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Originally Posted by csThor
a) SoW is first and foremost a military flight simulation. Maddox Games doesn't need to reinvent the wheel with it - they have a fundament both of experiences and technical solutions laid with Il-2 as well as input from the community and other "external sources".
b) Oleg doesn't need to cater to the civilian pilots in detail, because Maddox Games sure won't be able to do it all on its own. They will give external developers an interface to work with as well as tools to create/import the stuff they make. But that's about it - Maddox Games is a small company and needs to concentrate on the core business (if anything they have an issue with spending ressources on useless projects in the military part) and can't be spit-polishing the ground for the 3rd Party Projects.
c) The simulation aspect of civil and military flight sims couldn't be more different. Civil simmers are - IMO - procedure simmers first and foremost while "us" military types like to shoot holes into each other's planes. That's a drastic difference and sets completely different envelopes for the basic engine. I'd prefer Oleg did the military part right and doesn't try to be the jack of all trades. Because such is also the master of none.
Bottom line - clickable cockpits are a waste of time for a combat sim. If the SoW engine allows for 3rd Party Devs to add them for their own A/C then that is the maximum of what we can expect.
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I think the conclusion you are looking for is "dwelling too much on procedures like detailed engine startup is a waste of time".
Clickable cockpits are an extra control method (
extra not primary).
In that regard, i certainly don't consider them any more waste of time than support for other control methods implemented in most sims today, like native TrackIR support and the ability to work with a wide array of HOTAS sets, gaming keypads and other peripherals that give you more options in how you interface with the game. The difference and the main reason i'm advocating clickpits is that not everyone can buy all those peripherals, but every PC comes with a mouse. Let's use it.