Head Tracking with Cliffs of Dover

[SsSsSsSsSnake]

wow just saw this thread,67 pages and counting,i dont thik i have the stamina to read it all but ia year ago i bought TIR 5 with the clip and pro clip, the pro clip was a pos and flimsy and a waste of money but the clip on the hat version i love, and if people can get the same thing for less money i say well done to them but i wouldnt be without it now.

[triplea007]

TRACKIR

I saw Ilya using trackir with COD on this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgy88KGDX-o

However, I've just installed the game and haven't found an "enable trackir" option anywhere. So I went to the Natural Point website for their supported game list but IL2 COD is not listed.

Just in case, I checked my trackir software and it says the game list is up to date. So... how can I enable trackir?

I'm running on an Intel i920, 15GB RAM, ATI 4870X2 (2 chips 1 card) with 2GB of video memory, and the game runs at very low FPS (on single player with all options on MEDIUM). I've read in some other threads that the laggyness is not caused by computer specs but by some bug that was apparently already fixed already with an automatic steam update. I got the update but I see no change.

I've disabled that epilepsy option and the game got a bit better, but it's still unplayable as it is. In a combat flight sim, a half-second lag makes a huge difference. I'm hoping trackir can help me enjoy the game but have no idea how to activate it. Any tips?

PS: The graphis are a huge improvement over the previous version. The landscapes are beautiful, but not much different from those of Rise of Flight. The water is amazing though.

[Achilles97]

Originally Posted by triplea007

TRACKIR

I saw Ilya using trackir with COD on this video:

However, I've just installed the game and haven't found an "enable trackir" option anywhere. So I went to the Natural Point website for their supported game list but IL2 COD is not listed.

Just in case, I checked my trackir software and it says the game list is up to date. So... how can I enable trackir?

I'm running on an Intel i920, 15GB RAM, ATI 4870X2 (2 chips 1 card) with 2GB of video memory, and the game runs at very low FPS (on single player with all options on MEDIUM). I've read in some other threads that the laggyness is not caused by computer specs but by some bug that was apparently already fixed already with an automatic steam update. I got the update but I see no change.

I've disabled that epilepsy option and the game got a bit better, but it's still unplayable as it is. In a combat flight sim, a half-second lag makes a huge difference. I'm hoping trackir can help me enjoy the game but have no idea how to activate it. Any tips?

PS: The graphis are a huge improvement over the previous version. The landscapes are beautiful, but not much different from those of Rise of Flight. The water is amazing though.

I didn't read the whole tread, so I may be off here.... but to answer your specific question about how to enable TrackIR, you don't have to enable it in a game. The TrackIR emulates mouse movement so any game that has mouse look will work with TrackIR. There are probably more complex games that have multiple view axes that would require a game-specific setting, but IL2 wasn't that way, so I assume CoD also looks around using the mouse. If that is the case, your TrackIR should work by default.

[Wolf_Rider]

Originally Posted by Royraiden

Thanks for your replies.Indeed a lot of people will be dissapointed if there's no Freetrack support.That is why I havent bought anything yet.

bummer


@Triple...

TIR is self enabling in game, just have the software running before starting the sim (update the software first by using the Check for game Updates switch). In the, in sim, Control page (for assigning butttons to functions), there is an entry to toggle TrackIR on or off.

[Russkly]

There is an option to enable TIR in one of the controls menus, but I haven't got it to work yet.

Basically, like RoF, you can't enable it once the game is running, it seems - you have to enable TIR before running CloD.

Also I've noticed that the vital re-centring for TIR (F12) is mapped in Steam to taking a screenshot!

So, now every time I try to re-centre my TIR, I get a screenie.

Moreover I can't find out via Steam how to disable this feature to enable me to use F12 for TIR.

Agree on performance - not good at present even in training with 1 plane in the air. Landscapes look very bright, but I suppose there will be lots of playing around with settings...

R

[triplea007]

Thanks Wolf for the Trackir tip. It works now.

@Russkly
You can disable (or change) the screenshot key by right clicking on the steam icon on the taskbar and selecting SETTINGS. Once there, click the IN-GAME tab and there you'll have the option to either delete or replace the screenshot setting.

In the near future, however, once trackir updates their game list to include CoD, you'll be able to make a better profile (as opposed to the default one, which is a bit too slow for my taste), and make your own shortcut keys. I normally use /*- on the keypad, since they're usually not mapped to anything in games.

[pedalracer]

Dear pilots

I got now my TrackIR5 PRO Clip and a profile I downloaded from the web. It is CHARVEL's who can find on Natural's page.

I assume that Cliffs of Dover is recognized 'automatically' `?? by the TrackIR software as IL2 since there is no extra CloD profile or game entry.

If that is the case what does the software/driver use -
My loaded Charvel profile or the IL2 profile?


Ingame I set up the Headtracker on/off to F11 and independent mode to F10 in the camera settings.
In TrackIR's driver settings I have F12 for re-center and F9 for Pause?....

Should I change the settings ingame to F12 and F9 or leave them empty??

I am asking since I do not get these settings with my X52 Saitek Profile working. Of course I do want to allocate re-center and pause into my joystick!


Can you please tell me how to do so?


thanks allot


PS:
If someone gots a better profile than CHARVEL's please make it public or send it to me and tell me why you prefer it.