Where is the Pilot

[IckyATLAS]

Now that 1.105 is out it is time to come back to this topic posted long ago.

 

There have been a lot of higher priority stuff since the release of BOS but now there is some maturity and a lot of issues have been fixed. Sure the game can be improved in terms on environmental animation but I will not insist on that, it has been mentioned already.

 

My question about the pilot remains. Every time I move in a cockpit and I can see the gunners, bombers as full modeled persons, I wonder why my eyes float into free space. I hate looking around on an empty seat and see the commands, flight stick and pedals move in free space. Nobody flies the plane. It is time to give us a body that is animated according to the flight motions. 

 

There is no need to animate every function like when pushing a button on the cockpit panel. Motion of the legs with pedals, motion of the right arm on the flight stick (maybe pushing the gun firing control button) and motion of the left arm on the throttle. That should be enough and do a lot in terms of animated physical presence. You have modeled already the bodies and have all the flight equipment modeled too. It should not be an immense work to size up the model and fit it into the pilot seat. Animations of arms and legs will require a bit of work but I consider it worth the result. At least when you get shot by a bullet you would be able to represent it. That would be total immersion, and maybe make you feel more that war is not a game and has some consequences even lethal, but I know that there may be some political issues representing blood and wounds so forget that last comment. 

 

You can also add a key command to make the body transparent or just take it away for those who prefer to behave like phantoms in the plane.

Edited November 24, 2015 by IckyATLAS

[steppenwolf]

A specific option for TrackIR users would be nice, something where an appendage goes transparent when you're trying to see a dial behind it. And lets not forget an option for PoV physics similar to Project Cars Helmet Camera and DoF. That would tie in nicely with an animated pilot body. It's definitely time. 

[LukeFF]

They've said they have no interest in adding this. It's a dead topic.

[II/JG17_HerrMurf]

DOA, IBTL, SMH, LOL!

Edited November 24, 2015 by [LBS]HerrMurf