[MERGED] Picture in Picture Viewports

The old simulation from Jane's - F/A-18 had a small secondary window open up giving you a larger view of "the ball" (IFLOLS) to help with the carrier landing. Is this something planned for the new Horent simulation? While the graphics are great, from the videos posted so far on YouTube, the IFLOLS system could hardly be seen.

The old simulation from Jane's - F/A-18 had a small secondary window open up giving you a larger view of "the ball" (IFLOLS) to help with the carrier landing. Is this something planned for the new Horent simulation? While the graphics are great, from the videos posted so far on YouTube, the IFLOLS system could hardly be seen.

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I don't like the idea of a pop out picture in picture window, I rather just have it be visible to me as the pilot using my normal view

I have to agree with BAZ. I think that it looks much better, if not much more realistic, if you can see it from the cockpit. I am quite sure that they will get it figured out and it will be amazing! :thumbup:

I have to agree with BAZ. I think that it looks much better, if not much more realistic, if you can see it from the cockpit. I am quite sure that they will get it figured out and it will be amazing! :thumbup:

Unless you adjust your FOV, so that objects are projected life-size, which is impractical unless you have a very large display, not to mention that monitor resolutions aren't quite there yet, you won't be able to "see" it from the cockpit.

Besides, options - always options....

The Jane's method was a very good compromise, imho. (and you could toggle it on and off).

Well, to each his own. If it were a choice available for either, I would be totally in favor of that but I can assure you that it is possible for them to make the IFOLS quite easily visible from a mile or so behind the ship. If a modder can do this, ED will have no problem doing it.

This was about a mile out

This is about a 1/4 mile out.

Thanks for posting this Razor.

This Meatball mod was created by Anubis and integrated to the CVN77 mod by CDP Kobra.

VFA-113 (and others) have used it in VR successfully for the last couple of years.

Thanks again Anubis, I’m hoping the ED meatball will be as great as yours!

have used it in VR successfully for the last couple of years.

If that's right, I take it all back. Are you sure they weren't using VR zoom? No offence, but I'm a bit skeptical.

The screen shots you see there were taken by me from the F9 view so there is no zoom function available. I do not have any VR equipment.

In the latest video by Wags, "Hornet Carrier Qualifications" the IFLOS is a lot more visible.

Picture in Picture Viewports

Would it be possible to get the remaining fuel on screen someplace so us F18 noobs and non VR players can get a ball call in without flying into the carriers wake? Would also be fantastic if this was below the a stand alone picture in picture meatball that has all ready been requested.

Would it be possible to get the remaining fuel on screen someplace so us F18 noobs and non VR players can get a ball call in without flying into the carriers wake? Would also be fantastic if this was below the a stand alone picture in picture meatball that has all ready been requested.

You should be able to see the fuel display without any issue. The only exception I can think of is when you zoom in.

You can also bring your fuel up on one of your DDIs. I don't see any value in adding another mechanism to see your fuel state.

I dont think we will be seeing external viewports for Carrier Signaling and Fuel Status.

This TBH isnt 1995 where sims had PIP Windows of specific things because it was hard to draw them at distance at 640x480 or even 800x600

The IFOLS looks great!! :thumbup: Even better is that the crew chief has really put a nice polish on that canopy!! :pilotfly: That is very nice to see!!

The IFOLS looks great!! :thumbup: Even better is that the crew chief has really put a nice polish on that canopy!! :pilotfly: That is very nice to see!!

That was a plane captain who polished that canopy. I did this for the first 2 years of my naval service.

My sincerest appologies sir, I really do know better. Thank you for your service.

Magnified Ball Lights in a Picture-in-Picture-view

Title says it all, a shortcut to have the landing lights view in a overlapping window / view blended into one of the corners. Perfect would be if the toggle is mappable to a device shortcut.

No, we shouldn’t even have zoom outside of the cockpit.

The ball as an overlay like the axis input

Might be a good idea to make the ball for the carrier landing aircrafts as an overlay like the control inputs,cause it is hard to see in many conditions.

I agree would be nice with some kind of mod like a 2x5 cm screen you could popup and place in the corner of the screen.. since in VR you can only see the ball for like 2-3 seconds before you land and at with so little visual help its kind of to late to adjust anything with such little margin.

If you follow the CILS down all the way, then abotu 3 sec before landing look at the ball and its usefull, but els you cant see it.

( pimax 4k vr ).

+1. Drop it center-left (around where the chat window defaults to) when the gear and hook are both down.

+1 - or just make the ball more visible? I understand people in VR can see it reasonably well so maybe it's something to do with non VR resolution or rendering? In my case I'm going to say it's not to do with screen size as I am on a projector.

- S