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[xanax]

Welp, everything has arrived, working on setting it up now. Didnt realize there would be 258 buttons available lol..........

It may take me some time to figure out the programming for the VKB gear as well

Wurzel

They have great Youtube videos to help you and their Discord channel is manned by some helpful folks and they seem to monitor the channel and answer questions pretty much 24/7. Also, their BBS on their website under "support" is pretty good too.

Once you get a feel for the software, it's pretty limitless. For AH I suggest simply calibrating it the VKB program then AH sees it perfectly. If you got the rudders, I think AH already sees them.

I think you'll like the VKB stuff.

[gpwurzel]

Thanks Xanax, appreciate that info, gonna be a long day lol........hopefully see ya'll soon.

Wurzel

[Animl-AW]

They have great Youtube videos to help you and their Discord channel is manned by some helpful folks and they seem to monitor the channel and answer questions pretty much 24/7. Also, their BBS on their website under "support" is pretty good too.

Once you get a feel for the software, it's pretty limitless. For AH I suggest simply calibrating it the VKB program then AH sees it perfectly. If you got the rudders, I think AH already sees them.

I think you'll like the VKB stuff.

Program it within the game. I ysed the software once. As long as windows sees it you’re fine. Not hard at all.

[AKIron]

I haven't looked at the VKB config software but I suspect it's similar to the Virpil in function. With the Virpil you can, among other things, assign buttons to various positions on axes. You can create profiles with different configs and swap them on the fly. If VKB won't do that for ya Joystick Gremlin will.

[AKIron]

One example of assigning a button to an axis would be turning on WEP when the physical throttle hits 100%. With a curve you should be able to hit 100% power just before hitting the end of physical travel. Push that last quarter inch to remain at 100% and engage WEP. Pull back slightly to disengage.

[gpwurzel]

Figured out how to show AH in VR (finally) how do I get to hit enter for selections on the opening screen, as in, selecting off line practise, online arena's etc (yeah, I know, stupid question, but cant figure that one lol...)

[The Fugitive]

The mouse buttons should still work. I programmed a "left" mouse and "right" mouse button to my stick. Place the white ball as a curdor by moving your head and click either the mouse button or a switch you programmed as a mouse button

[gpwurzel]

Thanks Fugitive, working on set up now, just saw a spit in VR for the first time, head officially blown. Still cant fly worth a damn though!!!

[Animl-AW]

Figured out how to show AH in VR (finally) how do I get to hit enter for selections on the opening screen, as in, selecting off line practise, online arena's etc (yeah, I know, stupid question, but cant figure that one lol...)

No such thing as a stupid question. Let em rip.

[The Fugitive]

Thanks Fugitive, working on set up now, just saw a spit in VR for the first time, head officially blown. Still cant fly worth a damn though!!!

VR wont make you a better flyer, you is what you is!      

Ya, your going to be dying alot because your looking at all the pretty planes   

Any other questions, just fire away!

[gpwurzel]

Just flown around the practise arena, all wife heard was OMG - got all the graphics turned up, none of the aids on, very impressed with the view. Its gonna be a while till I go into the mains, not worried about dying there, just at least wanna make em work for it lol......

Eagler, great recommend on the crystal lite,

And thanks every single one of you who has helped so far.

Wurzel

[AKIron]

VR guys have complained that head trackers like TrackIR have an advantage in that you can apply curves to them but not VR. With TrackIR I can look straight back by turning my head left or right maybe 35 degrees left or right. There is a free app called necksafer that grants a similar ability to VR. Don't know if it still works or what headsets it works with.

[gpwurzel]

Thanks AKIron, i'll look into that, 1:1 tracking is a bit hard on my old neck.

Wurzel

[Spikes]

I use Necksafer in IL2 but isn't really required in AH because AH by default allows you to use your hat switches in VR.

[Eagler]

Like Spikes said AH is unique in vr as you  an still use the jstick views..that's what I do..

Make sure you have a view center button on your jstick as you will need to recenter your view alot..

Let us know if you have any questions..

Eagler