Johnny Dioxin

Durnit, I missed the manual release! Why wasn't it on TV, International News? Just started re-reading old stuff at bedtime and I could have been reading this! No wonder I was struggling to get to sleep, with an unfamiliar itch....

Hey, at least it can take-off and land on grass/unprepared surfaces...

All we then need is some British modules for authentic Telec scenarios. From what I read, the Tornado will be a Euro version (though it can of course fill the role) - we just need Razbam to get their finger out with that GR.7 that was supposed to be coming "in future" and some Warriors and Challengers and we're good to go If it goes as far as Granby territory, a Jaguar and Buccaneer would be top billing (along with aforementioned Tornado) - and buddy-lasing missions aplenty! Nice little list and a few years' work there.

I wouldn't say it's an entirely RL problem - the insane gamma/contrast issues in Caucasus (in VR) cause a lot of this problem, too.

If it doesn't work as you describe, it must be something peculiar to the device you are using. I've had rotary encoders on my last two HOTAS and both have worked just fine. I don't use "add combo" though - just double-click in the box for the assignment and then move the encoder. I

Sounds to me like your stick is over-sensitive and maybe you aren't being as careful with it as you maybe should in that situation? Try adjusting your profile for the stick in the controller axes section - less saturation and maybe a curve might not be a bad idea. Might like to just try the response curve first and see how you go.

It doesn't seem to have gone that way. I haven't had this issue before - normally it's just DCS World starting in 2D as a worst case - but it is just coming up as a black screen and that's it. If I bring up the Task Manager I get the "Window out of focus" on the black screen - seems DCS "thinks" it's working fine. On one occasion (I tried multiple times) it did crash and I allowed the sending of the crash report. I tried to start a VR game after that and that started, but didn't respond at all. I then used the switcher to change openXR to the Oculus one (still using Pico 4) and lo and behold it worked. Strange, cos it was running through SteamVR! I have remembered I installed Barthek's terrain mod yesterday, so that may have something to do with it. I know it shouldn't, but i definitely recall reading a post about a similar black screen issue by somebody - so that's my next port of call.

Anyone know how to switch to Unity OpenXR for the Pico? Been unable to use DCS World since I switched to SteamVR a few days ago for an Index test. SteamVR lets you switch to its own OpenXR but doesn't give you any other option once you have. Oculus allows you to switch in its Home UI - but for some nuts reason, Pico doesn't. I found a nice runtime switcher, but Unity isn't on it https://github.com/WaGi-Coding/OpenXR-Runtime-Switcher edit: yes, I am normally using the Pico with VD and have that set up for OpenXR - but DCS doesn't seem to know what to do since switching off SteamVR OpenXR and all I get is a black screen.

Yeah - edited from previous post - the file will not be hosted at filehorst any more. It says on their blog (in German) that they are not allowing any more uploads - so if the file isn't there now, it won't be. Just for future reference

Well it obviously is...

Think you'll have to wait for the finished article - or close to it.

Yes, thanks for these - must get back into the Viggen soon and these will no doubt help a lot. It remains the only DCS jet in which I've managed to stall the engine in mid-flight.

Didn't they fix this once then break it again?

I'm just downloading these to have a first look, but not sure I'll try them all as I initially intended - the downloads are at low ADSL transfer speeds so it takes a long time for a single 46MB file. Don't know where they are located - currently 77kbps on my fibre connection which should have them down in a few seconds. Shame, but still - thanks for doing them, heard nothing but good comments so this will be the first mod I've used since DCSW 2.5 (excepting aircraft) because default Caucasus in VR looks dire.

Now where did we hear that before....?

Didn't know that - thanks.

Mine was enabled also - be able to check later In the meantime, is anyone else finding their framerate window is cut off in 2.9 OB - it's been like this for quite a while now:

After the latest 2.9 OB update, I just went for a test flight in the Caucasus in the A-10C. No combat, just navigation etc, but active AI units. From the moment of battery on until battery off I had a rock solid 120fps in the Index. Unfortunately, the in-sim framerate display is not working properly - it's been off screen since I updated to the OB a few months back, and you can't see fpsVR in screenshots - but I was completely gobsmacked. Res is 150% set in SteamVR - frametime for the GPU was around 6ms and around 4ms for the CPU. 1 single dropped frame in the 1 hour flight. I tried to take some photo's through the lens, but couldn't get it right - though you can see some of the data in the one attached. Sorry for the poor quality - nothing I can do.

I did think about it - but on past experience of dealing with Chinese support I am very reluctant. They are usually very keen, but their English is normally dire and they struggle to understand. Maybe they have someone who speaks the lingo... I'll do that - I haven't enabled it myself, but will check anyway.

I used dwVAC up until this year when I ran out of activations and now the site is closed along with the activation server (mainly due to Voice Attack's lower price). I also used it only for comms in DCS modules, though I used it for other things in Flaming Cliffs back when we didn't have more than the Ka50 and A-10C and I didn't have enough HOTAS buttons to cover all the actions. I had a separate profile for each DCS module, so wasn't an issue with different function keys. Of course for the dev implementing voice interaction it would be a non-issue as it would simply be part of making each new module. As for FPS type games - I also used to use it for things like Doom3 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Sometimes I would press the wrong PTT button when online and give an instruction and my clan mates would be wondering what on earth I was on! They did find the notion really cool, though.

Yep - something I've been on about for years now, and where imho all flight sims fall flat on their backsides. Voice control and interaction has been available to all for PC and PC gaming for over 10 years now, and an integral part of windows since Windows 7 iirc - I know it's extra work, but it's also the mutt's nuts. First flight sim to do it in the base sim is going to be talked about all over the 'net.

I'm thinking it may be a good option for VR pilots - lower detail may equal better framerates, which equals better experience.

At last someone else with this issue - I've had it for months, over two completely different PCs, but only with Pico 4 (I also use Quest 2 occasionally, and Index, but obviously not wirelessly) and through Virtual Desktop - it's a real PITA and has sometimes caused me to use Index instead of Pico in DCS. When I posted here and elsewhere about it and uploaded videos, no-one had any answer. When I went on VD Discord I had no luck - the guy who was "helping" was either being deliberately obstinate or didn't know the app very well and was no help at all and I gave up there. Shame you can no longer directly email Guy (afaik) as he has been very helpful in years past. This is definitely a VD thing, as it doesn't happen in other cases and I've had it happen in all flight sims - but not in other VR games like NMS etc and DCS is the worst of the lot. I can upload a video again if no-one has seen it, or if you would like one to use for reference in your own search for a solution.

Unfortunately can't order those, Miles - I didn't realise before, but they can't be shipped to the UK. I found some of the same on Amazon UK - but they seem borderline as far as size goes: https://www.amazon.co.uk/150mAh-Battery-Charger-SANROCK-Quadcopter/dp/B0B73VG215 quite expensive, too - even with the charger. Yours are 17x24x 5-6mm and those are 17x27x7mm. May be okay - I could always return them easily to Amazon, so I would try that if/when I need them. I'm already returning a set I'd bought from Amazon because they were slightly too big. (these: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08NYD4XLR?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details ) edit: Just trying to get it right for anyone in the UK looking to get new batteries

Found the right battery here: edit: look further down for UK