This is the why I love vr it may be less immersive given the lack of tactility but to even mimic a fraction of this without putting another mortgage on the house
I've watched since close to the beginning, and I still enjoyed this overview. I still can't believe the amount of work you put into this, but it definitely shows. I assume that you aren't married and have no kids either cuz you must spend hours upon hours on and in the sim! I know my wife would not allow that! Well done and cheers!
My man this is one of the most impressive sims I've seen ! Your attention to detail and passion shows and wow what a set up ! Only critique with this set up is your Warthog Hotas. One would consider using a different throttle because that one is 8 years old, and there are much better options With WinWing, and Virpil both having better more modern options for similar or less money. Obviously spending 8k money isn't really an problem lol. I like thrustmaster, but $300 plus for the 8 year old Warthog throttle is highway robbery. Also the stick on the warthog doesn't have enough hats. Id check out the Constellation ALPHA-R for an all around better stick.
When playing the A10C in VR how good is the overlap of buttons? Do you hit them without problems or there is some misalignment real or just from perception? Thanks.
If he answers this question im interested to know how responsive the buttons are- if there was alot of trouble with delayed feedback given literally every function is interacted with via an ‘outside’ input. Particularly the inputs that ‘need’ to be pressed by an in-game cursor could have been a pain, or functions that give informational feedback in-game such as the fuel gauge (as he mentioned caused trouble) or laser guiding camera. Truly a feat of engineering.
What would be cool is put a 6DoF under it for motion and if possible use instead of VR use AR mounted in a flight helmet. I wonder if it is possible to use AR in DCS
That's why vr has so much potential If someone makes a game where every detail is as realistic as possible and also it is interactable just like VTOL vr, it defeats this setup Edit: you can't feel the buttons tho
I am watching this video roughly 1-year ir so after it was first released wondering if he put that cock pit assembly on some type of gymbo so the it all ritates in flight..lol..that is an amazing set up
Your work is incredible, really every time I see your videos I am amazed. please one day could you put the doom game in that setup? I am very curious to see how the experience would be
How do you think that curved screen would handle having a 6DOF motion platform in the middle of? I have the 6DOF in a corner of my basement that could accommodate that projection setup. I've admired your progress throughout the years. You did a fantastic job on it!
So lets say you are just doing a pit for VR, all you will need is the Leo Bodnar cards? I have Leo Bodnar BU0836X 12-Bit Joystick Board. 8 analog inputs with 12-bit (4096 steps) resolution each, 32 button / 16 rotary encoder inputs, and 8-way "point-of-view" hat switch input. Would that work?
Is it possible to get the files for the modification you made to the chassis? Do want to pay the original author for plans, but also wanna get a full set of plans or modifications that would generate something like this. This is impressive, great job
4 seconds in and already wondering: Why are the struts on the canopy front cut ? I find it weird seeing someone putting so much love into this simpit and just having obviously left out a major part. Can you tell me what´s the reason behind that ?
@@thewarthogproject thanks, i just couldn´t get my head around :) Must have missed that 2 seconds - makes sense. Any ideas for a workaround in the future ?
8:40 its an old Logitech System. Doesn't need to be anything fancy, all it really does is background noise. All the other sound is through the headset.
Ist halt military grade. Wir bezahlen ja auch noch immer einen Haufen Kohle für unsere Kleinstdrohnen, obwohl die zivilen mittlerweile einen Bruchteil kosten und besser funktionieren. Das ist halt das Problem bei großen Verträgen mit der Rüstungsindustrie, besonders bei starken Wachstumssparten; unsere Simulatoren sind halt auch was älter und müssen ja "extra" entwickelt und geprüft werden mit besonderen Instandhaltunsverträgen und pipapo. Ist aber in anderen Armeen nichts anderes...
@@okay1296 oh I know haha but it would be nice if the aircraft model was not as pixilated, kind of takes me out a little when you look back and see a blurry wing
Im about 15 grand into my dcs rig and race rig lol i told my woman ill never ride a motorcycle again if i can do whatever i want with my sim rigs and boom there i had it.
Man, after 2 years of following, I still enjoy this set up immensely. Once AR is more common/affordable, this is going to be BY FAR the greatest thing ever.
I've watched several of your build videos and I'm still very impressed with your passion and dedication to this project. It's just so incredibly well done and you deserve huge props for sharing your files for others who would want to emulate what you've done.
21:54 if i where to ever install something like that, i can guarantee my girlfriend will walk up with a can and crack my skull by throwing it against my head 😂😂😂😂
I'm very interested in how you're going to be trying to simulate a JHMCS in this sim, especially since you don't really have any virtual head movement because your vision stays in the same position in the game.
Aaah! I've been wanting a video from you for like.. 2 weeks.. and you made one! 😂😃 Also, do you have any plans on upgrading your existing modules to newer "designs" or such, I mean on the electrical side? Cause I don't think you really can improve the outside as they are so beautiful. But as I rewatch some of your build videos from time to time, you've said in the videos that you want to upgrade some modules to different designs, for example the caution panel which is the last one I rewatched. Now on to watching this video 😂😃😃💓
Aw no! You have already upgraded the caution panel, but no video on it? I love your build videos and I'm so sad that you haven't made more 😢 hope you make more, even if you just redo the panels, I love your filming and setup for making those videos, so peaceful to watch 😃
I'm having nightmares just thinking about mapping all those controls in DCS lol - What an amazing set-up! Very jealous!! I was curious about what you'd do in the case of DCS updating the Radio panel stack for example and you were ahead of the game, ready for it. This is some serious passion - much respect.
Ahh I forgot to mention that. There is a 7 port USB hub inside each console that all the cards connect to. So all up there are only three USB cables, one from each console, that go to the PC.
Hey down unda brutha! I've been flying DCS with my simpit for quite some time now. I have several Bodnar cards...6 to be close to exact. Do you experience any issues with DCS forgetting the switch position in your pit and getting out of sync with the real life switch compared to the in game switch....let me elaborate. Position light switch in A-10...switched forward to flash(or steady but you get what i mean)....after an unknown time when the switch is moved to the center position, DCS does not react and the lights stay on. When the switch is moved back to the forward position the light turns off. Does this sound familiar to you?
This is truly beyond expressive! I don’t only love the final result, but the cleverness behind accomplishing it (like the TACAN X and Y brackets). Really an inspiration to anyone looking into the immersive experience. Thanks for sharing!
Since you use VR now, do you still have the issue I remember you mentioning in an older vid where a lot of the buttons and switches are hard to interact with in VR, or have you got that much muscle memory now that you just know where everything is?
What the heck is your day job to be able to a) afford all of this as just a hobby, and b) learn how to do all of this build? The entire build is amazing, but your ability to build it all yourself can’t be overstated. Bravo Edit - when you say less than your phone bill, either you’re paying way too much on your phone (probably with Telstra) or that’s actually pretty good value
I wonder if he used to fly an A-10? And if I remember correctly, in order to become an airforce pilot, you need a college degree, like maybe a masters in engineering…..
Hello, did you ever contacted the Viperwing guys in Poland with the Mixed Reality head set and what did they say? After everything you've done with this project was it similar in price to what you spent? You don't need to tell me numbers, just wondering which route to take.
Mate I bloody love the flight stuff but I want to try some racing on your projectors! Was great having a short fly with you a few weeks ago we will have to tee another flight up again with robbo!
@@leew8812 It was a rhetorical question. I was mostly suggesting more people should be subbed to this channel, and therefore should have already seen it at the time. Also the few thousand people who had see it before me could have liked it too. Its awesome and more people should see it.
I think it is the best cockpit ever. As you put so many hours over 10 years into it, is there some sort of fire suppression system with CO2? Maybe an Oxygen mask, just in case? I thought of it when you pointed at the Engine/APU fire handles. There is a lot of electronics and acryl, you know. Love your videos. A10 is a phantastic machine!
Lol no Halon supression system, but there is a fire extinguiser on the wall in the room. Its also only ever plugged in when im using it. I forgot to point out that there is a emergency shut off switch near my right knee that kills all power. I've had one close call when i wired a panel wrong and shorted it, as soon as i truned the switch I saw blue smoke, hit the shut off and all was well.
Wonder, Do you have dassault software format CAD pics from that rig itself? (that was shown here where you told there is no more that website..). Very nice finishing, and DETAILS in the whole simulator (i guess one can call this "simulator" as those "real" simulators.) Very nice indeed!
The only thing you missed was when you pull the eject handle a spring launches you out of the cockpit onto a matress (for safety of course). That....would....rock....ROFL
this is very cool and impressive, however, 60hz + projector delay, gross. Edit: you have it setup to run VR, which presumably has a higher refresh rate. Now we're talking!
This pit blows my mind, great workmanship. My question is - even with the large screen, do you still utilize a head tracker? I would think you would need to see above you in a fight.
I have followed your videos and have ordered and set up my setup over that last few weeks with your videos as a guide and they have help tremendously. I have the projectors and a mst hub set to my machine and have extended and surrounded with nvidia. All went well. My last task is to build the 270 screen. Im building this for my father who loves to fly and i thought it would be a cool gift to have his own in-house sim. My question to you sir is..... The screens width, how much room does it actually take up? From corner to corner how wide is it? And do you recommend the size you built or in hindsight would you have changed it in anyway and why?
Hi mate. The size of it was based solely on the size of the room I had for it. If I had a larger space I would have made it a bit larger, so I could have more vertical height in the surface. Have a look at this page on the website, there is a diagram showing the dimensions. thewarthogproject.com/projectors-and-screen
I’ve watched most of these videos and impressive is not good enough to describe what he’s accomplished. But one question I haven’t gotten an answer for is, given that the display screen has a top that isn’t very high and the display on the monitor appears to be “static”, how does he see above or through the top of the canopy?
Wow! Amazing! I think you could have built a real airplane easier than this -- although it would cost more. If it had servo activated seat movement/angles it would be about as close to flying as you can get, minus the G forces.
15:56 If you wanted, you could probably get away with using another screen or something just below projecting the hud onto the glass to get the full hud effect
