TrackIR improvements request

Smeglor · Post by **Smeglor** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:44 pm

Hi Vice,

Great game. My friends and I have been enjoying it. FYI, we found out about it because I was browsing TrackIR's supported game list.

Anyway, I wanted to request improving the amount of motion that TrackIR can cause. Rotating X and Y are fine, but all other motions are so restricted that they're essentially useless. For instance, leaning left/right would be useful if your in-game "head" went all the way to the "glass", thus allowing you to see more out that side of the cockpit, especially coupled with being allowed to look downward more. Same goes for looking down the nose better by leaning forward and/or rising up. In Flight Simulator X, the sensation of really "roaming" around the cockpit adds immensely to the sense of immersion, and I would love to see the same thing in Evochron.

I know this is pretty low on the priority scale, but wanted to voice my feelings on the matter anyway.

Thanks again for the fun game and excellent interaction with the community.

-Smeglor

Post by **Vice** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:47 pm

That is something I'd like to improve. It was originally somewhat limited due to certain clipping and distortion problems caused by a high level of movement. But since the cockpit in EL has been redone in many different ways, it might be possible to expand the range of movement, at least somewhat. I'll put it on my concept/to-do list for review and testing.

tk7223 · Post by **tk7223** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:21 pm

That's good thinking Smeglor...Thanks for adding it to your list Vice!

reaper2040 · Post by **reaper2040** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:45 pm

I would love to see that as well. TIR with a good 6DOF is very immersive!

Karin · Post by **Karin** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:10 pm

For what it's worth, I'd love to see this as well!

EL is far better with this already than some other TrackIR games. Other games I've tried simply implement the functionality but don't limit your movement within a 3D model, meaning clipping issues are everywhere -- allowing you to stick your head through the metal plating and suck in a full lung of deep space, hehe, killing some of the immersion.

I like the idea of being able to look behind you too, even if it where just the inside of the spacecraft where your 4 crewmembers are stationed.

Thanks for bringing it up, and for thinking about improving it Vice

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:42 pm

DEFINITELY!!!

I love my track IR4.0 Pro! More immersion is Good!!