DCS Huey on the Oculus Rift DK2 / Max Flight Stick - Collective

DK2 is all it was promised to be, works VERY well! Made a short video in the Huey with the DK2 and the Max Flight Stick - Collective. Really can't play on a monitor anymore, this is so much more fun :)

[@brucec1710]

Never mind the technology, I'm just jealous of your ejector seat ;)

[@mdbuehler]

Bruce Cunnington Packed the parachute and survival kit with pillows and it is quite comfy too :) Always have to tell guests to not pull the handles. Even if they can't fly, they know how to eject from the movies. 'Goose' didn't die in vain ;)

[@ApolloReachHD]

mdbuehler how much did it cost you?

[@airbrushingbynick6071]

Ikea....

[@shrshred2323]

you mean his erector seat

[@harrynguyen2503]

so glad we're actually moving to a virtual reality era

[@DvDPlaya]

Yeah, the fly-by sounds are amazing

[@treasonwhat4]

You have an awesome voice for describing things!

[@mdbuehler]

canadasnow Thanks!

[@56yamamoto24]

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[@andymcevoy4553]

Love your videos mate! Keep up the good work :)

[@mdbuehler]

Andy McEvoy Thanks! :)

[@SpikeColgate]

Thanks for a great informative vid dude! My DK2 is showing as 'shipped' and i have DCS loaded and ready :)

[@RandyWatson80]

Been waiting to see this before I made the commit to buy. Thanks for sharing.

[@mdbuehler]

James Brooks They are still ironing out a few bugs with these new ones, but nothing they can't fix. Such a cool piece of tech, everybody I have try it is amazed.

[@IntelligentHorseworldofrandom]

Really nice gameplay! I enjoyed this!

[@Ivan_p24]

Holy fuck! This is so cool!! You deserve my like

[@zacharytrosch9554]

amazing! love your setup

[@h3rteby]

So awesome! I've decided I'm going to wait for the consumer version, just a year left now! :D

[@frankeinstein5564]

that setup is just epic

[@shimazsz]

Looks like really fun :)

[@mdbuehler]

Jump to 1:13 to get straight to the DK2 :)

[@SirJackGG]

and miss everything else?! I watched this one all the way through, your setup looks amazing... and here I am with a Microsoft Sidewinder Pro from the 90's still.

[@Frosty4Real]

Jack Games i jsut hooked mine up aswell! xD

[@STREETO]

where did you get the chair from?

[@marioooooooooo100]

Mr. Man

[@theflyinggasmask]

im your 2000th subscriber :)

[@mdbuehler]

The Flying Gasmask Right on, thanks! :)

[@ItsShane79]

The only thing missing in this awesome video is some CCR with "Fortunate Son"! :D

[@mdbuehler]

+just Shane Ha! That is actually the load screen for the Huey module (somebody made a custom one, and it does play Creedance!). Left it out to avoid all the copyright warnings and ads that would bring.

[@ItsShane79]

John Smith hmmm interesting, never knew those things! I take it you dont realy like John Fogerty that much do you? ;)

[@101boertjie]

I would say some Rolling stones with Paint it Black, and then the rice paddies of Vietnam would have made this flight surreal.

[@maktrap]

Es increíble, me encanta!

[@Mack-op1vw]

Awsome totally awsome i think i may well be getting DCS ;) ever since playing microprose AH64 i have dreamed of such a setup looks very cool.

[@mdbuehler]

DCS itself is free, and it even comes with a few airplanes (Mustang is a great plane!). No reason NOT to get it :)

[@Keys879]

An old jumpseat? Badass!

[@AdrianFourie]

Well presented. Enjoyed your video

[@mdbuehler]

Adrian Fourie Thanks!

[@jeremyyork289]

Liking it!!! Good videos!

[@leroyhilliard1165]

wow mate, cool setup

[@motokid032]

Sweet setup!!

[@ProRylan]

loving that chair ;)

[@bootsmanaa]

Wow awesome setup :)

[@kiwicannon]

OMFG!!! Why havent i seen this yet!! OK Santa me needs one of these!

[@petesins4345]

OMG, THIS THING.IS SICK! VERY IMPRESSIVE

[@MarCuseus]

I love the smell of VR in the morning

[@bigearedmouse17]

If you need a Virtual Door Gunner look me up. "Get Some Get Some Get Some" !

[@masterchief11758]

Where did you get the cool pilot seat?

[@markgodleman1549]

love your collective man.

[@jamesmcdonald1687]

Future of flight training, right here.

[@FitzZZ]

mdbuehler Thanks for sharing that video, now I really have to try it myself with the DK2. I'm not a pro at the game as you are, but an evening of little practice should let me lift off with the A10-C at least :-) Cheers

[@hunterwebb.9709]

I have dcs and rift and still love the vids

[@HylianSpirit]

I can't imagine how exhilarating this will be on CV1. Cannot wait.

[@taiming71]

That is some real nice equipment you have 4

[@Adil21RUS]

I like the way you play. I like you turn your head around to observe....omg..

[@IrishManJT]

Excellent!

[@prillewitz]

incredible! How real can it get with this!

[@algoritmomusical369]

I just imagine this guy`s reaction playing on a Pimax 8k

[@lutaoferraren]

Thank you for the nice video! I have a question when you using DK2 on DCS : can you see the velocity and height displayed on HUD clearly? And can you see the other aircraft's label clearly? I think it's really important to play DCS with DK2. Thank you very much!

[@Petefamily]

That's awesome

[@waydetahtawy319]

Awesome 👍

[@bowser515]

I am waiting for a production rift, but this video is excellent!! I'm jealous just watching and it makes me want one even more than I did before. Also reminded me I really should leave the A-10c and the F-15c for a while and learn the three DCS choppers I have! Does anybody know of any good profiles for the Thrustmaster Warthog to get a fixed wing guy started properly with the Helis?

[@EQOAnostalgia]

Just think... this was over half a decade ago.

[@element011086]

very cool

[@LetsplayIndieGamesChannel]

this is REALLY impressive. awesome setup sir!...... cant wait till my dk2 gets here. how is it with the 1080 res?? as in ... can you spot target? cause that was not very possible in the dk1

[@explodingevo]

If you look up, then look down, do NOT look all around. I learned that the hard way in elementary school

[@buznee17]

fantastic video! you should try external load ops where you open the cockpit door in flight and look down over the side.

[@mdbuehler]

buznee17 I forgot all about that feature, I'll give that a try thanks! :)

[@marcounchained]

HOLY shit sick

[@mojtabadavarian42]

Awesome

[@ttraderjim]

Good job, Thanks!

[@DurzoBlunts]

imagine this whole setup with the ability to pick up a set of sticks or have a wrist band that tracks your hands so you can touch virtual button displays too. I dig the whole setup wish I had the knowledge to enjoy one of my own and the $$$ haha 😂 let me know if you think that would be to much or not useful in these flight sims.

[@stevezee5171]

Nice vid thanks. Really looking forward to the consumer version and DCS world 2.0 Edge with the WWII map. Your collective and stick seems to work really well. I use a warthog and it's ok but the collective lacks feel if that makes any sense.

[@JoshuaHambyOfficial]

Max flight stick looks good. Have you tried or heard reviews on the PUMA by pro flight trainer?

[@BrokenTools]

Hello! I ended up purchasing a MaxFlightStick after watching this video, I was torn on what to get but this pushed me over!! thanks. Anyways Question for you. I'm having problems with starting up and shutting down the machine with mine. I still have to use keyboard commands to roll off and on the throttle from shutoff to idle.and from idle to shutoff. do you have the same issue or were you able to resolve it?

[@RobloxAndy]

Awesome setup you have! How much did it cost?!

[@jjlarson74]

i have to have this!

[@pablovidaure]

That is what i call a pro rig

[@ProofBenny]

Hey mate, can you see all the instruments without any struggle with the rift?

[@MixedRealitySimRacing]

I have also the DK2 now and yesterday a tried to get it to work with DCS World. The option to automatically recognize Oculus Rift was enabled but i couldn't figure out how to get a picture in the DK2. Any tips how to get it to work? By the way, very nice video. Awesome setup that enjoys me every time i look one of your videos. How awesome it has to be for you playing with it.

[@MixedRealitySimRacing]

I read somewhere that it has DK2 support with reworked cockpits. And that he plays it with the DK2 shows that it's possible. Also he said in the video that Positional tracking works, in older videos with the DK1 he had a Razer Hydra for positional tracking and said that the 3d was very weak because he has a to use vorpx driver. Now he said the 3d is very good so i think it works, also i found that option in the game to automatically recognize the Oculus Rift. Hope some can help us to get it to work properly. Thanks in advance.

[@RandyWatson80]

You need to disable the services. Visit the oculus forums there is a tool and actually the new sdk 4.0.1 has an option to disable the service so it will use the sdk 3.2

[@mdbuehler]

andrew white Recorded this last night, definitely works, you just have to put the Rift display mode to extended, then stop all the services using this tool: www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/2c6qqc/updated_unofficial_oculus_service_manager_by/

[@TheTurtle]

Hi there, do you have anywhere where you have what gear you have listed? My dads looking at getting into his flight sim again but i have to do all the research for him xD

[@bor_7992]

This is how trainee pilots fly so they don’t crash and get sewed

[@saulalvarado1667]

If you don't mind me asking, how much did all this cost and what is the set up? The whole thing looks and seems incredible as you have a very functional flight simulator.

[@ksiyaskid]

Wish i had money. lol

[@DvDPlaya]

Yeah there was a huge DCS sale on Steam the other week. I really wanted the Huey and a few others.

[@Tetemovies4]

Is the Huey DLC worth it?

[@TheHumorsable2]

+Tetemovies4 OH YES, it is!

[@artemKonoplevGeo]

любопытненько.

[@andxmenx]

Sir, I am wishing to know the equipment list you have been joining toghether for your simulator. Where can I find those collective/cyclic and how did you linked to a pc ? Next winter I'll be joining a ppl h course and such stuff would be very helpful.

[@sergeyvel5800]

wow !

[@robbyyant6213]

I actually just returned an Oculus Rift CV1. It was really neat but had terrible readability of cockpit avionics and text. I had to move my head right up to most gauges to read them and looking for enemies in the air was terribly difficult. I thought surely after several years of development the rift would have at least had a higher res display. A bit disappointing but I'm looking forward to newer versions. For now, it's really still just a novelty. After going back to trackir and a regular monitor, I was shocked at what all I couldn't see in the rift.

[@DirkaDirka07]

What is your hardware setup? Last time I tried DCS with my DK2 I was experiencing major lag and judder. Awesome setup man.

[@mossyoak2222]

With money you can do anything!

[@vegasmech9693]

Looks great, but does the blurring of the color blue and fuzziness of cockpit gauges mess with your eyes?

[@mdbuehler]

OneFastTLR Only if you let it. If you accept you'll need to lean in to read some smaller gauges, and don't strain you eyes trying to do so when leaned back, there are no eye problems. A bit more resolution and that won't be a problem anymore.

[@Uploadvideoschannel]

i love your review and setup. can you please review DCS Black Shark 2? :D

[@mdbuehler]

W Lee Yup! I have most of the modules and was going to go down the list with short reviews since they all work quite well now :)

[@Uploadvideoschannel]

mdbuehler yea. im dying to see a video that features a DCS module with a pilot body, and i know Black Shark 2 has one. i just finished building my setups for the rift, i am just waiting next year for the consumer rift, new computer heardard and such. this is my setup simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3990310/my_simpit_for_oculus_refreshed

[@luiscaniza6096]

Virgocueva nivel DIOS

[@oknoeno]

Hey mdbuehler, I got the game running on my DK2, it looks great but I feel motion sick when I turn my head. It's not a problem in other games, my guess is it is because of the lower framerate of 50-60 frames - 75 frame are need for the DK2?. Do you have any recommendation for the hardware? On what specs are you running the game? I have a GeForce GTX 660 running on a i5-3570K @ 3.4Ghz.

[@oscarmike6373]

Would you mind sharing where you purchased that awesome pilot seat (is it real or replica)?

[@carlfritzler8460]

were can I get DK2 and the Max Stick collective? how much does the set up cost? do I have to provide the screen if so how big does it have to be to get the full effect?

[@MyFavoriteDisease]

One more question - is it possible to operate switches and buttons in the 3D cockpit? I imagine the mouse pointer would not work really well with the Rift...

[@mdbuehler]

MyFavoriteDisease Yes, they all work and the mouse works. Only annoyance is you need to keep your head still or the cursor moves around. That can make hitting small switches tricky.

[@GameArtistChris]

Great Review. I have some questions. What computer are you using? What Antialiasing Settings are active? How much frames do you get? It is not so smooth on my end and the test has very heavy aliasing :-(

[@GameArtistChris]

The text has very heavy aliasing

[@mdbuehler]

GameArtistChris Nvidia 780 and an Intel 4770k, both are overclocked to the point of instability so I can run the Rift games and FRAPS :) The lack of smoothness is a bug they will fix with this current SDK. If you set your refresh on the rift to 60, it almost completely goes away (but you get a tiny big of head tracking lag). You'll notice the FRAPS capture is very smooth, so I'm sure that little bit of juttering is all the SDK's fault.

[@mdbuehler]

GameArtistChris I keep most settings on medium with textures on high (or things get blocky). No cockpit shadows, 1920 x 1080, very low AA and no TSAA if I remember correctly. Was a little trial and error finding what worked best.

[@GameArtistChris]

mdbuehler Thanks for the fast answer, I have the same system. I will try again. You saw the new trick on the oculus reddit? www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/2djeyb/how_to_get_dcs_to_work_without_shakycam/

[@mdbuehler]

GameArtistChris I didn't see that, thanks! Will try it tonight!

[@maxhammerum7705]

you can get a virtual body btw ;) its in the settings somewhere

[@onelastmarine]

where did you get your set up. the chair, stick and collective?

[@Lumin8Gaming]

I agree. Would be even better with a virtual body.

[@mdbuehler]

BurgessGaming The added one a bit after the video was made, it looks great! Really sells the experience on you being there :)

[@mynameisray]

THey need to add a front mounted camera to it with a PiP toggle so you can look at your keyboard while flying. Generally anyone that can type doesn't have to look at their keyboard but it would be a helpful feature for people who do need to look at it.

[@mdbuehler]

mynameisray Would also be useful for looking at checklists, other real world references. Not to mention finding the last place I set my coffee :)

[@udalix]

mdbuehler Honestly this part of the whole vr experience doesn't bother me, just simply lift if up off your eyes for a brief second and do what you need to do, its not like you have to glue it to your face lol. (The fact you cant see anything else is the whole point really, and I dont care if it looks *stupid* like some people have argued about the whole vr and wearing a headset like this.) I have not used a oculus yet, wont until consumer version is out but boy and I excited for it, been following it really close since it was first on kickstarter.

[@mattyp80]

what size confuser are you running to keep up with the DCS?

[@HaykeBerdenPhotography]

COOL..

[@coldbrewfinance]

does the video look just like that? cus it seems still a little blurry, or with the headset on you don't notice the blur as much as in the video

[@mdbuehler]

COURTSIDE Not in the Rift, where it looks normal. The lenses in the Rift distort the image, so the game is pre-distorted to compensate for it. This makes it looks bad on the TV capture, but it looks fine in the Rift.

[@kailynndarkpixie3865]

WOOW! I will wear Oculus everywhere with my laptop xDDDD

[@garyjohnson1970]

Is the chair expensive? Or did you pick it at a military junkyard or auction?

[@fetB]

wait, joysticks dont autocenter? i never knew and im quite surprised by it. Does that apply to all aircrafts?

[@justinspirational]

Is the square (kind of 3:4) format to the view all you can see with the oculus rift in person or is that the cropped version required for youtube and the actual view through the oculus rift in person is actually 16:9 widescreen (hoping the latter is true as otherwise the square format seems very limited)? thanks for anyone's reply

[@mdbuehler]

justinspirational Actually what you see in the Rift is all around you and life size. You don't notice the aspect ratio, because you don't see the edge (if that makes sense?)

[@justinspirational]

mdbuehler sounds great! thanks for te clarification- can't wait for the consumer version to come out to test- in the meantime I'm enjoying nvidia 3d surround (3 monitors in stereoscopic 3d) combined with track IR5 in my sims like DCS World, Rise Of Flight, FSX etc (can't get nvidia 3d vision to work in X Plane 10 or IL-2 CLiffs Of Dover)- but maybe the Oculus crowd will figure it out..

[@justinspirational]

mdbuehler when you say 'all around you'- is it like having a curved 270 degree projection screen around you then (not sure how it can be all around you or how you can't see the edge with such a small screen)..?

[@mdbuehler]

Imagine an Iphone screen held right up to your eyes. It is small, but covers nearly all of your vision. The lenses you look through on the Rift distort it even more, so it is almost all you can see, and they let you focus "at a distance" like real life, so no eyestrain. Probably a better way to explain it but I'm having trouble thinking of it :)

[@justinspirational]

mdbuehler thanks for taking the time to explain

[@samarmstrong4160]

Hello. Could you possibly give me some information on where abouts you bought the seat from? I have been looking for a while and would appreciate it if you could help me. Thanks, Sam

[@snowman374th]

On'y a million bucks.

[@2ndHeroe]

Nice ! Hopefully it works great on xbox one as well

[@Jonny2myren]

+Play Xbox It won't work at all on the Xbox One...

[@jb5983]

Muy bueno

[@AUNZAnon]

There's a setting to add you virtual body if you want to.

[@MasterMayhem78]

I am blind in one eye. What effect will that have on my VR experience? Obviously I don't have stereoscopic vision, but will I still get full resolution? Or is the resolution split between two screens?

[@neilrichards9334]

+MasterMayhem78 The resolution is split 1080x1200 per eye, but because of the positional tracking when moving your head you will perceive depth much the same as anyone. So it will still feel 3D, see if you can try one out locally.

[@MyFavoriteDisease]

I have to say I really envy you. How about the resolution, is it sufficient for reading the gauges without having to lean forward?

[@mdbuehler]

MyFavoriteDisease Sadly, not with this version. You can infer from needle position on the larger gauges what they are doing (air speed, VSI, etc) but you cannot read the smaller numbers themselves without leaning in.On aircraft with simpler gauges (War Thunder has many preWW2 aircraft) you can read the numbers just fine (KingFisher,Buffalo, etc). They are close, next version be it by Oculus or Valve I think it'll be doable :)

[@MyFavoriteDisease]

mdbuehler Hopefully. Thanks for the info!

[@truckproam.2218]

I’ve been thinking on getting a rift for dcs, but I hear that you need a pretty beefy GPU to run VR. I’m currently using an Alienware 17 with a R9 290mx, and I’d hate to buy an oculus and not be able to use it.

[@alaskanbas6507]

Hi! Nice video! I would like to say how to see the virtual pilot: Press right shift + p.

[@harpoon_bakery162]

wow, that is so clear, no screen-door. Those Rift's last forever. I had no idea they made them in 2014, i thought they were 2016, wow!!! What is the difference between DK2 and CV1?