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Did you see the video?  It proves it is possible.  If you can't find the code that he used, or just don't have the time to devote to a minor thing then thats ok.  I was curious if you knew that someone has accomplished the impossible.

Here it is again http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uFrJlSyXO4

[EDITED]  on second reading, first take sounded heartless and not what I meant at all.
« Last Edit: March 02, 2008, 10:46:43 pm by Darklord42 »

 
I love cockpits, because a real starfighter cant just Switch it off. This is called realism.
And yeah it gives the feeling of being in a tight space, not having perfect view about everything going on. Its challenging and i like that feel.

When can we play with cockpits.


Now one more Question. Finally i have to know it. Where does the word Cockpit come from ? because cock-pit.. how does that sound like ? Female parts ?

 

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Well, you know that cock is not only a word for what you are thinking about.
It is somehow likely that it comes from cock fighting pits. (roosters fighting, humans betting, you know)
Or maybe just from the position and structure the cockpit had in former times.


I don't know which is your native language, so here is the english Wikipedia entry for that:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockpit

There is an explanation, which is unfortunately not very large.

If that Wiki entry exists in your language, feel free to check it out on the left side.
For example in german (there is a longer explanation under "Etymologie"):
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilotenkanzel

Maybe it helps.
 
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Any new screenshots on the cockpits?

 

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Cockpits fall into category More dull stuff. (See our website for more details on the subject)
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Oh, so they were cut.  :(

If I knew anything about modeling or coding I'd gladly volunteer to do them.  Ah well.  Thanks for the info.

 

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Problem is not the modelling. I guess we could get those done within a month. The thing is that the code does not support cockpits in the way we need them to work.
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Besides the real cockpit style is currently broken.
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hmmmmm......have you already considered treating the cockpits like in Phophecy and Secret Ops (and it's add-ons) if everything else fails?

Here's a video which should explain what I mean: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooIJedGbSsE
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Yes, we have and decided against these and in favor of WC4 HUD.
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Yes, we have and decided against these and in favor of WC4 HUD.

Excellent idea. WC4's HUD is one of the best HUDs ever.
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