Requesting 3d sights...

I am used to flying with the 3d cockpit turned on only and with TIR this works great.

However, on the Fokker D-VII and the Albatros D-V there is not a centrally mounted sight. There are iron sights on the machineguns themselves, but it's quite hard to keep your head steady when shifted to the left/right and the sights don't seem to be properly aligned?

I noticed some photos which suggest that these planes did have proper centrally mounted sights.

I love the new Albatros cockpit. How difficult would it be to model and add a centrally mounted sight???

Some DVs were even fitted with a reflector type sight, but probably just prototypes.

Funamentally the setup you have there is what would be required for actual gunnery, a front and rear sight for each gun, including the center sight. Otherwise you'd have incredible parralax aiming errors. Frankly I'm not sure how they could even model the use of the rear sights, and thats probably why they don't. Another concession to playavility vs realism.

TW took the time to model the SE5 sight, so I'm sure they could have modeled the DVII sight to the same degree. This question should be posted on the TW site so we can get TK's response.

Be my guest Sherpa. I'll be at the gate taking bets on how long its takes for the lock.

Stuff like this is nonsense...

Please explain why this is nonsense? As it is, I have no tool to aim the sights properly when in the virtual DVII cockpit.
I'm not asking for a telescopic sight, just for 2 metal rings on the engine block as seen in the top picture. Should be very easy to model I thin k.

What's wrong with the default? And which legacy sim are you basing your experiences on?

One mans trash is anouther mans wealth. :rolleyes:

Isn't that clear when reading my post? I can't aim accurately in the DVII (or Albatros).

I'm not sure what you mean here, but I have mostly flown IL2 this year.

Many of the German aircraft had sights fitted in the field by the pilots themselves. Some mounted ring and bead sights, others just mounted a small central aiming post while many just used the existing gun mounted sights. In contrast, many of the British and French aircraft which had telescopic sights mounted from the factory had them removed by many pilots on the field in fear that in a crash their heads would bash up against them.

Preduzece 44: Why, why, why when someone asks a question like the perfectly innocent and honest one asked by the poster of the thread is there a need to berate him in a smart ass way? Stuff like this just turns people off and hurts the sales because from what I can see, TK games apparently have a small - and I mean very small - segment of zealots in the relatively large, polite, helpful and kind fan base that actively seek to put down and condescend to anyone that has an honest question, as if that person were questioning that the sky is blue, water is wet and fire is hot. Please, consider others.

Did you see the post at the Thridwire forum requesting a starter switch? It was locked. So Sherpa comes with the attitude that "well the SE5 sight was set right, so let's ask TK why the DrVII is not so."

My point is this. Everyone is flocking to the game with preconceived notions. Usually they base it on their favorite legacy sim. Notably IL2, RB3d, and EAW. When it doesn't fit their box, the criticisms begin. As far as I'm concerned, it goes both ways. If you have a concern or criticism, then you'd better be prepared to accept criticism on those points as well. Not everyone is on the same page.

Guys, no need to make a fuss. I only asked this because this sim is open for modding and it seemed cool to be able to add a sight. It's not criticism at TK, merely a suggestion for the talented modelers in this community....

Hopeless. Where is the criticism in the first post? Point to one single criticism, constructive or otherwise in that post.

You just proved, again, the very point I'm making.

For starters I am the one that posted the start / stop as per the request of many users here.

It never hurts to ask because it was the badgers that pestered TK that got it locked NOT THE QUESTION

Everyone has the right to ask. Try and be polite in your response and you might see things in a differnt light.

At this rate this thread will get locked down pretty soon with responses like Rude comes to my mind.