Can i hide the stick?

can I hide the stick to see the hsd better?

Backspace key.

LWin+H works for me

It would be cool to get a setting to start with the stick hidden like some other modules do.

It would be cool to get a setting to start with the stick hidden like some other modules do.

 

 

Not really worth the time to code that, you can simply press backspace. We also want to see it as an incentive to fly with the stick, if headtracking device is being used, as coping with having to look around is part of the Tomcat experience (and was so in real life.) Making the stick hideable is meant as a help for ppl without headtracking device.

We also want to see it as an incentive to fly with the stick, if headtracking device is being used, as coping with having to look around is part of the Tomcat experience (and was so in real life.) Making the stick hideable is meant as a help for ppl without headtracking device.

I'm not sure the experience is really realistic with headtracking either, since it's still only a single point of view. I imagine it's less of a problem in real life or in VR than it is looking at a monitor.

It would be cool to get a setting to start with the stick hidden like some other modules do.

 

I believe there is a setting in the "Gameplay" options to hide control stick that is not module-based, I haven't used it so I'm not sure what it accomplishes, but might be what you're looking for.

The experience will be even more realistic when Heatblur finally adjusts the stick position to match real world ;)

The solution is there guys: press backspace. While we always have your comfort in mind and like to add as many options as possible - afterall, you have to decide how you want to play - we think in this case simply pressing a key at the beginning of your flight or whenever you need it, is not too much to ask. Certain inputs require coding, and while it is not that much time, it still stacks. And in this case, in my opinion unnecessarily so. However, since what you guys think matters much more than what I think, we will keep it in the back of our mind and revisit it at the very end. No promise though. :)

Not really worth the time to code that, you can simply press backspace. We also want to see it as an incentive to fly with the stick, if headtracking device is being used, as coping with having to look around is part of the Tomcat experience (and was so in real life.) Making the stick hideable is meant as a help for ppl without headtracking device.

 

You know full well the model is currently in the wrong position and needs corrected, so this comment isn't constructive and kinda seems rude.

 

It's too far forward making it ridiculous to try and look around it.

 

Edit: but I wanted to add I agree that adding the option to start without the stick is a waste of limited resources given how easy it is to press backspace

Edit: but I wanted to add I agree that adding the option to start without the stick is a waste of limited resources given how easy it is to press backspace

 

 

I think you misunderstood me a bit: that is all I was referring to. Or in other words, since you can just press backspace, imo the ressources are better used to adjust the stick position (that was not what I meant with my comment). It will then still remain difficult, and hence the incentive to keep it in hindsight for that. But ofc we don't want to tell anyone how to play, that is up to you guys. That's why we put the backspace option in. :)

Edited February 15, 2020 by IronMike

You know full well the model is currently in the wrong position and needs corrected, so this comment isn't constructive and kinda seems rude.

 

It's too far forward making it ridiculous to try and look around it.

 

Edit: but I wanted to add I agree that adding the option to start without the stick is a waste of limited resources given how easy it is to press backspace

I disagree. Everything should be done properly and solved, not worked around. Hitting backspace on mission start is bad design when you have show pilot controls option in the base sim settings. Modules should adhere to the same design principles. Razbam think its perfectly fine to have MFD exports disabled and provide two undefined keybindings so we have to turn them on every mission.

 

Hitting backspace is not the solution. It's also a pretty trivial programming task.

I disagree. Everything should be done properly and solved, not worked around. Hitting backspace on mission start is bad design when you have show pilot controls option in the base sim settings. Modules should adhere to the same design principles. Razbam think its perfectly fine to have MFD exports disabled and provide two undefined keybindings so we have to turn them on every mission.

 

Hitting backspace is not the solution. It's also a pretty trivial programming task.

 

 

Fair point. If it means that much to you guys, we'll put it on the list ofc. But please understand it will be somewhat lower priority. Thank you.

Fair point. If it means that much to you guys, we'll put it on the list ofc. But please understand it will be somewhat lower priority. Thank you.

I never doubted you guys. Thanks a lot for listening. It does not need to be a priority fix, of course. Obviously there is a lot of work to be done for 2.5.6 issues.