Freetrack interface use in IL-2:CoD

[Extreme_One]

The problem is that FT and FTnoIR are at present pretty much forced to emulate the NP software because very few game developers have opened up the possibility to interface directly with their game.

Of course this pisses NP off as they don't see why anyone should hack or emulate their software without purchasing their hardware. That's reasonable.

However it is unreasonable and undeniably false to claim that nowadays the only way to have head-tracking in a game is to have to buy expensive hardware when it's patently obvious that a webcam with the right software is perfectly capable.

If a developer were to say to, for example, the FT devs; "Hey we love what you do but we would need to enable native support rather than hacked TrackIR emulation..." then NP would no longer hold the monopoly, and we the consumer would finally have a fair choice.

It would then be up to NP to ensure that their hardware and software solution was superior to the 'webcam + free software' solution and we would have an open and honest playing field.

NP are trying to maintain their monopoly, I can't blame them but competition is healthy and if NP are stopping developers from enabling any alternative solution then that is anti-competitive and unreasonable.