For owners of headsets from Varjo, Pimax, HP and possibly others too their native OpenXR runtimes are not working correctly.Currently the only way for us to get the game running is by switching runtimes and this is sub-optimal for performance. For me using a Pimax Crystal this can result in up to a 20% loss in performance. This also requires a dance of option changes between the different apps I run just to get WRC working and to get everything reset after use.What I would hope is for OpenXR to not be specific to just Steam and Meta. Everything else I run that is OpenXR based works as expected with all OXR runtimes and layers.For what it's worth here are my findings trying to use the native runtime for the Pimax Crystal: The game will start and menus etc in the floating theater show correctly, this actually runs 90fps compared to Steams XR which can be around 70fps and stuttery in this mode, native is far better for these theater modes. When a stage is started the hmd will switch into stereo 3D BUT will flicker between eyes and not react to head position movement with what looks like a window within a window.

I have a Reverb G2 and a beefy PC 13700KF@5.6g 32gb ram, 3080 , and right now the framerate is not very high... Hopefully OpenXR compatbility will bring a performance uplift.

Update on this:Native OpenXR does actually work BUT using the upscaler feature in WRC will cause issues as mentioned in the OP.An upscaler like DLSS will not work with native OXR runtimes at all and while it can work with Steams OXR it causes other issues due to extreme vram peaks on stage load and end leading to freezes and crashes. This brief peek can use 6-8gb extra of vram, the workaround is to reduce vram consumption.An upscaler is vital for performance and DLSS can work well so I hope that bug is fixed.

Will we see any VR fixes in these new paid expansions?I'd like to hope so. I'm holding off on buying until I see some movement on the VR (beta) front.Its just very unenjoyable when you have to render at 50% resolution with a very small FOV, and DLSS - just to have tolerable fps.This is the only VR game I have to do this with.Communication would be nice as a minimum

EA_Barry Almost a year since the original postCan we get native OpenXR working, like every other sim title by now please? Huge fan of DR2 VR. I want to love this game, but the performance just makes for a bad experience.I can't in good conscience buy any expansion until I see some movement or communication at the least

ea wrc is not fun in vr, that's why I am not playing that game anymore !if only native openxr could be used it will allow best performance.

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nbates66
Seasoned Traveler
11 months ago
@J0bbee So i'll just note that OpenXR native implementation for Dell Visor works fine without SteamVR running, also I disagree with your assertion that an upscaler is vital - upscaling looks particularly bad in VR and you're better off reducing settings than attempting to rely on such things.
J0bbee
11 months ago
@nbates66the Dell Visor has a res of 1440x1440 per-eye is that right? this is very low by current standards and I can see why you might not need an upscaler but for the many of us it's vital for performance and get better results then purely reducing other settings specially with DLSS.
nbates66
Seasoned Traveler
11 months ago
@J0bbee wrote:
@nbates66the Dell Visor has a res of 1440x1440 per-eye is that right? this is very low by current standards and I can see why you might not need an upscaler but for the many of us it's vital for performance and get better results then purely reducing other settings specially with DLSS.
1440x1440 is the native res but i don't tend to render that low, currently at around 2100x2100, in DR2.0 VR i didn't tend to go far beyond 2100x2100 and often lower so i think many of those wanting higher render res in VR are dreaming - if you decide to do so then you run with upscaling, likely bringing the horrible blurring and artifacts that brings.
J0bbee
11 months ago
No need to make a blind decision it's easy to try everything available to tweak. I use a high res HMD 2880 x 2880 panels, render res 4312 x 5100 per eye and DLSS at quality or with tweaked DLSS percentages genuinely works better here.
I'll leave you with a tip if you have a Nvidia RTX card and want to stay away from upscaling... try out DLAA for better AA then the games UE AA, needs to be forced via the driver, search for a guide.
Sokittoya76A
Seasoned Scout
10 months ago
@EA_Barry Any update on upscaler support for native openxr through open composite? What about support for openxr toolkit?
If no can you guys at least make the UEVR mod work again in openxr mode as it now crashes upon loading stage. Wish I could revert back to an older version of the game. Any way to do that for offline? Too much to ask? Well then how about releasing a game that works instead of a half baked cake with a soggy center!
Sokittoya76A
Seasoned Scout
10 months ago
Bumping this post 🙂
Sokittoya76A
Seasoned Scout
10 months ago
It's not that I'm undermining the level of work and commitment the team of devs have provided. I'm looking more at management & their inability to convey terms transparently. I've been a Jeweller for the past 22yrs with my own business so I know what it's like to be under pressure, however what do you think would happen if I made an item and left out a couple of gems with the 'promise' I'll get to them later whilst demanding full payment up front. Do you really think anyone would stand for that?
I agree there are always unknown variables at play and nothing/ no one is perfect, though the levels of downright anti consumerism and questionable ethics in business policy remain the sole focus of all the hate put toward E.A. and their management.
So please no one take it personally, my point is that if something isn't even close to being finished you can't release it with promises of grandeur which as history dictates falls flat on its arse, and expect people who have paid full price to not feel ripped off!
A reply from E.A. would be greatly appreciated. You guys are active on here are you not!?!
Sokittoya76A
Seasoned Scout
10 months ago
Still no reply from E.A. Good job team, such admirable concern for your client's needs.
jazzbutter
New Adventurer
5 months ago
It would be great if we could use our headset's native OpenXR rather than have to fallback on SteamVR OpenXR which does not perform as well.
Apparently prior to 1.9.0 it did work for some headsets, but not anymore.
Sokittoya76A
Seasoned Scout
5 months ago
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