Deano87 Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 Hey all, I play mostly in VR and I must say that I find it much more immersive when I have a visible body in the cockpit. I know it can be irritating sometimes and blocks switches etc but I have it set to one of the switches on my warthog so I can hide it if I need to. I would really like to see a Pilot Body make it into the F-18 at some point. Not saying it needs to be there for release but it would be nice to see that ED are considering it.:megalol: Cheers Proud owner of: PointCTRL VR : Finger Trackers for VR -- Real Simulator : FSSB R3L Force Sensing Stick. -- Deltasim : Force Sensor WH Slew Upgrade -- Mach3Ti Ring : Real Flown Mach 3 SR-71 Titanium, made into an amazing ring. My Fathers Aviation Memoirs: 50 Years of Flying Fun - From Hunter to Spitfire and back again.
mx22 Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 I too like pilot body, but honestly - I don't know if it's all that practical on modern jets where you have a lot of buttons/switches. Neither A-10C, Mirare or Viggen have pilot bodies (and I think Mig-21 doesn't either). Perhaps making hands semi transparent?
Deano87 Posted August 21, 2017 Author Posted August 21, 2017 Like I said I know it can be annoying as they do block buttons but it has a huge effect on the feeling of "being there" in VR for me. Its always an option you can turn off or easily toggle mid game if you want to (as I do sometimes). Also once you've started up etc most switches buttons should be on the Hotas or on the UFC/MFDs infront of you which wouldn't be blocked by a pilot body and/or his arms. If you don't like it you can turn it off but I'd much rather have it as an option than not. It really helps sell the size of the cockpit in VR and also makes it feel less like you are some kind of poltergeist flying the aircraft and actually a person. Proud owner of: PointCTRL VR : Finger Trackers for VR -- Real Simulator : FSSB R3L Force Sensing Stick. -- Deltasim : Force Sensor WH Slew Upgrade -- Mach3Ti Ring : Real Flown Mach 3 SR-71 Titanium, made into an amazing ring. My Fathers Aviation Memoirs: 50 Years of Flying Fun - From Hunter to Spitfire and back again.
some1 Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 I too like pilot body, but honestly - I don't know if it's all that practical on modern jets where you have a lot of buttons/switches. Neither A-10C, Mirare or Viggen have pilot bodies (and I think Mig-21 doesn't either). Perhaps making hands semi transparent? The Mirage has pilot body. But F-15, A-10 and Leatherneck/Heatblur aircraft don't. I agree that I never bothered with pilot body in 2D, but it greatly increases immersion in VR. I just quickhide it if I need to press something obscured by it, which doesn't happen very often. 1 Hardware: VPForce Rhino, FSSB R3 Ultra, Virpil WarBRD, Hotas Warthog, Winwing F15EX, Slaw Rudder, GVL224 Trio Throttle, Thrustmaster MFDs, Saitek Trim wheel, Trackir 5, Quest Pro
Mig Fulcrum Posted August 23, 2017 Posted August 23, 2017 Can ED just make a body that disappear when the cursor goes over it? and of course re-appear after
some1 Posted August 23, 2017 Posted August 23, 2017 That could look awkward. If you mouse has extra buttons, just assign the "toggle pilot body" shortcut to to one of them. Hardware: VPForce Rhino, FSSB R3 Ultra, Virpil WarBRD, Hotas Warthog, Winwing F15EX, Slaw Rudder, GVL224 Trio Throttle, Thrustmaster MFDs, Saitek Trim wheel, Trackir 5, Quest Pro
Deano87 Posted August 24, 2017 Author Posted August 24, 2017 Some good ideas here! :thumbup: Proud owner of: PointCTRL VR : Finger Trackers for VR -- Real Simulator : FSSB R3L Force Sensing Stick. -- Deltasim : Force Sensor WH Slew Upgrade -- Mach3Ti Ring : Real Flown Mach 3 SR-71 Titanium, made into an amazing ring. My Fathers Aviation Memoirs: 50 Years of Flying Fun - From Hunter to Spitfire and back again.
Scarrface Posted August 24, 2017 Posted August 24, 2017 Should be even more interesting if you have a kneeboard that you can interact with from VR perspective IMO
rrohde Posted August 24, 2017 Posted August 24, 2017 +1 on having a toggable pilot body in all modules. PC: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | MSI Suprim GeForce 3090 TI | ASUS Prime X570-P | 128GB DDR4 3600 RAM | 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD | Win10 Pro 64bit Gear: HP Reverb G2 | JetPad FSE | VKB Gunfighter Pro Mk.III w/ MCG Ultimate VKBcontrollers.com
DDSSTT Posted September 18, 2017 Posted September 18, 2017 The Kneeboard on the pilots body in the mustang is usable... I was mildly disappoint for it to be blacked out in the F-86... :( [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] http://www.csg-2.net/
strikerdg Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 I don't know VR very well but the one time I got to demo it in a flight simulator the hands arms and head moved flawlessly with my hand motion. It made it very easy to see displays that were blocked as I would just move my arm out of the Way as you do in real life. I would like to see this eventually make its way to DCS. You could even pass hand signals to your wingman in the demo as the hand motion was extremely accurate and worked flawlessly. Maybe DCS already has this as is haven't tried VR except that one time with an oculus rift.
Xenovia Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 +1 for pilot body, makes taking photos alot more immersive. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Snail Posted December 27, 2017 Posted December 27, 2017 Yes, those empty seats are spooky: like nobody is flying this plane............. How (s)low can you go
shaggy Posted December 28, 2017 Posted December 28, 2017 Viggen is getting a pilot body. https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=194358 For now, enjoy some screenshots of a heavily work in progress Viggen pilot coming for your in-cockpit view! High detail pass is still pending (and some inaccuracy issues and fixes) Sincerely, Heatblur AJS37 Team The Mirage has pilot body. But F-15, A-10 and Leatherneck/Heatblur aircraft don't. I agree that I never bothered with pilot body in 2D, but it greatly increases immersion in VR. I just quickhide it if I need to press something obscured by it, which doesn't happen very often. Intel Core i7-8700 3,20GHz - EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 - 32Gb Ram - DCS on 500 GB SSD - Windows 10 - Thrusmaster Warthog - Thrustmaster TPR pedals - Track Ir 5 - Samsung Odyssey+ [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] http://www.virtualredarrows.com
Crash * Posted December 28, 2017 Posted December 28, 2017 Can ED just make a body that disappear when the cursor goes over it? and of course re-appear after :thumbup: Nice idea. System Specs: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, RX 6900 XT, 64GB RAM // Tobsen CM Kollektiv, VPC CM3 Throttle, VPC WarBRD Rudder Pedals, VPC T-50 CM2 + WarBRD Base VR: HP Reverb G2 Helis: UH-1H / KA-50 3 / Mi-8 / Mi-24P / SA-342 / AH-64D / OH 58D / CH-47F Jets: F-5E / F-14A/B / F/A-18C / MC-2000 / A-10C II / AV-8B / AJS 37 / MIG-21bis / F-16C / F-15E / F-4E Maps: Nevada / Persian Gulf / Normandie 2.0 / Syria / South Atlantic / Sina / Cold War Germany WWII: Spitfire / WWII Assets Pack Tech.: Combined Arms / NS430 / Supercarrier Waiting for: BO-105 / G.91R / Tornado IDS / Eurofighter
Snail Posted December 28, 2017 Posted December 28, 2017 I can't remember to have seen a picture of Viggen pilots having maps in their kneepads. It would be very much appreciated though if the pilot became available! :thumbup: How (s)low can you go
Precog Posted December 28, 2017 Posted December 28, 2017 I love the pilot body implementation in the p51. Would love to see this in the A10 Check out my 'real world' video series [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Deano87 Posted January 13, 2018 Author Posted January 13, 2018 Agreed.. Would be really nice to see it in the A-10 as well. Proud owner of: PointCTRL VR : Finger Trackers for VR -- Real Simulator : FSSB R3L Force Sensing Stick. -- Deltasim : Force Sensor WH Slew Upgrade -- Mach3Ti Ring : Real Flown Mach 3 SR-71 Titanium, made into an amazing ring. My Fathers Aviation Memoirs: 50 Years of Flying Fun - From Hunter to Spitfire and back again.
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