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#4338649 - 02/18/17 08:19 PM VR support coming  
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From the latest Developer Diary 149:


VR support is coming in March. Being a fairly new Rift owner, this is great news for me. Now with the upcoming change to the SP system, and VR support, I am fully back on board with this sim. I recently added BOM Premium and have pre-ordered BOK.

I am really looking forward to flying it again (it has been quite a long time).
Sounds like some exciting times ahead!


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#4341614 - 03/03/17 12:10 AM Re: VR support coming [Re: dburne]  
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Fantastic news. I have been so wrapped up in other VR flight sims that I have totally neglected BOS/BOM. I will order BOK the day VR is implemented.

#4341763 - 03/03/17 03:00 PM Re: VR support coming [Re: dburne]  
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Also Oculus just this week reduced the price of both the Rift and the Touch Controllers by 100.00 USD each, great time for anyone that was on the edge thinking about getting one.


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#4341806 - 03/03/17 04:49 PM Re: VR support coming [Re: dburne]  
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Been waiting for this since my Oculus preorder lol! I purchased the thing for DCS and IL2.

I just purchased yesterday a 7700K + mobo/mems (after checking Ryzen reviews yesterday...) to replace my 3570K. I spent 4 years without checking CPU reviews in depth, as it looked like there was barely any improvement, but, after Ryzen was announced, I started to check benchmarks etc. and definitively there is a 30-50% increase in performance in CPU limited gaming scenarios (basically ARMA 3, Squad, WOFF, Kerbal Space Planet, DCS, P3D and XP11 - everything that I play). Can't wait to check it out!

#4341822 - 03/03/17 05:30 PM Re: VR support coming [Re: SacaSoh]  
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Originally Posted by SacaSoh
Been waiting for this since my Oculus preorder lol! I purchased the thing for DCS and IL2.

I just purchased yesterday a 7700K + mobo/mems (after checking Ryzen reviews yesterday...) to replace my 3570K. I spent 4 years without checking CPU reviews in depth, as it looked like there was barely any improvement, but, after Ryzen was announced, I started to check benchmarks etc. and definitively there is a 30-50% increase in performance in CPU limited gaming scenarios (basically ARMA 3, Squad, WOFF, Kerbal Space Planet, DCS, P3D and XP11 - everything that I play). Can't wait to check it out!


Nice choice congrats!
I thought about replacing my 4820K X-79 system this year, however the thing is rock solid at 4.50 GHz all day every day, decided to hold off 1 more year.
You are going to be well set to run BOS in VR!


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#4341827 - 03/03/17 05:39 PM Re: VR support coming [Re: dburne]  
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Originally Posted by dburne
Nice choice congrats!
I thought about replacing my 4820K X-79 system this year, however the thing is rock solid at 4.50 GHz all day every day, decided to hold off 1 more year.
You are going to be well set to run BOS in VR!


My 3570K would barely go over 4.1Ghz - even stock it demanded too much voltage, also my "2400mhz" memos aren't stable unless at 2000mhz, so - in my specific case - I'll have a nice bump of IPC summed to a nice increase in clock speeds (I'll leave the 7700K at 4.5ghz for now). I'm quite sure this will be great help for those moments the FPS dips below the 90's (or 45 for the more demanding games like P3D and XP11) and keep Oculus ASW running smooth.

Dude, now I hope they eventually release a WOFF VR edition... WWI air combat is perfect for the current gen of VR devices.

#4341882 - 03/03/17 08:20 PM Re: VR support coming [Re: dburne]  
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Developer Diary 150

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Today is an important day for the project - we start VR alpha test. It will take 1-2 weeks, then we'll finalize the functionality, perform the beta testing run and then, hopefully, we will be able to release the update with Open VR support before the end of March.

VR support turns out to be tricky not because it is complex by itself, but because this technology and API are still relatively immature - there are no beaten paths and in some parts we were moving forward almost blindly. A large chunk of time was spent on finding new ways to optimize performance to make VR experience more fluid, many improvements were made in this field. Another big task we needed to complete was adapting the user interface for VR to make it usable. For a while, we were a bit puzzled how to make optical sights (like Pe-2 lower UBT MG gunsight or tank gunner sight) function in VR realistically, and we decided to show the gunsight only for one eye while another eye should be closed (like in real life). In our opinion, Oculus Rift cv1 has slightly better lenses and more effective usage of the display matrix (pixels in front of you are placed a bit tighter, but overall field of view is narrower). On the other hand, HTC Vive has more advanced tracking tech, slightly wider FOV which feels less like looking through binoculars, much larger possible play area (not like it is useful for a flight sim though) but its lenses have visible peripheral moire effect. In short, both devices have their pros and cons and if you plan to buy one, it would be ideal to demo them both to find out which one suits you better (but be mindful of a possibility of wearing a VR unit in a public place after someone else who may have had red-eye for instance). All in all, we like how VR works in our sim, it's on par or even better than in other sims.

#4341926 - 03/03/17 09:56 PM Re: VR support coming [Re: dburne]  
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Interesting choice on the gun-sight, not sure how I am going to like having to close one eye - will see how it is.
I am sure one will get used to it I guess.


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#4347684 - 03/29/17 04:16 PM Re: VR support coming [Re: dburne]  
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Any recent news on when VR support is coming ? Last I heard was end of March . Is that still the plan ?
I've been using the Oculus with DCS for a few months now . Very immersive , really good fun , but the IL 2 series has always been my favorite hands down .

#4347859 - 03/30/17 02:37 PM Re: VR support coming [Re: spitfire9]  
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Originally Posted by spitfire9
Any recent news on when VR support is coming ? Last I heard was end of March . Is that still the plan ?
I've been using the Oculus with DCS for a few months now . Very immersive , really good fun , but the IL 2 series has always been my favorite hands down .


As per the last blog entries, they are "optimizing" their VR implementation. I would expect another month for this update, but maybe it gets released earlier.

#4350201 - 04/10/17 01:12 PM Re: VR support coming [Re: SacaSoh]  
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Originally Posted by SacaSoh
Originally Posted by spitfire9
Any recent news on when VR support is coming ? Last I heard was end of March . Is that still the plan ?
I've been using the Oculus with DCS for a few months now . Very immersive , really good fun , but the IL 2 series has always been my favorite hands down .


As per the last blog entries, they are "optimizing" their VR implementation. I would expect another month for this update, but maybe it gets released earlier.


It is confirmed to come out this week biggrin

#4350474 - 04/11/17 04:26 PM Re: VR support coming [Re: dburne]  
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It's out right now.


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Wags July 2014 "In this July 2014 update, the primary news is in regards to the restructured backer rewards. After a careful review of the older system under RRG, we found it financially unattainable."
Wags October 2017 "the investment vs. generated revenue has been excellent for the World War II aircraft. In fact, the P-51D Mustang has twice the cost effectiveness of the A-10C Warthog."
#4350629 - 04/12/17 12:30 PM Re: VR support coming [Re: dburne]  
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Tried it out yesterday in my Rift after version 2.009 became available.

It is beautiful! And performance is very good, better than what I had anticipated.
1CGS did a great job with this implementation of VR support.
I plan to full ring it out today.


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#4350719 - 04/12/17 05:41 PM Re: VR support coming [Re: dburne]  
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It delivers on the promise of good VR. If you are on the fence about getting into VR and are a combat flightsim fan, its time to get in now!! Prices have come down on the VR hardware and the game is on sale.

#4350952 - 04/13/17 09:43 PM Re: VR support coming [Re: dburne]  
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It's a blast and I don't get nauseated after a while like I do with DCS flying WWII fighters. This went from an ok sim to a must have if you're into doghfighting and have a VR setup.

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#4351223 - 04/15/17 01:53 AM Re: VR support coming [Re: dburne]  
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Best VR experience for me, no doubt: the setting (close combat) is well suited to the low pixel density VR headsets of the current generation. Graphic-wise it's on par with DCS, but it seems somewhat sharper.

#4351287 - 04/15/17 02:31 PM Re: VR support coming [Re: dburne]  
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I have logged a few hours in it now since the initial release of VR support on Tuesday.

This sim is now truly breathtaking. I have had more fun in the last few days than I have had in quite some time in combat flight simming.
The graphics are very good and performance for me is excellent. Heck I am running on Ultra Preset with a Pixel Density of 1.5 and still get a very smooth experience.

If one is into VR and enjoys combat flight simming, this one has turned into a must have imho.

Understand I was a huge critic of this game back early on, with the changes they have made recently in direction and now this VR support, I am fully on board with them again.
I would highly recommend BoS now for any lover of WWII combat flight simming.


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#4351289 - 04/15/17 02:43 PM Re: VR support coming [Re: dburne]  
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What a radical change for Il2 BOS. From a total disappointment that I shelved in its early days to playing a PWCG campaign in VR. Wow. How good VR is is not something I'll be able to convey by writing something here - you've just got to try it. I can still remember how as a kid I dreamed of a day when we would be able to play a flight simulator that would put us in the cockpit and the simulated world. Yep that's definitely a dream come true!

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#4351327 - 04/15/17 05:26 PM Re: VR support coming [Re: dburne]  
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Sorry for the naive and uninformed quick question but: Rift or Vive, in a few words?


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to feed the dog, and the dog's job is to bite the pilot if he touches anything...

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#4351386 - 04/16/17 04:33 AM Re: VR support coming [Re: dburne]  
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I just picked up an Oculus, looking forward to trying this.


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