4DOF with TrackIR

[+mue 715]

Strange...
Only recently I noticed that SF2/FE2 support 4 (or 5 if one counts the zoom axis) DOF with TrackIR. I always thought that SF2/FE2 support only 2 DOF (pitch and yaw), therefore I had only pitch and yaw enabled in my TrackIR profile.
By accident, I watched a SF2 video on youtube and I was quite suprised to see the cockpit view shifting left and right. So I googled "6DOF trackir sf2" and the first hit was a link to a combatace.com thread that mentions to add/configure the following entries in the [CockpitSeat001] section in the <aircraft>_cockpit.ini to allow larger lateral head movements:

MinMovementX=-0.1
MaxMovementX=0.1
MinMovementZ=-0.1
MaxMovementZ=0.1

It seems that SF2 didn't have those entries per default, but FE2 did.
Anyway, now with 4DOF enabled I can see the runway better while landing. The lack of visibility ahead while landing has always bothered me.

[Do335 382]

It seems that SF2 didn't have those entries per default, but FE2 did.

Interesting... it seems FE2 has a lot more stuff in the inis. Wonder what else FE2 had that SF2 didn't?

[+mue 715]

Interesting... it seems FE2 has a lot more stuff in the inis. Wonder what else FE2 had that SF2 didn't?

 

Yes, maybe it's worthwhile to have a closer look at the FE2 inis.

I'm curious...could it be that the 4DOF support came with FE2 into the thirdwire game engine?

 

BTW, the info I mentioned in my post is from your post: http://combatace.com/topic/83894-trackir-6dof/?p=674605

[Do335 382]

Yes, maybe it's worthwhile to have a closer look at the FE2 inis.

I'm curious...could it be that the 4DOF support came with FE2 into the thirdwire game engine?

 

BTW, the info I mentioned in my post is from your post: http://combatace.com/topic/83894-trackir-6dof/?p=674605

ehehe glad to be of service. Wouldn't fly without it for sure. got a slew of vids so far already.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2B1ZswA0rWlfI4rHJGDZEl7iNso1DEpu