Oleg Maddox's Room #1 - Page 18

Vigilant · #**171** 10-19-2007, 11:49 PM

Happy days for flight simmers to come, bring on BoB

Bearcat · #**172** 10-20-2007, 12:06 AM

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In order to support 3 monitor views using Matrox products, you only need the game to run at a custom resolution. Like a resolution of 3072x786. Thats 3 1024x768 monitors, side by side. Thats all! Very simple, and I hope that SOW supports wide screen and many more resolution formats.

No, not really... in IL2 you have to enable an option called 3RENDERS which tells the graphic engine to render 3 *separate* views and "stitch" them together inside "wide view". There are three different POVs there heading in three different directions simultaneously.

You can try it without Matrox as well (in Excellent mode, not Perfect). You will see the difference.

This is absolutely not the same as simply forcing the wide wiew which in IL2 cropps the image (truncates upper and lower part) as compared to a 4:3-sized view!

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That's why I'm asking Oleg about support for three GPUs - to have those 3 views accelerated on non-Matrox hardware.

I use the Matrox TripleHead2Go as well with the Use3Renders option in the conf.ini. It is great having a 3 FOV spread across your screens, it really provides greater emersion and peripheral vision.

My question is: Will BOB have similar support for the 3 Views option currently used in Il-2 for multi-monitor support?

I'd get rid of those 3 monitors and get a 24" or better CRT with Track IR..

striker85 · #**173** 10-20-2007, 12:16 AM

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I'd get rid of those 3 monitors and get a 24" or better CRT with Track IR..

Nah, I prefer the 270 degrees of view with TIR

The monitors are 22" already, 24" wouldn't add much...

heywooood · #**174** 10-20-2007, 02:30 AM

yeah - I imagine that sitting in close, the view out of your peripheral would be acceptable....however - I agree with BC and would far rather have my widescreen and TIR....

wasn't that triple monitor majigger developed before the head tracking and widescreens were invented?

and dude - those square biegetone boxes look old like the telegraph anymore....no offense.

have you tried a true widescreen setup yet?

kadeen · #**175** 10-20-2007, 04:29 AM

Hey Vigilant, what kind of joystick is that? Who makes it? Is it force feedback? Thanks in advance!

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Vike · #**176** 10-20-2007, 04:34 AM

First post here,happy to see you all.

And thanks Mr Maddox for giving us those great news!

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Vigilant · #**177** 10-20-2007, 08:27 AM

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Hey Vigilant, what kind of joystick is that? Who makes it? Is it force feedback? Thanks in advance!

It's a french company, they blew away me with what they have planned. You must see it for yourself - address is http://tarmac-aces.com/ (admins if website not permitted please remove it

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But yes, you'll be flying with your arm instead of your wrist, as pilots of the era did, that's why it's so exciting!