Looking in from the outside

Bryan

Bryan
Hello All

I have had this same felling sense I started playing this game back in Beta and I thought I'd share it
with you all. Every time I get into my ship and head out for duty I feel as I'm flying a Cell , You know
a Cell as in building the computer game and being in that room or Cell.

Well you computer wiz kids should know what I'm talking about. Anyway I was thinking a great update
would be to have the option to see the outside of our ships while flying or to keep it the way it is.
I do not mean to be mean in anyway I really do like the game but I just wanted to share how I feel when
I play the game with you all.

Thank You Bryan
 

Megameatloaf

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I think the feeling of being in a Cell is a deliberate one. The game wants you to feel like a pilot inside a little cockpit, its trying to achieve a sense of scale and realism. Similar to what the Mech Warrior Online franchise is going for. The only downside to this is that to truly appreciate what that feeling is like, you need to experience the game through a VR headset. Only then do you begin to grasp the sheer sense of scale of the things around you and how small you really are.

This isn't to say that you cannot play the game without a VR headset, not at all. But my point is, is that its a game designed to simulate a dangerous universe from the perspective of a pilot (you) inside your ship. If this is something that you dislike or do not find particularly fun then unfortunately it may not be the sort of game you are looking for. I agree with what you are saying, but a vast majority of people actually enjoy the game BECAUSE it feels like you are playing inside a 'cell'. It is an age old case of 'each to their own'.

I wish you all the best CMDR!
 

Valethar

Valethar
You very likely won't ever see the ability to view the exterior of your ship while it's flying, unless you want to set it on a given course, then relinquish all control of the ship while you look at it. FDev have stated several times they don't want you to have the ability to fly the ship while the camera/pilot PoV is 'outside', which is why you have the limited functionality of the debug camera for exterior views.
 

Ydiss

Ydiss
It's not exactly clear that he wants a proper 3rd camera view, though. He might not be aware he can view his ship anytime he likes.

It's not exactly an obvious option.
 

JeffRyan

JeffRyan
Yeah the option already exists, check the keybinds, there's a debug camera option, set it to what you like and have fun ;)

Addendum: Only try this when you're safe, you have no control of your ship in debug camera mode.
 
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SilverbladeTE

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Valethar said:
You very likely won't ever see the ability to view the exterior of your ship while it's flying, unless you want to set it on a given course, then relinquish all control of the ship while you look at it. FDev have stated several times they don't want you to have the ability to fly the ship while the camera/pilot PoV is 'outside', which is why you have the limited functionality of the debug camera for exterior views.
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Which is incredibly arrogant and dumb :/
Seriously: what the hell is so bad with external camera that's decent?
It worked perfectly well in Elite Frontier
now it would help in fights with large ships, and for making cool screenshots etc easier than the very awkward thing we have now

and why wouldn't a future craft have tech to give external view? Modern pilots would kill for such a thing and it would be very easy to do for a futuristic craft, since we're already working on such things now
 

Ydiss

Ydiss
SilverbladeTE said:
Which is incredibly arrogant and dumb :/
Seriously: what the hell is so bad with external camera that's decent?
It worked perfectly well in Elite Frontier
now it would help in fights with large ships, and for making cool screenshots etc easier than the very awkward thing we have now

and why wouldn't a future craft have tech to give external view? Modern pilots would kill for such a thing and it would be very easy to do for a futuristic craft, since we're already working on such things now
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Not this again...

I was hoping we'd avoid this :D
 

Ydiss

Ydiss
Tinman said:
No no...keep going! Also try to work Newtonian flight in there...maybe Mike will drop by...I miss Mike...

:D
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A salient point. Where has he been? Maybe too busy organising the 1.3 removal of solo, open and groups as a free choice.

That must be it.
 

Nonya

Banned
Nonya
I think the closest real world equivalent is driving an M1A1 tank. You only have 3 tiny periscopes to see out of, even less with the night vision scope installed in the center for night driving.
After 10 years of doing that (and some gunning and loading time) I kind of developed a "6th sense" of where each corner of the tank was and it's relation to the other tanks in the platoon so I could maneuver it pretty well in tight places without the tank commander (TC) yelling directions at me all the time.
Been playing ED since the early beta days and the only time I smacked into the mail slot was my first few trips in a 'Conda due to its weird on-top-of-the-ship bridge viewing perspective with the big nose and all.

Keep on flying that tank, you'll get used to it.
 
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