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You game with a controller, my game is the controller. We're not the same. (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by bekopharm@discuss.tchncs.de to c/gaming@beehaw.org
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What you see is a glorified DIY joystick controller with a LCD ('MFD') and plenty of RGB inspired by a VF-1 (Block 6) Valkyrie of the Macross franchise.

I use it mainly to play Elite Dangerous, Star Citizen, X4: Foundations and plenty of other Space Pew Pew.

Three monitors form a wall around a box that embeds a fourth monitor, many buttons and switches in various colours are also implemented. Some LED display the status of a spaceship. The computer game that is played with this contraption is Elite Dangerous Odyssey

It's mobile and can be stashed easily because my battlestation is, unlike most gaming rigs, also my workstation and has to move a lot. It's also frequently occupied by my kids who also love clicky buttons and compete with me for stick time :D

Three monitors form a wall around a box that embeds a fourth monitor, many buttons and switches in various colours are also implemented. Some LED display the status of a spaceship. The computer game that is played with this contraption is Fly Dangerous

It's completely DIY and made on a budget (no really). It's also Work In Progress, like probably any home cockpit out there.

Picture of the building phase of the frame. One unpainted panel is already screwed to the wooden frame. Other panels do not exist yet or are still cardboard mockups

For the PC it's just a joystick and an additional display. The magic starts to happen when I manage to interface with the games to display live game data and adjust the blinken lights depending on the current ship telemetry.

Am I crazy? Yes, probably. It's a hobby and when Corona happened indoor hobbies became kinda a thing again πŸ€“

Edith says: Should have added this from the beginning: I do foster a project website that has additional details, pictures and videos: 🌐 https://SimPit.dev (yes it's slow - hold the line :P)

Videos are usually mirrored to πŸ“Ή https://tube.tchncs.de/a/bekopharm or πŸ“Ή https://www.youtube.com/@BekoPharm (pick your poison).

Additional content may be found on 🌐 https://beko.famkos.net/category/simpit/ or on ☠️ https://hackaday.io/bekopharm

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[–] jet@hackertalks.com 14 points 2 years ago

Nice battle station

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.de 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

One question, did you play this on Linux? =P

[–] bekopharm@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes.

[–] reflex@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Yes.

inspired by a VF-1 (Block 6) Valkyrie of the Macross franchise.

I knew that layout looked familiar!

[–] bekopharm@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago

It's really "the best" I found without going down the realism route.

Spent a lof of time figuring out what I want :)

…also huge fan of the franchise since… dunno… forever I guess?

[–] ace@lemmy.ananace.dev 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I hope you've joined the Linux User Group - LUG - Org in Star Citizen.

We're steadily gunning for the top ten spot in org sizes. (Currently the 14th largest)

[–] bekopharm@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 years ago

We met on the Mumble like 3 days ago :P

Alas yes, join the SC LUG. It's the best LUG out there [for penguins] 🀣

[–] Strayce@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

This confused the living shit out of me for a good five minutes, seeing a sidey on the MFD but a battlestar in the main screen and an X4 HUD.

[–] bekopharm@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Mission accomplished 😜

Edith says: This is mostly because I don't have any icons for X4 yet. The HUD app (written in React) can switch that on the fly but I'm really not big on the gfx side and that's also a lot of hot needle coding going on. Currently also experimenting with Rive animations that are more suited for classic MFD applications. See this [unlisted] demo snippet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suik2_baUfU

[–] MrGerrit@feddit.nl 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I want to see you play "Simon says" on this thing.

[–] bekopharm@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

I want to see you play β€œSimon says” on this thing.

I'm not even surprised: https://wokwi.com/projects/328451800839488084

So yeah… I could πŸ€“ Would have to adapt this for my Mega but that's details…

[–] Zahtu@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago

That's a really awesome setup!

[–] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You went through all this trouble and you’re not even playing it in VR? Tsk tsk

[–] bekopharm@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There's always the one that can't grasp that VR is not for everyone (or that making something is also a hobby).

[–] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I’m just yanking you chain. In all seriousness though, I’m curious if you could enable finger tracking on a headset and line up your physical buttons with the virtual ones. Could be insanely immersive if the scale is correct!

[–] bekopharm@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago

I see. In theory that's possible but there is no game that has this as virtual cockpit as well. I know this exists for e.g. "real" jets but it's really not for me. Getting motion sick fast (even from shaky YT videos), wearing glasses and like drinking my beer while simming.

[–] rnd@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago

Looks very impressive!

[–] Crotaro@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago

Very impressive! Maybe when the next global pandemic flares up, I'll build something similar >:)

[–] rob64@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Where's the dedicated DRADIS monitor?

[–] bekopharm@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

funny that you'd ask: https://tube.tchncs.de/w/faN4WZixzaRqusUCn8fEpP

that's just a video loop though πŸ€“

[–] rob64@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago

Excellent! So immersive!

[–] massive_bereavement@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How much I wish for a modern BSG sim...

[–] bekopharm@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So say we all :)

At least we've Diaspora I guess.

[–] massive_bereavement@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Everspace spoiled me and set the watermark too high for any space combat sim.

I'm tired of glorified arcade plane dogfights.

Then again, I wish there was a sim that was similar to the Expanse combat-wise.

[–] bekopharm@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So I guess you know about Hunternet Starfighter or Rixer already?

[–] massive_bereavement@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

First time I heard about them, but looked right my alley if it wasn't because it's multiplayer.

I can't invest the same amount of time as most players..

[–] fwygon@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Do you play Star Trek Fleet Command?

[–] bekopharm@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Star Trek Fleet Command

Nope. I'm aware of various bridge command sims though :)

It's just not really my cup of tea.

[–] PM_ME_FAT_ENBIES@lib.lgbt 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ooh, can you tell me some?

[–] bekopharm@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago

I know of http://www.novaimages.de/bridgesim/#media_images

There's also Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator and I know at lease one guy who plays and works on a Empty Epsilon bridge.

For SC there is this madman in Florida (chrchr): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1w6eAHwfFo

[–] PM_ME_FAT_ENBIES@lib.lgbt 2 points 2 years ago

Is it good?

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's so cool. Do you have any videos showing off the build process or final product

[–] bekopharm@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago

Plenty but mostly snippets only. Nothing cohesive for a while (3 kids don't leave much energy for YT).

There is a project website: https://SimPit.dev (slow af, backyard hosted but ads and tracking free) There's also a PeerTube channel: https://tube.tchncs.de/a/bekopharm/video-channels I did make one of those dreaded YT Shorts (not going to do that again - that's just pain): https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BoJHZQpK2Iw

Other sources may be derived from the project website or my blog πŸ€“

[–] Luci@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm a bit confused, are ", ," and "Space Pew Pew" the names of the games?

[–] massive_bereavement@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

", ," also known as S P A C E

[–] bekopharm@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wait… does Markdown not work for kbin too??

[–] massive_bereavement@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

No, I just wanted to emulate Tim Curry in Red Alert.

[–] bekopharm@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sounds like Markdown went Markunder on your Lemmy client? πŸ€” Try the source of this post maybe: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/5164302

Space Pew Pew is more a category ;-)

[–] bekopharm@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I edited this and removed the Markdown. Hope it shows now?

[–] Luci@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

Makes sense now! Thanks for fixing it

[–] bekopharm@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

Smol update here too: Made a tiny demo video show-casing the cockpit in action in Elite Dangerous πŸ™ƒ

Pick your poison:

https://tube.tchncs.de/w/1nokGf66oWj34EdMvxYbSn / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXofGR4GRLk

Just slaughtering pirates (wasn’t in the cockpit for months) but you get to see it from a first person perspective this time because I strapped the camera to my headphones πŸ™ƒ