Author Topic: cockpit joystick (Read 302 times)

ace25th · « **on:** May 31, 2004, 01:41:22 PM »

how come there is no joystick in the cockpit? How could the pilot fly the plane? I mean HT doesnt have to make it move when u turn, but just have the effect of it being there. Also there is no stearing wheel in any gvs.

detch01 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 31, 2004, 01:48:08 PM »

more stuff to draw, more drag on the GPU, more effort to model, lower frame rates.. keep it the way it is IMHO.

Cheers,

Xjazz · « **Reply #2 on:** May 31, 2004, 01:49:02 PM »

Its pure "Nise to have" eye candy (imo).

frank3 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 31, 2004, 01:52:29 PM »

And you won't be able to see much of the instruments? No idea actually...

ergRTC · « **Reply #4 on:** May 31, 2004, 03:07:23 PM »

yeah its a pain in wwol. I would rather not have it there.

FOGOLD · « **Reply #5 on:** May 31, 2004, 03:39:32 PM »

Don't need a joystick when theres one right on my desk

vorticon · « **Reply #6 on:** May 31, 2004, 04:01:56 PM »

just adjust your desktop joystick so while wearing those sweat 3d shutter glasses it looks like its part of the plane

Pyro · « **Reply #7 on:** May 31, 2004, 04:29:31 PM »

Because we wanted the pilot to have to use the cockpit instruments rather than have a HUD. Since the cockpit instruments are meant to serve as more than background scenery, it was problematic to plant a stick or yoke in there that would obscure some instruments. On some planes it wouldn't be a factor but on others it would really be a pain. Instead of having it on some planes and not on others, we just kept it uniform.