Heres an idea

[Beanrito]

Alright this may sound funny but....... You know how when you bail outa a plane you just kinda ... come outa it?  well i wish that HTC would make an animation for bailing out...so for planes the cockpit would open and you would actually jump out... or in a bomber you have to make it to the hatch that got you in..... well it was just a thought 

-Bean

[Latrobe]

Been wished for before, and I like it. Though HTC has many more things to worry about before we get to this. Finish up CT, add more planes and vehicles, redo some other aircrafts/gvs THEN maybe they'll think about doing this.

[Noir]

They'd have to redo the planes models for that I think, the cockpit is not a "piece" of the 3D model and cannot be detached in the game engine...but I could be wrong.

[Cthulhu]

They'd have to redo the planes models for that I think, the cockpit is not a "piece" of the 3D model and cannot be detached in the game engine...but I could be wrong.

No, I believe you're absolutely right.

[Denholm]

I think this one is nowhere in the near future for the same reason you don't see the plane-elevators on the carrier working.

[Hazard69]

Also keep in mind that they'd have to come up with a different animation for each plane cause cockpits opened different ways in different planes. That's in addition to them having to change all the planes 3D models to allow cockpits to open/close. That's a lot of work imho and personally I think they need to improve the damage model before they add any eye candy.
 

[RATTFINK]

What if, as soon as you bail the screen breaks to a short film of an actual pilot from WWII bailing?

[Denholm]

Ever think about the file size to get all these different films packaged into the game installer? Or are you suggesting only one film?

[RATTFINK]

For each plane.  I'm sure there isn't film, available, of a pilot bailing from every plane we have.

The film would last 3 seconds.  I have seen pc games that cut to film for much longer then that. 

I would think that this option could be toggled on or off depending on what the players computer could handle.

[Denholm]

Or perhaps an optional download, such as sound-packs?

[P1Tiger]

What if, as soon as you bail the screen breaks to a short film of an actual pilot from WWII bailing?

to many people with bad pc's that would lag a lot even when your not the one bailing, correct me if im wrong

[glock89]

to many people with bad pc's that would lag a lot even when your not the one bailing, correct me if im wrong

you are right 

[LLogann]

Ohhhhhhhh    My Goodness..................... ............

Forget all of you and the banter............   

What was I saying?  Oh yeah, when I eject, the last thing I am even looking at is how cool I look when blowing out.   

Just saying

[SectorNine50]

to many people with bad pc's that would lag a lot even when your not the one bailing, correct me if im wrong

Nah, by the sounds of things it would be a client-side video only.  Everyone else would just see what you see now, but the person bailing would see the video clip.  If your computer can handle this game, it can surely play a 3 second video without breaking a sweat.

[P1Tiger]

Nah, by the sounds of things it would be a client-side video only.  Everyone else would just see what you see now, but the person bailing would see the video clip.  If your computer can handle this game, it can surely play a 3 second video without breaking a sweat.

i disagree, but thats me, instead of that, just do what beanrito said, and im sure we can get by with a cheapy cockpit opening instead of the real thing, and in the bombers all you have to do is make a small hallway and make your guy interact buy holding onto the wall, but this wont happen anytime soon