Harley Posted December 27, 2023 Posted December 27, 2023 Not sure where this should go, as all these have their own categories, and I'm trying to put them all together in one. I watched this video, and it raised a few questions. I wonder if anyone can see where I'm going with this: I have a vision in my head of building a simpit like The Warthog Project for the F/A-18C, because it's my chosen airframe. There are many issues to still work out, but there are many questions about functionality, and any input is valuable. With how all these simulation systems work, we're really building an environment that is nearly as complex as just flying the real aircraft, only without the hassle of explaining to the Navy how we got one of their fighters. That video was a powerful reminder of the limitations of the game in some aspects, while also dangling the temptation of trying to figure out how to make it all work because of the inherent "cool" factor. In the video, this guy makes quick work of a strike against enemies with a single screen, track IR or some head tracking device, and the HMD in the hornet. Awesome. Surely tangling this up with a simpit as complex and functional as The Warthog Project is complicated, but I'm down to fuss with some in-game issues to perpetuate a strike against some simulated badguys as efficiently as this guy did. It's glorious! But if one uses a 270° screen space, the need for track IR is really gone. How to use the HMD? Are there other head tracking parts that do this without moving the entire screen space to project the HMD HUD all over your screen area? Am I being too vague? I'm hoping the HMD can be projected anywhere by following the pilot's head, and keeping the scenery and screen space intact, so it doesn't move with your head, only moving the HMD HUD.
Phantom711 Posted December 27, 2023 Posted December 27, 2023 You are not the first one to bring this up. I would have to search for the other thread though… To sum it up: no, it‘s currently not possible. 1 vCVW-17 is looking for Hornet and Tomcat pilots and RIOs. Join the vCVW-17 Discord.
Harley Posted December 28, 2023 Author Posted December 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Phantom711 said: You are not the first one to bring this up. I would have to search for the other thread though… To sum it up: no, it‘s currently not possible. Well, at least I'm not alone in this idea. Thank you for that. I imagined there would be issues. I'll keep digging, too.
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