Setting default head position in VR

[finnster]

HI guys,

I'm unable to figure out how to set my head position properly in the Sopwith camel. The default view has me sitting on the fuselage behind the pilot with the top wing at my forehead level.

I've tried re-setting it in flat screen mode and then hitting f10, but that doesn't seem to translate into the VR cockpit.

Any ideas?
DCS does this really well in flight, so I know it's possible. I"m likely just too old and dumb to figure it out in IL2.  And I can't go back to flat screen flying after getting IL2 set up on my Pimax 8kx. It's unbelievable. Except for the head position thing! And the fact that I need a much better video card!

Cheers

Finnster

Ps.. I googled this and found nothing useful. Sorry if it's covered in the forums; I did a search here and couldn't find anything.

[=IRFC=NakedSquirrel]

F10 doesn't work in VR, but there is a re-set VR head position in the controls.

[messsucher]

What I have to do with Vive Pro is to keep the headset in my head and on eyes when I launch the game. Then the game configures the headset to be in the right position. SteamVR reset headset position does not work in IL-2. Haven't checked if there is in IL-2 settings reset position option, have to check it out next time I launch the game, it would be good.

[Soilworker]

What I recommend you do us launch the game without VR enabled, set up your head position for each plane you want to adjust (using F10 to save your position). This is really useful for planes with an offset gunsight where your default head position is correspondingly offset. 

 

I strongly recommend turning your mouse upside down when you get in the cockpit so it doesn't move and mess up your settings, reset your head position so you have a good starting point and, using keyboard controls move your "head" to the desired position.

 

It can be a bit tricky to discern how far forward you should be for in VR so I suggest moving your "head" forward, save position, look down to check and repeat if necessary. My rule of thumb is to line up with about where your balls would be (sorry girls, you'll just have to be a bit imaginative ?). 

 

@messsucher

Yes, there is a button to reset VR position, it's very useful. 

 

 

Edit:

From re-reading your post it might actually be a problem with your VR headset, I have a similar problem with mine in certain games - generally ones that originally weren't designed for VR. 

Edited October 19, 2020 by Soilworker

[TCW_Brzi_Joe]

Set everything in VR with 2 buttons:

 

A) "Save current corrections in head snap positions" (default key ???, in Pilot head control) - you need that only once

B) "Default VR view" (default Numpad5, in Pilot head controls) - you need that often, put it on joystick, especially with "Check six in VR".

 

First use B, then move your head up/down/left/right/forward/back  as needed. When in best position, click A. Then sit comfortably and B again. Do it for each plane just once, or as needed.

 

Edited October 19, 2020 by Brzi_Joe

[finnster]

Ok, thanks guys, between all the tips, I got it sorted. At least to a degree. I still think it would be better if they could code it into the play interface. DCS does this very well.

Now all I need is a better video card- my 1080 is way below the recommended minimum for the Pimax 8Kx.

Roll on big navi. Or nvidia 3080 20gig which ever performs higher!

cheers

 

[dburne]

3 minutes ago, finnster said:

Ok, thanks guys, between all the tips, I got it sorted. At least to a degree. I still think it would be better if they could code it into the play interface. DCS does this very well.

Now all I need is a better video card- my 1080 is way below the recommended minimum for the Pimax 8Kx.

Roll on big navi. Or nvidia 3080 20gig which ever performs higher!

cheers

 

 

Odd, personally I have had no trouble changing my default head position in IL-2 GB, however in DCS I have never been able to get it changed.

[finnster]

To move the head position forward, backward and left to right, you use rctrl/rshift +numpad 8(forward)2(back)4(left) and 6(right).

I've mapped them to a fourway switch. Rctro/rshift =numpad5 will center the view.

And it works in-flight. 

I took me an hour of screwing around with ILS2 jumping back and forth between flat screen mode and VR to set the head position properly for one plane in VR.

And given how slowly everything loads in IL2 (the word glacial comes to mind) it's a long and frustrating experience.

The game is worth the bother, because it looks good and it's great fun,  but if I'd known what an absolute pain in the butt it was going to be, I'd likely have kept my money in my pocket.

 

Edited October 20, 2020 by finnster

[squidboi]

On 10/19/2020 at 12:27 AM, NakedSquirrel said:

F10 doesn't work in VR, but there is a re-set VR head position in the controls.

 

F10 does work you just move your head physically to the position you want it to be in which may require you to move your seat a bit then hit f10 then move your seat back to your regular spot and recent the head position. So normally what I do is tweak the seating position IRL so I'm against the headrest and looking thru the gunsight with my dominant eye and then hit f10.

[=IRFC=NakedSquirrel]

On 10/21/2020 at 12:39 AM, squidboi said:

 

F10 does work you just move your head physically to the position you want it to be in which may require you to move your seat a bit then hit f10 then move your seat back to your regular spot and recent the head position. So normally what I do is tweak the seating position IRL so I'm against the headrest and looking thru the gunsight with my dominant eye and then hit f10.

 

 

My mistake.  You're right.  I remember that I had to change my keybind because F10 in DCS is the map.  I would sometimes hit f10 in Il2 as a reflex to check the map and ruin my head position.

[squidboi]

21 hours ago, NakedSquirrel said:

 

 

My mistake.  You're right.  I remember that I had to change my keybind because F10 in DCS is the map.  I would sometimes hit f10 in Il2 as a reflex to check the map and ruin my head position.

 

Used to do that ALL THE TIME!!!