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Thanks, i’ll give it a go this weekend (about pilot seat height). The stick, i m afraid is a more, well sticky issue.. The buttons won’t even show as depressed in the windows controller settings whereas I have the main axis working.. I wrote a ticket to vkb but bizarrely they’ve ignored it so far (3 days). I think I’ll take it appart this weekend and clean the contacts as I’ve seen it suggested elsewhere. There’s always something with this many pieces of hardware, i guess.

So not to appear ungrateful or anything BUT… I can’t help myself, being a perfectionnist… My triple 4k +3 MFDs lua file works great except for distortion on the side screens (left screen appears leaning left, right screen leaning right).. On the ground or leveled flights it looks like the nose is pointing up if i look at the sides. Is there a way to correct for that? I tried to play with viewdx viewdy, but doesn’t not seem it’s the right lever.. Also I tried to place all my TVs into a single giant viewport (center) but when I do that i keep losing the right screen (which is what i was struggling with initially). Looks like this might be a DCS bug? On a different topic, my stick suddently stopped working.. Hugh!

Final result after adjustments.. for those that might benefit.. 4K_JF.lua

Hey Jonsky, Yep that was my mistake, just figured it out before your reply! I configured resolution to 13088 instead of 12288 and boom! IT WORKS!!! wow.. i almost feel as emotional as when I finished my first marathon! lol Downside is a massive framerate hit, but should be able to fix adjusting settings YAAAAAY!!!! Hey Jonsky thanks a lot for your time. means a lot. Very generous of you.

Hey Jonsky7, Big thanks for all the help. I used your 4k file and had to make a minor correction. I think the x coordinates for center and right are off. But aside from that BIG thanks. it's good to start clean on how it should be configured!! I had to do a couple of edits on my end because bizarrely, my system insisted on a 4096x2160 resolution for the main screens. When going back to 3840x2160, it failed to scale properly and I was left with big black bars on each side of the main screen even after reboot. I also changed back the position of the MFCDs to the top right corner to optimize total rendered pixels. There were some major improvements with your file from what I've experienced before -FOV is corrected -HUD is sharp -Cockpit view is centered -Frame rate is greatly improved (i really don't get that one, but will take the win) On the negative, the MFCDs are not working. (they just show windows desktop view). I'm starting to think it might be a hardware issue.. cables?? Again, thanks so much for all the help. I'm going to continue experimenting this week end.. If anything, these improvements raised my spirit and motivation a bit. Let me know if you have other ideas. 4K_JF.lua

I also tried changing the resolution of the main TVs to 2560x1440 (7680x1440 total) No difference in the result JF_Manual_Monitor_Config.lua

Marginal improvement.. The view is now centered, but -MFCDs are not working (in menu they display portions of the menu, so I don't think i m hitting a rendering limit) -The whole view seems super zoomed in (I have to put field of view to the max) -The HUD info is blurry

ha.. thanks for the info. I was afraid of such a limit. I am no longer using Helios (uninstalled after incessant failures). I changed the names of the MFCD calls by reference to a previous post in the thread.. I'll change it back ( but i've tried these names before) Do you know if the rendering limit is in total pixels or just exceeding the x or y or both limits?? If the limit is total pixels, 7680*4320 is 33,177,600 My 3* 4k + MFCDs translates to 12320*2160 = 26,611,200 so well within max IF on the other hand I'm exceeding the max x limit, couldn't i just move the MFCD to the bottom? 11520*2706=31,173,120 (should still be within max pixels) and the width of 11520 seems to work when i just select the option 3 screens in DCS. I'll try that and report back...

Hey, I'm a noob here and trying to follow all the advice but after 3 weeks of trying everything i was told i'm starting to think what i m trying to do is not possible. Any help would be a godsend... My setup is 3 - 4k TVs I also have 3 independent monitors for the MFCDs I don't understand what i m doing wrong but MFCDs are not showing up on my screens, the main view is ex-centered, the field of view seems zoomed in too far (pictured is max wide angle 140 degrees). And yes, I tried Helios, with and without Nvidia screen spanning and every combination i could think of. Here is my predicament (see attached files) JF_Manual_Monitor_Config.lua

Honestly, adding a strong UI for multimonitor setup without having to use third party softwares would be a godsend... Been messing for 2 weeks with Helios and I finally uninstalled. I have 3 4k monitors and 3 small screens for MFCDs and could not make it work. Trying to manually edit lua files now but I think I'm just about to go back to sim racing and give up on DCS..

Hello, I am also struggling with monitor setup.. I have a triple 4k tv setup with 3 small MFCD monitors running at 800x600. I'm able to run my 3 main monitors at 4096x2160 using the in-game 3 monitors option. When I try to use helios for the MFCDs (switching in game to helios), things start to go wrong.. I can display the 3 MFCDs but then I lose my left monitor and dcs compresses the main view to 2 screens which results in a badly distorted image.. Any one has a similar setup? Here is my helios profile: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <HeliosProfile> <Version>3</Version> <Monitors> <Monitor> <Location>0,0</Location> <Size>2731,1440</Size> <Hidden>False</Hidden> <Orientation>DMDO_DEFAULT</Orientation> <AlwaysOnTop>True</AlwaysOnTop> <Background /> <Children /> </Monitor> <Monitor> <Location>2731,0</Location> <Size>2731,1440</Size> <Hidden>False</Hidden> <Orientation>DMDO_DEFAULT</Orientation> <AlwaysOnTop>True</AlwaysOnTop> <Background /> <Children /> </Monitor> <Monitor> <Location>5461,0</Location> <Size>2731,1440</Size> <Hidden>False</Hidden> <Orientation>DMDO_DEFAULT</Orientation> <AlwaysOnTop>True</AlwaysOnTop> <Background /> <Children /> </Monitor> <Monitor> <Location>8192,0</Location> <Size>533,400</Size> <Hidden>False</Hidden> <Orientation>DMDO_DEFAULT</Orientation> <AlwaysOnTop>True</AlwaysOnTop> <Background /> <Children> <Control TypeIdentifier="Helios.Base.ViewportExtent" Name="F/A18C LEFT_MFCD" SnapTarget="True" Locked="False"> <FillBackground>True</FillBackground> <BackgroundColor>#8081D42F</BackgroundColor> <FontColor>#FFFFFFFF</FontColor> <Font> <FontFamily>Franklin Gothic</FontFamily> <FontStyle>Normal</FontStyle> <FontWeight>Normal</FontWeight> <FontSize>15.395498392283</FontSize> <HorizontalAlignment>Center</HorizontalAlignment> <VerticalAlignment>Center</VerticalAlignment> <Padding> <Left>0</Left> <Top>0</Top> <Right>0</Right> <Bottom>0</Bottom> </Padding> </Font> <Text>FA_18C_LEFT_MFCD</Text> <ScalingMode>Height</ScalingMode> <Location>51,0</Location> <Size>429,399</Size> <Hidden>False</Hidden> <ViewportName>FA_18C_LEFT_MFCD</ViewportName> <RequiresPatches>True</RequiresPatches> <Children /> </Control> </Children> </Monitor> <Monitor> <Location>8192,414</Location> <Size>533,400</Size> <Hidden>False</Hidden> <Orientation>DMDO_DEFAULT</Orientation> <AlwaysOnTop>True</AlwaysOnTop> <Background /> <Children> <Control TypeIdentifier="Helios.Base.ViewportExtent" Name="FA_18C_CENTER_MFCD" SnapTarget="True" Locked="False"> <FillBackground>True</FillBackground> <BackgroundColor>#8081D42F</BackgroundColor> <FontColor>#FFFFFFFF</FontColor> <Font> <FontFamily>Franklin Gothic</FontFamily> <FontStyle>Oblique</FontStyle> <FontWeight>SemiBold</FontWeight> <FontSize>16</FontSize> <HorizontalAlignment>Center</HorizontalAlignment> <VerticalAlignment>Center</VerticalAlignment> <Padding> <Left>0</Left> <Top>0</Top> <Right>0</Right> <Bottom>0</Bottom> </Padding> </Font> <Text>FA_18C_CENTER_MFCD</Text> <ScalingMode>Height</ScalingMode> <Location>22,0</Location> <Size>491,400</Size> <Hidden>False</Hidden> <ViewportName>FA_18C_CENTER_MFCD</ViewportName> <RequiresPatches>True</RequiresPatches> <Children /> </Control> </Children> </Monitor> <Monitor> <Location>8192,814</Location> <Size>533,400</Size> <Hidden>False</Hidden> <Orientation>DMDO_DEFAULT</Orientation> <AlwaysOnTop>True</AlwaysOnTop> <Background /> <Children> <Control TypeIdentifier="Helios.Base.ViewportExtent" Name="FA_18C_RIGHT_MFCD" SnapTarget="True" Locked="False"> <FillBackground>True</FillBackground> <BackgroundColor>#8081D42F</BackgroundColor> <FontColor>#FFFFFFFF</FontColor> <Font> <FontFamily>Franklin Gothic</FontFamily> <FontStyle>Normal</FontStyle> <FontWeight>Normal</FontWeight> <FontSize>12</FontSize> <HorizontalAlignment>Center</HorizontalAlignment> <VerticalAlignment>Center</VerticalAlignment> <Padding> <Left>0</Left> <Top>0</Top> <Right>0</Right> <Bottom>0</Bottom> </Padding> </Font> <Text>FA_18C_RIGHT_MFCD</Text> <ScalingMode>None</ScalingMode> <Location>18,1</Location> <Size>501,398</Size> <Hidden>False</Hidden> <ViewportName>FA_18C_RIGHT_MFCD</ViewportName> <RequiresPatches>True</RequiresPatches> <Children /> </Control> </Children> </Monitor> </Monitors> <Interfaces> <Interface TypeIdentifier="Helios.Base.ProfileInterface" Name="Profile" /> <Interface TypeIdentifier="Helios.Base.Keyboard" Name="Keyboard"> <KeyDelay>30</KeyDelay> </Interface> <Interface TypeIdentifier="Helios.FA18C" Name="DCS F/A-18C" /> <Interface TypeIdentifier="Patching.DCS.AdditionalViewports" Name="DCS Additional Viewports" /> <Interface TypeIdentifier="Patching.DCS.MonitorSetup" Name="DCS Monitor Setup" /> </Interfaces> <Bindings /> </HeliosProfile>