Caldera Posted October 21, 2021 Posted October 21, 2021 Hey all, Is there a way to adjust the head position? I can't find an entry in the snapviews.lua file. Thanks in advance, Caldera
Talisman_VR Posted October 22, 2021 Posted October 22, 2021 (edited) Hi Caldera, It should be there. It can be hard to find sometimes as there are so many. The UH-1H is near the bottom in alphabetical order and you need paragraph 14 for the VR settings. My settings are below. I changed the default x, y and z settings to my own settings below. Note that y is a minus setting with the minus sign in front (puts me lower in seat). DCS SnapViews.lua Note that x_trans is fwd/back, y-trans is up/down and z-tans is left/right (note minus numbers can be used, for ex to move lower in y-trans) Route to these files is C drive, users, name, saved games, DCS open beta, config, view. Use to custom set pilot head/body position for VR. I use a Pimax 5kplus. If my settings are not perfect for you then make small adjustments to custom your own. I fly the Huey much better now I am lower down in seat and sitting properly in terms of in the centre of the seat. The default settings were too high out of the seat, too far back in the seat and too far left in the seat. Now, when I peep under the VR headset my in-game joystick and real joystick are lined up better and my real seat and in-game seat is lined up too. Good luck and let me know how it goes for you. Huey vr views customised for Talisman: [14] = {--default view - VR viewAngle = 60.000000,--FOV hAngle = 0.000000, vAngle = 0.000000, x_trans = 0.200000, y_trans = -0.050000, z_trans = 0.020000, rollAngle = 0.000000, cockpit_version = 0, Happy landings, Talisman P.S. y_trans amended to -0.050000 on 10th November 2021 to better use the pilot gunsight. Edited November 10, 2021 by Talisman_VR
Caldera Posted October 22, 2021 Author Posted October 22, 2021 Talisman, Thanks! I have edited this file for the A-10C ii, but I still can seem to find the heading for the UH-1H. The bottom three heading listing in my SnapView.lua file are: SnapViews["TF-51D"] = { SnapViews["WingLoong-I"] = { SnapViews["Yak-52"] = { Maybe I am looking at the incorrect file for the Huey? I am referring to: C:\Users\%Name%\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Config\View\SnapViews.lua Caldera
Talisman_VR Posted October 24, 2021 Posted October 24, 2021 For me, it comes after the TF-51D and before the WingLoong. The Huey is very long on data because there are numbers 1 to 4 player slots listed. Try this: Start up DCS in flat screen mode with VR devices turned off. Jump in cockpit and adjust your pilot position just a little bit down using the default keys for cockpit camera move down; default key listed under 'controls', under 'view cockpit'. After you have done that, immediately save that position change using the default save key command for save cockpit angles; default key listed under 'view cockpit' commands. Then close down the mission and open it up again fresh (still in flat screen mode) to see if the change you made has saved. If it has not saved then try again. If it has saved, then close down DCS completely and open again in VR with VR devices turned on. You should now see your pilot position a little lower. Now close down DCS completely and search your SnapViews.lua for the Huey. You should now find that your Huey has registered and is listed. If so, then bingo! Now you can make a note of the current VR defaults for player slot 1 and then try the settings I gave you as a starting point, or your own, if you want to. Remember to save the setting changes to the file. Close down files/folders and then fire up DCS in VR mode and see if the changes are good for you. If you want to move the VR pilot position at any time from now on, then shut down the sim and just make small adjustments to the numbers in the SnapViews.lua for up/down, left/right, fwd/back. Trial and error process from now on, but it is very much worth it. I like this method because each time I spawn in I am automatically sitting in my custom position without any further changes needed and my centre VR key always provides me with the correct pilot position I have customised. Good luck and please let me know how you get on. Happy landings, Talisman 1
Caldera Posted November 11, 2021 Author Posted November 11, 2021 Talisman, I finally got back to this. The procedure that you spelled out above worked. Thanks a bunch for taking the time with me! When I did check the SnapViews.lua file it had indeed placed the UH-1H configuration in the listing (and a bunch of new VSN stuff). A side effect is that it also wiped out my A-10C_ii configuration (main aircraft I fly), but that I can fix that easy enough as I have a back-up of the file. I am starting to wonder what the best way is to manage the SnapView.lua file. As the Save Cockpit Angles (RALT + NUM0) command over writes everything in the file each time it is pressed. As I remembered today, I have removed it from the key bindings of the A-10C_ii so that did not happen. Thanks again, Caldera
Talisman_VR Posted November 11, 2021 Posted November 11, 2021 51 minutes ago, Caldera said: Talisman, I finally got back to this. The procedure that you spelled out above worked. Thanks a bunch for taking the time with me! When I did check the SnapViews.lua file it had indeed placed the UH-1H configuration in the listing (and a bunch of new VSN stuff). A side effect is that it also wiped out my A-10C_ii configuration (main aircraft I fly), but that I can fix that easy enough as I have a back-up of the file. I am starting to wonder what the best way is to manage the SnapView.lua file. As the Save Cockpit Angles (RALT + NUM0) command over writes everything in the file each time it is pressed. As I remembered today, I have removed it from the key bindings of the A-10C_ii so that did not happen. Thanks again, Caldera Hi Caldera, Very strange that your A-10C was effected. Glad you had back-up. I always remove the Save Cockpit Angles key commands from all my ac and only ever set and use a temporary custom key as/when needed and remove it again after finished with it. Very glad all has worked out OK for you. Happy landings, Talisman
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