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Start up your OpenTrack program and change the tracker to "UDP sender" and hit the "..." button next to it and note the port number. You'll need it shortly.

Hit the start menu on your computer and type "cmd" and hit enter. Then type "ipconfig" and hit enter on the window that pops up. Look for an "IPv4 address .... 192.168.1.XXX" or something similar. The numbers may be different.

Get this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.frozenbacon.headtracker

Start up the app. At the bottom of the screen there will be 5 text boxes. Make the first 4 look like the IPv4 address you saw in the cmd window, then type the port number into the last one. Then hit the transmit button in the app.

Now go to the OpenTrack window and hit "start". You may be prompted to allow it to access the internet through the firewall. Let it do its thing on private networks but I'd personally disable it on public networks. If memory serves you'll have 2 checkboxes for each one of those options.

You should be all set, now you just need to strap the phone to your face somehow.

If you have the know-how (and I can't help you with this because it depends a lot on your router and network configuration and stuff) I'd recommend giving your computer a static IP so you never have to repeat the step where you grab the IP address from the cmd window and enter it into the head tracker app. It's not hard but it's annoying.

Also android head tracker works fine with just facetracknoir. I used that myself and have no complaints (except that my phone lacks a proper gyroscope).

It's all part of the pc program, just make sure sensor is set to mouse on the main page, then under the sensor page adjust the sensitivity to match your game. But trinus head tracking is not good at all, you are better off using Kino vr or this program https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.frozenbacon.headtracker connected to FaceTrackNoIR installed onto you pc then chosen under the main tab in of trinus.

I'd suggest you try it out. If you don't want to commit a penny before testing, i recommend the cell phone tracking for a demo.

You'll need some android (iphone should work too) and a headtracking app for it like this, facetracknoir software, launch the app, point it to your game machines IP (which is running facetracknoir with UDP tracker started) and off you go.

Oh, you need to strap the phone to your head(phones) and the accuracy varies on phone model - some phones have a tendency to wander, but it's easy to fix with the facetracknoir reset orientation hotkey.

If you have a old smartphone lying around reuse it as wireless headtracker. Just strap it on your headphones. There are free apps available. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.frozenbacon.headtracker

There's a checkbox option in your controls for that, but I can't recall exactly where or what it's called. My game is crashing to desktop right after the launcher, but I'll edit this comment if I can get that sorted out.

Alternatively, I use this Android app with opentrack and it works quite well, even if you only get rotational tracking and not translational. Only hardware required is an Android phone.

Edit: The option is under Controls > View Controls > Anything except Mouse aim > Relative camera on hatview = Yes. It's just under all the sliders for camera sensitivities.

In the firewall on your computer, if you have one. Windows Firewall, Avast, AVG, Norton. If you have any of those, disable them (just the firewall component) and see if it starts working.

If it does, you will need to add a rule to allow communication on that port.

You might also try the HeadTracker app instead. It works with FaceTrackNoIR, apparently.

I'm using this one. I don't know if it's better, but it is better-rated.

It's pretty straightforward—the one screen of the app gives you detailed instructions on how to do it over wi-fi (you need to know the local IP of your gaming PC, which is usually pretty easy to find in your router's settings). Basically, you connect your cell phone to your wi-fi, tell it what PC to output its data to, and then you use a tracking program on that PC to receive and interpret the data as a controller.

You need to put this in your DCS folder 32 or 64 bits. https://sourceforge.net/projects/facetracknoir/files/Special%20support/ED/

Opentrack https://github.com/opentrack/opentrack

Headtracker https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.frozenbacon.headtracker&hl=en

Set Opentrack input to UDP sender and output to freetrack 2.0, set your curves (i use this https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2012239&postcount=14) and a re-center button because while the tracking is pretty good, it´s not as good as trackir for example.

Start opentrack, start the app, strap the phone on top of your head (yeah i look retarded too, that´s the bad part) and that´s it, you now have head tracking.

You might have to invert some axis in opentrack depending on how you put the phone in your head, or maybe change some axis, for example if you look down and the camera moves horizontally you would have to change pitch for yaw, it´s pretty straightforward though.

And also you might need to open a port in your router for the app connection to opentrack but i didn´t need to.

• Webcam tracking:
  Facetrack NoIR
  OpenTrack

• Gyro tracking on phone:
  Head Tracker

• The good stuff:
  TrackIR

TrackIR is the way to go. Now if you're a bit short on cash and aren't afraid to use a solder gun you can make one yourself for 20$ with a ps3 eyecam (capable of 90-120 fps), 3 IR leds, some metal wire to build the IR mount, some electrical cable, 4xAA battery box with a switch, one 10 ohm resistor and masking tape. Build instructions are quite easy to find with google. Here's mine

Above build is done with active head gear (battery box required). Kind of nicer and passive solution is to place those IR leds somewhere above your monitor and build a tracking mount with IR reflective balls. W

Or to save a bit of time and effort you can buy a trackIR system for 150-180$ (depending on model)

Also for the immediate and cheapest solution you need android phone (maybe iphone works too) with head tracking app in it. With this you can demo headtracking before committing to TrackIR or DIY trackers. It requires you to actually attach the phone to your headphones or hat. A regular webcam with facetracking can be used simultaneously to smooth out the movements if needed. Also it's possible (at least in android) to fine tune the frequency of measurements from all the gyros and accelerometers to improve the accuracy. This option is just to demo the headtracking, not for long term solution A phone strapped to your head is cumbersome at best.

All these options (except that 200$ TrackIR) require FaceTrackNoIR software which translates position information from diy trackir, webcam or phone to the game.

Whatever you select, i really recommend getting something. It really deepens the immersion of Elite to another level. Besides, who wouldn't want to pick targets just by looking at them?

You are not looking for VR, you want head tracking. Facetracknoir with headtracker on android will do it, its utter garbage though. You need an IR tracker like TrackIR if you want decent head tracking.

I've got a c250 and it does pretty well even with a noisy background. Setting up a good deadzone and adjusting sensitivity was made easier using the files from here and here.

You can also use the same program with an android phone and headtracker but that makes my vision swim a bit when looking away from the monitor after an hour or so.