Views and eliminating blindspots

[FLS]

My current FOV is 110 and I use a 24" monitor. Given the optimized views of AHIII, should I be using a different FOV?

No. You should use the FOV you prefer. I'm using the Rift now so my FOV is 110 and not adjustable. I used a FOV of 80 when I set the views up so in that sense they are optimized for 80. If you use a smaller or larger FOV you may want to adjust the views or you can use them as they are.

[TequilaChaser]

My current FOV is 110 and I use a 24" monitor. Given the optimized views of AHIII, should I be using a different FOV?

Not if you're comfortable with the FOV: 110 setting....everyone has different desires

I myself use both the up key mapped and the down key mapped

I use a CH Hotas (fighter stick, pro throttle, 23+ ur old gameport w/USB adapter regular Ch rudder pedals, not the Pro type....the original version before the Pro rudder pedals came out)

All my views are mapped to my CH Fighter Stick, I use the top right side small RED button for my "up modifier" and I use the lower right side small red button for my "down modifier"

This gives me 24 different view angles all on mode 1 (or read as on a single mode, with out having to switch/cycling through the modes.)

If I was to go back and install CH control manager, I would have the option of 12 total modes, if I am remembering correctly... 3 modes on the Pro throttle and 3 modes on the fighter stick while AH has 4 modes, hence 3X4= 12 total... I think that becomes SA overload though (SA = Situational Awareness), which is not a good thing

Hope this helps

TC

[Lazerr]

My current FOV is 110 and I use a 24" monitor. Given the optimized views of AHIII, should I be using a different FOV?

110 makes things pretty small on my 24"

I like 106.. its what ive used for 15 years, im sure its what you've used too.

[Hungry]

I use a CH Hotas (fighter stick, pro throttle, 23+ ur old gameport w/USB adapter regular Ch rudder pedals, not the Pro type....the original version before the Pro rudder pedals came out)

TC

TC if you don't mind, don't mean to interrupt this thread, I have a CH Combat Stick and Pro Throttle in the basement as clean looking as the day I put them there when game port died, which game port to USB adapter do you use?

Let me know if you'd prefer this on a separate thread

Thanks, I hope I'm reading that right

Hungry

PS Here's a caveman memory from the old AW FR days 97-98 ish I think you're the same TC, Mute suggested I work with you to tighten up my merge, Thanks Again lol

[TequilaChaser]

TC if you don't mind, don't mean to interrupt this thread, I have a CH Combat Stick and Pro Throttle in the basement as clean looking as the day I put them there when game port died, which game port to USB adapter do you use?

Let me know if you'd prefer this on a separate thread

Thanks, I hope I'm reading that right

Hungry

PS Here's a caveman memory from the old AW FR days 97-98 ish I think you're the same TC, Mute suggested I work with you to tighten up my merge, Thanks Again lol

Wow, that is an old memory...

Hungry, I'm only using gameport rudder pedals with USB adapter

Most people switched over to USB ch products when Windows XP came out...

I had ways of getting the CH Products gameport setups to work very easily on Windows XP and in the very beginning of early days of Windows 7....best thing about those old gameport setups is that the stick and the throttle had 2MB onboard memory, to where once you programmed the controllers you would then upload your settings to the stick and/or throttle and you could unplug the controllers and plug them in to any other computer and the setting 's would never change unless you did a hard boot on the stick and throttle manually

I was able to trick Windows 7 way back, when Windows7 was still in beta...but it wasn't easy and didn't always work or hold....

Hope I was able to help you with your merge way back then

and hope what I have explained has helped

I do have several of those old gameport setups

But I have a CH Products Fighter stick USB and I know I have some USB throttles too, not sure if I have a ch pro throttle though....I know I have some x52 sateik USB throttles

~§~

TC

[TequilaChaser]

I forgot to mention that the gameport to USB adapter I use, I bought at Radio Shack around 1999/2000 ...it has 4 different channel settings on it

You can find them on Amazon and on eBay

If you want to buy 2 or 3 of them to try and get your old gameport setup to work, then pm me and we can continue from there

The reason you need the adapter with the 4 channel settings, is so you can select how many axis inputs that particular gameport device has/needs through the USB

Hope this helps

TC

[FLS]

I would suggest keeping analog CH gear for parts to fix the USB CH gear. I have the same radio shack adapter and it's fine on a 4 button joystick but it won't enable all the hats and buttons on the combat stick or pro throttle.

[Hungry]

Ahhh Thanks for the info, I went to an X52 setup that's lasted me quite a while but now has to be replaced, these boards haven't been real kind to the new CH product so that's what made me think to revive my old CH stuff.  I'll see what happens.

BTW I found my old 3-1-2000 AW 200 roster with my sticks, after you trained me I still couldn't beat many like you, GA HR, Ski, Chooch, 4510, Coors, BFD and those guys but man I was having a blast. 

Mims
AW 4thFG FR

Mute
PH
LC
YYRK
Merle
Habu
and apologies to those I cant remember Ive got the names around here somewhere

[TequilaChaser]

Heya Mims, I still remember that AW cpid!

think I just saw mute online earlier, unless it's some new player with his gameid

I miss ol Boozer and Merchant! i's been a dang long time....

I sent you a pm.....

I agree with FLS about the old CH Products Gameport controllers: keep them for parts for the newer USB models of the CH Products controllers ( Fighter Stick, Combat stick, Pro Throttle, etc... )

<S>

TC

[Hungry]

Mute lives about 3 miles from me, he still plays so that was him but usually in the mornings and mostly GV's. 

Thanks again to you and FLS for the advice on the controllers