BF109 - Can't we just have the gunsight in the middle?

[AlleyViper]

+1 for the return of the old and non zoomed shif+f1 lean for non Track IR users. Zoom would be controlled separately then, and there isn't a need to have the whole cross hair visible on that newer shift+f1 position if that's need to keep the pilot straight, just a compromise between centered seating and completely leaning left so you can still aim.
Btw, I guess things were pretty decent on 1946 as they were.

[ATAG_Dutch]

Good Grief.

[JG52Krupi]

Originally Posted by Lixma

Seriously.

Over a decade of faffing about with Shift-F1, leaning over, loosening straps or whatever...i'm weary of it. Just place the damned thing in the centre of the dash! Is anyone really going to be put out by such a minor concession to usability?

Realism be hanged in this instance.

LOL I kind of agree, in real life you would close one eye when using the offset gunsight but if you have track ir or freetrack its easy to lean slightly to the left.

Personally I love having to move to get the gunsight in view wish some fps games would add track ir in that way too

[b101uk]

Originally Posted by JG52Krupi

LOL I kind of agree, in real life you would close one eye when using the offset gunsight but if you have track ir or freetrack its easy to lean slightly to the left.

I have nearly always shot guns with sights with both eyes open regardless of if they are iron sights or telescopic sights as my brain will happily merge the two images, about the only time I will close one eye is if I want to be deathly accurate to hit the proverbial pea on a post at 600 yards (never managed to hit the pea but have hit the post many times in the past knocking the pea off )

maybe thats why you mostly knock the pea off, close one eye


maybe then you'll hit it

@Redroach - why dont you go to another forum if you wanna speak to its members like this! he is allowed his opinion so acting like a petty child calling him a retard is just plain rude.

[ChrisDNT]

No, simply let it where it is and just change the parallax of the aiming, as the pilot, in real life, didn't move his head to aim, but just close his left eye.

[choctaw111]

Originally Posted by ChrisDNT

No, simply let it where it is and just change the parallax of the aiming, as the pilot, in real life, didn't move his head to aim, but just close his left eye.

Close left eye---cntrl E

Trust me. It really works LOL

[Robotic Pope]

Originally Posted by choctaw111

Close left eye---cntrl E

Trust me. It really works LOL

lol

I doubt any pilot closed his eye in combat. Deprives you of 3d view and distance estimation. Just give us a button that has to be pushed throughout aiming that moves the head automatically to the right position while keeping head shake and g effects. Bingo. The current way is not more realistic as viewing hardware is not simulating real movement well and making it unrealistically difficult to aim with the 109 compared to other planes.

[KDN]

Keep it the way it is, please
As Kimosabi (and in different words Cheesehawk) said...it is part of the simulation

No trained marksman ever closes an eye.