Ships Dolphin Glass

[Old Duck]

The Dolphin is one of my favorite ships, but I've got an issue with how the inside windshield doesn't match the outside view, and I'm not talking the tint. Inside, the glass is clearly segmented into different "panes", and yet outside it's one solid piece. It also appears to go further back along the hull on the inside than the outside, though that may just be an illusion of scale.

The only thing I can think is that there are two separate layers of glass - the inside clear glass, and then an outside tinted layer that goes over the framing that segments the clear glass inside. Can someone with VR push your head "through" the windshield and see how this actually works? It really confuses me.

ps #1 - I wish all ships had tinted windows when close to the sun which gradually cleared when leaving the sun or going to the dark side of a planet. In the meantime, the tinted windows of the Dolphin, Orca, and Beluga actually makes more sense to me.

ps #2 - I've never had the cockpit glass blown out in a Dolphin (I try to avoid combat in that ship). Does anyone know if this is even possible, and if it is, can we see inside our cockpit through the hole using the external camera?

 

[bitstorm]

The Dolphin is one of my favorite ships, but I've got an issue with how the inside windshield doesn't match the outside view, and I'm not talking the tint. Inside, the glass is clearly segmented into different "panes", and yet outside it's one solid piece. It also appears to go further back along the hull on the inside than the outside, though that may just be an illusion of scale.

The only thing I can think is that there are two separate layers of glass - the inside clear glass, and then an outside tinted layer that goes over the framing that segments the clear glass inside. Can someone with VR push your head "through" the windshield and see how this actually works? It really confuses me.

ps #1 - I wish all ships had tinted windows when close to the sun which gradually cleared when leaving the sun or going to the dark side of a planet. In the meantime, the tinted windows of the Dolphin, Orca, and Beluga actually makes more sense to me.

ps #2 - I've never had the cockpit glass blown out in a Dolphin (I try to avoid combat in that ship). Does anyone know if this is even possible, and if it is, can we see inside our cockpit through the hole using the external camera?

Interesting, not noticed that before. I have VR but not anywhere near a dolphin atm.

 

[Chromezero]

I just assumed that those were suppport structures to hold that massive piece of glass, rather than actual separators. Having individual pieces of glass makes more sense though. Maybe it's both. It could be three pieces of glass, supported by those beams, but close together to appear seamless.

 

[who?]

I just assumed that those were suppport structures to hold that massive piece of glass, rather than actual separators. Having individual pieces of glass makes more sense though. Maybe it's both. It could be three pieces of glass, supported by those beams, but close together to appear seamless.

Same here. I always try to come up with plausible handwavium to explain any incongruities in the game. ^ Seems sensible enough.

 

[Kenneth McGrew]

The Dolphin is one of my favorite ships, but I've got an issue with how the inside windshield doesn't match the outside view, and I'm not talking the tint. Inside, the glass is clearly segmented into different "panes", and yet outside it's one solid piece. It also appears to go further back along the hull on the inside than the outside, though that may just be an illusion of scale.

The only thing I can think is that there are two separate layers of glass - the inside clear glass, and then an outside tinted layer that goes over the framing that segments the clear glass inside. Can someone with VR push your head "through" the windshield and see how this actually works? It really confuses me.

ps #1 - I wish all ships had tinted windows when close to the sun which gradually cleared when leaving the sun or going to the dark side of a planet. In the meantime, the tinted windows of the Dolphin, Orca, and Beluga actually makes more sense to me.

ps #2 - I've never had the cockpit glass blown out in a Dolphin (I try to avoid combat in that ship). Does anyone know if this is even possible, and if it is, can we see inside our cockpit through the hole using the external camera?

Interestingly the Dolphin grows a moustache while fuel scooping... check it out in the external camera when its "hot".


besides that, i've done plenty of combat in the Dolphin, canopy does blow out but its a single piece of glass from a visual internal point of view, of course external cam shows it fully in tact... i assume this is to prevent you seeing into the top deck

sooo i dont think VR will answer any questions for you.