[poncho]

Sliding canopies could be added to virtually any aircraft, the problem is that it requires a small edit in the Flight Model, which is verboten. I am trying to see if this can be gotten around, but I'm not optimistic. Sliding canopies for new slot aircraft should be fairly straight forward though.

[fly_zo]

... there was problem with online play when sliding canopy was implemented in Spit Mk1 and Tempest ...
Other players could see smoke from plane with open canopy but player didn't ( online).

Jolly said it can be fixed but it requires great amount of time and effort so they dropped it and started new projects . I still believe he was right in making that decision ...

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[No.5 Studly]

I know the Spitfire VIII had that prob with the Canopy it looked like it was running a rich mixture,it would be good to remember while flying with an open Canopy it would create drag too

[WWSandMan]

... there was problem with online play when sliding canopy was implemented in Spit Mk1 and Tempest ...
Other players could see smoke from plane with open canopy but player didn't ( online).

Jolly said it can be fixed but it requires great amount of time and effort so they dropped it and started new projects . I still believe he was right in making that decision ...

Z

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That's odd ... I have the Spit MkI v2.9 installed over the UI's version, and have a functional sliding canopy with no smoke issues reported from other online players/squadmates.

[Bearcat]

It would be also great if these overwrite the old "eject animation", now sliding the canopy back instead of throw it away

this would be cool for Hurris and Spits !!!

What would be even better would be if the old eject routine was done away with all together and it would only work if the canopy was open..

[fly_zo]

... there was problem with online play when sliding canopy was implemented in Spit Mk1 and Tempest ...
Other players could see smoke from plane with open canopy but player didn't ( online).

Jolly said it can be fixed but it requires great amount of time and effort so they dropped it and started new projects . I still believe he was right in making that decision ...

Z

??

That's odd ... I have the Spit MkI v2.9 installed over the UI's version, and have a functional sliding canopy with no smoke issues reported from other online players/squadmates.

pits me m8 .... i'm just telling like it was , i'm not much of a online player anyway


Z

[WWSandMan]

:lol:

[taurus]

Are we talking external-model or internal-cockpit views???

[VonBarb.]

Man, you guys are touchy... I never meant to tell any modder what they should or should not do, all I was saying is that, to me, an open-canopy mod would be more useful on some planes than on others.
I would very much like to see all default planes have openable canopies, just like everyone else, but I think the first attempts should focus on planes that need it the most, such as the Ki-84 or P-40s, for visibility reasons, while in the case of the P-51B or 109s it would only be for eye candy, and thus can maybe wait a little longer.

But I will be happy with whatever is done by the modders, like I've always been.

Cheers

Nico

[fly_zo]

Are we talking external-model or internal-cockpit views???

no prob with externals .... internal ones are problematic


Z

[No.5 Studly]

Man, you guys are touchy... I never meant to tell any modder what they should or should not do, all I was saying is that, to me, an open-canopy mod would be more useful on some planes than on others.
I would very much like to see all default planes have openable canopies, just like everyone else, but I think the first attempts should focus on planes that need it the most, such as the Ki-84 or P-40s, for visibility reasons, while in the case of the P-51B or 109s it would only be for eye candy, and thus can maybe wait a little longer.

But I will be happy with whatever is done by the modders, like I've always been.

Cheers

Nico

Agree with you totaly there Old Boy but the Germans did'nt have any aircraft that flew with the Canopies open but it would be great as you said for the P40,KI84 and Hurri

[Potenz]

this mod must be and option for offline players and movie makers.

Potenz

[fly_zo]

this mod must be and option for offline players and movie makers.

Potenz

well, unless you do it yourself .... maybe "should" is better term then "must" :wink:


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[poncho]

Are we talking external-model or internal-cockpit views???

I am talking about both. For the internal view the canopy mesh has to be reworked to make two complementary parts, which is problematic as _Zo says. But the internal mechanism works, I have seen it.

[fly_zo]

Are we talking external-model or internal-cockpit views???

I am talking about both. For the internal view the canopy mesh has to be reworked to make two complementary parts, which is problematic as _Zo says. But the internal mechanism works, I have seen it.

yup... get Bee's P40 mod and you'll have P40 with sliding canopy ( only external) ...