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  30. 1:06 This is why uninstalling any bloatware including security stuff (especially if it comes from McAffe or Norton) is the first step ever on a new rig (unless you build your own and install Windows by yourself). Sucks when that happens. 1:59 Good old intel. Switched sides and went for a 5800X (+64GB of 3600 on a B550 Asus board) with my latest upgrade, but had to keep the old 1080 thanks to the pricing situation. And sadly, that shows off with the G2 I got for 200 less than street price. I literally have to run it at the same rendering res I was running my CV1 at. But now I'm not down in the drink on MP servers anymore :) 2:10 There's a reason you don't ask "But can it run Crysis?" anymore nowadays... but to be honest, I'm having severe performance issues with the G2 in MSFS (even with the res cranked down), but it runs fine with the old Rift. Well, it's WMR, made by MS - just like the FS and the OS all that stuff is running on. Of course it doesn't work :D 6:40 He probably got that XBox Game Pass (Ultimate) subscription for a few months for that, which is an absolutely great way to try it out first as it will grant you access to the Standard Edition of FS. And if it's Ultimate, you can get a discount on buying the thing so you can have it after cancelling the sub. Did that as well and paid 96€ for the PDE instead of 120. My brother recently just did the same and managed to get it for just 60€ via the Icelandic store front, quite a bargain. 8:10 "graduated in geology" - "that rocks" - had me in stitches! :D (reminded me of /watch?v=XZPeXKVjAzs - for the autists out there ;) ) 8:33 ROFL (not a geology joke... or... maybe...) :D
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  41. TOMCATS! 1:30 It's slower. SCNR. Its AICS is reprogrammed so it tops out at 1.88 due to inlet limitations in order to reduce maintenance hours. In the end that was a valid method to save tax payers' money since the planes rarely ever are flown at their top speeds anyway. After all the Viper also just does 2.0 and the Hornet even is limited to 1.8. After that comes the Fat Amy with an official 1.6 limit. But I guess you'd still want that extra advantage over your enemies in some cases of emergency. Where Have All The Good Times Gone, when you could fry your TF30 at 3.0 in that F-111... :D 1:53 The good old Sparrowhawk HUD that also some B models did have. Big wishlist item in the DCS community since HB said they wouldn't be able to fully model a D because they lack some documents there. But is you "misuse" the landing and bombing modes for literally any moment except for air to air engagements to get the TVV, altitude and VSI scales with knowing that the ladder shows 5° more than the actual angles are, it's quite usable still. And you still can roughly get your speed from both the AoA and wing sweep gauges. 8:40 "We didn't have true AoA, we had units, so was kinda useless number" - finally someone with that opinion who flew the thing - I never lived AoA units in any simulated airframe :D 10:14 I guess we all know that from DCS. It literally teaches those of us who only flew FCS things prior to use the force, I mean the rudders. And switch off that yaw SAS at around 15 units of AoA on AFCS. 10:51 I can confirm this is a great thing that helps a lot as it gives you immediate control over your AoA in a certain range. My 2¢ in the end: It's so great when you can relate to what real pilots tell you from their RL experience, based on a flight sim that you just flew, which is just a proof that it's really well done.
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  247. So, first off, with you having THAT headset now as well, I think it's time for you getting VTOL VR on Steam at last. And possibly also some games that involve shooting. Gunplay in roomscale VR is a completely different experience as opposed to playing any shooter in pancake with mouse and keyboard... you definitely should give it a try. You can get decent recommendations on pretty much any YT channel that does VR, but I'd say, the things anyone should have tried at least would be Half-Life Alyx, Boneworks and/or Bonelab and probably something like Pavlov, Population One or Breachers. There's also great games like Hubris, Vertigo 1+2 (especially the 2nd) that siill are pretty much shooters as well as the Medal of Honor game. Then there's some awesome adenture / puzzle solver games like Wanderer, 7th Guest VR, Myst, Riven, Obduction, Firmament and The Room VR that are absolutely worth playing. If you want to try something completely different, go for Moss Books 1 and 2 and Ven VR (platformers, the Moss ones actually are a must play! Everyone who tried them loves them!), Demeo, Ancient Dungeon VR and possibly many more. What I also still would like to see is you getting a Fore Feedback stick base... it's a game changer especially in helos and non-FBW aircraft like the Tomcat or Phantom. The Quest 3 is probably the best allrounder out there on hte market currently and gets a clear recommendation from me. It has a better FOV than previous Quests (and the 3S), almost as good as the Index which itself is only beaten by Pimax. Most notable advantage though comes from the pancake lenses with a ginormous sweet spot (you can literally be up to 5mm off you IPD and it's still fine) and excellent edge to edge clarity. The audio is much better than on previous Quests and the resolution is basically pretty much at Reverb G2 level. The controllers are low profile, which makes them nicer to handle if you do the clickety-click stuff with them instead of using a mouse. Advantage in doing so is that you can build up muscle memory (which does take some time first!) and not having to deal with holding your head perfectly still when aiming the cursor at switches. Also, no mouse cursor that you need to find first - just grab that other thing instead, point it at something and pull the trigger or do the thumbstick actions for RMB and scrolling. With practice, that's possibly the better way to do it. Wifi performance is best when having a router or Wifi AP, ideally running on a different channel than your other one, right in the room you do your wireless PCVR. If the headset is within LOS to that thing it'S even better. It should at least be capable of doing 5GHz Wifi 5 at 866MBit/s (which is fine for 120-160ish MBit/s bitrate, depending on model - which is sufficient), having Wifi 6 would get you better latencies and having Wifi 6E or 7 with Tri-Band 6GHz, you can get the better rates of up to 400MBit/s and not even see any difference to wired link anymore - some would dare to say it's even better. Of course, that router or AP has to be wired up by GBE standards, good Cat 5e cables and GBE capable switches will do that. I've heard a lot of good feedback on the Asus RT-AXE7800. Also possible solutions would be using a Wifi stick solely for connecting the Quest to the PC, that would require bridging that one with the Wifi or LAN of your PC so the Quest gets internet access. By bridging them, the PC basically becomes another router for the headset. You could do the same with a router connected to the PC directly via Ethernet which would be the preferred method in case the PC would only have internet access via Wifi from a router in another room. Also, making the headset more comfortable is key. My recommendation goes to the BoboVR M3 Pro headstrap with battery - and do yourself a favor and get one or two replacement batteries for it straight away and the charging dock (which does come with one battery), so you can keep just swapping the battery while charging the other. Having three in total is nice so you won't wear them down as quickly (which simply is a thing with batteries, they get worse over time) while also making sure you'll always have two fully charged ones at all times, even when you forgot to put the one from the headset back onto the charger. In addition to the headstrap - any other might do as well, like the Kiwi Design ones, Aubika, etc - most important thing is they come with a battery attached at the back to counter-weigh the headset - getting some replacement facial interface or at least the VR Cover cloth strap-overs is very much advised. In case of anyone needing glasses: Get lens adapters at your prescription for the headset. Some like the HonsVR even come with a magnet system so you can easily just take them out for cleaning and/or when you just wanna show the headset to someone else. Even if you don't need glasses (which would be for normal seeing, not for reading or computer use), having just plain lenses on there as protection for the headset's own lenses isn't a bad idea. Noone wants to have the headset's lenses scratched at some point. If that happens to another set of lenses that you can replace, it's much less hassle to do so. And, last, but not least: Get Virtual Desktop from the Quest Store. It's vastly superior to both Air Link and Steam Link. It's awesome for PCVR and also great for simply just remotely using your PC, especially in conjunction with VirtualHere running on an Android phone with a mouse/keyboard combo dongle (like Logitech's Unifying Dongle) plugged with an OTG adapter. That way you can fully use your PC anywhere at your home where you got a good enough Wifi connection and enjoy the big screen glory virtually or simply just do the browsing or pancake gaming from your couch or even standing instead of sitting at your desk. I use that on a daily basis since I got the Q3 and would totally miss it if I couldn't anymore.
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  281. 0:12 I probably missed it if you made some content there... 0:41 US Space Force! /) 0:53 Great, physical PDE! 1:24 That's typically how you learn it... just a bummer that you couldn't manage to make it run. 1:45 Speaking of input hardware: Have you gotten a Force Feedback base yet? VPForce Rhino is said to be the best, but the new Moza AB9 is easier to get and less expensive. And for me, coming from the good old Sidewinder FFB2, it's a night and day difference with a real center stick now that has much more travel, precision and stuff without giving up on FFB and the real trimming experience. 2:54 I guess the key is setting a bigger rolling cache (which never worked for me in the 2020, I had to disable it completely to prevent massive stuttering from going on, and also the rolling cache would prevent photogrammetry stuff getting loaded properly) and them implementing a convenient way to preload certain areas by selection so you won't run into this. I also noticed that in the marketplace, the old addons for the 2020 are listed as "streamed", but there was no way to switch it to something like "locally installed", but the fact alone that it's saying the stuff is being streamed makes me imagine an "install locally" option will be coming for those addons at some time. 4:11 Totally with you there. They shouldn't be an "achievement" that you need to get to first. 9:40 True. Even though I don't mind a refresher (dang, I've been doing some of the F/A-18C tutorials again in DCS recently), those shouldn't be mandatory. Just add a switch to the options for unlocking all contents and reward those who want to do the stuff with some achievement trophies in their favourite game launcher for their ego. 13:53 Agree, they totally give us the option! 14:27 Which it basically is. They literally pulled the Windows 11 move with FS. Before that, in both cases the respective product was going to stay until further notice and to keep getting updates as a service. And then Satya went back to "Oh, wait, we're going to release Win 11 really soon now!" and Asobo followed with their FS24 announcement. 14:49 I guess so as well. It probably is going to be the MS flight sime for another 4 years even if they keep supporting the old for a while as well. I bought the Limied one from Aerosoft and since I didn't do that early enough, I still have to wait for another week or two to get it. With the Aviator's inside, I finally get all the Local Legends and other aircraft they've released so far for the 2020. Could have bought them at a 33% off for having the PDE before, but I only got the Do-31 and the An-225. Luckily, I just noticed they'Re offering a 14 day Game Pass for just one buck, so I grabbed that one to try out the Standard Edition before getting the full thing. And I wasn't around when all the launch shenanigans happened - well, kinda. Was a great time for having lots of popcorn! :D 16:42 That probably is related to bing maps being part of the sources. They have like a tenth of the data amount of what Google has. ANd it totally is older. PS: I just can't wait for the official FFB implementation that's on the roadmap. I hope the Moza telemetry thing just works somehow in the meantime. Not having FFB was one of the main reasons why I didn't fly the 20 that much.
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  454. "Hey'veryone, Wags here from Eagle Dynamics!" Me: Oh, what's that intro doing there? 7:52 "... especially this little manpad guy, he needs to die really bad." Me: having pictures of that guy with Wags' face in my head since that's how they looked the last time I had a closer look at them Wags: "OK." 12:23 Finally I see someone else having that issue with the TGP going black after an impact. Having this in DCS for a while now, seen in both F-16 and A-10C II, but others weren't able to reproduce it yet. Also, looking at the general area where the impact happened, the contrasts are very lacking when the TGP does show something at all, and it's extremely washed out, as seen at 13:12 when you zoom the thing in and at 17:54 when you zoom out and then in again. 18:34 has the black screen again, followed by the washed out image. I agree it looks cool to some extennt, but usually it makes seeing things impossible the way it is right now. 24:58 does show it as well. This is a massive issue for me ATM and it only happens in VR. All this does not happen at all in pancake mode. 20:45 Too close for missiles, going for BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT! 22:42 You could went for a right hand turn to get the target into your right hemisphere at that point, which is indicated by "GIMBAL ROLL>". If you have the SPI around there, boresighting and reslaving is usually the quicker way though. Glad to see you having some fun with the thing. Especially the APKWS. Great module and the upgrade is worth it so much. Absolutely a no-brainer for anyone who hasn't picked it up yet.
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  518. 4:05 Those subtitles though... "[Laughter] ... [Music]" :D And oh boy, that place is packed that day... 9:50 Looks already like entering the Danger Zone there, speed dropping down to ETL range (towards 20kts) while the RoD is at 500ft/min 10:15 The moment you lean forward to set your transponder, it's almost preprogrammed to happen. In that situation I'd probably have taken the thing down first and enter the squawk while being safe, not even just because of the imminent VRS danger, but also because I had to concentrate on the approach and not being able to multitask and enter stuff somewhere at all - I mean this happens ever so often when flying DCS to me - I simply just try to listen, but I definately don't talk at all on short final, because I'm literally unable to - and I wouldn't be able to "play around" with the instruments at that point either :D 14:02 Absolutely respect you immediately recognizing the mistake and debriefing it like you did, probably already in your head while you stayed down there, but also later on, especially since you shared that with us. I think this might help others in their learning process as well, and not just in aviation. Just as a side note, I often find myself debriefing even my Clear Skies runs in that MLP game I have on my tablet (should have seen that timer, running straight into that Shadowbolt was stupid just for trying to get those 2 parasprites up there as well, shouldn't have dumped the clouds trying to get that bonus thing down there... :D)... must be some sort of aviator mentality :D 24:19 Is that Lester saying "That's my 44"? :D 27:33 Lester being himself, and he made it into the VLOG even on a solo. Gold! 29:40 At the beginning, I was wondering if it could get any worse... yes! 30:42 At this point you can also go ahead and accept the Roki Tunnel challenge in DCS! :D A DCS pilot probably would just go over all that stuff, but safety first IRL. Maybe approaching from the other side is an option though... 34:14 "You see that? That fuckin' obstacle course is thirty million dollars!" ~C.W. Lemoine 2021 34:40 LOL had the right idea there XD 35:26 So unusual to see Lester right there without a helmet :) 38:04 After that day, it was an exceptional landing, textbook! /) 39:58 Well said! Was a great episode!
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  612. Glad you weren't hit by that hurricane... did actually think about your family though as you said you did your first flight in Eunice, LA which is a lot closer to where that thing went. Lester GoFundMe? Where? This is literally the first time I heard of this being a thing... *checks other videos* OK, have found it in the AI vs F-16 video: https://www.gofundme.com/f/lester-cambre039s-flight-path-to-recovery Might drop some in there as well, even if it won't be much, guess every little bit helps. You know, it feels good to help others get something you always wanted, but never had... almost as good as getting it yourself. Almost ;) 1:15 TOMCATS! Furlough doesn't sound good... I mean, you'd basically lose your job, but the difference being you could get back in since you're not fired, but that depends on whether the company is going to pick up again or not. In Germany we have something called "Kurzarbeit", where you'd get at least 60% of your salary from the state in case your company enrolls for that. So you'd get less, but aren't completely left on your own. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-time_working ). On top of that, it just has been decided to raise that by 10% during the pandemic. So with children, you'd be at 77%, which isn't too bad. 7:47 That literally goes for every path you might choose. Always have a backup plan, or at least some idea. Won't hurt and you might need it. Don't get into target fixation, always have a look around. Even if that might not actually do you any better, it at least increases your chances to actually get somewhere. And maybe you discover something you like that you didn't realize or even thought of before. 18:57 "Rule #1: Don't be a douche. As: Be yourself. And if yourself is a douche, then... sorry to hear that." :D
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  656. I've heard others say flying in pancake mode is like flying an RC aircraft with a cam on its nose while flying VR actually gets you in the thing like real flying. Since I switched almost 2 years ago I just did some "test some DCS things quickly" flights in pancake and a bunch on MP tryouts to see how much better it runs there. VR is 120% worth it and I wouldn't fly without anymore except for some quick tests (like after installing mods, changing a map, altering the input definitions with more 2/3-way bindings for the TMWH throttle). And I just run an old CV1. I guess getting a Quest 2 is currently the best bang for the buck way to get into VR, just needs a Link cable (or 3rd party cable solutions that support USB3 properly) or a good WiFi 6 router an Virtual Desktop. Quest 1 is still great though as well and Oculus does sell those for $199 in the US, refurbished with full warranty. That's almost a steal as it's a brilliant device even with the successor being present. If you don't like facebook, there's still the Reverb G2, the Valve Index and all the VIVE products as well as the Pimaxes to be considered, but all of those being more expensive. After having flown DCS and Il-2 in VR, I also found some great VR games afterwards that I wasn't particularly interested in initially... titles like Half-Life: Alyx, Boneworks, Asgard's Wrath, Lone Echo, Shadow Legend VR, In Death: Unchained or the Vader Immortal episodes are real gems. Especially gunplay/shooting and archery are a lot of fun in VR.
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  677. 0:35 Heard about this on the MGS already... not great, but you gotta live with what you have, I guess. BTW since you still have the G2, you might want to consider getting either a Quest Pro or 3 as an upgrade. Main reason would be them having pancake lenses with a much bigger sweet spot and a vastly improved sharpness when you're not looking directly forward (edge to edge clarity). Quest 3 has about the same resolution as the G2 and a better processor for standalone stuff (You actually could try a few awesome VR games instead of playing Starfield :P) and way better mixed / augmented reality than the Pro while the Pro comes with Mini LED and local dimming, so you get better blacks and contrasts, almost as good as with OLED panels and eye tracking which, with OpenXR toolkit active, can make use of Dynamic Foveated Rendering which only renders the area you're looking at at full resolution and the rest at a lower one to further improve framerates. The Pro is 1200 bucks, but the Q3 can also add up if you were to take the 512GB version (not required for PCVR at all and not necessarily required for standalone either, unless you don't like uninstalling stuff for freeing up space for something new), a replacement headstrap with additial battery (acts both as a counterweight to make the thing more comfy as well as a "playtime extension") and possibly even the Pro controllers for those VR games with basically hassle-free all around tracking. I'd say getting the Q3 with the BoboVR M3 Pro and a second battery for that thing with the charging pad and a VR Cover facial interface cover set would be preferrable, especially if you might want to have a look into other VR experiences like some really great shooters such as Half-Life: Alyx. It's also exceptionally great for watching movies in a virtual theater. In either case, having at least a Wifi 5 capable router or access point in the room(s) you're going to play or sim in is highly recommended if you'd be going for wireless (which is great), but you'd get the best experience with a Wifi 6E Triband capable router like the Asus RT-AXE7800 as that can provide much higher bitrates. Alternatively you could just use Link via cable and for that you probably should get the one that VR Cover offers which is very high quality and only costs half as much as the original one from Meta. One thing particularly beneficial with Meta headsets is the fact that you can use Link/Air Link to connect with the Obulus software on your PC which comes with the Oculus Mirror. That tool has a great image stabilization feature which makes watching the VR footage on YT, Twitch and other platforms noticably more pleasant if you then take that mirror as your OBS screen source. But I digress... (it's worth it, those lenses are so much better!) XD 2:51 I'm sure both the Tomcat (TOMCATS!) and the Hornet have that modelled, but I don't know why others, especially the Viper don't. 3:06 VIPERS! 5:03 Interesting fact. Having a realistic pilot body physics model would probably make 98% of the DCS community die constantly in any kind of rate fight... XD 6:07 Without even knowing the real thing I always found that particularly strange, similar to the TDC in the Hornet that keeps returning to the top left corner on unlocking. 7:05 Nice setup! 7:17 You genuinely already got the literal Easy Mode right there with the VR headset. 7:35 See above ;) - Quest 3 then, it can do 120Hz, the Pro is limited to 90. 17:53 Down The Good Old Rate Fight Toilet Bowl :D
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