After a fresh game install, applied the recommended fixes for VR, set my OpenXR to SteamVR.
The game launches, switches the view to cockpit and the application stops responding.
I used to be able to play correctly a bit after launch, not anymore.
PC Specs:
VR : HP Reverb G2, Win11 23h2, i7 13700KF, RTX 3080, 32GB RAM
By further decreasing the resolution to 32%, I was able to put a few options back to Low instead of Ultra low.
However in career mode after a new stage is loaded sometimes the game will freeze and require a restart.
I wonder if anyone is still able to play VR with a 8GB GPU, if i'm struggling with 10GB
Just say it out loud the game requires 12GB VRAM for VR starting from version 2.x onwards.
Just Give me version 1.81 back that played like the claims done at https://www.ea.com/en/games/ea-sports-wrc/wrc-24/news/vr-faq
After HOURS and hours of testing and troubleshooting the reason is simple. VRAM Starvation.
For anyone with a 3080 and Reverb G2 crashing upon taking control of the driver in VR :
I never had to lower headset resolution for a game to work but this is the one...
After hitting the menus the VRAM hits 9.6GB usage lowering to 9125 after some idle time.
Try using the Yaris GR WRC1 car, I tried some group B cars and game just froze.
Here are my settings :
nVidia driver 572.83 DLSS Preset J using nVidia Profile Inspector.
Manually put the 310.1 DLSS DLL in the game as the guide tells you to do.
HyperThreading and E-Cores disabled. will retest with E cores enabled later.
Using SteamVR, 90hz refresh, Resolution per eye 36% (yes, that low)
game settings :
game resolution 1280x720 windowed
Basic settings:
AA Low
Aniso off
Main menu famerate limit on
FOV render strength 2
Upscaler DLSS
Upscaler Auto Quality ON
Advanced:
Everything ultra Low or OFF if it allows.
VR Settings Hidden Area Mask Width 108
Height 52
I'm still testing the exact settings but i was able to put two time attack runs in Sardegna, the first one.
Good luck.
All i can hear is crickets. I bought this with "BETA VR support" and had a functioning product, then feature regression happened. How is the beta progressing or the time frame to not beta anymore? is WMR support getting canned altogether?
Just to double check i disabled hyperthreading, disabled control flow guard, set the graphic options to minimum, everything is smooth right up until i am in the driver's seat. At that point the game becomes a slide show even the countdown goes super slow.
1.8.1 worked perfectly. Game could have used a few optimizations here and there. Now Linux people can't play, WMR users can't play. The only ones who can play have 4080+gpu and tellling people to upgrade their PC's.
This is basically a post-launch rug pull for users who were promised VR compatibility.
