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    I'm Afraid To Buy The FW 190 Dora

    in DCS: Fw 190 D-9 Dora

    Posted

    Except, IIRC, you cannot purchase a DLC if you don't have the base product in your library. You can't have it in your library if you have not, at least, started the download at some point.

     

    Good point. So you will have to start the DCS World download to add it to your library but can then delete the local content to save on disc space.

    I'm Afraid To Buy The FW 190 Dora

    in DCS: Fw 190 D-9 Dora

    Posted

    You do need to have DCS installed through Steam, but once you buy a module on Steam, you can activate it on your standalone install, you don't have to play through Steam, although you have some HDD space used up. As you say, it doesn't work the other way round though.

     

    You don't actually need to install DCS World or any module on steam. You can get the key straight from your library and activate it on your standalone account.

    741194576_SteamCDKeys.PNG.357b615c76226ebf99c383c0e46935de.PNG

    BS2 Sale

    in DCS: Ka-50 Black Shark

    Posted

    For those like me that were still fighting with BS1 installs and the BS2 upgrade version, the current sale is a good time to get the full BS2 version. The bundle with the new Republic campaign is 50% off which actually makes it cheaper (by $3) than BS2 by itself.

     

    I was also able to use $7 worth of bonus money bringing my total to $18. With the campaign normally being $10 I figure I effectively got the BS2 standalone version for $8 which is worth not dealing with the upgrade version anymore.

     

    Bundle Link: http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/shop/special_offers/

    Can't update from Black Shark 1 to 2

    in DCS: Ka-50 Black Shark

    Posted

    From my understanding, there were 3 products, BS1, BS2 Upgrade and BS2. If you purchased BS1 and didn't download the BS2 Upgrade, you have to buy BS2 with a serial #. I have BS1, do not have the upgrade but downloaded the current BS2, this doesn't work. I was informed of this from ED with my last open ticket. I can send the whole conversation with them if you'd like.

    You are correct there were 3 products. Most people in this thread own the BS2 upgrade already. We bought it years ago when BS2 first came out. The problem now is some people cannot install the BS2 upgrade because it is not recognizing that they have BS1 installed and authenticated already.

    Can't update from Black Shark 1 to 2

    in DCS: Ka-50 Black Shark

    Posted

    Is this just speculation or have you been officially told BS2 update is no longer supported?

    It is still supported. I got the same error when trying to install the upgrade from module manager in 2.0.

     

    To fix it, I manually ran BS1 (was already installed through steam). I then tried installing the upgrade again through 2.0 module manager and it worked without a problem.

    Head tracking software

    in PC Hardware and Related Software

    Posted

    Yeah!!!! So I finally got the FreeTrack to actually work. It does everything that it is suppose to do but there are a few issues however. I can pull the program up, make whatever adjustments need to be made, and get it working ok but as soon as I open any other program, the window completely disappears as though the program has closed. When I click on the icon to open it back up, it says that the program is already running, but there is no way to shut it down or pull it up to use it. That's my first issue.

    Second problem is a common issue. I have to ad a file to the DCS bin files but I'm not exactly sure what file that needs to be added. I believe that it is Headtracker.dll. I have not made it that far yet because I'm still trying to figure out how to keep the program on the desktop.

    A good thing is that it runs very nicely when I'm working with it.

    I am still most certainly going to purchase Trackir but this thing has got me obsessing over how and if it works. I just want to get it up and going to see if I can. I am very computer literate but I never get into the guts of it to where I change registry or move dll files around.:music_whistling:

    The program isn't closing. It is just minimizing. If you click the up arrow in the right of your task bar it will show currently running apps. FreeTrack will be a red or green circle depending on if it is currently tracking or not. If you click the circle it will open the window again.

    Any Freetrack user out there ?

    in PC Hardware and Related Software

    Posted

    I will take advantage of this post to ask a question. I have a pseye cam with ir filter removed, and a 3 point cap, both working. But the freetrack 2.2 and the FTNIR, they do dont work. At the time i press Start, it crash.

     

    So i heard that there is a fix for pseye cam, but I have been unable to find it. Anyone know where I can find?

     

    Thanks.

     

    If FreeTrack is crashing when you press start, try these things:

     

    1. Run FreeTrack as an administrator

    2. Click Stream button. In popup, click Apply then Ok.

    3. Now click start

    Viewports with Different Resolutions

    in Multi-Display Bugs

    Posted · Edited by AceKng1
    Added image of all viewports combined

    I have noticed that if you have viewports with different resolutions and aspect ratios that the smaller viewport is not rendered at the width and height you set.

     

    In my case, I have 3 1920x1080 monitors each with their own viewport (Left, Center, Right). I then have a 1440x900 monitor below my center monitor (Bottom). My total resolution in game is 7200x1080. (1920 * 3 + 1440 for width). However, when I set my Bottom viewport to 1440 width and 900 height, it doesn't cover my whole 1440x900 monitor. Rather, it is a smaller view only covering about 2/3 of the monitor. If you look at the attached screenshot, you can see what I am talking about. Also, the background of the attached screenshot looks like a 1440x900 version of my Left viewport. The black bar at the bottom is then the 180 left over pixels for the total of 1080 height.

     

    1379962595_ViewportError.thumb.png.11102598c7a41bc4b78b96418293f76b.png

     

    This was rendered using the following config file:

     

    

_  = function(p) return p; end;
name = _('CustomViewports');
Description = 'One monitor configuration'
Viewports = 
{
Left = 
{
x = 0;
y = 0;
width = 1920;
height = 1080;
viewDx = -1;
viewDy = 0;
aspect = 1920 / 1080;
},

Center = 
{
x = 1920;
y = 0;
width = 1920;
height = 1080;
viewDx = 0;
viewDy = 0;
aspect = 1920 / 1080;
},

Right = 
{
x = 1920+1920;
y = 0;
width = 1920;
height = 1080;
viewDx = 1;
viewDy = 0;
aspect = 1920 / 1080
},
Bottom =
{
x = 1920+1920+1920;
y = 0;
width = 1440;
height = 900;
viewDx = 0;
viewDy = -1;
aspect = 1440/900
}
--

}


--UIMainView = Viewports.Center

GUI=
{
x = 1920;
y = 0;
width = 1920;
height = 1080;
}

UIMainView = GUI

     

     

    Playing around with the width and height and aspect ratio I finally got it to cover my whole monitor correctly. However, I had to use larger width and height values:

     

    
Bottom =
{
x = 1920+1920+1920;
y = 0;
width = 1750;
height = 1080;
viewDx = 0;
viewDy = -1;
aspect = 1920/1080
}

     

    What is really strange, if you add all 4 width values together from the 4 viewports, it is now greater than the total width resolution I am rendering in options. It appears some kind of scaling is being applied to width and height.

     

    EDIT: Added additional images to show all viewports combined.

    1795876783_LeftandFrontViewports.thumb.jpg.046fb7f9a22d4273f2560725b8a03ed4.jpg1840516224_RightandBottomViewports.thumb.jpg.717c0740a1dc8552120fd9ce1921d449.jpg

    4 monitors "T" config. and SoftTH ? 1.5 compatible?

    in Multi-Display Bugs

    Posted

    I don't believe SoftTH will work with 1.5. The current SoftTH is written for DirectX9. The new DCS uses DirectX11 so will no longer be compatible.

     

    On the plus side, according to the SoftTH Facebook page the current developer has SoftTH V3 working with with DirectX11 so hopefully before too long this will be an option again.

     

    In the mean time, you can use viewports to simulate a T setup. This is what I am currently doing. My monitors in Windows have to be in a horizontal row but at least it works in DCS. See my config file below for how I have it setup.

     

    
_  = function(p) return p; end;
name = _('CustomViewports');
Description = 'One monitor configuration'
Viewports = 
{
Left = 
{
x = 0;
y = 0;
width = 1920;
height = 1080;
viewDx = -1;
viewDy = 0;
aspect = 1920 / 1080;
},

Center = 
{
x = 1920;
y = 0;
width = 1920;
height = 1080;
viewDx = 0;
viewDy = 0;
aspect = 1920 / 1080;
},

Right = 
{
x = 1920+1920;
y = 0;
width = 1920;
height = 1080;
viewDx = 1;
viewDy = 0;
aspect = 1920 / 1080
},
Bottom =
{
x = 1920+1920+1920;
y = 0;
width = 1740;
height = 1080;
viewDx = 0;
viewDy = -1;
aspect = 1920/1080
}
--

}


--UIMainView = Viewports.Center

GUI=
{
x = 1920;
y = 0;
width = 1920;
height = 1080;
}

UIMainView = GUI

    [Reported] Eyefinity GUI compressed

    in Multi-Display Bugs

    Posted

    Through testing it seems the UIMainView in our monitor configs is what is messing up the menus. If you remove that the menues will appear full screen and buttons will be in the correct location for mouse clicks. I'm still playing with this to try and correctly narrow the menues to my main monitor.

    FreeTrack installation frustrations!

    in PC Hardware and Related Software

    Posted · Edited by AceKng1

    Thanks Ace... I've followed your instructions here & still nothing. I wonder if I'm strarting up wrong. Do you start FreeTrack, center it, then start DCS World.. or?

    I start FreeTrack first, make sure it is tracking me correctly, then launch the game.

     

    I also noticed I have a headtracker.dll inside a folder called headtracker within my bin folder. Try copying the headtracker.dll into there.

     

    Also, within FreeTrack, make sure you have both FreeTrack and TrackIR protocols selected for output.

    FreeTrack installation frustrations!

    in PC Hardware and Related Software

    Posted · Edited by AceKng1

    I currently use FreeTrack simply because I have it working and so haven't switched to anything else. My HeadTracker.dll is located in my \bin folder. I then have a headtracker folder for each aircraft in the aircraft folder with my default.lua file in it.

     

    Eample:A-10C is in DCS World\Mods\aircraft\A-10C\Input\A-10C\headtracker\default.lua

     

    If I get a new module that doesn't already have the headtracker folder and default.lua I simply copy it over from another aircraft.

     

    I've attached a zip file containing my HeadTracker.dll and the headtracker\default.lua that I am currently using successfully. I know some people have had problems with certain versions of HeadTracker.dll.

    HeadTracker.zip

    Multiplayer

    in DCS: Ka-50 Black Shark

    Posted

    Anyone know why I get 'Connection interrupted' always on the 104th server.

    You can also get Connection Interrupted if you don't have the same version of DCS they are ruining on the server. I ran into this last week on the 104th and most other popular servers. I had to manually run the updater. It installed a small patch and then I could join said servers without a problem.

    BS2 Upgrade 1.2.8 Download

    in Bugs and Problems

    Posted

    I re-installed World with the 1.2.8 release due to my update failing and messing up my current install. I ran into a problem with the BS1-BS2 Upgrade 1.2.8 download here: http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/downloads/modules/dcs_black_shark_2_upgrade/. It installed fine but refused to accept my serial number. What I believe is wrong is that the downloaded file isn't actually for the BS1-BS2 Upgrade file but is instead simply the BS2 Standalone.

     

    I was able to resolve this by downloading the module in game and it activated fine. Just wanted to see if anyone else has had a problem with the download from the website?

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