Viper ICP in VR - Solution

[alexscott292]

One of the most frustrating things for me in VR is the Viper's ICP. I have left click mapped to button 2 on my Wharthog throttle but manipulating the ICP and particularly the dobber switch which I'm using more and more as the module matures is slow and cumbersone.  A proper repro ICP is expensive and also wasted in VR - I'd spend more time fumbling for the button, no solution.

I've found a solution today.  Analogue joystick + antimicro = profit.

Picked up a cheap digital joystick secondhand - one of these Speedlink USB Digital Joystick

Downloaded antimicro from the Microsoft App Store - App store link - free

Mapped the axes to keys, the keys to the dobber switch, used the buttons for ENTER/RCL and up/down on the rocker switch, and velcro'd it to the top of my throttle mount.  

Profit - I can move my hand forward from the throttle straight to the stick and control what I want.  Data entry by clicking on numbers, all else with the digital joystick.

Edited October 25, 2021 by alexscott292

[PlainSight]

Use the Collie hat for the DCS switch.

[Dannyvandelft]

Just use the hand controllers, that's what they're for, to simulate hands. And they work great.

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[Lt_Jaeger]

Pointctrl - it is as simple as extending a finger and pressing the ICP Button. 

 

[Machalot]

Is there a reason you can't map it to the keyboard?  I use the arrow keys for the dobber, RCtrl+up/down for the increment, the numpad numbers and Enter key, and numpad . for RCL.  I also mapped the 6 com/master mode buttons to the group containing Insert, Home, Page Up, Delete, End, Page Down.

[Deano87]

Get PointCTRL. Solves all your problems, and honestly I can’t fly without it.

https://pointctrl.com

Link to a forum thread about it in my signature.

 

 

Edited October 26, 2021 by Deano87

[b0bl00i]

I use one of these:

 

https://www.buddy-fox.com/product/buddy-fox-ufc-for-a-10c/

 

Works great.

 

[Canard]

I use this one https://totalcontrols.eu in VR and I personally love it. Not cheap at all but I’m using the F16 / F18 up front functionality much more. I find that the spacing and placement of the controls really works in VR (for me). The dobber was a real pain before and I hated trying to manipulate it. 

[alexscott292]

6 hours ago, Machalot said:

Is there a reason you can't map it to the keyboard?  I use the arrow keys for the dobber, RCtrl+up/down for the increment, the numpad numbers and Enter key, and numpad . for RCL.  I also mapped the 6 com/master mode buttons to the group containing Insert, Home, Page Up, Delete, End, Page Down.

Yes. Reverb G2 has no gaps - I can't see the keyboard.

[Machalot]

1 minute ago, alexscott292 said:

Yes. Reverb G2 has no gaps - I can't see the keyboard.

I do it completely by feel.  All the keys I mentioned have distinct layouts that are easy to find.