My idea is to have distinct beeps/tones for switching between weapons so that the player doesn't need to look at the corner of the screen to check what weapon they are switching to. Maybe pitch represents the range so guns are always lower while missiles are higher, or each weapon type has a sfx dedicated to it.
#Distinct sounds for switching weapons/countermeasures (QOL)
winged sedge
winter reef
Or just put weapon info on an MFD
winged sedge
Thats also fine, but doesn't address the issue of looking away from your target while in a dogfight or low level. That's what I want to improve
winter reef
It would alteady be in your field of view
winged sedge
Something tells me you and I aren't thinking of the same issue. It already is in my FOV? Moving it from the side of the screen to the bottom of the screen isn't beneficial when I have to look at something else in a busy moment.
vague plume
PLEASE
winter reef
Something tells me you and I aren't thinking of the same issue. It already is in...
If you are looking straight ahead then you can already see the screens
Glancing down a tiny bit won't make you lose, trust me.
Glancing at weapon info has never gotten me killed even with it being off to my far right (I have a really wide setup)
winged sedge
But I'm explicitly talking about the times when I'm not looking straight ahead... like in a dogfight or selecting a target...
glad osprey
could also go the arcade way and have a weapon wheel with numbers
winter reef
But I'm explicitly talking about the times when I'm not looking straight ahead.....
I mean thats just me as I never really pan my camera around since I always have my hands on the controls
FoV compensates for that
And whenever I set a reset view keybind it stops working later and I have to cycle through all views to reset the camera angle
sudden abyss
Bump
opal grove
could also go the arcade way and have a weapon wheel with numbers
ah yes, 5.2 flares
karmic oxide
Why don't we just have a button for flares and a button for jammer?
warped fjord
Or just have brief weapons info on your HMD
sudden abyss
Why don't we just have a button for flares and a button for jammer?
Because controller
karmic oxide
But you already have button to switch between two
sudden abyss
the real answer is, because it's very WIP. Roadmap has 'additional control options' as a ticket item on the first tier.
This is a good suggestion though, just explaining why it probably isn't already in the game