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lol - pilot error, forgot to set mfd button from TRNG to LASR

yep - first thing i checked. Second was had i loaded the laser-guided rockets or dumb ones by mistake I'll try again in a different scenario

Is it just me or has the last update (yesterday 19/2/25) broken the ability for the APKWS rockets to track the laser to their target? I spent the last few days nailing the procedure for these so I dont think its pilot error?

I have a vkb hotas stick combined with a saitek x52 throttle. I have a shift or modifier key on the throttle controller, and another shift key on the hotas, the vkb software allows different commands for short-press or long-press on any key, so when Im flying 2D flat screen I have one of the hats access the seat position commands - fwd, back, up, down, on long-press, then it returns to normal usage as a TDC. This sounds worth a try - thanks

Thats a clever idea, I should be able to emulate any keypresses with my VKB Hotas joystick - the software is very flexible and powerful (and complex) but there's not many buttons or hats not already assigned to most modules.

Thanks but not sure this is the solution I'm looking for - there's still a lot of movement of the cursor over the buttons, its not an issue for me on the ground during startup. Im looking for a way of fixing the image in VR when I focus in on a bank of switches or an MFD, in the same way that a custom snap view freezes the image of a specified view in 2d & track-IR. While you can set up custom snap views in VR as well theres still a lot of movement due to small changes in head position, and the snap views dont seem to save the view angle the same.

Having recently upgraded to a Quest 3 and reaping the benefits of new dlss advances I'm really hooked on flying DCS in VR. However, one thing I really struggle with is accurately pressing some of the buttons I cant map to a HOTAS button press, such as the keys around the MFD's. What I really like in track-ir is use of the snap views - I can create a custom snap view to zoom in on the left & right mfd and while that key is held the image is stabilised while I press the button using the mouse. If I could get a similar feature when flying in VR I'd find it so much easier to hit the correct buttons while I'm in the air and my head is moving a bit - finding it hard to keep my head (and vr view) absolutely stable to hit some of the buttons. Is there anything in the settings that could help this, that I'm maybe not aware of?

Still getting the issue, both in MP and SP missions as well as some instant action quickstarts. I dont have a winwing or HOTAS profiles

If you want to add a non-russia SU-33 to fly as blue in an existing mission, can you reto-change the mission coalition? Or have to select coalitions at the start of creating a new mission?

Thanks for posting but not working for me, I have latest v1.9.12 beta installed, Im not getting headers and footers but just the magenta box outline, no matter what settings I have in the advanced options as well as the VR-per view setitngs

Lol, i spend way too much time on the internet doing geek stuff! Seriously though, you look at how msfs and dcs has leapt forwards because of initiatives from members of the community, those who have the time and skills to be creative and contribute to the community, its one of the things that helps sort out the many bugs in complex software interactions. DCS_Volanta.lua

Good point First I must say Im not using it as a kneeboard at all but as a passthrough mask so I can see my real keyboard thru the mask when flying in VR, saves me trying to peer under the headset to see if my findgers are on the right keys. I'm assuming you already have the game and file pathways correct when installing OpenKneeboard. Im using a Quest 3 running Virtualdesktop as the streamer between headset and PC. Do not use SteamVR, do not use Meta Quest Airlink. For the Spitfire I drew a letterbox mask with colour R255, G0, B255 and a transparent background, saved as a phg file instide saved games/kneeboard/SputfireLFMkIX. It works same (I think) for any of the aircraft as long as you create a folder for them with full correct name inside the Kneeboards folder. I am sing the same mask in every plane. I called it something catchy like OK_Passthru.png, but the name is irrelevant. In OpenKneeboard Settings, Virtual Rality, I set size to 0.60m, height to 1.05m, then set a keybinding to recentre - same keypress as I use to recentre the VR view. Also set a keypress or control button press to toggle the kneeboard on/off. I set vertical distance from eye level as 0.55m, Left-to-Right position at 0.00 (so its centred) and forward position to 0.60m. You have to play around with this a bit to get the 'passthrough letterbox' to coincide with where the physical PC keyboard is sitting on your desktop. Pitch, Roll, Yaw I leave alone. In-Game UI Header, footer, bookmrks cropped - I set to off. Gaze Zoom set to Off. Opacity when looking at the kneeboard = maximum on the slider, when not looking at the kneeboard = also maximum. Click the Aircraft icon before starting DCS. (not sure if thats essential...) but you need it on Aircraft icon to show the passthrough mask in virtual cockpit. Now in VirtualDesktop app, go to Streaming option, VR passthrough, tick Environment, settings. Set passthrough configuration to Red: 255 Green : 0 Blue: 255 I set similarity to 10%, smoothness to 5% but I have no idea if these are optimal or not at this stage. Set Passthrough Opacity to 100%, show boundary = No. Now when you go into DCS in VR and select the Spitfire, you shoudl get a transparent letterbox with a magenta border inside your VR cockpit, and you shoudl be able to see your real desktop through the passthrough. Then its a case of manipulating the position within OpenKneeboard to get the desired position. If anyone knows how to get rid of the magenta border, please let me know. If anyone has better understanding of the smoothness and similarity do share!

Never mind - Ive had more time to play and got it working

Im really interested in trying to make this work in VR as a mixed reality magenta pass-through area, similar to the guy on the A-10 warthog project. Unfortunately I think I need a step-by-step walkthrough to make sure I have the correct opacity settings (in both VirtualDesktop and OpenKneeboard) as well as nudging the correct overlay area into the VR cockpit position - every time I switch out of DCS VR it tends to crash on me. Is there a step-through guide I could access? Ive scoured the youtube channels and the openkneeboard website but not found what im after.

Good luck identifying the issue, its really become a major block to my online play

i too find load times into missions really r e a l l y slow, and multiplayer missions even slower. Even clicking on a module in f10 map to go to f2 view seems to halt the game for 30 - 40 seconds.

ok cancel that, old keyboard also now playing up.

Update: Well I took out my current wireless keyboard and pugged back in my old USB cable one, and so far no repeats of the earlier problem. I have no idea if this has solved it or why a wifi keyboard might be the culprit?

OK no luck with that one, if I go to settings > controls > UI layer, search....Zoom, I only get options for toggle VR zoom, toggle VR spyglass zoom, none have any controls or keybinds mapped to them. If I try UI Layer > axis commands, ther'es no entries?

Well thats something to try, thanks for the input!

Still getting problems with this issue, testing a mission from the mission editor - not even multiplayer, esc key stops working, have to do a ctrl+alt+del to exit DCS. Tried a slow repair, no joy. Was trying to reset some snap views again (in the Harrier). Its really wierd, I jump into an instant action mission in the harrier, the snap views have ben reset after the last update, so I reset them, just mapping numkey buttons 7 and 9 to allow closer view of the left & right MFD's, then I find the ESC key no longer works.

Handover to and from Bob is a bit glitchy at the moment, if you do it at speed I get a big change in pitch

You'd hope the Chinook has more than enough room to pack a lot of ammo for the gunners, maybe tat feature is around the corner...

Dont forget the Bob button for cruising!

I'm struggling with a simple CTLD mission playing around with the CH-47. I want to be able to transport 40 troops in the CH-47 and 16 in the Mi-8. I created a new 40-strong unit "Platoon" which shows up in the F10 menu and I imposed the unit load limits but every time I load troops I get 40 into any helo, then the Mi-8 and Huey cant take off as they're too heavy. Lol. I also set ctld.numberOfTroops = 40, could that be the problem? If the number is < 40 then the Platoon option does not appear.