Operating in cockpit with pilot body (masked areas)

[zerO_crash]

I have mentioned this a good couple of years ago, albeit not sure if it got picked up. With pilot body visible, even in VR with full range of motion, there are many panels (switches, buttons, etc...) that are neither visible, nor accessible. In essence, that means that one has to keep turning the body "on"/"off" all the time, to reach everything in the cockpit (some functions are more used than others).

 

Would it be possible to create an option in the "game settings" or so, to have the mouse cursor have a circle around (15-20cm diameter) which, when hovering over any panels masked by pilot body, would simply make the pilot "see through"? I would really appreciate a function like this, or similar, especially for VR.

 

Thanks!

Edited April 25, 2024 by zerO_crash

[WolfK33]

Yeah, have also asked for this a couple of years back, just as you describe it. Like the flashlight. Even as a not VR-user this would be great.

[Furiz]

This was asked many times but ED loves to ignore it, it is really good idea to make the body transparent on mouse over, the body is in the way of some switches. Transparent radius could be the size of a flashlight at night.

[Qcumber]

I would like to see a pilot body which supports hand/arm tracking so that you can move "your" arms in real time as if you are the real pilot. 

[PunchOut]

this would be awesome!

Great idea, come on ED! 

[Tippis]

Oh yes, please!

That and/or some kind of “interactable highlight” to indicate that you're mousing over some kind of control that might be hidden from the camera but which is actually fully accessible. That one would also help with some of the warbirds where you have controls hidden behind panels that should be easy to find… by touch. Which we don't have. The mouse cursor changing is a bit of a help, but that could be expanded so that the camera isn't the deciding factor in what can and can't be reached.

[Qcumber]

40 minutes ago, Tippis said:

That and/or some kind of “interactable highlight”

I now have visions of an ET like finger glowing over the switches! Click the radio dial and "phone home". 

But yes, some way of determining the action you are using through different colours, such as yellow for switch, red for rotate etc. 

Haptic feedback would be good long term. 

[draconus]

On 4/25/2024 at 6:33 PM, zerO_crash said:

that means that one has to keep turning the body "on"/"off" all the time, to reach everything in the cockpit

You don't have to - you can still click through if you know your aircraft well. I'd prefer the option to move the hand off the way.

[N.A.S.H.]

+1

Still looking forward to this feature.