Jumping around from various Wing Commanders, I am curious to know if people either preferred cockpits, or just a HUD. I remember what first captured my attention when I first saw a demo of Wing Commander back in '90 was the detail of the cockpit, and the hand wrapped around the joystick that moved, mirroring the player's actions. I thought that was the coolest thing ever. Wing 2 looked pretty much the same, and then I thought the cockpit in Wing 3 was so super-cool, because it was photo-realistic, or close to it anyhow. Wing 4 introduced the cut-away HUD that gave you more room to see, and then Prophecy sort of combined the two ideas. I prefer a cockpit myself....just makes me feel like I am in that ship.