[Mobius]

Almost unbelievable, wow...

[The E]

Only needs a bit of new HUD code love, and you'll have a working cockpit in no time.





Before you ask where it is and why this wasn't done already, it's because the new HUD code is not 100% complete yet. It does, however, offer the ability to do real render-to-texture cockpit elements.

[Scooby_Doo]

What is this?  Is this using cockpit.pof?  How would a modeler eventually make this beautiful idea work?

Yup this is done via cockpit.pof  (each ship class gets it's own cockpit.pof file  (crossbow-cockpit.pof, demon-cockpit.pof...etc)

Only needs a bit of new HUD code love, and you'll have a working cockpit in no time.





Before you ask where it is and why this wasn't done already, it's because the new HUD code is not 100% complete yet. It does, however, offer the ability to do real render-to-texture cockpit elements.

Ya that was talked about several months ago.  I think we got to the point of how the hud texture would be laid out.   Also I'm now thinking we should have both a cockpit displays AND a helmet mounted HUD.  (or at least have each one toggleable). 

[The E]

Yeah, but now that swifty posted his test build, not to mention committed the code to a public repository, we can finally see some movement on this issue.

[chief1983]

So is there any comment from him on how much closer we are to this being possible?

[Nuke]

its possible if you dont mind raping your framerate, and then it would take some work.

[chief1983]

I meant using the new HUD code

[Nuke]

my point was that you could do it now. without needing new code. but the new hud code will be awsome.

[asyikarea51]

Helmet mounted HUD with Ace Combat-ish multi-lock missiles with multiple super-fast targeting icons that dart across the screen in an instant seems awesome, but that'll be a loooooong way away even if it did happen...

Meh, "rule of cool" feeling (for lack of a better phrase) while there's some of it at the moment. XD


what fish eyes

[chief1983]

Right Nuke, but I'm still looking for an answer to my question, how much closer are we to being able to do it without raping our framerates, with native support.

[The E]

Ask Swifty?

[karajorma]

As an aside can we rename this thread please? Seeing "Towards a better cock...." on the main page whenever this thread is top of the pile is rather worrying.

[Iss Mneur]

As an aside can we rename this thread please? Seeing "Towards a better cock...." on the main page whenever this thread is top of the pile is rather worrying.

What has a cock ever done to you?

But on topic, this looks really cool.  Though I am generally rather bad with 3D cockpits.

[Swifty]

Helmet mounted HUD with Ace Combat-ish multi-lock missiles with multiple super-fast targeting icons that dart across the screen in an instant seems awesome, but that'll be a loooooong way away even if it did happen...

When I was implementing TrackIR about two years ago, missile locks were tied to player eye vectors, not forward ship vectors. A subsequent side effect was that TrackIR players could instantly lock up targets by just moving the lock indicator over them with their heads.

It was a feature, not a bug.

[lostllama]

That sounds cool! Sort of like the helmet-mounted sight thing I sometimes use when flying the MiG-29 and Su-27 in LOMAC.

[actual_glue]

As an aside can we rename this thread please? Seeing "Towards a better cock...." on the main page whenever this thread is top of the pile is rather worrying.

Uhhhh... I can only offer my sincerest apologies.

Henceforth I will be counting characters before I title posts.

[Nuke]

That sounds cool! Sort of like the helmet-mounted sight thing I sometimes use when flying the MiG-29 and Su-27 in LOMAC.

the advanced cockpit script (should start callingh it advanced nukemod features, because thats technically what they are) lets you kinda do that. you can aim a laser designator for lgbs my looking around. a couple lines of code would let you do the same with the multilock system.