December 27, 20214 yr Commercial Member Hi, I have done all the steps such as making sure track ir software is updated , game list updated etc and set my profile in the software for msfs....In the sim, my track ir shows in the controller options menu, along with all my other peripherals. But in the sim, I have no head tracking. Do I need to set it up like the other controllers, IE setting axis etc? I have scoured the net and cant see any threads or guides about this. Can anyone advise please? Thanks!
December 27, 20214 yr You are starting TrackIR before you start MSFS? Because that’s all you need to do and if you on the none beta version make sure you use the option in the camera to turn TrackIR on there. That’s a bug that’s now fixed. When it a flight it’s the camera option with the mouse over options at the top of screen. David Murden. MSFS • Fenix A320 • PMDG 737 • MG Honda Jet • 414 / TDS 750Xi • FS-ATC Chatter • FlyingIron Spitfire & ME109G • MG Honda Jet • • Fenix A320 Walkthrough PDF • Flightsim.to • DCS • A10c II • F-16c • F/A-18c • F-14 • (Others in hanger) • Supercarrier • Terrains = • Nevada NTTR • Persian Gulf • Syria • Marianas • • [email protected] All Cores HT ON • 32GB DDR4 3200MHz • RTX 3080 • TM Warthog HOTAS • TM TPR • Corsair Virtuoso XT with Dolby Atmos® • Samsung G7 32" 1440p 240Hz • TrackIR 5 & ProClip •
December 27, 20214 yr Did you turn it on in the in flight menu. Under camera....you can turn it on there if the Track IR software is running.
December 27, 20214 yr 44 minutes ago, markturner said: Hi, I have done all the steps such as making sure track ir software is updated , game list updated etc and set my profile in the software for msfs....In the sim, my track ir shows in the controller options menu, along with all my other peripherals. But in the sim, I have no head tracking. Do I need to set it up like the other controllers, IE setting axis etc? I have scoured the net and cant see any threads or guides about this. Can anyone advise please? Thanks! Track IR is currently broke. It turns off as soon as you centre the view which makes Track IR completely useless. Maybe this will be fixed somewere next year.
December 27, 20214 yr Working fine in the opt-in beta, which fixes a lot of other issues also, such as the cloud banding and assistance settings resetting to easy etc. Rob (but call me Bob or Rob, I don't mind). I like to trick airline passengers into thinking I have my own swimming pool in my back yard by painting a large blue rectangle on my patio. Intel 14900K in a Z790 motherboard with water cooling, RTX 4080, 32 GB 6000 CL30 DDR5 RAM, W11 and MSFS on Samsung 980 Pro NVME SSD's. Core Isolation Off, Game Mode Off.
December 27, 20214 yr Yep you need to do the "workaround" and enter the Beta, as MS/Asobo didn't pull their finger out in the five weeks prior to Xmas in order to release a much needed Hotfix unfortunately. Pico Neo3 Link VR - Windows 11 64bit, Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Elite Mobo, i7-10700KF CPU, Gigabyte RX 9070 XT OC 16gb (AMD GPU), 32gig Corsair 3600mhz RAM, SSD x2 + M.2 SSD 1tb x1 Saitek X45 HOTAS - Saitek Pro Rudder Pedals - Logitech Flight Yoke - Homemade 3 Button & 8-directional Joystick Box, SNES Controller (used as a Button Box - Additional USB Numpad (used as a Button Box)
December 27, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, markturner said: Hi, I have done all the steps such as making sure track ir software is updated , game list updated etc and set my profile in the software for msfs....In the sim, my track ir shows in the controller options menu, along with all my other peripherals. But in the sim, I have no head tracking. Do I need to set it up like the other controllers, IE setting axis etc? I have scoured the net and cant see any threads or guides about this. Can anyone advise please? Thanks! As is mentioned, they broke it and now you need to "enable headtracking" in the options. If I were you I would assign a key to this function as you will need it a lot. Every time you pause TrackIR or the sim thinks you have it will disable head tracking and re-centre the view making trackIR half useless. I'm still annoyed they let this happen but I'm even more annoyed that it's still a thing. 5800X3D - Strix X570-E - 32GB 3600Mhz DDR4 - AMD RX 9070 XT- Samsung 980 Pro x2
December 27, 20214 yr Author Commercial Member cool, thanks! I have found how to get the beta, have installed the xbox insider hub, I pressed join on the preview for MSFS, but the next option seems to be installing the game again via the hub, which I dont want to do...... What am I missing? The instrcutions I found online (https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/how-to-participate-in-the-public-beta/480099) say it should give you a mandatory update at this stage.....which I did not see? And then a small update within the sim? Edited December 27, 20214 yr by markturner
December 27, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, MarcG said: Yep you need to do the "workaround" and enter the Beta, as MS/Asobo didn't pull their finger out in the five weeks prior to Xmas in order to release a much needed Hotfix unfortunately. Now that I am flying the Kodiak, this track IR is getting to be a major PIA. Much knob adjusting is done with the G1000 NXI, and not being able to freeze the image while doing it is making it very difficult. To me, this just shows a total disregard for the users by Asobo.
December 27, 20214 yr OpenTrack using the Puck from GrassMonkey works perfectly, you can start or stop tracking any time, center, launch after starting. It just works. Maybe just use OpenTrack with your head set instead of the TrackIR software. It is also super easy to tune the curves. OpenTrack is free. https://github.com/opentrack/opentrack Com GA Pilot, Retired • FS2020 • FS2024 • Xplane 12 • Current Machine: MSI B760 GAMING PLUS WIFI• Gaming Desktop Motherboard Intel B760 Chipset • Intel Core i7 (14th Gen) i7-14700 3.40 GHz Processor 64GB RAM • 2 / M.2 SSD 1TB • MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
December 27, 20214 yr Author Commercial Member I grabbed opentrack, but dont see the track ir hardware anywhere in the input options?
December 27, 20214 yr 15 minutes ago, 177B said: OpenTrack using the Puck from GrassMonkey works perfectly, you can start or stop tracking any time, center, launch after starting. It just works. The problem is not TrackIR or its software. The problem is that Asobo broke how TrackIR works in MSFS. Beta version 1.21.18 has fixed the problem that Asobo created. Haven't tried OpenTrack but I bet it's a good product, like TrackIR, until Asobo breaks the way it works in the sim. -J 13700KF | RTX 4090 @ 1440 | 64GB DDR5 | 2 x 1TB SSDs | 1TB M.2 NVMe
December 27, 20214 yr 4 hours ago, Boby said: Track IR is currently broke. It turns off as soon as you centre the view which makes Track IR completely useless. Maybe this will be fixed somewere next year. This is incorrect. Assign a key or button to enable head tracking and it will work fine. In the opt in beta this is fixed. CPU Ryzen 7800X 3D RAM 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz GPU GEFORCE RTX 4090 Monitor AOC AGON AG352UCG UltraWide G-Sync @ 3440x1440 Internal Storage 1TB NVMe PCIe SSD External Storage Three 4Tb HDs
December 27, 20214 yr 8 minutes ago, MrBitstFlyer said: This is incorrect. Assign a key or button to enable head tracking and it will work fine. In the opt in beta this is fixed. No, it is broken and it certainly does not work "fine". You cannot use the pause function at all which is a major feature in using it. It may be fixed in the beta but in the official release TrackIr is broken. 5800X3D - Strix X570-E - 32GB 3600Mhz DDR4 - AMD RX 9070 XT- Samsung 980 Pro x2
December 27, 20214 yr 38 minutes ago, MrBitstFlyer said: This is incorrect. Assign a key or button to enable head tracking and it will work fine. In the opt in beta this is fixed. You are wrong, it does not work fine when you assign a key to enable head tracking. You still can't pause tracking to adjust a control in the cockpit.
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