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

Originally Posted by Lixma

Or in the middle....BF-110.

Here's a (very) rough mock up of what the 109 pilot would see (assuming he wasn't a Cyclops). Never mind this leaning over to the right nonsense. If CoD wants to be as realistic as possible then this is what we should have.

Why isn't this post getting more love? The 109 gunsight lined up with the gunners right eye and stereoscopic sight compensated for the rest. This really is what a 109 gun sight should display if this SIMULATION is SIMULATING a pilot with TWO EYES.

The fact is, no matter how realistic a sim is, it must compensate at least just a bit for the fact that this simulation is being displayed on a two dimensional display (don't get me started on 3D displays that only use one of the ten visual cues to simulate human stereoscopic vision) with image resolution that falls far below the image quality of the average human with two eyes.

The fact is that a human being with eyesight comparable to viewing the world through the best computer display available on the market wouldn't have the vision requirements to be a combat pilot in WWII seems to be a fact that a lot of people here seem to ignore.

[drewpee]

Well said Evil Joven

[Buzpilot]

This is not possible, even with two eyes.
Reading this thread (and this forum, and others) makes me think about that guy that was hypnotized to think Porche 911 was faster than any other car (Top gear), you guys are hilarious

Would be better to just make it possible to save a default view for each plane, userfriendly is a key here.
And Shift F1, loosening the straps should not restrict view at all, not realistic.

I would even like it to be possible to save config on each plane.
Using a throttle quadrant, and have to reprogram axis from water to oil radiators each time when changing between some planes is very unpractical

[Lixma]

Originally Posted by Buzpilot

This is not possible, even with two eyes.

You heard it here first.

Stereoscopic vision is impossible. Even with two eyes.

[Buzpilot]

Originally Posted by Lixma

You heard it here first.

Stereoscopic vision is impossible. Even with two eyes.

Stereoscopic vision don't put something inside the sight, to the front window, unless you have your left eye to right of your right eye?

Originally Posted by Buzpilot

Stereoscopic vision don't put something inside the sight, to the front window, unless you have your left eye to right of your right eye?

Someone needs to go back time and tell the Luftwaffe that their sighting system is flawed! They need to know this! Also I'm going to send an email to the department of defense to let them know that their Apache pilots are using a useless aiming device.

[Buzpilot]

Originally Posted by speculum jockey

Someone needs to go back time and tell the Luftwaffe that their sighting system is flawed! They need to know this! Also I'm going to send an email to the department of defense to let them know that their Apache pilots are using a useless aiming device.

Ok, I see the Apache pilots stole vision sights from the Lufwaffles?
And Luftwaffles used one on each eye, thats what your telling me?

[Wolf_Rider]

what he meant was "binocular vision". The brain doesn't magically create the l/h half of the reticule, but it does do the (Apache pilot vision) overlay thing quite effectively, same with photography.

the same lack of which made great brouhaha over "the bar"

[Redroach]

Originally Posted by Buzpilot

This is not possible, even with two eyes.

Oh, this is very possible. Just ingest copious amounts of hallucinogens prior to climbing into your plane!

[SQB]

That post before with the two images showing the two eyes, open them in two browser windows, put the right eye on the left and the left eye on the right, makes sure the windows are fairly small and you are sitting a little further back from the screen and the go sort of cross eyed (as if looking at something a lot closer) and then you will ACTUALLY see in 3D what the pilot would have seen if his eyes were there.

Result: You have placed the eyes too far apart, but also, you can see the gunsight AND out the front windscreen. It seems you guys are right! It doesn't look like that picture you keep posting though, impossible to simulate 3d on 2d properly...