DCS: Growling Sidewinder DCS Set up Video.

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So a lot of people have been asking me for a set up video since I started the channel well I finally made one, This is my set up with the thrustmaster warthog HOTAS and the Winwing stick and throttle, we also talk a little bit about my trackir set up and my thoughts on trackir vs virtual reality hope you guys like the video and a big thank you for all your support guys. you're the best.

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@stal2k 4 жыл бұрын

Whoever told you to get rid of the clicking mouse gave you bad advice. Half the reason I watched the tacview portion was for that sweet sweet mouse and scroll clicking.

@GrowlingSidewinder 4 жыл бұрын

ahahah maybe i'll make some videos of nothing but mouse clicking

@GrowlingSidewinder 4 жыл бұрын

Also guys, keep in mind, you don't NEED to go to this extent to run DCS, I obvs have a channel and I have to take things to a certain standard to provide decent content so I find myself going for the best stuff available. You don't need to sink this amount of money into DCS to get a good experience out of it.

@-HongChanchheangCiE 4 жыл бұрын

I just got into DCS world for the first time because of you, and crashed my su25t trying to land lol and yes with my keyboard

@SimRacingPakistan 4 жыл бұрын

True, I m still playing DCS with Keyboard... heck i m playing with keyboard since the Flankers 1.5 days. Nowadays I have a great spec PC but have decided to years back to buy the Thrurtmaster 16000M Stick and Throttle but no luck yet waiting for a Black Friday Sale.

@futrell8643 4 жыл бұрын

What kind of money realistically would I need to spend to just get started?

@GrowlingSidewinder 4 жыл бұрын

@@futrell8643 you'll need a good computer, thats gonna be the bulk, and then you buy trackir when I got it it was like 120$ and then a simple 50-70$ stick and throttle, and then a module in DCS you want to learn, example hornet is like 80$. so like 300$ should get the ball rolling if you have a decent computer already.

@goat6354 3 жыл бұрын

@@futrell8643 I don't have trackIR and im using a $15 dollar joystick. A fa18 on sale is like 30 + 15 for the joystick and i have only payed 45 for a great experience.

@AdrenalineJunky17 4 жыл бұрын

Whoever was complaining about the clicking from his mouse in tac view needs to grow up. Getting free entertainment from a talented DCS pilot and you're going to cry about some clicking on the review? Wow. Thanks for the content GS.

@bigfutus 4 жыл бұрын

Even if the clicking wasn't bothering me, what's the problem, if the complaint was in respectful, constructive manner? And thumbs up to GS, for listening to the feedback.

@wallyman292 4 жыл бұрын

I actually found the mouse clicks during tacview kind of had an "asmr" affect on me. I'll miss it.

@AdrenalineJunky17 4 жыл бұрын

@@bigfutus it's a childish complaint in my opinion.

@titan14baseball 4 жыл бұрын

Its not a complaint. Its bitching

@AdrenalineJunky17 4 жыл бұрын

@@titan14baseball agreed

@Transit21 4 жыл бұрын

Ahh one of the few good things about winter is that GS retreats further into his snake den and pumps out more of these amazing videos. Thank you for sharing this, it was a real treat to finally tour Sidewinder Operations Center.

@GrowlingSidewinder 4 жыл бұрын

ahahah many more to come buddy, hope you're doing well. we got lots of snow down here.

@Transit21 4 жыл бұрын

@@GrowlingSidewinder Yup I'm doing well, there's only about 8-10cm snow here. If you're in the region that I think you're in then yeah, you all got wholloped with snow and cold temperatures. I've got family all over that.. 'region'.. lol. My Dad mention he has 20+ cm of snow on his lawn.

@GrowlingSidewinder 4 жыл бұрын

Transit ya man it's absolutely brutal can't believe it came so early this year. Well that's Canada for you I guess lol unpredictable as always

@antimushroomsd7266 2 жыл бұрын

Somebody that doesn't even play flight sims recommended this channel for me! Its that good! I am addicted to this content.

@ChrisGordan 4 жыл бұрын

I'd love to hear a head to head comparison of the Winwing vs. the Thrustmaster stick/throttle combinations...or if you'd pick, say, the T-master stick and the W-W throttle.

@deemas6585 3 жыл бұрын

There is absolutely no comparison. WW is on a par with Virpil and VKB, Thrustmaster Warthog is an expensive paperweight

@Mystic-Voyager 2 жыл бұрын

just ordered my TrackIR5 direct from naturalpoint ... couldnt be more excited to add this to my setup

@tyrealsan8234 4 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel, it's already one of my favorites! Great work, thanks!

@GrowlingSidewinder 4 жыл бұрын

thank you and welcome to the channel brother.

@njenga5 4 жыл бұрын

that's a pretty nice setup you got there GS.Thanks for getting the best for us.I love it.

@bellews72 4 жыл бұрын

Your setup looks impressive! I really like the channel and how you educate very novice armchair fighter pilots (like me ). Keep making videos!!

@TheWizardGamez 2 жыл бұрын

"set up" bro got a whole military grade buttons and nobs in front of him. im still trying to pull hard g's on a xbox controller. You truly deserve all this, keep up the good work

@DanielLanducciSpotting 4 жыл бұрын

You're the man! I say no more!!! Amazing setup brother!! Cheers buddy!

@GrowlingSidewinder 4 жыл бұрын

thanks Daniel. hope you're doing well boss.

@JSerrato289 4 жыл бұрын

that win wing throttle is THE most beautiful thing I've seen I must obtain one

@brettblades9320 3 жыл бұрын

I just started into DCS and IL-2 and I am using a T16000m with TWCS throttle and it is highly recommended for a beginner. I do not have trackIR yet but I am using SmoothTrack on my cell phone camera and for $10, it works wonders.

@JIMJAMSC 4 жыл бұрын

I highly rec Buttkickers. I have one attached to my seat and one for my TM rudder pedals. They provide much needed feedback and rumble. They really shine with the warbirds and according to how you adjust them can rattle your teeth when you open up those engines.

@mynameisjeff-spaceposting1417 4 жыл бұрын

I use a blue yeti microphone too. I recommend a foam cover to cut down on echo and distortion. As far as background noise like the keyboard the only solution I've found is to be closer to the mic. Love the channel!

@Lexoka 2 жыл бұрын

Great setup, thanks for the tips! For those on a tight budget, the affordable Saitek X52 Pro HOTAS has a kind of soft, micro-joystick on the throttle (I call it the clitoris, but that's just me!), just under your left thumb. It's actually a mouse, i.e. it allows you to control the pointer. So if you map that to the rotation of the camera, you can use it as a built-in TrackIR of sorts. Clearly, it's nowhere near as good as a real TrackIR, but it's already there on the HOTAS, and it's way better than nothing.

@allent555 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, Just got the Thrustmaster Warthog stick and throttle. The WinWing throttle looks nice too! I need to move my off of my desk through ..

@cmsamo 4 жыл бұрын

I am playing with Rift S and it's a great experience but looking over your shoulder at your six can be a challenge in VR - Agree that it's tough with the resolution to see aircraft and missiles. I'll give DCS a go with Track IR. Keep up the great work on the channel.

@donno1970 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice setup mate, I'm hoping to get my hands on a winwing soon, looking forward to seeing some reviews first.

@victormernier7936 3 жыл бұрын

thank you really much, I wanted to start dcs but I didn't had a vr ready laptop and I didn't knew track ir was existing. thanks you

@nazadave4542 3 жыл бұрын

Now this is dedication 🔥🔥

@mateope10 4 жыл бұрын

beautiful set up! wish i could affort such a hotas set up. although im pretty happy using the TM16000 you mentioned as well.

@cachecacheboris 4 жыл бұрын

I liked the clicking of the mouse

@Miguel1805 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid. The dogfight bits at the 6 minute mark look fantastic, a lot of saturation and clarity, like in a real sunny, crisp day. Do you happen to have a video about your DCS Graphics config? That would be very nice.

@D00kerT 4 жыл бұрын

It's definitely true, so far, that its just too easy to lose a bandit dog fighting with VR. It happens for me all the time. I look away from the target for a second, look back and I've lost him. Compared to a 4K monitor, theres just no comparison, so I have both. Carrier operations and CAS, VR all day, dog fighting or online, TrackIR.

@mr.simulator4724 2 жыл бұрын

Im just getting started and I have both vr and track ir and I prefer vr over trackir any day. I feel like in trackir its a lot easier and more intuitive to look around. Also it feels a lot easier to just understand what your aircraft is doing. Like if its upside down sidesways or whatever else. On the monitor it feels alot more difficult for me. I have the reverb g2 and a 4k monitor and they both look the same interms of clarity

@kaidenwatts528 2 жыл бұрын

You can zoom in in vr

@muhNadeeem 4 жыл бұрын

Wow amazing setup....... Thanks for sharing it with us....

@PolarBearSeal 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome set-up bro! Thanks for sharing. Happy hunting.

@animationcycles7109 2 жыл бұрын

Nice setup. I see a lot of simmers now, doing it as desk work. When I first fot into IL-2 ( the original series) there was a modular/packable cockpit called the "ABC" SIMPIT... ( Aker Barnes cockpit) it's cheap, do at home, and is loosely modeled after the F-16 cockpit. May be a little old school today, but I enjoyed it immensely. I plan on making another one again. Figured I'd share. You can still get plans for free, from thier website.

@AM-vy2pp 4 жыл бұрын

Where do you keep your F-14?

@GrowlingSidewinder 4 жыл бұрын

A M in the garage beside the F-18

@Warman_12 4 жыл бұрын

@@GrowlingSidewinder And between the F16

@FoxWithTheAngels 4 жыл бұрын

@@GrowlingSidewinder here in my garage with my brand new f-14

@MrMrcooldude1000 3 жыл бұрын

@@FoxWithTheAngels *I read a new manual every day*

@calazores71 4 жыл бұрын

Ty for all the content!! Sooo cool !!

@R1door 4 жыл бұрын

Very cost effective rig dude! 👍

@debbies3763 2 жыл бұрын

VERY IMPRESSIVE. YOUR THE MAN LOVE YOUR VIDEOS.

@boilermaker7754 4 жыл бұрын

Nice setup!!

@paulf1389 4 жыл бұрын

Could you go through your TrackIR settings when you get a chance?

@harpoon_bakery162 4 жыл бұрын

great question and we all need that.

@ericandi 2 жыл бұрын

Nice set up

@hoosierdaddy8002 4 жыл бұрын

I`m impressed.

@Firefox22 4 жыл бұрын

Can ya do a vid on how you have the warthog bound ingame? would be very interesting to see how you do it. Love the vids man you're amazing.

@leeludlowart237 4 жыл бұрын

I’d love you to talk over my art videos dude like a narration. Holy shit your voice is relaxing dude.

@GrowlingSidewinder 4 жыл бұрын

lolol thanks bro I didnt know people thought that about my voice until I started this channel. its very interesting for me

@leeludlowart237 4 жыл бұрын

Growling Sidewinder haha yes mate your like the badass version of richard Attenborough 🤣😂🤣 👍👍

@5Moona 3 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY

@Dieter997 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the great Videos, one question I do have, what monitor or monitors would you recommend for DCS ?

@flyboynextdoor 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video!

@greenbul9299 4 жыл бұрын

Good stuff! Throw some VR at it and see how the rig does......

@pok0000 4 жыл бұрын

It would be nice to see a review of sticks in 2-3 price ranges.

@irishpat64 4 жыл бұрын

Sweet Setup....I fly with Pimax 5k+...although not Perfect VR is a Must for me now.

@niixodus 4 жыл бұрын

I want to see you play War Thunder Sim battles. It would be delicious to see you frag entire teams with your level of skill 😉

@sqlb3rn 4 жыл бұрын

I just got the newer Logitech x56 hotas and love it, coming from an old saitek 290 joystick. I need to figure out a way to mount it without it permanently being in the way when I use the PC for other things. I prefer the stick in the middle, but right now running it on the right side, so I pull to the left a lot when using elevator.

@ImmortalityYT 4 жыл бұрын

very cool

@droneexplorer9229 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your take on VR vs TrackIR. I was wondering if you had any thoughts on comparing the two, glad I stumbled on it.

@Eddy3443 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty high chance your opinion might change once you get a vr headset. Hopefully the index, that way you can use the pass thru camera in order to look at your throttle.

@matveycher7187 4 жыл бұрын

I like it !)

@sqlb3rn 4 жыл бұрын

I fly better in VR when it comes to refueling and landing because of the depth perception. I mostly use trackIR with a 4k monitor though, for various reasons. Once the HP Reverb 2 comes out, I will likely get one and switch to VR full time, because ultimately I prefer it.

@Senior-Busa-Rider 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for info ,

@jlindner4801 4 жыл бұрын

what are your in game settings? could you please make a video on these

@captainicelander3898 4 жыл бұрын

Awsome video partner. Yea those clicks on TacView where pretty annoying so the silent mouse is good shit. I know this problem, i use a great microphone myself so. Yea other than that the Warthog stick cost about 700 dollars in Iceland, including the throttle so there you got that. Awsome video man, great to see your set up. Thank you.

@rjet4321 4 жыл бұрын

VR is getting really good! you may dump the track ir in the near future!

@ANTurbobusaGaming 4 жыл бұрын

VR Means a better GPU so it’s not a good investment, at least for now

@rjet4321 4 жыл бұрын

A/N Turbobusa oh I know I’m up to a 2080ti now but it looks great

@DemonLordGamingAC0 4 жыл бұрын

The Thrustmaster 16000m I went to look for it, you said it's 50 bucks, for me it's 2.699. Gotta love Brazil...

@francor688 4 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile here I am very excited to get the T16000M haha. Anyways it's enough for me to have some fun in DCS

@kobodera8261 3 жыл бұрын

The new G2 Reverb is coming out in just a couple of days. That is twice the resolution of the Rift S. I returned my Rift S and is waiting for the Reverb

@leeludlowart237 4 жыл бұрын

I’d say the guy that thumbs down is suffering from severe jealousy disorder. So do I actually but I love this Chanel so much I can’t help but hit the like. It’s almost automatic now.

@GrowlingSidewinder 4 жыл бұрын

thanks lee, I appreciate the support brother.

@leeludlowart237 4 жыл бұрын

Growling Sidewinder 👍👍👍👍

@tomar5e115 4 жыл бұрын

Did you pick up an oculus quest or other vr headset? Once you go VR, everything else is subpar. Sure, there is a learning curve, binding buttons, setting up voiceattack, but VR is the way to go

@P90F55 4 жыл бұрын

Very satisfied with your video. It confirmed a lot of my own opinions. I'm curious about your pedals? I think I hate mine.

@bronco1738 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks in advance for all the videos I have learned a lot just watching them. Wanted to ask you at which resolution do you play? 1080 1440 or higher? I heard that at 1080 You can spot better your contacts on the screen that a higher resolution. Thanks again.

@dSlayer6160 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video! IIRC you have a rudder pedal set right? What happened to that?

@edswis8244 4 жыл бұрын

What are the clamp mounts holding the throttle and stick. I can't find it

@Dubuquerp4 4 жыл бұрын

Good morning I have been out of gaming for around a decade because of work and family. Now that i'm retired i built a new pc before finding DCS. Had i found DCS earlier i would have bought different components, oh well. I have enjoyed watching your channel and was wounding what monitor you use? I was also curious on the best way to learn to use DCS? i have found it to be very complicated or is it because i have been out of the loop for so long! lol Anyway thank you for your time looking forward to more videos.

@bubbagort 4 жыл бұрын

for VR check out the HP Reverb best resolution on the market for the price.

@keilylmm6377 4 жыл бұрын

Nice set up... My gaming PC is a 2019 8700k.... I'm using Logitech X-56 throttle and stick and rudder pedals.... My monitor is a Asus 27" 2560x1440... I had track 5 ir pro... I could get it to track to my liking it was very jittery. And very hard to fly... I messed with the settings for hrs... Could get it to my liking so I sent it back... I'm looking into Oculus rift s....

@keilylmm6377 4 жыл бұрын

Couldn't get the track 5 ir pro.

@Xtrem532 4 жыл бұрын

What vr headsets did you try, concerning the low resolution? Cause i have a valve index and think about getting a hotas to play ED and DCS

@esotericyetti327 4 жыл бұрын

I like that your room is clean, not the standard gamer filth everywhere.

@GrowlingSidewinder 4 жыл бұрын

lol thanks man, I do try to keep shit clean around here.

@kenmartin2173 4 жыл бұрын

Loved the vid and all your videos. You didn't mention your monitors and what resolution you use. I would be interested in that info.

@GrowlingSidewinder 4 жыл бұрын

thanks man, i'm using 1080p on both 40inch TVs

@mcmuffler1147 4 жыл бұрын

What are the stick and throttle holder gizmo thingy called?

@Senior-Busa-Rider 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@bigcountry443 3 жыл бұрын

im wanting to get into DCS badly..... i obviously have alot to learn

@pillow1427 4 жыл бұрын

love your videos. what are your trackir settings?

@TheCubanN3rd 4 жыл бұрын

What size screens are those? 32s?

@kruegerbnu 4 жыл бұрын

Why not the track clip pro? I bought a bundle with track ir + track clip pro and tried both - the cap thing and track clip pro. From my experience with both, track clip pro is definitely more precise and less buggy.

@titan14baseball 4 жыл бұрын

I have both. Don't like the additonal cord hanging from my head, and they dont fit my good headphones.

@hankczinaski915 4 жыл бұрын

Ok, I know this is asking a lot but maybe one day you could do a comparison of VKB Gunfighter (with MCG Pro grip) vs Virpil Mongoose T-50CM2. Bonus points for including extension and desk mounts in the review (Virpil has both, VKB has extension but mounts are coming soon).

@tbag2202 4 жыл бұрын

Do you use both throttles together for the added switches?

@Gyurza 2 жыл бұрын

I Have noticed some gamers have the Computer laying on the side of the desk. Not a problem. But, it is laying flat on the carpet... I am sure you have a good cooling system, but it would be way more efficient if you had the computer On top of two 2x4s or something... To create airflow underneath...In my opinion.. Love your videos and commentaries man :).... and those Graphics. OMG! Eye candy.

@GrowlingSidewinder 2 жыл бұрын

This is a super old video the computer wasn’t on the floor for long

@GrowlingSidewinder 2 жыл бұрын

I’ll have a new video out soon and show it off but ya pretty dumb back then to put it on the floor like that

@notnice9873 4 жыл бұрын

damn , this guy can fly real plane if he try .

@srcultureshock 4 жыл бұрын

Which rudder pedals do you use?

@evangrim1763 4 жыл бұрын

Do you use TrackIR for zoom or do you have it bound to a button on your HOTAS?

@piston_77 4 жыл бұрын

what size are those monitors? Or are those TVs?

@zentriceggofficial 4 жыл бұрын

All that hardware and the DCS world is presented in a tiny 2d rectangle... miniature compressed imagery!

@shadowguardian3612 4 жыл бұрын

Technically gpu renders 3d image and sends it to monitor

@zentriceggofficial 4 жыл бұрын

@@shadowguardian3612 yes but CPU single core does the left and right image calculation for VR and that is a massive bottleneck. Nvidia GPUs have vr acceleration to do this... single pass stereo. It's not something that happens just because the GPU draws the image. That's not the same at all. Single pass stereo is specifically to make VR rendering faster and it's something that has to be coded into the game.

@chocken4867 4 жыл бұрын

i dont understand the need to have trackir unless you have to look around in a very dense cockpit with a big frame like the f-14b in formation flying, other than that i just use my mouse and the two side buttons to control throttle, works pretty awesomely for me to say the least.

@henne5348 4 жыл бұрын

Do you use rudder pannels and if so which?

@sanepete 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mr Sidewinder, Could you publish a bibliography of some of the reading material you've used to understand air combat please?

@TaffenFelspar 4 жыл бұрын

What size monitors do you use? Any comments as for resolution or the new wide screen curved ones? Thanks, I enjoy your well made videos.

@themisadventuresofsinjinsm2331 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool setup. Would love to see a similar video about your editing software, and about your process for planning your videos out and your editing process. May sound lame, like I'm trying to steal all your secrets, but the truth is, I'm lame and am trying to steal all your secrets. Might as well steal from the best right?

@GrowlingSidewinder 4 жыл бұрын

thanks buddy, message me on discord man, id be happy to tell you everything you'd like to know. I have no problems teaching stuff to anyone who is genuinely interested, and wants to put it to use.

@themisadventuresofsinjinsm2331 4 жыл бұрын

@@GrowlingSidewinder Thank you so much. I'm going to try some stuff you and others have suggested and then hit you up with some questions later? Appreciate your willingness to help. I really am surprised how open and helpful this community is. Not so in my 9 to 5.

@GrowlingSidewinder 4 жыл бұрын

@@themisadventuresofsinjinsm2331 ya man no problem i'm happy to help anywhere I can, when you hit me up on discord just make sure you tell me its you (if your discord name is different) I look forward to chatting with you brother. take care.

@btupalski Жыл бұрын

I have problem with my TrackIR coz i cant setup outside plane camera on my mause. Any advice ?

@harpoon_bakery162 4 жыл бұрын

how much was the winwing throttle in us dollars, also do you still recommend Track-IR for DCS? thanks a ton!!

@davehaag8175 4 жыл бұрын

I wish you would do warthog configs you use for different planes

@AzsaturnDx 4 жыл бұрын

Hello, what plane are you flying in the video?

@giuseppeloggia6412 4 жыл бұрын

nice Bud. What about the video resolution setup?

@hp2456 4 жыл бұрын

What do you use to Draw in Tacview? What program?

@anatoli25236 3 жыл бұрын

Do you think a screen size is critical for TrackIR and flying in general? E.g. if I have a 17 inch gaming laptop, will working with TrackIR be as convenient as with the 27 inch one? I'm currently playing with head tracking via Web cam. It works decently if the sensitivity is reduced. But I feel that I don't naturally need to turn my head so much, I can see all the screen from standard position. Is it something you also have with larger screens or is it more natural with them?