Possibility to start AFS2 in VR mode?

paranovski · April 30, 2020 at 7:52 PM

Hi,

Is there an easy way that I can start AFS2 without VR (shortcut on desktop)?

Merci

Jet-Pack (IPACS) · April 30, 2020 at 9:35 PM Official Post

copy the shortcut you already have, right click properties and edit the target: "... /aerofly_fs_2.exe -othervr"

lenidcamper · May 1, 2020 at 7:39 PM

For me the vanilla aerofly_fs_2.exe shortcut would not work with -othervr

However the target

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe" -applaunch 434030 -othervr

does work.

I forget how I discovered the 434030

/Stu

paranovski · May 1, 2020 at 9:40 PM

So far the Sim starts well. Is it normal for Steam to start in the background and SteamVR too?

My entry is as follows; "E: \ Steam \ steamapps \ common \ Aerofly FS 2 Flight Simulator \ bin64 \ aerofly_fs_2.exe" -othervr

Jet-Pack (IPACS) · May 2, 2020 at 7:56 AM Official Post

Steam always needs to start on the background to check if you have a valid copy of aerofly.

paranovski · May 2, 2020 at 9:34 AM

Copy, Thank you Jan.

lenidcamper · May 2, 2020 at 9:10 PM

The -applaunch 434030 style shortcut does not start the Steam client or SteamVR

paranovski · May 3, 2020 at 7:56 AM

Good information lenidcamper.

As I found out, this is AFS2's SteamID.

Question about this; are there no problems when I start the Sim with the command -applaunch 434030? I just don't want to have any problems with IPACS and my purchase version ?!

Ev. can Jan say anything else?

thank you

Jet-Pack (IPACS) · May 3, 2020 at 8:07 AM Official Post

When you edit your shortcut for Aerofly what does it currently say? And then just add " -othervr" in the target field...

paranovski · May 3, 2020 at 1:30 PM

Hello Jan,

Your note with the keyboard shortcut aerofly_fs_2.exe -othervr worked perfectly. I can now start the simulator without VR.

Apparently you misunderstood something or I didn't express myself clearly; I wanted to know if there were any problems if I used the lenincamper tip, so if I used -applaunch 434030 -othervr, there would be problems from Steam or IPACS license. Not that it destroys me on PC, Steam or the license.

Can I load the Sim without problems instead of with -applaunch 434030 -othervr?

The background to my question is that with the tip from lenincamper I can save resources if Steam is not also running ...

thank you for the effort

lenidcamper · May 3, 2020 at 2:42 PM

The -applauch approach works without any issues.

I have been using this for at least a year.

The only difference is that you can avoid the overhead of the Steam client launching (with a confirmation dialog.)

Much cleaner way to launch AFS2 with Oculus

/Stu

paranovski · May 3, 2020 at 3:51 PM

Hi

Great, now I understand it too.

Thank you!