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General Category => Unofficial F/A-18 Acceleration Pack board => Topic started by: Intrepid on October 12, 2009, 03:16:08 am

Title: The V/C View
Post by: Intrepid on October 12, 2009, 03:16:08 am

 Hello all
I have been away for a while ,,nice to see so much activity on the forum  ;D
I have an odd question ???
Has anyone been able to get the Zoom level for the Virtual Cockpit to show below 30%?
I have just reinstalled Fsx into a new computer and since I am using a tripple head 2 go
I am getting (believe it or not) a limited view, and need to zoom out further than the
30% limit,,
Any Ideas would be appreciated
Randy

Title: Re: The V/C View
Post by: Razgriz on October 12, 2009, 05:22:12 am

I'll dig through some stuff and see what I can find.

Edit:

Can't find anything in CAMERAS.cfg or FSX.cfg

Title: Re: The V/C View
Post by: Intrepid on October 12, 2009, 07:19:42 pm

Thanks Raz
Its really wierd ,,my new computer renders the vc too large to use the head tracker
I tried moving the seat back but that interfears with your view when you look sideways
 out the cockpit,,, who knows ???
Thanks for looking though
Randy

Title: Re: The V/C View
Post by: Voodoo on October 19, 2009, 02:16:48 am

Randy, I found someone that sounds like they have exactly the same problem talking about it on the NaturalPoint forums.

Here is what they said about their problem:

"I have been messing around with different settings in the fsx.cfg file. I decided to start with a new fsx.cfg after all the trial and error. All is well with the exception of my zoom.
The problem that I am having is that the zoom doesn't stretch back like it use to. Even though the zoom is set at .30, I still feel up close to the panel. For some reason or other, I can't stretch it backward like I have always done before.
Again, I didn't change anything in the camera.cfg file. It's still set at .30.
The ctrl+entr or backspace don't have any effect."

Then they subsequently post:

"The zoom factor is completely unrelated to the TrackIR. I forgot to run the optimization tool through Matrox (3H2Go). I am sure that is it as it adds some lines to the fsx.cfg file to make zoom like it's suppose to"

Don't know if any of this helps.
- Voodoo

Title: Re: The V/C View
Post by: micro on October 19, 2009, 05:42:17 am

You can try going to widescreen mode.

Go into your fsx.cfg and under "display" you'll see the line: WideViewAspect=False .

Change it to true and see if that helps you out.

Title: Re: The V/C View
Post by: Intrepid on October 23, 2009, 01:49:10 am

Thanks VooDoo, Microbrewst
You guy's are of the best
I will give both of those options a try ,,when I have a chance
Still working at getting all the old files into the replacement computer
What a headache ::)
To all out there ,,a reminder,,Store a Backup of all important files completely separate
of your systems  ;)

Title: Re: The V/C View
Post by: Pop on October 23, 2009, 02:03:45 pm

did a fulll computer search for the FSX.cfg file and cant find it! where is it located?

Title: Re: The V/C View
Post by: Razgriz on October 23, 2009, 08:10:11 pm

Quote from: Pop on October 23, 2009, 02:03:45 pm

did a fulll computer search for the FSX.cfg file and cant find it! where is it located?

Go to
Start > Run > %appdata%\microsoft\FSX\fsx.cfg

Title: Re: The V/C View
Post by: Intrepid on October 24, 2009, 04:04:18 am

Quote from: Pop on October 23, 2009, 02:03:45 pm

did a fulll computer search for the FSX.cfg file and cant find it! where is it located?

If ya still can't find it click in the box "show hidden files"
this link explains perfectly how to get to those files
 http://www.highflightsimulations.com/fsxcfg.html
Randy

Title: Re: The V/C View
Post by: Intrepid on October 24, 2009, 11:54:56 pm

Quote from: microbrewst on October 19, 2009, 05:42:17 am

You can try going to widescreen mode.

Go into your fsx.cfg and under "display" you'll see the line: WideViewAspect=False .

Change it to true and see if that helps you out.

Microbrewst; Today ..you are my hero ;)
Spot on my friend
A virtual beer to you ,, and all others who help on this forum
Thanks ;D
Randy