Can Asobo/ MS look at a way to allow head tracking on Xbox for example using trackIR or any other head tracking device (even a proprietary one).
It would massively improve the experience on Xbox
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Iāve cobbled together a setup using a wireless air mouse stuck onto my headphones/cap using Velcro, which allows me to toggle a home made head tracker (of sorts) using a freelook toggle switch on my yoke.
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Nice! Definitely interested in this work round. Could you share the make/model of air mouse and the settings you used please? This is exactly what I need. Iāve set up panning left and right on a hat stick but the freedom of looking around like this would be a game changer
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For me, this is what is missing for a perfect experience.
Msfs 2020 is already very good on Xbox with the beta .
Track IR on Xbox is a must have to complete the game
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I am also interested in your creation.
It would be kine of you to share it with us !
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Hereās the controller settings I have for my Velocity One - the only important bit here is the freelook toggle, but Iāve assigned the various views to a hat switch in case I donāt feel like wearing the tracker:
And hereās the mouse settings I use:
The actual air mouse I use is from eBay - itās just a cheap āno brandā wireless job, here it is stuck to my headphones:
Youāll need to play around with the settings a bit to find what works for you, and if you want to use a normal mouse for selecting switches etc, the easiest way to have both running is via a USB hub with a switch thatāll toggle between the two (you can only have one active mouse connected at any time), but excusing those minor niggles (you soon get used to working around them) it works pretty well, all things considered!
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Thank you for taking the time to post this, Iām definitely going to look into it 
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This should definatley be bumped to the top of whatever list it needs to be on, totally trying this with an accellerometer and a pro micro!
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Iām trying this setup and bought a similar/identical looking cheap generic Amazon air mouse. Do you find you need to āactivateā the pointer first before it works, especially after switching input from the other mouse (mine I need to press the middle button)
Trying to see if Iām missing a setting or something, considering seeing if zipties will help hold the button down
Yep, as I said, I have āFreelook Toggleā signed to a button on my yoke, which switches between the normal pointing/clicking settings to just looking round in whatever direction the mouse is moved in.
I wouldnāt worry about trying to ziptie the button down, just allocate it to another button on your controller/joystick/yoke/keyboard.
Thanks for the reply as know itās an old topic. I have the config fine on the MSFS side I meant the cheap orange air mouse itself - I think mine needs a button pushed first to become āliveā of that makes sense
Ah, yes - mine has a button that activates it, I just reach up over my head and press itā¦ I canāt say itās really been much of an issue, to be honest.
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Thanks, Iāll work around that then. Last issue to work out is the appearance of the massive Xbox mouse cursor/pointer over the existing mouse arrow. Never been an issue with my previous mouse setup but getting it now on both usually after switching input. Is this something you came across, any ideas on stopping that?
The only way Iāve found is to swap out to another game, then swap back - itās a bit of a pain, which is probably the reason why Iāve not used this idea as much lately as I did when I first published the idea! If the cursor issue is fixed at some point (not holding my breath!) then thatās be better.
This request has 32 votes and was never even discussed for msfs2024ā¦
That could be the reason.
Fifteen million copies of the sim sold, and only 32 votes doesnāt indicate an overly large percentage.
Could have been easily implemented on xbox had they not killed off their xbox KINECT equipment. No need for airmouse or any head gear at all as it had all the facial and head movement tracking it needed.
Shame folks slated it as spying for big brother otherwise it would still have been free in every console package
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Wow, this sounds like great idea!
Do you still able to use a regular mouse to work with aircraft tumblers together with an air mouse?
When I connect two dongles of regular mouse and air mouse one of them always is identified as a keyboard, so I cannot click with this device any buttons. Usually the keyboard devise is the last connected dongle. Whenever the air mouse become a keyboard it does not work with freelook anymore.
Yes, I have a regular mouse attached along with the air mouse, both are connected to a switched USB hub - whenever I want to use one, I have to make sure the other is disabled before switching to the mouse I wish to use. Like I said, itās clunky, but it can workā¦ I also have the Axair MIAP and MILI add-on controllers which means I donāt have to use a mouse to operate a lot of the cockpit controls, allowing the head tracking mouse to remain operational for more of the flight.
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Thank you for your answers! I really appreciate it!
How did you fight an air mouse sleeping mode? Mine is going to sleep every 20 sec, so I have to push a button on the airmouse to wake it up.