Freetrack interface use in IL-2:CoD

[Wolf_Rider]

FMD....

that is the problem

the alternatives developers have every opportunity to present a clean alternative to developers in seeking inclusion. A consensus was reached very early in the thread on games should be available to alternative headtracking

even when FT uses a an non-TIR interfacing, most users pass that over for the TIR interfacing for its quality.

there is no monopoly (proven) and no proof of anti-competitive behaviour (that cry has been going on for 2 -3 years now)

[albx]

Originally Posted by Wolf_Rider

FMD....

that is the problem

the alternatives developers have every opportunity to present a clean alternative to developers in seeking inclusion. A consensus was reached very early in the thread on games should be available to alternative headtracking

even when FT uses a an non-TIR interfacing, most users pass that over for the TIR interfacing for its quality.

there is no monopoly (proven) and no proof of anti-competitive behaviour (that cry has been going on for 2 -3 years now)

elaborate that please... what means? now you are climbing on the glass.. what quality have TIR interface that don't have FT?? THEY JUST SEND FUC*ING DATA THROUGH A .DLL

and, for your information, this is the C++ source code to use Freetrack DLL

/************************************************************************
 *	freetrack_c_interface.c
 *	
 *  A simple command line application which reads the data from FreeTrack
 *	using the FreeTrackClient.dll interface.
 *
 *	Assumes that a copy of the FreeTrackClient.dll is in the same folder,
 *	thought this does not necessarily have to be the same folder as the 
 *	FreeTrack application itself.
 *
 *	Based on code from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic-link_library
 *
 *	Alastair Moore, December 2007
 *
 ************************************************************************/

//#include <iostream>
//#include <tchar.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>

typedef struct
{
	float yaw;
	float pitch;
	float roll;
	float x;
	float y;
	float z;
	int dataID;
}FreeTrackData;

// DLL function signatures
// These match those given in FTTypes.pas
// WINAPI is macro for __stdcall defined somewhere in the depths of windows.h
typedef bool (WINAPI *importGetData)(FreeTrackData * data);
typedef char *(WINAPI *importGetDllVersion)(void);
typedef void (WINAPI *importReportID)(int name);
typedef char *(WINAPI *importProvider)(void);


int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
		//declare imported function pointers
        importGetData getData;
		importGetDllVersion getDllVersion;
		importReportID	reportID;
		importProvider provider;

		// create variables for exchanging data with the dll
        FreeTrackData data;
		FreeTrackData *pData;
		pData = &data;
		char *pDllVersion;
		int name = 453;
		char *pProvider;


        // Load DLL file
        HINSTANCE hinstLib = LoadLibrary("FreeTrackClient.dll");
        if (hinstLib == NULL) {
                printf("ERROR: unable to load DLL\n");
                return 1;
        }
		else
		{
			printf("dll loaded\n");
		}

        // Get function pointers
        getData = (importGetData)GetProcAddress(hinstLib, "FTGetData");
		getDllVersion = (importGetDllVersion)GetProcAddress(hinstLib, "FTGetDllVersion");
		reportID = (importReportID)GetProcAddress(hinstLib, "FTReportID");
		provider = (importProvider)GetProcAddress(hinstLib, "FTProvider");

		// Check they are valid
        if (getData == NULL) {
                printf("ERROR: unable to find 'FTGetData' function\n");
               FreeLibrary(hinstLib);
                return 1;
        }
		if (getDllVersion == NULL){
				printf("ERROR: unable to find 'FTGetDllVersion' function\n");
               FreeLibrary(hinstLib);
                return 1;
		}
		if (reportID == NULL){
				printf("ERROR: unable to find 'FTReportID' function\n");
               FreeLibrary(hinstLib);
                return 1;
		}
		if (reportID == NULL){
				printf("ERROR: unable to find 'FTProvider' function\n");
               FreeLibrary(hinstLib);
                return 1;
		}

		//	Print the address of each function
		printf("FTGetData is at address: 0x%x\n",getData);
		printf("FTGetDllVersion is at address: 0x%x\n",getDllVersion);
		printf("FTReportID is at address: 0x%x\n",reportID);
		printf("FTProvider is at address: 0x%x\n",provider);

		//	Call each function and display result
		pDllVersion = getDllVersion();
		printf("Dll Version: %s\n", pDllVersion);

		pProvider = provider();
		printf("Provider: %s\n", pProvider);
		
		reportID(name);	//not sure what this does - I guess it tells the dll that I am using it.
		
		system("pause"); //wait till keyboard is pressed before entering main loop
		while( kbhit() != 1)
		{
			system("cls"); //clear screen
			if (getData(pData))
			{
				printf("Record ID: %d\n" , data.dataID);
				printf("Yaw: %5.2f\n" , data.yaw );
				printf("Pitch: %5.2f\n" , data.pitch );
				printf("Roll: %5.2f\n" , data.roll );
				printf("X: %5.2f\n" , data.x );
				printf("Y: %5.2f\n" , data.y );
				printf("Z: %5.2f\n" , data.z );
			}
			else
			{
				printf("Nothing returned from getData\n");
				break;
			}
		}

        // Unload DLL file
        FreeLibrary(hinstLib);

		return 0;
}

the red/bolded text are the coords... that is very easy to include in a game... OK?

dmn... i promised not reply to W_R posts but i had to do

Alberto

[Wolf_Rider]

err, albx... I never that wasn't the code, I said it was a copy paste

(its not 100% bug free but at least it works

-updated the struct
-renamed FTReportID to FTReportName on line 93
-commented out the break in the loop, this allows the program to keep if for some reason the struct failed to update, so any program built off it should be error-tolerant)

is from the header




and I asked your pal to put into layman's terms how the FT worked, ie what did it hook into?

[albx]

Originally Posted by Wolf_Rider

err, albx... I never that wasn't the code, I said it was a copy paste

(its not 100% bug free but at least it works

-updated the struct
-renamed FTReportID to FTReportName on line 93
-commented out the break in the loop, this allows the program to keep if for some reason the struct failed to update, so any program built off it should be error-tolerant)

is from the header




and I asked your pal to put into layman's terms how the FT worked, ie what did it hook into?

W_R you act like a dumbass but i don't think you are... so WHO really are you?

P.S.
Probably mods know who you really are, this is the reason why this thread like the other isn't locked yet? why are we killing each other only to have included FT support in CoD? If they already didn't there is a reason, so I hope Oleg & C. can change their mind if possible...

[Wolf_Rider]

who am I? I'm a layman asking about the way the FT works.... ? simple question, I thought

[albx]

Originally Posted by Wolf_Rider

who am I? I'm a layman asking about the way the FT works.... ? simple question, I thought

W_R, you know how it works, you just told me in the other post (if you didn't know how to develope a C++ software you couldn't tell me), and probably you already downloaded the source code from the FT website, so what exactly do you want know? how FT compute the coords or what?

[Wolf_Rider]

Originally Posted by albx

W_R, you know how it works, you just told me in the other post

err, where was this??

[SEE]

Originally Posted by Wolf_Rider

who am I? I'm a layman asking about the way the FT works.... ? simple question, I thought

W-R , NP know exactly how it works, send them an email - given their customer support reputation I am sure they will send you full and accurate details.

Maybe you or NP can answer a simple question (and I suggest all FT users simply repeat it to any quote that involves 'Hack', 'stolen', 'not clean'!).

QUESTION...........Why have NP been unable to claim damages or prevent the use of their original DLL against, or by, 3rd party developers?

[Wolf_Rider]

well, for something has been banging on for 2 ~ 3 years now, there hasn't been much advance on "monopoly" threats by FT either

[albx]

Originally Posted by Wolf_Rider

err, albx... I never that wasn't the code, I said it was a copy paste

(its not 100% bug free but at least it works

-updated the struct
-renamed FTReportID to FTReportName on line 93
-commented out the break in the loop, this allows the program to keep if for some reason the struct failed to update, so any program built off it should be error-tolerant)

is from the header




and I asked your pal to put into layman's terms how the FT worked, ie what did it hook into?

there? or i'm so stupid i can't read english because it's not my native language? or i missed some posts?