Mr. Big.Biggs

I am mocking up an idea for a home built helicopter collective and have run into a snag. I am trying to use a pair of automotive Hall effects position sensors for the throttle and pitch control. I am running a “tube inside of a tube” designed so when I twist the outer grip, it rotates the inner shaft that connects to the sensor. Because the “shaft” that connects grip and sensor can only rotate 180 degrees because of design constraints, And the sensor seems to be a 360 degree deal, I can’t seem to get both zero throttle and full throttle. I monkey around with the calibration settings in dcs but no luck. Is this doable or do I need to look for 180 degree sensors. very tech limited so please explain using crayons if possible. thanx!

I’m going to give this a shot. No jumping clouds but with index at 150 and PD at 1.1 Very grainy. Move to 1.3 and it gets sharper(naturally) but completely destroys fps in multi player. The frustrating thing is adjustments get refined and running well in Sp before moving to mp. Spend 5+min every time cold starting a plane get airborne and everything is great until I engage then its slide show city. Rinse and repeat what a pain in the balls....

Not rubbing it in but just finally upgraded to 2.7 last week and not seeing any cloud jitters? I have issues with fps in multiplayer but the clouds look stable to me ! I9, 64Ram, 2080ti and an index what a goofy ass program.

Did they modify things to eliminate the need to delete shaders files after a change? Been away from the game for a fairly long break and went to delete after the 2.7 upgrade. Couldn’t seem to find the folders where I thought they used to be? thanks

Thanks. Is reshade vr and the VR shaders mod two Separate things? Also, effects on MP as thats all I do? Thanks again!

Good afternoon, I finally took the leap, turned on my game desktop for first time in months, downloaded updates and am now 2.7ob ready. can someone point me to the latest “best practices “ for setting up the Index with 2.7? I have seen many nvidia, steam, dcs ect posts, any clearing house post or video that walks thru them all? thanks. system used to be posted in signature, I9 (5Ghz turbo)2080ti 64Gb 3200 ram. 3 drives. A sata 2tb storage and 2 M.2 drives. 1 is 1tb, 1 is 500gb. Valve Index, Virpil t50 cm2 stick, t50 base and v3 throttle w mini stick. MFG crosswind pedals.

In my opinion the headset is not the problem, it’s DCS. Yes there is a large trade off between a 4k and any headset currently but the immersive nature of the VR world simply trumps that 10 fold. What keeps and has kept me on the tarmac for the past 10 months is that it became tiresome “re configuring everything” every time I wanted to play. Spend an hour adjusting controls (yes I know I can save it) and settings on everything from windows to nvidea, stream, dcs after every single software update or desire to change aircraft or theater in order to get back into an enjoyable, playable range. Hit the pillow, get up, turn on and start all over. Hard to bitch about updates as that is how progress is made but I just gave up. I play to relieve stress, not learn pc configuration. Don’t even want to attempt 2.7 as from what I read, not a great experience on the Index. In time VR will be king, that said we are waiting on DCS, not headset technology currently and I’m not going back to 2d. To each their own I guess. Good luck.

Completely irrelevant argument. That said, see post above your last....

Tactical nuclear weapons have two absolutes 1. use in real life will lead to Global contamination and full scale exchanges resulting in the end of the world as we know it. 2. Tactical nuclear weapons used in a multiplayer setting of DCS will lead to the proliferation of a new breed of trolls which will result in the end of the online experience as we know it. Why such a hard on for people to agree with you? Nobody is arguing it could be modeled someday. We don’t need pictures and graphics to understand what you are saying. Most are simply saying it’s a bad idea because it brings nothing except negatives to the game and to feed your desire to be acknowledged for some reason. Every day, people who don’t know how to fly jump into a hi tech aircraft and fly all over the map without formal know how. You know why? Because as realistic as it is, there are unlimited lives and zero fear. ergo there will be no deterrent to use a nuke. It will just bring out the trolls and ruin it for everyone else as such losers generally do..... Some things are just better off left to single player and your imagination!

Had the same type issue when the super carrier was released. Especially when looking at the island. Can’t remember what I did to resolve it but try searching same issue but add super carrier good luck!

Helmets don’t fly planes thus helmets can’t hit a 3 wire every time period! synthetic vision has been on many vehicles from air liners to snow plows for years. No, snow plows can’t hit 3 wire every time either. NOW, there MAY be a helmet in development that “assists” with all weather flying and landing but with no pilots head inside, it aint hitting sh!t..... Your not winning this one sonny....

If the ac/dc video is really a hint it’s either “Thunder chief” a very common misrepresentation of the lyrics or a model that was adopted for the war because it was “dirt cheap “ to produce or adapt. Anything like that during the Vietnam era? As for the F4. It may not be on everyone’s number 1 list but it absolutely is on everyone’s list somewhere in the top 3 so If they don’t, they’re dumb!!! An F4 would actually bring me back to flying. Still parked waiting for this 2.7/ VR/ 3090 nonsense to pass before I re engage!! F4 damn it!!!!

Aint see no F4 bummer!

Trying both. Thanks!

Morning! Obviously the 3090 is pretty difficult to obtain without paying black market prices from sketchy resellers. Is there a trustworthy retailer that has a waiting list to get on for the 3090? I see lots of “sold out” and “coming soon” but no way to get on a waiting list. let me know and thanks!

I would “assume “ its because in real life, they don’t coexist in the same airspace? For the most part, it seems that air superiority generally exists before helicopters are deployed into the zone of combat. my thought anyway.

Hmm, a DCS wish list. Now why didn’t someone already think of this????

As the game currently sits, you can hardly find a target after its been bombed. There is just a lame “puff” then gone. If they currently can’t model bomb damage, how could they model a forrest fire currently? Better yet, if we can’t accurately use every feature in current modules, why should they waste the resources making Sim city DCS? To each their own I guess and it is a “wish list” so wish away. It’s as valid as any other wish, just a bit off target in my opinion, but again that’s me

That would be cool! While they’re doing it, lets add a crop dusting module. Developers could simply just create corn and wheat out of sand maps, simple! Also, one for news helicopters. I can imagine circling a realistic looking protest for hours, keeping the camera steady, what a blast!! And to the nay sayers, we want the name changed to “Digital Community Simulator “ if you disagree, you will be canceled....

I hear you. My wife pretty much cringes whenever I strap on the goggles. Says I look like a 12 year old. So much for the cool “cyber pilot “ persona. I just don’t talk about it in public to avoid the embarrassment. It is a pretty darn cool experience tho! Regards!

Anybody that thinks that nailing a 3 wire on a virtual carrier makes them a real pilot in any sense, please go try! But put me down as your beneficiary first!! I sometimes think that’s why this place is so hostile sometimes. Because there are folks here that actually believe this makes them pilots and take themselves way to seriously. My guess is even military trainees after hours in a sim, still head up in a trainer with an instructor.

Anything that suggests conservatism, at least here in the States....

If you’re looking for reasons its a bad idea, here’s mine anyway: 1. Single player, fly out, drop bomb, pow. Eat pizza rolls, Meh... 2. Dynamic campaign, fly out, drop bomb, they retaliate in full. End of game. Eat pizza rolls, Meh... 3. Multi player, trolls fly out, drop bomb wreck fun for everyone per usual, call mom for more pizza rolls, repeat 4. Ed staff takes time to create this over some other needed features or upgrades, insert any of the above, Meh.... These are my reasons but I suspect why these threads continue to drabble on with the “I know you are but what am I “ response of the OP is because of some folks not being used to being told no....

I just added what amounts to a “lazy susan” bearing under my seat. Gives me just enough hip swivel to make up for the lost peripheral vision and flexibility of age yet still feels more real to me. I am of the camp that the whole sim is a compromise so if it works for you, do it. Haven’t flown in months tho. Grew tired of all the patches and reconfiguring so shut down until 2.7 is out. Oh and waiting for 3090 availability. Excitedly awaiting release!

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