Perfesser Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Looking like I have no choice............ Downloaded, bought P-51 and Spit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted December 24, 2016 1. DDz Quorum Share Posted December 24, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum B16Enk Posted December 24, 2016 1. DDz Quorum Share Posted December 24, 2016 Get Nevada whilst on sale if you can!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted December 24, 2016 2. Administrators Share Posted December 24, 2016 Ha ha, Prepare to throw away everything you thought you knew about flying warbirds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfesser Posted December 24, 2016 Author Share Posted December 24, 2016 Sigh....... trying to get Freetrack working first of all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfesser Posted December 25, 2016 Author Share Posted December 25, 2016 So NO freetrack. Installed another... opentrack. Just stumbled on a better setup than I ever had in Freetrack. Took off on the second try in the 51. And I think the 8th try as well. The rest were less than good. Even landed once with no damage. I'll need some help with control setup at some point. Game? Simulation? Grrrrrrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted December 25, 2016 2. Administrators Share Posted December 25, 2016 I'm hoping to have a DCS session with Fen at some point after Chrimbo as I'm hugely out of practice. You may want in?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_O_A_D Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Well the fat guy didn't leave me much under the tree. So I took it upon my self and bought the Spitty and Nevada while on sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_O_A_D Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Now its installed and I'm dissapointed the Spitfire isn't a module for the Nevada Map. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rox Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 On 12/25/2016 at 5:50 AM, Perfesser said: So NO freetrack. Installed another... opentrack. Just stumbled on a better setup than I ever had in Freetrack. Took off on the second try in the 51. And I think the 8th try as well. The rest were less than good. Even landed once with no damage. I'll need some help with control setup at some point. Game? Simulation? Grrrrrrrr The way to get Freetrack to work in DCS is to download and open Opentrack, start DCS, minimize DCS, start Freetrack and then turn off Opentrack, maximize DCS and now it should work. Clunky but working. Disregard if you really like Opentrack more, I find it crappy compared to Freetrack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfesser Posted December 26, 2016 Author Share Posted December 26, 2016 Thanks very much Rox I could never get my Freetrack profile to work just right as I looked behind me. Opentrack does a better job of that but does "flip over" sometimes. Still very new to opentrack so we'll see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted December 26, 2016 2. Administrators Share Posted December 26, 2016 I used Opentrack with my EDtracker setup (that was what they recommended) and it seemed to work OK although the centering was a little wayward at times. That said, I have now gone back to TIR as it does just 'work' with the minimum of fiddling about - I quite understand that the frankly extortionate price tag can be off-putting though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfesser Posted December 27, 2016 Author Share Posted December 27, 2016 Hmpf. Tried that procedure, all goes well till I try to start Freetrack - immediately get "Freetrack.exe has stopped working". On the bright side it seems if you calibrate opentrack carefully under the input "hammer" symbol and under "model" tab such that the red "X" is in the center of your head it helps a lot with the drifting center. Or at least it does with a 3 point CAP model. I can see how a clip looses center easily just by the geometry(off center to begin with, close reference points). A cap has 250mm between the 2 farthest points and rotates equidistantly around your head's pivot point. A clip is less than 100mm and off-center to begin with. On the other hand, if I tossed $1 into a can for every hour I've spent "saving money" with Freetrack I could have TIR 5 plus a spare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rox Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Weird that your freetrack is crashing. The above procedure works for me in the two games that I have that don't recognize Freetrack alone (Elite: Dangerous and DCS). Apparently what ever needs to initialize those games' recognition of headtracking software is absent from Freetrack but not absent from Opentrack, hence when you open Opentrack it kind of enables the game to register the head tracking software, and it'll then recognize Freetrack too. It's like Opentrack is the ignition for Freetrack to work. Try closing Opentrack before opening Freetrack, two head tracking programs running at the same time can cause all sorts of weird behaviors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfesser Posted December 28, 2016 Author Share Posted December 28, 2016 I tried all this after a cold boot and after shutting down Opentrack I can get Freetrack to start but no head tracking.... There is another fix I read about ... taking some .dll from open track and putting it in a game folder. If opentrack gets on my nerves I'll try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted December 28, 2016 2. Administrators Share Posted December 28, 2016 Oops - might have just bought the Kurfurst 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_O_A_D Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 6 hours ago, Jabo said: Oops - might have just bought the Kurfurst WOW!!!! You would think a Brit could tell the difference between the two ROFLMAO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted December 28, 2016 2. Administrators Share Posted December 28, 2016 Lol. I've already got the Spit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_O_A_D Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Oh sure you say that now LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum B16Enk Posted December 29, 2016 1. DDz Quorum Share Posted December 29, 2016 Maybe I should 'accidentally' buy the Kurfürst too.. loving the Spitty and have the 190 and P51 already...Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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