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A20B_4k_8thGBAP_2.ddsA20B_4k_8thGBAP_3.ddsA20B_4k_8thGBAP_4.ddsA20B_4k_8thGBAP_5.ddsA20B_4k_8thGBAP_6.ddsA20B_4k_8thGBAP_1.ddsA20B_646BS_8U_A.ddsA20B_646BS_8U_B.ddsA20B_646BS_8U_C.ddsA20B_646BS_8U_D.ddsA20B_646BS_8U_E.ddsA20B_646BS_8U_F.dds Hello chaps. Back from a fantastic Duxford weekend and as always get inspired .... I have attached 12 A20 skins, 6 x USSR and 6 x USAAF. I thought that it would be good if everyone had them or at least the A20 pilots because it means that we can look like a squadron when on coops or dogfight. How cool would it be to run a mission where a number of A20s are dressed as a unit...Even if the non A20 flyers downloaded them it would mean they would see us all smartly dressed.... Perhaps even, and I know this is the Dogz, when selecting your A20 in the coop, if you are in the number 1 position, you took number '1' or the 'A' skin etc.... Aw go on...you know you want to... Cheerzen

Is it just the Steam Home screen or is it the home screen plus Steam VR? Have you got Steam starting when Windows starts?

Me262A Nice ones for the 262, all showing hakenkreuz Me262A_4k_mid green v10.dds Me262A_4k_mistel v9.dds Me262A_Weiss 3_500071.dds Me262A_4k_ nightfighter v1.dds

@ Crash Yes, extract to a folder and run the .exe. It takes a few seconds to install the .dlls. You can then configure, by using the button on the small interface, applications to run either as default, Open Composite or Steam VR. At the moment I have Steam VR as default, GBS as Open Composite and Google Earth VR as Steam VR. You can also click a button to revert back to Steam VR. The page the link goes to does look a bit complicated but scroll down a little bit to the 'readme' and all becomes easier. @ Friar, if you start Open Composite before starting GBS it prevents Steam VR loading as the default VR provider. The Oculus Tool Tray (OTT) provides additional settings that aren't available through the main Oculus interface. The only one I have changed via OTT is the default supersampling to 1.5. You don't need OTT for anything else and it works with Open Composite fine. I think Open Composite is a good piece of software as it bypasses Steam VR and Steam completely, avoiding a mass of unnecessary clutter running in the fore and in the background.

Morning chaps An enjoyable night last night...apart from me requiring anger management classes ? Not particularly big problems, coincidental updates and frustrations coming together I think. Anyway, one of those frustrations was the way in which the jaggies appeared. Couldn't change anything so it looks like it is Steam, Windows or Oculus causing a problem, all of which have updated recently. So, reading the GBS VR forum I found Open VR/Open Composite , very quick and easy to install, very simple to set up and still runs with Oculus Tool Tray. I have installed it. Jaggies have gone and my FPS has increased from 40 up to 56 and is no longer locked below 40. I am sure GBS looks better too. It doesn't work for everything eg. Google Earth VR, which is amazing, still needs Steam VR to run. Not an issue because you can configure OpenVR to default back to Steam VR for certain apps. Try it perhaps. Cheerzen OpenComposite.zip

Another useful video by Custard here showing how to use the engine start assists whilst in game.

Wow...bit of a change following Update 3.101. Interesting read on the GBS forums https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/51249-3101-new-startup-procedures/?_fromLogin=1 I see it as basically the new starting procedure means that you have to ensure the engine control levers are in the correct starting position before engaging start procedure, if not there is just silence and nothing happens. I don't know how it effects every aircraft but for example on the A20 before pressing engine start I have to set mixture fully forward (full rich) and RPM fully back (decreased). It might be that this is the case for all of aircraft but that will need time to find out. I have found that I have had to change my engine starting habit slightly in another way too in that instead of using E to start engines I have elected to have a separate starting/stopping button for each engine. This is in effect adding 1 additional button for use with twin engined aircraft except for the Me 262 which requires the addition of 2 more buttons into my setup because there are 2 new ones added in the 'Engine control' section of the 'Key Mapping' for engine starts specifically for the Me 262, namely 'Engine ignition (Me 262)'. With regard to starting the Me 262 engines this is a good video to watch by REQUIEM here , engine start procedure begins at 3.10. It works for me and I have separate engine start. Takes a bit of practice but watch the text on the right side of your screen as it gives you some hints as to what to do. Cheerzen Sid

I have submitted a file here Hope it is useful. Cheerzen

Wow...that looks almost professional....

Thanks Tom 1. GBS 2. DCS 3. IL2 46 4. CloD 1. Sunday 2. Tuesday 3. Monday 4. Thursday 5. Wednesday 6. Saturday 7. Friday Cheerzen

I think that this thread is the progression of those similar ones we have had over the past few months and is a sign of how the Dogz are settling into the available sims and personal routines over the time the discussions have been going. I am in favour of GBS Sundays and Tuesdays. Mondays and Thursdays are not so easy for me as my availability changes but I will make an effort to tie down a Thursday for DCS. I think even putting 46 on an alternative night won't attract any more to it so I think 46 should be put in a cupboard and available time used to develop those sims we choose to fly more. I have no input for CloD really as I haven't picked that sim up at all. However, my view is that if it is a valuable resource for the community as a whole then I would be up for the server kept going provided that those using it would be more willing to contribute to help Dogz resources if it is costing us to run it. If the server is run by an individual, is it FT?, then that would be up to them perhaps but I have always held quite strong views over contributions. In reality I think that having 4 sims has caused an issue as there has been too much choice however I think that is now sorting itself out and the time really has come to drop those that are not as popular. Cheerzen.

32 definitely. For current use and future proofing

Swapped out the DP cable for a new one....no change. I am fairly certain that it is the monitor at fault.

Not a bad influence, just the 'Voice of Unreason'

That I could.....dilemma....ooooh. Wouldn't need a high spec monitor if I'm flying with a Rift.

I've PM'd him ?

The pooter runs very smoothly but I think the monitor is in the process of leaving us..... The lines reappeared this morning and I have slightly blurred text. It doesn't prevent me doing anything but the colour and clarity isn't what it should be. Apparently these issues are common in this monitor although the posts on the interweb were 2014/15. What is a nuisance was the way in whatever happened caused the nvidia driver issues. Those are sorted now...still running the earlier version from 2018 but may well update at some point if there is a need although everything I run predates the driver anyway. I won't be running SLI as I don't need to now, I think those days are over. A single 1070 is fine for 2k monitors and high refresh rates so I am thinking about replacing the monitor before something explodes.... Cheerzen

Excellent progress. Uninstalled device, removed drivers, cleared out nvidia driver folder from c drive. Rebooted and have DP monitor without lines, have nvidia control panel and 2 monitors running. Pooter installed nvidia driver version 399.07 which doesn't appear to be very old so I'll keep it for the next few days...maybe for good if it all works ok. Going to reinstall the RAM and gradually put things back, rebooting and checking. Looks like a corruption of the nvidia files took place somewhere along the line. Thanks FT and Crash

Okie dokie. EEEEEE...….keeping me busy......

There are 2 usable pcie slots on the mobo. Either card in either slot creates the same issues. Perhaps both cards are broken? I don't have another pcie card to check. I don't understand why the nvidia driver isn't installing, that's what makes me think the issue is mobo. I don't have an error code on the mobo, it is showing AA which means all is well apparently. I can't find any reference to the information given in device manager on the internet.

@ crash...no I don't @ FT Following the process of elimination you described it appears that there is an issue with the graphics somewhere. Maybe a Windows driver update that has caused a problem? The pooter boots up fine now but I still have the lines on the display port monitor so I am doing everything on the DVI connected monitor that doesn't have the lines. I can't update the graphics driver. I have done a clean install. In 'Device Manager' the only device that is showing a fault is under 'Display adaptors' and is the graphics card. looking at it's Properties and opening Events I get the attached information. Any idea?

Hello fellows. I have a problem, or maybe more than one, with my pooter. I have had some graphics freezes in DCS and BoX rececently when other flyers haven't. I have two monitors, big one connected by display port the smaller by DVI. I have been running 2 x 1070s in SLI for the life of this pooter. The rear panel doesn't have any graphics connector so the pooter relies on a graphics card to supply imaging. I have been monitoring temps of cpu and gpus for a long time as i'm interested in how the system ran - these have always been within mid range (cpu max mid 50s gpu 70s) and never been a cause for concern. Yesterday the big monitor developed thin fuzzy horizontal lines that moved up and down slightly but the small one didn't. I suspected monitor issues because the lines were on the big screen even though it wasn't connected to the pooter. Just to check I ran a graphics card driver update. it installed but afterwards I couldn't bring up the nvidia control panel. I then ran dxdiag. this told me that the graphics card had a problem and to look up "Graphics device driver Code 43". I did this and on the Microsoft site it says it could be one of many things...motherboard...Windows...graphics driver....graphics card. I looked on device manager and a graphics card was showing a warning triangle, the details said that it was not connected. I tried a few swaps with monitors and graphics cards but the issue got worse and last night I couldn't get the pooter to go from bios to windows. This morning the situation is the same. I loaded bios defaults but it didn't have any effect. I don't have a graphics connector on the rear panel so I can't plug a monitor in to check anything independently of the graphics cards. Ant ideas? System: AsusX99-A/USB 3.1 motherboard Intel i7 5840 socket LGA2011 v3 Win10 Home 32gb ddr4 RAM Corsair 850 watt power supply 1070 FTW graphics card/s with 8gb vRAM each Asus 27" monitor 144hz running at 2560 x 1440 Cheerzen

@ Delta, just as an example of a set up this is how it is in my flat. I've used a chunk of one of the two bedrooms that would normally be used as a wardrobe area. My 'office' and 'cockpit' fit into a square area that is 5' 10" by 5' 10". I stow my controls on the shelf above the monitors and slide them in when needed. I understand the need for stowage having downsized from a 3 bed semi to a 2 bed flat and accept that I only have one bedroom. Cheerzen Sidley