Multimonitor setup =(

[llama]

Hey there fellas, quick question for you fine folks. I just picked up 2 more 24" 1920x1200 monitors and I am not sure how to get the setup right. Right now the frame for the canopy doesn't align between the monitors, and the wings look like they point forward like an SU-47. Last I recall, the P51 had wings that were straight ;). Should I use nvidia surround, EMC, or softth? A combination thereof? Or is there a better alternative out there. I recall seeing someones sig with a link to a help thread for config of multi monitor setups, but I can't seem to find it (3 hours of sleep per night for 4 nights thanks to a cranky 6 month old will do strange things to the mind....lol). Thanks in advance =):thumbup:

[Noumcea]

llama,

 

I had a problem setting up multiple monitirs last week. Had great feedback. This is my thread http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=127029

 

Hope that helps.

[hansangb]

Google for "dcs multi monitor setup" and the top hits, like this one:http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/214771/ should help.

[llama]

Awesome guys thanks! The problem was I clicked 3 screens. Silly me, I thought 3 screens meant having a computer connected to 3 monitors. Little did I know it was for curved or projection. Seems to me there coild habe been a more accurate name. Like projection or surround or something. :(

[Kuky]

You can use 3 screens options, but then you should reduce your in-cockpit FoV to around 60-70°, that will give very natural FoV and your wings will no longer look like they are of Su-27 :)

[llama]

ah cool! I assume that requires some .lua fiddling?

[Kuky]

Enable "User Snap-View Saving" in options (Misc. tab)

 

copy the

.../DCS/Config/View/SnapViewsDefault.lua file

paste it into

...Users/yourpcusername/Saved Games/DCS/Config/View folder

 

then for any aircraft you want change the

[13] = {--default view section

change the viewAngle to FoV ° you desire

 

then every monitor will have that FoV (and for 3 monitors with each having its own viewport, you will have total FoV across monitors as 3x the FoV you set in this file.

 

PS: 3x the viewports, the more FPS will be lower (as game is rendered 3x)

Edited July 28, 2014 by Kuky

[theGozr]

I'm having some trouble.. I do have on the right side my main view cockpit.. connected to an R9 AMD GPU my second monitor (Left) for the other gauges view is plugged to an other GPU 6970. But I cannot make it work.. any idea?

 

Two monitor plugged into each a different GPU

 

Thx

[Kuky]

one of the first rules for multi-monitors:

make your DCS monitor as primary and most top/left monitor in windows desktop setup

[theGozr]

Yes set in Main ..but.. does it work with a separate GPU or it as to be only one GPU for all. ?

[Kuky]

It can work with monitors connected to different video card, but I would make sure you connect main monitor (one showing DCS) to main video card, and second to second... use extended desktop (and set main monitor as left one) and disable full screen... you should be good to go. Actually you should probably also set your multimonitor lua file to match your custom setup.