VR experiences IL-2 Korea

[pr0x]

On 7/29/2026 at 3:04 PM, tikijoetots37 said:

Is anyone else having issues with bad Lod/pop in, in VR? I've got a 5090 and since the last update, I've been really happy on the solid performance I'm getting on my pimax oled. The issue I'm having is pretty bad pop in from, (I think you call it, Lod), wh

Yeah, I have seen it too on maxed out settings. "Optimization" these days usually means changing LOD thresholds, hence why this is more apparent. It seems to be exacerbated by the landscape filters. Make sure you have those turned off.

[Husar]

52 minutes ago, reidarpeidar said:

Yeah, I have seen it too on maxed out settings. "Optimization" these days usually means changing LOD thresholds, hence why this is more apparent. It seems to be exacerbated by the landscape filters. Make sure you have those turned off.

I have plenty of FPS, but the blurry textures and constantly changing mountain shapes look terrible in a modern game. If that wasn't EA I would  felt like the developers are undermining their own work. 

[F86jkrM15]

I have a Dream Air and have FSR Quality set in game.  I am using an AMD 9070 XT 16 GB.  I am having an issue when flying the MiG-15bis in VR.  I am seeing double gunsight glass and the reticle is showing kind of a half circle.  If I close one eye it looks normal.  But with both eyes open it is super distracting and I feel like I am cross-eyed.

Also, when looking into the sun, my whole view becomes cloudy.

[Dash,Polder]

Try with shadows off.  That's the single biggest drag besides direct lighting, and it don't matter which level they're set.  Only off will allow anywhere near max frames over cities.

[pr0x]

2 hours ago, F86jkrM15 said:

I am seeing double gunsight glass and the reticle is showing kind of a half circle.  If I close one eye it looks normal.  But with both eyes open it is super distracting and I feel like I am cross-eyed.

That sounds like a typical IPD-issue. Either adjust IPD on the headset or in the game.

[Dash,Polder]

VectorXR stereo depth/ world scale and the convergence / depth plane can greatly alleviate that cross eye sight picture.  I was surprised when I hopped into a Mig after tinkering around with it in the allied planes setting up the cockpit scale, the Mig's sliced football reticle was gone and what appeared was a much more 3D gun sight with a circular reticle image on it.  That app works and has fixed a lot of things for me, just can't praise it enough.

[YoYo]

VectorXR is a great tool in this regard. It solved all my problems in this regard, and the latest version has even more options related to convergence, IPD, and world scale. I recommend it for sure.

[F86jkrM15]

Thanks, can VectorXR be used with Pimax Play 2.0.2?  Is there a way to set IPD in Korea?  I think that Pimax Play has my IPD set correctly.   I don't see this problem in the other Red aircraft, just the MiG-15.  I haven't tried the Blue aircraft yet.  Do you have some tips on how to change the settings in VectorXR to alleviate this problem?

[YoYo]

49 minutes ago, F86jkrM15 said:

Thanks, can VectorXR be used with Pimax Play 2.0.2?  Is there a way to set IPD in Korea?  I think that Pimax Play has my IPD set correctly.   I don't see this problem in the other Red aircraft, just the MiG-15.  I haven't tried the Blue aircraft yet.  Do you have some tips on how to change the settings in VectorXR to alleviate this problem?

IPD now works in IL-2 Korea as well. RShift + Num+ an Num- (as I remember).

[=ILS=_Abu_27]

现在vr世界比例是否准去了？仍然需要调整吗？

[YoYo]

3 hours ago, =ILS=_Abu_27 said:

现在vr世界比例是否准去了？仍然需要调整吗？

Needs some correction (-5,5 for me). I'm using VectorXR for this.

Edited August 2 by YoYo

[AndreiTomescu]

On 7/31/2026 at 6:22 PM, Dash,Polder said:

Try with shadows off

So, turning shadows OFF completely helps fps greatly? I'm in curved screen business 🙂 , but it's no cpu joy here also.

Since the last patch, in order to have smooth fps and .....high lows 🙂 , had to tune down hard, from 90 capped to 60 capped.

I'm still searching for that setting that really might help.

Any tested advice is greatly appreciated. 

This are my current settings, capped at 90 and now 60 from adrenaline.

P.S the gpu is underworked, never ever goes above 70% , so it's the CPU's burden i'm trying to lift.

[Jade_Monkey]

Pilot body seems to take a decent toll on my performance too, not as bad as indirect lighting.

 

Im using FXAA 4x, which is great for the cockpit but a bit of aliasing on the distant landscape.

[AndreiTomescu]

24 minutes ago, Jade_Monkey said:

Pilot body seems to take a decent toll on my performance too

out with the pilot body, then!!! Hollow man, it was a good movie back in my days.... 🙂 

[Talisman]

On 7/31/2026 at 8:52 PM, YoYo said:

IPD now works in IL-2 Korea as well. RShift + Num+ an Num- (as I remember).

Before I decide to try adjusting IPD with these keys, I would like to know if changing the IPD helps with the pilot head being too big and banging into the cockpit?

It feels like I am wearing a giant space helmet in the F51-D with VR restricted head movement enabled.  I don't have this problem in IL-2 GB, so why is this a problem with IL-2 Korea?

Thank you and happy landings,

Talisman

Edited August 2 by Talisman

[YoYo]

27 minutes ago, Talisman said:

Before I decide to try adjusting IPD with these keys, I would like to know if changing the IPD helps with the pilot head being too big and banging into the cockpit?

It feels like I am wearing a giant space helmet in the F51-D with VR restricted head movement enabled.  I don't have this problem in IL-2 GB, so why is this a problem with IL-2 Korea?

Thank you and happy landings,

Talisman

"World scale" does not significantly affect other settings, so it will not fully solve this problem, but in SP you can disable cockpit restrictions in the settings (camera).

Edited August 2 by YoYo

[Talisman]

16 minutes ago, YoYo said:

"World scale" does not significantly affect other settings, so it will not fully solve this problem, but in SP you can disable cockpit restrictions in the settings (camera).

Thanks for getting back YoYo 👍

I am into combat flight simulation for the multiplayer experience, so have high hopes for IL-2 Korea in that regard.  Shame that this head banging problem is spoiling things 😞

I only use SP to learn and train in the aircraft ready for MP as the main focus. I hope that the developers are looking to improve this totally immersion killing and annoying issue so that I can enjoy IL-2 Korea the same as I enjoyed IL-2 GB. 

I don't want to feel like I am wearing an oversized space helmet to fly the lovely propeller driven aircraft in this flight simulation. 

Happy landings,

Talisman 

Edited August 2 by Talisman

[YoYo]

11 minutes ago, Talisman said:

for the multiplayer experience....

Maybe you should post this in the VR bugs section? I agree that there's something wrong with the F-51D's cockpit limit in VR. A slight head movement is enough for the whole thing to move with you.

 

[Papa]

Can someone with a similar setup let me know if this will run well on my setup?

RTX 5090
can use DLSS/FSR
Pimax Crystal OG

Especially on a typical multiplayer server, do I have hopes of holding a stable 72 FPS most of the time?

I'm thinking of getting it via the store while its EA and to leave more cash for the devs, but if performance is not guaranteed, I'd rather try it through Steam and refund if it's not playable for me.

[Dash,Polder]

Yes, I can hold a stable 72 with a Super 57 and a 4090.  Unless you are doing something wrong you should be able to rip at 90 with nearly everything cranked.  The only caveat is you didn't specify the CPU, that could and does matter.  

[Papa]

17 minutes ago, Dash,Polder said:

Yes, I can hold a stable 72 with a Super 57 and a 4090.  Unless you are doing something wrong you should be able to rip at 90 with nearly everything cranked.  The only caveat is you didn't specify the CPU, that could and does matter.  

i7-14700 KF. I'll probably upgrade it soon. In DCS I'm somewhat CPU-limited.

[Papa]

OK, it works pretty well for me. I only messed around in training/exam missions so far, but I only noticed FPS drops in the big P-51 many on many air combat mission. So far so good. I'll try MP next time.

[Hotdognz]

7 hours ago, Dash,Polder said:

Yes, I can hold a stable 72 with a Super 57 and a 4090.  Unless you are doing something wrong you should be able to rip at 90 with nearly everything cranked.  The only caveat is you didn't specify the CPU, that could and does matter.  

What are you settings for your 4090 and the Pimax 57ppd, I have the same and im interested to know,so far Il2 in Korea looks really sub par compared to other VR sims im flying and it doesnt matter what I do I can not get the terrain to look good at all, cockpits look fine

[Dash,Polder]

9950X3D CPU

You may have to install EVO to get that crop feature, that's where your going to get your biggest gain, my system can fully handle 22 million pixels without choking, anything over and it starts to gag.  With the excellent overlap on the 57 your not going to notice the crop much at all.  Also keep the hidden area mask on, that'll curve the crop to the shape of your lenses.

That's recorded by EVO directly off the right eye screen, that is exactly what and how I see the game.

Better add in I use MSI also, not really doing any real card overclocking, just make sure the power limit has no restrictions and a conservative memory boost.  Give yourself a nice head start with GPU cooling with the fans also, so it kicks in early and goes maximum quickly under a load before it starts getting warm.

Post release - Shadows now Ultra, and canopy set high, the shadows now work. 

The clouds are now better far as load but the combo with shadows ultra in full overcast and rain when set clouds to ultra becomes a bit of a drag with both on.   Shadows it is for me over full clouds.  Nice optimizations on these for release, but the grass, forget about it, it's a real drag and not worth the cost.  Try the indirect lighting, it was unplayable before, but you can actually fly it at still a great cost in VR.  The only thing of note is how the cockpit instruments appear, they look real with the glass.  But not worth the chug, for me it does have micro stutters, not a silky smooth experience.  It bogs the hanger and menus down big time, but not as bad in the fly.

Edited August 4 by Dash,Polder

[YoYo]

I flew yesterday in version 1.001, the release version. Unfortunately, optimization is still lacking. I even feel like it's worse in some aspects (because something happened at the airports/runways, where it's currently difficult to achieve maximum frame rates). Before this patch or the one before last, airports were better, and I didn't really complain. Something's been added here. I'll test the lack of grass further  (if it has such an impact on FPS) - but... no grass in the simulator in 2026 (It's not even a compromise, just a visual downgrade and significantly so)? That's a throwback to the early 2000s... 

Edited August 5 by YoYo