StoneCold313

Soon everyone will have TrackIR/DelanClip/FreeTracker/etc if we keep this up!

Soon everyone will have TrackIR/DelanClip/FreeTracker/etc if we keep this up!

Good to know--I saw that removing that could be sketchy, but as cheap as they are I won't worry too much!
 
Thanks for the link, Stone; this thread is going to be a great reference to get started!

Ah yes, the weirdly zoomed view when you turn your head when aiming down a scope. A huge pain in the ass tbh.
 
As for the profile, you should defineately spend some time tweaking it. I used to have bit of an funky profile on my TrackIR and it was far from reliable. Then i spent like 10 mins fiddling with it and now i can basically look behind me if i turn my head like 30 degrees while flying the A-10 in DCS.
 
For anyone needing some help configuring their TrackIR, this video helped me.

I made myself a FreeTrack tracker using a PS3 Eye camera with the IR filter removed. The clip I made from Capri Sun straws and the central hub was made from a large plastic cap from an ice-tea bottle. It's held together with electrical tape, hotglue, shabby soldering and zipties. I usually throw my headset around when I take them off but I haven't had any damage to it yet. I built it about a year ago now.
 
I don't really use it anymore, but hey, for a <50€ build it's alright. As infantry I don't see any value in it, for piloting, perhaps a bit more useful as I use a joystick to fly. (Though I don't have enough USB ports to keep both the PS3 Eye and my Joystick running...)
 
The main issue I have with trackers is that you have to sit very still in front of your screen, I tend to change position on my seat a lot, sometimes sitting in really awkward positions, which immediately renders your calibration useless. My style of sitting simply doesn't work with trackers. I also don't like straining my eyes when I want to look around, moving my head left or right and still looking at the screen gives me a rapid headache.

I guess the bottom line is, you either love it or hate it, it's not for everyone.

I got the proclip and after 2 or so years it's still intact. I really haven't been rough with it tho. But after reading the stories of them breaking on people i reinforced it with some electrical tape.
 
I haven't played ARMA 3 in a while but when i did, i used it when piloting. Usually when running as infantry i didn't feel the need for it.
 
Also if you are looking to maybe save few bucks you can take a look at DelanClip -> http://www.delanengineering.com/news/

It was pretty awesome mission. Even tho it started to feel like things were falling apart towards the end with the resistance we faced. I learned few things from the mission, like double checking that my MAAWS has actual HEAT rounds instead of HE and that i actually remember to bring said rounds in the first place!

It was pretty awesome mission. Even tho it started to feel like things were falling apart towards the end with the resistance we faced. I learned few things from the mission, like double checking that my MAAWS has actual HEAT rounds instead of HE and that i actually remember to bring said rounds in the first place!