BluesRocket

Well, this is timely. I have a decent system for running DCS in 2D. I've tried using my Oculus 3 for VR but despite being a Navy vet with plenty of time in the air, I just get this weird motion sickness that crops up really fast. I've abandoned VR completely at this point. My Dell 32 curved gaming monitor is nice. The viewing area is 27.9 x 18". It's just a tad bit small for me. Like a dummy I bought the AW 34" curved OLED but it's nice and wide but not as tall. As mentioned, it would work well with a driving sim but for flight...no. I unloaded it. You mention 42-55" with a 16:9" ratio. Are there reliable monitors in this size you could name? I can search like anyone else but it's not clear what's a good buy. i9 with 64mb RAM, NVIDIA 4080 Super card. 2TB SSD. I just need something a bit wider and slightly taller. I suppose a curved monitor isn't really necessary...Thanks.

I want to understand how SSA works (the base package). I have an NLR HF8 gaming seat pad connected via USB. Finally got it working. There are generic settings for jets, pistons and helos. Some of the flight modues are "supported", i.e., if you run them, SSA will create a specific profile for that aircraft you can tweak independant of the generic settings. For example, I have the A-10 and it created a unique profile. I also have the UH-1D, and it did NOT create a specific profile. Questions: 1. For each unique profile, independant gamers tweak their own. Is there a repository of these somewhere that can be imported? A good starting point is just that. 2. Is there a list of modules that create a unique profile? I see UH-1 mentioned from time to time but it didn't create that profile on my setup. 3. Can you run the pad AND bass shakers at the same time? I'd like to buy two, one for each side. My machine uses USB for speakers but there is a built in headphone jack (I believe that means it is an independant sound card) that I THINK can be used with Andre's low cost software. I think that would be pretty cool although I suspect tweaking it my take a lot of time... Thanks.

I JUST got the SimShaker for Aviators freeware working with USB on my Next Level Racing HF8 gaming seat pad. It only seems to recognize 6 of the 8 haptic units but the generic helo/jet/piston effects are cool. But, given the immense level of configuration available, is there a repository of module specific effects that can be imported and used? Or do you need to buy the DCRealistic package. It's a reasonable price but it's not clear if that supports the haptics with specialized effects or focuses solely on extra sound/graphical experiences. Also, it's not clear what modules are directly supported. After flying the A-10 a new config appeared but not the UH-1D. Sorry, I just got this working and did a preliminary search across the net and didn't come up with answers. Thanks for your time.

Ok, second uninstall/install was the charm. After uninstalling everything again, rebooting and installing SimHaptic it works. I'll have to look around for examples for individual modules but at least I've got the software talking with DCS.

I have selected ForceFeel from the drop down. I'm going to uninstall everything and try to find all the breadcrumbs to delete, then reinstall. Driving me nuts.

I have the HF8 connected via USB to my PC. The NLR software works fine in DCS so I know it works. I closed the NLR software and installed the latest stable SimShaker for Aviators. The tests inside the software app work fine and I see DCS selected by default with generic templates for helos, jets and piston airframes. But nothing happens inside DCS using any of my modules (UH-1, F-16, F-86, etc). I'm sure there is something I'm missing but after a few hours of dicking around I'm lost. I've left a note on the discord but don't know what the response times look like so thought I'd try here. Edit: wait, if I'm reading the above right the USB connected approach will NOT work with SSA? Well hell, I don't have a dedicated sound card so it's back to NLR software...

Thanks for the feedback! and great idea about the specs in signature.

Is there managed content on general guidelines for tweaking the PC, video card, and VR Headset settings? I've experimented with several planes and have settled on the F-16 for now. I've mastered general flight, takeoff and landing. I went through Chuck's guides and started assigning bindings to my HOTAS setup. My next goal is to understand use of the gun, short range and long range missiles, use of countermeasures and the RWR visuals and tones. After that, comms, a2g, etc. Hardware: alienware R16 14th Gen i9 14900KF (got the BIOS patch before things went wonky), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 16GB, 32GB RAM (2x16), 2TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD, Meta Quest 3 used with cable to PC for VR (and TrackIR when not in VR). VKB Gladiator standard stick and VKB rudder, TWCS throttle. 32" Dell curved gaming screen. Have second 2 TB drive to install to dedicate to DCS, and will likely upgrade to 64GB RAM soon as well. In the game I max use the "High" presets for flatscreen use. It works well and loads acceptably. I haven't adjusted anything beyond "High". No in game issues (well, TrackIR5 dies half the time but I'm replacing that with a different head tracker soon) although in game resolution of cockpits vary (I have the F16, F4 and F86--so far the F4 is stunning compared to the others). I like the flat screen for learning the systems because I can't stay in VR long enough without feeling woozy after a while. That said, VR is a lot of fun and frankly stunning to see although I've yet to figure out if the hand controllers can be used with cockpit switches. I noted whenever I use a function key for alternate views, the frame rate in VR suddenly tanks and I need to leave the game and reboot to get things working again. If I ever get VR working well I'll learn to stay in longer. My guess there are some basic things to manage with hardware that I don't yet understand. Perhaps BIOS settings, graphics cards settings and certainly VR headset settings although there isn't much in the meta software that's required with the cable. Perhaps I'm missing something obvious. Sorry, I'm just a hardware novice and former flight simmer looking to get back into it after a 20 year hiatus. Thanks. John

I did a fresh DCS install today on a brand new PC today and logged in on my account. No paid modules have been installed yet. I get this error message although everything loads fine: Authorization Failed Failed to get authorization data. Error code is: 500 No saved authorization found. I ran Repair then Cleanup, but the error is still there. Time and date is correct by the way.

Thanks. I mistakenly assumed "Quick Start" was a shortened version of the regular "Flight Manual".

Are these privately developed? I'm looking for the quick start guides for the other aircraft that were in FC3 and earlier but can't find these on the DCS World website.