[Tolwyn]

For this week’s update, we would like to give you a sneak preview of the Longbow cockpit. Although cockpits weren’t included in the prologue campaign, they will be available in the upcoming full release. We have tried to stay as faithful as possible to the original cockpit designs, as seen in Wing Commander 3. In fact, some upcoming code changes in the SCP engine will allow us to do a few things with cockpits that we didn’t think were possible until now… but you’ll have to wait until later to hear more about that. Check out the Longbow cockpit (created by our newest member limdaelp) below:

[Admiral_Stones]

 

[Captain Moran]

Oh. That is VERY nice...... 

[Haliwali]

Nobody likes a tease.

[Gun_Ship]

That looks awesome I can't wait for the full release

[Darklord42]

HAHA!  That is good news indeed.   I was really hoping you guys would work it out.  To me, its just not WC without a cockpit.  Btw, do you still got the Hellcat V cockpit?

[haloboy100]

I LOVE 3D cockpits!

[FlashFire]

Hey that's a pretty good job. How are you planning on implementing this in mission creation later? (i.e. like the "use autonav animations" radio button in latest FRED builds)

Great work though... can't wait to get my hands on them. And if you make them reflect damage... you'll have my eternal admiration. :-P

[Tolwyn]

Hey that's a pretty good job. How are you planning on implementing this in mission creation later? (i.e. like the "use autonav animations" radio button in latest FRED builds)

Like this

if you make them reflect damage... you'll have my eternal admiration. :-P

Not possible, ace.

[Gun_Ship]

Well in my opinion its good that it can't be done I always found that feature annoying.

[Aginor]

Really?? 
I loved it. I just hated one thing: cracks in the front window.

But remember WC1 and WC2, damaged cockpits were cool!

[haloboy100]

Yeah. Annoying, but realistic enough that it didn't matter

[Darklord42]

Looking at some of the recent advances in the code. Will the Longbow feature its rear turret control, at least from the forward cockpit display panel? (which was a feature in wc3 if I recall correctly)

[Haliwali]

No, you had switch to the rear view.

[haloboy100]

Wasn't that in WC2 (WC1 IIRC)?

[FlashFire]

Not possible, ace.

How dare you @#$% upon my dreams.   

Didn't figure it was even worth the effort, but I always enjoyed the feature.

[Gun_Ship]

I just hated one thing: cracks in the front window.

And thats why i found it annoying.

[Darklord42]

No, you had switch to the rear view.

Actually you did not.  I distinctly remember turning one of the hud monitors into to show the camera facing backwards for the turret

[haloboy100]

No, you had switch to the rear view.

Actually you did not.  I distinctly remember turning one of the hud monitors into to show the camera facing backwards for the turret

Well, i know you did in WC2, if that helps.

[Darklord42]

No in wc2 you had to look backward/sidwards to go to the turret cockpit  to fire. Im talking about changing your navcomputor to a remote camera facing backwards.  Which you could in Wc3 with longbow and i think the thunderbolt.  Don't know about wc4 though, as the ps version I played didn't have cockpits.

And judging by some of the recent advances that some of the coders have been playing with, it looks like it will be possible with fs2.

Though the real question is can you switch between damage, weapons, and energy balancing on the left, and target, nav, and  turret  on the right with the 2 single panels like you could in wc3?  I guess they are working on a way.