noted HMD projection too high in VR

AndreNL · January 26

Dear,

I found out after years that the HMD in the KA50III can be adjusted in the menu. It made me cry because I flew for years with the HMD somewhere at the height of my forehead instead of in front of my eye.

I bought the F16C last Christmas and it also has a HMD, and it is also projected too high. But I can't find anything in the menus to adjust this to height.
Before I fly for years again and later find out that this can be easily adjusted, I'm going to turn to this forum.

Can this be adjusted??

I also have this problem in the AH64D.

The next problem is besides the fact that the HMD is too high, I can hardly read it in sunny weather.
The visor that is tinted has no effect on the brightness, you would expect that if you lower your visor the environment is dimmed.
Is this a bug or does this still need to be processed?

I hope you can see my screenshot, otherwise I have to make a new one..

But in the screenshot I'm looking straight at the center of the HUD (right eye). And you can see that the direction tape from the HMD that should normally be at the bottom is also exactly in the center.

The "plus" in the HMD should be at the "plus" on the HUD.

Is there a way to adjust this like it can be adjusted in the KA50III??

Digital Combat Simulator Black Shark Screenshot 2025.01.22 - 14.42.16.35.jxr

AndreNL · January 27

So my topic is moved from the bug-list to the wish-list???

So that the HMD is too high is not a bug but it should be this way then??

okay.... for a helmet that cost around 100K.

And I asume that it can't be adjusted?

Czar66 · January 27

15 hours ago, AndreNL said:

The next problem is besides the fact that the HMD is too high, I can hardly read it in sunny weather.
The visor that is tinted has no effect on the brightness, you would expect that if you lower your visor the environment is dimmed.
Is this a bug or does this still need to be processed?

BRIGHTNESS SUBJECT:

Man, just by looking at the screenshot, gives me a bit of an eye sore. I wouldn't fly like this for more than a minute. A lot of blown whites.

Reduce contrast if you changed something at the GPU control panel level, reduce gamma (ingame default value is 2.2). You have blown bright values and the darks are not really dark.

Bellow are some examples of a readable output that will help a lot on projected displays such as HUDs and HMDs on any condition. Of course, these displays have limitations on top of bright areas just like in real life. My gamma is 2.0, on a calibrated monitor used for graphic design.

Tips:

Avoid aiming for a bright cockpit, it will wreck your image fidelity against bright clouds and HUDs and external areas.
Leave contrast levels as close as possible to default positions at the software level (GPU control panel, post effect overlays etc...)
Only adjust gamma levels in the sim as a starting point.