[Scooby_Doo]

How exactly is this suppose to work? I can't seem to the model to display at all.  Also where exactly does the cockpit have to sit, the eyepoint at (0,0,0)?

Also i've noticed it's rather jumpy... I get 60fps and for a second down to 40 and the screen jerks.

[WMCoolmon]

The cockpit model will be centered at the eyepoint's position, so you should have the cockpit itself located in front of 0, 0, 0. You could try playing with the +Cockpit offset variable, and changing the location of the cockpit on the z axis, if it still won't work.

I don't know why it would cause the screen to jerk (especially when you can't get it to display ). Is that something that happens regardless of whether you're using a cockpit or not?

[chief1983]

Did that include the lua function?  I'm hoping to see something like that in 3.6.10 final, and also equivalent functionality in the new scripting system hopefully.

[WMCoolmon]

No scripting function. I've largely kept a policy of nonsupport for stable branch scripting, and I'm considering disabling it to prevent backwards compatibility hell when the new system gets introduced.

Like I said, the feature isn't in the unstable branch, so I can't add scripting support for it there yet.

[chief1983]

Then would I be able to request it in a special build once 3.6.10 is released?  Or just the code and I can build it myself.

[Scooby_Doo]

Hmmm, nope moving the cockpit eye to 0,0,0 didn't make a difference.  I've even taken your cockpit and tried to use it on mine, and no go. Let me see if I understand you correctly, the real ships eye point becomes the cockpits center of origin?

As for the studdering, yes, even with cockpits turned off it still jumps.  Let me go grab another newer build and see if it does it there too.  (ummm is 2007-10-28 the latest stable build?    )

[chief1983]

It's the latest one he's put on the forums.  There's some newer Xt builds floating around.

[Scooby_Doo]

Yes, I've been using the one that supports normal mapping fs2_open3_6_10  (timedate: 12/28/07 if that helps) and that one doesn't suffer the hiccups.

[Cobra]

It's the latest one he's put on the forums.  There's some newer Xt builds floating around.

Yeah, but the newer XT builds have broken features.

[Scooby_Doo]

Well heres the vp, maybe you'll see where i messed up.  BTW it currently uses the test cockpit from the first post (i've included it).  It works with the Uylesses, but not with mine. 

http://scoobydoo.freespacemods.net/Problems/Dagger-01-16-08.rar

edit: still uploading..... *yawnz*

[Scooby_Doo]

Still not having any luck.

I even did this:

Code: [Select]

$Name: GTF Hercules
+nocreate
$Cockpit POF File: cockpitTest.pof
+Cockpit offset: 0.0 -0.5 1.0

and it won't show up. 

[Omniscaper]

Whats the proper way to format the cockpit mesh i made for this video http://www.stage6.com/user/Omniscaper/video/2125018/ . Should I seperate it from the rest of the Viper mesh and plug it into the table? How would I keep the mesh from overlapping with detailed cockpit? Detail box settings for the low lowdetail cockpit subobject?

[chief1983]

If you're using the showship flag or whatever to show it now, wouldn't you just turn that off?  If that's not how you're doing it now then I have no idea.  That video is f'ing amazing though, is that target tracking or TrackIR or what?

[Cobra]

If you look in the description, he says it's TrackIR.

[chief1983]

Yeah noticed that later.  It was so awesome though, my eyes were glued on the video, not some distracting little text.

[WMCoolmon]

Oops.

The separate cockpit model should be rendered over everything. But judging by the muzzleflashes that's not happening, so there must be a bug somewhere...I'll look into it.

[Tolwyn]

Hmm... it does not work at all for me. Neither in FS2 nor in Saga.

[WMCoolmon]

Hmm... it does not work at all for me. Neither in FS2 nor in Saga.

I'm beginning to suspect this may be a video card or driver issue. What're your stats? It works fine for me with a 7600GT and the 94.24 (IIRC) Nvidia drivers.

[Scooby_Doo]

It seems to only work for your example Ulyessis on an 8800gt, course it could my problem. 

[Tolwyn]

i am using a radeon 1900xtx. All i can tell is that the cockpit model is processed, since model cache is created in the mod folder