This headset is not fit for purpose and will break your heart with trying to make bend to your will when setting it up with msfs and any addons liek GSX or any ground or air addons! WMR when running while trying to switch between desktop and VR view will destroy your framereates and will also defy any "default" sound output device settings you might try to set.
Ultimately, this headset will never honour what default sound output device you try to set and will give you heart burn with the attempting to fix the sound issues that you will ulitmately try to resolve when using this device. I am annoyed that this is never mentioned in the review and I am dissapointed that the reviewer does not cover this. Since this is an obvious limitation of this headset with its reliance on Windows device manager and Windows default sound device that I feel this reviewer has blindsided this plain as day fault with this hardware.
Avoid at all costs.
Thanks for producing this series Mark - its been very helpful. 👍
I haven't had chance to watch this yet, but I already know this is going to be top notch. I'll see you in the future :)
There's been an update worth noting:
In my Graphics/VR menu, there is a new option for Anti-Aliasing called AMD FSR2 which is like the Nvidia DLSS setting. When I choose this option, Render Scaling is no longer listed. Instead, there is an option called AMD FSR2 which has settings such as Performance, Balanced, and Quality.
Hi Recon did you ever find any answers to the question you had about the updated setting ? Any videos or anything I could use. No recent settings video that work as far as I have found at least. I've come from a quest 2 and the quality I had in the quest 2 is much better than any of the settings videos I have found so far for the hp g2 . I'm have the g2 v2 my self which is harder again to find. recent that is anyway. Did you manage to get your g2 working well on the msfs?
@@123thedman1 I switched to a 3090 once HP sent me a replacement cable (the original is defective). Did a fair bit of experimenting and found that AMD cards are simply bad at VR compared to Nvidia cards. The performance now is astounding. The 6900XT could barely play MSFS in VR. The 3090 (also tried a 3080) performed way, way better. Sorry I never got any answers on that setting.
@@Recon777x Sound i'm using a 3090 10900k 40gb of ram and i can't get the g2 v2 to look anything like what i was getting on the quest 2. Are yo happy with the way it's playing now with the upgraded GPU?
@@123thedman1 i own a 4090 13900k build planning to play msfs at 4k in vr , are the hp reverb g2 immersion levels decent enough to get the full vr flight simulator experience? Or should i get the quest 2
Thanks a lot for great videos I was able to configure my new HP Reverb G2 very easily following your guidance . Many Thanks
Sounds like I am watching Sir David Attenborough give me a VR tutorial, great guide :)
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HI Mark, do you have a concise setup guide for the Quest 3 with cable connection by any chance??
Hi, me again. Will downloading and installing Steam app so I can use Google Earth affect my MSFS as MSFS is my main concern but would like to use my HP Reverb G2 for other things also as the HP apps on microsoft store are very limited. If it is no problem for me to add Steam, do you just install it on my computer and it will automatically be on my Reverb G2? Thank you for your continued help!
Running Steam is no problem. If using it for VR & G2 you will need to run SteamVR and a free steam app Windows Mixed Reality for Steam.
With Open-XR-for-WMR-render-scale set to 50% and ingame-render-scaling 100% I get 5 to 10 fps less than by switching off Open XR and setting ingame-render-scale to 50%. Anyone an idea why? Maybe they scale to different resolutions even if both set to 50%? (hp g2, 1080ti)
Mark thank you for the content. With my Reverb G2 V2, I have an issue I don't know how to resolve. In the Mixed Reality Portal, if I move my head back, several white concentric circles show up. The diameter of the circles changes based on how much I move my head. How do I make them go away because the circles also show up in the games... and that's annoying. Thank you.
Figured it out. I didn't have selected the "Seated Option".
Mark, I have a ZX Spectrum and can get 90fps on my Reverb G2 connected to the composite video output with crocodile clips..... seriously though, that made me laugh a lot.
I'm interested to know if you have had any experience with the issues raised in this vid: th-cam.com/video/8H0yDefnqMA/w-d-xo.html (start at about 2min10)
In a nutshell, in default, Windows adds several monitors to the Display Settings when you connect a VR headset. The above video suggests how we can easily stop this default behaviour but I wonder if it makes any difference. Windows handles multiple displays a lot better than it once did so it is possible this has no effect whatsoever. I have obviously tried it (on my ZX Spectrum :) ) and have seen no obvious difference.
Love your channel, your content, your editing and your method of delivery. Thanks.
GE Force overlay - definitely…game bar and virtual monitor - no …disabling VM causes other issues in sim.
Great Work here! Thanks! Do the new settings in the SIM like "Nvidia Super Resolustion, AMD Fidelyx or Nvidia Reflex" make a difference with a 3090?
Mark that was first class. Never mind the beer I'd go straight for the Whiskey
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This video is just what unneeded, thanks. Around 16:00 in, you mention the NVIDIA control panel settings and selecting Microsoft Flight sim. I can’t seem to add that. I downloaded the steam version of MSFS, is that why?
Great video. Very helpful. I subscribed to your channel. Cheers.
Thanks 😀
I’m supposed to be getting my reverb today and this is going to be my lifeline to getting it dialed in and working smoothly. Thanks so much for putting this entire series together.
Your very welcome 🤗
someone help me please i bought my hp reverb g2 and i'm having problems playing on msfs in vr mode every time i enter the simulator my vision inside the cockpit keeps going sideways, forwards and backwards by itself without me being doing these movements even already leaves the plane without doing anything, can someone help me to solve this? thank you very much if anyone can help me with this.
I'm new to all this too. But it sounds like a tracking issue. Maybe something to do with the lighting in your room ( I have read this can affect tracking if the room is to dark and without objects to track off ) or try setting the headset up again like a fresh install.
Good luck.
Oh Mark,
Its a total different world with the HP reverb G2, i was waisiting my time woth the oculus quest 2 😅
Thanks for your advice, finally i acheived what o was dreaming of for years
All the respect. 🎩
Again, impeccable clarity in your speech, words, and the overall video structure. a true inspiration for my job videos (which are in a completely different topic).
Aside, finally a great video for helping me set up my VR properly. Would love to see the differences to do for Vive Pro 2 in a short video, but will as well figure that out
Hi Mark , does the Quest 2 oculus works with Windows Mixed Reality ? I can not correctly set it up ... any recommendation , please Thanks
Hi mark can you explain what I have to do after using surround with 3 screens .
Do I unplug 2 screens and plug in headset and one screen .
Can I have 2 screens plugged in .
Do I have to disable surround mode in nvidia options?
Hi.
HP REVERB G2
How to turn off the visibility of the controller in the game ? Somehow it got turned on along with the visible hand.
Just don’t enable (switch on) the controllers.
Is there a minimum internet speed requirement for 4K VR for MSFS?
Thanks you again. My system is almost identical to your system except my GPU is a 3080 Asus. No more latency or crash. Waiting your video about the XR toolkit. 👏🏻👏🏻
Excellent video, Mark. I always have Game Mode turned off, tho. For everything else, you and I have the exact same settings. Love from Norway :-)
Does this work on oculus quest 2?
Some aspects do, but not all as Q2 uses different software (not WMR).
Hi Mark thank you for this guide! Since some time now, when I'm approaching the destination airport, usualy between 10000 and 5000 feet the sim hangs/freezes for a couple of seconds, my Reverb G2 goes black during the hanging time and after the sim recovers and I get image in the headset again. I think this problem is related with the sim loading the destination scenery but did not find any solution for this. As a test I've done several flights in 2D mode and there is a kind of a hiccup/stutter where the problem in VR occours but the sim continues running. Do you have any ideas how can I track and solve this?
The only solution will relate to your cpu and GPU combo.
@@SimHangerFS The gpu is a RTX3080 and the cpu is a 5800X3D
How to set DEPTH? MSFS shows me as NULL and I don't find DEPTH in the settings - 20:00
Ignore this setting. Don’t think it is still in the sim.
regards from Saudi Arabia .. u helped me a lot thank u
Excellent! Helps do much
Nice one
Thanks!
Thanks again for the video. I just bought a computer specifically for flight sim and a reverb G2. New to both. Am I missing something trying to get the game to show in the goggles. I turn them on, set up in WMR and they work. I then go into the sim and when I am ready to fly at the end of the of the runway, I press control+tab to switch into VR mode and the flat monitor shows the two eye view I should see in my goggles, but my G2 just goes from the WMR screen to and animated transition to two black screens. Any tips? Thanks!
Sounds as if something is. Corrupted. Suggest reinstall both WMR and hp setup.
@@SimHangerFS thanks. I just tried that, but same issue still. I guess I will try uninstalling and reinstalling MSFS next.
@@SimHangerFS trying to get into in one more time after starting steam VR, I get a message saying Microsoft Flight Simulator does not support VR. It will appear on your desktop and may affect VR performance. Does that help in trying to troubleshoot the issue?
@@maxxawesome7412 if using SteamVR make sure you are also using the WMR for SteamVR add on, available on Steam (free) to get WMR compatibility.
@@SimHangerFS thanks just checked and I have that and tried going there first. I also tried reinstalling MSFS, steam, just about everything. Cannot get VR to play in goggles in MSFS. Works for the WMR demos etc
Should I start from mixed reality app or from desktop and then activate vr? Thanks
Get into the sim and then switch to VR.
Can you use the HP Reverb G2 VR along with the Velocity One yoke controller?
You sure can
can you show how to set up the logithch auto pilot multi panei please
Hi Mark, great work as always please help me understand
My GPU is 3070 and i have the quest 2,
The hp G2 v2 is double the price of the V1 here in Dubai
My question is:
Is it worth selling my oculus quest 2 and get the reverb g2?
If so Shall i get the reverb G2 V1 or V2 even though its double the price?
Hi, the G2 has much better resolution than the quest 2. The hp reverb g2 v1 and v2 should be the same price. If not then the v1 is the better detail, it has the same resolution.
Gday Mark got my g2 r2 headset today .
i was in flight and all of a sudden headset went black .
have to keep restarting the windows mixed reality to get it back on line in msfs.
any ideas .
No, not sure what causes this. Check your OpenXR dev toolkit for WMR and WMR is updated via MS store. Assume not steam version.
@@SimHangerFS no store version I’ll try that let you know
After new update and also update to windows 11, MSFS is less stable in VR. Also in when in VR my mouse pointer shows up for 1 click then its gone! Cant use to change panel knobs or anything. Can you help me? Have you had the same problems? Thank you in advance.
Make sure your in fullscreen mode and press middle button to bring back mouse (or scroll wheel).
@@SimHangerFS I start out in full screen and it changes to minimized on its own. I will try the center button an see if it comes back. Thank you!
@@SimHangerFS It automatically goes to minimized, center mouse button does not bring it back. Frustrating. Also jerky frames when moving your head back and forth. I went back and reset VR settings to your recommended medium settings, will try later. i guess the msfs update changed all my settings which is frustrating as it take so long to get things how you want them. HELP!!
Hi Mark, excelent video!! Thank you!! Brazil-São Paulo!!
Amazing job, absolutely the best channel if we want detailed and complete information for lovers of aviation simulation.
Great video Mark! I can't buy you a beer it'll get too warm but the time it gets there! But I can't buy you a coffee either.. page does not open :-(
Hi, I will check the page…thanks for letting me know. You can also donate now via PayPal…link in the video description. Thanks.
Excellent Mark, thanks for doing the heavy lifting.
need this for the aero
that's pretty amazing and comprehensive... I'm in need of a beer!
🤣 I needed a six-pack after making it!
@@SimHangerFS Your Vids are proper and paced well too. My G2 arrives Friday. Moving up from OG Vive. openXR WMR for SteamVR WMR for Windows... its amazing anything works at all well. Band-Aid on band aid... Vive was so simple, but screendoor etc.
Very clear, concised and easy to follow. Pro ! Thank you !
Hi it's me again. I don't know if it was the last Microsoft update or a graphic card update but when I turn my head it pauses and does not give smooth movement at all anymore. Tried different settings but cannot seem to get rid of it so it Render scaling to 90 on Microsoft flight simulator and open XR tools. Kind of frustrating work so good before. would appreciate any help you could give me thank you.
Try DX11. Also test out motion reprojection. Turn precaching down to medium.
@@SimHangerFS what do you mean dx11? Ty
@@nashfan1000 in the graphics option…pc….you have a choice between DX11 or DX12…this affects vr as well.
@@SimHangerFS thank you so much for your help I will try that. I have read online that other people have had similar problems after they upgraded to Windows 11 such as I have also done.
I just grabbed a G2 Reverb but I've got a unbalanced system due to covid gpu prices. 12700K /32 GB ram/ 1080 Ti. Simming at 1440p 2d has been excellent but VR is a little rough. It's clear I'll need a GPU upgrade. I'll start with your medium settings and go from there. Thank you for the video!
A 4070 would be the perfect upgrade what did you get ?
A 4080 - awesome card. Kinda pricey but I'd recommend a 4090 if you have the PSU for it!
Man. I can't get mine to work at all.
Many thanks for this video!
Your the man , thats all i can say.
Very helpful information Mark. Thank you.
Do you select Studio Driver or Game Ready driver in Nvidia Geforce Experience?
Recommend Game Ready drivers
Thank you. By far the best how to video for VR yet.
Another great video and thanks Mark for your support !
Great Content - love this channel - as a newbie this channel is indispensable