IL2, a DMX controller and a fan would be amazing

[madcowz]

Bit of a random thought but in Elite Dangerous (pre VR) I used a DMX controller which with a small app, reads the output of the ED log file and then changes an LED light/s according the rules you set up in the config.

Ie, when hit it would go white, if under a certain % of shield it would go red, docking granted, it would go green etc. Really helped immersion. Obv no use in VR though.

 

Last night in IL2 as I got bullet holes in my cockpit yet again, I thought how amazing it would be to be able to control a fan via DMX.

 

Imagine opening the canopy or getting shot and having bullet holes in the canopy and the wind started howling in your face.

Anyway. Totally random thought and would be a lot of work if at all possible but OMG, I'd probably wet myself ;-)

 

Here's the link to the ED forum explaining the tech with a video to demonstrate.

https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/291415-Elite-DMX-Light-and-Effects-Control

[Nibbio]

Well I got a fan blowing on my HMD, but it's controlled via a physical button... still nice, though