v0.5.4.3 OFXR Support & Widget Improvements

MSFS Compatibility: 1.39.12.0, 1.9.18.0.
MSFS Widget Version: 1.4.0

Release notes for 0.5.4.3

This release introduces comprehensive Optical Flow OpenXR (OFXR) frame generation support for VR users and delivers major enhancements to the In-Game Widget—including automatic vertical window sizing, a persistent show/hide toggle hotkey, and improved visual scaling—alongside installation and version detection refinements for custom Community folder configurations.

Please review the updated readme here, which provides a detailed description of the app, installation, features and settings, before asking any questions or raising any issues about the app.

Fixes and Improvements

Optical Flow OpenXR (OFXR) VR Support

• Added automated support for Optical Flow OpenXR (OFXR) in VR:
  • Automatically detected whenever the OFXR Bridge Tray application is running and armed while entering VR mode.
  • Dynamically tracks active and paused states in real time: applies the detected frame generation multiplier (2X or 3X) to FPS calculations when active, and displays native sim FPS when paused via hotkey.
  • Automatically pauses LOD adjustments and displays OFXR ⏸ while paused to keep visual quality steady for seamless A/B comparison without exiting the OFXR profile.
  • Automatically reverts to standard VR mode if the bridge is disarmed.
  • Adds a dedicated OFXR Target FPS graphics mode with its own independently saved target FPS setting.
  • Displays live OFXR status and multiplier (e.g. OFXR 3X, OFXR ⏸) directly on the main app status line and UI.
  • Added comprehensive OFXR logging, including active multiplier (1X, 2X, 3X), pause/unpause state transitions, mid-flight multiplier changes, and notices when re-arming the tray bridge requires cycling VR.

In-Game Widget Enhancements

• Changed the In-Game Widget window to automatically adjust its height to fit content dynamically, eliminating manual vertical resizing and ensuring balanced margins.
• Refined In-Game Widget text and font scaling to accommodate auto-height adjustment, preventing vertical clipping at wider VR window widths without impacting readability.
• Added a user-configurable Show/Hide keyboard shortcut that persists between sessions, allowing widget visibility to be toggled on demand:
  • Defaults to unassigned to avoid conflicting with MSFS controls, camera views, or aircraft keybindings.
  • Streamlined toolbar interface displays "Set Hotkey" when unassigned, and hides the label when inactive to reduce clutter.
  • Supports quick assignment by clicking and pressing the desired combo, or clearing via button click or Escape/Backspace/Delete.
• Updated the companion browser-based live widget web page to match the latest In-Game Widget UI and functionality, including Show/Hide hotkey configuration, refined button state transitions, and SVG status glyph rendering.
• Reinstated special status glyphs and symbols (▲ ▼ ⊥ ⊤ Δ ⚡ ⏸ ❄️ 🔒) on applicable widget readouts to match the main desktop UI.
• Fixed In-Game Widget toolbar buttons extending slightly above the top window frame border.
• Fixed an issue where dragging the main application window could inadvertently trigger a click on the RTSS/MSFS FPS source toggle icon.

Installer and Detection Fixes

• Fixed widget version and MobiFlight detection resolving the wrong Community folder in configurations using custom paths or management tools (such as Addons Linker), ensuring the true MSFS-configured folder is checked and providing clearer warning dialogs.
• Fixed installer handling of symbolic links and leftover folders in the active Community folder, ensuring stale links or obsolete folders are cleanly removed when installing to a custom folder while safely preserving valid links.
• Fixed an issue where the Session connection status indicator remained green after SimConnect disconnected during sudden sim exits; it now extinguishes immediately if SimConnect is lost.