Adjustable Cockpit Camera View for Space

Adjustable Cockpit Camera View for Space
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Pufhead

Proposal
Add a vertical camera height slider for spaceflight in the Options panel, allowing players to raise or lower the cockpit camera view as needed.
Justification
This would let players correct awkward camera placement without breaking immersion or disabling cockpit visuals.
Motivation
To give players a better and more comfortable cockpit view when flying different ship types.
I suggest adding a camera height slider in the Options panel for spaceflight. Some ships currently have camera positioning issues where the cockpit view sits too low, too high, or in an awkward position. The attached image shows an example using the JSF, but this issue appears on several different ships in-game.

Adding a slider would allow players to manually adjust the cockpit camera height themselves, instead of having to disable the cockpit HUD just to get a usable view. This would give players better control over what they see while flying and make space gameplay feel smoother and more comfortable.

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This is a known bug. They seem to be having trouble fixing it (for one reason or another) so adding a feature to make it adjustable for all ships might be even more problematic.
 
GawlSansSper said:
This is a known bug. They seem to be having trouble fixing it (for one reason or another) so adding a feature to make it adjustable for all ships might be even more problematic.
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True, and I do see your point. If this is already a known bug and difficult to fix directly, then adding a player-controlled adjustment might be a practical workaround instead.

The setting could still have a default height for everyone, so nothing changes for players who are not having the issue. But for players who are affected, it would give us the option to manually adjust the camera instead of being stuck with a bad view or having to turn off the cockpit HUD.

I have been doing Ace of Aces and have had this issue on almost every ship I have tested so far. Maybe it is related to monitor size, resolution, or something else; that is beyond my knowledge. But personally, I would rather have the option to adjust the camera height myself, even if it applies to all ships, than have no workaround at all.
 
I wasn't disagreeing. I was just saying it may not be easy if they haven't figured out the bug fix. The bug is almost 2 years old (maybe more?).
 
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