#3887346 - 01/01/14 01:57 PM
Re: How many people use the TAC display?
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GrimReaper
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i HAVE to use it.....i lose my crew 10' off the ground if i don't keep my eyes glued to the guy in front of me....or circling, attach myself to the wrong formation....maybe time to suck it up and try the TIR I bought.... You bought a TIR and you didn't immediately bust it of the box and start using it:) When I got mine, the wrapping couldn't come off fast enough...really hard for me to play flight sims without it nowadays. Had a near heart attack last year, one of our dogs ate the cord, luckily I was able to repair it, otherwise we might have one less dog in our house:)
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#3887365 - 01/01/14 03:02 PM
Re: How many people use the TAC display?
[Re: Trooper117]
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I don't use it. I think being lost is part of the immersion. I do use labels, though. That's enough aid for me.
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#3887381 - 01/01/14 03:46 PM
Re: How many people use the TAC display?
[Re: Trooper117]
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I don't like using any Dots or Labels overlaid on enemy planes so I use the TAC to keep situational awareness of what is nearby. I leave it at the default 1nm radius so that I can still try to spot stuff further away, although it's almost impossible for me to do so. I love my TrackIR but I don't think that it will ever feel natural to me regarding head movement. It still has limitations in how I use it, especially since I have old neck injuries that prevent a wide range of movement and causes some aggravation in regular use. So I don't crane my neck around as much as I should. My peripheral vision is pretty wide IRL so I don't normally have to turn my head that far anyway. Unfortunately that can't be modelled in the game since the custom FOVs don't work. The TrackIR still helps for keeping my eyes on stuff in the forward hemisphere when dogfighting and keeping stock of a situation, otherwise I tend to start using the Target Select and Padlock hotkeys (mapped to the HOTAS) for an enemy aircraft on my tail. For people without TIR, the TAC is indispensible since it displays so much SA info. Being able to see the general direction each little plane symbol on it is facing is wonderful.
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#3887438 - 01/01/14 05:18 PM
Re: How many people use the TAC display?
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I haven't used it yet, but want to play around with it a bit to see what minimalist settings I might be ok using as an adjunct to TIR. As noted by many, TIR is just about indispensable, but it really is still so limiting without peripheral vision. Has there been any official word on whether Oculus Rift can/will be supported when it comes out? Because that would be life changing.
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#3887504 - 01/01/14 07:56 PM
Re: How many people use the TAC display?
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Yes, I use TAC. No apologies here. With the bad weather (in which real planes never would take off) and limited visibility, I consider it a matter of use it or get lost.
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#3887547 - 01/01/14 09:14 PM
Re: How many people use the TAC display?
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Yep, I only use it to issue commands. But I've only ever been flight leader once, so I've only used it once.
I fly without TAC, labels (except dots) or HUD. Just me, my wingmen and my Western Front map on the secondary monitor. Getting lost is indeed part of the fun, but after a while you get to know the frontline like the back of your hand and don't get lost anymore (as it should be).
You can imagine not having a TAC makes things quite exciting in a dogfight. I've seriously given thought to buying a nice silk scarf for the amount of time I spend turning my neck around while playing woff.
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#3887660 - 01/02/14 02:04 AM
Re: How many people use the TAC display?
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markl
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I use it all the time.
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