Open cockpit canopy exploit needs to be eliminated

Sorry to come over cross, but what do you mean with “what a mess you have here”?!? We all have our jobs and functions, and can’t really meddle with issues outside of our fields and responsibilities. So much should be obvious, companies work like that. GM’s don’t mess with technical issues, devs/tech mods don’t tackle chat moderation.

As to who to inform: Write a well documented bug report, just like everybody else, or if the report already exists, support with clicking “I have the same issue” and/or add helpful comments to it if still open. That’s the one and only correct way to go about this.

I’ve zero clues about modern jets,

but at least for WW2 naval aviation it was standard practice in some aircraft to open the canopy on approach to the carrier for visibility at least.

Of course, this is done at very low speeds appropriate for landing on a carrier. But hey, some definite and regular examples do exist!

… Coincidentally, trying to open your canopy in a wildcat, hellcat or earlier zero models (a6m3) is not possible at all. I havnt flown the m5 yet.

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No tech tree A6M5 can open the canopy, maybe the premium A6M5 Ko from the pacific pack can. A6M6 Hei also can’t.

What situation? In spite of many claims, it now provides no sound advantage.

Gaijin puts such heavy work into their models…

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When did this feature appear?

So, I assume, all pre-2015 models have no operating canopy/doors.

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check back in 2035 and they might get around to updating the models

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Check the suggestions forum section.

99% is NeW vEhiCleS

The target audience wants new silly undeveloped 3D models. The snail gives.

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Great post

Some bloke just racked 20 kills while being shot down once using this exploit. How the hell is this still allowed? This topic is like a year old already.

You can change the sound files in this game. They literally exploit this “”“”““bug””“”“” by using some easily audible sound as the enemy plane’s sound, then open their cockpit and follow their ears.

There is one particular player who has been doing this for literal years and the game master’s just can’t give a damn about it. I report then the bloke just keeps mowing down the enemy team with a K/D ratio of 10:1.

Change sound files. Choose a night map with jets. Keep low. Open cockpit then rake all the kills. And literally none of the GMs give a damn.

Then it’s not an “open canopy exploit” anymore now, is it? If you have to MODIFY THE GAME FILES to make it work, then the issue isn’t the open canopy lol

you don’t need to modify the sound files to make it work, but it will enhance the result if you do

No, it doesn’t work at all if you don’t modify your game files. You can be behind someone and they’ll only hear you/you’ll only hear them when you’re basically touching them.

I’m playing Ground SB after F-4E, MiG-27K and Su-17M4 joined 10_2 lineups, the amount of players that flying with canopy open is crazy, jets and helicopters, I can say it is 80% of players I’m seeing are opening the canopies of their aircraft to get the hearing advantage, which means sound penalty of Gaijin is not doing the job. And if some people are changing sound files to enhance this illegal advantage then it is even worse.

Most often they have removed it because they have a terrible canopy, just like MiG-23s.

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I don’t buy this, because when you open the canopy it actually obstructs you view more and in more critical sectors thatn when you have it closed.

How can the canopy be blocked from view when it can literally be removed?



Same goes with J35s


Well, it’s not the same for all types, so if you can be selective with your examples, so can I:

MiG-21:


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Su-25:


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As to the Draken, I see little advantage of opening the cockpit for visibility:


vs.

Note: I personally actually even like the center bar with mirror of certain Russian aircraft, as they provide a good reference in dogfights. But this applies for VR only, admittedly…