American/Euro Truck Simulator VR Setup and Optimization Guide - HTC Vive and Oculus Rift
3,423VR setup guide for American Truck Simulator and Euro Truck Simulator 2 with HTC Vive or Oculus Rift.
This video is a guide on how to enable VR for American Truck Simulator and/or Euro Truck Simulator 2, how to optimize the in-game graphic options for VR, how to tweak the config files to maximize your VR graphics and performance, how to set up a custom keybinding for "Reset HMD Orientation".
**EDIT: You don't need SteamVR beta for Async reprojection anymore**
This guide works for both the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive VR headsets. The main difference between the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive for ATS and ETS2 VR setup is that you have to enter "-openvr" as a Steam launch option for the HTC Vive and "-oculus" as a Steam launch option for the Oculus Rift.
American Truck Simulator and Euro Truck Simulator 2 both share the same setup and optimization process for VR. You can copy/paste the config.cfg and controls.sii files between the two games to copy your VR settings and keybinding between games.
Setting up VR for American Truck Sim and Euro Truck Sim involves activating the VR beta from the "Beta" tab of American Truck Simulator or Euro Truck Simulator 2 properties in Steam. Then add "-openvr" or "-oculus" to the launch options in the "General" tab. This is all you need to do to activate VR for Euro Truck Simulator 2 or American Truck Simulator, but I also cover a lot of optimizations and tweaks for a better VR experience in this video.
The config and keybinding files can be found at these paths by default on a Windows 10 PC:
C:\Users\name\Documents\Euro Truck Simulator 2
C:\Users\name\Documents\American Truck Simulator
These are the relevant lines in the "config.cfg" file:
uset o_openvr_independent_timewarp "0"
uset o_openvr_interleaved_reproject "0"
*if these 2 lines aren't in the config, don't add them
uset r_manual_stereo_buffer_scale "1.5"
This is the relevant line in the "controls.sii" file for the "Reset HMD Orientation" hotkey:
config_lines[88]: "mix headreset ``"
Check out the HTC Vive on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/HTC-VIVE-Virtual-Reality-System-Pc/dp/B00VF5NT4I/?tag=bumble0b-20
Check out the Oculus Rift on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Oculus-Rift/dp/B00VF0IXEY/?tag=bumble0b-20
Recommended VR accessories for American Truck Simulator, Euro Truck Simulator, and other racing games:
Thrustmaster T150 force feedback steering wheel:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014US02ZA/?tag=bumble0b-20
Wheel Stand Pro v2:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GP3RUI6/?tag=bumble0b-20
SubPac M2 Wearable Physical Sound System:
https://www.amazon.com/SubPac-M2-Wearable-Physical-System/dp/B0195BL4OU/?tag=bumble0b-20
Official gameplay description of American Truck Simulator on Steam:
"Experience legendary American trucks and deliver various cargoes across sunny California, sandy Nevada, and the Grand Canyon State of Arizona. American Truck Simulator takes you on a journey through the breathtaking landscapes and widely recognized landmarks around the States.
Game mechanics are based on the highly successful model from Euro Truck Simulator 2 and have been expanded with new features, creating the most captivating game experience from SCS Software.
American Truck Simulator puts you in the seat of a driver for hire entering the local freight market, making you work your way up to become an owner-operator, and go on to create one of the largest transportation companies in the United States."
Check out American Truck Simulator on Steam:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/270880/
Check out the official American Truck Simulator website:
http://www.americantrucksimulator.com/
Official game description of Euro Truck Simulator 2 on Steam:
"Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore from the UK, Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and many more, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits. If you’ve got what it takes to be part of an elite trucking force, get behind the wheel and prove it!"
Check out Euro Truck Simulator 2 on Steam:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/227300/
Check out the official Euro Truck Simulator 2 website:
https://www.eurotrucksimulator2.com/
If you want to see more virtual reality gameplay content, check out my channel. I put out VR gameplay videos for Oculus Rift CV1 and HTC Vive. Please subscribe if you like my VR videos!
Check out my American Truck Simulator VR gameplay video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBbuShD_b_0
Check out my Euro Truck Simulator 2 VR gameplay video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcYR64M_9G8
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Computer Specs:
OS: Windows 10 64bit
Video Card: GeForce GTX 1080
Memory: 32 gigs
Processor: 4.0 GHz Intel Core i7-5820K
VR Hard Drive: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" SSD
Recorded with OBS Studio, VR footage was taken with HTC Vive
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