Frequently Asked Questions

I can’t see my hands in DCS

If you are using controller emulation and followed the instructions, you should only see laser pointers.

If you are using touch screen/tablet emulation, you should only see mouse cursor movement.

If you do not see these, follow the setup instructions.

Why are hands not meant to be visible in DCS?

For touch screen/tablet emulation, DCS does not draw hands for mice/touch screens/tablets.

For controller emulation, the instructions say to disable the hands because HTCC intentionally ignores hand orientation.

Why does HTCC ignore hand orientation?

HTCC draws a line from your headset to your hand, and uses that for pointer orientation; this greatly increases pointing stability and accuracy.

Only Eagle Dynamics are able to make hand tracking in DCS immersive, reliable, and useful; third-party software like HTCC must make a trade-off, and HTCC chooses reliability and utility over immersion.

Why does is the pointer in a line from my head?

See the previous question.

How do I improve gesture recognition?

• Make sure your area is well-lit
• Make sure your hand tracker can see the gesture

Gesture recognition is provided by your hand trackers’ driver; there is nearly no scope for improvement within HTCC.

Why does the cursor move when I move my head in DCS?

This is a limitation of DCS’s mouse handling.