# DCS game starting

**URL:** <https://forum.openmr.com/t/dcs-game-starting/38403>\
**Category:** Game On!\
**Created:** [April 4, 2022, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.openmr.com/t/dcs-game-starting/38403 "2022-04-04T05:49:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![BrziJoe](https://forum.openmr.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@BrziJoe](https://forum.openmr.com/u/BrziJoe)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.openmr.com/t/dcs-game-starting/38403/1 "2022-04-04T05:49:16Z")

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Recently I started to play DCS. I tried it before and was not satisfied with performance, but now I am (especially with Fholgers Perfkit).  
I installed it from developer (to use possibility of trying every plane and map), and imported game to steam and Pitool launcher.  
Now how to start?

If I start it from Pitool, then I can not use steam overlay programs (Necksaver), and my head is outside of plane cockpit. Should I perform again room setup in Pitool? I do not like it, as every other game just works as it is now.

If I start it from Steam, it will start Oculus too. Everything works, but why oculus (additional ballast)? I tried line argument -openvr and -vr, but oculust start always.  
I prefer steam start because of overlays, but how to start it in openvr mode?

I didn´t try starting from PE.

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**Author:** ![dogbite](https://forum.openmr.com/user_avatar/forum.openmr.com/dogbite/32/1793_2.png) [@dogbite](https://forum.openmr.com/u/dogbite)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.openmr.com/t/dcs-game-starting/38403/2 "2022-04-04T13:33:35Z")

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> [@BrziJoe](#):
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> If I start it from [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com), it will start [Oculus](https://www.oculus.com) too. Everything works, but why [oculus](https://www.oculus.com) (additional ballast)?

Set Oculus launcher properties to “run as administrator” then it won’t launch unless you launch it.

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**Author:** ![BrziJoe](https://forum.openmr.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@BrziJoe](https://forum.openmr.com/u/BrziJoe)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.openmr.com/t/dcs-game-starting/38403/3 "2022-04-04T19:00:31Z")

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Today I was not out of the cockpit when starting from pitool 😃  
It looks like perfkit works even without steam.

But on my system, I feel more fluid experience with starting from steam.

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.openmr.com/uploads/default/original/2X/1/19863a63bd0f452a38669829a92f279c59ddd490.png) [@system](https://forum.openmr.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.openmr.com/t/dcs-game-starting/38403/4 "2022-06-03T19:01:33Z")

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Closed on June 3, 2022, 7:01pm UTC

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