Main menu hangar

Hey, Sorry have been busy with work so just seeing this issue. Will take a look today and fix.

 

I have been using the VR Menu with the moving camera that I posted in an earlier thread :)

I'm also using that one now, but I personally prefer your static menu view. So if you find a fix I'd sure like to know :thumbup:

Attached is an updated Static VR Menu featuring the USS John C Stennis with flight compliment on deck. Not sure why/what update caused the menu to start getting clipped, but the only solution I found was to move the view directly outside the AirBoss's location in the Island. A bit unrealistic, but still allows for a great view! I also wanted a view from the opposite side of the ship so I created that too and now randomize which view is used on each start of DCS.

Hope you enjoy and if you see any issues feel free to post. I will do my best to correct.

Stennis_VRScene_Static.zip

Attached is an updated Static VR Menu featuring the USS John C Stennis with flight compliment on deck. Not sure why/what update caused the menu to start getting clipped, but the only solution I found was to move the view directly outside the AirBoss's location in the Island. A bit unrealistic, but still allows for a great view! I also wanted a view from the opposite side of the ship so I created that too and now randomize which view is used on each start of DCS.

 

Hope you enjoy and if you see any issues feel free to post. I will do my best to correct.

Is it possible that you uploaded an older version maybe? (when opening the rar file it says the .lua was last changed at 06-10-2018)

This menu is not anywhere near the bridge, but in mid air just left of the stern of the ship. Also I have to look down (towards my crotch:P) to be able to see the ship.

(screenshot taken while looking down).

Thanks for your effort! Maybe do one with a nice sunset in the background? (no idea if thats even possible)

Not sure what is up with the file date/time you saw with the last zip/rar, I did try to just update the file in the zip/rar last time I updated. For today's update I have included a "fresh" zip.

The view you provided a screenshot of from the left stern side of the ship (forever known as the "Crotch" view :)) is the view I mentioned in my previous post. There are lots of interesting stuff to see that is missed when in the "Island" view (has anyone identified the jet in the hanger bay yet? :)). To remedy this I provided two views (Island & Crotch) and loaded them randomly when DCS started. NOTE: In this latest update the two views will occasionally switch now (didn't like doing it on startup), but you will always start on Island view.

The reason these views are "crotch" views is because, lets face it, we are meant to be looking at a menu so if I point the camera (view) directly at the model (ship, etc) the "eye candy" will be blocked by the menu. My strategy has been to direct the camera above the model so you could look down and see the action. This isn't perfect, but hey it's meant to be a menu!

For your request about the sunset, it has always been there you just had to be patient! The sun has always been animated to rise in the east and traverse across the sky and set in the west. I had code that once the sun set it would reset it to the east to avoid the background being night half the time. In this update, I warped space/time continuum and accelerated the traverse of the sun from the "10:00 - 17:00" hours and then slowed it back down for pretty sunsets and sunrises. I have commented the lua script fairly extensive if you want to adjust to your liking.

Please enjoy the VRMenu and the feedback is welcome.

Stennis_VRScene_Static.zip

Awesome work, any way to add shadows back in?

Afraid I don't have any control over the shadows. I noticed them missing as well and would love to have them, but (AFAIK) ED doesn't provide a way to enable shadow effects..... sorry.

@TheThumper - This is pretty awesome, thanks! I'm going to share with my group and give you credit. Cheers!

FYI

In the 'sceneVR.lua' hangar script you cannot use "P-51D" anymore, because that is ambiguous. You must use "P-51D-25-NA" for the new ETO model or "P-51D-30-NA" for the old PTO model we have always had.

One other thing I've noticed. No Liveries installed outside of '..\DCS World{ OpenBeta}\Bazar\Liveries\' are being found. Not if you have a directory link '..\Saved Games\DCS{.openBeta}\Liveries\' pointing to your personal Liveries directory, nor if you use SkateZilla's 'Liveries Import' plugin: Creating a Single Universal Liveries Folder for All Installs :mad:

Things are worse than I thought. Since DCS cannot find my '..\Saved Games\DCS.Liveries\' directory while loading the hangar script, I copied the P-51 352nd FG Liveries I use in my hangar script into '..\DCS World OpenBeta\Bizar\Liveries\P-51D\', to where they should be able to be found. Only they still cannot be found!! :mad:

The only think I can think of, which might influence this, is that I renamed all of my downloaded P-51D Liveries _--oth their directory names and the 'name = ...' parameter in their 'description.lua' files-- to reflect their full unit organization, and to be able to sort them correctly, to make it easier to find Liveries from the same FG and FS.

EG: name = "8th AAF, 352nd FG, 487th FS, 'Petie 2nd' by Reflected".

Is there a way to change the skin of the aircraft?

Yes, use

scene.<VARIABLE>:setLivery("<LIVERY>", "<MODEL>");

.

<VARIABLE> and <MODEL> must be the same as in the statement in which you place the aircraft:

scene.<VARIABLE> = sceneAPI:addModel("<MODEL>", 15, 1.9, 6);

EG

scene.m1 = sceneAPI:addModel("P-51D-25-NA", 15, 1.9, 6);
scene.m1:setLivery("485th FS", "P-51D-25-NA");

<LIVERY> currently can only be from within a 'Liveries' folder withing the DCS installation, and must match the 'name' parameter in the default.lua of the skin package.

EG

name = "485th FS"

in 'c:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\Bazar\Liveries\P-51D\USAF 485th FS\description.lua'.

Would You be able to show how or what to do for the F-14?

Would You be able to show how or what to do for the F-14?

Just change the model name to the "f14b" in your sceneVR file.

Yeah but putting different Liveries on is another thing as they don't live in the Bazar folder

If you make a new folder in Bazar called f-14b and then copy the liveries you want to use in there you can then change the liveries for the tomcat

Just change the model name to the "f14b" in your sceneVR file.

Not quite that easy mate. It does take some tweaking of the models position. If you just swap it in, it glitches badly.

Better VR loading menu.

Or you could download the one I made so you don't have to look at a very old model in a lo res hanger.

Get it here. VNAO VR Ready Room. Fully customizable for your squadrons needs.

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3302055/

Enjoy!

-Particleman

VNAO VR Ready Room...

This is awesome! Thanks for taking the time to make this :thumbup:

Thanks ... very cool :)

How do you replace the actual hangar? I tried replacing the floor (and ukrytie) entries with "LHA_Tarawa" and all I got was the same hangar roof with a black floor.

How do you replace the actual hangar? I tried replacing the floor (and ukrytie) entries with "LHA_Tarawa" and all I got was the same hangar roof with a black floor.

Make sure the name is correct. I believe you have to use the same name as it's .edm file.

"LHA_Tarawa" is both the .edm file name and the entry name in entry.lua.

Or you could download the one I made so you don't have to look at a very old model in a lo res hanger.

 

Get it here. VNAO VR Ready Room. Fully customizable for your squadrons needs.

 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3302055/

 

Enjoy!

 

-Particleman

This is awesome (and should be implemented in DCS as default imo). Thanks for sharing!

It indeed looks a bit dark now, but I understand that will change "soon"

One question though: Could you point out what variable I need to adjust in order to change default view direction? (so that I don't have to look at 90deg and recenter).

Or you could download the one I made so you don't have to look at a very old model in a lo res hanger.

 

Get it here. VNAO VR Ready Room. Fully customizable for your squadrons needs.

 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3302055/

 

Enjoy!

 

-Particleman

Great stuff :thumbup:

Just wondering, why are there changes in the graphics.lua which seem to be unnecessary wrt the default one?

Inspired by Doum76's cockpit version, I made my own. Everything works good, but the main menu is obscured by the cockpit model as it is outside the front canopy glass instead of instead the cockpit unlike ingame where the main menu appears overtop of the cockpit.

Also, is there a way to adjust the position and size of the main menu?