LowRider88 Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 Just thinking out of the box. Not sure if this is technically possible, or even impossible with limitation in the operating system. I only have a single joystick, but noticed in the settings page for controls, multiple peripherals can be recognized if they are from different vendors. Maybe can have a flight stick from CH Pro, and another from Thrustmaster, all recognized. Is it possible to have multiple keyboards recognized as well? It would be an interesting idea if we could have multiple keyboards (most of which could be as cheap as $20), with one representing each side control panel and one for the front dash of the cockpit. This could eliminate the need to do key combos like with the Ctrl, Shift, Tab keys. It could also better simulate a cockpit. We could put a keyboard further in front and force the user to bend forward to touch a switch, while the side keyboards may require the head to look sideways.
LowRider88 Posted June 18, 2020 Author Posted June 18, 2020 Or perhaps even multiple mice for that mattter, one representing each of the left and right hands. E.g. don’t have to use right hand on mouse to click on left side of cockpit.
Rudel_chw Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 You can have multiple keyboards .. but they will all be recognized as a single keyboard. Same with the Mouse. For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600 - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia RTX2080 - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB
LowRider88 Posted June 18, 2020 Author Posted June 18, 2020 Yeah, That was what I was thing with respect to operating system limitations. Just wondering if there is a system level way around it.
=4c=Nikola Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 (edited) There is a bodge: Btw, Tom Scott is great TL: DW - just go to 10:20 timestamp Edited June 18, 2020 by =4c=Nikola 1 Do not expect fairness. The times of chivalry and fair competition are long gone.
LowRider88 Posted June 18, 2020 Author Posted June 18, 2020 Cool video, So it is completely possible to do, and was already thought of by someone and implemented already in the flight sim community. Really hope DCS adds this. More simulation the better. 1 vs 0 = half hour :) That’s why they call it C. Because it takes only one character to screw up your program.
=4c=Nikola Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 It's not something DCS should add. It something you should Bodge. :) Do not expect fairness. The times of chivalry and fair competition are long gone.
DERacing Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 I run my main corsair K95 Platinum and Iron Claw mouse, but bolted to my Next Level stand, I have a Logi Trackball on the right and a 81key keyboard on the left. Intel i7 9700k, 64GB DDR4 (Corsair), Gigabyte Z390 Master, RTX 2080 Ti AMP 11gb, 500GB Sabrent Rocket (System), 1TB XPG Gammix S11 Pro M.2 (DCS), Windows 11 64-bit Pro, Samsung 49" 4K CRG9 Monitor (5120x1440), Samsung Odyssey Plus, TrackIR 5, Thrustmaster Warthog Hotas, Various streamdecks, button boxes, Logitech Pro Rudder Pedals, Corsair K95 Platinum, Iron Claw mouse. DCS OB, F-14B Tomcat, F-18C Hornet, F-16C Viper, A-10C Warthog, F-5 Tiger II, AV-8B Harrier, P-51D Mustang, FC3, Super Carrier Thrustmaster Warthog Hotas, (3) Cougar MFD's, Logitech Pro Rudder Pedals, (2) Stream Decks, (1) Stream Deck XL, (1) Stream Deck Mini, Misc Button Boxes
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