Hinkey

Same problem with Valve Index. Have had to run up the gamma which blows out the outside world.

First, very nice job. When the sun is shining directly in the cockpit it looks great. It is just too dark. Can't enjoy the new model most of the time because I can't see it. That is independent of the backlighting being too dim at max setting as well.

No engine sound. Can't get .rar to extract. Do I need to spend time troubleshooting this or will the sound issue be fixed in a future update?

It's a tough question because it's a weird situation. I've had an Index for about a month. VR is simultaneously radically superior to, and significantly worse than, TracIR. If you just want to go out and fly around feeling as if you are in a real airplane, VR is fantastic. It's so similar to actual flying that I think you could do legit flight training with it. Administrative stuff like tanking, and pattern work (especially recovering on the Tarawa) are so much better that it's almost a different activity. But... If you want to fight; not so great. You better already know your cockpit because its hard to read anything. Even medium distance targets are blurry. Frame rates go way down and you'll have to make real compromises on eye candy. I was going to return my Index. I felt like it was super cool but not quite there (this is true btw). RMA in hand I put my wife in VR in the back of a Tomcat. We did a short exposure flight; Launch, hit the tanker, watch the wings as you go supersonic, trap back on the Stennis. Her verdict was keep it. VR can be an almost disturbingly real experience but there are currently lots of compromises that have to be accepted to get there. PS - obviously I kept it ;)

+1 Agreed. Very annoying to have the back of the ship missing as you set up your recovery.

Yep, AOA dim. Annunciator lights need a boost too. +1

The A-10C pilot is one of the biggest areas where the model is showing its age. The jet itself still looks good, but external views are just way less fun with this distractingly antiquated pilot model. Here's hoping the "Updated A-10C Warthog" will have some love given to the pilot.

Doh! Thanks for the response guys. New to DCS and rejected the notion that makers of a “study sim” would screw up gameplay for a gag. Absolutely ROFL about the time I spent troubleshooting instead of flying.

OpenBeta ( 2.5.4.29079 ) G-LOC Blackout/Greyout fade has changed to a green waterfall text. A separate Steam beta install exhibited the same problem but was corrected by rolling back to release version. This took place in the middle of a sim session, not after an update. Have run Repair and updated to latest geforce drivers with multiple restarts. No change. Any Ideas?

Best thing about Heatblur Tomcat... It makes trapping a Hornet and tanking a Harrier seem easy;) Love it! Thanks Heatblur