Take on Helicopters

[Dwarden]

I hear something, what it might be?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYDZVq1A8lE

 

[Lightman]

It's big, it's heavy and it's deadly!
IT'S A TANK!

 

[Dwarden]

http://takeonthegame.com/take-on-helicopters-hinds-announced/#more-2710

Smoking guns and spinning rotor blades – Bohemia Interactive has announced the first official DLC for Take On Helicopters:

Take On Helicopters: Hinds.

Shifting focus to a more combat-oriented experience, Take On Helicopters: Hinds puts players in the seat of the most iconic and revolutionary military gunship ever: the Hind.

Creative Director Jay Crowe points out:

“With Take On Helicopters, our goal was to strike a balance between pure gaming – story-driven scenarios, challenges, time trials – and an authentic experience of flying a helicopter. Of course, that’s a tough job, but alongside the accessible controls, difficulty settings and optional assists, we’re glad to find a big range of people having fun flying helicopters in Take On.

Our game doesn’t demand you to have any previous flight (game) experience, nor does it matter if you want to play it with mouse-and-keyboard, a gamepad or, for that matter, a full-blown cockpit-setup. In that sense, the civil-aviation context – not to mention the wonderful Seattle as the setting – of Take On Helicopters was ideal, as it allowed us to create a fun set of missions, whilst keeping the primary focus upon flying helicopters.

On the other hand, after launching the game, we felt there was room to complement Take On Helicopters with a more ‘action-packed’ experience. Our Hinds DLC is perfect for those who are seeking the adrenaline rush of flying a classic military gunship and getting into combat.”

Take On Helicopters: Hinds includes the Mil Mi-24 V, Mi-24 P and Mi-35 Super Hind helicopter gunships (with over 25 different liveries), a brand new set of singleplayer challenges, 5 time trials and new competitive multiplayer scenarios.

The release date is set on Thursday 15 March 2012, when it will be available for download at Store.bistudio.com, Steam, Desura and several other online stores.

Order:
Take On: Hinds! http://www.sprocketidea.com/joomla/index.php?page=shop.browse&category_id=19&option=com_virtuemart

• Range of Hind Variants - Mi-24 V, Mi-24 P and Mi-35 Super Hind models included.
• Realistic Sound Effects - Samples recorded from real-life Hind helicopters for an extra level of detail.
• Paint Schemes - Over 25 different liveries, covering most nations operating the gunship.
• Singleplayer Challenges - A variety of light, medium & heavy airframes & cockpits modelled with stunning detail.
• Singleplayer Challenges - A set of gameplay challenges showcasing ground attacks and aerial support.
• Time Trials - Put the helicopter through its paces in 5 tough timed checkpoint races.
• Multiplayer Gameplay - New adversarial scenarios available over LAN or Internet; battle it out against other Hind teams.
• Military Content - Expanded military content of all sorts: weapons, vehicles and static objects.
• Retractable Landing Gear - Functional wheels, wheel brakes and manual retracting.
• Improved Weapons Systems - Enhanced targeting of guided missiles.

 

[Dwarden]

Take On Helicopters' Cougar now available

Whirlybirds and grease monkeys - Bohemia Interactive has released a major new patch for their latest game, Take On Helicopters.
Applying update 1.04 - codenamed Cougar - will refine the experience of flying across the wide variety of helicopter gameplay
by implementing a massive upgrade to the flight model.
It also brings an initial introduction to Java scripting and lifts all DRM-restrictions for users of legitimate installations.

http://takeonthegame.com/take-on-patches-cougar/#more-2838

To implement the Cougar update, players can download the installer here: http://takeonthegame.com/game-updates/.
The Steam version of Take On Helicopters will be updated automatically.

Patch highlights:

• Massive flight model upgrade (RotorLib 4.0)
• Initial introduction of Java scripting
• DRM-free for users of legitimate installations
• FXAA and SMAA support added (new anti-aliasing techniques)
• Time Trial functionality improvements

 

[Dwarden]

Lock on target - Bohemia Interactive has launched Take On Helicopters: Hinds - the first official DLC for Take On Helicopters.
Bringing in a variety of helicopter gun-and-gameplay, Take On Helicopters: Hinds enlists players to become the pilot of the most iconic helicopter gunship ever: the Hind.

http://www.bistudio.com/english/home/news/projects/291-take-on-helicopters-hinds-strikes-stores
http://takeonthegame.com/take-on-helicopters-hinds-launches/#more-3044

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoeDW0mjI1Q

it's accompanied with free update 1.05 to Take On Helicopters

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?132470-Take-On-Hinds-Compatibility-Pack-(1-05)
http://takeonthegame.com/game-updates/

 

[Dwarden]

in meanwhile, suprise for owners of TOH and ARMA games ,
you will be able use ARMA content inside th copter sim
http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?132627-Take-On-Arma

discuss http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?132628-Take-On-Arma-Official-at-last

 

[Malo]

Well that's pretty damn awesome I must say!

 

[Paran]

4th)
new TOH beta brings new surprise (tho expected) in post-process anti-aliasing modes
and that's implementation of SMAA (enhanced subpixel morphological antialiasing)
next to already existing FXAA (fast approximate AA),
btw. FXAA in TOH has FXAAsharpen filter hardcoded as enabled compared to OA where is optional in config

read readme_smaa.txt and readme_fxaa.txt for more details

Cool stuff. Which is better, SMAA or FXAA?