BoB and Freetrack

[julian265]

I'm a freetrack user, and am also very disappointed with the way Natural Point is treating its customers (encrypted interface prevents TIR 1 and 2 working with new games), and am most annoyed with their methods of exerting influence on forum moderators, in order to control people's discussion, and the flow of information about TrackIR alternatives. From what I've read, for a game to work with TrackIR, Natural Point needs to give it's approval, and they are exerting anti-competitive influence by threatening not to allow a game to communicate with TrackIR, if other trackers are supported.

Initially I used Freetrack because of the cost difference, but due to the way Natural Point has been conducting business, I will not be buying their products on principle, regardless of cost.

My question is this - what's the 1C stance on head tracking?

Obviously, a standardised interface, just like the way current mouse and joystick inputs work, is best way for head tracking software to communicate with games. It will happen, but how soon it happens depends on the game programmers.

Will BoB allow trackers like freetrack to communicate with the sim, using open protocols? (there's a freetrack SDK out)

Or has Natural Point already exerted anti-competitive influence, and pushed 1C to only allow TrackIR use?