FOR NON-VIRTUAL REALITY USERS, YOUR FOV IS CRUCIAL IN REGARD TO EMPLOYING YOUR AIRCRAFT IN COMBAT!

Guys, welcome back and thanks for watching. In this video, I attempt to answer some of the common questions that came out of the previous videos on FOV settings and how this process may have changed or is still considered broken as to how it used to work in DCS.
Questions Answered:
1) What Am I Using To Bring Up The FPS Counter and View Information?
- I am using the DCS provided "Frame rate counter - Service info" which you can find in your control options, UI Layer section. It is normally mapped to RCtrl + Pause
2) How do I get my seat height to save in each aircraft?
- Along with your FOV settings or Saved Cockpit Angles, adjust your seat height with RCtrl + Shift + NumPad 8, 6, 2, or 4 depending on which way you want to move it. Once you have it where you want it, hit RAlt + 0 on the Number Pad. In the controls menu, this is called Save Cockpit Angles.
3) Can I provide my settings for each aircraft?
- I could, but my settings would only apply to someone with the same type of size of monitor, sitting the same distance from my eyes, and with my preferences "I" like to use. For best result, pick your favorite aircraft and mess around with it until you have it dialed in...then you will learn so much about the process and the other aircraft you adjust will be easier and set up quicker!
Good luck, and as always, you may leave a comment if you have any further questions.
~ Juice
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[@kmcnelley1981]

Gun gas vanes?? No no no. If that was true the F-16 wouldn’t have the gun gas vanes on the nose in front of the windshield. They are definitely antennas for an avionics system. But FOV fix is amazing!!!!!

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Hey Bonkers, good feedback, thanks. I thought they were too far back to be the Gun Blast Diffuser system. So is that the smaller holes near the gunport mate? REF: F/A-18C A/B/C/D NATOPS (OLD) Page III-7-2?

[@kmcnelley1981]

@@AIRWARFAREGROUP The chunk of metal at the front of the gun aft of the radome is the gun blast diffuser and gun port. Part of the system also has an actuated ram-air scavenge door that opens during gun firing that allows gases to port out the louvers in front of the nose wheel doors. Would be really cool if that ram-air scavenge door was modelled in DCS. Easy way to find!!

[@kmcnelley1981]

Sadly the Gun ram-air scavenge door doesn't actuate. But it is labelled appropriately, sent you a screen shot.

[@r4dio4ctiv3man9]

Correct designation is APX-111X combined IFF antennae. These were part of the Avionics Modernization Program for a large number of F/A-18 C/D, but not for all. F/A-18 A/B never had them.

[@Pukin-Dog]

The vanes are part of the iff.

[@wjgoodin]

Amazing! I have struggled to get the right seat position and FOV since starting DCS. Thank you so much for the steps and what to look at to get everything aligned proper.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Glad it helped! Test it and let me know if it doesn’t work

[@ozzyd8036]

Mate, thank you. I had no idea about any of this stuff and you've explained it perfectly. Thanks for improving my DCS experience.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Wow, if this could help one person, I’m happy, and I’m sure it will help me. Still learning and enjoying it myself!

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

One thing that is different is you no longer have to hit the zoom normal function key to get it to load it loads automatically when you go in after you set and save your field of view settings.

[@bulletstop100]

I have the fps counter on my joystick. The view settings and using your video, they are set perfectly now. Thank you!!

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Nice! I love that we can show the small or full version of it!

[@rawnukles]

Thanks for the video sharing what you learned regarding FOV . I will set up like this too.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Glad it was helpful! We recommend saving your snapviews.lua file from DCS Saved games folder (config/views/snapviews.lua in case they reset again. ED is working on this.

[@KevTCC]

This is a valuable video for the community!

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Thanks, not everyone will need it, but it's the best fix we have that replicates the designed procedure until ED solves why it isn't saving FOV custom settings like before. Thanks for the vote of confidence, but I could always be educated on more stuff...you guys make the community great [TEAMWORK] Cheers ~ Juice

[@Allstar14234]

Great info! Thanks Juice!!

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Any time!

[@Jansetsfire]

Awesome video...now it would be nice to have some size references for the outside world on caucasus...like "if you are spawning at point A, the hangar on Point B ahead of you is C Meters away and should be roughly size D like in this screenshot"

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Noted! I found for me working on the flight line and flying generally aviation airplanes around FBO, and hangers and stuff, gives me the perception scale of how things should look when you look at the distance on the ramp, and I know where the original settings must’ve came from is from the days of no head tracking and OVR it’s just a holdover and a lot of people need that extra field of view to make up for the 2-D screen, but it used to be a function that you could save it and it saved it didn’t get reset all the time. I’m working with the developers now and they have assured me that the information we give them is very helpful and I’m sure they’re gonna find a fix for it or a new solution or even redesigned the system.

[@Daywek]

I did not know I can do that, thank you very much for the video.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Happy to help. It’s been working for three days for me and has restored the functionality of the process to save FOV. Dial your settings and let us know how it goes. What do you use for head tracking?

[@Astax]

Awesome, always wondered what would be a good way to set a proper fov. Played with the zoom curves and had to press my zoom trigger to set the fov before each startup, but i didnt adjust the height at all. I have to try this. Feels like an alltime mystery is solved now 😁

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

I hope ED is doing well too fix this permanently and make it more ergonomically easy to set up for each aircraft.

[@madaxe606]

Guess I’m not the only one who’s having FOV reset (seemingly at random) lately. Been a huge PITA getting it to stick to the saved settings.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

The working solution came out in the video yesterday. Just one video back. Thanks to Steve in the comments. You guys follow on the channel or the rockstars!

[@74Grizzlyman]

Hey nice Video i am gonna try that out later, and are you using reshade and when what are your settings it looks so clean.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Cheers Grizz...no, I am using the Teal and Orange preset and the settings covered in this video's description section. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJ3Mip2vhNpjr7s Really glad to have you on KZbin as a WINGMAN Subscriber! AWG - Always Ad Free!

[@imageeknotanerd9897]

Personally, I have my FOV bound to a slider axis on my HOTAS and I adjust it all the time during flight depending on what I need to be looking at. If I need to focus on distant or small details (e.g. trying to identify a runway or read text in the cockpit - especially the Tomcat with all the weathered labels and smudges on the screens) I'll zoom in, and when I'm in a dogfight I'll zoom way out to expand my peripheral vision and keep the bandit inside my FOV.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Awesome! Great tips for other gamers for sure. Thanks for sharing! For me, I study the runway on the chart before flying to a base and I look at my knee board. See what runways are aligned and I look for identifying terrain features around the airfield so I can orient myself in the air but I have not used zoom which I don’t even have anything bound right now because it’s not realistic to me. Once I stopped using the F10 map, the unrealistic zoom in the cockpit, and other things like and markers, my situational awareness went through the roof. I now can use my radar better, communicate with my wingman better, and place the picture from AWACS and a better perspective.

[@howellkilian5602]

Thanks, Juice...very helpful. At 6.44 you mention "that you want to do this with your headtracking turned off". Can you just explain? Are you saying that these settings can be influenced by whether one's headtracking is on or not? Thanks for your indept work on FOV. 👍

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Good question...so, with Head Tracking on, any slight movement will keep you from getting your direct-centered view you want. Once you have the FOV set, saved, and exit to restart the sim, you can turn Head Tracking back on. Others also recommend you set this with HT off, and I have tried it both ways and my angles don't always come out direct spot-on what I want. It's like parking a car while they keep moving the lines on ya!

[@howellkilian5602]

@@AIRWARFAREGROUP Thanks.

[@CAL1MBO]

This was broken recently. All back to fully working again.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Amen! There’s still a factor in the mission editor that’s causing some issues but we’re gonna sort that out. Thanks for the feedback from everybody.

[@LtRiot]

First thing I do with every new aircraft release.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Cool, have you had any issues with it reverting back to default on its own?

[@derekarridge23]

Hey Juice. I get it up to the point when you say to use 'tapback' to get the mirrors in frame. But you dont say what the keboard comand is for "tapback". I can't find it in settings. Could you please let me know? Thank you for the amazing videos...

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Tap back isn’t an official word it’s what I call it when you zoom in or out with the camera zoom in short taps instead of holding the key down.

[@derekarridge23]

@@AIRWARFAREGROUPThanks for the reply! Got it sorted out now.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

👍

[@zbyskie]

Am i missing something? This seems pretty much like the default head position/fov for the hornet.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

I'm sure it depends on your monitor resolution and aspect ratio. It's different for some people and some it's not. The big difference is how far everything outside looks when you have the right look inside the cockpit and that convexed or fishy eye effect for the FOV. If yours is good, then disregard this video.

[@MadMan_3353]

Do you have a setup guide for FOV setup with VR?

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

No sir, VR users are set by the Headset's native FOV. I'm sure there might be a way to adjust it in the headset, but I don't use VR. Tried it a few times, but it's not where it needs to be at the value point in order for me to jump at it. For me, the immersion of my UFC, MFDs, Panels, HOTAS, Keyboard, iPad and beer glass in my field of view is plenty enjoyment! Cheers ~ Juice

[@Ginuwine-kx2iv]

Juice why does your instant action Nellis take you to the Ready on Ramp and my only option is ready on runway or dark and cold?

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Hey G, I'm showing my default options for the Hornet and Nevada as: Cold and Dark Free Flight Ready on the Ramp Conventional Bombing BFM MiG 29A HARM vs RUS SAMs Are you selecting Hornet and Nevada both first before the list comes up? J

[@Ginuwine-kx2iv]

I just goto instant mission, pick F-15E is the only thing I fly, select a map and the options pop up for all available instant actions for that map. South Atlantic has no options for instant mission surprising. these are the usual options: Cold and Dark (always there except for S.A. map) Free Flight (not always available) Ready on the Ramp or Ready on the Runway never both. Can you share with me your F-15E Nellis options for Instant Action. Crazy

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

I see. Yeah not all the aircraft have the same instant action missions available.

[@rstandi]

Is this how you set it in VR also?

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Not that I know of...everyone I know with VR say it's defined by the headset's settings, but if you want to customize that, you'll have to search for a way. I don't use VR.

[@cristiancoco7935]

i tried but doesnt work for me,when i restart the sim i have the original FOV and not what i set.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Try this, set up your FOV in an instant action mission like ready on the ramp or takeoff and hit Right Alt and Zero on the number pad. If you don’t have those keys available, look for the command to bind it to for save cockpit angles and it’s in each individual aircraft file settings within adjust controls. Once you hit that save function, right click and exit DCS to desktop then go back in to one of the instant action missions and see if it’s saved. ED has informed me that it’s very helpful all this stuff we’re reporting and I’m sure they are close to a solution. I’m hoping they make each individual aircraft customizable in the special tab. 😀

[@cristiancoco7935]

i tried this but doesnt work!@@AIRWARFAREGROUP

[@cristiancoco7935]

when i restart the cockpit, the default fov appear...

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Even with instant action missions? Check the forums if you have a slider to your zoom bound, it may be double bound to zoom normal also and some people have had to unbind that to fix it. Here's the link... forum.dcs.world/topic/302177-game-never-saves-my-fov-or-seat-position/#comment-4983179

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

forum.dcs.world/topic/302177-game-never-saves-my-fov-or-seat-position/#comment-4983179

[@manlatycon]

Set up the FOV but it didn't 'save' after exiting and restarting.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Saving then flying before restarting caused it to ‘not’ save.

[@FlightSim4Entertainment-jm9xw]

Just dropping a note. We met at the FlightSimExpo.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

juice_awg on Discord

[@rob0085]

@@AIRWARFAREGROUProb0085 not 83