How to launch Elite Dangerous Without VR and without disconnect the HTC Vive ???

LAYNOR LUNA LAGOONA · Sep 16, 2016

Hi,

Is someone know how to not launch the VR mode when your HTC Vive is connected?

even if i quit SteamVR, Elite launch it automatically

i didn't see any option in the Launcher too.

for the moment the only solution i find is to disconnect the electric cable.

it's quite boring...

dutchy2000 · Sep 16, 2016

Tell it not the use the HMD in the settings?

Gadroc · Sep 16, 2016

There is a setting inside SteamVR to launch when an application launches. Uncheck it and Elite will stop auto launching SteamVR. I'm at work so I can't remember the exact place in SteamVR settings, but it's shouldn't be hard to find.

LAYNOR LUNA LAGOONA · Sep 17, 2016

ah thanks, but i don't use steam for elite =/

TorTorden_VR · Sep 17, 2016

You can change in graphics options in game as well.
In short just disable the 3d setting from HMD to none.

Ideally you can switch have between screen and hmd without even restarting the game.

Gadroc · Sep 17, 2016

I don't launch Elite via steam either, but by default SteamVR detects VR capable apps opening and will auto start itself regardless if the app is launched via steam. Open SteamVR and click Settings -> Developer and then uncheck "Start SteamVR when an application starts".

Martynyuu · Dec 9, 2016

You can make a shortcut to device manager and disable the vive

like a software based unplug

Lupin · Dec 9, 2016

I see no problem with just leaving VR unplugged if you are not planning to use.
But main reason ED starting VR is that you have VR setting saved in ED. So use that program that switches graphic profiles? http://edcodex.info/?m=tools&entry=170

Major Klutz · Dec 9, 2016

Common problem cause by Steam VR setting.
No matter how you have ED configured, Even if you're not using Steam to launch ED, if you have Steam VR installed, it recognizes any VR enabled game and takes over.

Open Steam VR, go into settings, under Developer, disable "Start Steam VR when an application starts"

That setting makes Steam VR launch and take over any time a VR capable application launches
So no matter what you do to configure or re-configure Elite settings, it will still launch in VR every time unless you disable that setting or unplug the headset.

Heavenly-Hammer · Dec 10, 2016

Gadroc said:
I don't launch Elite via steam either, but by default SteamVR detects VR capable apps opening and will auto start itself regardless if the app is launched via steam. Open SteamVR and click Settings -> Developer and then uncheck "Start SteamVR when an application starts".

thanks for this tip. this had been annoying me greatly. I was resorting to just unplugging the power plug for the HMD from the little module which works as well.

B1rdy · Feb 14, 2017

Heavenly-Hammer said:
thanks for this tip. this had been annoying me greatly. I was resorting to just unplugging the power plug for the HMD from the little module which works as well.

But that is not the solution. The VR compositor still loads and take CPU time.
Is there a working solution to prevent ED from loading Steam VR?

TorTorden_VR · Feb 14, 2017

I suppose Dr.Kaii's profile manager would be able tl handle this. Make one profile for HMD and one without.

Or you can set the 3d settings in graphics to off before closing.

El_Labero · Feb 14, 2017

TorTorden said:
I suppose Dr.Kaii's profile manager would be able tl handle this. Make one profile for HMD and one without.

Or you can set the 3d settings in graphics to off before closing.

so you can change it not in the Game.. this is the easiest way

B1rdy · Feb 15, 2017

I will give it a try, although I don't think it will change anything. Because even if VR is disabled in-game on exit, it doesn't change the behaviour on the next start. But it will be nice to have a custom VR preset, since ED sometimes changes the quality setting back to 'high'.

TorTorden_VR · Feb 15, 2017

Also there is the command line launcher option (I completely forgot)

In your launcher shortcut or steam options I guess, append /novr after the target.

Can just make a second desktop shortcut for it.

Like so

http://imgur.com/a/sUx9g

This does launch the regular game menu etc, but it still triggers the oculus or steamvr software to launch and closing them still closes the game..

Guess you would have to stop the running VR services to not trigger those, and that could lead to other issues.

Alec Turner · Feb 15, 2017

Major Klutz said:
Open Steam VR, go into settings, under Developer, disable "Start Steam VR when an application starts"

This sounds like it should work, unfortunately it doesn't. If you launch a non-VR Elite profile, SteamVR pops up and steals the focus. There's a bug report thread about this over here if anyone's interested.

https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...mVR-Launches-Automatically-When-It-Should-Not

rally · Feb 23, 2017

Weird, unchecking start steam in vr when app starts worked fine for me. Doesn't launch any VR related anything. If I want to play any game in VR I just have to open Steam vr manually at the top right of steam from the icon there now before I open any vr game. Which isn't that big of a deal.

Not sure why that isn't the same for everyone. I do have steam client beta updates on?