add a feature(s) for helicopter front passengers [F2]

[lyric wasp]

Options include:

• a spotter like for a tank
• passenger takes control of the helicopter immediately after the pilot dies

[rose skiff]

Reminds me of how in Rising storm 2 a commander could also sit in the little bird to spot and call down fire support.

[high nexus]

This please.

[lyric wasp]

I have 2 ideas for the spotter idea:

1. Allow the front passenger to have a 180 degree view from underneath the helicopter like if a movable camera was mounted beneath the helicopter (with similar pinging features to a spotter on the t90s and m1abrams)
2. Allow the front passenger to switch between multiple cameras (including the one beneath the helicopter that the pilot uses) like one for each side of the helicopter and one behind it ( which is useful if you got a armed little bird on your tail)

[novel kestrel]

another interesting idea would be to give control of front facing guns to the copilot

[lyric wasp]

If the front passenger (the copilot) takes control of the helicopter if the pilot were to be shot and killed, there could be a message displayed to the copilot as soon as he switches, like “You are now in control of the helicopter”

[lyric wasp]

For idea #1 the camera should be stable with the ground instead of with the heli cause It would be too difficult to look at something with the heli moving all the time

[lyric wasp]

Just throwing another idea out that could be included with the spotting feature for the co-pilot.
Thoughts on the co-pilot being able to mark a spot on the map to indicate to the team that the helicopter will be picking up players there (Like a circle on the ground and a indicator on the map)?

[high nexus]

thank you 😊

[tulip vault]

how about letting engis and docs in that seat do repairs/heal, even if just with alt look?
No ability to rocket/shoot and vulnerable like the pilot. Seems balanced to me

[novel kestrel]

this is great, co pilot rn doesn’t do shit lol

[naive solstice]

Even the addition of a small reticle dot would be a huge improvement to is what is otherwise a useless seat. We call it the "meatshield" seat since the only thing it does is protect the gunners.

[naive solstice]

That's an awesome suggestion. Like a rendevou point that players can get to for a pick up, I would love this!

[cursive anvil]

ok yeah this is good suggestion

+1

[novel kestrel]

this would work perfectly w this update: #dev-wip message

[cursive anvil]

Would make it op

Essentially infinite durability with repair tool

[tulip vault]

nah. 1 more tool aint doing that. you can already have a full 8 engis repairing and still get shot down

[cursive anvil]

Must have the entire enemy team attacking you with augs and lmgs

[tulip vault]

as they should be

(rip AUG my beloved)

[cursive anvil]

Imo keep copilot to spotting only

[high nexus]

yeah... making it so you can use tools in Co-pilot would seem a bit OP

they would be making a decent enough of points off of spotting anyways

^ and ofc being able to take control of the heli once f1 player dies

[frigid crag]

or give copilot an option to shoot out window if the window is damaged

[lyric wasp]

question, are you able to shoot if you are like sitting somewhat in the middle of players inside the blackhawk (in the cabin)?

[frigid crag]

Yes

Anywhere but F1 and F2 you can shoot

[lyric wasp]

Damn even every other seat in the Blackhawk is better than f2 rn

[keen folio]

F2 literally has no purpose rn. Please make it a spotting seat oki, thanks

[lyric wasp]

oki plz add, copilot needs to have a purpose

[high nexus]

please oki doki sgt

[errant sparrow]

But there is also a second pilot in the LB. The feeling is that once it is repaired it will be impossible to knock it down.

People constantly complain that the LB is impossible to shoot down. Do you want them to curse every pilot to eternal torment in hell?)))

[regal fable]

Immediate takeover of pilot seat when pilot dies or switches seats seems like a logical function for the co-pilot seat.
Spotting tank like camera (ir vision) seems a bit OP, but normal camera with same tank like spot symbols (eye, cross) seems perfect addition.

[lyric wasp]

I agree with just having a normal camera

[cursive anvil]

🦅

[hushed galleon]

We had plans to add a spotter cemara feature to Co-pilot. Similar to tank comander seat.

Aka enter special camera that can rotate 360 degrees around with good zoom to spot enemy and spot-lights for night maps.

So scout helicopters would have thermal cameras.

But currently its not in priority. we will revisit helicopters as well as other vehicles features and gameplay loop at some point of time.

[frigid crag]

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