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Chriss #1 04/05/2009 - 14h26

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I want to bring out this discussion here because i'm highly concerned that Free-Track will be non-existent for all newer games.

We saw what happened with DCS Black-Shark as they included the new Natural Point Track-IR software and as they even forced Eagle Dynamics to limit future Free-Track SDK to 3DOF, by using their damn powers as Market-Leader or monopolist.

Now some new Simulation games will come out in future with already confirmed Track-IR 5 support and i bet in these games the encryption will be present as well, basically keep us free-track users out of business.

A example i just want to show, is the highly expected Simulation "Arma2", for which you can see here already Track-IR 5 advertising video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wXx3vMy_AQ

Will this finally mean that Free-Track is dead for all newer games?
What are Solutions? Free-Track coding its own API and working together with the manufacturers?
Edited by Chriss on 04/05/2009 at 15h06.
babasior #2 04/05/2009 - 16h57

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FreeTrack use many different interfaces :

one of them is TrackIR comptatible !

but if news games doesn't support this kind of interface, there are some choices :

- Developpers of news games use FreeTrack SDK to make a FreeTrackclient compatible interface (SDK is free and open source for everyone and include in FreeTrack 2.2.0.279 release...)
- TracK IR compatible interface can be use ?
- Mouse emulation can be use (not the best solution as well)
- Keyboard emulation is used to control camera ...
- Joystick emulation is used (with PPJoy driver)

So i don't see any other solutions to use FreeTrack ....

EDIT :
- I have forgotten Simconnect interface ....
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Johnny #3 05/05/2009 - 10h42

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Just take a look at this thread on the ArmA 2 forum:

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=72510&page=6

Have the FreeTrack developers already contacted the ArmA 2 developers and asked if they support FreeTrack in Arma 2 ?
Edited by Johnny on 05/05/2009 at 10h43.
Chriss #4 05/05/2009 - 12h03

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Johnny @ 05/05/2009 - 12h42 a dit:

Just take a look at this thread on the ArmA 2 forum:

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=72510&page=6

Have the FreeTrack developers already contacted the ArmA 2 developers and asked if they support FreeTrack in Arma 2 ?


Yes this is very interessting if the official community manager of BI-Studio giving the tip how to get it included...

We really need this! Arma2 will be kick-ass and we want to use free-track with it.

Greetings to hx3.de/armed-assault.de
Edited by Chriss on 05/05/2009 at 13h32.
DrSnow #5 05/05/2009 - 12h57

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Here's another very worried FT user.
Since i built FT cap, playing the game has got a whole new dimension to it. With a little time spent and precision used, i got flawless headtracking to Arma. :love:

If have understood right, implementation of FT api would solve this?

I really don't like the idea of spending near 200 euros for a device that i already have and most of all did it myself, not to speak that Arma is nowadays only game that i have time to play so the cost with TIR5 is just too high.


(edited out a part that i found to be useless at this point.)
Edited by DrSnow on 05/05/2009 at 19h22.
Chriss #6 06/05/2009 - 13h37

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The Topic continues here, a afford from the community to push for a Arma2 Free-Track support:
http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=72569

Can any of the Free-Track Devs get in contact with BIS?
bionic #7 06/05/2009 - 14h50

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Count me in for this it realy would be nice if someone of the Free Track Devs could get into Contact with Bohemia Interactive.


thx
EDcase #8 08/05/2009 - 19h37

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+1 vote to get freetrack into ArmA2

Please get in contact with BIS.
Edited by EDcase on 08/05/2009 at 19h38.
DrSnow #9 08/05/2009 - 21h18

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+1 here too...
ndepal #10 12/05/2009 - 12h19

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hey guys
i was of course rather disappointed to hear about freetrack not being usable in the future, since i was really excited about this and wanted to build one for myself.

i was just thinking how this problem could be circumvented and I had an idea. i have no experience or knowledge in programing, so this might not be at all possible. i was thinking that maybe a program could be written, which takes the videofeed and processes ist, outputting the data that the TrackIR Device sends to the TrackIR software. you could then have that program running at the same time as the TrackIR software, which would think that you are actually using TrackIR hardware. that way there would be no compatilility issues and you could play any game with TrackIR support with your DIY-rig.

what do you guys think? does this have any chance of working?
tekknotubbie #11 03/06/2009 - 21h42

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i buy the german version yesterday, and to sad it seems that ArmA.2 did not support freetrack.
i didnt find a possible way to activate freetrack in arma-2.

in "armed assault" freetrack works great.

i try everything that i found.
activate "track ir" in the control options etc.

nothing, no movement,  :huh:

to sad.
Ferujo #12 03/07/2009 - 15h39

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Please, sign the PETITION in order to ask Bohemia to implement FreeTrack in ArmA2. Here's the link: http://www.petitiononline.com/arma2pet/petition.html

See this video for more details: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm7tuJzSz7A

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