NaturalPoint TrackIR

discussed in 132 posts, 2002-2009 · overall tone positive

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Key threads

• Using TrackIR head tracking with racing sims 2005-02-26 · 35 posts
  Mitch_A asked whether anyone used TrackIR 3 with rFactor and said GTR and NSR worked well with it. Users discussed USB hub power, Vector Expansion support, whether TrackIR suits racing as well as flight sims, and how it compensates for missing peripheral vision. Larry repeatedly joked that he still did not know what TrackIR was.
• US GT Legends buyers missing online keys 2006-02-14 · 36 posts
  US buyers of GT Legends reported that their boxes lacked the online key and that the US distributor Viva Media was slow to respond. Users shared contacts, and an email to a Viva Media staffer often produced a key within hours, though Mitch_A waited six days. Later posts covered Momo setup and TrackIR.
• Is Racing Legends still worth waiting for? 2003-04-28 · 43 posts
  Trick Dacy said he had lost faith in the West brothers' Racing Legends while independent sims such as Live for Speed shipped working demos. Ashley McConnell defended the Wests, explaining they had to start from scratch after Empire kept the World Sports Cars code, while others mocked years of promises. Ruud van Gaal also discussed Racer support and TrackIR head tracking.
• Anti-aliasing, resolution and frame rates in NSR and rFactor 2005-02-18 · 27 posts
  Posters compared frame rates in NASCAR SimRacing at various resolutions and anti-aliasing levels and found that 4x AA caused heavy slowdowns. Joe of Image Space explained that supersampled AA uses huge amounts of video RAM and that multisample modes are cheaper. He also answered questions about rFactor demo frame rates and said TrackIR support would be extended.
• Trying dual and triple monitor setups for sim racing 2008-08-28 · 31 posts
  Andrew MacPherson described trying dual-screen spanning on his Nvidia card and being converted to wide multi-monitor views. Others discussed Matrox TripleHead2Go, large LCD TVs and the SoftTH utility, and Tim Wheatley got a cheap three-screen setup working using his TV output. Andrew later found eyestrain on the TripleHead, which Tony Rickard suggested might be helped by vsync and refresh rate settings.
• Debating GTR and rFactor physics against Papyrus 2004-11-12 · 65 posts
  Byron Forbes provocatively compared GTR unfavourably with NR2003's TA mod without having played it. The ensuing debate covered whether ISI-engine sims lack feel compared with Papyrus, with Tony Rickard and Mark Davison finding rFactor a step forward, Jan Verschueren insisting the physics engine was unchanged and only the car data differed, and David G Fisher stressing steering-lock settings.
• Andrew MacPherson weighs whether to subscribe to iRacing 2008-07-10 · 141 posts
  After receiving an invitation, Andrew MacPherson asked for help resisting iRacing despite disliking its pricing and rookie cars. Uwe Schürkamp regretted his six-month subscription, Alan Bernardo found it too structured, and Tony Rickard argued its strength was organised, skill-matched pickup racing for drivers without leagues. The long thread covered value for money, owning versus renting software, safety rating penalties for going off track, and whether automated fault assignment is possible.
• Beginner advice on driving without spinning out 2007-11-13 · 29 posts
  A newcomer asked how to drive sims like GPL without aids and without spinning. Replies covered weight transfer, braking before the corner and gradual throttle, practising on one simple track, and the Skip Barber book Going Faster, which several strongly recommended; Peter Gagg pointed to his old GPL guide. Later posts debated whether joysticks are faster than wheels in GPL and techniques such as driver-induced understeer.
• rFactor 1070 update announced and released 2006-01-06 · 20 posts
  Dave Henrie linked ISI's list of changes for the upcoming rFactor 1070 update, which drew praise. The patch was released via torrents on 11 January 2006 and users confirmed it updated earlier versions and that the full download was 1070. Uwe Schuerkamp updated rFactor Rank to support multi-class lap records.
• Positive first impressions of GT Legends 2005-11-03 · 26 posts
  G Patricks praised GT Legends' physics and career mode, and others shared tips such as Jeff Reid's file edit to shorten the long cup series. Some reported poor frame rates with ATI drivers and AI-heavy fields, with suggestions from the RSC FAQ. Multiplayer was reported as much improved over GTR, though limited to 16 players.
• Will iRacing ever make a PC sim? Plus Crammond debate 2005-09-08 · 92 posts
  A poster noticed that iRacing's revamped website seemed to target commercial simulators and asked whether Dave Kaemmer's company would still release a PC sim. Jason Moyer was confident it would lead the field, while others noted that the competition was now stronger. The thread turned into a long argument about whether Geoff Crammond's Grand Prix series were real sims and about force feedback.

Busiest threads

• Using TrackIR head tracking with racing sims (22 posts about it)
• NaturalPoint TrackIR (mini-review) (11 posts about it)
• TrackIR and Race Sims - Questions (7 posts about it)
• How many here use TrackIR? (6 posts about it)
• US GT Legends buyers missing online keys (5 posts about it)
• GTL Momo/TrackIR issues? (5 posts about it)
• Is Racing Legends still worth waiting for? (4 posts about it)
• FreeTrack (3 posts about it)
• TrackIR and NR2003 (3 posts about it)
• NR2003 and TrackIr3 Pro (3 posts about it)
• Widescreen supported simulators (3 posts about it)
• Anti-aliasing, resolution and frame rates in NSR and rFactor (3 posts about it)
• TrackIR and Racing Sims? (3 posts about it)
• GPL now supports head tracking via Track IR units and it rocks (3 posts about it)
• Trying dual and triple monitor setups for sim racing (2 posts about it)

Sentiment by year

Each post that discussed it was rated from −2 (very negative) to +2 (very positive).

Who talked about it most

Mitch_A · 21 pw · 10 Don Burnette · 7 R Keating · 6 BRH · 6 Andrew MacPherson · 5 Gumby · 4 Russell · 4 Scoob Droolins · 4 Larry · 3 Gerry Aitken · 3 Ruud van Gaal · 3 Pat Dotson · 2 Poky · 2 Mike Young · 2 Tony Rickard · 2 Bob Loblaw · 2 G Patricks · 2 Saltheart_Foamfollower · 2 Paulinho · 2

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