a few questions re: cockpit

[peppergomez]

hey all,

just registered here. had my eye on this one since i heard about it. as a flight simmer, this one is appealing, kinda looks like falcon4 in space.

anyhow, in watching the latest trailer for it, i have a q re: the cockpits.
1st, though i'm glad they are included, they look a little um, well, ugly for lack of a better word.
my main concern is how much of the screen they obscure, and my q is is ss2 will allow zooming in and out of the cockpit, much like sims like lomac, il2, and falcon4 allow diff't viewpoints- either a close, upfront view or a somewhat zoomed out one, allowing for more peripheral vision. zooming out a bit from the cockpit view presented in the ss2 trailer would be really nice. i'm sure there's going to be the ability to toggle the cockpit on/off, but i like to keep it on for the sake of immersion, i just don't want it quite so "in my face".

other than that, great job from the looks of it.

one final q-- will it be possible to play through the campaigns with another person online? be cool to have a human wingman for the missions!

thanks.
[:)]

[Kuokkanen]

You can switch cockpit on and off. I don't think that zooming inside cockpit is possible. That works in external view modes though. And if cockpit instruments are on the way, just tilt head up a bit.

[peppergomez]

bummer, cuz they are pretty clunky looking as is in the video, with 0 peripheral view and about 60% of the screen obscured. take a look at any us jet after the f16 and you will see that the cockpit allows a lot more visibility for the pilot. oh well, still likely to buy this one!

[Werewolf]

I understand your concern about the cockpit, but I myself tend to fly with cockpit enabled all the time. Why? Well it does look cool, and the visual canopy reflection cue is well-done.

[captainfred]

Actually, when in cockpit view, just hit the 'k' key and that'll move your face away from the canopy and you'll see a lot more.  I just like to be able to look in different directions instead of just straight ahead.

[Werewolf]

Yes, but that way you will end up squinting at the targets

What I'm missing in this game is a flexible zoom feature. Add another key besides the "k" and have them increase and decrease the zoom factor. -4x to +8x would be more than enough.