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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Werewolf on October 21, 1999, 03:35:00 AM

Title: Canopy damage
Post by: Werewolf on October 21, 1999, 03:35:00 AM

Many pilots in WW2 died because they have not been able to open their canopy. They burned to death in their cockpits or they just booked the direct entrance into mother earth with their airplane as coffin. Until now no online flightsim is modeling that type of damage. Scoring would not be highly affected but if you are over friendly territory it sometimes would make the difference between an ended streak or not.
IMHO: please model canopy damage!!!  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

Werewo
JG 301 "Heimatverteidigung"

Title: Canopy damage
Post by: freak- on October 21, 1999, 05:05:00 AM

why no go the whole hog, and add canopy release, before eject. and cockpit fires.

freak-,  Out....

Title: Canopy damage
Post by: juzz on October 21, 1999, 08:58:00 AM

Its pretty funny/annoying in Jane's WW2 Fighters when the canopy won't open, the pilot is quite vocal about it  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

Title: Canopy damage
Post by: Unforgiven on October 21, 1999, 12:37:00 PM

  I wonder if any pilots who were trapped tried drawing thier side-arm and shooting thru the canopy to break it?  If canopy damage is to be modeled please model this also.  I'd also like the opportunity to open the canopy and use the side-arm when I run out of ammo.  Ok.  Maybe only as a dying gesture. :-)  Hey yeah.  Can we have gestures ala quake 3? :-)  jk.

   Unforgiven
Dweebs of Death

Title: Canopy damage
Post by: Rojo on October 22, 1999, 12:02:00 AM

In addition to jammed canopies, I'd like to see other things preventing the pilot from successfully bailing, such as "trapped in cockpit by G-forces," "pilot wounded; unable to bail-out," and my personal favorite from Aces over the Pacific, "you've struck the tail as you bailed out...unconcious, you plumet to your death."  That last one could be aircraft and attitude dependent.

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Rojo (S-2, The Buccaneers)

Title: Canopy damage
Post by: ft on October 22, 1999, 06:10:00 AM

Hit Ctrl-O to open canopy, Ctrl-B to unbuckle, shove stick forward. Wow-eeee! "I can see my house from here!"  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)

Seriously, having to open the canopy and unbuckle would be a nice touch. Bailing wasn't as easy as it is currently. Having randomness in it would probably be annoying though.

Cheers,
   /ft

Title: Canopy damage
Post by: Werewolf on October 22, 1999, 07:56:00 AM

Hey good idea there. I would love to have the bailout steps. You have to train yourself not to forget the correct steps in a "stress" situation or you are dead meat. Just hitting <RETURN> is too easy compared to the realism we can see in the FM until now.

Werewo
JG 301 "Heimatverteidigung"

Title: Canopy damage
Post by: Ping on October 22, 1999, 01:13:00 PM

 And lets not forget the possibility of the chute failing to open due to fire damage.

ping

Title: Canopy damage
Post by: Dnil on October 22, 1999, 05:37:00 PM

HeHe, FT from playnet?  If so, loved the comment, dont think anyone got it.  Luckily I did and it is cool by the way, keep pluggin away.

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Dnil
Maj. 900th Bloody Jaguars
Part time aircraft restorer

Title: Canopy damage
Post by: Ozymandias_KoK on October 22, 1999, 09:53:00 PM

That little icon with the face and the question mark on every post takes you the the bio info for that person.  It's a different ft.  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

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TKoKFKA-OZDS-

Title: Canopy damage
Post by: ft on October 24, 1999, 03:57:00 PM

Yup, diff. ft. I'm the original, do not be fooled by cheap copies!  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)

Now what outrageously cool comment did I unknowingly get in there?  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

Cheers,
   /ft