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~S~ When you try to cable link, it runs on an endless loop... trying to connect to meta. Fix: Block the OculusDash.exe "outbound" firewall rule.

Hello JG1, I had a trip down memory lane and was thinking about the squads I flew with / against in the 90's in Sierra's Red Baron and SimGuild's Flying Circus as a young kid. I was flying with the Arabian Knights and have a lot of fond memories of getting into FC furballs with JG1, flying against Speed, Wolf, and others. I haven't touched a flight sim since then and probably couldn't grab someone's 6 if they were flying in a straight line Anyway, very cool to see that this group has continued on in some form, and I had to drop in to say hello! Cheers, Torment

Caproni Ca.3 (or similar model). The USA flew it also and I think Red Baron 3D had one. There is the similar, later development Ca.36 on display in the US Air Force Museum in Dayton and I saw it during our visit there this last summer.

Ever seen this before? https://www.facebook.com/reel/894219852949699

Was having a lot of issues lately with my performance so I did some checking using Claude AI and it came up with this, which I used and it seems to be working a lot better so far. I also attached the pdf version of this. DCS VR Performance Optimization Guide For High-End Systems with Pimax VR 1. ParkControl Setup (Fix Core Parking) Download ParkControl from https://bitsum.com/parkcontrol/ Install and open ParkControl Go to Settings → Experimental Enable "Always Show Bitsum Highest Performance" Return to main screen Select "Bitsum Highest Performance" from the power plan dropdown Verify it shows 32/32 cores (or your full core count) with Parking: Off 100% 2. Process Lasso Setup (CPU Priority Management) Download Process Lasso from https://bitsum.com/processlasso/ Install and open Process Lasso Set the following process priorities: Process CPU Priority I/O Priority DCS.exe High High PiService.exe Above Normal Normal pi_server.exe Above Normal Normal Moza (FFB software) Above Normal Normal PiPlayService.exe Normal Normal Right-click each process → Set Priority → Choose level Select "Always" to make it persistent 3. NVIDIA Control Panel Open NVIDIA Control Panel Go to Manage 3D Settings → Program Settings Add DCS.exe if not listed Set these options: Power Management Mode: Prefer Maximum Performance Low Latency Mode: Ultra Threaded Optimization: On Optionally add Pimax runtime processes with same Power Management setting 4. OpenXR Toolkit Settings Setting Value Upscaling Off (use DCS DLSS instead) Override Resolution Off Fixed Foveated Rendering Medium Turbo Mode On Motion Reprojection Auto Frame Rate Throttling Off FOV Override Off Note: Don't stack upscalers. Use either DCS DLSS or OpenXR NIS/FSR, not both. 5. DCS Graphics Settings Setting Value Textures High Terrain Textures High Visibility Range Medium Heat Blur Off Shadows Default Secondary Shadows Off Water High MSAA Off DLSS Quality or Balanced Depth of Field Off Lens Effects Off Motion Blur Off SSAO Off SSLR Off Clutter/Grass 1000 Trees Visibility High Preload Radius 150000+ Chimney Smoke 0 Anisotropic Filtering 16x VR Tab: Pixel Density: 1.0 Bloom: Off 6. Pimax Software Control FOV through Pimax Play/PiTool (Normal/Large), not OpenXR Toolkit Set refresh rate based on what your system can maintain (90Hz recommended) Let Pimax handle resolution natively Key Principles Core Parking - Intel hybrid CPUs (12th-14th gen) park E-cores by default, hurting DCS Single Upscaler - Use DLSS in DCS OR NIS in OpenXR Toolkit, never both DCS is CPU-bound - Many stutters are main thread, not GPU FFR is free performance - Pimax wide FOV makes peripheral quality loss invisible Restart after changes - Especially after ParkControl and Process Lasso setup Troubleshooting Still stuttering? Lower Visibility Range to Low, Shadows to Flat Blurry image? Increase DLSS to Quality, or switch to OpenXR NIS at 85% Terrain pop-in? Increase Preload Radius Low GPU usage? CPU bottleneck - normal for DCS, priority settings help OpenXR Toolkit Settings Category Setting Value Upscaling Mode Off (using DCS DLSS) Alternative NIS at 80%, Sharpness 75% Image Adjustments Override Resolution Off Resolution Per Eye Off FOV Override Off Performance Fixed Foveated Rendering Medium FFR Pattern Ring Turbo Mode On Motion Motion Reprojection Auto Frame Rate Throttling Off Misc World Scale 100% (default) Post-Processing Off Pimax Play Settings Category Setting Value Display Refresh Rate 90Hz Field of View Normal (or Large if stable) Resolution Native (don't downsample) Render Quality 1.0 Smoothing Smart Smoothing Off (let OpenXR handle it) Compulsive Smoothing Off Compatibility Compatible with Parallel Projection Off (unless needed for specific game) Hidden Area Mask On Backlight Backlight 80-100% (preference) Runtime OpenXR Runtime Set Pimax as default OpenXR runtime Important Notes Refresh Rate: 90Hz is the sweet spot for DCS - achievable on high-end hardware 72Hz if struggling to maintain 90 (smoother than missing frames at 90) Don't use 120Hz for DCS - too demanding FOV Options: Normal - Best performance/quality balance Large - More immersion, ~10-15% performance hit Potato - Only if desperate for FPS Smart Smoothing vs OpenXR Motion Reprojection: Use one, not both OpenXR Toolkit's Motion Reprojection generally works better Turn off Pimax's Smart Smoothing when using OpenXR Toolkit Parallel Projection: Leave Off for DCS (not needed) Only enable for games with broken stereo rendering Hidden Area Mask: Keep On - gives free performance by not rendering pixels you can't see Quick Reference Pimax Play: 90Hz / Normal FOV / Render 1.0 / Smart Smoothing Off / HAM On OpenXR Toolkit: Upscaling Off / FFR Medium / Turbo On / Motion Repro Auto Hardware tested: Intel i9-14900HX, RTX 40 series, 64GB RAM, Pimax VR DCS VR Performance Optimization Guide.pdf

Also the latest January Windows security update, is negative FPS'ing gaming with micro stutters on Nvida KB5074109

At the time Patriot and I were also flying RB3 in Jasta 9. I got out of it also for many years until a friend introduced me to VR flying which changed everything for me.

It has been several years since the heyday of Hyperlobby and Jiri announced recently that he will be closing the Hyberlobby forums. The game server has already been disabled. The last time Jiri updated the Hyperlobby program was four years ago, v4.3.7, and I never got the impression that the update was enough to get Players back into using it. --------------------- For those that still remember their login credentials and want to pass on their thanks or memories to Jiri using Hyperlobby before the final shut down of the site Phantom17 has started a thread at Hyperlobby that fits the bill. Thanks for 25 years: https://hyperfighter.sk/ftopict-10530.html If you still have the same email address or access to it as the one you used when you registered at the Hyperlobby forums and do not remember your password here is the link to the lost password page. Lost Password: https://hyperfighter.sk/account-pass_lost.html Wheels

Update: Seems latest Meta Quest Update solved that Issue; I was able to fly yesterday without any workaround

Hey Gus, I have to apologize; it has been very busy for me on Tuesdays but I do still want to get together someday to fly BMS with you guys. And I have been distracted with a new project....

~S~ The internet "disabling/restarting" was a 80/20 shot for me! The firewall rule was a better option. Going forward, if I can hack out more of Meta through the firewall....lol? I also have virtual desktop, with a $40.00 router, works fine! Thanks

This is what AI is really good for. I hope to see more of this sort of work.

Latest build adds a "SetSeason" command to the time table file fulfilling a suggestion by Walter to have a way to switch from Summer to Winter map without having to create a whole new campaign. This was originally hard-coded for the vanilla maps, but now I've made it a time table command so it can be over-ridden. More importantly, it can be used with mod maps. So there's a new command that will just swap the summer map over to the winter map (or winter to summer) in a campaign and keep all the data files from the original map. For example: 19420102 SetSeason Winter Net2Winter/load.ini 19420103 SetSeason Summer Net2Summer/load.ini IL2DCG350b21.zip

New from Playing for Change

Hi sercrets, il2sc (IL2 Server Commander) works fine. I use it every day. https://www.google.com/search?q=il2sc&sitesearch=mission4today.com Have a good day.

Von...Klieg is going to edit the text on the map, from the "steal prototype" landing base. To "Land prototype" instead on the icon. Between odd icons, and colors, and include ignorance...

It seems that this is already a thing. Searches are bringing up numerous sites. Although this seems like a great tool to bring history to life, I can imagine bad actors using it to alter the truth. Looks like we "live in interesting times" as the supposed ancient Chinese curse goes. This is IMHO an example of the benign use of AI: