One of my biggest complaints, and there are many, is the simple fact that the aircraft external view is so far out of center. The aircraft sits on the bottom half of my screen?
Why on EARTH would they default the view below the center? why cant we just have a nice circle camera around the aircraft like ever other simulator created?
You’re telling me a massive amount of beta “testers” didn’t report this? Or is microsoft just not listening?
You can assign a key or button to reset the external camera and use other bindings to rotate around the external view. I know the camera work overall needs improvements.
WHY should we even be having this conversation though?..keybind just to use a simple hatswitch movement? just put the plane in the middle of the screen and let us hatswitch around
I know it’s frustrating, but don’t let it get to you. I usually delete all the default key bindings and assign my own. However, I was expecting a lot more from the camera system. I hope Chaseplane is integrated soon.
Just sucks I have to pay more to have a basic camera option
Rotating around the plane does’nt help if the point of rotation is off center.
Thanks. Literally what i’m trying to say. I don’t understand how its even possible that got past “beta” but from what I can see, beta went to people who cant even actually fly.
Just because bugs are still present, doesn’t mean that they haven’t been reported during alpha/beta.
Being reported is one thing. Fixed is another.
We have since day 1 of the alpha mentioned about the off Center camera view but it still exists for some reason and I honestly don’t know why
In your honest opinion is that not your most annoying gripe? It has to be as an avid simmer.
No because I spend most of my time in the cockpit not external view of the plane. To be honest I could care less if it’s off center or not. If your just using it for GTA Style VFR flying then I can see your concern.
If you dont see what im saying then you arent an actual aviation enthusiast. For most of us we enjoy the beauty in an aircraft. especially on a long haul. You want something to look at. dont even pretend like u dont see my point troll
Currently, only option is the Drone camera, which once set up, is far more flexible than the external cam.
External cam is a chase camera, think of the ones in racing games. The drone camera is the one to use if you’re wanting to look at the aircraft in more detail
Like you, I totally agree about not being able to simply use a mapped hatswitch to both jump to external views AND rotate 360 degrees in all directions. You should never have to use the keyboard for anything!! The X-56 is more than capable of handling any control surface commands…especially rotating spherically around the aircraft, like X-Plane does flawlessly. Very disappointing.
I know why they did the cameras the way they did them, especially the outside cameras, and that’s very silly, if you ask me. It was done in order to cater for those casual players who would like to play from the chase view. Kinda like Gran Turismo 2, so the casual player can see ahead of him. What I don’t understand is why everyone else would be forced to have these views. Disgusting. But my workaround has been to go drone camera with an x-box one controller.
