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Offline Grayeagle

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Hiyadoin!! Delving into VR P-51D
« on: June 29, 2026, 12:07:49 PM »
https://postimg.cc/Mvb1r4FN    Been a coupla months since I started my first VR delve. Figure'd I'd share what I have done with what and what buttons I smashed.

First: The cockpit:

VR Rig:
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CLX Desktop Gaming Comp
OS: Windows 11 Home 64-bit
MB: ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E WIFI - ATX
CPU: Intel i9-14900HX (32 CPUs), ~2.2GHz
Ram: 48 GB DDR7
GPU: Gigabyte RTX 5090 w/32 GB DDR7 RAM
Monitor: 27" LG HD 200hz
Sound: CREATIVE Sound BlasterX AE5
Logitech G935/G933s Gaming Headset)
ButtKicker PRO
WINWING URSA MINOR FIGHTER STICK R
Thrustmaster TWCS Throttle
Thrustmaster TPR Rudder Pedals
Pimax Crystal Light
Next Level Racing Boeing Cockpit
Next Level Racing Pro Monitor Stand
Ducky Keyboard

Baseline settings:

Uninstall/re-install Pimax Play
  Refresh rate: 90
  Image Quality: 75
  GPU Upscaling: Off
  Sharpness: off
  Quad Views: off
  Pimax Central Rendering: off
  Hidden Area Mask: on

NVIDIA Control Panel:
  Manage 3d Settings/ Program Settings
  browse to DCS World/
  bin MT (Multi-thread)/
  add DCS
  Performance Mode: Maximum Performance
  Low Latency: off (or Ultra?)

DCS:
  DLSS: off
    or: DLSS swapper
        bin MT folder
        add DCS
        preset: M

Process Lasso:
  Fire up the Sim you use (Aces High, DCS, IL etc)
  DCS (or any Sim.exe you use): Active Process/ right click
  CPU, GPU Priority/ Always/ High
  (Never Real-Time -crashes-)

Install OpenXR Toolkit
  Enter in Safe Mode
  controls: set directional controls to keyboard arrows

Install quadviews fixed foviated folder
  C:/program files/openXR fix foviated files

Install Quadviews Companion App
  50% of screen focused
  vertical offset: -10
  Foviated res: 100%
  Peripheral res: Native
  Fov Sharpness: 90%
  Trans thickness: 1%

BIOS:
  Turn on RAM XMP
  set to RAM speed
  Turn off CPU Virtualization

DCS:
  Resolution: Lowest
  Cockpit Display Res: 1024
  Mirrors Res: 256
  Anti-Alias: MSAA
  MSAA: 2x
  Upscaling: off
  Sharpening: 80
  Textures: Medium
  Terrain Textures: High
  Shadows: low
  Clutter/Forest/Scenery: 760/50%/0.50
  Preload Radius: 64000
  Chimney smoke: 2
  FOV: 90
  Max FPS: 90
  Cockpit Global Illumination: on
  Flat Shadows Blur: off
  Secondary Shadows: off
  Screen Shadows: off
  Rain Droplets: low
  Vis Range: high
  Water: High
  SSAO: off
  Lens Effects: none
  Canopy Reflections: 0.25
  Pixel Density: 1.0
  HMD Mask Size: 0.63
  Enable DCS System res
  Crop Source to rectangle
  Use Quad View
 
DCS in-game:
  F1, F2, F3 to control OpenXR tools
  open XRtools in Safe Mode
  CTRL - F1-4 to navigate tabs
  Menu tab: restore defaults
  close game

OpenXR tools:
  Safe mode: off
  restart DCS
 
DCS in-game:
  OpenXR tools
  performance tab,
    Fix Fov rendr: performance
    pattern: wide
    turbo: off
  system tab:
    override res: yes
    left res: 2700
   
From here you tweak what you like, play with alla buttons! I tweaked to run ~60fps. Lovin the detail, flight model, sound .. all of it :D

-just sayin (tm Pasha)
 
 
 


« Last Edit: June 29, 2026, 12:20:59 PM by Grayeagle »
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Re: Hiyadoin!! Delving into VR P-51D
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2026, 02:00:56 PM »
Did some heavy playing there.
Smart going after the BIOS.
You may squeeze more than 60fps. You have some headroom.

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Low Latency: off (or Ultra?)
“Off”: prioritizes render throughput by allowing games to queue frames. Good for CPU-heavy games or when your GPU has plenty of power

If I remember right, AH uses a single CPU core, DCS I would assume being a new game uses all cores as needed.

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You may benefit from these 2 tweaks in combo
Change the Power Plan

Power plans in Windows control how your PC consumes/saves power. Microsoft introduced a power plan called Ultimate Performance for workstations, which can provide a performance boost.

On a side note, this works hand and hand with disabling CPU Parking below.

By default this power plan is a hidden feature, but you can use the following steps to enable it:

1) Open the Run dialog “Window key + R”, or search in Start Menu. Type or copy and paste powercfg.cpl and press Enter.

2) Select Ultimate Performance. If you don’t see this power plan, simply continue to the next step to unhide it.

3) Open Start Menu, type cmd () in the search bar. Select Command Prompt and Run as Administrator.

4) In the Command Prompt, type or paste the following command and press Enter.
powercfg -duplicatescheme e9a42b02-d5df-448d-aa00-03f14749eb61

If you see a prompt similar to this, return to step 2 to enable the Ultimate Performance power plan.


Disabling CPU Parking

CPU Parking is a low-power sleep state that disables CPU cores to conserve power when idle, but it results in latency when the CPUs need to be unparked to execute code.

This works hand and hand with the Power Plan tweak above. If you choose to disable it return to Change the Power Plan section above in this page.

To disable CPU Parking:

1) Open Start Menu, type Run in the search bar, and open it.

2) Navigate to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\54533251-82be-4824-96c1-47b60b740d00\0cc5b647-c1df-4637-891a-dec35c318583

(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CurrentControlSet > Control > Power > PowerSettings > 54533251-82be-4824-96c1-47b60b740d00 > 0cc5b647-c1df-4637-891a-dec35c318583)

(Or search in Registry Editor for 0cc5b647-c1df-4637-891a-dec35c318583)

3) Click to open the key and change the Attribute key value from “1” to “0“.

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Same with this one;
Disable Universal Serial Bus Controllers sleep mode

How to disable USB ports from automatically entering sleep mode on Windows. When the USB port enters sleep mode, it can cause a peripheral to “time out” and become unresponsive to the operating system.

1) Right Click the Start Menu Icon on lower left of screen. Select Device Manager to open it.

2) Scroll to the bottom and click the arrow next to Universal Serial Bus Controllers to expand the list.

3) Right click each item that has HUB in it and select Properties

4) Click the Power Management tab.

5) Make sure the Allow computer to turn off this device to save power box is unchecked on all HUBs that allow it.

6) Click OK to close the window.

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There's some tweaks here if you already haven't checked into them.
https://animl-aw.com/windows-11-system/
« Last Edit: June 29, 2026, 02:03:22 PM by Animl-AW »
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Offline Grayeagle

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Re: Hiyadoin!! Delving into VR P-51D
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2026, 12:28:49 AM »
Great info there, had not set those :) Thanks for postin dood :)
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Re: Hiyadoin!! Delving into VR P-51D
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2026, 06:32:19 PM »
needs a fan.

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Re: Hiyadoin!! Delving into VR P-51D
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2026, 05:20:54 AM »
Does that Buttkicker overheat?

I run mine at 150 over 20 and its borderline.
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Re: Hiyadoin!! Delving into VR P-51D
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2026, 06:11:45 AM »
Does that Buttkicker overheat?

I run mine at 150 over 20 and its borderline.

Nope .. I run it 100/23, it's sticky taped on it's side out in the open .. never overheated. (sorry took soo long to reply)
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Re: Hiyadoin!! Delving into VR P-51D
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2026, 09:05:32 AM »
Are you wearing a seatbelt?
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Re: Hiyadoin!! Delving into VR P-51D
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2026, 10:25:03 AM »
Are you wearing a seatbelt?

I use a cargo strap to keep my legs together .. so ..yes :)
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Re: Hiyadoin!! Delving into VR P-51D
« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2026, 11:23:02 AM »
I use a cargo strap to keep my legs together .. so ..yes :)

Sweet!
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Re: Hiyadoin!! Delving into VR P-51D
« Reply #9 on: October 18, 2026, 03:51:11 PM »
https://postimg.cc/gallery/9TvWSHR   Been workin in Mission Editor in DCS makin a solo mission to practice .. it's like makin a Movie :) also added a few images of real a/c and a couple of my favorite images :)


Hope you can access them .. if not I can post alla urls's.
« Last Edit: October 18, 2026, 03:53:01 PM by Grayeagle »
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