Head tracking in BoP on PS3 is possible....

[winny]

Originally Posted by StiC

Hey guys, just a little update. I gave up on the idea of a harness because it was too hard to adjust after installing it on my chair. Instead I now have a piece of denim material which drapes over the back of the chair. This is a lot like my makeshift setup as mentioned above only with more stability and it works well, but looks like ass.

I'm still looking for proper buttons to mount in my flightstick and I'm adding right mouse button so zoom will work in custom or pc stick controls

I will post pics and maybe a vid when it is finished.

StiC

I had a similar idea but never got round to the actual mod..
Got this with the intention of mounting the ball where the hat switch on my stick is and the mouse buttons on top of the throttle.



When I play sim I currently stick it to the throttle with blu tack. It works but it's hard to use if you're right handed.

[StiC]

Originally Posted by winny

I had a similar idea but never got round to the actual mod..
Got this with the intention of mounting the ball where the hat switch on my stick is and the mouse buttons on top of the throttle.



When I play sim I currently stick it to the throttle with blu tack. It works but it's hard to use if you're right handed.

That's a solid idea, I see we think alike. That's the smallest trackball I've ever seen. I would have picked it up as well.

StiC

[StiC]

Here are some pics of the mouse setup. It's not pretty but it works.

I still haven't found buttons to mount in my flightstick and I may just make some foot switches in the meantime.

An old pair of jeans worked well to support the mouse. I attached the mouse simply by opening up the mouse and clamping it to the bottom edge of the cutaway material before replacing the screws. Running the cord through a small hole and using a paper clamp adds an extra bit of stability.

StiC

[StiC]

I found a group of guys playing sim and I decided to take my rig online. It was rough at first trying to track human players, but by the last match I was getting better. I also crashed a lot because of the low level dogfights and losing awareness of the plane's attitude while tracking, but this also got better. In the last match WalterNowotny reminded me about flaps and I managed to get 2 kills that match. lol Once I got used to it it felt good and the flaps made a huge difference.

Anyway I sent my idea to Ben Heck and he likes it, maybe he'll do something cool with it.

Time to let this horse rest in peace.

THE END?

[QBlackDeathQ]

Originally Posted by StiC

I found a group of guys playing sim and I decided to take my rig online. It was rough at first trying to track human players, but by the last match I was getting better. I also crashed a lot because of the low level dogfights and losing awareness of the plane's attitude while tracking, but this also got better. In the last match WalterNowotny reminded me about flaps and I managed to get 2 kills that match. lol Once I got used to it it felt good and the flaps made a huge difference.

Anyway I sent my idea to Ben Heck and he likes it, maybe he'll do something cool with it.

Time to let this horse rest in peace.

THE END

Friken awesome buddy!! this would take flying on the ps3 to a whole new level if head tracking is not used in BOS! Way to go!

[StiC]

Originally Posted by QBlackDeathQ

Friken awesome buddy!! this would take flying on the ps3 to a whole new level if head tracking is not used in BOS! Way to go!

Thanks, it was really put to the test last night and I got to watch every plane as it shot me down lol. Nice flying btw.

Just to let everyone know I finally have a button on my flightstick. It has two modes, push to headtrack or push to re-center forward view. I use the latter more or less for calibration. I also found that wearing a cap greatly improves accuracy. The mouse I am using now is more sensitive than the original one I started with and the comment I made in a previous post about using a smaller screen is no longer true.

StiC

[QBlackDeathQ]

Originally Posted by StiC

Thanks, it was really put to the test last night and I got to watch every plane as it shot me down lol. Nice flying btw.

Just to let everyone know I finally have a button on my flightstick. It has two modes, push to headtrack or push to re-center forward view. I use the latter more or less for calibration. I also found that wearing a cap greatly improves accuracy. The mouse I am using now is more sensitive than the original one I started with and the comment I made in a previous post about using a smaller screens is no longer true.

StiC

If you would like i can set something up when things are slow. I will let you know next time we are on PSN.