Give it the Prospector's View!!! Please!. I love the freelancer but that view.... :(
LmaoI thought it was supposed to be a fighting freighter. And the Cutlass. And the Connie a Space Superiority thingmabob.
The freelancer has a MASSIVE issue in that if they make the cockpit all glass it'd look like a bell-end and the whole ship a giant schlong.
It's a pretty big problem for the Freelancer range.
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Here is an artists impression of the problem, as you can see the Freelancer with the glass cockpit is at Mauve Alert which just makes the problem even worse.
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The guy is screaming because they are at Mauve Alert, not because the ship looks like a Johnson. it's pretty scary when Mauve Alert happens.
If the view is what you're after, look no further than the Reliant Sen. That is a clever little explorer and should be a real kick to fly, except in combat. However, it is good to note that it rotates much faster on some axes than on others, so there are ways to fly it and be dangerous. Someone experienced in a Reliant should have a much better chance against raiders than a Lancer pilot, and there are far fewer who would bother a Sen since she can't carry much.I want to use the ship mainly for exploration. But damn man. If I can't see out the damned windows I might rethink it.
I've been staring at the new armor stats and the Freelancer does not have any reduced EM or IR stats from armor.It's a game balance issue. If they made a light freighter that was as good a fighter as a fighter, no one would buy fighters. The Lancer has huge shields and reduced EM and IR signatures, with some fair weapons, and can carry second tier sensors, etc. If it didn't have a shitty view, who would buy the Cutty? Who would buy a Hornet? CIG goes to great lengths so that no one can easily decide "this is the one ship I want". That's the last thing they want people to feel, is they can stop buying ships.
Also, it should never happen that a freighter pilot feels safe against a fighter pilot. The guns on freighters are just there to make you think you would have a chance in situations that are actually quite hopeless. If you're flying anything alone and pirates come callin', odds are you are forkin' over the goods or you are a dead man. Freighters don't actually have much need of weapons at all, unless they have escorts and would stand a chance in a raid.
Good point, I didn't think about zoom, but I would still like lower windows just for the added ability to help it land safely. Which I feel is a fair point. If not lower windows, perhaps some sort of display to help the pilot aim where the freelancer is landing.The Freelancer is not a ship for close combat, that is a fight which it will lose, It just can't turn fast enough. Instead it is good at shooting from long distance.
If you don't like the cockpit view, just zoom in. It has a perfect side view, If something is up or below, just roll 90 degrees
Zoomed out:
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Zoomed in 50%. It actually stops at 50% if you keep pressing zoom, I would call this combat zoom:
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Zoomed in 100% This would be sniping zoom:
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Did you ever tried to land a Starfarer at Levski? My 2nd Starfarer landing was at Levski and I pulled it of without bumping into the walls. OK, at approach I overshoot 15 kilometers, I had to request landing permission 3 times, the first bump my nose was too low, so my rear skids weren't on the pad, but still I didn't hit any walls.If not lower windows, perhaps some sort of display to help the pilot aim where the freelancer is landing.