How to prevent Numpad5 re-centering VR view [G2/WMR]

[NorthernMenace]

In DCS  control settings, I have bound a HOTAS button for re-centring VR so do not want to have the Numpad5 'default' option [I never set it...]. There are no 'keyboard' keys bound to re-centre VR according to my DCS control setup. The HOTAS re-centre works perfectly.

Unfortunately, Numpad5 on my keyboard still fires a VR re-centre signal, meaning it messes up my view if my head is not centred. So for example if I was using Numpad5 to enter a frequency into the UFC scratchpad, it would have the undesired side effect of centring my VR view. Is there some lower-level setting [eg outside of DCS] controlling this?

This is a HP Reverb G2 with OpenXR/Windows Mixed Reality

 

thanks in advance for any ideas

[speed-of-heat]

Map it to joystick button, it. Should un map it from num5

Or hit clear

[NorthernMenace]

Yes, that's what I thought, I did those things already. Numpad5 does not show on the line as being a mapped key, but still is...

[JuiceIsLoose]

On 2/23/2025 at 5:50 AM, NorthernMenace said:

Yes, that's what I thought, I did those things already. Numpad5 does not show on the line as being a mapped key, but still is...

I have this same problem so you are not alone. I cleared any keyboard mapping from "recenter VR" and only have my joystick button bound in DCS. Yet, when I click keypad 5 it still recenters.

 

Have you found a solution?

[F4ttyRider]

Is it old "hardcoded" re-center bug...? You can't left the re-center unbinded. You have to bind it some way. I use some crazy modeifier combo, like lcrt+lalt+rshift+lwin +num5. After that you can use it as just a normal num5 key and bind it the way you want.

Edited April 10 by F4ttyRider

[JuiceIsLoose]

34 minutes ago, F4ttyRider said:

Is it old "hardcoded" re-center bug...? You can't left the re-center unbinded. You have to bind it some way. I use some crazy modeifier combo, like lcrt+lalt+rshift+lwin +num5. After that you can use it as just a normal num5 key and bind it the way you want.

I removed any keyboard binding and bound it to a button on my hotas. But even after removing the num5 keybind and replacing with a bind to my hotas the num5 is still causing the recenter.

 

So are you saying that I must have a keyboard binding regardless of if it is bound with a hotas?

[speed-of-heat]

yep... so it seems... unless there is a keyboard binding it will use NUM5 ... i have now bound mine to LCTRL, LSHFT, LALT , WIN, RCTRL, RSHIFT, RALT NUM5

[JuiceIsLoose]

18 minutes ago, speed-of-heat said:

yep... so it seems... unless there is a keyboard binding it will use NUM5 ... i have now bound mine to LCTRL, LSHFT, LALT , WIN, RCTRL, RSHIFT, RALT NUM5

Lol gotcha. Seems wonky, but at least I know about it now lol. TY

[NorthernMenace]

Thanks for replies guys. Looks like a simple enough solution, but not obvious

[speed-of-heat]

@BIGNEWY is this functionality intended: e.g. unless a different  *keyboard* bind is present NUM5 will always be active even if you have bound a button to a joystick and or cleared the existing keybind?