EA WRC Official VR Mode - OpenXR Best VR Settings - Quest 3

Summary

The video script details a streamer's return to live streaming after a six-month hiatus, focusing on the recent VR update for a racing game. The streamer discusses the game's official VR support, which now includes OpenXR, allowing users to bypass Steam VR. They share their experience with the game's performance on various settings, emphasizing the need for optimization due to the use of Unreal Engine 4.2. The streamer also addresses issues with the OpenXR toolkit, providing solutions such as disabling specific in-game settings to prevent crashes. Throughout the video, they offer tips on how to enhance the game's visuals and performance, including customizing graphics settings and using the Oculus Quest Link. The streamer concludes with a demonstration of the game's performance and the effectiveness of their settings, encouraging viewers to share any additional tips in the comments.

Takeaways

• 🎮 The game 'WRC' has received official VR support, which was previously only going to be available for Steam VR.
• 🔄 Open XR support has been added after community feedback, allowing users to bypass Steam VR for a potentially smoother experience.
• 🛠️ This is Codemasters' first self-developed VR implementation using Unreal Engine 4.2, which may not be fully optimized for VR out of the box.
• 📊 The streamer suggests tweaking various settings for better performance and visual quality, such as render resolution and refresh rate.
• 📀 Disabling certain in-game features like 3D location reveal can prevent crashes when using the Open XR toolkit.
• 🔧 The streamer's setup includes an RTX 4900 and AMD 7800X3D, but advises viewers to adjust settings based on their own PC specs.
• 🔄 Using the Open XR toolkit with 'CAS sharpening' and tweaking the fixed rendering profile can improve image quality without needing to run at full resolution.
• 📽 The game's spectator screen is useful for content creation, and the streamer demonstrates how to adjust settings for recording replays.
• 🔧 The fitech GTD Pro wheelbase required a firmware update, after which the shifter functionality was restored.
• 🛠️ The streamer provides detailed steps for setting up the game with Oculus Link and how to adjust in-game VR settings for better performance.
• ⚙️ Binding the 'reset VR view' to a wheel button is recommended for convenience, as it allows for quick adjustments to the VR position in-game.

Q & A

What is the main topic of the stream?

The main topic of the stream is discussing and demonstrating the official VR support for a racing game, specifically focusing on performance optimization and settings adjustments for the game.

Why did the streamer disable OpenXR toolkit initially?

The streamer disabled OpenXR toolkit initially because it was causing the game to crash. However, it was later found that disabling the '3D location reveal' setting in the game allowed the toolkit to function without crashing.

What is the significance of the game having open XR support?

Open XR support is significant because it allows the game to bypass Steam VR, which some users prefer due to various reasons such as performance or personal preference for VR platforms.

What was the issue with the fitech GTD Pro wheelbase?

The issue with the fitech GTD Pro wheelbase was that the shifter did not recognize the gears. However, after a firmware update, the shifter started working properly.

What is the recommended refresh rate for the game?

The streamer recommends a refresh rate of 90 HZ for the game, advising against 120 HZ due to potential issues with frame rate stability and video encoding bandwidth.

Why did the streamer suggest reducing the render resolution or refresh rate for lower-spec PCs?

The streamer suggested reducing the render resolution or refresh rate to optimize performance on lower-spec PCs, as higher settings may not be sustainable without causing lag or a poor gaming experience.

What is the purpose of the 'custom hidden area mask' setting?

The 'custom hidden area mask' setting is used to adjust the field of view in VR. By turning it on and adjusting the 'tangent fov multiplier', the streamer was able to increase the field of view to 95 without noticing a significant loss in image quality.

What graphics settings did the streamer recommend for optimal performance?

The streamer recommended several settings for optimal performance, including turning off 'Fixed Horizon', 'Crash vignette', and 'Blink linkers', setting anti-aliasing to low, adjusting render resolution, and tweaking advanced settings like shadows, particles, and car reflections.

What is the impact of using Oculus Link on game performance?

Using Oculus Link may introduce some performance cost due to the video encoding process, but the streamer did not find it to be significant in their experience. However, they noted that certain conditions like rain in the game could affect performance.

Why did the streamer suggest binding the 'reset VR view' to a button on the wheel?

The streamer suggested binding the 'reset VR view' to a button for convenience, as the default VR position might not be ideal for every car in the game, allowing for quick adjustments without having to use the keyboard or mouse.

What is the streamer's final recommendation regarding the use of OpenXR toolkit with the game?

The streamer found that while OpenXR toolkit can be used with the game, it may cause intermittent crashes. They recommended using it at one's own risk and suggested that it runs well even without the toolkit.

Outlines

00:00

🎮 Returning to VR Gaming with New Updates

The streamer returns to live streaming after a six-month hiatus, discussing the recent update to a VR racing game. They mention the game now supports official VR and open XR, a change from previous plans for only Steam VR support. The streamer shares their initial experiences with the game's VR implementation, noting it's the first time the developers have handled VR themselves, and they discuss the game's performance and settings on their system.

05:00

📊 VR Performance Tweaks and Settings

The streamer provides a detailed walkthrough of the game's settings to optimize performance for VR, particularly for those with lower-spec systems. They cover render resolution, refresh rates, and the use of the Oculus Quest link. They also touch on the importance of disabling certain settings like 3D location reveal to prevent crashes when using the open XR toolkit.

10:01

🏎️ Customizing Graphics for a Better VR Experience

The streamer delves into the game's graphics settings, explaining how to adjust them for better performance and visual quality in VR. They discuss the impact of shadows, particles, crowd settings, and other graphics options on the game's performance. They also mention a bug related to car reflections and share their customized settings for an enhanced VR experience.

15:01

🔄 Post-Game Adjustments and Convenience Tips

After discussing in-game settings, the streamer talks about post-game adjustments, such as disabling motion blur and skid marks for performance gains. They also share a tip for resetting the VR view from the controls for convenience, ensuring the best view from the driver's seat for different cars.

20:11

📹 Spectator Screen and Replay Recording

The streamer highlights the benefits of the game's spectator screen for content creation, including the ability to record replays in VR. They discuss the quality of the replays and the process of binding the seat position for an optimal view, emphasizing the importance of adjusting settings for streaming and recording.

25:14

🛠️ Troubleshooting and Safe Mode

The streamer addresses potential issues that might arise when using the open XR toolkit with the game, suggesting the use of safe mode to reset settings if the game crashes. They also mention the support status of non-open XR games and the focus on Virtual Desktop and the VD XR runtime.

30:17

📈 Performance Monitoring and Sharpening

The streamer talks about using the open XR toolkit to enable upscaling and sharpening for better image quality. They discuss the importance of monitoring performance and adjusting settings like render resolution and post-processing to maintain a smooth VR experience.

35:17

🏁 Final Thoughts and Closing the Stream

The streamer summarizes the stream, mentioning the successful use of the open XR toolkit with some intermittent crashes. They express their intention to explore additional settings and possibly try the PyMax Crystal for further VR enhancements. The streamer thanks the viewers for joining, shares their plans to get back into sim racing, and concludes the stream.

Keywords

💡VR Support

VR Support refers to the compatibility of a video game or application with virtual reality headsets, allowing users to experience immersive, three-dimensional environments. In the video, the host discusses the recent addition of official VR support to a racing game, which is a significant update for sim racing enthusiasts looking to enhance their gaming experience.

💡OpenXR

OpenXR is an open standard for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) platforms, which allows developers to create applications that are compatible with a wide range of headsets without needing specific SDKs for each one. The video mentions the game's support for OpenXR, which is a win for the community as it enables bypassing Steam VR and potentially improving performance.

💡Unreal Engine

Unreal Engine is a game engine developed by Epic Games, widely used for creating visually impressive video games. The video references that the racing game in question uses Unreal Engine 4.2 for its development, which is significant because it affects the game's VR optimization and performance.

💡Render Resolution

Render resolution refers to the number of pixels that are rendered in the game's display, affecting the sharpness and clarity of the image. The script discusses adjusting the render resolution to maximize performance and visual quality in VR, with the host mentioning setting it to the maximum for their high-spec PC.

💡Refresh Rate

The refresh rate is the number of times a display updates the image per second, measured in Hertz (Hz). In the context of the video, the host talks about setting the refresh rate to 90 Hz as a balance between smoothness and performance, noting that 120 Hz is not recommended due to potential issues with video encoding bandwidth.

💡Firmware Update

A firmware update is a software update that is loaded into a hardware device to improve its functionality or fix issues. The video mentions a firmware update for the fitech GTD Pro wheelbase, which resolved an issue with the shifter not recognizing gears, demonstrating the importance of keeping gaming peripherals up to date.

💡Graphics Settings

Graphics settings are the configurations within a game that determine the visual quality and performance. The host goes through various graphics settings, such as anti-aliasing, texture filtering, and shadows, explaining how adjusting these can optimize the game for different hardware specifications.

💡Fixed Foveated Rendering (FFR)

Fixed Foveated Rendering is a VR graphics technique that reduces the rendering resolution in the peripheral vision where detail is less critical to the user. The video discusses setting FFR to maximum to improve performance without significantly impacting the user's experience.

💡Oculus Link

Oculus Link is a feature that allows Oculus Quest headsets to be connected to a gaming PC, enabling the user to play PC VR games on a standalone headset. The script mentions enabling Oculus Link to play the racing game in VR, highlighting its use for enhancing the mobile VR experience.

💡Performance Tweaking

Performance tweaking involves adjusting various settings and parameters to optimize a game's performance on a specific system. The host provides a detailed walkthrough of how to tweak settings within the game and using external tools like the OpenXR toolkit to achieve better performance in VR.

💡Streaming

Streaming refers to the act of broadcasting live or on-demand content over the internet, often related to gaming. The video's host mentions returning to streaming after a hiatus, indicating the importance of regular content creation and interaction with the audience for streamers.

Highlights

The streamer returns after a 6-month hiatus with new content and a VR racing game update.

WRC game now has official VR support, a significant update from previous versions.

The game initially planned for Steam VR only but now includes open XR support after community feedback.

This is Codemasters' first self-developed VR implementation using Unreal Engine 4.2.

The game's VR mode isn't fully optimized due to the Unreal Engine, but it's functional and can be improved with settings tweaks.

The streamer's wheelbase and shifter, after months of non-use, required a firmware update to function properly.

For optimal performance on the Oculus Quest, certain in-game settings are suggested, like disabling 3D location reveal to prevent crashes.

The streamer shares detailed steps to configure the game for VR mode, emphasizing the need for specific settings to achieve high frame rates.

A custom preset is suggested for graphics settings to balance performance and visual quality.

The importance of disabling ASW (Asynchronous Spacewarp) for maintaining frame rates below 90Hz is discussed.

The streamer provides tips for adjusting VR settings for a better experience, such as customizing the field of view and hidden area mask.

Performance can be improved by tweaking advanced graphics settings, like shadows, particles, and car reflections.

Fixed Fated Rendering is set to maximum to improve performance without noticeable quality loss.

The streamer demonstrates how to use the open XR toolkit with the game, despite its tendency to crash intermittently.

A reset VR view bind is suggested for convenience, allowing players to adjust the VR position to their preference.

The streamer shares a performance tip about lowering the resolution of the preview screen to enhance game performance.

The stream concludes with the streamer testing the game with the open XR toolkit enabled and noting the performance impact.

The streamer plans to experiment with additional settings and share more tips if discovered, encouraging viewer interaction.

Transcripts

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hello and welcome to a stream hopefully

I'm live and the audio is working

because I've not streamed for 6

months or had any new content so I'm

back briefly late at night randomly

which is the worst time to stream but

there's an update to a game game for VR

a racing

game so hello everybody in chat Sim

racing can't say the second name because

I get demonetized firing light backer

hello and welcome so um WRC got the

official VR support

yesterday so I had a quick play last

night had a tweak of some of the

settings I thought you know what I'll

share what I found out so far so this is

is n a definitive guide but if you're

watching this back you might find some

tips on how to get a bit more

performance out of the game so spoiler

alert it's got open XR support yes

that's a win because originally they

were going only going to have open um VR

support So steam VR only uh but we we

left a few comments in the um on the

Forum saying please can we have open XR

support so we can bypass steam VR uh and

they seem to have done that so I think

this is their

first uh home developed VR

implementation by Cod Masters so

previously they've always got a third

party to come in even dirt rally 2 they

they I think they they paid someone to

do the VR implementation and same for

Formula 1 so this is their first

implementation with Unreal Engine

4.2 I think it is um so because it is

the Unreal Engine it isn't totally

optimized for VR so keep that in mind um

also I've got it to look good but out of

the box it doesn't look as good as say

Auto blister 2 but it is VR and it works

and I've got it working with the open XL

toolkit so I'll just quickly run through

uh the settings uh today I'm doing doing

on the quest free because more people

have Quest frees and I already had this

up to date and my wheelbase hadn't used

for several months uh so long in which

that I had to do a firmware

update uh on the fite fitech GTD Pro the

good good news is my um shifter didn't

used to work through the gears it worked

up and down but it didn't recognize the

gears after the firmware update it's now

working so now longer no need uh have to

RMA the the shifter so that's a win just

don't use stuff f wear flash it and it

works again amazing right hope you're

all doing

well and let's get on with settings I

guess okay so first up um I'll go right

so let me go full

screen let me know is the audio working

okay by the

way I presume is or why someone would

have said

something right um if you've got openx

to you'll find it doesn't work it

crashes the game out straight away um so

you need to disable it unless you change

one setting in the game so to begin with

I'll I'll just have it disabled just so

I can show you and other viewers that

watch this back on

replay um how how to get the game up and

running so disable open XR toolkit you

don't need to uninstall it because I

know a lot of people use this for other

Sim games and it's pain they has to

uninstall it and then reinstall it

uh to launch it in VR mode just hit play

there's no radio button for a special VR

mode EA Sports It's in the

game I didn't show

you that's probably very loud as well is

my meta setting so I've got this set to

90 HZ and the render resolution maxed

out I'm running a RTX 49t and an AMD

7800 X 3D so you'll need to adjust your

settings accordingly so I think it's

probably still top speec PC unless

you've overclocked yours

heavily um you're probably going to need

lower than this unless you got the same

spec then you can go ahead and just

follow what I've done um so you've got

two options if you're running a lower

spec you can either reduce the render

resolution uh which will make it not

quite as sharp up or you can reduce the

refresh rate and 90 HZ is a good happy

medium I'd definitely avoid 120 just

isn't worth it you won't hit that and

the

resolution doesn't you have toow

resolution to a point that it won't look

good and also the video encoding over

link isn't very good either at 120 HZ

cuz you you're fitting twice as many

frames as say well almost twice as many

72 HZ through the same video encoder

bandwidth so I always I don't recommend

120 on link compression on display port

on something like a px Crystal find but

I'd avoid you for this right so that's

what I've got set up

there and then if you go into

settings we need 509s for this

title yeah we do and for the uh the PX

Crystal Ultra right with the mega

resolution so

where the audio

go right uh options and

Extras you know

what I wasn't paying

attention when the game loads up you're

supposed to um click the start VR

mode so let me also enable Quest link so

it didn't even detect the headset that

was a good start wasn't

it I can't remember I think you might be

able to just jump into VR straight

away okay I need to restart the

game so make sure you have Quest link

running before you start the

game oh in terms of octalus

debug some willas go out that these are

all my um

settings I'll just leave it here for a

second so you can see I've made a video

on how to um go go through this on um so

one of my other videos quest link and

it's the visible Hood you want to set to

perform if you want to see the

performance metrics so anyway I'm not

doing anything fancy there have encode

bit rate I've got that on 900 just get

the maximum Clarity over Quest

link let's try

again and we Quest link

enabled EA Sports It's in the

game that to the side so you can see

what I see so what good with this

release the uh spectator screen is

actually quite good for recording and uh

other other stuff content creation so

detected the headset click

confirm

okay also got Oculus mirror running at

the same time which I don't necessarily

need but just so I can show you the

performance

right come

on okay want to go to options and

Extras one and now we've now got VR

settings top left corner so the thing

that crashes the open XR toolkit is 3D

location reveal I only found this out

from the virtual

desktop um Discord because someone else

was trying to get it to work via virtual

desktop so I think Matt who's written

the open XR toolkit may do a update for

it to work with virtual

desktop in which case you may update

open xile tool kit just only because

it's supported for virual desktop

otherwise he doesn't support it

officially so there may be a fix but for

the minute you can get to work by

turning turning that off so you don't

need to run it in um well disabled like

I have done you leave ASW on uh no

normally I don't but it must have been

on by default uh turn it

off asynchronous space wall yeah you

want that off disabled otherwise if you

dip below the 90 HZ it'll drop to

45 um

FPS and and render fake render the other

frames and there'll be a dip so good sh

that you should have

off you can tell it's late what it 20 to

midnight after a workday so my brain is

a bit slow at the moment but thanks for

pointing that out right uh VR settings

right this is where the cool stuff is

so so it said turn that off uh I think

most of these stuff things I've got off

fixed Horizon definitely off I think

that's if

you uh get a bit of motion so you can

you can fix that crash vignette turn

that I think that was on 50% so when you

smash into stuff it'll basically di the

edges turn that off cuz I hate

vignetting and uh blink linkers but for

a bit more performance these two

settings here I found on the quest three

you can knock these down to

95 which is um basically the field of

view so you need to turn custom hidden

area mask on cuz that'll be uh gray out

by default so you turn that on and then

this is the same as essentially setting

the tangent fov multiplier on debug tool

so I found I can get to 95 any more than

that and I start notice it and and what

that does is I think if you see

here if I adjust it it'll it'll did this

black

area L change in real

time might

do there you go see on the right side

it's now fully filled in if you turn

that

on it's now cutting out so do that for a

little bit of a performance boost so the

VR

settings uh okay which's next basic

Graphics okay so window this Windows is

for this screen um spectator view here

isn't for anything else

anti-aliasing uh I've got on low anat

Tropic filtering I've got it on eight

you might need to lower that if you're

on a low spec machine cuz that uses a

bit of performance performance I tried

turning anti- aling up from low but it

it kind of looks smear to me so I think

it's best to just go on low but go for a

higher Rend resolution the UPS scalers I

didn't like any of them I've tried them

all and they all just look bad to me um

very rarely do they look good um when

I've used them before like in Formula 1

123 I use the Fidelity effect sharpening

but at the moment I can't recommend

using them if you're quite picky like me

when it comes to Clarity in the

distance uh let me check with the

chat but the upscaling that was causing

open XR okay you'll try my setting after

okay yeah try it uh also I have found

open XR toolkit does crash the game

randomly so that's why I've got it

disabled at the minute for this uh demo

example I will switch back to it uh

after I've got it working a couple of

times cuz it's it's crashed once or

twice when I've tried it um but I don't

know why but it does work just

intermittent uh was there anything else

no I think that was it for the basic

graphic

settings under

Advanced so although it's on the high

quality preset I've changed this so this

is really a custom preset so Shadows

I've got on the high this hits

performance so so you can lower this but

I found out of the things that made the

game still look

reasonable um I've left on high but keep

in mind there's P performance hit for

that we particles turn that to ultra fog

off crowd ultra low don't care about

them ground cover Ultra I like the

ground to look good trees low I found

when it is higher than low some of the

trees really shimmered brightly

VR um but surprisingly by bringing it

down to low stops them shimmering so

much uh Dynamic objects so this is

controls the amount of popping you get

so this is like the dynamic loading of

objects as you're driving at them so

again this is the good performance hit

for this so if you're struggling turn

this down

lower uh car Reflections there's also a

big performance hit for this turn this

down to low you can try ultra low um but

this basically controls the the

reflections on the car interior like the

wind screen when it was on ultra low it

looks really grainy and horrible and

also when you toggle between low and

ultra low there's a weird bug uh so keep

in mind this is a Beta release because

there's problems with it so if you

toggle this back and forth sometimes the

reflection on the wind screen moves with

your head so you it'll be like a perfect

rectangle in front of you fits the the

window but soon as you turn your head

that the reflect mes with you that's a

strange bug I found I've let EA know

about that

uh run low if you can if not you stuck

with ultra low what would be nice would

be the option to turn this off

completely but there is no off maybe

there's a way to do that through config

some way some somewhere like behind the

scenes in a confit file U mirrors turn

them off don't care about them skid

marks off don't want skid marks uh track

Ultra Ultra Ultra motion blur off okay

so there are my

settings uh there was one for fixed

fiated rendering by the game was it

basic

Graphics oh yeah pated rendering

strength so this it controls the the

fixed Fage rendering amount I put it to

maximum because it didn't bother me it I

couldn't really notice it so Crank that

up to three and I think that's it all

for the game settings

uh the only thing I've experimented with

open XR toolkit on top of this is the

cas sharpening and I also increased uh

changed the fiated rendering profile

because it gives you more options but in

this example I've not got it on

right I think that's it so I'll show you

what it looks like and how it runs I'm

sure the best way to do this I might

just show you on screen on the preview

screen so you can see the graphics

better and then I'll bring the octalus

mirror over

so you can see the Benchmark but

obviously you'll see one eye cropped

around the

edges uh Sim

racing he run it for two hours and no

crash with upscale disabled in game and

in open XR okay even without that

setting uh right up a time trial

let's do one of these at

random the first

one oh the other thing you'll want to do

one last setting it's not for graphics

it's just for

convenience um where is it

back you'll want to

in

controls

edit and you'll want down at the very

bottom reset VR view bind that to a

button on your wheel cuz I guarantee

whichever car you'll get in you won't be

perfectly happy with the VR position so

buy

that I think that was all the settings I

can think of that I figured out a worth

tweaking all right I'm not going to do

much racing CU it's getting L here but

just so you can see what it looks like

and I'll turn text to speech up a bit so

you I can hear what people are saying

now let's put the headset

on some someone typed something in chat

so I can check it's uh working what the

volume's like

Max

racing so what's good with this having a

proper spectator screen is the um the

replays you can record decent replays

obviously knowingly you can't save

replays I don't know if I'll have you

added to the game but at least the VR

replays are like proper 2D

representations

hey yeah you need to do

something left good luck see this is why

I bound the uh seat position cuz I'm

like really high up so I press the the

re VR reset so there we go how's that

that actually doesn't look too bad

quality wise remember we've got Quest

three maxed out on the render resolution

at 90 HZ and just sat

here not moving which obviously isn't

that indicative of uh performance I'm

going to do this

without right I I'll just have to tell

you what this gauge is showing when I

unpa and then what I'll do I'll sort out

the mirror screen in a

bit so we're on performance head room

25% so we got a bit of head room to

go bit loud that better

2 go four right pass Junction and five

left 30 five left don't cut and late

heav

see there's my

ghost very Rusty at

game but I have been waiting for

official VR

support 30 right and six left 80 slight

right slight left to six right

50 looks reable

now tweak the

SS right tit

three left tit

30 left four right tit

keep four left right into six left into

late one right and three left

100 stuff it okay

maybe I'll try and move uh the window

over so you can see the uh

perance Advanced Graphics oh uh another

performance

tip

is lowering the resolution of this

preview

screen

so you want to if you're not using it

for anything like you're not streaming

you might as well have this lower than

your actual monitor could go even lower

than that hit back we go confirm we'll

move this to the other

monitor and Oculus mirror to

Here full screen so you can see what I'm

seeing I have to click over there to

keep screen

active start

starts four right five left good

luck obviously there's a bit of a

performance cost for having Oculus

mirror running but not

much and I haven't tested this in full

rain yet

either I've had it on a wet time TR

track with get more Reflections on the

uh the road

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obviously stuff like rain is going to

affect performance a little so you'll

need to adjust according to the kind of

sections you're

racing right and left

80 left

right left right and right 18 left long

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ouch I'll just drive for a minute more

and then um I'll restart the game with

open XL tool kit so you can see what

saying got enabled for that and maybe

we'll come back and do this

section and comp compare the performance

difference if there is

any left

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to six right half

break left half

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half stop

there and then uh we'll restart the game

with open XR to get enabled

our companion

app so just going to toggle it um if

you're having problem still there safe

mode you might need to enable and reset

your settings cuz it's possible you

might have some settings from a previous

game that are just causing the game to

crash so there's always safe mode and

press contrl F12 F2 and F3 to delete all

your previous settings always people

always ask me about the games in this

list as well they never appear they only

appear in here once you've run the game

so that's why WRC is there at the bottom

right it's now

enabled don't need open composite or

anything like that because this is a

open XR game EA Sports It's in the game

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see if it works or if it

crashes the menus always work fine it's

just sometimes when you go in the car it

crashes with the tool

kit um no so what it was is U Matt who

originally wrote open xile toolkit he um

he he did say other non-open XR games

are supported via open composite but

since he didn't write it he had no

guarantee stuff will work and then what

happened is I think lots of people

flooded the open XR toolkit Discord

asking for help solving problems for non

open XR

games yeah

uh it's that that's all it is it was

just s of I think it took a lot of his

time

understandably um so he just said look I

don't support it so it all still

works um well works as much as it did

there's just no active support the only

active support Matt's doing now is for

virtual desktop and the open the VD XR

runtime um I don't know if that means if

he if there's any fixes he'll update

this as

well right so can you see this yeah you

can it's sort of the other performance

things in the way hang on let's move

that let's just turn off the performance

H for a

minute so we're just seeing one lot of

info what the hell I just turn it

on so settings all I've done is I've got

up scale sharpening turned on Cas which

is basically a sharpening algorithm

which works a treat uh so if you can't

run full

resolution and need to scale down that's

worth checking out alternatively you've

got the um Nvidia image

scaler Invidia image scaler

FSR uh but you shouldn't really need to

use them because the game's got buil-in

ones but these might look better than

the game built-in ones because I've

tried them and they just look too smear

for me anyway that's the one I'm running

fix rendering I've gone for preset

uh call outer mask hm which is like so

we're doing double calling we're all

doing calling in the game and we're

doing it here and then I've just G

Performance uh and balance so you can

you can change these as you wish so

narrower that probably shows on the

edges of the screen it's more more fuzzy

now so I think performance and balanced

and that was it

uh turbo mode

off everything else post processing

off uh override render

resolution that's a way you can super

sample if you want to if you want to go

beyond what we've had in the Oculus um

configuration tool at the very start of

the stream but you probably don't need

to you might need to just actually lower

it but I just leave

that uh and that's it right let's see if

this exit

menu

shs is that on that

Higher

tral One One irritating thing is I can't

actually see my um Mouse pointer in game

so you have just use your wheel or

keyboard all right going back

here same car same

everything so let's see if this actually

uh works or this crashes on us

interesting i' brought up some Moon

Square don't have is

that the hell is that I've got some sort

of debug mode distance

starts four right five left I found some

hidden well see I'm in the game with

debug o Open XR tool kit but I've got

some sort of ingame debug mode I don't

know how I've entered it I to ENT

not the previous

screen start the car so

Escape 5 4 3 2 1 go play Four Junction

and very

interesting that's what I'm seeing that

square

try launching again hopefully let's

clear

it EA Sports It's in the

game can still see is

somehow

in wink

look

seem

to gone into some sort of oculus link

debug option have I done that on the

dbook all

somehow stereo

ebug I must have hit down the arrow from

performance

right first time I've ever noticed

that all right there we go I was like

what the hell is that Minecraft

logo rearranged so you can see see what

I'm

seeing e tool is

running open Exile tool kit is running

so all we did was we enabled to say

sharpening

and uh what else oh we changed the

fiated rendering

slightly so I think we're double fiated

rendering could be wrong I've left the

in-game fiated render on three

starts four right five work no crashes

so once head rooms down to 20 but that's

cuz we've got the uh sharpening

enabled L four right structure five left

30 five left don't cut late heav

right 40 six right

30 two left

6 right

TI 30 6 right and six left

80 s right s left six

right last time I sighted behind my

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ghost don't if that's affecting

performance at

all 176 left

right I

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sharper definitely more on the limit

though performance

wise six left into late right and three

left

100 if I could uh move that that info

over

no I can't see double uh F render

actually see if I can move the

uh BS in for

over one of these is manyu position I

can never remember which one it's on

advaning to do this it's been so

long distance oh does this make it

smaller I show expert settings there yes

i l it whole host of info

one that could um horizontal

offset I AG it

it's not right in front of my Feld

view there there we go right so everyone

just tweaking stuff so you can see more

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info would you get a headro info yeah

and one left half

long 14 F right tight

to it's it's on the edge like when I'm

going for the tunnels and maxing out so

I could probably do with lowering

something really but for the most part

what we're

on try read the info as I'm

driving CPU headro so lots of CPU

available especially the GPU constrained

close topu head 26%

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it's interesting cuz the

uh

Oculus starts veryy to the open XR

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to try different course different

car and then I'll finish up soon almost

bedtime

oh it's

Crash so okay so you can use it but I

think you still get you get intermittent

crashes maybe I'll just leave that there

cuz I think I've covered

everything um

so short on sweet stream 45

minutes right so if you just joined the

stream rewind to the start I'll go

through um all the settings in game and

um the quest free settings and I show

you how you can get it working with the

open XL tool kit you just have

to uh tweak that one setting but it

still seems a bit temperamental with

open XR tool kit just randomly crash on

some of the menus so use it at your own

risk as it were it seems to run pretty

well even without open XR tool kit

there's a lot of settings you can tweet

there hey hold holding down

socks you seen linkoln clay late no I

haven't I've seen him on streams and I

spoke to him about a week or so ago when

we watched the F1 so I do keep in touch

I've just not been online doing YouTube

stuff recently but thanks for asking um

yeah so that's it hope you enjoyed enjo

the video if I find any more settings

that uh help I'll let you know if you're

watching this back and you've got other

tips I've missed leave them in the

comments below I might try the pymax

crystal next uh because this was all on

the quest 3 today and I may do some more

um I set up another club actually so i'

I think I've got a couple of clubs set

up already in WC but I want to get back

into uh Sim racing I enjoy the rallying

I was just waiting for official VR

support which is now out now now out now

yes all right thanks everyone that stop

by hopefully see you soon good night

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