HoYa Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 I have a the Rift S with. 2080 graphics card and everything else in my computer is pretty darn good. But I still have an incredibly difficult time spotting ground targets and low flying aircraft. Even after messing with the settings countless times. The only option I have Is to turn on the “dot” which makes it way too easy. Even worse, it makes it impossible to go to multiplayer since I’m at a disadvantage right off the bat, not to mention massively frustrating. VR is the wave of the future for flight sim. Can we PLEASE have way to see the targets that is realistic ? Be it distance limiting dots, color contrasting or anything else ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritzTheGerman Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=224708 Give it a try. At first it seems like there is no change. Improves the visibilty at distance a lot in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoYa Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 (edited) DLed labels.lua, replaces it I DCS/config/view and could not get any labels at all. Yes I was on dot. Thanks for the help but it seems it won’t help Edited September 17, 2020 by HoYa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 (edited) The Labels file Fritz linked is outdated. Try attached Labels file. Set labels to dots only and you will get very small dark dot that fades in and out based on distance. You can change the font size to adjust the dot size and change the distance setting per your preference. Gradually reduce the dot size as you get better at finding them. Spotting ground targets without labels is mostly about studying the mission from ME. You have to know where to look. Remember the geography and roads. What I do as a practice, go into F10 map during flight, get fairly close to the target, then press Ctrl + F11. You can do this while paused. And I try to see why I can't see it. It's usually a tree or building. If too far in, zoom out in F10 map and try again. Low flying aircrafts is difficult in fixed wing aircraft. It is supposed to be difficult especially against busy ground clutter. I believe that's actually a strategy in dogfight. In a helicopter in a hover however, if I just fix my eye at one point in general direction of the aircraft, moving object sticks out.Labels.lua Edited September 17, 2020 by Taz1004 Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirrah Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 What HMD are you using Hoya? Since I replaced my cv1 with a Reverb, target spotting has become much easier. However spotting camouflaged ground targets is just very difficult. For instance, spotting a bmp in Caucasus is very hard, especially when partly covered by trees. I can't imagine it's any easier in real life though. Ground units without proper camouflage, e.g. olive drab tanks in the middle of PG desert, are easy to spot from over 10miles out in DCS. Maybe even too easy. At least they are in my Reverb.. System specs: i7-8700K @stock speed - GTX 1080TI @ stock speed - AsRock Extreme4 Z370 - 32GB DDR4 @3GHz- 500GB SSD - 2TB nvme - 650W PSU HP Reverb G1 v2 - Saitek Pro pedals - TM Warthog HOTAS - TM F/A-18 Grip - TM Cougar HOTAS (NN-Dan mod) & (throttle standalone mod) - VIRPIL VPC Rotor TCS Plus with ALPHA-L grip - Pointctrl & aux banks <-- must have for VR users!! - Andre's SimShaker Jetpad - Fully adjustable DIY playseat - VA+VAICOM ~ That nuke might not have been the best of ideas, Sir... the enemy is furious ~ GUMMBAH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoYa Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 Rift s, in the dessert terrains not too bad, but caucases map very difficult almost impossible unless out in the open... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoYa Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 Wow, what a difference. Big enough to be noticed but not completely destroy the believability. Thanks buddy, I owe you you a beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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