No pilot models in the pilot chairs still, why I wonder? Graphic's just too difficult? ;-)

[StewartScott]

As as the title ask, it's so strange to be cockpit to cockpit with another ship and see 'no one' sitting at the other ship's controls.

With FD's attention to ship detail being as good as it is (these ship models are cool aren't they?) WHY don't they put captains in those empty seats already?

'Immersion breaking' as well I might add (Yep I said the "I" word) ;-)

 

[Vasea Azure]

The character model should be ready - we can see rendered 3d pilots in a FD advertisement videos. No idea why they still wont put them into the cockpit.

 

[StewartScott]

It can't be they just forgot, I mean the dev's play the game all the time, think they would go "hey just a sec..." and put a player model in the chair.

But no.

Strange.

 

[Vasea Azure]

They will focus on other platforms for now so I think details like that will be put on hold. All a speculation of course.

 

[Hellhawk666]

Probably just on the to-do list as part of the FP game extension. By the time that comes up they may have changed their thinking about many things, so why put effort into modelling the avatars now if it may all change later? I guess they could put in a basic place-holder figure, but meh. The figures in the advertising were cinematics and not game content, so they don't count.

 

[Zplintz]

I expect we will see pilots in seats once the walking around update has been delivered, when it will actually be needed.

 

[QorbeQ]

Can you imagine the complaints about the performance hit those extra polygons would have on lower end hardware?

 

[Vasea Azure]

The figures in the advertising were cinematics and not game content, so they don't count.

well yea, but before cinematic was made they had to model em in 3d program. To put them in game they could just lower the poly count or something. At least thats what I think.

 

[Pete]

Also missing are cockpit effects...from an external viewpoint you won't see a cracked/broken/frozen cockpit, just a shiny new one...
(Fortunately not even the ever-present smears are visible.)

-- Pete.

 

[Riedquat]

Well, they used Gandalf in the newsletter.

 

[the_bruce]

Perhaps they don't want to add them as there isn't any pilot creation system yet and people might get offended if all the pilots appear male/female. They could distribute the m/f pilots randomly but then people will moan that they don't want that pilot skin because it ruins their immersion (or something).

I'm sure it's on the list of things to do, but, since the debug camera is only just coming in and 9 times out of 10 you won't be close (or slow) enough to see into another ships canopy as you fly by, there really isn't much point at the moment.

Maybe when they put pilot creation into the game, we'll get some pilots in our cockpits.

 

[StewartScott]

Also missing are cockpit effects...from an external viewpoint you won't see a cracked/broken/frozen cockpit, just a shiny new one...
(Fortunately not even the ever-present smears are visible.)

-- Pete.

^^^^ This too

 

[Doctor Axel]

Imagine if you could also see other pilots' headlook orientation... =O THAT would be pretty baller.

 

[Ben Ryder]

[h=2]No pilot models in the pilot chairs still, why I wonder? Graphic's just too difficult? ;-)[/h]
I hope they take their time getting the pilots right because it will effect the whole feel of the game once you can see a visual representation of your commander... especially if it doesn't fit with what you have imagined over the last 30 years!

 

[Ripster]

Err pilot off the starboard bow

 

[shadragon]

WHY don't they put captains in those empty seats already?

Well, I guess they want to show off the ships and speaking personally, my ugly mug is nothing to look at anyway. I just think of the external camera as me on a tether taking snaps myself.

 

[Poseidal]

I want to see different outfits for Empire/Alliance/Federal pilots.

 

[the_bruce]

I want to see different outfits for Empire/Alliance/Federal pilots.

I'm expecting full pilot/flight suit customisation - hopefully, you'll only have to spend in-game credits to buy shiny new pants

The other reason I don't think they've put the pilots in yet is that they'll be fully animated - if you're going to take your time getting close enough to another ship to see the other pilot, you'll want to see their arms, legs and head move... We'll, I would