Bug or intentional? Can't flare from gunner seat if controlling heli

[BobbyBlue 10]

So I noticed that if your pilot gets shot in the blackfoot for example and you take controls, that you cannot deploy flares. Do you guys think this is intentional or a bug? I was thinking that if you had access to the controls you would be able to deploy flares.

[Sterlingarcherz101 15]

Think intentionally done to encourage less lone wolfing.

[jshock 512]

I believe it's intentionally, but the following may circumvent that (all untested):

//put this in the initPlayerLocal.sqf  

(findDisplay 46) displayAddEventHandler 
[ 
   "KeyDown", 
   { 
       _handled = false; 
       if (
			(_this select 1) in (actionKeys "LaunchCM") && 
			{vehicle player isKindOf "Helicopter" && gunner (vehicle player) isEqualTo player} && 
			{isNull driver (vehicle player) || !alive driver (vehicle player)}
	    ) 
	then 
       { 
           (vehicle player) fire "CMFlareLauncher"; 
           _handled = true; 
       }; 
       _handled; 
   } 
];  

Edited April 24, 2015 by JShock

[AhabtheArab 10]

Hope its not intentional. Thanks for the code!

[BobbyBlue 10]

Yea, I also hope it's not intentional. Would be pretty disappointing.