External camera view while using vehicles

Vandragorax

This is my vote for having an external camera view button, which is then spinnable around the craft either just by moving the mouse while in external view or having to hold RMB for example.

This is absolutely needed for piloting vehicles, especially smaller craft through tight gaps, or larger craft just, well... anywhere! I lost count the number of times now I've scraped the Cyclops on some reef or played pinball with my SeaMoth when trying to navigate a small cave entrance just because I literally have no idea how far back, down, sideways the hull goes.

If I could just press a button to go into external camera mode, which was controllable in a 360 degree camera view around the craft, that would be amazing

Thanks!

Nuki255

That would be cool!

aeroripper

+1 This or have some kind of camera of the entire sub while driving the cyclops

Seldkam

I don't actually like this just because 3rd person would really put a damper on the intensity of going deep without knowing what kind of monsters could swallow you whole look like, or where they are

I think it would be awesome in Freedom mode though -- perhaps as a compromise Hardcore would have it disabled? Hm

Vandragorax

If a monster can swallow my submarine whole, I've got bigger problems to worry about than whether my camera is inside or outside the sub

Seldkam

It was an exaggeration, I'm not attacking your thread, just pointing out that it will make it very easy to dodge around predators :P

Requiemfang

If anything I would only use third person if say they don't improve the transparency and reflection of the Cyclops main view. Right now currently it's very hard to see out of. I get better visual awareness from the Seamoth than the Cyclops, I can actually see what's in front of me at a good distance instead of it being literal feet in front of me before I smash into it.