How I built a DCS sim cave for no real reason

Step by step instructions that waste money. ENJOY!!! Don't do this unless you have money to burn and you're bored to no end

[@AdastraRecordings]

Only an engineer or producer could get this carried away. Thank you for giving my wife a reference for why my hobby isn't out of control. Yet.

[@theittyreport]

@AdastraRecordings yeah you got that right. People just see my music computer and say how much is that? I tell them the build price of 5k then the real cost of the VSTs, plug-ins for days, and other software that puts it in the 30k range. So yes my friend, only a producer can go this nuts lol. I used to tell my students if I ever questioned why I wasn't making any money in music I'd tell them you need to buy another plug in. That'd fix it

[@AdastraRecordings]

@@theittyreport 🤣 I've lost count of how much I've spent on kit over the decades, actually, it's best I don't try to calculate that hehehe.

[@theittyreport]

@AdastraRecordings it's best to leave those numbers to after you're dead. That way they can fight over how valuable your rig is after your death instead of celebrating it now lol

[@Astradriv3r]

I love the unintentional flex when you turned the camera around at 2:00 . Love the rig 🤙🏻

[@theittyreport]

@@Astradriv3r no need to flex when made of rubber and blubber lol

[@dirtinthebox32]

agreed! guitar masterpiece on the other side with the motorcycle! sick!!

[@SteampunkPaperTown]

This build goes crazy. The whole set up makes me want to invest money but I don’t think I could ever get anywhere close to that layout so I’ll live through your videos.

[@stuartkorte1642]

Time, energy, determination. All things I only have half this much of. Awesome setup, both gaming and musical.

[@theittyreport]

@stuartkorte1642 thanks man, but trust me... I'm way more lazy than you'd think. This was pretty much a dare lol

[@TOx1CC]

2:03 yeah ok when i saw the panigale and those sick ass guitar i knew this stuff was way outta reach for me 😂🤤

[@theittyreport]

@TOx1CC you'd be wrong man. This rig took 4 years to build adding something here and there over time. The guitars are the same. Used to be a pro musician but music became free so I had to learn a trade that couldn't be digitized and could really make me the money I needed to live the life I wanted. So now I remodel bathrooms and kitchens and you can as well. Don't be afraid of hard work. It gets mad respect and the money is real as you can see. Dream big and hold yourself accountable my friend.

[@SolidMikeP]

@@theittyreport Listen to this man! I am a contractor and it can be a great life, sometimes stressful yes, but great!

[@utley]

@@SolidMikeP hard on the body too...

[@cammy9r]

Good job, you built a den. Guys grow old but never up. Thought about enclosing my simpits but never did it but it is still in the works possibly. My motorbikes live in a garage 😌. If they fitted through the door they'd be in the living room.

[@theittyreport]

@cammy9r nice man! Ride and fly is the way to go. My buddy tiger was the inspiration behind this project. It's really silly but I don't regret it. Too bad only a small amount of people in the world would even care this thing existed lol

[@maeshughessr369]

The rig is awesome man! I always find myself watching these videos, asking myself "What does bro do for a living to rock out like this?!" Lol

[@theittyreport]

@maeshughessr369 well, you can see in the background i used to be a musician and producer. But music became free 20 years ago and as much as I tried, just couldn't make any real money anymore. So a manned up and became a contractor and started a bathroom remodeling company and the rest is history. Trust me, I had no idea this would get this out of control

[@maeshughessr369]

@@theittyreport Man, that's awesome. It's wicked to get to see the fruits of your labor. I would definitely want a set up close to what you have.

[@theittyreport]

@maeshughessr369 just manifest it my friend. Once your subconscious makes up it's mind to do it, you'll end up having it without even thinking there was a day that there was no way possible

[@proffessorX]

Excellent project. Turned out very well I think. Maybe if the light from the door bothers you, you can get a door curtain which will dull/blackout the light without affecting you or the space.

[@theittyreport]

@proffessorX normal fly at night so not really an issue. But yeah this is just one more fun thing to do

[@proffessorX]

@@theittyreport Also have you ever heard of a program called VoiceAttack ? Its a program on steam that can convert your speech into controls. I used it for Elite Dangerous and for Star Citizen for deploying landing gear and plotting on the map etc. Pretty simple to set up too.

[@dirtinthebox32]

cant wait to check out more of your videos. great setup man!!!

[@theittyreport]

@dirtinthebox32 thanks brother

[@marcosavila8215]

" i mean thats more buttons than most planes actually have " 😂😂😂😂 omG when you turned the camera with the guitars , i said..its literally me but with more buttons lol , because i do have my big collection of guitar from fender to washburn N4 or a flamenco Ramirez its around 17 guitars , on the same place i have my cockpit, so its my dream room where i produce and record my band, but yeahhh would be a great idea if i did a "cocoon" around my Sim Rig, yeah is a bit distracting...great idea Itty , i just started planning today and my wife is going a bit crazy with me, she needs more attention tho i understand, the kid the cat the dog, they all come to see me working and she stays alone watching House of Cards...Every now and then she screams for me to watch a part with her...lol by the way after watching all the video, great job brother, im doing exactly the same you did, i have so much of that studio black foam , and i will use it as well, surely it will give way more immersion and now where to use my portable Air Conditioner, tx for the idea and video, motivated me to do it, tomorrow im buying wood and all the necessary parts. That last moment was scary i thought all the "cave" was about to fell on you, developers need to work on better software i guess, the Heli was stopped right? careful with the cat..don't accidentally injure him/her (yeah the pronouns,,lol) , God forbid

[@theittyreport]

@marcosavila8215 id love to link up with you on Discord and learn more about your music. Seems we are each other's doppelganger lol. I got tons of music stuff on my channel as well. The guitar side of friends don't know i sim fly and the sim flying friends have no idea I play so it's kinda fun living 1000 lives

[@demdirtyboyz247]

Looked like so much fun to build. I have future visions for a similar area for my setup. Love the idea, its not for no reason, keep up the awesome ideas.

[@theittyreport]

@demdirtyboyz247 thanks man, it helps if you're always bored lol.

[@VeracityMedia]

Absolutely beautiful! Amazing work, sir. ~Cheers

[@theittyreport]

@@VeracityMedia thanks!

[@SnowTiger45]

Nice Music Room Too. Pretty good collection of Guitars etc. Noice.

[@theittyreport]

@SnowTiger45 just another thing to play with my friend

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Awesome! ❤️ Don't let everybody tell you you need VR… What you have is perfect 😀

[@theittyreport]

@AIRWARFAREGROUP yeah man, i actually did a video about the pimax crystal vs my setup. I'll post a link for you below

[@theittyreport]

@@AIRWARFAREGROUP kzbin.info/www/bejne/goHJf6WwrJt2jpIsi=N45Ncv82hiwmVchk

[@EngineerNotFound]

Looking around that room, and seeing all the instruments, I'll assume that you sway heavily on the creative side. If you do, then this kind of thing is probably inevitable, because it seems inevitable that a highly creative person would do things 'for no real reason', or more politely put, do things purely for their own sake. Love the finished product, very sleek.

[@theittyreport]

@EngineerNotFound thanks buddy, yeah I'm definitely on the creative side. In my old life before music was free I was a composer and musician. Fought the good fight for as long as I could but just knew if I stayed the course I'd never own a home. So I learned the dark arts known as hard labor and started a remodeling company. It kicks my ass 1000 ways till sundown but it affords the toys as you can see. Regrets? That's what the beer is for

[@theittyreport]

@@EngineerNotFound kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKDKZ3yJnq5-eK8si=RkIcfzS1pGKs3mLp

[@EngineerNotFound]

@@theittyreport Well, if there were any doubts on my part lurking int he background, they've all been laid to rest. Those are some chops right there.

[@theittyreport]

@@EngineerNotFound all lead to this lol

[@MortenBN1988]

This is like my room (or Command Central as i jokingly call it). Only yours is a bit more high end. 😅 I have all my hobbies in one room. Music, computers, electronics/makerspace and simming. And when I'm not doing one of the hobbies I'm in there studying to become a commercial helicopter pilot. I like to think I'm in charge of my room, but wifey said no to put a fridge there because then i would never come out. So i guess she's in charge after all.. 🤣

[@theittyreport]

@MortenBN1988 yeah, i have 2 fridges so I almost never see daylight lol

[@foxhole99]

I’m counting down the days-my D-Mover 6 DOF rig should arrive in about 2 months. ⏳🚀 They’re finalizing it so you can easily upgrade from 4 DOF to 6 DOF. Next on the list: Pimax Super for that immersive view 🥽 and Moza Racing Gear to round out the setup. 🎮💥 Can’t wait to make another Apache video and upload it once everything’s dialed in! 🚁📹

[@theittyreport]

@@foxhole99 love to see it!

[@cuttheloop]

My dude is clearly single. Or has the coolest wife ever.

[@theittyreport]

@cuttheloop my wife helped me paint it and put up the blankets. I'm teaching her to fly as well. she's pretty up there on coolest wife ever scale

[@tedwaetford]

Saw your excellent video on VR vs flatscreen linked from here. Your point about having to use the mouse is very valid. PointCtrl is an absolute necessity imo for VR in DCS. No need to use the mouse anymore, takes away the biggest issue with VR. Makes it possible to change between different aircraft much easier. Unfortunately it's not readily available - one-man-band with a 2 year wait list. When mine stops working, I'll probably stop playing DCS.

[@theittyreport]

@tedwaetford really appreciate the kind words my friend! So many people assume a hate VR when I fact it's how I started. The pimax just took too long and the screen thing i have now was almost by accident. Had I stayed with VR, I would have never bought all these add-ons. But I love the rig, and been flying helos more than anything lately with my buddy. Thanks again for checking out the videos and if you care to check out my music stuff it's on my channel. Cheers!

[@C..Parker]

Bro's guitar collection is insane💀

[@theittyreport]

@@C..Parker love you to experience it man

[@marcusgresser3598]

Holy shit... this entire room is everything I want in 10 years lmfao

[@theittyreport]

@@marcusgresser3598 took me about time to get it lol

[@PatrickHaggan]

Did you consider putting the PC on the outside of the "enclosure" to avoid the heat?

[@make1tpls]

should be fine

[@theittyreport]

@PatrickHaggan it's really not that bad, 19 fans and no moving parts. Just m.2 drives so not much heat at all radiating from it. Also, love looking at it and the usb cables kinda need to be close due to the motion platform

[@KAEcqR]

DAMN bro i would give one kidney for setup like this

[@theittyreport]

@KAEcqR yeah, but would you go to a Diddy party?

[@MikeBobby-l7o]

Your DCS sim pit is the size of my apartment. I'm just going to go cry in the corner.

[@theittyreport]

If you're gonna cry, make it a DCS cry

[@SKF-4ever]

You´re living the dream man.... I still think you might need better ventilation in there. For the sake of the PC but also yourself. And how about a curtain to close the entry all together?

[@theittyreport]

@SKF-4ever the vent i flipped actually does enough to keep me cool in there. And the computer has 19 fans so it's all good. The basement really doesn't have a ton of windows so even without the ac on it stays about 74 degrees year round.

[@SackyX]

Pretty sick setup, great work! You should consider some bezel deletes.

[@theittyreport]

@SackyX i heard about those, where do you find those? Only thing I'm worried about is how the run. My system maxed on usb hubs and running 6 monitors. I'd love to make it work if I could so any advice would be appreciated

[@ALPHARICCO875]

What a work 👍 Congratulations it’s more immersive

[@theittyreport]

@@ALPHARICCO875 and they say VR is the only option lol

[@solowundesignsbysamdavis9043]

"I thought I was done, I really did. I even got the extra Ipad kinda thang"....... SUBSCIBED Sounded just Like the comedian Gary Owen

[@theittyreport]

@solowundesignsbysamdavis9043 i have been known to say dumb but informative things lol. Glad you dig the setup!

[@BekoPharm]

"I thought I'm finished with the build" - heh, made me laugh.

[@theittyreport]

@@BekoPharm it made a few people laugh as well

[@aaachnoch]

"For-No-Reason"-projects are the best! It is known...

[@theittyreport]

@@aaachnoch pretty much sums up everything I do lol

[@G3R3SkYwAlK3R]

Its gonna get Hot af in there lol but looks awesome lol

[@theittyreport]

@G3R3SkYwAlK3R everyone keeps thinking that but it's completely comfortable with plenty of air flow. The pc actually puts out cold air due to the 19 fans and no moving drives so it's more of an ac than a heat source. I even wear a flight suit over my clothes and it still feels fine. Thanks for checking it out! More videos coming soon

[@ZaibBTL]

best rig iv ever seen

[@theittyreport]

@ZaibBTL thanks man, remember DCS is free to play lol

[@MarcosPaes]

Awesome video and setup! How do we join Sand Sharks to fly with u ?

[@theittyreport]

@MarcosPaes ITTY#9286 is my discord. We typically fly around the mornings 10am to 1pm and nights about 9:30pm Eastern time. Send me a friend request and I'll be sure to hit you back

[@dougcross99]

Simmer and a fellow drummer! NICE

[@theittyreport]

@dougcross99 now that I think of it, everything in this room was meant to be loud lol

[@bigblackahuna7815]

Is that a 3 65in setup? I’m thinking about going that route as well. Great rig man!

[@theittyreport]

@bigblackahuna7815 they are 75" samsung 4k 120hz tvs. Funny story how to this came to be but that's a whole other video

[@brunther]

@@theittyreportwhat setup do you have to be running dcs on 3 4k 120hz tvs?? my 3080ti would shit itself thinking about it😭

[@theittyreport]

@brunther it's actually 6 screens with the winwing MIP. But the 4090 does great pushing it out. Keep in mind the tvs just put out the signal so the graphics card doesn't really care where the pixels go. Like a water pump from a lake, the water could go through 1 pipe or 6, but it comes down to the pump to decide how much water can move not really where it goes. So I'm sure your card can run my setup fine. It would just be the resolution and frame rate that would be the issue. One last thing is DCS is really the weak point. It's frame rate is at best about 90fps so a monitor that has a 144hz refresh is totally overkill. 60hz you'd be OK with but the tvs in game mode at 120hz is the perfect balance for my setup. Now call of duty is a whole other thing.

[@donrumsey]

Wow, that is impressive!

[@theittyreport]

@donrumsey i love how much people are digging this. I almost didn't post this as I felt everyone would be like, that's dumb and a waste of space but there you have it!

[@Isimus]

Amazing job! Enjoy!

[@theittyreport]

@@Isimus thanks!

[@kevineisentraut3228]

Nice! Where are you located? My basement is starting to look a lot like yours. I'm doing the SIM thing (starting out) and I have a recording studio down here too...

[@theittyreport]

@kevineisentraut3228 I'm in canton Georgia, about 30 minutes north of Atlanta. Love to hear some of your stuff. I've got tons of music stuff on my channel as well if you ever care to check it out

[@Aflecow]

You sir are a legend.

[@theittyreport]

@Aflecow i keep telling my wife that and she keeps saying yeah yeah, you're a legend sure sure lol

[@Aflecow]

@@theittyreport she will never know the amount of sacrifice that it takes I have great respect for you sir 🫡

[@theittyreport]

@Aflecow right back at you brother

[@Michael2112]

Very Nice but You really should secure those rifles in the cockpit before you Take off. VERY NICE! I have considered making one ever since I Flew Flight Simulator from Microprose. I can't wait to see what else you do, including some missions. P.S. Have you tried this in VR? I heard from an actual F15 -F16 pilot that it was amazing. Of course, all he had was the throttle Quadrant And Joystick. Im not raggin' on people because Most of us Simmers probably have the same components? I have the radios autopilot and switches for the Gear and lights etc. Sorry so Long .. ttyl

[@theittyreport]

@Michael2112 yeah man! Totally appreciate your support and yes, I did a full vr vs this setup and I'd love your feedback. I'll post a link

[@theittyreport]

@@Michael2112 kzbin.info/www/bejne/goHJf6WwrJt2jpIsi=AeSWXuu2x1trfoS5

[@tr1pppy397]

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH BETTER THIS WAY

[@theittyreport]

@@tr1pppy397 it's intense for sure

[@SolidMikeP]

"there is no end....just a begining"

[@theittyreport]

@SolidMikeP boy oh boy you got that right my friend. And now I got to get bezel erasers from Etsy because the internet has spoken lol

[@AIAffiliator88]

This is the reason to buy a house! No one anyone can do this inside a NYC apartment

[@theittyreport]

@AIAffiliator88 you shouldn't be in NYC at all lol just kidding. Actually no. You should leave

[@AIAffiliator88]

@theittyreport I wish I have a room this big. So far I can only use VR

[@radoslawbiernacki]

I do not get it. You have a motion platform and 3 stationary monitors. How is this working for you?

[@theittyreport]

@radoslawbiernacki obviously the tvs don't move with the motion rig, but it doesn't matter much as I still get the sense of motion during flight. I used to have VR and a single monitor and it was fairly easy to do a swap to racing wheel as I have tons of racing games. But as the system expanded, it became impossible to alter it so now it's just a flight rig. Your mind fills in the rest. The motion is only 6" from center so in essence when you're doing a climb, you feel like you're on your back slightly but it's really subtle.

[@arose001]

Badest ring out there!

[@BH-ro4ly]

Looks awesome, but the lines of the screens merging kinda ruin it for me.

[@theittyreport]

@BH-ro4ly yeah, I've heard of bezel joiners or something like that but if you were in the rig, the 75" is so close the lines really are out of your focus so you really don't notice them. Also I have a fairly high gain on the track ir so I barely have to move my head to look around the aircraft which again reducing the edges.

[@scrawn9721]

Man i need your setup.

[@theittyreport]

@@scrawn9721 just remember, DCS is free to play lol

[@lyla196]

i wish i had a setup like yours but i cant even buy a pc

[@Slicknick1000]

love it new sub

[@theittyreport]

@Slicknick1000 thanks! More shenanigans to come!

[@silentblackhole]

Ohh **** the wife's not gonna be happy when she sees this! lol

[@theittyreport]

@silentblackhole yeah, but she actually helped with the paint and the blankets and knows how to cold start and fly the Blackhawk which makes her pretty much the coolest chic on the planet lol. Hopefully I can get her a full rig of her own one day. But I think she's waiting for me to just get off my ass and get an actual plane

[@solowundesignsbysamdavis9043]

If you ever decided to move....

[@theittyreport]

@solowundesignsbysamdavis9043 this house is the 27th home to me. After this place, it's the furnace for me lol

[@PTIPPY]

Ah a Milwaukee man I see

[@theittyreport]

@PTIPPY ha! Actually Milwaukee tools are amazing. Learned about them a bit too late. Stayed with Dewalt simply for the battery consistency

[@PTIPPY]

@@theittyreport :) I just laughed out loud and thought that statement to myself when I saw a single Milwaukee in a sea of yellow/black. Great video though my dude, 100% future goals for myself. been working on collecting a setup first and then I can do the fancy stuff afterwards. How's it working out though? doesn't get too hot in there with that PC blasting away?

[@theittyreport]

@PTIPPY actually it's not hot at all. The pc has 19 fans and no moving parts so it actually puts out cold air

[@OrionsMako]

This is fckn epic

[@macedk]

And he was never seen again ;)

[@theittyreport]

@@macedk only on Discord lol

[@patriot0971]

All this could have been avoided, just should have gone with the VR rig.

[@theittyreport]

@patriot0971 kzbin.info/www/bejne/goHJf6WwrJt2jpIsi=TnGFVZC6GwHBu3pF Been there, did that and here's the video of my thoughts on both

[@Cjredwards]

That is awesome!!

[@arko3709]

brother what in the sam hell do you do for work?

[@theittyreport]

@arko3709 i started off as a music teacher and producer and after napster made music free i did everything i could to stay in the music industry but it just was too hard to ever get ahead. I knew I'd never own a home staying on that course so I put on my big boy pants and looked for a job in sales. Started at a tile store, then moved to a bathroom renovation sales job, from there I left with my manager and we started our own company doing the install work ourselves. So I learned demolition, plumbing, carpentry, drywall and paint, electrical and tile. Now it's just me and my wife that own the company and we sub 50% out but do everything. But trust me on this, the money buys the toys but the job comes with the headaches of construction. And having your wife as your business partner is truly hell. Kinda like if putin and zalinsky had to have dinner after work

[@arko3709]

@@theittyreport wow I wasn’t expecting such a thorough explanation, thank you for the insight!

[@theittyreport]

@arko3709 you asked a basic question that had a very long answer lol. Tha is for checking the video out

[@BrokenanklesFPV]

nice bike

[@theittyreport]

@@BrokenanklesFPV thanks! You should see it when the lights are on...

[@theittyreport]

@@BrokenanklesFPV kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4vNXqB7pbSkr9ksi=SK_h4fmmTfBlaOF1

[@BrokenanklesFPV]

@@theittyreport yeah the lights look good on it a lil to "look at me" for me but looks good none the less not that us sportbike riders need anymore attention when we ride good or bad attention

[@b6s4shelter]

6dof in DC's is rather unrefined because telemetry is inconsistently named from flight to missile hits, to crashes and dofreality srs matchup is not great. Dofreality need to refine this. Lua scripts etc. death is a rough ride in DC's with motion.

[@theittyreport]

@b6s4shelter buddy you got that 💯 nothing more ridiculous than a sam hitting you at 30000 feet and having to get thrown around till you crash, then the neck breaking jolt back to center once you reslot. I was gonna do a video on this exact subject soon. But I will say that flying helos in this rig is super cool as you can actually use the yaw as it's intended.

[@b6s4shelter]

@@theittyreport the naming convention is different across scenarios AND across aircraft. So you never know when the game tries to kill you in your rig. I stopped trying, but partly due to steep learning curve of the game and personal time commitments to learn.

[@theittyreport]

@b6s4shelter yeah, i felt that too. It's kinda up to us

[@witwas1804]

Cool title, no VR? I use a varjo aero and i realky like it

[@theittyreport]

@witwas1804 actually I have the reverb G2 and a pimax crystal. I did a comparison on this type of setup versus VR in another video. It's a very honest review but VR users are very one sided in a group. There's room for both but this is just what I like in the end. But yes, there's nothing like VR

[@constantinfrank1901]

but does it djent?

[@theittyreport]

@constantinfrank1901 ha! Yes... it definitely does. You should see my guitar videos lol.

[@constantinfrank1901]

@@theittyreport haha nice! i‘ll look into it. amazing work man! 🤘🏼

[@theittyreport]

@@constantinfrank1901 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJ67q5qee6x4hq8si=s75QGOTEAznBH66J

[@ionnlol]

this is fucking so cool

[@matthewjackson5325]

u have the bike on carpet!?..that never ends good

[@theittyreport]

@matthewjackson5325 look closer my friend

[@laszlobagi2889]

the shawod of phone was really weird around 12 mins ;)

[@ziepex7009]

BASED

[@joekerr4273]

wait till he has to move lol but there is literally nothing more you could want from this build

[@lunai0076]

Sweet heaven thatvyou have there

[@Fouche_tv]

Gonna be hot in there

[@theittyreport]

@Fouche_tv not really, the computer doesn't put out any heat at all and there's a vent blowing directly into the rig so it's actually about the same as before

[@RideWithMe80]

This makes me want a divorce, so I can build this. Throw all her shit away day 1.

[@theittyreport]

@RideWithMe80 you're the 1st person i can't reply to due me having a wife that's also my business partner in a construction company... let that play out...

[@Sky9_9]

looks 4000 usd

[@theittyreport]

@@Sky9_9 which part?

[@stevieh986]

Just buy VR, simples!

[@theittyreport]

@stevieh986 it's always fun to see the VR teamsters chime in on every setup like this. Yeah yeah, VR is the most immersion blah blah, vario this, pimax that... you should know that I had the reverb g2 and bought a pimax crystal and did a video showing the difference between this and those and I can tell you this wins hands down. But hey, if you live in a small room and you want to look through a pair of binoculars that strain your eyes VR is definitely the way to go!