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No quarantine, immediately deleted? Wow, I would ditch this AV in no time. Pretty intrusive considering, that false positives (like in this case) are not that uncommon. You can only repair/re-install DCS and deactivate Eset for the time being and then set an exception for all DCS folders.

My benchmark does not account for any abnormality that may occur with certain setups or aircraft. It is just a F-16 flying low over Haifa in Syria. It is just meant to measure raw basic engine performance.

I think the main problem with a proper mirror implementation is, that it will probably tank performance. I assume that is, why they rather not touch in right now. I don't see how you wanna improve in a meaningful way (especially in VR) without proper 3D-Rendering for the mirrors.

Before and after performance tests in Syria, in case somebody is interested (note: there were improvements with the new terrain streaming in the last patch, but I didn't make "before" tests then.) Before Update 10-04-2024, 18:42:05 DCS.exe benchmark completed, 21607 frames rendered in 139.671 s Average framerate : 154.6 FPS Minimum framerate : 143.7 FPS Maximum framerate : 173.1 FPS 1% low framerate : 139.8 FPS 0.1% low framerate : 95.0 FPS 10-04-2024, 18:44:55 DCS.exe benchmark completed, 21606 frames rendered in 139.640 s Average framerate : 154.7 FPS Minimum framerate : 143.4 FPS Maximum framerate : 173.8 FPS 1% low framerate : 141.5 FPS 0.1% low framerate : 130.4 FPS After Update 10-04-2024, 18:57:01 DCS.exe benchmark completed, 21536 frames rendered in 139.500 s Average framerate : 154.3 FPS Minimum framerate : 143.4 FPS Maximum framerate : 172.1 FPS 1% low framerate : 141.3 FPS 0.1% low framerate : 95.0 FPS 10-04-2024, 18:59:51 DCS.exe benchmark completed, 21553 frames rendered in 139.640 s Average framerate : 154.3 FPS Minimum framerate : 143.2 FPS Maximum framerate : 173.7 FPS 1% low framerate : 141.5 FPS 0.1% low framerate : 130.6 FPS No changes, I would say. (none anticipated)

You should really check a suspect file with virustotal.com before taking such drastic measures. Most of the time a false positive is most likely (in this scenario).

Cool!

Don’t worry. I wasn’t complaining (haven’t even taken a look yet). I was just happy that the Mi-8 gets some love!

DCS Mi-8 - Cockpit reflections tuned I‘ll take that as a first step!

What was the outcome by the way?

In the very beginning I got nausea from TrackIR. Much the same I got initially from VR. But that blows over soon. And I probably spent a couple of weeks with tweaking the curves and sensitivity until it clicked (with some additional tweaking now and then for some month). I never touched it since though. Borrowing an existing profile as a basis (I think I got the one from spudknocker back then) made all the difference for me back then. Another important step was to actually bind the "pause" function next to the recenter on my hotas. That helps tremendously when setting up the cockpit.

I totally get it. I have the same "kind of waiting for christmas" feeling with every new update in the hope of some new content. But I try to by reasonable and remind myself that I really should enjoy DCS as it is and just play, instead of waiting anxiously for patchday. Obviously that is a different story when one is affected by game breaking bugs like Lace.

Yay!!!!!

You should adjust your TrackIR curves (outside of DCS) so that you not only tilt and rotate your view, but also can move lateral. Once TrackIR is set up properly, there is no need to adjust anything in DCS beyond the initial head position and zoom. TrackIR allows for 6DOF and once it is setup it should work equally well in all modules without further adjustments (apart from the inital/reset head position zoom)

Of course, and it's no shame to fly without head tracking. But it's one of those things that really propels flight-simming to the next level. I was just amazed about the size of the number, not that it exists.

The most interesting number in this particular pie chart is, that 20% fly without any head tracking whatsoever…. I can’t imagine flying without, even for strictly ground pounding.

I think you need to make a ticket with the support for that. I doubt that can be solved here in the forum. https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/support/ or look here https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/support/faq/steam/#3303126

Yes, but not here. There are other Threads that cover that in painstakingly deep assumptions. Also - you're not up to date. Razbam is (most likely) not going to abandon their products. Read their latest pinned comments on the matter on discord or refer some other media, like Stormbirds or Hip Games (Youtube). They all cover this topic in a way more concise manner than it could ever be covered by us folks here in the forum. https://stormbirds.blog/2024/04/07/razbam-ceo-wants-to-turn-the-page/

What is VD again?

It is? Or it isn't? I suspect you missed a "not" there but stand to be corrected!

Debatable but I would rather stay away from used stuff also. No problem with it in general, but things I wear on my body I would prefer to be unused. But let's don't get to far away from the topic. I will probably wait for the next generation of HMDs anyway. I was just curious about the Pico 4 because it seems to be an upgrade in every aspekt that bothers me with the Index and seems to be rather affordable. If I was to spend ~1000 bucks (€ in my case) on new hardware, I'd rather buy a FFB Rhino or similar.

I would assume with the greens it is similar to the edges of other maps. Not neccessarily low resolution, but low detail and not populated.

Reasonable. But for me Meta isn't an option. I would rather never use VR again than voluntarily put a single coin in the pockets of Meta. Just a pet peeve - not worth a discussion.

I see, thank you. I‘m considering an upgrade to my Valve Index and the Pimax Crystal is just to expensive (for my taste) and the Pico 4 seem to be a good option. Though I haven’t put much research in it yet. For the price of the Pimax I could afford a ffb stick and a Pico it seems….

Thank you. That was exactly what I couldn’t find. I‘m a little confused though. In this paragraph it says, that the Pico 4 (non eneterprise) has the additional face and eye tracking. Is that a mistake or is the non-enterprise indeed better equipped in this regard? That would make the price a steal basically, no? Am I correct in the assumption, that most pico users here in the forum use the cheaper non-enterprise variant? Face and Eye Tracking While the PICO 4 and PICO 4 Enterprise both possess accurate hand tracking, the PICO 4 also has highly perceptive face and eye tracking, made possible with three additional internal cameras embedded within the system. These added tracking capabilities allow more realistic interactions in a company's VR space. They also improve a company's ability to collect behavioral data when required.

Do that. I keep enjoying the Strike Eagle for now….. and the Mirage F-1 and the Gazelle and the Tomcat and the Harrier. …and I‘m full of pleasant anticipation for the Phantom (….and the Kiowa and the Bo-105 and the Corsair and and and…..) I also love lots of my original ED modules but Thank God we have third party developers!