Some additional pilot controls in transport choppers?

[Heskey]

Hey guys; we all know Vehicle VoIP would be AMAZING so you can scream at the idiot on the Blackhawk gun to GTFO - But we also know that's impossible due to hardcoding.

Now I'm just wondering; but first, let me explain my reasons for bringing this up... Today, I lasted pretty much ALL ROUND on Jabal Al whatever (the one with the W/E Beach and Dam, US vs. MEC) being a well-coordinated dropshiper pilot in the Blackhawk; ferrying my squad and other squads constantly to new locations.

Towards the end of the game, I ended up crashing into a mountain whilst on a 'stealth' mission with a squad, because I was busy typing (thus no chopper control) to the idiot on the gun to stop blasting it into the sky and giving away our position.

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Would it be possible to add a key that the pilot of transport choppers can press to 'lock/unlock' firing modes on the cannons? (A bit like permission to open fire from higher command etc), because it's annoying enough when some c*ckend is firing aimlessly in your ear, and even moreso when you're trying to go undetected, but instead end up crashing because you were telling him to STFU!

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My other idea is something I've had since the start of vBF2; would it be possible to make the Black Hawk doors open/closeable to protect the crew inside, and maybe add some increased manouverbility to the 'Hawk? I know for one I'd prefer to be behind a metalic door when being a BH passenger, than having the chance to fire back on the squad using small arms fire against the crew.

[[R-DEV]77SiCaRiO77]

to make the doors move you should need a new model ,then skin it ,then import it, then code it and then testit , etc .

[[R-DEV]bosco]

Originally Posted by Heskey

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Would it be possible to add a key that the pilot of transport choppers can press to 'lock/unlock' firing modes on the cannons? (A bit like permission to open fire from higher command etc), because it's annoying enough when some c*ckend is firing aimlessly in your ear, and even moreso when you're trying to go undetected, but instead end up crashing because you were telling him to STFU!

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Sorry, has been suggested before
http://www.realitymod.com/forum/blac...nt-t29114.html

Originally Posted by [R-DEV]Eddie Baker

Having the pilot need to press a button to arm the miniguns is a step that isn't really conducive to gameplay. Should we have everyone request permission to fire or get rules of engagement from the player who is the commander, then? I can see having the miniguns not function or be inaccessible until the pilot is in the seat, though.

[Heskey]

Citing RoE is taking it a bit far; I'm merely suggesting locking the cannons when in flight to prevent idiots bouncing on the seats going "YOOOHOOO! WE'RE HERE MR. AA!!!!"

As for making a new BH model with sliding doors; PR itself is of course a mod, with a lot of new vehicles added etc; if the Devs have the time on their hands, wouldn't this be a positive step?

[[R-DEV]bosco]

As a fellow transport pilot I feel your pain, but I don't think that it's ever going to happen.

[Heskey]

Ah well

PS. Did I hear vehicles will retain their minimap?

I don't want to crash due to having to access CAPSLOCK map to see the extraction marker.

[[R-DEV]bosco]

Yes, vehicles will still have a minimap.

[Waaah_Wah]

Lol i was playing with you on that map. We had about 3-4 ppl trying to tell those guys not to fire those damn guns. Didnt really help much..

[Nickbond592]

played the same round you did today (and beat you to top chopper spot) doing exactly what you were

and to top it all of i crashed into a mountain aswell :P

[Heskey]

Yeah; I lost a lot of points from people trying to enter my blackhawk through the floor.

"Never under-estimate human stupidity"