

The cockpit looks very ugly when you switch them off so this is probably the most important setting form a visual standpoint. I set them to high, but if you are having trouble, you can try reducing them. So I try to keep them as high as possible. Shadows can have a BIG impact on both performance and graphical quality.

Shadow Quality – One of the more important graphics settings. UI Scale – This increases the scale of the UI which can be helpful if you have a low resolution headset and can’t read the menu items and text. The performance impact is minimal though. Since you won’t be looking at it anyway, you can reduce this to something on the lower end. Screen Resolution – This is the resolution of the display on your flat screen monitor. Let’s look at all the options first and see what they actually do. Similarly, some settings can be more important for an immersive visual experience but this also comes down to personal preference. Some have a massive impact on performance while others barely move the needle. So you must make some compromises and reduce some settings to get the best experience. IL2 is based on a somewhat dated engine and it struggles to maintain 90 FPS in VR even on high end gaming rigs.

Flight sims can be very demanding on your GPU and even on your CPU in VR.
