I'd like to have both if I could afford it, specially multi-screen because it works with more games. I know that when I get VR, it will only be for a few games and for small periods of time. Multi-screen should be more consistent. Still, I don't have a PC to run that, maybe I will upgrade in 3 or 4 years if I'm still alive by then and this country hasn't gone down the drain.
Will TrackIR make my ED experience $150 better?
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I'd like to have both if I could afford it, specially multi-screen because it works with more games. I know that when I get VR, it will only be for a few games and for small periods of time. Multi-screen should be more consistent. Still, I don't have a PC to run that, maybe I will upgrade in 3 or 4 years if I'm still alive by then and this country hasn't gone down the drain.
Off topic - but you can always emigrate. No matter what degree or skills you have, there is always someone who needs them. You just need to look
Unless someone has a 2:2 or assosciates in Media Studies. Even McDonalds says no
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Off topic - but you can always emigrate. No matter what degree or skills you have, there is always someone who needs them. You just need to look
Unless someone has a 2:2 or assosciates in Media Studies. Even McDonalds says no
The thing is, if I have to emigrate, I'd want to have as much money with me as possible to start over. Which is exactly the reason I'm very careful with what I spend.
I really don't want to derail this thread, so my apologies Mods - but money is not the issue. Skills are. If you know something that few other people do - and everyone else who knows that has retired, you can basically name your price.
This. I also was very hesitant to spend all the money on TrackIR, and so I got myself an ED Tracker. I love it. It's awesome, it does the same as TrackIR, but it is way cheaper than it.
That said, I would NOT say that Headtracking experience is worth 150. I can play without it well and I just turn it on when a) Sightseeing or b) fighting, in the correct ship with a big canopy. For me, the experience is more worth like 80-ish or so. So, no for TrackIR for me, but yes for EDTracker.
Yes, it is no official product, and "just" done by some enthusiasts, but the guys are great, helpful and
Why not try EDTracker first if you are unsure.
I love TrackIR - can't imagine ED without it.
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Thanks to everyone for the input!
To be honest, I was planning on getting TrackIR anyway, but I guess I needed the last nudge from the community. For me, TrackIR was the final piece to make my setup 'ideal'. The biggest problem I had with purchasing it, was spending the money on something that seems so unnecessarily opulent; $150 to move your head around in a video game? Much to my gratification, however, in-game head tracking is more than just being able to move your head around, and change your view. Head tracking literally puts you in the game. With my setup, this definitely turned out to be the missing piece that really makes me feel like I'm sitting in that FDL.
To be honest, I was planning on getting TrackIR anyway, but I guess I needed the last nudge from the community. For me, TrackIR was the final piece to make my setup 'ideal'. The biggest problem I had with purchasing it, was spending the money on something that seems so unnecessarily opulent; $150 to move your head around in a video game? Much to my gratification, however, in-game head tracking is more than just being able to move your head around, and change your view. Head tracking literally puts you in the game. With my setup, this definitely turned out to be the missing piece that really makes me feel like I'm sitting in that FDL.
There are already a number of threads on TrackIR, and I've tried to reply in every one of them. Why not use the search func... oh, right.
TrackIR is fine for ED, but it's great in a host of other games as well. FSX especially. iRacing. ArmaIII. Rise Of Flight. DCS.
As for saving up for a Rift, please make sure your system can run a Rift. The minimum specs for that are way above the minimum specs for ED. Likely, you won't just be spending on the Rift but also you'll be shelling out for heavy lifting hardware that you'll need to run it. With the TrackIR, it's just plug and play, anything that can play a game can run a TrackIR.
TrackIR works fine in low light. It's more problematic in bright rooms with sunlight pooling through windows. Even so, you should be able to filter that out.
TrackIR is fine for ED, but it's great in a host of other games as well. FSX especially. iRacing. ArmaIII. Rise Of Flight. DCS.
As for saving up for a Rift, please make sure your system can run a Rift. The minimum specs for that are way above the minimum specs for ED. Likely, you won't just be spending on the Rift but also you'll be shelling out for heavy lifting hardware that you'll need to run it. With the TrackIR, it's just plug and play, anything that can play a game can run a TrackIR.
TrackIR works fine in low light. It's more problematic in bright rooms with sunlight pooling through windows. Even so, you should be able to filter that out.
It is worth it in the sense that it will make you a better pilot.
It is worth it in the sense that it will enhance your in game experience by 10 fold.
It can feel very natural, if configured correctly.
I even find myself wanting to look up, left or any direction when playing other games that do not use track IR, even when watching in game movies on youtube or such, always a good laugh
It is allot of money, but i have track IR for like 8 years now, and looking back its the only "game" i still play after more then 8 years (could be 10 years) of purchase.
Rift is so... anti social, but i bet its a great experience, just not one my wife would bear for 5 hours on end, with track IR, your still in the same earthly environment then your wife/friends/girlfriend/man.
And with track IR i can maintain a healthy relationship with my wife too
Have to concur here, I bought a TrackIR5 when they came out, and its never broken, and has enhanced many many games for many years so far.
I have an oculus rift from my work, and honestly, it gets old really fast. using TrackIR, gives you the exact same effect, but allows you to:
A: use a high-resolution monitor to see the game. more than about two hours in the Rift, and you eyes are just crying from the strain.
B: allows me to still be tuned into the world outside my computer, like my TV, or other inhabitants. again, all useful for gaming hours and hours.
C: allows me to snack or eat, or smoke cigarettes, or have a drink , while gaming.
D: Does not strain my neck with the weight after a long time.
E: does not require headphones.
I treated myself to a HOTAS setup, TrackIR5 and a sizeable PC upgrade for ED back in the Alpha day... never regretted it, love it.
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Yes, and no
It's fun and useful, but the palaver with having to wear a headset to put the emitter on, and it's fragility - I'd suggest waiting until you have more free cash and get a Rift when it's released.
The estimate retail cost of the Rift depending on where you purchase it will be from 300-500 dollars. The TrackIR was the interlude to the next step which is the Rift. I would have gotten a TIR until the Rift arrived on the scene. Enough palaver. (had to look that up..never used it before and thought you had a weird typo trying to spell player).