How to play IL2 in VR

So you want to play IL2 Battle of Stalingrad/Moscow/Kuban in VR.

	(Necessary) Mouse and Keyboard (even if you have HOTAS)
	(Recommend) HOTAS, At least one flightstick/throttle
		(Optional) Foot rudder/pedals
		(Optional) Throttle quadrant
		(Optional) Learn German and Russian or Download the English Voiceover Mod
	(Recommend) When in game
		Downscale your mirrored desktop resolution to the lowest possible.
		640 x 420 by setting it in the ingame resolution does not impact in-game HMD resolutions
	(Necessary) If you have a Rift/SteamVR/TurnSignal (app on steam)
		Turn off Rift Guardian And Chaperone And Turnsignal VR

How do I turn off Rift Guardian?
	1. Press the Oculus Menu button
	2. Turn off Guardian in the Menu to the left

How do i turn off SteamVR Chaperone?
	1. Quit SteamVR.
	2. Go edit the config file, typically found here: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\config\steamvr.vrsettings" (depending on where your steam install is).
	3. Change or add
		"CollisionBoundsColorGammaA" : 0
	4. Change or add
		"CollisionBoundsFadeDistance" : 0

		If collisionBounds isn't there, add it so it looks like the following

		   "collisionBounds" : {
			  "CollisionBoundsColorGammaA" : 0,
			  "CollisionBoundsColorGammaG" : 198,
			  "CollisionBoundsFadeDistance" : 0
		   },

   5. (If chaperone removal from above didn't work)
		.1) Close all steam VR applications
		.2) Make a copy of the file "chaperone_info.vrchap" in your  "steam/config" folder for safety reasons.
		.3) Open the file "chaperone_info.vrchap" and remove all Content in the line "collision bounds" within the brackets.
			For example:
				When the Content in your file Looks like this:
					"collision_bounds" : [
							[
							   [ -0.49999994039535522, 0, -0.50000005960464478 ],
							   [ -0.49999994039535522, 2.4300000667572021, -0.50000005960464478 ],
							   [ -0.49999997019767761, 2.4300000667572021, 0.5 ],
							   [ -0.49999997019767761, 0, 0.5 ]
							],
							[
							   [ -0.49999997019767761, 0, 0.5 ],
							   [ -0.49999997019767761, 2.4300000667572021, 0.5 ],
							   [ 0.49999991059303284, 2.4300000667572021, 0.5 ],
							   [ 0.49999991059303284, 0, 0.5 ]
							],

				then remove all Content until it looks like this:
					"collision_bounds" : [],

				the next line has to be: "play_area" : [ … and so on ]
		.4) If anything should not work you can step back to your copied save file.

How do I remove turnSignalVR's Circle?
	1. Uninstall it from steam
	2. Install it later when you need it, it's only 50MB

VR Centric & Campaign Generating MODS
	To install mods below, just paste the \data\ and \bin\ folder over the directory of
		X:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\IL-2 Sturmovik Battle of Stalingrad
	Merging the content into \data\ and \bin\ respectively

	Scratchless/Polished Canopies Mod (Makes scratch marks on cockpit glass disappear)
	https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/37987-scratchless-canopies/

	PWCG Campaign Manager (Single/Multiplayer Coop Campaign Generator)
	http://www.pwcampaignmanager.com/pwcgbos/web/PWCGBoS.php

	Historically Correct Official Skins (Nazi Swastika Uncensored)
	http://www.mediafire.com/file/39kxamv4whj0ei9/Historically_Correct_German_Official_Skins_for_BoM-BoS-BoK.v2.zip

	3Dmigoto Mod (VR Render Fixes and quality of life features)
	https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/39748-3dmigoto-mod-icon-masked-by-cockpit-zoom-for-vr-color-change-sight-strengthened12-features/

VR Resource and Performance for SteamVR and 3Dmigoto

	SteamVR and 3Dmigoto settings for Rift/Vive/Odyssey
	https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/34266-copypaste-settings-for-best-spotting-rift-odysseyodyssey-updated-personal-settings-for-migoto-v113/

Immersive Mods

	All English Voiceover (Native Russian and German replacer)
	https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/35315-mod-voice-pack-in-english-for-radio-chatter-v047/

	Ship distance increase and/or Smoke persistence
	https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/39549-mod-draw-distance-increase-ships-stalingrad-smoke-updated/

	Static objects, ie tanks trains and planes, draw distance increase 
	https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/39549-mod-draw-distance-increase-ships-stalingrad-smoke-updated/?do=findComment&comment=755297

	Horizon colour banding fix
	https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/44609-mod-banding-fix/

	No Draw distance Fog in the horizon (this will not remove clouds in the sky)
	https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/42998-no-fog-mod/

	Reduced Icon Size and Immersive Icon HUD (As opposed to turning it off)
	https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/38978-mod-icons/

	Better Damage Decals (reworked alpha channels)
	https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/41301-mod-damage-decals/

Guides and Manuals

	BoX Quick Guide v2.8 (in pdf)
	http://www.moddb.com/games/il-2-sturmovik-battle-of-stalingrad/downloads/box-quick-guide-v2-8

	BOS & BOM Aircraft Operational Table (in pdf)
	https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/23922-bom-bos-aircraft-operation-tables/

	Server Hosting and Mission Editing Manual (in pdf)
	https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/26303-il-2-sturmovik-mission-editor-and-multiplayer-server-manual/

	Ground Attacker Handbook (in pdf)
	https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TXSaTG6yKXTo-y9jd4-20nIH06D0ksek/view

	Luftwaffe Airforce Silhouettes (in jpg)
	https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/uploads/monthly_2018_07/luftwaffe.jpg.a2019ab7716f73741fe1a87fd0197469.jpg

	Soviet Airforce Silhouettes (in jpg)
	https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/uploads/monthly_2018_07/soviet.thumb.jpg.6e69d078e2eab328a150bdd37cb808bb.jpg

Would you like to know more?

	IL2 Stalingrad + Moscow + Kuban Maps
	https://il2map.info/

	IL2 Stalingrad Map
	https://il2missionplanner.com/

	New user manual directory
	https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/35944-new-user-what-next/?tab=comments#comment-605589

	German Duolingo
	https://www.duolingo.com/course/de/en/Learn-German