City Car Driving (Windows)

LookPilot Configuration

Set protocol to freetrack
Click Start to begin tracking

City Car Driving Setup

Once LookPilot is running, launch the game. Head tracking support may vary by version - check the game's Settings → Controls for TrackIR options, or you may need to edit the game.ini file in Documents\Forward Development\City Car Driving\config and set EnableTrackIr=true.

Reducing jitter and shake

Shaky or twitchy tracking is the most-reported issue across all games, and it almost always traces to the camera picture, not the game:

Light your face from the front. Backlighting (a window or lamp behind you) starves the tracker of facial detail and produces micro-jumps.
Check your camera's real frame rate. Many webcams silently drop to 10-15 fps in low light even when set to 30. In LookPilot, watch the Tracker fps readout while tracking - if it is far below your camera's rating, more light usually fixes it.
Raise smoothing. In Settings -> Tracking, increase smoothing/filtering until stillness feels stable, then walk it back until the response feels quick enough.
Flatten the curve center. Give the response curves a gentle plateau around the center so breathing and small posture shifts do not move the camera.

Recentering

Press Alt+C (default) to recenter tracking on your current head position at any time - do it once seated in your normal driving position, looking at the center of your screen. If you find yourself recentering constantly, move the webcam so it faces you head-on (an off-axis camera makes turned positions read as drift) and recenter while looking at the horizon in-game, not at the camera.

FAQ

Which City Car Driving versions support head tracking? Support varies by version. Newer versions expose TrackIR options under Settings -> Controls; older ones need the EnableTrackIr=true line in game.ini (path above). If neither exists in your version, head tracking is not available in that build.

Why use head tracking in a driving school simulator? Mirror checks and junction scanning - the exact habits the simulator teaches - become natural head movements instead of button presses, which is closer to real driving practice.

Do I need any hardware besides a webcam? No. City Car Driving listens for the TrackIR protocol and LookPilot provides it from a standard webcam - no clips or IR devices.