DazzyB

2.5 Open Beta Transition Hi All, Just a quick question... I'm debating whether or not to download the 2.5 open beta, but I don't want to have to redownload 2.5 again when it goes into full release. Can someone confirm that the Open Beta will automatically transition into the full release once it comes out of beta, or will I have to download the full release separately after? Cheers, Dazzy.

Slightly (well, *very*) off topic - but last night I was trying Alien Isolation in VR with the Freefly. The experience is *truly* terrifying! I didn't want to even move and spent 10 mins just hiding under a desk with my adrenaline peeking. VR is definitely the way to go and I so look forward to what's coming in the future, especially in terms of DCS and X-Plane 11! If you have an iPhone, you *really* need to try it! Get a FreeflyVR headset for true immersion thought (I've tried a few and this really is leaps ahead). Dazzy.

You are welcome! Enjoy

Oh you really really should! I can't fly in flat 2D on a panel any more!! For a real amazing experience, you should try the Freefly headset at https://freeflyvr.com/ - it has a 120 FOV (higher than the rift and vive) so you are totally immersed in the game and don't see any 'edges' through your headset. It's really cheap too and is one of the lightest and most comfortable headsets you can get for mobile VR. I use an iPhone 6S and the resolution is great - I can make out all the instruments with ease and VR zoom is a breeze when clicking the buttons and switches. Let me know what you think but I personally love it!! Dazzy.

Yes, it wasn’t that which was causing the problem - the Driver Mode setting needs to be set to ‘Virtual’ in the iVRy settings on the iPhone. It works perfectly now! Thanks for the reply!

Phenomenal!!!!!!

Well, I've managed to get this working now guys! This is what I've done... 1) Ensure that SteamVR is not running on the PC 2) Launch iVRy on the iPhone then click on the Settings cog icon at the top 3) Scroll down to Driver Mode and ensure that it's set to the right (Virtual Mode) 4) Launch SteamVR and wait for it to display the ready status, then start DCS Viola! I've now contacted the developer and made him aware of this problem. Virtual mode may affect the performance so he really needs to fix this. I'll post an update here once he's responded. Please also note that the screen will go black for a short time while the simulation is loading. Be patient - it will load! In the mean time, enjoy DCS in VR! Dazzy.

Awesome! So glad you fixed that! If only we could figure out the unclickable area issue now...

Just to give you all an update on this... I've now contacted the developer of the app who is going to download DCS and see if they can figure out what is going on here. Hopefully they will be able to identify and fix this issue fairly quickly. IMHO I think it is an issue to do with screen resolution mismatch. Each eye is 960px, and the desktop Window that comes up is clearly 960px too so it's almost as if DCS won't see anything beyond 960px on the screen even though it is visibly there. I can see everything when moving my head around, and the mouse will move over everything. Its just not highlighting anything that the mouse is over if it's beyond the 960px point (I think). Odd and very frustrating! I purchased this app specifically for DCS and can't use it yet grrrrrrr! :(

Thanks Nodak! I can confirm that I'm not having an issue as you've described. I'm also Alt+Entering so I'm in full screen and I've got the 'Cursor Confined to Game Window' enabled in the VR settings.

Thanks for the reply! I don't get any mouse drift and I'm using the option to control the mouse separately from my head tracking using the Use Mouse option in the VR menu. I can click on the 3 at the top (modules, settings, profile), all of them along the bottom, up to the FC3 icon but not any to the right of that. The biggest problem is that I cant click on the menu to the right so can't start the game. The mouse cursor will go over everything fine (with no drift) but nothing is highlighting that I've mentioned above.

Hi guys, I have an iPhone 6S Plus and I've always wanted to experience VR with it so I tried Trinus along with some other stuff and the conclusion was a limited VR experience that I wasn't really happy with. I have been waiting for VRidge which allows you to cheat your PC into thinking that your cardboard VR is a Rift and utilises SteamVR but the wait is forever for the iOS version. I've discovered yesterday that there's a new app out called iVRy which does exactly the same as VRidge but is a native iOS app (they are working on the Android version at the moment). See It supports full USB 3.0 tethering and makes full use of your Plus resolution. It also has 4:4:4 subsampling and everything looks amazingly really crisp and clear (I was able to read everything in ED). FPS is 90Hz and the head tracking rate is 100Hz. It also supports on full native SteamVR Direct Driver mode. I tried it with ED and the experience was awesomely impressive so I excitedly loaded up DCS with it and was taken to the VR hanger. Wow I could almost reach out and touch the wing!! This is my issue... When loading DCS in VR mode, the window on the desktop is half the size of the phone resolution (ie the same size as a single eye in the headset). So the phone is set to 1920x1080 and the desktop window therefore opens at 960x1080 (because I get 960px per eye). This looks great in the headset, however because the desktop window is only 960px, the mouse clicks don't work in the VR hanger after 960px to the right. I can see everything there and can click on the options below (to the left) of 960 but nothing after that point. Because of this, I cant select the menu buttons to the right on the hanger menu, even if I turn my head to the right and look directly at them. I've sent a message to the developer of iVRy explaining the problem but wondered if anyone else here could try it and find a solution? Seeing the VR hanger in all it's glory but not being able to play because I can't click far enough to the right is so frustrating!! Thank you all! Dazzy.

Why oh why oh why do we need to have mods to fix this?! This should be high on ED's list when you consider Occulus will be out in 2016. So so frustrating!!!!!!!!!

I've also tried to install the Helix mod which crashes my sim too. I've sent a message to Wags, asking him if there's any chance the devs can fix the depth so we don't have to keep installing the mod. I'll let you know what he says. Fingers crossed!!

For my brother who isn't going to buy A-10C because ED doesn't bother listening to it's customers... +1

Wow, both fantastic demos of what this software can do! I haven't got a clue what you guys did or how you did it (I have a huge amount to learn gulp!) but it was IMPRESSIVE! Thank you both so much :D Keep em coming!!!! Dazzy.

Hey James, Thank you so much! Can't wait to see this later! See, I KNEW I wouldn't been the only one interested in these! Would it be feasible to create a dedicated Tracks thread for newbies like us? Just a tought! :D Dazzy.

That would be really cool, thank you so much! :)

Hi Bonsai, Oh dear, that's a bit annoying! Perhaps a couple of touch and gos including start up and shut down procedures will suffice then. That is what I will be doing initially for a little while anyway before I get into the combat operations... Dazzy.

Hi Mule, Yes please! The more realistic the mission, the better :) Cheers, Dazzy.

Hi All, I've now purchased DCS A-10C but think it will take me a while to do a proper mission due to the amount of training (and note-keeping) needed plus I don't want to start anything too serious until my TM Warthog arrives! Soooooo, I really really am desperate to see what this amazing sim on my hard drive is capable of!!!!! I know that there are lots of Youtube videos around but what I would really love would be to sit in front of the sim itself in all it's glory and awe at 1920x1200 resolution and watch a complete mission, from startup to shutdown! I did have a look in the User Files section but there are only about 5 track files there and none of them cover a complete mission, including engine startup, right through to engine shutdown. Would some of you guys do some tracks for me of a total flight (and show me your skills in the process :smilewink:). I would love night missions as well as daytime ones. I think a lot of newbies like myself would really appreciate this. I certainly would! Thank you, looking forward to feeling my jaw hit the floor! :thumbup: Dazzy.

That's interesting... Microsoft did the same thing when introducing Vista... you notice the green bar scrolling across when waiting during file operations. They said it was designed to have a calming effect but I still threw the bloody thing out the window! :doh:

I say bring em back again (they were awesome!) and let the individual users decided to have them on or off. Also consider this... if they were originally in DCS A-10C, that must mean the code is still in there? Maybe it's just a matter of calling the function within the code then recompiling the exe into an update.

Shame... but probably not too much hassle to fix for ED since the 'walk' mode is already there? Yeah, I did think of this... but not quite the same :cry: Thanks guys! :thumbup:

Hi All, I am 41 year old a long-term flight simmer whom is now ready to take the plunge with A-10C and intend to purchase it in the next few days. I just wanted to say hi firstly. I would be looking to join a virtual squadron at some point once my 'training' is over and I look forward to making new friends here! :thumbup: I have spent a lot of time looking around, reading the manual ect prior to my 'first flight' but there is one thing that I still can't seem to locate... exiting the aircraft! Let me explain... I would love to be able to get out (or even better - start outside on the ground) of the aircraft and perform pre-flight checks by walking around prior to my flights. So far, the only way that I can see this is to eject each time which isn't feasible at the beginning of a mission! Can anyone point me in the right direction please? And if this isn't in the game, is there any way to make a mod/script to allow it? Cheers everyone! Dazzy.