Thanks, new to sim racing and just got RF2, so super helpful
@closetsimracer3 күн бұрын
no problem at all, glad it could help and the whole point of the video. Thanks for watching
@matthiasgrunwald89513 күн бұрын
rF2 is best sim ever made!
@closetsimracer12 күн бұрын
It's certainly up there I can not disagree
@sethkastl165114 күн бұрын
Thank you for the info. Im looking at trying vr for iracing. Ive acquired a rift S for pretty cheap. My pc specs are a Ryzen 5 5500 and an RX 6600 gpu and 32 gb of RAM. Would this setup run vr fairly smooth for iracing?
@closetsimracer14 күн бұрын
@sethkastl1651 it would be a trial and error attempt. You may get it working but would have to turn a lot of settings to min. You will struggle with CPU and GPU power however I would say you'll get enough to test drive on your own, it would be enough to see if you like VR. You may also want to look into openXR it will help run it smoother. Hope it helps
@nephildevil2 ай бұрын
Not buying this. too many trees
@AngelusFromHell2 ай бұрын
I do use Openxr instead of SteamVR for rFactor 2. Does it still work?
@closetsimracer2 ай бұрын
No I don't believe it will work, however I have heard a program called kneeboard will do what you are after. I haven't tried it myself
@sam3d2 ай бұрын
Bro who has the ability to do fkn setups for every single fkn car! A good sim should have presets for every car available.
@closetsimracer12 күн бұрын
Some.reason only just seen this, yes rfactor2 things. I find the things I show will see you through most scenarios
@ayoaina_fpv2 ай бұрын
Great stuff! Can anyone recommend a specify laptop model for this please?
@closetsimracer2 ай бұрын
Most modern laptops will work fine with this, however if you want VR you will need higher end of graphics card.
@dubtube66913 ай бұрын
This game is pathet. Horrible ui with cluttered sub menus, go back and check out dirt rally. The advanced graphic settings are super useless for in terms of information about what is a setting doing. Trees - sets the quality of the trees. Really? And for all other settings no proper information. Post process volume?b if you are not working with unreal you have no clue what is. You can look at up in the documentation of Unreal Engine. And we are VR.... OMG, next Gen graphics in 2024; looks worse than RBR 🎉👋👋 well done EA, WRC, Codemasters
@jamesleegte3 ай бұрын
Anisotropic 16x You realistically need a 3080ti and above with a decent i9 9900k and above before you can hit medium high and epics and before it starts to look ok. I sim race at 72hz and this frees up a truck ton of graphical goodies to use.
@closetsimracer3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching, we have found a trick DLSS makes it loads better, I have it set to quality I don't get any stutters and it's slight blur, it helped increasing my supersampling to 1.5 through oculus tray tool. Keep your eyes peeled new video soon.
@jamesleegte3 ай бұрын
@@closetsimracer upscaler must be turned off otherwise you introduce all the smudging and blurring. On your rig I’d drop to 72hz. I’m on a 3080ti with i9 9900k oc to 4.2ghz and I run all my sim racing games at 72hz. I have zero sensitivity to motion sickness abd I honestly can’t tell the difference between 72 and 90. I promise if you turn off upscaler and drop to 72hz you will be a lot happier!
@closetsimracer3 ай бұрын
Unfortunately, I don't have the option to run 72hz, I use original oculus CV1. Tried upscaler off but it works so much better with DLSS on. Setting to quality helps with blur and its playable.
@jamesleegte3 ай бұрын
@@closetsimracer its definitely time to retire that CV1 buddy. I sold mine off just before Oculus reversed the terrible link your Facebook account to your oculus account rule nonsense. It was a great headset and was hard for me to sell her, but it was time to move on.
@closetsimracer3 ай бұрын
@jamesleegte5753 I don't disagree it needs to be replaced, how can I say this, I'm being overruled by the boss, if you know what I mean. One day it will happen
@FuZZbaLLbee3 ай бұрын
Everything on Low is probably the reason, why it isn’t a available for PSVR2
@closetsimracer3 ай бұрын
I've been testing this recently and I have made some decent progress with settings stay tuned for a new video soon. Thanks for watching
@kalairbo3 ай бұрын
My setup is pretty close... 5600x and a 3070 TI. To get the trees to stop shimmering, turning AA all the way down to 0 (in fact disabled it in the .ini file) and then turning DLSS up to quality smoothed things out. I also added some lighting tweaks to the .ini and it made the colors less blown out (the road looked straight white on the bright, white gravel roads). It makes it playable, but definitely still not great. Switching back to Dirt Rally 2.0 was like night and day. I know it's Beta though, so I too am hopeful they can improve the optimization!
@closetsimracer3 ай бұрын
Must admit I didn't try DLSS maybe worth a go. Also what lighting tweeks did you mate? It's only mainly the graphics that are really holding it back the rest we could live with. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
@kalairbo3 ай бұрын
@@closetsimracer Instrucytions: Type %LOCALAPPDATA% into your windows explorer, find WRC\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\Engine.ini Add this to the end of the "engine.ini" file (Back it up first just in case): [SystemSettings] r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=0 r.EyeAdaptation.LensAttenuation=0.44 r.Color.Mid=0.53 r.TonemapperGamma=2.13 grass.CullDistanceScale=3.0 groundCover.CullDistanceScale=3.0 groundCover.CullMaxDistance=20000.0 It definitely helped a ton on my end! With the AA off, it kind of needs the DLSS, but it works much better if a tad blurry. I've noticed it seems to partly be looking through the windshield that screws up the colors, which is interesting - Also makes me feel like it shouldn't be the hardest fix ever. At least hopefully! lol! Hope that helps!
@closetsimracer3 ай бұрын
I will give that a go. I will report back and hopefully makes it a bit more playable for now. Thanks again and thanks for watching
@dathyr13 ай бұрын
Well so far with my WRC game and watching setup videos to change/get the best performance, it seems to work adequate for me. I did one time trial with my Quest 3 and graphics detail is not too bad, and no jerkiness in the game. I need to install a FPS monitor to see how these type of games do on my PC system. Doing the actual time trial and being inside the car in the drivers seat in VR looks adequate so far. One thing I did notice so far is there is no car engine sound while doing the replays. All I hear the tires and I think the wind of the car. There might be a few other little things, but those are the main items I heard. Game hasn't crashed for me so far. Just now getting into trying different things in the game. Many people are very fussy about this game, I am not a Rally game fanatic and I don't care how real it is or is not. It is just entertainment for me and to drive/see the scenic routes that are in the game. Thanks for the video and take care.
@closetsimracer3 ай бұрын
Don't get me wrong I will drive the hell out of this but visually there is plenty of room to improve. It is only a beta so I have hope, it drives great and that is what I'll keep coming back for
@dathyr13 ай бұрын
@@closetsimracer I agree and thanks for the information. My comment about being fussy was not aimed at you, it was just a general statement in that I do other SIM racing games and Rally racing is not my expertise. I would not know how a Rally car is supposed to drive, and as long as I can get through the Stages without crashing the car, I am a happy camper. I love to drive the twisty winding Stages the game provides and the turn voice is a big help in doing them. I have my game set to HIGH graphics settings and FULLSCREEN with the resolution set to a high number, I forget the numbers. My graphics looks somewhat better than in the video. Take care.
@TJ-bx5px3 ай бұрын
u forgot tan the graphics details and sharpness is better on gaming monitors, VR graphics is not the best...
@closetsimracer3 ай бұрын
Your not wrong however you can get them to an ecceptable level. Iracing is a perfect example it looks good in VR but not quite as good as a monitor
@BumbleBee_VR3 ай бұрын
For a beta it’s okish. I’m much more hopeful that vr is finally here and can only hope it gets better in time.
@closetsimracer3 ай бұрын
It's not at the level it should be, it's just about playable but far from perfect. I really hope it cam one day meet its promise land.
@las10plagas3 ай бұрын
I love how detailed the FFB in rf2 is! I didn't even know my wheel could do the things it does in this game/sim
@closetsimracer3 ай бұрын
I cannot disagree with you, I love a bit of RF2 and always will just wish I could race more people more often.
@doot65164 ай бұрын
im on the fence of trying it. im a regular ac iracing guy but everyones telling me rf2 is going to become the next big thing
@closetsimracer3 ай бұрын
100% try it, wait until steam sale and pick it up. Once the FFB is dialled in nothing comes close.
@doot65163 ай бұрын
@@closetsimracer i gave it a shot. its pretty damn good lol as of now i only own the tcr and 1 gt3. the ffb and road feel plus tire model is SO GOOD! but.... i cant rotate any car on brake for whatever reason. on throttle rotation is there. brake rotation and trail braking seems super odd. now i only have a few days with it so i cant be so quick to say anything but as of now it feels pretty damn good.
@closetsimracer3 ай бұрын
@doot6516 honestly it's just practice with it, depends what you drove before too. Move brake bias rearward and increase brake pressure may help. Most detach rear anti roll bar too seems to help.
@JetLagRecords4 ай бұрын
Closet SimRacer, You're amazing! I hit the like button as soon as I saw it!
@closetsimracer4 ай бұрын
Wow, thanks!
@JetLagRecords4 ай бұрын
Closet SimRacer, Subscribed because your videos are so much fun!
@weswheel48344 ай бұрын
Thanks. The part about not starting everything up before going into rFactor 2 has got me a few times. I forget to turn my wheel on and find that it helpfully has mapped the steering to an axis on my flight sim throttle quadrant :D
@closetsimracer4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and I'm pleased it has helped. Anything I've missed or you'd like to know just shout up always looking for video ideas.
@Robis_Place4 ай бұрын
Looking to get into VR myself so finding your videos of enormous benefit. Thanks for all your hours of testing really enjoying their content
@closetsimracer4 ай бұрын
No problem at all thank you for watching. Anything i've missed let me know.
@bjovers15 ай бұрын
"steamVR overlay settings" is greyed out here.. no idea why..
@closetsimracer5 ай бұрын
Make sure your spotted has not started and you have steam vr open. Also check in setting its on
@bjovers15 ай бұрын
@@closetsimracer thanks! Now my problem is that it mirrors my entire desktop in vr.. ive tried going to default settings but still the same problem
@closetsimracer5 ай бұрын
@@bjovers1 just make sure you select the right window from the list it gives you, try another
@hellomihai5 ай бұрын
Ugh the mirrors. They’re such a pain to adjust. Any tips on that? Especially ones with center monitor.
@closetsimracer5 ай бұрын
I only ever adjust the rear one, side ones are as you say a pain. Google RF2 mirror adjustment you will get all the button combos. Thanks for watching
@TheKeyEntity5 ай бұрын
Thanks for this! Used this to get my iOverlay working on my Vive!
@closetsimracer5 ай бұрын
Glad I could help!
@jeepld5 ай бұрын
Great video, great value ! Thank you 🙏🏼
@Danecay5 ай бұрын
Köszi! :)
@hellomihai5 ай бұрын
Fart 💨 at 4:44? 😅
@closetsimracer5 ай бұрын
I wouldn't rule it out 🤣
@hellomihai5 ай бұрын
@@closetsimracer I had a good laugh... I think you were slightly congested and your nose was stuffy
@closetsimracer5 ай бұрын
@@hellomihai I'm glad it brightened up your day
@GitGudRacing5 ай бұрын
Performance looks really good so far! Thanks for the video!
@closetsimracer5 ай бұрын
I was really impressed, I didn't change anything and run it with my existing setting. I will make some minor changes but performance was really good. Thanks for watching
@shawndixon45366 ай бұрын
I borrowed a co-worker's Oculus Rift, and I really like VR, but for games that benefit from full head movement (I definitely am better in Dirt Rally 2.0 with VR). So after I have it back (after about 4 months) Unfortunately, I hated the sensors, because it was difficult to make room where they would read correctly. I decided to go triple 24" (I had one and my.son was getting rid of his 2 extras). Then I found a used Acer Windows mixed reality for $50 CND. One of the best priced investments of my system. Downfalls to VR is you start feeling the unit on tour head after a few hours, which can cause a pressure headache, and, this only happened once, got a headrush in Kart Kraft when I spun around and was gliding backwards, I actually felt like I was rolling backwards and had to remove the VR for a bit. Unfortunately, as great as it is, it is a pain to initially get going with VR, where my triples are ready and waiting right then and there. So I use the monitors 95% of the time. But I still like having the option, especially for the price I paid for it!
@closetsimracer5 ай бұрын
the whole point of my video, there is a reality to VR, it's not for everyone. I found it tough to adjust when I tried it for the first time. Strangely flight sim solved my sickness issue no idea how or why. I also found one a good smooth frame rate can be got the sickness also went away. Headaches can also be an issue. thanks for watching here if I can help. Sorry for the late response
@DJeb866 ай бұрын
Rfactor 2 devs must stupidest ones of the whole industry !! They make an easy game to install but you got a useless empty app. I thought i had to buy all the content and they re pretty expensive, thanks to you, you saved my experience…but there so many other things that confuse me, online session for instance, and particularly vr settings, unlike what you said, when i change the display resolution, it changes the actual resolution within the headset !!! Rfactor 2 is the only vr game that does that ! If i put the res at 4k, i got a big menu screen standing in front of me like a building, and if i lower the res the menu become smaller but everything else is blurry, even in game session ! Is it better to launch the game with openxr from steam, or with vrtoolkit from rfactor setting app, in this cass do i need to install vrtoolkit or does it come with the app ? On quest3 does not look as good as other games…even at high res.
@closetsimracer5 ай бұрын
I'm glad I could help in one way! Not sure on your resolution issue, I use oculus tray tool to sort my supersampling in the headset. I would advise going to RF2 discord they are very helpful in sorting these things out. Thanks for watching.
@n4rktv7 ай бұрын
Hello, Im looking to get into sim racing my pc specs are intel i5 12600KF, RTX 4060 @ 8gb VRAM, 16gb ram @ 3200mhz. I have no idea if this will be a decent experience in VR or if I'd be better off just going with a screen set up.
@closetsimracer7 ай бұрын
Hi thanks for watching. Since I made that video the 40 series GPUs ha e arrived. Your system could run VR but at the lower end, so you would have to reduce most of the settings to get a smooth experience. Your system will run 1080p screen single screen no problem , not about a 4060 running triples.
@n4rktv6 ай бұрын
what would have to upgraded to get a smoother higher quality picture in VR? @@closetsimracer
@closetsimracer6 ай бұрын
To get a full detail VR experience you will essentially need a full PC upgrade. An i7 processor, and something like a 4070 ti super or 4080 if buying new now. A second hand 3080 or 3090 will also do the job. I also found 32gb RAM better for VR as I quickly ran out when running 16GB. However, dont be put off. Try your current system and maybe look into openXR to help run it. Make sure you like it before spending thousands.
@n4rktv6 ай бұрын
ive also had a look at vr headsets and the pico 4 is cheap in my country is that a better option in the current second hand market?@@closetsimracer
@closetsimracer6 ай бұрын
@narkkkk I'm not sure how used ones are holding up at the moment, I suppose depends on price, wouldn't rule out q2 2nd hand either
@AmericanSimracing7 ай бұрын
Saw ur logo and was sold
@closetsimracer7 ай бұрын
I'll take that, first time anyone has mentioned it. Thanks for watching.
@AmericanSimracing7 ай бұрын
It’s hilarious! 😅
@_Rydiggs7 ай бұрын
this program is basically a virus good luck ever being able to uninstall it from your PC!! or contacting the creator about any issues!
@PPPRacin7 ай бұрын
Love this car, great fun to drive and race. It's only downside is when you crash and get 16 minute pitstops . I also race in VR, hope to see you on track once i get my iRating back up 😂
@closetsimracer7 ай бұрын
It is really good to drive a decent challenge. Nice to hear from fellow VR races, I'm sure our paths will cross. I try not to actually worry about my rating but I do anyway thanks for watching.
@seebarry40687 ай бұрын
Hey there you are. 👋🏻. You haven’t popped up for ages.
@closetsimracer7 ай бұрын
I'm still here, Christmas and the new year got me all busy hopefully normal service to be resumed. Hope you had a good new year? Are you setup yet?
@seebarry40687 ай бұрын
Well we’re getting there. My boys got me a new pedal set for Christmas, still getting used to them. Obviously better than my Logitech pedals, but they’re different and muscle memory isn’t quite there yet. CSL not elites, but I bought the clutch kit. I never use the clutch since blowing my knee out, I needed somewhere familiar to put my foot when in in vr 😂. PC is still old as all heck 🤷🏻♂️🛸
@closetsimracer7 ай бұрын
@@seebarry4068 it's slow progress takes a long time to get sorted. Took me 15yrs to get what I have now. Keep me updated. Always here if any help needed.
@FEERON627 ай бұрын
hello! I was wondering: can I subscribe to the content before downloading the game to drive the cars when I run rFactor?
@closetsimracer7 ай бұрын
I can't say I've tried it, but I would think you will need to buy the game before you can subscribe to workshop content. However no harm in trying it. Tha ks for watching
@seandrage92297 ай бұрын
Soooooooo many rFactor2 things, could be such a good sim. Just needs simplifying by the devs. Absolute ball ache of a game
@closetsimracer7 ай бұрын
It can be a right pain, but once you nail it and understand its flaws, it really is a great sim. Also, part of the reason I made this video.
@bernl1787 ай бұрын
I definitely agree. It should default to all cars all tracks that should be default. As far as the loading time goes I got a very strong computer. And yes it does take a while to load but the trade-off I believe is a superior handling but just my opinion.
@closetsimracer7 ай бұрын
I think you are right, minor issue but one that could confuse someone new to the sim. Thanks for watching 👍
@BrolySpeedyBoy8 ай бұрын
Mate why u not posting i like your content helpef my a lot with rf2 thx btw
@closetsimracer8 ай бұрын
Sorry about that Christmas and kids and stuff. Hopefully, get some videos soon. Hold in there normal service to be resumed soon. Also thank you for the kind words nice to hear it.
@RickBeacham8 ай бұрын
thanks for this guide! Helped me alot. I really like rFactor 2 force feed back and tire models.
@closetsimracer8 ай бұрын
no problem at all, thank you for watching
@andybaker79548 ай бұрын
Thanks for this guide. I had been thinking of trying Rfactor2 for a long time but had been put off on hearing it wasn’t easy to set up. I bought it on Steam as it was less than £6 and your guide was a great help. I just tried a BTCC AI race at Donington and it was very enjoyable. Thanks again.
@closetsimracer8 ай бұрын
Welcome to the club! Once you are setup it's straight forward most of the time after that. I love the BTCC cars (see my previous videos). Thanks for watching
@bernl1788 ай бұрын
I’ve got 4000 hours invested in this title and frankly yes it needs a little tweaking, but if you’ve got it dialled in right I have yet to have any other game give me the same car feel. I have most all other titles for PC but this is my go to because of the driving feel more than anything else
@closetsimracer8 ай бұрын
I 100% agree once you find the sweep spot it is an incredible experience. Thanks for watching.
@chrissyboy70478 ай бұрын
I just bought this game and it actually asked if i wanted to install all of the official stuff when i launched it. They must be listening. Lol
@closetsimracer8 ай бұрын
We will take that as a win, at least they give you the option been a long time since I actually installed the game
@craigeboy708 ай бұрын
Thanks for the vids , a great help to a new Rf2 player . Got yourself a Sub.
@closetsimracer8 ай бұрын
Appricate that thank you
@RobFisherUK8 ай бұрын
On rFactor2 I have a Steam VR Monitor thing visible. I currently have about 3.1ms frame time on a 3090 + Ryzen 5900. Awesome. But in online races I seem to get occasional dropped frames. Sometimes a lot. Still driveable, but distracting. If I figure it out I'll update...
@closetsimracer8 ай бұрын
Normally online it's better in most cases. When running single player + AI the CPU has to calculate the other cars but online that's not the case. Is your frame time lone session or with AI? Thanks for watching
@RobFisherUK8 ай бұрын
@@closetsimracerok it's more like 3.5ms GPU and 5.5ms CPU. But anyway, since switching to OpenXR using OpenComposite, the problem has gone away. Of course, online rookie races have just moved to a different track and different cars, so it could also be that...
@Werferharfer8 ай бұрын
I would spend time with this game if it had custom champioship
@closetsimracer8 ай бұрын
I'm sure there is probably a mod somewhere. It's never something I've used, never been a deal breaker for me. Thanks for watching
@DQTanya5 ай бұрын
google it, because it does - i just cant remember how i did it
@GuppyMilk3349 ай бұрын
I have been doing this, but I dont see any difference in quality or even performance. I have same headroom whatever I choose. What im doing wrong?
@closetsimracer9 ай бұрын
What sim are you trying it with? Also what headset do you have? Finally are you using steam VR or openxr?
@GuppyMilk3349 ай бұрын
I just noticed the end of the video with config tweaking and that made difference. Im using quest 2 with oculus link in iracing. I have been tweaking OTT, but it didnt do any difference. I also have 3080 and wanted little bit better quality. Thanks! @@closetsimracer
@closetsimracer9 ай бұрын
@GuppyMilk334 I'm glad you are sorted, I find the sweet spot around 130 in iracing
@GuppyMilk3349 ай бұрын
Yea I have it on 130 aswell. Just did one ghost race and fps was steady 90 in 30 driver grid. Looks sharper now. Do you use any overlays? I would like to have fuel calc, but everytime I get one it eats my fps like crazy. I get random stuttering and stuff like that. @@closetsimracer
@closetsimracer9 ай бұрын
@GuppyMilk334 with iracing I just use the built in stuff. I also run crewchief and that's it
@RobFisherUK9 ай бұрын
I'm currently finding all your videos very useful and well timed since I've decided to spend some time playing with race sims and rFactor2 seems like it is the one for me, right now!
@closetsimracer9 ай бұрын
I'm glad they have come in handy and thank you for watching and the nice comment. Anything I've missed just let me know I'm sure I could do something.
@RobFisherUK9 ай бұрын
@@closetsimracer fwiw, in case you've come across this: my next job is to sort out the world scale in VR. By default on a Reverb G2 with my IPD, rFactor2 looks wrong in a way other Sims don't. Closer than it should, somehow! I'm pretty sure I can tweak world scale/IPD in OpenXR somehow. Will see how I get on!
@closetsimracer9 ай бұрын
It's something I've never felt the need to play with. When I tried openxr I did see the adjustment was available. Good luck 👍
@RobFisherUK9 ай бұрын
@@closetsimracerfwiw I sorted the scale with OpenComposite and OpenXR Toolkit, and also found that adjusting the seat position really helped ("seat seat seat seat!") Now my main issue is FFB on the G27 feels weird sometimes (it sometimes pushes the wheel in the direction of the turn, which I don't understand). But nm, my Fanatec kit will arrive eventually. Anyway, video idea: an explanation of FFB settings and also describe what should be felt in different scenarios. Everyone says rFactor2 ffb is amazing but how can I tell if that weird thing I feel is supposed to be there? Would be good to see what the wheel does in different situations and how settings affect that.
@closetsimracer9 ай бұрын
I'm not much of an expert on FFB, I use fanatec recommended settings and have slightly tweaked them for my liking. Rf2 can be a bit snappy injuries possible with high powered wheels just lower FFB a touch you should be OK
@viperion_nz9 ай бұрын
Is there any way, in game, to map "return to pits" to a wheel button? I race in VR as well and my keyboard isn't very accessible. I've got most other things figured out but I can't find anywhere that I can (essentially) map the "escape" key to a wheel button without using a third piece of software
@closetsimracer9 ай бұрын
I've been on RF2 this morning and I've had a look at assigning a button "back to pit" it appears you cannot. I would be scared of that button on my wheel.
@atoysruskid9 ай бұрын
you can map an alternate ESC key under assign controls>gameplay
@viperion_nz9 ай бұрын
@@atoysruskid can you tell me exactly the name of the option that does this? I may be an idiot but I couldn't find it.
@atoysruskid8 ай бұрын
@@viperion_nz sorry - just saw this. i believe it's called alternate ESC. in the far right column under gameplay.
@viperion_nz8 ай бұрын
@@atoysruskid Yes! Thank you <3
@SticksAandstonesBozo9 ай бұрын
FYI I redownloaded it this week and it installed all the tracks and cars just from installing the base game.
@closetsimracer9 ай бұрын
I'd assume you were still subscribed to the workshop items, so it downloaded all that would be my guess. Thanks for watching
@SticksAandstonesBozo9 ай бұрын
I have to go in and re do my wheel settings every time I load into a race. Just click the profile but still what the fuck
@closetsimracer9 ай бұрын
That's a very odd issue are you selecting the same paint? Head to RF2 discord if problem continues they may be able to help.