How do you dogfight with hatview?

[Lusche]

Seriously, how do you do it? How did I do it 14 years ago? 

Even after two weeks of practicing I can not figure it out any more. First I thought "I'm just rusty, give it time", but it seems as if 15k hours using TrackIr has destroyed any ability to think differently anymore. I don't make any progress.
Even when attacking non maneuvering bombers I can hardly keeping track of our relative positions, my old frontal quarter overhead attacks are right off the table - I have to resort to high 6 attacks if I actually want to land any hits. And my first Komet sortie resulted in an instant collision 

Was using a TrackIr really such an advantage (took me onlöy a few days to move from hat views to TIR back in the day), or is it just my age that prevents me rewiring? 


/rant

[CptTrips]

Seriously, how do you do it? How did I do it 14 years ago? 

Even after two weeks of practicing I can not figure it out any more. First I thought "I'm just rusty, give it time", but it seems as if 15k hours using TrackIr has destroyed any ability to think differently anymore. I don't make any progress.
Even when attacking non maneuvering bombers I can hardly keeping track of our relative positions, my old frontal quarter overhead attacks are right off the table - I have to resort to high 6 attacks if I actually want to land any hits. And my first Komet sortie resulted in an instant collision 

Was using a TrackIr really such an advantage (took me onlöy a few days to move from hat views to TIR back in the day), or is it just my age that prevents me rewiring? 


/rant

Wait until you try VR.

It will make IR feel as clumsy and awkward as a hat-switch.

[Vulcan]

The worst thing is trying to play non-VR after using VR for a year or more.

[perdue3]

but it seems as if 15k hours using TrackIr has destroyed any ability to think differently anymore. I don't make any progress

Immanuel Kant referred to this type of thinking and these types of barriers as "guardians."

[atlau]

The worst thing is trying to play non-VR after using VR for a year or more.

Been playing non vr for a few weeks while I get my headset back. I do so much better without it lol

[popeye]

Tried TrackIR and gave up.  The cap made my scalp itch.   

[The Fugitive]

Im still faster with my thumb on a hat switch. While VR seems to afford better tracking.... like it much better than TrackIR.... I still have my thumb twitching over the hat switch..... which screws me up these days.

[CptTrips]

Im still faster with my thumb on a hat switch. While VR seems to afford better tracking.... like it much better than TrackIR.... I still have my thumb twitching over the hat switch..... which screws me up these days.

Don't you use both?  Like look back with the hat switch and lean left and right around the head rest.  Don't have to twist your necks around. 

[DaddyAce]

I use my hat switch with VR; my old neck is not so turny anymore.   

[1stpar3]

Tried TrackIR and gave up.  The cap made my scalp itch.   

Check out NaturalPoint's "Trac clip pro", it mounts to your headset and gives better tracking. Its only around 15bucks, but well worth it. I hated the Hat clip also

[8thJinx]

If I ever got VR, my wife would throw all my crap out onto the lawn and make me sleep outside.

[fd ski]

if you had no choice you'd be back to proficiency with hatswitch in couple of days

VR is sure where it's at...

[Shuffler]

VR is sure where it's at...

Only if you like low quality visuals.

[bozon]

Keypad views are the only way to go.

I mean, that and dial phones.

[ccvi]

Perspective error. If distance between eyes, screen width, and fov don't fit, there's an increasing perspective error with increasing distance from the center. With TrackIR you're keeping what you want to see in the center, free of errors.

Get closer to the screen. Get reading glasses to avoid calibrating eyes for nearsightedness.