ShackTac Littlebird Enhancement Mod (beta)

[Zatan13th 10]

just a silly question...

It is possible to port to vanilla OA?

[Defunkt 431]

Haven't been able to try the mod as I don't have ACE2 but I did want to ask; what map and/or grass mod is depicted in the pictures on DevHeaven please?

[Binkowski 26]

This looks promising, will definitely give it a go.

[Nike619 1]

Just finished testing.

Dear god. This is top notch! One question, Can it be server side only?

[orcinus 121]

Heh, tried with with SP and got a suprise (I won't spoil it for anyone else).

This is much[.B] too nice to be restricted to MP....

Love the stuff you guys out out, from ST_movement to the indispensible Dslyecxi's Guide.

BR

Orcinus

[dslyecxi 23]

well... I love you :o

Theres a bit of issues with the skids and ffv that im sure youre well aware of, but yea... loves going your way right now.

Ticket it to be sure - https://dev-heaven.net/projects/stmh6/issues

would it be hard to haul it over to for example the blackhawks (shooting out of the back seats) etc ?

Check the OP - I don't plan to do any other vehicles aside from the xH-6 family.

VERY NICE! Love the 2nd vid - I recognize that action from Blackhawk Down :)

Question - are you using the default BIS flight model for the little birds? I hope you say no - if you say yes then that means I'm a REALLY bad little bird pilot! :D

Yes, ST uses an old version of ACE Littlebirds that match how the default OA ones behave.

just a silly question...

It is possible to port to vanilla OA?

Yes, and it's on my to-do list.

Haven't been able to try the mod as I don't have ACE2 but I did want to ask; what map and/or grass mod is depicted in the pictures on DevHeaven please?

Celle.

Just finished testing.

Dear god. This is top notch! One question, Can it be server side only?

Server-side only isn't really a practical solution for this.

[lightspeed_aust 681]

nice one again mate - but did we expect anything less from you

[Doofy 2]

so this does work on ACE 2 little birds now with the update or down line :)

[domokun 515]

Yes, and it's on my to-do list

An ACE-free version would be brilliant!

[da12thMonkey 1943]

I see on the DH tracker that you're evaluating grenade throwing from the chopper (smoke etc.), would you also consider looking at allowing people to swap the type of grenades loaded in UGLs (M203, L123, GP25 etc.)?

Currently, you can only fire and reload whichever type of magazine you have loaded when you board the helicopter. For example if I carry a mixed load of one HE grenade, one smoke shell, one flare and one 40mm buckshot I can only fire one round from the helicopter with no option to reload any of the other three rounds. Similarly if you're carrying a mixture of 20rnd, 30rnd, tracer etc. STANAG magazines for the M4, or 200rnd and 100rnd belts for the M249/L110 you can only reload with one set of magazine classes.

Even so; this is a really fun and useful addon. Good work! :)

[kremator 1065]

An ACE-free version would be brilliant!

Amen to that. I was really fired up when I saw this. Immediately downloaded then nearly cried when the 'requires ACE2' message popped up. I MUST learn to read requirements properly!

Looking forward to vanilla version. Cheers

Krem

[dslyecxi 23]

so this does work on ACE 2 little birds now with the update or down line :)

The 'special' AH-6s don't work yet, but will shortly. The MH-6J and AH-6J should work fine.

I see on the DH tracker that you're evaluating grenade throwing from the chopper (smoke etc.), would you also consider looking at allowing people to swap the type of grenades loaded in UGLs (M203, L123, GP25 etc.)?

Currently, you can only fire and reload whichever type of magazine you have loaded when you board the helicopter. For example if I carry a mixed load of one HE grenade, one smoke shell, one flare and one 40mm buckshot I can only fire one round from the helicopter with no option to reload any of the other three rounds. Similarly if you're carrying a mixture of 20rnd, 30rnd, tracer etc. STANAG magazines for the M4, or 200rnd and 100rnd belts for the M249/L110 you can only reload with one set of magazine classes.

One of these tickets covers that - vote on all of them if you have time, as they're all related to engine limitations with something like this.

https://dev-heaven.net/issues/28738

https://dev-heaven.net/issues/28737

https://dev-heaven.net/issues/28736

[kremator 1065]

Voted!

Keep up the good work !

[Ghost113 10]

Since I saw the video for this a few weeks ago I couldn't wait for it! Thanks, amazing work man!

[Doofy 2]

how hard was it to get it so you could transfer controls if you dont mind me asking..wonder if it can be done with blackhawk.

[Feint 137]

This is a great addon! Love the videos too.

I made something similar for the CRRC riders, but never released it. I like the idea of being able to jump out depending on the direction you are looking. It would be nice to be able to take out shoreline targets while on the move in a boat or coming in for a landing. The same visual bug is there for the CRRC driver that you mention in the readme is present for the MH-6 pilot, but no big deal considering the added functionality.

[Variable 322]

This is a great addon! Love the videos too.

I made something similar for the CRRC riders, but never released it. I like the idea of being able to jump out depending on the direction you are looking. It would be nice to be able to take out shoreline targets while on the move in a boat or coming in for a landing. The same visual bug is there for the CRRC driver that you mention in the readme is present for the MH-6 pilot, but no big deal considering the added functionality.

Feint, Will you release it?

[rolo87 10]

Good job guys! it's great!

Thank you for your great work and great ideas ST ;)

[dslyecxi 23]

Misc fixes in 0.82

https://dev-heaven.net/projects/stmh6/files

[le_culto 0]

Your animation fits great with some other vehicles. Thanks ! :o

I love this addon !

http://94.23.41.117/arma/img/arma2oa%202012-04-21%2016-50-48-65.png

http://94.23.41.117/arma/img/arma2oa%202012-04-21%2016-53-58-86.png

http://94.23.41.117/arma/img/arma2oa%202012-04-21%2017-19-50-42.png

This is a great addon! Love the videos too.

I made something similar for the CRRC riders, but never released it. I like the idea of being able to jump out depending on the direction you are looking. It would be nice to be able to take out shoreline targets while on the move in a boat or coming in for a landing. The same visual bug is there for the CRRC driver that you mention in the readme is present for the MH-6 pilot, but no big deal considering the added functionality.

Yeah made the same script and have the same bug :(

http://94.23.41.117/arma/img/arma2oa%202012-04-21%2017-33-31-53.png

http://94.23.41.117/arma/img/arma2oa%202012-04-21%2017-34-25-31.png

Edited April 21, 2012 by Le_CuLtO

[fruity_rudy 16]

so when i press W i can only look up down? or did i screw something up? When i get it right, w fixes pos. i 'm looking at then i can shoot, so only up-down-axis is available..

Edit: nevermind..i got it, but it's not possible to reload the weapon i'm firing with??

Edited April 21, 2012 by Fruity_Rudy

[AlexVestin 24]

You can reload while being mounted.

When I've just pressed "W", and aren't holding down "ALT", reload works just fine.

Check if you actually have your primary weapon selected by pressing "F".

[orcinus 121]

Your animation fits great with some other vehicles. Thanks ! :o

I love this addon !

Great pics :)

Would you be willing to share your scripts? - if Dslyecxi & co agree, of course. Being able to shoot out of open trucks, etc., is something I've always thought a significant lack in Arma. Not capable of that level of scripting, myself.

[fruity_rudy 16]

So this needs to be on the server too right? Cause yesterday we only had it clientside, and for some reason i wasn't able to mount skid. I added it to server, that works..Maybe i was a bit too excited about this addon and did not reaad the installation instructions carefully :)

[PELHAM 10]

Does it have any speed enhancements? Something that irritates about the standard xH-6 models is the low speed compared to the other helicopters in game (the difference does not occur in reality). Hope you can add something in if not?