zaGURUinzaSKY

From what I see in the CH Manager, axis reading is done at 8 bit (256 positions)...

Any link of the software page?

Shadows are linear and not pixelated as lomac.. why newer sim hasn't got those nice shadows? It looks so nice! and sound nice too... I've never had Flanker? in few words may someone please give me a description of it? Thanx!!!!

Anyway I use CH Fighterstick and X52'sThrottle and CH Propedals, and I didn't find big differences with Su-33, maybe with other planes.. or other speeds, I only test it at 450KMH.

Yeah, I only tried the SU-33, thanx for the info!

another thing about smoke, in external view when we fly formation, I have more FPS if I zoom out enought to see the flat smoke (when you zoom out with CTRL + / , at a certain point you see the smoke shape changing, that's the moment you have more FPS, usefull also in rear view F4).

I don't like the use of abbreviations, I started using it a bit... too much forum reading. but we have a wonderful language here, why not to use it in it's full version.. it's would be good also for non-english users like me.. strange we don't use abbreviations in Italian (AFAIK ahahah).

I'd like to add something to my list of FPS suckers.. clouds on (Density 10, 5000mt, 2000mt thick) = 43FPS clouds off (clear sky) = 33FPS Should be the opposite no? Anyway we like to fly with full clouds so good for us..

You're right but I did it privately and not in a public forum, and I'm free to do it. I think is clear to many people what you are now. No need to say names. Happy 2006 to you too ! I'll not keep this stupid thing alive in this forum for readers' respect, I guess they have better ways to waste time.

I made some test with joyrange: I saw no particular difference in piloting with joyrange.cfg at 400 or 3000. I try to rotate a point of the HUD around a distant object with 3000 and I did it very precisely with unvisible joystick/rudder movements, then I tried with 400 at same distance and I did it almost the same (almost), but between the two tests I had an excellent glass of italian white wine!! I think I don't need movements more precise that how they were in this test. Movements were so small that I can say invisibles. FPS didn't vary of a single unit anyway... FPS Force Feedback enabled or disabled makes 3 FPS of difference. I always experienced some movements but it was the wite wine goin down to my stomach. A bit offtopic but alway about FPS: After this big discovery I was entusiast and I made some more test with some common settings and features of LockOn. HAZE ADVANCED OR BASIC makes 11 FPS of difference !!!! When HAZE is ADVANCED and I'm on the runway: LANDING LIGHT sucks me 2 FPS in the cockpit view, 8 FPS in outside view. NAVLIGHTS sucks 2 FPS from cockpit view (3 with HAZE to BASIC), 4 FPS from outside. GEAR OUT from inside sucks 2 FPS, no difference from outside (who knows why?). SMOKE PODS' SMOKE makes no difference at 450KMH. A HUGE difference when doing a Hammerhead or hovering my beloved Flanker-D. Standart field of VIEW to WIDE Field of view in the cockpit sucks 7 FPS !!!! I think this is important to know when we care about FPS. Ciao!

Guy please let's quit this lil' story here.. we're going no where.. or probably lower.. Let's keep the topic focalized on the real argument, the secret, is it really usefull? not? make your tests, enjoy life, enjoy the game. Keep you private discussions private and keep the comunity a friendly place.. (as much as possible.)

I'll do some test later and let you all know precisely the differences.

True that's a .cfg, so I assume this was really a secret!

LUA files are made to be edited, I see no secrets or young discover in that. ED made it for that reason, and always reply to guys who asks what a file or particular row in a lua file is for... Great ED! .. a gun in kid hand.. O_o ! geeeezzzz...

lol

I didn't realized "=RvE=--AS--" it's a nickname, I would had cancelled it too, I'm not here to fight with anybody, I just made a big laugh when I read the secret request... so I published the AREA51 info, becouse I belive comunity grows if we share experiences. Anyway the author of the email already show him self to the comunity. Can ED please tells me if the axis transmit only in 8 bit to lock on? If yes, do we get any advantage to change the resoltion of axis in lua file? Thanx

CH Calibrations only shows 256 output leves per axis, probably we only get 256 axis positions? so in case is it usefull to have more resolution in lomac? Is joystick movements captured in 8bit or??

Woooow! Cool Stuff!! What is "Shake Gain" ??

well I cancelled your name from the email but now it's obvious who wrote it. Please respect forum's rules. You're getting rude and offensive.

also dogfighting...

This is an email I received and I think it can be usefull for some of you, so I share it. zaGURUinzaSKY __________________________________________________ Hello Robby, =RvE=--AS-- let me know the following thing; In Lock On/Config/joyrange.cfg you can change the dots per axis. The default setting is 400dpa but tests prove it is best to change that to around 3000dpa. Then you will have more "points" in your joystick range to control! So that means a smoother joystick feeling especially important with formation flying! The second thing he adviced is to change "ForceFeedbackEnabled = true;" to ForceFeedbackEnabled = false;" in Lock On/Config/producer.cfg. ForceFeedbackEnabled forces your computer to make more, not needed, calculations which can couse hickups or joystick lags. I found the controls like suspected much smoother and less bouncy. This is "secret" information which should only be shared with fellow aerobatic pilots. Keep up the G's! __________________________________________________________ Hope this "secret" (LOL) is helpfull.

weeeezz! my beloved Italian helo, finally something from my country!!!

"Just cruising around" is what 99% of general aviation private pilots do...

More screenshots here: http://www.flightsim.com/cgi/kds?$=main/notams06/fsx0104.htm

I use X52's Throttle and CH Fighterstick.. no problem, you can configure any device from the control panel of lockon....