Has anyone who’s bought it for 2024 noticed if the engine sounds are improved beyond the 2020 version, which apparently used the default 747 sounds?
I have bought the 2024 version, but haven’t tried the 2020 version, so I have no comment on improvements. However, the comment Into the Blue made in his review of flying with 8 APU’s still applies to the 2024 experience. Very whiney and not much roar, not even on take off. It’s a bit of a shame, really, because the addon is very good and enjoyable in all other aspects and even more so when the weapon module is relaesed.
According to GKS’s Discord channel the sounds will be redone ‘soon’.
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i hope it get a few more updates to make it even better, but it is a nice aircraft already.
You need to fix the landing lights, they are not visible from the cockpit, you can see them only outside.
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Does B52 support VR reality?
Interesting question.
How could it not support?
It does. It looks good. However, it defaults the point of view too far back, but it’s the same VR issue with many other addons too. I could probably adjust it, but I don’t want to fiddle with any settings.
Many aircraft do not. I think it has to do with camera definitions, plus there’s a few VR settings that can be set that many developers don’t bother with. There are also some players that expect some sort of zoom command (rather than leaning forward? I don’t know why, but, I see lots of people ask for it.)
I thought I was the only one that thought asking for zoom function for VR was counter-intuitive, but that was back when I didn’t use VR as much. Also, trying to read text on the tablet/charts in VR is futile. Most of the time for me, VR = VFR.
This addon’s VR view is about 2 feet back from the instrument panel - relative to it’s 2D standard view. The 2D view with headtracking is my preferred option for this addon.
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What do you use for a headset? What’s its resolution? Do you use DLSS and stuff? Does that affect readability?
I have an HP, but haven’t used it for a long time for many reasons (though I would like to start again). I never had a problem reading charts with it (either the old moving map or a pdf reader thing I purchased to display charts on screen in a window), but, I haven’t used it since 2024 started and the new tablet stuff.
I currently use the Pimax Crystal Super OLED.
Reading the charts is 2024 Asobo or Navigraph issue, as I read them via the EFB while in VR. I use DLSS with DLAA or Quality settings. The Pimax has the resolution. It the rendering implementation of Navigraph in the EFB while in VR. Specifically, it is the zoom, scale, or rendering which makes using them futile. The default planner map/planner renders just fine in VR, so I doubt there will be any fixes any time soon.
The EFB readability issue isn’t with this addon though. It’s only the default VR pilot position that I commented about.
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The same problem, no 5-8 Throttles in the sim …. 