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Finally grabbed myself a copy of Lock On via eBay; stoked! Just wondering if it is as graphically intensive as DCS: BS? I'm looking to run it on my laptop which has an ati radeon mobility x1400

Oh cool, i didn't realise touchpal can now run networked!

It's stretched across the 2 screens Yep, running the latest patch. I guess i'll have a look at the error files... but there's nothing i changed 'syntactically' apart from the numbers required. Yeah, i can see through the shkval and abris boxes in touchpal.

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=284_957 279 for bundle Enjoy

Love to hear feedback about these, as they look to be great bits of kit

Interesting... Perhaps using just one u70, for Shkval, and keeping the ABRIS on the TouchPal screen would be the way to go... which i can't get working currently, but should be able too with a new system. So cockpit would be centre (higher than the others, obviously) with BSVP on the left, Shkval middle and TouchPal right

In my quest for some kind of cockpit, with limited money, space and a less-than-willing fiance, i was wondering if this would be possible to do with DCS:BS: 1 x main monitor (whatever size) - cockpit 1 x touchpal monitor (15") - touchpal buttons without shkval & abris 2 x samsung u70 (7") - one for shkval, one rotated 90 degrees for abris 1 x monitor or networked laptop - BSVP Given you have a computer with the stones to run it, would this be possible at all?

Checked and double checked 2048, windowed or full screen, still produces replication of the BS screen across 2 screens I give up, as i have no idea what else to do. I'm assuming it's a hardware issue at this point (ATI Radeon Mobility x1400), so it'll have to wait till i get a new desktop machine to run. Thanks for this software though, it's still very useful and a great project. One thing as a new DCS:BS user: i got confused with the touchpal screen as it replicates some switches in the cockpit as buttons... so being unfamiliar, it threw me a bit. Just a bit of feedback. Great program with great potential!

Awesome info! I can't wait to finally pick up LOMAC digitally!

Ok, i initially followed this post (http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=761810&postcount=1) for the initial install. I then followed this post (http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=767594&postcount=27) for the multi monitor setup. Touchpal Setup: Description = 'Camera on the left, TouchPal+ABRIS+Shkval on the right' Viewports = { Center = { x = 0; y = 0; width = 1024; --Horizontal res of main monitor height = 768; --Vertical res of main monitor viewDx = 0; viewDy = 0; aspect = 1.33; -- Here i tried the standard, then divide the width by height method } } ABRIS = { x = 1353; --Horizontal res of main monitor + 329 y = 224; width = 366; height = 448; } Shkval = { x = 1466; --Horizontal res of main monitor + 442 y = 12; width = 312; height = 172; } Multi Monitor Setup: ["multiMonitorSetup"] = "dd_touchpal_2mon" ["fullScreen"] = true, -- also tried false with same results ["height"] = 768, --Vertical res of main monitor ["resolution"] = "1024x768", --Res of main monitor ["width"] = 1024, -- With this setting, the BS cockpit displays normally on my centre screen and touchpal works on the right screen but without Shkval or ABRIS, with 2048 the BS cockpit tries to spread across the 2 monitors and you can see bits of it where the Shkval camera and ABRIS are supposed to be in touchpal. This is using Windows XP SP3 with the monitors both set at 1024x768 and the 'extend windows desktop to this screen' option checked.

Hey mate, I sorted the error and can run touchpal now... all the buttons work, it syncs fine and is generally lovely... except i can't get the Shkval or ABRIS onto where they should be in touchpal; i just have blank spots. I'll upload my files and settings when i get home, if anyone is willing to look for me. I hope i can get it sorted, as i've got a samsung u70 on the way and want to go for the 3mon setup!

actual it was because i didn't have one of the microsoft net's installed... so sorted the only issue is now that i can't get the shkval and abris stuff on the touchpal screen i changed my total resolution to the 2 monitors (2048) but then it just spreads the pic across both screens, underneath touch pal anything else i tried crashed the program

I'm lost I followed all the instructions to the letter, trying to setup touchpal on 2 1024x768 monitors, and i get a 'application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135) error when i try to run the touchpal executable file. I'm soooo lost and sooooo frustrated

Oh well, the decision as been made for me somewhat. A mate has a new, unused FFB microsoft sidewinder2 or something, so i'll use that in the meantime and may as well wait on the HOTAS Warthog, which seems to be more appropriate, given the release of A-10c and stuff. Now, if only i could get multiple monitors to work! Using XP, i thought that was supposed to be easy! I can't get the dual monitors working, or even BSVP working on the one machine!

Thanks for the feedback folks!

Ahh ok. So BSVP is still valuable, but can't do the Skhval stuff. I see now where i got confused, i thought that Touchpal could be used for the other functions on a seperate PC, but it's for monitors connected to the main PC only.

Aaah... i see now that there's BSVP and Touchbuddy (or touch something) that will both work in a similar fashion So essentially, i could use either of these to display shvkal, gauges etc (not exactly 'extending' the cockpit view, but saving me from looking around) and not have to action this on the 'main cockpit' computer? Forgive me if this is the most basic understanding, but i've only just got the game and am trying to get my head around it all.

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=787773&postcount=311 That post, down the bottom he mentions a networked secondary PC controlling the left cockpit screen The reason i was interested is that i don't have 2 monitors, but i do have a spare laptop that's reasonably gutsy and it'd be awesome to have it as a secondary display

No hassles mate I also see people are using a second, networked computer to get a 2nd display in DCS BS. I want to know how to do that too!

I guess i'll go trawling through the forums then... Does anyone use the cougar MFD's at all? Are they a worthwhile investment?

Cheers guys I'll have a look at the links Call me a tight arse, but i don't want it to cost a fortune (dcs:bs was 39 bucks!) and as i'm in Australia, i'll be looking at conversion rates, dollar exchange and then shipping What a shame it isn't available via digital distribution, i thought that was brilliant about DCS: Black Shark!

Hi, I'm looking to get a setup for DCS: BS, as well as for use with other sims down the track (LOMAC, MS FSX etc). I'm toying up between the Cougar HOTAS and the X52 and just wanted some opinions/advice/recommendations on the 2. I always want to get some pedals and couldn't find any matching thrustmaster ones for the cougar setup, but came across the Saitek Pro Flight Pedals... do people use these with their cougar setup? Thanks in advance folks!

Is it possible to buy LOMAC via the website as a digital download, as opposed to trying to source a hard copy? I can't find a copy of the game anywhere in my area Cheers