title says it all, so for the rest of the brave lads and lasses that like to fly shieldless and use fixed projectile weapons, can we please get some sort of backup gunsight for when the inevitable happens and we lose the canopy? its hard enough, for me atleast with the gunsight but once the canopy has gone its next to impossible
Helmet Intergrated Gunsight
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I think that's kind of the point.
The devs have resisted any form of advanced HUDs, HMS systems or big arrows saying 'target this way' in favour of the WWII fighter in space approach. Not saying I agree with that, but, 'them's the apples...' as they say.I think that's kind of the point.
so its gimbals or go home? it doesnt have to be anything fancy just a simple backup of lag or lead pips whichever the person prefers.
If your canopy is out, shouldn't you be thinking of home anyway? [Or, you could go low tech, and tape some acetate to the centre of the screen. Or use a 3rd party overlay. None of which are ideal, but... still... your canopy is out... RUN!]
I've asked so many times for relative velocity and range cues.
If you get / use a Track IR 5 you pretty much have a helmet intergrated gunsight. Just not when you lose your canopy of course.
If your canopy is out, shouldn't you be thinking of home anyway? [Or, you could go low tech, and tape some acetate to the centre of the screen. Or use a 3rd party overlay. None of which are ideal, but... still... your canopy is out... RUN!]
I've asked so many times for relative velocity and range cues.
thats the thing though, you can lose the canopy rather fast and still have ship that can fight if you had some sort of backup, it just further enforces the whole
shield + gimbal mentality
Stick something to the middle of your monitor as an iron sight?
that would only be useful for hitscan weapons, projectiles require you to predict how your target is moving in relation to you, which is not easy with how ships can move in elite
Though it won't work for kinetic guns, has anyone tried to activate the mouse dot/widget in the control options?
Will it be gone with the canopy glass or stay?
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The more advanced hud would be excellent addition to the game - but unfortunately at this moment I don't think FD will change/add anything to it.
What is funny - I asked long long time ago for velocity vector on the HUD and one of the devs said during the later forum discussion that the current HUD (the one that we still have) is a almost a place holder. (no unfortunately there is no way to dig this topic out atm).
Simplified HUD is a design decision and we are stuck with it.
What is funny - I asked long long time ago for velocity vector on the HUD and one of the devs said during the later forum discussion that the current HUD (the one that we still have) is a almost a place holder. (no unfortunately there is no way to dig this topic out atm).
Simplified HUD is a design decision and we are stuck with it.
i dont want a more advanced hud, i just want a backup gunsight in the helmet for when the canopy gets blown out and i have to start guessing where i have to shoot. if any other gimbal and turret weapon can keep on putting rounds on target with ease then people who use fixed projectiles should be able to also.
that would be more than useful - I agree. +1
Hell, I'd just be happy with a velocity vector in the main hud...
the only drawback to using fixed weapons, especially ones that require a predictive gunsight to use should be users ability to put rounds on target