I'm so late to the party it ain't funny.
I've been flying VR in DCS exclusively for what must be years now, (ever since the HP Reverb V2 came out)
But because I like to use external tools in EDO, (TCE, ED Explor. Buddy, EDSM, EDMC, etc), I never bothered to move off the 2D screen.
A recent monitor change pushed me across that line and following some useful videos on YT concerning OVR Toolkit in particular ... I now may never go back to a pancake screen.
So, there are a number of STEAM application like Desktop+ (free), OVR Advanced (payware) and likely others out there that offer the ability to bring your desktop into VR. Some seem better than others!
I found OVR Toolkit to best option for me so I bought it on STEAM (~12 Euro / ~13 USD / ~11 GBP at time of post). Installation was easy and a little time later and I was up and running.
Once installed, it can be set to start with STEAM VR application or it can be started manually. That's what I use with my HP Reverb V2.
It's very plug and play esque in my experience. There is a tutorial greeting you upon first use and it's pretty straight forward.
I can now manipulate cropped desktop grabs into my VR view in the cockpit and even set them as 'fade when not in focus' or set a manual open/close key which does not interfere with the in-cockpit holoscreens we are all used to and love. Great for surfing the interwebs when on a long trip kinda thing also. Some folks watch movies even.
So on my exploration trip, I can pop up Exploration Buddy and EDMC and review my situation, plan my next jump and fly the experience I wished to have.
(which numpty here never considered possible and was seemingly too lazy to investigate regularly over the last while ... <shakes head>).
In the off chance, there's others similar to me, just a note to confirm that there is a way, it works well, doesn't kill performance (your milage may vary comments seems appropriate) and enhances your VR experience hugely.
S!
I've been flying VR in DCS exclusively for what must be years now, (ever since the HP Reverb V2 came out)
But because I like to use external tools in EDO, (TCE, ED Explor. Buddy, EDSM, EDMC, etc), I never bothered to move off the 2D screen.
A recent monitor change pushed me across that line and following some useful videos on YT concerning OVR Toolkit in particular ... I now may never go back to a pancake screen.
So, there are a number of STEAM application like Desktop+ (free), OVR Advanced (payware) and likely others out there that offer the ability to bring your desktop into VR. Some seem better than others!
I found OVR Toolkit to best option for me so I bought it on STEAM (~12 Euro / ~13 USD / ~11 GBP at time of post). Installation was easy and a little time later and I was up and running.
Once installed, it can be set to start with STEAM VR application or it can be started manually. That's what I use with my HP Reverb V2.
It's very plug and play esque in my experience. There is a tutorial greeting you upon first use and it's pretty straight forward.
I can now manipulate cropped desktop grabs into my VR view in the cockpit and even set them as 'fade when not in focus' or set a manual open/close key which does not interfere with the in-cockpit holoscreens we are all used to and love. Great for surfing the interwebs when on a long trip kinda thing also. Some folks watch movies even.
So on my exploration trip, I can pop up Exploration Buddy and EDMC and review my situation, plan my next jump and fly the experience I wished to have.
(which numpty here never considered possible and was seemingly too lazy to investigate regularly over the last while ... <shakes head>).
In the off chance, there's others similar to me, just a note to confirm that there is a way, it works well, doesn't kill performance (your milage may vary comments seems appropriate) and enhances your VR experience hugely.
S!
