Using TrackIR 4 in Arvoch Conflict...

Post by **Vice** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 5:07 pm

A short video is available showing the game being played with TrackIR. It shows looking around the cockpit a bit and a few quick dogfights.

http://www.starwraith.com/Arvoch-TrackIR.wmv

Or on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojx6FwOncuw

tha_rami · Post by **tha_rami** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 10:39 pm

Hey, looks cool. Almost makes me want to buy such a TrackIR 4 thingie. I'd almost say it's too bad I'm spending so much on my girlfriend at the moment

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Skeksis · Post by **Skeksis** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:43 pm

Originally posted by Vice
A short video is available showing the game being played with TrackIR. It shows looking around the cockpit a bit and a few quick dogfights.

http://www.starwraith.com/Arvoch-TrackIR.wmv

Or on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojx6FwOncuw

How about a TrackIr 3 Pro with version 4.1 build 28 of the software? I t works with AH2 and FS2004 but I cannot get it going in the demo.

Thanks,
Skeksis

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:11 pm

Originally posted by tha_rami
Hey, looks cool. Almost makes me want to buy such a TrackIR 4 thingie. I'd almost say it's too bad I'm spending so much on my girlfriend at the moment .

Yeah, it'd be nice to have one of those, but I'm so used to plain mouse/keyboard control etc. that I don't want to switch.

Priorities, Rami. Just tell your girlfriend that you need a TrackIR 4 device and that's all there is to it.
I'm sure she'll understand...

Jeremy

(btw, j/k)

Skeksis · Post by **Skeksis** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:36 pm

Originally posted by Skeksis
Originally posted by Vice
A short video is available showing the game being played with TrackIR. It shows looking around the cockpit a bit and a few quick dogfights.

http://www.starwraith.com/Arvoch-TrackIR.wmv

Or on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojx6FwOncuw
How about a TrackIr 3 Pro with version 4.1 build 28 of the software? I t works with AH2 and FS2004 but I cannot get it going in the demo.

Thanks,
Skeksis

Never mind.

I got it going. I had updated the software but not the Game Profiles. D'oh!

Track Ir works very well. There is a little jumpiness when centering up and the HUD appears but fortunately it is possible to shoot (and hit) without the HUD.

Skeksis

Skeksis · Post by **Skeksis** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:40 pm

Originally posted by Jeremy

Yeah, it'd be nice to have one of those, but I'm so used to plain mouse/keyboard control etc. that I don't want to switch.

I am flying with mouse and keyboard right now (until I make some headway on programming my HOTAS) and the Track IR is still a big help both in SA and immersion. Not going into the unfriendly depth of space with out it.

Seriously, the older version (Track IR 3) works so maybe you can find one on Ebay or for something less than the Track IR 4 goes for. Also Arvoch doesn't seem to require the Vector Expansion so you could have a few extra bucks as well.

Skeksis

Post by **Vice** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:41 pm

How about a TrackIr 3 Pro with version 4.1 build 28 of the software? I t works with AH2 and FS2004 but I cannot get it going in the demo.

Keep in mind that new games are added to the TrackIR software and to obtain support for those games, the software needs to be updated from time to time. To update the software, use this procedure:

Launch the TrackIR software. Click on Help, then Check for Game Updates...

From there, it will download the latest game information for the software program. Simply verify Arvoch Conflict is now listed in the Profiles tab section, plug in your TrackIR device, then launch the game. Open the Options menu from the game's main menu, then click on 3D Head Tracking. If the game detects your device, the mode will switch to On and everything should work fine.

Yeah, it'd be nice to have one of those, but I'm so used to plain mouse/keyboard control etc. that I don't want to switch.

You don't give up keyboard or mouse control to use TrackIR. TrackIR simply controls your view from the cockpit, it's not a flight control device. You use it to look around in 3D space using the rotation and movement of your head.

[Edited on 11-9-2006 by Vice]

Post by **Vice** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:47 pm

Track Ir works very well. There is a little jumpiness when centering up and the HUD appears but fortunately it is possible to shoot (and hit) without the HUD.

Yes, the gunsight is only visible when looking directly ahead. It is suspended in a Xenon mist... ... ... ... lol, if you get that reference, you're as old as I am.

Skeksis · Post by **Skeksis** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:29 am

Originally posted by Vice
Track Ir works very well. There is a little jumpiness when centering up and the HUD appears but fortunately it is possible to shoot (and hit) without the HUD.
Yes, the gunsight is only visible when looking directly ahead. It is suspended in a Xenon mist... ... ... ... lol, if you get that reference, you're as old as I am.

Ah! And how are the many Griglings?

Skeksis

Post by **Vice** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:37 am

I'm impressed!

tha_rami · Post by **tha_rami** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 8:20 am

Ah, well, that does it. I'm younger

MMaggio · Post by **MMaggio** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 5:21 pm

I'm older yet and don't know what they're talking about??:(

MMaggio · Post by **MMaggio** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 5:41 pm

[quote]Originally posted by Vice
A short video is available showing the game being played with TrackIR. It shows looking around the cockpit a bit and a few quick dogfights.

http://www.starwraith.com/Arvoch-TrackIR.wmv

Or on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojx6FwOncuw [/quote
I have to admit it looks 'cool' but I would rather they made it as something you wear than an appliance that sits on top of the monitor. It would go great with my "chair"! Even if the whole thing were like a 'helmut', that would be even better.

[Obviously, I haven't quite figured out how this "quote" thing works, but you can read the message! lol]

Skeksis · Post by **Skeksis** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 7:59 pm

Originally posted by MMaggio
I'm older yet and don't know what they're talking about??:(

The Last Starfighter, 1984, starring Lance Guest, Dan O'Herlihy, Robert Preston (and others)

Skeksis

Kiboney · Post by **Kiboney** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:39 pm

Originally posted by Skeksis
Originally posted by MMaggio
I'm older yet and don't know what they're talking about??:(
The Last Starfighter, 1984, starring Lance Guest, Dan O'Herlihy, Robert Preston (and others)

Skeksis

MMaggio-
TrackIR is a device to improve view controls in games, Just like a mouse or keyboard, the TrackIR interface gets controlled by the movements of your head. You move your head, and it controles the view in the game. Arvoch Conflict has 3 DOF
(Pitch, Rotation and Z movements).

Anyway, its nice to be back!:)

[Edited on 11-28-2006 by kserver]

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:33 pm

Nice to see you back, Kserver!

About TrackIR:
If you are looking sideways(to make the screen look sideways), you won't be able to see the monitor, so I'm kinda confused about that.

Kiboney · Post by **Kiboney** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:43 pm

I also thought about it but I dont know, I dont have TrackIR;

Post by **Vice** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:21 pm

It projects your in game view with a greater rate of rotation/movement then your head is moving (and this is also adjustable in case you want even faster response). One of the best examples of this is the Aces High II video available on their site: http://files.naturalpoint.com/video/gam ... 00kbps.wmv

You can see the player just moves his head a few degrees to obtain 180 degrees of rotation in the game. To me, it looks like he's using the default sensitivity configuration, but you can increase it or decrease it as desired.

[Edited on 11-28-2006 by Vice]

Kiboney · Post by **Kiboney** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:23 pm

Yea, thats what I thought, Thnx Vice!