"You can tell they must be using some sort of neural interface because all the pilots are leaning back in the Lazy Boy recliner in their cockpit, with their hands resting lightly on the armrests."

That's exactly how an F-16 pilot sits as well. The reclining angle is good for pulling high-G turns in atmosphere because the blood doesn't pool in the pilot's legs quite as badly. The main difference is that there is no joystick or throttle quadrant visible in the Freelancer screenshots. Of course, there's no restraint harness or 02 supply visible either...

--milo
www.starshatter.com

But really, dont they just get in the way?

they'll definately be in the way for me.
i never liked struts (yeah so a might not be a 'pure' flier, but i can see you out of the corner of my screen... YOU CAN'T... *Boom*)
i'm just glad there is an option to turn it on/off. then it's up to the individual to choose whether or not to blindfold his/her perepheral vision or not

...Just a random thought from a random mind

The struts are more for explorers, it adds to the atmosphere while flying around

No Surrender, No Retreat
No Sorrow, But vengeance.
Fight with valore,
or do not fight at all!

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i never liked struts (yeah so a might not be a 'pure' flier, but i can see you out of the corner of my screen... YOU CAN'T... *Boom*)

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A good pilot shouldn't have its enemy in the corner of the screen in the first place. So, if you see me in the corner of your screen, you're already dead.

Seriously: that's what the indicator arrows are for. As long as the enemy isn't almost in the center of the screen you can't fire at him anyway but you can locate him by the arrow. And when you finally can fire at him, you will already see him, no matter wether the struts are on or not.

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"In all likelihood you're going to die out there. We're all going to die out there, but none of us needs to be reminded of that fact. So you die, you never existed."

Edited by - Lev Arris on 15-02-2003 15:04:54