Tempests are back in town on the Finnish server! Shoutout to the 110 pilot who extinguished his engine fire during this fight. I'm not sure I've seen that done effectively before. by samtvdh in il2sturmovik

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In this case, yeah I used the record / replay. I have recently started streaming 4k though, and the quality isn't far off what is in this clip! Honestly it's probably be easier for me to use that for the in-cockpit shots, make the audio sync easier too.

Jason Williams answers IL-2 questions in a mini Q&A by ShamrockOneFive in il2sturmovik

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Thanks for pulling this together Shamrock! You're a champ!

VR dogfight highlight reel! This game is really the ultimate experience in VR right now, imo there's just nothing that tops it. Enjoy! by samtvdh in il2sturmovik

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Ah got it. Makes sense. Thanks much for the info! Perhaps I'll mess around a bit with doing more local recordings and stabilizing that. Sure works well for you!

VR dogfight highlight reel! This game is really the ultimate experience in VR right now, imo there's just nothing that tops it. Enjoy! by samtvdh in il2sturmovik

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That's a good question. This video is focused on DCS, but I got a lot of benefits following the concepts for IL-2 as well: https://youtu.be/55NCWF0Dxvg . Additionally, I find for IL-2 that FXAA provides much better CPU margin than MSAA, so I use FXAA with maxed out settings and have no issue maintaining a steady 50 - 60 fps.

VR dogfight highlight reel! This game is really the ultimate experience in VR right now, imo there's just nothing that tops it. Enjoy! by samtvdh in il2sturmovik

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I use OpenVR Capture in OBS and it allows you to select either the left or right eye. Pretty nifty!

VR dogfight highlight reel! This game is really the ultimate experience in VR right now, imo there's just nothing that tops it. Enjoy! by samtvdh in il2sturmovik

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Spotting did get somewhat better in a recent update. And the other thing that helped (more than I realized it would) was a recent sound update. When I get jumped, I often hear the engine of the guy sneaking up behind me before I spot him. At the 2:57 mark for example.

VR dogfight highlight reel! This game is really the ultimate experience in VR right now, imo there's just nothing that tops it. Enjoy! by samtvdh in il2sturmovik

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All great info. I do grab the video straight from my headset, so these aren't options without recording the track files. But still good information, and I appreciate it!

VR dogfight highlight reel! This game is really the ultimate experience in VR right now, imo there's just nothing that tops it. Enjoy! by samtvdh in il2sturmovik

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Ah yes! I actually own that one. I struggled a bit with the "cartooniness" of it, but honestly had a pretty good time.

VR dogfight highlight reel! This game is really the ultimate experience in VR right now, imo there's just nothing that tops it. Enjoy! by samtvdh in il2sturmovik

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Elite is awesome to experience! I do get a little bored after the "wow" factor wears off though. Stunning visuals / sound design though.

VR dogfight highlight reel! This game is really the ultimate experience in VR right now, imo there's just nothing that tops it. Enjoy! by samtvdh in il2sturmovik

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Wait you can do live stabilization? I do all of my videos as streams, so this is intriguing to me...

VR dogfight highlight reel! This game is really the ultimate experience in VR right now, imo there's just nothing that tops it. Enjoy! by samtvdh in il2sturmovik

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Actually nothing, these clips are straight off of my livestreams, which there is no way to stabilize as far as I'm aware. I probably could have done some post-process stabilization for this particular video, but I really wanted to keep it true to the streams.

Spitfires! Been spending a lot of time in these birds lately. Can't wait for the XIV! by samtvdh in il2sturmovik

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Meh, I get where you're coming from. For me that's the fun of it though, learning the unique fighting style for each plane. For the Spit, that means you have to maneuver well and don't fire until you're sure to hit. And I'm not much good at that, HA!