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Regarding looking around in IL2..... I can't afford a TrackIR, and I can't mouse with my left hand.... but I discovered today that I can use a laptop touchpad quite nicely with either hand... now I was thinking about getting one of these: http://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard_d...sp?PRODUCT=246
comments?
I had this revealtion too, about 3 years ago, and told Nick to tell Saitek to put a touch pad on the base of a joystick
He didn't and they didn't.
But YOU could :)
Thinking on a bit... a GOOD trackball would probably be easier and more accurate to use.... probably easier to incorporate into a stick I'd imagine too....
are you wanting to be some kind of Gandalf of the computer world? :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Tumble
what's wrong with a POV hat all of a sudden?
POV is workable, but lacks resolution. With mouse look, you can peer round cockpit canopy struts, or eyeball dials properly that you can't when you pan to a set viewing angle. Also tracking external objects is easier with the mouse.
What stick you using, the X45 has a mouse style proportional POV
I can't afford an X52, or else I'd have one ;) I'm using the bog standard Evo atm
I have a X52, and the mouse stick on the the throttle isn't that good for IL2. I found difficult to get to grips with, so just abandoned it. A trackball might have been better; maybe get an old mouse and turn it upside down? :)
I did try Cam2Pan ages ago, which was basically a free version of TrackIR. It used a webcam to track the movement of a light (I taped a torch to a baseball cap!). Was pretty good, but everytime I moved my head (which was a lot as it turned out), I would look around, even with just shifting in my chair. Took a fair bit of concentration just to sit still.
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Originally Posted by Tumble
If I can find it, you can have mine :)