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In civil aviation it definitely DOES happen. In military, I don't know; I'd be interested to get an answer to this. Maybe the pilot co-ordinates with the ground crew, and they speak to the tower?

RE: [uSE LEFT CLICK] I know it's a minor issue, but CONSISTENCY would be nice. All other (2 position) switches work with both LMB and RMB.

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For the benefit of others who, like me, may not find the above quite so obvious: It appears that *.miz files are zip files - at any rate the above can be accomplished using 7-zip. The case of the folders KNEEBOARD and IMAGES does matter. They don't have to be jpegs. I was able to copy png files produced by kneeboard builder, and those worked - saving some time.

Sorry PEBCAK. I was somewhat confused and thought I could assign a DTOT, or that the TOT was a DTOT, or something. Anyway, I see now that I'm just supposed to match the TOTs from the briefings. Is there no way to alter the DTOT for the mission waypoints?

Set up a quick mission to practice landings at BESLAN on RUNWAY 10 at NIGHT. Mission Date 1 Apr 2018 2300 Full moon Runway lights* only became visible once I was very close to the runway (possibly on touchdown). Mission Date 14 Apr 1018 2300 New moon Runway lights never became visible. Are the runway lights dependent on moonlight? Taxiway lights were visible. imho all ground lighting is far too dark (using Oculus Rift). Gamma = 1.8. *I mean the white runway edge lights.

To add my 2c. The low res and fov (think viewing the world through a diver's mask) are a big drawback, expect to make compromises. But still not enough of a drawback to beat the gain in immersion. It's been a bit of a double-edged sword in that once I tried VR, I just haven't been able to go back to using a monitor. I doubt I ever will. For recent versions of DCS (2.5.1 and up), you'll most likely be wanting a 1080Ti. Another surprise for me has been how much I'm enjoying "proper" VR games (clue: I'm not young). I really thought I'd only be using it for flight sims, but since my original purchase, I've bought a 3rd sensor and have had to make room for a play area. Echo Arena, Sprint Vector, Sparc, Brass Tactics... these are types of games I'd thought I'd got bored with years ago. Fun and exercise! I have not regretted buying the Rift, not once. I've had it for nearly a year now.

+1 Not to mention the lack of common courtesy of not communicating a very significant change to their CUSTOMERS. Afaik, there's only been one short sentence in a readme file.

Can you try the test I suggest here: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=210356 You should get over 30 fps with that. I say this in case there is something odd that may be locking your frame rate - but it does sound, as you say, that you have a CPU bottleneck. I can definitely get over 40 fps in VR (as can others). What is your CPU doing when in 2D? I don't have PG btw - not sure if you're only seeing issues in that theatre? "If my GPU is not busy in VR, it should also be possible to get 51 FPS." That doesn't really follow. You're talking about different resolutions and other overheads in VR - the frame rates are very unlikely to be the same. (assuming the CPU is at 100% in both cases).

Not quite what you're looking for, but might give you an idea: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=210356

You've answered your own question. *EDIT* I'm being somewhat unfair, as I'm running in VR. Without AA the jaggies ruin it for me. I was getting over twice the frame rate before the imposition of deferred rendering. Oh good, that's ok then. Everything ED does is wonderful. Criticism is not permitted. We must just hand over our money and smile, smile, smile. Because everything will be ok in the end.

Does anyone know if it's possible for the bookmarks to be saved permanently?

"Those settings are far from optimal for the 1080 ti" Yes (since deferred shading was enforced). Also, DCS image quality in VR without AA is on another planet from optimal (imho).

XMP yes. Turbo boost off - no. Wasn't aware of that setting - will take a look. I haven't (for the first time ever) even bothered overclocking. I'm only air-cooling. As far as I've seen (for me, anyway) it's GPU that's the bottleneck. Thanks.

I'd actually ordered the F-18 back in January, but asked for (and was given) a refund last week. This was the only way I could think of to make my displeasure known RE ****ing deferred shading. I know, I know, big difference that's going to make. Of course, I couldn't resist buying it again on Tuesday. I also got a refund on Persian Gulf. I don't think I'll buy that until I have a system that can run it properly in VR (or it goes on sale). So. I will be staying on 2.5.0 for my other modules, but will tinker with the hornet on the beta branch. So far, I'm managing to get by for very simple training type stuff at minimal settings. The aircraft itself is wonderful. Hopefully by the time the finished product drops 1080 Ti's will be cheaper. I thought I'd settled on 1.5.2, with its excellent performance. But in the end, there were too many little niggles - that will never be fixed. Your seem to have a similar spec to me. I feel your pain, but it's probably worth giving in to the temptation.

Your opinion on 2.5.2.17978.385?

Have you checked the log file? autoupdate_log.txt from your DCS folder.

I notice that in the key bindings (options) the HOTAS trigger is described as SECOND stage to SPACE. Is there a first stage and, if so, what does it do? Or is this just a mistake in the options.

Around the OBOGS switch in the sequence, one of the instructor's sentences was in (I think) German. (I am running in English).

You could also try the graphics setting I'm using, described below, to see if it's any clearer with those. https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=210356 BTW, agree on the MPCD, light map colours make it very difficult. But I can easily read when zoomed in.

This is actually something I was expecting to be a problem. However, for me, I am surprised that it isn't. I can certainly read it when zoomed, and can make it out a lot better than I was expecting when not. I wonder if you might have an issue. What's your system, settings (PD)? I'm afraid I have no idea if the font can be changed. I suspect not.

Personally I find fluctuating framerates (ASW disabled) in VR very uncomfortable.

"performs very well". I know it's a drag, but any chance you could run the test described, so we can put a number on that. I'd be very interested to get the fps number for a 1080. Before ED forced deferred rendering, I would have agreed with you. Now, I'm a bit skeptical. Note that the other poster with a 1080 Ti was getting 77 fps, at minimal settings with not much going on. Start adding shadows and raising all the other eye candy, and then what? I realise that MSAA x 4 is the culprit, but for me, VR is ruined without AA. Are you using MSAA? Also imho, for VR, you really want > 90 fps most of the time.

Sorry for the shameless plug for my own post, but... https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=210356 **** EDIT **** Around 70 fps on my monitor. But I'm running my minimal VR settings (see link above). (50 fps in VR)

I think he means that with such a high resolution AA should not be necessary. I, however, entirely agree with you. Without AA, the jaggies on this sim are appalling, even at a very high res. https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=208578 As to the title of your post, +1 from me.