stevem122

3-monitor angle correction option I second this request for a 3-monitor 'corrected FOV' option in DCS. With this option, angled side monitors will have the correct, accurate viewing FOV with very good detail when flying. Please consider adding this option. Steve

I agree. While my screens FOV was corrected with little displacement, it obviously has problems on other aircraft. DCS will have to make internal changes and offer new Options for it to work correctly (like in X-Plane 11). Thanks for your input. Steve

3-monitor graphics settings I posted my graphics settings in the files below: https://imgur.com/EJz8cYv https://imgur.com/gxwDE9K FPS rates range 40 -50. Note my computer specs at bottom of this post. Steve

I figured out a way to correct for angled monitor viewing. It has a couple of drawbacks, but does improve accuracy. http://i.imgur.com/AHRg4pT.png

My problem was a bit different. Clicking on other screens did not restore either side monitor to show DCS at all. After editing the '3screen.lua' file using Notepad++, the main monitor would show the whole DCS screen but shrunken 1/3 normal width. The buttons would work to go into Options menu. When Options was selected, only the middle 1/3 of that screen was displayed, leaving the rest hidden. So, some menu items on the left and right could not be seen to use, including the 'OK' button. When I made changes to the DCS Options screen resolution , aspect ratio, or number of monitors, I could not save them because the 'OK' button was hidden. So, I could NOT correct the problem! All is well now. I just finished setting up DCS Beta, the F18, and TracKIr. It all works as it should. While I have a large learning curve ahead of me, at least the DCS system and aircraft appear to be working properly. Thanks for you suggestion. Steve

Thanks so much for your help. I loaded DCS Beta, input the total resolution width for all screens, and selected 3-screens option in DCS Beta. It then correctly displayed the wide-screen image across all 3 monitors. I'm very happy with that for now. I believe I may have corrupted one or more .lua files when I was editing in the regular DCS program. Once the screen was down to 1/3 width, there was no way to see or use the "OK' button to accept my changes to DCS Option menu items. Also, no matter how I edited .lua files, I could NOT get DCS to display a full size menu view again. I have since uninstalled regular DCS and will run only DCS Beta for now. Thanks for the '3 Cam Test.lua' file. After I get everything working properly in DCS Beta, I may give that a try. Is .lua editing only suppose to be done in the DCS Beta program?

https://imgur.com/i3lvoEP An example of the narrow screen problem, selected during 'Free Flight' in this case. All DCS System Screens are narrow, showing only partial menu items and no 'OK' checkbox to save any changes. Steve

Even more info: 1. Changed screen display positions: Left = 3, Center = 2, Right = 1 (no affect on problem) 2. When opening '3Screens.lua' default file using Notepad++, it shows all the values I input. But if I open that file in regular Notepad, my values do NOT appear. Only the default formulas show!? 3. The DCS SYSTEM OPTIONS are set to: Resolution = 2560 x 1440, Aspect Ratio = 1.77778, Monitors = 3 screens 4. I tried changing DCS SYSTEM OPTIONS back to 1 screen with wide image, but the now narrowed 1/3 screen hides the checkbox to OK any changes. So, I'm stuck. 5. If I go into 'free flight' the center screen displays full size as it should, but the other 2 side screens do not display DCS. 6. The DCS main and option screens only display 1/3 size with no way of using DCS menus to make changes and/or save those changes. Any help is much appreciated. Steve

Additional info: My display positions in WIN 10 show the following: Left Monitor = 2 Center Monitor = 3 Right Monitor = 1 The mouse moves seamlessly across all screens starting from LEFT to RIGHT and/or RIGHT to LEFT. Steve

I just tried a 3-camera setup .lua and got the same original problem back--only one monitor displays DCS and its image is a strip 1/3 screen wide. I edited the default '3Screens.lua' file as follows: _ = function(p) return p; end; name = _('3 Screen'); Description = 'Configuration with 3 identical monitors each with its own camera' Viewports = { Left = { x = 0; y = 0; width = 2560; height = 1440; viewDx = -1; viewDy = 0; aspect = 1.77778; }, Center = { x = 2560; y = 0; width = 2560; height = 1440; viewDx = 0; viewDy = 0; aspect = 1.7778; }, Right = { x = 5120; y = 0; width = 2560; height = 1440; viewDx = 1; viewDy = 0; aspect = 1.7778; } } UIMainView = Viewports.Center GU_MAIN_VIEWPORT = Viewports.Center The DCS OPTIONS are set to 3 screens. What am I missing? Steve

Thanks for this info. I will make the corrections noted. Steve

3-camera setup Thanks for your suggestion to use a 3-camera multi-monitor setup. I used this setup in X-Plane-11 and it does give a more realistic viewing result. I just needed a 3-monitor setup that would work short term so I could finish setting up controls etc. in DCS. If anyone has a .lua example for 3-camera 3-monitor setup, I would love to have it! An example showing FOV with bezel correction would be very helpful. Otherwise, I may have enough .lua DCS info now to try it myself. Love your DCS screen shots! How did you create the screen shots? Did you use 'Insert Image' in 'Reply to this post' to upload those to this post? Steve

3-Monitor problem - SOLVED I was able to fix the problem of only one monitor of three displaying partial view of DCS. 1. C:Users\<name>\saved games\DCS\config\options.lua 2. Edit 'options.lua' file using free NotePad++ software. Settings: 'Width' = 7680 'Height' = 1440 'Aspect ratio' = 5.333 3. C: program files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Config\MonitorSetup\1Camera.lua Settings: 'Width' = 7680 'Height' = 1440 'Aspect' = 5.333 4. Start DCS: OPTION - CONTROLS Settings: 'Resolution' = 7680 x 1440 'Aspect Ratio' = 5.3333333 'Monitors' = 1 Screen 'VSYNC' = (CHECKED) 'FULL SCREEN' = (CHECKED) Upon startup, DCS displays a full screen image across all 3 monitors. Thanks to all for yoiur prompt response and assistance. I can now proceed to finish setting up flight controls and learning DCS operations. Steve Upon startup, DCS displayed FUL

Hi Group, I'm a new DCS user trying to setup 3 monitors. My system has been running fine with 3 monitors using X-plane 11 for 6 months. I decided to add DCS to my 3-monitor system. After installing DCS and adding an F18 and Nevada terrain, it ran fine using standard defaults on the single FULL SCREEN setting. My monitors are all the same ASUS 27" 1440 x 2560 res. at 50 degree angles--all 3 screens total 7680 x 1440 res. I then decided to setup the 3-screen option. After reviewing a 'how to' video online and reading some related posts on this forum, I made the following changes to DCS: 1. In DCS 'OPTIONS - CONTROLS': Changed screen res. = 7680 x 1440 Changed aspect ration = 5.33333333 Changed 1 screen = 3 screen 2. Changed Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Config\MonitorSetup\3Cameras.lua to read: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _ = function(p) return p; end; name = _('3 Screen'); Description = 'Configuration with 3 identical monitors each with its own camera' Viewports = { Left = { x = 0; y = 0; width = 2560; height = 1440; viewDx = -1; viewDy = 0; aspect = 5.333; }, Center = { x = 853.333; y = 0; width = 2560; height = 1440; viewDx = 0; viewDy = 0; aspect = 5.333; }, Right = { x = 1706.666; y = 0; width = 2560; height = 1440; viewDx = 1; viewDy = 0; aspect = 5.333; } } UIMainView = Viewports.Center GU_MAIN_VIEWPORT = Viewports.Center ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. I restarted the SIM computer and opened DCS. Only the 1/3 of the center screen displayed DCS. Neither the left or right screen showed DCS. 4. The center monitor displays the opening DCS screen horizontally COMPRESSED into a 1/3 wide strip in the center. The remaining portions of the center screen are solid black on the left and right. 5. Then I opened DCS OPTIONS from the main screen to check setting in CONTROLS. Only a portion of this screen can be viewed. Some values had changed as follows: Screen res. = 2560 x 1440 (changed) Aspect ration = 1.66666666 (changed) 1 screen = 3 screen (no change) 6. Because of the compressed screen size, I the 'OK' button to ACCEPT CHANGES is off the screen and can't be viewed to click it. So, while I can change the values, I can't SAVE the changes! 7. I tried many things to restore DCS back to 1 full size screen with no luck. It only starts up now with a narrow center strip screen. ---------------------------- The Help I need now is: -------------------------- * How can I restore DCS to start with a full size center monitor again? * What .LUA files need to be changed (if any) or added? Thanks so much for any assistance. Right now, I can't use DCS. Steve p.s. I would have attached screen shots but I can't figure that out either!