The Real Truth About Switching to VR in DCS

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It's always hearth warming to see an ex Tomcat guy enjoys his lovely bird as closest he can get and watching you explain stuff with all the passion you have is just amazing. Please do more DCS content sir!

As someone who also has a 4090 and i9-13900k using a Quest Pro to fly DCS, I can't agree enough. Multi-threading is a game changer. Everything is so smooth and a 4090 finally makes VR smooth and bearable for long periods. We're now in the golden age of DCS!!!

I'm so proud of you Mooch for making the conversion to VR. Sort of brings me back to the feeling I had when my first child was born. Damn it, now I'm getting all misty-eyed.

VR makes such a difference for both flying and driving. Being able to look at the corner and bring the vehicle to it is so much more immersive and far better training value for when I bring my actual vehicle to the tracks I sim race on.

Ward, I am very impressed that not only did you stick with the journey and make it through learning about gaming PCs/VR/DCS, each on its own complex a complex topic, but that you were able to effectively consolidate and communicate the relevant topics and how they interact with each other. Well done, and I'm glad you were able to get to the "deja vu" level of immersion with your rig.

As a longtime DCS/TrackIR player this is very helpful as a ‘here’s the deal’ info video. Btw I’m one of those who found your non-DCS videos helpful in learning the Tomcat 👍

Finally! Have wanted to say VR is how DCS should be played for a long time but didn't want to be that guy. There are some things to overcome with controls, clever input binds etc when in vr but it's easier to master than most people think. I feel bad for those building cockpits with all caution lights and functioning MFDs. It's impressive for sure but honestly in VR we only need functioning buttons through button box interfaces/Arduino boards with pushbuttons. Delightful that you've gone VR Mooch!! Greetings from Sweden

The rabbit hole is deep my friend....... Lots of cockpit stuff out there to help with the immersion......Have fun!

Hey Ward! I grew up on Long Island, and my dad worked for Grumman in the 60's, 70's and 80's. He worked on both the LEM and F-14 projects (among others). Growing up, I always had a fascination with aircraft and read every copy of Aviation Week that was laying around the house. I became an arm chair pilot and have been flying pc simulators from the beginning... F-19, Falcon 4.0 all of the way to today with DCS and MSFS. VR has realized the dream for me for the potential of at-home flying. Being able to launch and land on a carrier, flying over the Grand Canyon in a cub at sunrise before I start my work day... it is mind blowing how far things have come. Thanks for the videos... they often bring back memories... like my parents arguing over if we should move to Iran in the 70's (we didn't!).

Adding a buttkicker or bass shaker really increases immersion and I’d definitely recommend it. Easy to do one DIY for under $100. You might also want to consider a different throttle with more mappable buttons. I went with the Virpil CM3 throttle and have enough buttons to map everything I need. The afterburner and fuel cutoff detents are awesome too.

Perfect timing on this one Mooch! Looks like I’m picking up some gear today! Thank you!

LOL I wish I could fly the Tomcat as smoothly as Mooch transitions to a Ridge wallet commercial. Smooth. As. Silk.

Mooch your F-14 videos definitely helped me become a better DCS Tomcat pilot! The tendency for uncontrollable roll moment and the counterintuitive rudder input definitely saved me a few times!

Well! Glad you got there! As they say, the journey is as important as the destination. Love your channel.

Once you get a GOOD vr experience, You just can't go back. The difference is night and day... you're literally in the cockpit! Glad you got it working, I have the G2 too and would be happy to share settings if you wanted. Also try the Apache in night missions, super immersive.

The inevitable duel and team match with Growling Sidewinder gets closer.

Quick tip for finding buttons on the keyboard: usually f, j and num pad 5 has a small noch on the bottom of the key that you can feel

I find it really funny and endearing that Ward shows the specs of his super fancy (and expensive) new gaming PC, and the first thing he mentions is not the 4090 or 13900k, but the fact that it has "lots of storage." I admire your willingness to learn all this new stuff, which many people of your generation just assume is too difficult or impossible for them to understand. Your efforts are clearly being rewarded!

You're always so thorough with your content on your videos. Awesome info.