RHS Hind v1.0 for ArmA

[Shadow NX]

Here it is, the thing most of you were waiting for... the Hind pack for ArmA!

Its still kinda beta but should work pretty good already and we done what we could without the tools.

Those who already know the OFP one will notice that nearly all textures were edited or redone, i think i finally found the right colours that i already wanted to have in the OFP version.

As usual post comments, suggestions and bugs in here.

Some known things:

- Rotors dont cast Shadows on the model in Shadow settings below high

- The material effects add some weird effects on some part of the textures but at least it looks a lil ArmA like with what we have atm.

For the rest check the readme.

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Big thanks go to Scars for letting us use his Models and textures.

Also to GranQ and MechaStalin who helped a lot in bringing the Hinds to ArmA.

For the hosting and the first 2 screens i have to thank Mr.Burns and armed-assault.de / armed-assault.net

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Download with demo mission

Download RHS Hind Pack v.1.0 @<hidden> armed-assault.de (http://armed-assault.de/downloads/rhs-hind-v10.html)

Download RHS Hind Pack v.1.0 @<hidden> armed-assault.net (http://armed-assault.net/downloads/rhs-mi24-hind-v10.html)

Download RHS Hind Pack v.1.0 @<hidden> Armaholic.com (http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=1099)

Download RHS Hind Pack v1.0 [28 MB] @<hidden> ArmedAssault.info FTP#1 (ftp://www.armedassault.info/armad/addons/rhs_hind_v1.0.rar)

Download RHS Hind Pack v1.0 @<hidden> armed-assault-zone.com (http://www.armed-assault-zone.com/news.php?readmore=308)

Download RHS Hind Pack v1.0 @<hidden> nextgenerationgames.de (http://www.nextgenerationgames.de/php/content/download/aaaddons/rhs_hind_v1.0.rar)
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Screens ( Click on them to enlarge to 1280x1024 ):

http://hx3.de/files/team/mrburns/arma_rhs-hind1th.jpg (http://hx3.de/files/team/mrburns/arma_rhs-hind1.jpg)

http://hx3.de/files/team/mrburns/arma_rhs-hind2th.jpg (http://hx3.de/files/team/mrburns/arma_rhs-hind2.jpg)

http://hx3.de/files/team/mrburns/rhshind4th.jpg (http://hx3.de/files/team/mrburns/rhshind4.jpg)

http://hx3.de/files/team/mrburns/rhshind5th.jpg (http://hx3.de/files/team/mrburns/rhshind5.jpg)

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OK have fun everyone... i for myself now finally try to enjoy the tiny remains of this weekend http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

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[Laser]

Great.
Off to check these out.

[Törni]

Thanks http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/yay.gif

We&#39;ll take it for a ride&#33;

[MattXR]

Very Nice Indeed. I cant wait for the tools to be released so we can bathe in all there glory. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/notworthy.gif

[McNools]

Woah&#33; finally&#33; this is excellent&#33;


bloody good job&#33;

[CanadianTerror]

Having just watched a little "9th company", i cant wait to get some Hinds flying around. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[-SWAT-]

This is one of the best news this day http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[StryDa]

YAY at last, great job guys&#33; Just downloading to give it a spin&#33;

[DecimusAquila]

Russki monsters. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif Nice work guys. Your hard work cannot go without an applaud.

[Jackal326]

I just came. Nice work to all involved.

[4 IN 1]

OMG&#33; thats one hell of a good job&#33;

[VictorTroska]

Awesome http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/thumbs-up.gif

[colossus]

No way...&#33; http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wow_o.gif

Awesome&#33; At last we got the Hind. And even better, the RHS Hind. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/yay.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/notworthy.gif

[Turkmenbashi]

*masturbates furiously*

[Shadow NX]

Lot of sexual energy in here it seems, one already came and the other is short before it... i better stay away from here for a while http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif

[MehMan]

Well, I love it&#33;


But I already found one tiny thing: the nightvision requries Granq&#39;s BTR.

[[CS]SOBR[1st-I-R]]

I love RHS job &#33;&#33;
In fact I will re-install ArmA only to test these sexy Hinds.

The pictures look beatiful and everyone that knows RHS knows that the real models will always outclass even the perfect screenshots.

God Bless RHS &#33; http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/notworthy.gif

[EricM]

nice work.

[da12thMonkey]

Well, I love it&#33;


But I already found one tiny thing: the nightvision requries Granq&#39;s BTR.
Also, the night-vision wont turn off unless you get out of the chopper.

Overall it&#39;s very nice though. Having a Hind back for OPFOR is brilliant, as is the fact that its shadows effect other objects, and itself. Good stuff.

[DM]

Just checked this out and was saddened to see that it still uses ~70 textures per chopper (I know a lot are shared, but thats beside the point)

Don&#39;t take this the wrong way, but this addon still needs a LOT of work before its up to the ArmA standards. For the most part its the textures, which need to be combined onto a couple of large tiles rather than dozens of small files. And if the shadow lod only works on high settings, then a lot of optimisation is needed there too.

I havent had chance to look through the models to check for lods and mapping (stuff we were all guilty of doing poorly back in the OFP days, but then we didnt know any better back then http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif )


Its got a lot of promise, and I look forward to using it ONCE the previous issues have been tidied up http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

(As an aside, this is the very reason BAS isnt allowing ports of our stuff - it simply isnt up to code for the ArmA engine)

[Yeb]

*masturbates furiously*
http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/rofl.gif

That&#39;s just awesome, beautiful and outstanding work.

What about these cute russian units? (http://hx3.de/files/team/mrburns/arma_rhs-hind1.jpg) Can we expect a release?

[SNKMAN]

http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/inlove.gif finally RHS

RHS to me is the best East addon creater ever&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; I just remember RHS GRU http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/inlove.gif and now this http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/yay.gif

DAMN&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; Awesome job fantastic textures greate features&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; And everything without tools&#33;?

KEEP IT UP GUY&#39;S&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/thumbs-up.gif

[Shadow NX]

Just checked this out and was saddened to see that it still uses ~70 textures per chopper (I know a lot are shared, but thats beside the point)

Don&#39;t take this the wrong way, but this addon still needs a LOT of work before its up to the ArmA standards. For the most part its the textures, which need to be combined onto a couple of large tiles rather than dozens of small files. And if the shadow lod only works on high settings, then a lot of optimisation is needed there too.

I havent had chance to look through the models to check for lods and mapping (stuff we were all guilty of doing poorly back in the OFP days, but then we didnt know any better back then http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif )


Its got a lot of promise, and I look forward to using it ONCE the previous issues have been tidied up http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

(As an aside, this is the very reason BAS isnt allowing ports of our stuff - it simply isnt up to code for the ArmA engine)
Afterall its a difference to have a hand full of hinds in Arma with few more textures than having a few dozen soldiers with more than 1-2 main textures... doubt the performance loss with the hinds is noticeable.

BUT i agree that its a prob of having so many textures, not only because of ( possible ) performance losses but mainly cause htat way its damn hard to add effectmaps and such stuff.

HOWEVER noone was up to the task of remapping everything and im not going to waste such a good addon just because of the fact that some dont find it ArmA engine fitting... Arma has a lot of problems even after all the patches and i tell you what our lil addon and the performance loss with more than a handfull of textures is a flyshit compared to that.

Dont want to sound arrogant but i think it was the right answer.

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So if anyone is intrested to help with all the remapping work he knows who to contact

@<hidden>

Yeah hopefully they can be released soon, got them on my HD since a good while...

[Ti0n3r]

Holy damn http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wow_o.gif

Thanks a lot for this addon&#33; http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Heatseeker]

Im surprised, shocked and excited&#33;
I never expected the result to turn out this damn good http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wow_o.gif .

Everything seems to be working very well, destruction model, tail rotor failure... the damage model and its textures could use a bit of work i guess... maybe in the future? I hope you guys will pick it again when the time is wright.

This is the first Arma addon i try and im amazed how you guys made all this without even having the Arma tools. It might not be made acording to Arma&#39;s requirements but it performs better than some default stuff. Thank you&#33;&#33;&#33;

Consider teaching BIS how to make the rotors bend while in flight http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif .

[Lee_H._Oswald]

This is FANTASTIC&#33;

I love that addon, thank you so much&#33;

If someone is still searching for a reason to buy ArmA....

HERE is it&#33;

Wow, great&#33;

MfG Lee http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/notworthy.gif

[Talyn]

Bravo to all involved. I’m sure glad to see the hind again. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/notworthy.gif

[tpM]

Great job&#33; http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/yay.gif

[DaRat]

BEAUTIFUL&#33;

Thank you so much for this&#33; http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/inlove.gif

[Ebud]

Its got a lot of promise, and I look forward to using it ONCE the previous issues have been tidied up http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif
hehe, then looks like you&#39;ll be missing out http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif I&#39;m a snob, but not THAT much of a snob http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

I agree that it really should be taken out of O2, reuvmapped and brought back in... or a new one done with the new standards in mind, but that could be a while. Til then I&#39;m more than happy to have this sucker to play with for now.

[Messiah]

pardon my ignorance (or lack of perhaps) but the texture merge tool with O2 allows you to merge multiple textures without any need for remapping, as it transfers the UV mapping with the merge.

have a read of jackal&#39;s experiences:

Linky]http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin....5]Linky (http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=69;t=55990;st=225)

that would obviously remove the problem with having to remap everything, as it&#39;s not needed. But I know that at this stage I&#39;m happy to accept a ported addon is always going to have issues with standards compared to arma... its a credit to RHS that the only major standard this falls short on is texture counts... the thing looks like it was made for ArmA.

nice work to all concerned. May this continue http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Skaven]

Congratulations Shadow NX, brilliant work mate http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[StevoIRL]

Has anyone come around the problem where the AI gunner wont fire the FFARS? And also the RGM rockets or whatever there called seem to be woefully inaccuarte compared to the other choppers out there

[vilas]

"a long long way to be here - now" (samael)

we all have been waiting for this

suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuper http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

thanx, mega thanx for 1985 mission - super

[Key Dutch]

huray, http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/notworthy.gif man im in love, not with u, with ur Hind. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

[Heatseeker]

I will <span style='font-size:11pt;line-height:100%'><span style='color:red'>never</span></span> touch that crappy Kamov again, you have taken away my suffering.
Excuse me while i kick the blufor and racs out of sahrani once and for all http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif .

[ck-claw]

Very well done all&#33;&#33;&#33; http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/yay.gif

[Jack-UK]

Ahh man that rocks&#33; Nice job&#33; They&#39;re finally back&#33;

This thread is covered in man-mess. :S http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

[themaster303]

very nice addon, nice to fly. but one little thin:

if there is bad weather, fog , short viewdistance:

no instruments are working in my cockpit. at least the
horizon-module should work. you get completly lost
http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

but nice work &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;

greetz
themaster303

[Malick]

Hi &#33;

Very good job, as expected http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif It is beautiful and flies like a charm. I love the wheels out/in animation. Can it be player commanded ?

Keep up the good work &#33;

Malick

[wika_woo]

YAY&#33;

Downloading&#33;


http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/notworthy.gif


http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/pistols.gif

[Greg147]

Great Work. Really great.  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/thumbs-up.gif

One bug though, you can&#39;t rearm rockets or missiles at ammo trucks.

[Key Dutch]

man chopper realy preform gr8,u can fill its heavy than kamov, but its handel nicely, only problem with low flight, u need keep speed above 170, or big chans in turnes and bankings u plange chopper to ground, but in speed over 180 low flights (15-25m) its preform outstanding.


P.S. I have favorit weapon right now, UPK-23/250 HE

[Mr_Tea]

http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif Now i`ll never have to touch that Kamov. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

Earlier release than expected, great work. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/thumbs-up.gif

[Dwarden]

thanks a lot for this one http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/notworthy.gif

[hoz]

*masturbates furiously*
Turkmenbashi IF you don&#39;t have anything constructive to add then don&#39;t post.

[granQ]

*masturbates furiously*
Turkmenbashi IF you don&#39;t have anything constructive to add then don&#39;t post.
hey this is our thread...please let people post like that.

The more the better kinda..

Turkmenbashi http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/inlove.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/inlove.gif

See if redkid can prepare some love act animations, then I see you ingame..same server as always, and no firewall. I love to play without protection.

[the_shadow]

i can only complain about one thing.... it´s too easy to shoot down....

the KA50 and MI17 can take about twise as much damage...

and i thought that the hind was supposed to be armoured
atleast partly

[{9thinf}Ghost-IMW-Dev]

Really nice work i love em

[Shadow NX]

i can only complain about one thing.... it´s too easy to shoot down....

the KA50 and MI17 can take about twise as much damage...

and i thought that the hind was supposed to be armoured
atleast partly
we need to play with the values more, but hard to get it right atm.

If you overdo it it seems impossible to destroy it when it crashs into object, often i smashed into somethign and mys Hind reacted like some bumper car getting very little damage.

But a new version is already planned and will be released soon.

[StryDa]

wow had a play with it.. This is brilliant great job to your guys.
Love the little opening doors, and the over all controllability seems smoother then the normal choppers. (love the axe in the inner textures, its a medieval hind http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif)
Only down side is stated before, The night vision that doesn&#39;t turn off unless you disembark.
Great work keep it up (without tools too http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wow_o.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wow_o.gif )

[granQ]

the problem is that you guys have already played with it more then I have.

This weekend I been going ingame.. "yeah the rotors spin, the gears retract, no error msg. great".. and thats it.

I even havent played the singelplayer mission yet, life as a addon maker sucks sometimes.. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

Can also tell you a story from my work with SFP4.
We KNOW the code, so we knew about some bugs.

For 2 weeks we worked with solving a bug that would occur if 2 players ejected from one plane (special twoseater) in multiplayer. We couldnt fix the bug, but it was the only one we focused on. So we released it anyway and got reports on maybe 10-20 bus, but nobody comment on the player ejection bug.

[Marcus-Ergalla]

Love that baby, he&#39;s such a beauty&#33;&#33;&#33; Hope to see more RHS in Armed Assault soon... http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif
Great work guys, keep that work up&#33;

http://ofp.4players.de/sys/uploads/img/news/April07/arma_rhshind01s.jpg
Larger (http://ofp.4players.de/sys/uploads/img/news/April07/arma_rhshind01.jpg)

http://ofp.4players.de/sys/uploads/img/news/April07/arma_rhshind02s.jpg
Larger (http://ofp.4players.de/sys/uploads/img/news/April07/arma_rhshind02.jpg)

RHS Hind @<hidden> BIS.4Players (ftp://ftp.freenet.de/pub/4players/hosted/ofp/arma/addons/rhs_hind_v1.0.rar)

[[CS]SOBR[1st-I-R]]

and i thought that the hind was supposed to be armoured
atleast partly
Oh yeah it is indeed &#33;&#33;
This chopper is nicknamed "Flying Tank" (dont confuse with T80) because its armour is so strong.

Believe it or not the body of the Mi24 (dont know which version) is designed to withstand 50 cal fire and the essential parts like fueltanks, ammo box and avionics even to resisist 20mm (not AP though).

So in fact shootint it with a Medium MG (7.62mm) should not do any damage at all but probably heavy and continiusly 50 cal fire.

[Turkmenbashi]

*masturbates furiously*
Turkmenbashi IF you don&#39;t have anything constructive to add then don&#39;t post.
Not my fault if you don&#39;t understand the message. Simply a different manner of expressing the fact I very much like the addon - is giving praise now unconstructive?

@<hidden> - make sure Redkid does some goat love act anims

[Sentry]

Love that baby, he&#39;s such a beauty&#33;&#33;&#33; Hope to see more RHS in Armed Assault soon... http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif
Great work guys, keep that work up&#33;
looks so real, like real photography&#33; really nice done M-E xD
and ofcourse RHS http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/rofl.gif

Sentry

[Twycross448]

*jumps in circles* Hind&#33; Hind&#33; Hind&#33;

ahem.

Thanks a lot, people. This was the one thing sorely missing from ArmA, and now it&#39;s back in force. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif It may have flaws, but ArmA itself has an abundance of those as well, so who cares? http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

Thanks again.

[william1]

yaaaaay &#33; that pretty baby looks really good http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/inlove.gif

thanks you very much &#33; http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/thumbs-up.gif

[USMC NEEDER]

Good Addon ladies and genitles http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/whistle.gif Now i can kill the Russians even more with my marines http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/yay.gif


Boom Boom http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/pistols.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wow_o.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/goodnight.gif

[Profe]

*joins turkmenbashi

fap fap fap&#33;

Funny to have the same hinds on both ofp and arma installed at the same time http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

[Shadow NX]

Im glad people like this addon so much, makes you think it was really worth all the time we invested.

But i also know that the addon is far from perfect, we lack the tools, we lack the manpower, we lack time.

Biggest prob is still the manpower, quite depressing that ArmA didnt bring us the wave of talended new people that many ( me included ) expected.

But in case anyone talented reads this and wants to help... PM me.

[Key Dutch]

SOBR[1st-I-R] @<hidden> April 09 2007,01:01)]
and i thought that the hind was supposed to be armoured
atleast partly
Oh yeah it is indeed &#33;&#33;
This chopper is nicknamed "Flying Tank" (dont confuse with T80) because its armour is so strong.

Believe it or not the body of the Mi24 (dont know which version) is designed to withstand 50 cal fire and the essential parts like fueltanks, ammo box and avionics even to resisist 20mm (not AP though).

So in fact shootint it with a Medium MG (7.62mm) should not do any damage at all but probably heavy and continiusly 50 cal fire.
actualy u can say same thing bout KA-50, 12.7mm Mgun shells just bounce out of his armor. ka-50 realy carrieng a lot of armor.

[CameronMcDonald]

I don&#39;t hang around these forums much anymore, and I don&#39;t intend to until the modelling tools come out, but man, this definitely deserves a kudos.

Great job to Scar for his model, to RHS and to the ArmA converters - a lovely fly. Almost brought tears to my eyes thinking about the old OPF days.

Two thumbs up.

[Czechm8]

nice.

[barcode6]

Hats off to you gentlemen for bringing this fine piece of work into ArmA and sharing it with everyone.

Thanks&#33;

http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/thumbs-up.gif

[alext223]

Wow&#33; Looks special&#33; Nice work. Now when the hell is BI going to relese the tools for even better works of art&#33; http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/crazy_o.gif

[USSRsniper]

Nice addon, now its mroe fun destroying M1A1 and finishing the crew off with gunpods&#33;&#33; http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/pistols.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/pistols.gif Cant wait for BIS tor elease tools, to see even better RHS addons

[rschaufus]

I love this addon. Thank you for your time and effort making this thing work. Flying around in the Hinds seem more smoother and forgiving than the default helicopters which I like.

Keep up the great work&#33;

[Profe]

Well I just tried em, http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/inlove.gif

Sure there&#39;s some issues here and there, but they are still pretty amazing.

Excellent work, let&#39;s hope with the american release and the tools the community will have influx of talented people like you guys.

[CouchMonkey]

I had the pleasure of downloading and playing this today and I must say that it is spectacular. ArmAInteractive is putting it in our mission for next week to replace the craptacular Hokum.

Thanks for the time and dedication to get this done.

We will continue to review it over this week and I will let you know if we find any bugs.

Good work.

[Jimboob]

Very impressive. Will give this a whirl, or a crash into a tree, later on tomorrow&#33;

[4 IN 1]

Im glad people like this addon so much, makes you think it was really worth all the time we invested.

But i also know that the addon is far from perfect, we lack the tools, we lack the manpower, we lack time.

Biggest prob is still the manpower, quite depressing that ArmA didnt bring us the wave of talended new people that many ( me included ) expected.

But in case anyone talented reads this and wants to help... PM me.
i hope that the US release would finally put the game into fully operational stages, together with tools, we should be able to got more talents into the band, lets hope for the best
http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/help.gif

[[APS]Gnat]

...... ( possible ) performance losses

Dont want to sound arrogant but i think it was the right answer.
exactly .... possible ..... I run a low low spec machine and I don&#39;t see any issue ........... except an error;
<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">script SD_Btr80&#92;script&#92;ightvision.sqs not found[/QUOTE]

Bloody nice work&#33;
And yes, its the right answer for now until the tools arrive because it was a significant missing weapon from the OFP to ArmA changeover.
And theres nothing stopping a re-release when that happens.
Others should note the "Elitist" way they come off sounding ... they are new to ArmA just like the rest of us and thus start from scratch http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif ... no disrespect to previous old works of art.

BTW, as gunner I noticed that after a bit the pilot stopped doing runs over the targets (maybe 10-15 mins), yet called to attack the targets .... he just hovered at a distance from them, not even facing them.
Could be a ArmA problem .......

(unrelated pic)
http://members.iinet.net.au/~nrspence/ArmA/Mi24_1.jpg

[Törni]

You need the BTR80 add-on. It&#39;s publicly available on many ArmA sites.

[[APS]Gnat]

You need the BTR80 add-on. It&#39;s publicly available on many ArmA sites.
No ... that doesnt make any sense Torni
<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">II. Required Addons
No addons are required for this version. [/QUOTE]

Its a simple config or scripting error.

[Pathetic_Berserker]

Gnat @<hidden> April 09 2007,07:03)]BTW, as gunner I noticed that after a bit the pilot stopped doing runs over the targets (maybe 10-15 mins), yet called to attack the targets .... he just hovered at a distance from them, not even facing them.
Could be a ArmA problem .......
I noticed the exact same prob gunning a Cobra (ARMA stock) the other night. Its an ARMA problem I&#39;d say

[RobertHammer]

Here&#39;s my ultra realistic sound of Mi24 , real sound recorded by myself , i hope you will like it


Quote[/b] ]http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LGLV3MCL

BIG THX 4 HIND . I LOVE HINDS http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/inlove.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/notworthy.gif

[Smiley Nick]

Outstanding work. From RHS, and scars. And the people who brought it to life.

I think it should be down to the addon makers discression on how he/she makes a addon for the game. And the simple solution is, if one dosnt like how it is created, don&#39;t use it, or request permission to edit it and fix it where you think its required.

I think nit picking and being able to criticize constructive or not rather than praising is a lot easier, and possibly harder for those with "ego&#39;s"

Well done, i shall be using this for quite some time. Excellent job.

Nick

[Zarkan]

Very nice done&#33; http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/notworthy.gif

[RogueRunner]

tried it quick today, looks awesome. The auto wheel retract is about the only thing I do not like, otherwise brilliant&#33;

[granQ]

about the btr80 error, its such small thing. The nvg script should be in the mi24 folder and all events and stuff should be right.

This is the easist fix for a update.

[Old Bear]

To have this Hind in game is just great &#33; I like it http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif
Posted about and hosted on Armed Assault.info (http://www.armedassault.info/).

[Banzai!]

I&#39;ve noticed the Hinds don&#39;t engage infantry. I would suggest using vilas heli configs which do. Vilas cobra can take out a single riflemen with pinpoint accuracy using a FFAR.

[StryDa]

i had another bug... is the cockpit seperate? because when i fire at it sometimes where the gun flash is i can see through the cockpit to the terrain behind. I run everything on v. high aswell.

Edit: heres a picture.
Picture here (http://stryda.co.uk/Files/terrainhind.jpg)
couldnt post too big and haven&#39;t got time to make smaller atm.

[Richieb0y]

A big thx 2 all the guys that have worked on this fine helo im d/l now and then i go a day in silent mode http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

[NoRailgunner]

thx 4 these nice "flying tanks"&#33;

...but AT-Rockets are a little bit imprecise or is it a feature? http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[Törni]

But they do engage infantry just as Cobras do. How often depends which Hind you are using. The one with a fixed gun or the one with the rotating nose gun.

Helos do not generally spot motionless infantry (and that&#39;s due to ArmA not the model). Just give infanty some waypoints and watch how they get gunned by the Hind.

[Maddmatt]

I think it should be down to the addon makers discretion on how he/she makes a addon for the game. And the simple solution is, if one dosnt like how it is created, don&#39;t use it, or request permission to edit it and fix it where you think its required.

I think nit picking and being able to criticize constructive or not rather than praising is a lot easier, and possibly harder for those with "ego&#39;s"
Some people are simply pointing out problems with the addon. "don&#39;t use it" is not a solution at all. How are people suppose to know about problems with the addon if nobody tells them?

"or request permission to edit it and fix it where you think its required."
Just because someone can report a problem doesn&#39;t mean that they can or have the time to fix it.

"I think it should be down to the addon makers discretion on how he/she makes a addon for the game."
Seems you don&#39;t even understand the nature of the texture problem. I don&#39;t see why anyone would intentionally split the textures up like that, it&#39;s obviously just because the textures were taken from the OFP version of the addon.


Anyway it looks like a great addon. Hopefully the issues will be sorted out for the next release. I will still download them for now and have some fun blowing stuff up http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif .

[[APS]Gnat]

...but AT-Rockets are a little bit imprecise or is it a feature?  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif
Its odd .... sometimes they work beautiful .... other times not ..... is it something about chopper angle to horizon or the gun angle or time locked on target?
During my testing I was starting to see a trend ..... but just couldnt put my finger on what it was.
Then again ..... could simply have been Choas theory. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

[MechaStalin]

Gnat @<hidden> April 09 2007,14:30)]
...but AT-Rockets are a little bit imprecise or is it a feature? http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif
Its odd .... sometimes they work beautiful .... other times not ..... is it something about chopper angle to horizon or the gun angle or time locked on target?
During my testing I was starting to see a trend ..... but just couldnt put my finger on what it was.
Then again ..... could simply have been Choas theory. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif
I find they work best against a stationary target and they are terrible against a moving target perpindicular to the missile. Sort of simulates the wire guidance in a way though.

[Sickboy]

Nice job, and thanks to all Involved&#33; Many people were waiting and it arrived as a great present at our doorsteps&#33; http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/notworthy.gif

[Blanco]

Very nice job&#33; http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/notworthy.gif

I took a nightflight and it seems the nightvision doesn&#39;t work very well.
Can you make the red crosshair overlay a bit more transparant, because it&#39;s very hard to aim at night that way.

[mrj-fin]

I am very pleased this work and now I have a real fire power on east side also so the custom missions will be alot of more balanced.

[Shadow NX]

Here&#39;s my ultra realistic sound of Mi24 , real sound recorded by myself , i hope you will like it


Quote[/b] ]http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LGLV3MCL

BIG THX 4 HIND . I LOVE HINDS http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/inlove.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/notworthy.gif
In case anyone uses this better backup your original engine.wss

The engine sound itself is nice but the constant high pitched wee wee wee is nerve wrecking http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wow_o.gif

[NoRailgunner]

some info:
Mi-24 is armed with the Shturm anti-tank guided missile system. Shturm (NATO designation AT-6 Spiral) is a short-range missile with semi-automatic radio command guidance. The 5.4kg high-explosive fragmentation warhead is capable of penetrating up to 650mm of armour. Maximum range is 5km.
The Hinds can also carry the longer-range Ataka anti-tank missile system (NATO designation AT-9). The Ataka missile&#39;s guidance is by narrow radar beam, and the maximum range of the missile is 8km. The target hit probability of the Ataka missile is higher than 0.96 at ranges 3km-6km. The missile has a shaped-charge 7.4kg warhead, with a tandem charge for penetration of 800mm-thick explosive reactive armour.

maybe there is a patch to work out this "chaos theory"? http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

[Heatseeker]

When i crash or am shot down the death cam points to where i started on the map, not the hind. How does this work with the BIS models? The hind is deleting the pilots from the model once it is destroyed (workaround)?

Do you guys plan to improve it further once the Arma tools come out?

Many if not most OPF addons might not be worth bringing to Arma but this one just feels like Scars thought ahead and built it on purpose for this game http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif .

[Profe]

Gnat @<hidden> April 09 2007,14:30)]
...but AT-Rockets are a little bit imprecise or is it a feature? http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif
Its odd .... sometimes they work beautiful .... other times not ..... is it something about chopper angle to horizon or the gun angle or time locked on target?
During my testing I was starting to see a trend ..... but just couldnt put my finger on what it was.
Then again ..... could simply have been Choas theory. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif
I find they work best against a stationary target and they are terrible against a moving target perpindicular to the missile. Sort of simulates the wire guidance in a way though.
I find that they work best if you point the aiming dot at the reticule. It may be coincidence, but I noticed the closer I aimed to the reticule I would get the most hits, even on moving targets.

[vilas]

class Default
{
sectionsInherit="";
skeletonName = "";
sections[]={zasleh};
selectionFireAnim = "zasleh";
};

Shadow please contact with me - Your addon causes problems with mine , urgent &#33;

ARMA has shitty engine, and one definition of cfg is read by game to all addons ?

in OFP such thing not existed, in OFP we had no collision we have in ARMA

when i put in Your addon on my PC "zasleh" all is good &#33;

[Mr Reality]

Has anyone come around the problem where the AI gunner wont fire the FFARS? And also the RGM rockets or whatever there called seem to be woefully inaccuarte compared to the other choppers out there

Is StevoIRL and I the only two who seem to have noticed this problem.
But now to the congradulations. I only started up my ArmA after a month away because of this addon. Superb addition that should of been in the original line up IMO. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/thumbs-up.gif

[MehMan]

Yeah, noticed they won&#39;t fire FFARs. I take it as it&#39;ll be fixed, as it is mentioned in the readme.

[Marcus-Ergalla]

looks so real, like real photography&#33; really nice done M-E xD
and ofcourse RHS http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/rofl.gif

Sentry
Thanks Sentry http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif
but it&#39;s not alone my work looking so nice, it&#39;s that chooper who looks great http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif

[Marco-Polo-IV]

there is not an error in the RHS config, it&#39;s an error on vilas configs

regreetz
Marco

[Baff1]

What a beautiful brute.

Time I learnt to fly.

[Mr.Whitlow]

Yeah, noticed they won&#39;t fire FFARs. I take it as it&#39;ll be fixed, as it is mentioned in the readme.
Uh, I&#39;m pretty sure I remember being able to fire the 40 FFARs you get with the AT version. I just turned on manual fire and blasted away.


Great work with the hind http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif the CAS version is just... Wow... Having 500 rockets (Called something something HE), going at 6 rockets per firing... it&#39;s insane. Not to mention the fact that they (At least, it seems to be so by the size of the explosions) are the same as FFARs.

And yeah, also, the ATGMs acted really wierdly sometimes. Like, I targeted a Stryker ICV M2 which was right in front of me, 300m away, and the rocket, for some reason, did a sort of spin to the right, then did a sharp turn the the left around some trees which it didn&#39;t even have to go around, then missed the stryker, hitting the ground in front of it. And the next one did the exact same thing. Third one worked as I closed in to about 150m. I did, however, get some decent kills with them most of the time so I&#39;m O.K. with that http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Lee_H._Oswald]

the CAS version is just... Wow... Having 500 rockets (Called something something HE), going at 6 rockets per firing... it&#39;s insane.
That&#39;s no rockets.

It&#39;s a 23mm Cannon Pod.

MfG Lee http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Malick]

Uh, I&#39;m pretty sure I remember being able to fire the 40 FFARs you get with the AT version. I just turned on manual fire and blasted away.
And I believe they were talking about the AI not engaging ground troops with rockets.

By the way, isn&#39;t it an ArmA engine bug rather than a RHS coding bug ? I haven&#39;t seen any other BIS chopper attack infantry with guns, rockets, rocks, easter bunnies or used panties...

Malick

[urbanwarrior]

well done on the Hind, brilliantly done&#33; and so many variants. my only gripe, and its small, is the 23mm cannon thing is almost too powerful, it totally desimates entire villages and small towns&#33; dont have any experience of the weapon in real life obviously so i dont know but i really do sh&#33;t myself when i see it coming

[Banzai!]

But they do engage infantry just as Cobras do. How often depends which Hind you are using. The one with a fixed gun or the one with the rotating nose gun.

Helos do not generally spot motionless infantry (and that&#39;s due to ArmA not the model). Just give infanty some waypoints and watch how they get gunned by the Hind.
I was using the hind with the fixed gun. Still, it&#39;d be nice to watch infantry get tossed into the air by multiple rocket blasts. Just download vilas_air.pbo for a working demonstration.

[Mr.Whitlow]

the CAS version is just... Wow... Having 500 rockets (Called something something HE), going at 6 rockets per firing... it&#39;s insane.
That&#39;s no rockets.

It&#39;s a 23mm Cannon Pod.

MfG Lee http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif
Cannon pod, eh? Roger. It&#39;s just... They fire and move exactly like the FFARs do, and have the same blast radius etc. so I just assumed that&#39;s what they are. Understood, anyway. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif



Quote[/b] ]And I believe they were talking about the AI not engaging ground troops with rockets.
Right. It&#39;s just, he didn&#39;t quote anyone and I don&#39;t wanna read through 7-and-a-bit pages to find out what he&#39;s really talking about. You&#39;re right about all the other choppers being the same, I&#39;ve never seen any other AI-piloted chopper attacking ground targets... Except for one time when some guy on a co-op map (flashpoint rearmed) decided to shoot at the Mi17 and their MG gunner started firing back very inaccurately, but that&#39;s pretty minor...

[Messiah]

they act like FFAR&#39;s because to simulate dual cannon pods, thats how they&#39;re configged - one of the many work arounds you&#39;ll end up seeing with Arma Addons http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif

aaah, its like the good old days again

[Baff1]

I just tried playing as the gunner in the multiplayer mission.

It works, but I get this error...

Script SD_btr80&#92;script
ightvision.sqs not found

When I i tried ot engage the nightvision.



I&#39;ll install that btr-80 addon, that also looks great and see if that fixes it.

Edit**

intalled the BTR-80 addon, now I get no error message, but unfortunately it&#39;s daylight and the nightvision is giving me a pretty much completely white screen.
There is no menu option to turn off the NV.

I&#39;m blind&#33;

[russin]

great addon http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/notworthy.gif

[swtx]

Very nice, quality addon http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/notworthy.gif



You might want to get with Vilas and see how he solved the helicopter engaging AI bug. Other than that, Keep up the great work http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/thumbs-up.gif

[Penfolde]

been playing this addon all day.  Would like to see some improvements but .... cannot wait to see this addon in other missions.

List.
Gear keeps exstending and retracting repeatly at when hovering.
Like to see manual fire option.
like to see and option to eject troops from cargo.

thats it real,  going to try make a rusky mission now lol

Penfolde

[IceBreakr]

penfold: ahhh, i&#39;ve been flying with it til 3am.... now at work, coffee time :]

did anyone test if the RPG flies through both open cargo doors? http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif
*red dawn hint,hint*

[Shadow NX]

Think they do at least with rifles you can fire trough them at units on the other side.

[wipman]

Hi, i think that the rockets and gun pods smoke clouds and trails
should be black or dark gray instead white; and that the hinds should
have another benches in front the current ones, so the cargo troops
could breath a bit. I also think that the benches should be moved
a bit forward because the units at the far end clip through the
inside bottom wall of the cargo area; and that the benches should
be moved a few centimeters to the right, to avoid the cargo units
on the left benches seats, to take out the feet finger nails by the
hinds wall. Also the empty shells from the cannon should have a
golden shape instead the blue color that they&#39;ve right now; but the
hinds are scary and really great, it&#39;s sad that they don&#39;t engage
ground troops unless the hinds be stopped on the ground and
the tangos in the cannon searching arch. Let&#39;s C ya

[plasman]

Wow&#33; This ugly Russian chopper is simply...gorgeous&#33;
Outstanding job RHS http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/notworthy.gif

[Dwarden]

erm color of rocket smoke depends on agle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJ11578wM8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h8TsrrigSQ

[RKSL-Rock]

I may be able to help with the landing gear.  I&#39;ve got the unscripted system used ont he KA-50 working on my Merlins.  I&#39;m hoping to post a tutorial on Wednesday night.

Anyone else noticed the "lagginess?" over towns?  I fly a UH-60 over Corazol and get 35-50 FPS.  Fly the Mi-24 over the same area and I get 15-25fps.

Also if you look in your ArmA.rpt file you get a huge load of errors:


Quote[/b] ]Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:1 Error while trying to generate ST for points: 4371, 4372, 4373
Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:1 Error while trying to generate ST for points: 4371, 4373, 4376
Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:1 Error while trying to generate ST for points: 4376, 4373, 4374
Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:1 Error while trying to generate ST for points: 4376, 4374, 4375
Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:1 Error while trying to generate ST for points: 4353, 4358, 4357
Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:1 Error while trying to generate ST for points: 4353, 4357, 4354
Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:1 Error while trying to generate ST for points: 4356, 4355, 4354
Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:1 Error while trying to generate ST for points: 4356, 4354, 4357
Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:1 Error while trying to generate ST for points: 4377, 4382, 4381

...and Keeps going for a few hundred lines...


Warnings in rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:1
Face 0, point 1, face points 1,0,2 - invalid normal -1.#IND,-1.#IND,-1.#IND
Face 832, point 838, face points 838,838,839 - invalid normal -1.#IND,-1.#IND,-1.#IND
Face 852, point 855, face points 855,855,856 - invalid normal -1.#IND,-1.#IND,-1.#IND

...and more...

Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:VIEW_CARGO Error while trying to generate ST for points: 2560, 2568, 2561
Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:VIEW_CARGO Error while trying to generate ST for points: 2569, 2556, 2557
Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:VIEW_CARGO Error while trying to generate ST for points: 2569, 2557, 2568
Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:VIEW_CARGO Error while trying to generate ST for points: 2556, 2573, 2572
Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:VIEW_CARGO Error while trying to generate ST for points: 2556, 2572, 2557
Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:VIEW_CARGO Error while trying to generate ST for points: 2573, 2553, 2628
Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:VIEW_CARGO Error while trying to generate ST for points: 2573, 2628, 2572
Warnings in rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:VIEW_CARGO
Unknown animation type loop
Unknown animation type loop
Unknown animation type loop
Unknown animation type loop
In Vehicle: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d missing cargo get in direction point
In Vehicle: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d missing gunner get in direction point
Empty word in sentence &#39;&#39; &#39;xmit&#39;



After 10 mins of flying around Sahrani it had filled my ArmA.rpt completely.

[simba]

thanks alot for this addon it was a much awaited release.
if you plan an update, could you :

- make the landing gear manual ( BIS should do the same)
- remove the big smoke trails of gunpods, this is very laggy.
and aren&#39;t the explosions a little over done ? this is HE rounds not grenades.
- smoke for rockets should be more like BIS helo, but darker, and on a short distance only, no one in entire ofp history ever got this right .
example (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h8TsrrigSQ)
-please increase speed, mi-24 is supposed to go faster than ah6.
- the helo is unstable, is it possible to improve the flight model ?
- transparent texture of main rotor doesn&#39;t match the quality of the rest.
- the GSh-30K is way too weak, it should take out easily lightly armored targets.
- AT missiles range is too short so we can&#39;t enjoy the benefits of the longer view distance of the last patch.
- your mi-24 fires FFAR 2 by 2 wish is good but the rate of fire should be much higher I think (example (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUzxeJcYyxY)), this is important because the hind is a fast straffing helicopter unlike american couterparts.

[Heatseeker]

Also if you look in your ArmA.rpt file you get a huge load of errors:


Quote[/b] ]Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:1 Error while trying to generate ST for points: 4371, 4372, 4373
Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:1 Error while trying to generate ST for points: 4371, 4373, 4376
Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:1 Error while trying to generate ST for points: 4376, 4373, 4374
Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:1 Error while trying to generate ST for points: 4376, 4374, 4375
Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:1 Error while trying to generate ST for points: 4353, 4358, 4357
Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:1 Error while trying to generate ST for points: 4353, 4357, 4354
Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:1 Error while trying to generate ST for points: 4356, 4355, 4354
Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:1 Error while trying to generate ST for points: 4356, 4354, 4357
Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:1 Error while trying to generate ST for points: 4377, 4382, 4381

...and Keeps going for a few hundred lines...


Warnings in rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:1
Face 0, point 1, face points 1,0,2 - invalid normal -1.#IND,-1.#IND,-1.#IND
Face 832, point 838, face points 838,838,839 - invalid normal -1.#IND,-1.#IND,-1.#IND
Face 852, point 855, face points 855,855,856 - invalid normal -1.#IND,-1.#IND,-1.#IND

...and more...

Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:VIEW_CARGO Error while trying to generate ST for points: 2560, 2568, 2561
Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:VIEW_CARGO Error while trying to generate ST for points: 2569, 2556, 2557
Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:VIEW_CARGO Error while trying to generate ST for points: 2569, 2557, 2568
Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:VIEW_CARGO Error while trying to generate ST for points: 2556, 2573, 2572
Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:VIEW_CARGO Error while trying to generate ST for points: 2556, 2572, 2557
Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:VIEW_CARGO Error while trying to generate ST for points: 2573, 2553, 2628
Warning: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:VIEW_CARGO Error while trying to generate ST for points: 2573, 2628, 2572
Warnings in rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d:VIEW_CARGO
Unknown animation type loop
Unknown animation type loop
Unknown animation type loop
Unknown animation type loop
In Vehicle: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d missing cargo get in direction point
In Vehicle: rhs_hind&#92;rhs_mi24d.p3d missing gunner get in direction point
Empty word in sentence &#39;&#39; &#39;xmit&#39;



After 10 mins of flying around Sahrani it had filled my ArmA.rpt completely.
Well, i sure have used it for alot more than 10 minuts now and i dont have a RPT file in my Arma folder, maybe it happens under specific graphics settings but im more willing to believe that the hind is conflicting with some other addon you have or are working on.

The hind is the only addon i have installed btw http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif .

[Footmunch]

ArmA.rpt is generated in:

C:&#92;Documents and Settings&#92;[Windows User Name]&#92;Local Settings&#92;Application Data&#92;ArmA

by default, I think...

[PeterEyres]

They look stunning despite being OFP models, and suprisngly they handle quite well, as long as you are gentle.

My main concern is the fact that the AI doesn&#39;t seem to struggle to engage in them (but this is true for even the BIS ones, I know)

But the Anti Tank missile are pretty useless, they just fly off at an angle for some reason.

[Sickboy]

Heya, Was just wondering why the textures, models and config are inside 1 PBO and not nicely inside some rhs_hind_t rhs_hind_m and rhs_hind_c Files, this would be especially handy at future updates http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif
(I thought RHS saw the light in OFP already with this http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif)

[eJay]

I really enjoyed George Bush picture in Iraqi model http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif It&#39;s quite funny.

But AT rockets has totally unstable flight, even if you are straight to tank.

[MehMan]

Anyone else noticed the "lagginess?" over towns?  I fly a UH-60 over Corazol and get 35-50 FPS.  Fly the Mi-24 over the same area and I get 15-25fps.
Maybe it&#39;s because of the texture count?

[Shadow NX]

Dont expect too much yet, we did what we could with the the few people that worked on it and the not yet existing ArmA tools didnt help.

Some issues can be fixed yeah but stuff like the texture merging wont happen too soon, especially as its not as easy as some think.

Posted nearly everywhere that if anyone feels able to do that or help with it he can contact me, zero, nada, niente, null people did that so far...

Oh and because i often read about the gunpods... it was me wanting to keep them cause they are a damn cool weapon only prob is with the knowledge we have atm we only were able to config them as rockets so they got some mean blast effects and lots of smoke.

[Old Bear]

I was over-enthusiast at Hind release, have flown it for hours upon Rahmadi just for the pleasure to fly or to fight home made missions to test and enjoy how it was great.
Now, I am a bit crestfallen because it seems lag is growing with hours of play, now "Rats Nest" mission is near un-playable, how bad &#33;

[DMarkwick]

I spent a long time last night playing around with the HIND, it&#39;s a wonderful addon. To think that it will get even better when the modding tools are released is very encouraging. Well done to you all, it&#39;s an outstanding achievement.

I applied the excellent UPS script to a bunch of them and they flew around very convincingly. Like others here I am disappointed that they do not engage ground troops but I understand that it&#39;s probably a BIS problem, so that should get fixed at some point.

I did get some to engage me (I was on foot) by provoking them with machine guns and sniper fire but I&#39;d have liked to see more independent engaging action.

As far as armour was concerned though they&#39;re pretty lethal http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Penfolde]

hi all again

One thing I’d like to see with helo’s with wheels…..is that they can taxi around the airport and other landing zones.
How difficult could this be? I guess your could wire it in to the forwards/back key and the rotate keys.
Got the idea from the TV when the Iran captives came back from the Gulf, watch the two seakings taxiying around Heathrow airport,

Penfolde

[Profe]

Oh and because i often read about the gunpods... it was me wanting to keep them cause they are a damn cool weapon only prob is with the knowledge we have atm we only were able to config them as rockets so they got some mean blast effects and lots of smoke.
Any chance they can be configed as fixed cobra cannons or bmp cannons? Gunpods are indeed damn cool weapons.

[343rdBadger]

UMMM...I don&#39;t have any instruments working in my Hind?...am I the only one who&#39;s noticed this?, or is it just my install of the addon that messed up?Btw ,its in the same folder as my vilas stuff(maybe thats why).Does anyone else have instruments working in the pit? http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/huh.gif

[Profe]

no, the instruments don&#39;t work.

[343rdBadger]

ah...thanks...was trying all sorts of things to see if I messed it up...whew,I can stop now..hahha

p.s. I love it anyways. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/inlove.gif

[Big Dawg KS]

thanks alot for this addon it was a much awaited release.
if you plan an update, could you  :

- make the landing gear manual ( BIS should do the same)
- remove the big smoke trails of gunpods, this is very laggy.
and aren&#39;t the explosions a little over done ? this is HE rounds not grenades.
- smoke for rockets should be more like BIS helo, but darker, and on a short distance only, no one in entire ofp history ever got this right .
example (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h8TsrrigSQ)
-please increase speed, mi-24 is supposed to go faster than ah6.
- the helo is unstable, is it possible to improve the flight model ?
- transparent texture of main rotor doesn&#39;t match the quality of the  rest.
- the GSh-30K is way too weak, it should take out easily lightly armored targets.
- AT missiles range is too short so we can&#39;t enjoy the benefits of the longer view distance of the last patch.
- your mi-24 fires FFAR 2 by 2 wish is good but the rate of fire should be much higher I think (example (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUzxeJcYyxY)), this is important because the hind is a fast straffing helicopter unlike american couterparts.
Some of your requests are just unreasonable. Unless you want a total conversion mod just for this one addon to work, don&#39;t expect them to change.

[MechaStalin]

no, the instruments don&#39;t work.
I&#39;m pretty sure that a few of them work.

[Scrub]

(2 hours of time) + (1 RHS MI-24) + (FARP and support trucks) =

..Most of Delores, Ortego, and Cayo leveled.
...30 tanks hulled, shredded, and/or pounded to scrap.
...Countless infantry scattered to the winds.
and many big smiles.

Thanks for making me piss my pants when I hear that horribly beautiful sound again.  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/notworthy.gif

Now if AI will engage like my brother, we all will have wet pants&#33;  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif

[343rdBadger]

no, the instruments don&#39;t work.
I&#39;m pretty sure that a few of them work.
What???..which ones??I&#39;m not seeing the horizon indicator or compass as a working instrument ,nor the needles for altitude.Which instruments are working for you?Hokum&#39;s instruments work just fine though. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/crazy_o.gif

[Pathetic_Berserker]

fantastic work guys. Especialy considering there are no tools yet.

Couldn&#39;t ask for a better filler.

[Blue_Flight]

Wonderful Addon http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif
Is there any interest in other Hind variants as Mi-24VM, Mi-24PN or Mi-35M currently?
Or what about retexturing the common D-Variant in other colours, e.g. polish?
Just asking  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Shadow NX]

We dont plan any other countrys versions atm only thing i could imagine would be czech ones cause there are still two unused Czech texture sets made by Scars back then.

Well and maybe a Hind in DDR colours but not sure about that.

[vilas]

and can we do our PL version (Topas made textures already but can we get an permission or You will add PL version to Your addon ?)
PL is grey/green camo with bright blue bottom (before NATO) and solid dark green on all chopper (no camo) as in NATO choppers ?

[Blue_Flight]

Shadow, would be great to use this texture sets in a future version. Btw is one already planned?
That DDR Version also sounds great.
This one?

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/2571/3312vo6.jpg

Vilas, sounds great about the polish versions. Are these the Mi-24D and Mi-24W (V)

[vilas]

Poland as i remember has 35 in only D version from early &#39;80

[Blue_Flight]

Wikipedia as a source isn´t the best i know but there´s this picture which indeed looks like a polish Mi-24V which has the designation W in Poland.

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/6320/800pxmi244fh4.jpg

[vilas]

nevermind
important is :
is Shadow make 2 versions (Nato and before Nato) PL Hinds
or gives permission and we do it ourselfs http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[StryDa]

that picture blue_Flight posted looks like a hind at north Everon runway :P
I think you&#39;ve done a great job with these seen as the tools haven&#39;t been released. Flattern loads of towns and crushed alot of tanks yesturday&#33; Great Fun&#33;

[simba]

thanks alot for this addon it was a much awaited release.
if you plan an update, could you :

- make the landing gear manual ( BIS should do the same)
- remove the big smoke trails of gunpods, this is very laggy.
and aren&#39;t the explosions a little over done ? this is HE rounds not grenades.
- smoke for rockets should be more like BIS helo, but darker, and on a short distance only, no one in entire ofp history ever got this right .
example (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h8TsrrigSQ)
-please increase speed, mi-24 is supposed to go faster than ah6.
- the helo is unstable, is it possible to improve the flight model ?
- transparent texture of main rotor doesn&#39;t match the quality of the rest.
- the GSh-30K is way too weak, it should take out easily lightly armored targets.
- AT missiles range is too short so we can&#39;t enjoy the benefits of the longer view distance of the last patch.
- your mi-24 fires FFAR 2 by 2 wish is good but the rate of fire should be much higher I think (example (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUzxeJcYyxY)), this is important because the hind is a fast straffing helicopter unlike american couterparts.
Some of your requests are just unreasonable. Unless you want a total conversion mod just for this one addon to work, don&#39;t expect them to change.

None of these requests are unreasonable, the only hard thing to mod in this list is to config properly the gunpods.
The flight model could also be a problem as long as we don&#39;t have the tools.
I changed the rate of fire for rockets, dammage value of GSh-30K, and range of AT-2 et AT-4 (sideAirFriction parameter was missing) .
But even if I raise the max speed of the helo it doesn&#39;t seem to have any effect, anyone has an idea ?

[Stewy]

Sorry if I&#39;ve missed this in the previous posts guys - is anyone considering putting the North Sahrani roundel on the Hind?

Cheers fellas
Stew

EDIT*** - or maybe even a South Sahrani version? Just spitballing ideas here - I can&#39;t do it yet because my new computer STILL hasn&#39;t arrived yet http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/banghead.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/pistols.gif

[Hunin]

Shadow, would be great to use this texture sets in a future version. Btw is one already planned?
That DDR Version also sounds great.
This one?

img]http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/2571/3312vo6.jpg[/img]

Vilas, sounds great about the polish versions. Are these the Mi-24D and Mi-24W (V)
Was&#39;n schöner Vogel&#33;

What a great looking bird you have there&#33;

It would perfectly suit those waiting for the BW mod releasing it&#39;s german stuff - a little "what if Germany had keept it&#39;s Hinds after 1990".....  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/notworthy.gif     http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/inlove.gif


BTW.

I&#39;m a texture artist myself  (done lot of stuff in flight simming for IL-2 and Lomac) and could help wherever you&#39;d like assistance in terms of textures.
The paintscheme above won&#39;t be hard to to; all I need is someone explaining me the basics of how textures work in OFP.

Dont quote images please. -Shadow

[vilas]

SLA camo - good idea, in colours like in Mi17 from game
on the top of tail there can be black/yello triangle like on my SLA Ka50

[simba]

Quote[/b] ]I&#39;m a texture artist myself (done lot of stuff in flight simming for IL-2 and Lomac) and could help wherever you&#39;d like assistance in terms of textures.
The paintscheme above won&#39;t be hard to to; all I need is someone explaining me the basics of how textures work in OFP.

maybe shadow has still the .psd, if he allows you to modify one of the camo, it will be very easy to add a new version.

[Hunin]

That would be even more perfect.
Layered templates are my day to day hobby ( http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif ) but if theres one allready there it would save a lot of hours...

[skimbo]

Hello

First off the pictures look stunning - congratulations and great job.

However I can&#39;t get it to work&#33; I&#39;ve followed the instructions that came with the readme.

I am using Predators sound/weapon mod. I placed the RHS pbo in the add ons folder of my mod folder. When I tried to start rats nest co-op it said something along the lines of:

config/bin/missingMI24 (or something of that nature&#33; http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/crazy_o.gif )

Can you tell me what I need to do to get this puppy in the air?

Thanks in advance.

Skimbo

[Blue_Flight]

I think Shadow told about the .psd file in the other mi-24 thread in Mods & Discussion so the chances are high http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[Hunin]

Cool.
So if he would offer me the PSD I could lift a lot of workload of his shoulders with the paintschemes the community would like to have.

[Profe]

Quote[/b] ]I&#39;m a texture artist myself (done lot of stuff in flight simming for IL-2 and Lomac) and could help wherever you&#39;d like assistance in terms of textures.
The paintscheme above won&#39;t be hard to to; all I need is someone explaining me the basics of how textures work in OFP.

maybe shadow has still the .psd, if he allows you to modify one of the camo, it will be very easy to add a new version.
Hey guys, Shadow has been asking for help all over the thread, maybe you guys should contact him directly since you both seem to have interest and talent.

[Heatseeker]

The only version i would like is a plain green one, like the SLA hip.
Have you noticed that none of the SLA vehicles have roundels, stars or anything on them, this makes them usable for diferent settings and lessens the need for countless reskins http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif .

[Stewy]

Yes, I know what you mean - but a Hind (plain green or whatever) would look so tough with the North Sahrani roundel (star, cog and wheat) on it...

But I&#39;m not sure what a South roundel would look like - unfortunately graphic art isn&#39;t my strong point http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

Just my 2c http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[Hunin]

Probably just blue-white-blue from inside to outside (or vise versa http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif).
I agree that the SLA equipment is great multifunctional due to the way there are no insignias of any kind.

My personal favorit for an SLA hind would probably be
a paintsheme that the UHTs and Bo-105s of the german army wear- because it would fit the north-saharanian landscape perfectly.

[Stewy]

Kind of like the Argentina roundel?

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en-commons/thumb/8/8e/150px-Argentina-roundel.svg.png

That would look cool I reckon - It&#39;d be great to be US or South Sahrani troops and infil by Hind for a commando mission&#33; http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/pistols.gif That would be so cool&#33;

[Shadow NX]

I already had the SLA sheme made but as Kenji was unsure if he could add it without problems we dropped the idea for now ( that was one day before release so i was thinking better not risk it ).

Actually it was a edited version of the Ds pattern only difference was that the pattern base was dark green instead yellow and the pattern was kind of a bright sandy yellow.

Havent tested it ingame but i would assume it looks good as the D in its current camo also looks top notch i think.

If people like the roundel idea i may try make a simple one myself or use vilas version.
Maybe a simple roundel outside orange and in the middle a red star with black outlines.

@<hidden>, i send you a PM

[Stewy]

Sounds cool NX - unfortunately I don&#39;t have ArmA running yet - otherwise would have loved to have helped  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/notworthy.gif

Just curious - in the pack, are there WEST Hinds as well - the idea of a South Sahrani Hind, to go up against the North Hinds, is growing on me by the minute&#33;  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/pistols.gif

[topas]

PL is grey/green camo with bright blue bottom (before NATO)
http://img454.imageshack.us/img454/6884/49pe4.th.jpg (http://img454.imageshack.us/my.php?image=49pe4.jpg) http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/4761/49arf6.th.jpg (http://img249.imageshack.us/my.php?image=49arf6.jpg) http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/2563/49ctv9.th.jpg (http://img249.imageshack.us/my.php?image=49ctv9.jpg)

That how it looks like Shadow http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif (well, only an approximation)

Sorry for messing with your textures without prior permission..  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/whistle.gif It was not intented for a covert release or incorporation to a seperate mod, you can be well assured. As the pack was out the first I wanted to do was just to imitate the look of the choppers that are stationed in my town (49th Wing of Attack Helicopters in Pruszcz Gdanski, Poland).. Just out of sentiment...

the grey should be few tones ligter, as well as blue.. think the saturation went to high here...

[Shadow NX]

You can edit the textures as much as you want for private use mate http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

Can you maybe send me your Polish Hind?
Probably we can really add it in a newer version.

About a South Hind... hmm dont think so, all their equipment is western made so what would they do with a Hind... not to mention the problems to maintain a few russian made birds if you only use western stuff in your army.

[topas]

I sure would have sent you it, if only it was not a slappy retex  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/icon_rolleyes.gif all i did was to play with hue and saturation of the camo + adding polish emblems and numbers (2nd pic in my previuos post shows how inacurate my job was)  As you can easily see I have used the iraqi mi-24d for it - the original numbers are still displayed on its tail  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif

If you&#39;d like you could visit the site from which the photos below are and use them as reference - you&#39;ll see not only the colors, but the camo scheme is slightly different

[IMG]http://img150.imageshack.us/img150....MG] (http://img150.imageshack.us/my.php?image=0606150019mc1.jpg) [IMG]http://img406.imageshack.us/img406....MG] (http://img406.imageshack.us/my.php?image=0606150091de6.jpg)

[HamishUK]

Fabulous job&#33;

Spent ages playing with the range of Helo&#39;s&#33; Simply wonderful.

Only query is the 23mm cannonpods being too devastating (acting like FFARS). Anyway to overcome this?

[Shadow NX]

*points to the readme*

But we try to find a solution atm.

[kueppcera]

these toys are soooooooo cute&#33;

GREAT JOB&#33; http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/inlove.gif

[HamishUK]

*points to the readme*

But we try to find a solution atm.
Sorry I am one of those people who seldom RTFM&#39;s http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/whistle.gif

Great job&#33; Very impressed and adds a much more effective playable helo for the reds than the Ka50

[Major Woody]

What&#39;s next from RHS - T80? - GAZ66 pack? *hint - hint*  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif

[Baff1]

Big thanks to the creators of this mod.

Had some friends over last night.

pilot + plus gunner + infantry squad.



Most fun I&#39;ve had with Armed Assault to date. Lots of verbal communication between pilot and gunner and ground units. Very rewarding.

[plasman]

What&#39;s next from RHS - T80? - GAZ66 pack? *hint - hint* http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif
T-55 someone ?

[Shadow NX]

What&#39;s next from RHS - T80? - GAZ66 pack? *hint - hint* http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif
Only thing where i would say making it ArmA ready is rather easy is the Gaz-66 pack.

There at least the textures are already uv mapped in a more ArmA performance friendly way.

But dont take my word for it, probably Hind even was the last ArmA addon, who knows.

[343rdBadger]

What&#39;s next from RHS - T80? - GAZ66 pack? *hint - hint*  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif
Only thing where i would say making it ArmA ready is rather easy is the Gaz-66 pack.

There at least the textures are already uv mapped in a more ArmA performance friendly way.

But dont take my word for it, probably Hind even was the last ArmA addon, who knows.
This just doesn&#39;t make any sense to me...why would bis not jump in with both feet with equiping you people with the very tools that made opflash what it is ...which in turn spawned Arma???Its almost like they don&#39;t want you to make arma any better???Just doesn&#39;t make any sense to me?http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/huh.gif http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/crazy_o.gif You guys should be happily making T-90&#39;s,better abrams etc etc by now...whats up with bis reniging on their "community modder" support...which is/was the bread and butter of this series.I just don&#39;t get it.Anybody out there able to shed some light here?Or is it simply a matter of a time table?

BTW,is there anyway to get the instruments working in these hinds?...its a shame they aren&#39;t fully decked out as they&#39;re sooo nice to fly in and see in game,...luv&#39;n em. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/inlove.gif

On a side note though,I DO NOT enjoy flying them as far as the FM goes...BIS screwed the pooch on this one by letting their helo&#39;s behave as though they&#39;re on a pendulum,tooo unstable and has messed up more missions than I care to count.GOD help anyone who fly MP,...a little lag and its game over in a helo.who&#39;s ever idea it was to do it this way was ...well...all I can say is...the enjoyment of actually flying in this game is a great disappointment.I expected better. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/confused_o.gif

[echo1]

Nice work guys, looking forward to seeing more RHS stuff in ArmA http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

[WazZzaaa!]

RHS Mi24 Hind demo mission - "Convoy Attack". http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

http://s.foto.radikal.ru/0704/fe/bcde906c0509.jpg

DOWNLOAD (http://rapidshare.com/files/25673402/SP_Mi24_Demo.rar.html)

PS. Great addon http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/thumbs-up.gif

A bug?

Quote[/b] ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKT5zeqm7fg

[Shadow NX]

Thanks for the mission mate.

About the rockets, yeah seem so, weird thing is the versions i had before all engaged the enemy with their rockets and hit most of the time.

Well look into it.

[Törni]

Tried hinds a couple of times and they hit vehicles ok.

[CanadianTerror]

Quote[/b] ]But dont take my word for it, probably Hind even was the last ArmA addon, who knows.

I thought RHS was doing G85?

[Shadow NX]

Me too.

But i cant make the promised stuff with that few people i got availeable.

- Most lack time
- others lack knowledge about all the new ArmA features like bumpmaps or even UV mapping
- Nearly zero texturers

Hell i even sit on some really neat russian units for months now ( GRU, VDV, Crews all reskins offcourse ) and couldnt even publish these yet as i have to bed around all day to find someoen who helps me with them...

List is long and since OFP i lost some great allrounders ( like Inquisitor who disapeared and noone knows why ) .
Another factor is that we dotn have pages like in the OFP days that focus on getting all the tutorials collected.

How to uv map, how to make bumpmaps and normal maps etc etc.
Can find all that but then i have to search forums all day.

Anyone up for creating such a source?

[Krycek]

The Hind is superb like always and when the tools will be released i&#39;m betting it will be perfect. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif I always wanted a good selection of russian troops and hardware instead those pathetic opfors we currently have.

One thing I know,if RHS,BW Mod,Combat and others won&#39;t put all their great addons(new or old) into Arma then I&#39;m getting rid of this game and going back to Ofp(I don&#39;t mind the dusty engine when you have all those addon goodies),these guys kept Ofp alive for me.

[charonos]

@<hidden> NX
If you haven&#39;t done so,
talk to sickboy.
He has put a lot of energy into realizing
information sharing with 6thsense.
It is however difficult, if like you say, there is a lack
of contributors, or people that just keep their secrets.
BTW, i really like the Hind, keep it up&#33;

[343rdBadger]

Well,I&#39;ll weigh in here then...I&#39;ve recently been teaching myself 3d studio max so i&#39;m familiar with some(not all )aspects of 3d modeling.I can texture,but I&#39;m no artist.I have 3d studio max 5,8 ,9 ...deep paint,photoshop,and paint shop pro.Light wave ,and vu 6.So I got all the tools just have to apply what I know to Arma I suppose.I have done a bit with bump mapping...but the whole uv wrapping thing still eludes me,but more for the lack of trying I think.I&#39;ve worked on a number of mods rangeing from full conversions to just making cockpits,including sims such as falcon,strikefighters,lomac,and a bunch of older not so popular anymore games,...so I know what modding is all about.I&#39;d be willin to pitch in to help for the exchange of knowledge and to be able to get those russian tanks in here.All I can offer really  http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/confused_o.gif

[Shadow NX]

Sounds good to me, a few models for G85 are already made so we could start working on them soon.

Heres a lil Kenji teaser ( Front dustguards are already changed now )

T-80B (http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/173/t80tf0.jpg)

A T-64 in a few variants is also already modelled.

All models are completely new and not from the OFP packs.

[343rdBadger]

OK well..first the ground floor work.Establish good communictions.It&#39;s no good doing email tag while modding.Best to implement a comms programe so people can chat verbally,So a teamspeak channel is a must.I can use a buddies of mine thats got a server set up while he&#39;s in saudie arabia to talk to the folks home in texas,we&#39;ve been internet buddies for years and have both done modding in flashpoint so its a good place to start.Pm me and I&#39;ll post you the ts server ip.Then we can set up a time to meet and chat as well as share resources if needed.I can also maybe recruit some people with modding skills that might be interested as well,since they also play arma/flashpoint.but first things first...what say you?

[Törni]

Well I&#39;m no newbie to modding and can do modeling. Started with 3ds for DOS a loooooong time ago. Those were the days. Had to wait hours for one frame to render...

I have only started a couple of months ago with ArmA, but can import models, do stuff with O2-light, texture and do the basic configs for vehicles, weapons, ammo types etc. Thanks to wiki and these forums. There are still lot of black holes and grey areas in the wiki.

It would be a great help if we could get to see openly examples of models and configs of vehicles that are included in the game. Even one per type would be more than good.

Sadly I also have a life which tends to get into way from now and then.

[MehMan]

Quote[/b] ]Started with 3ds for DOS a loooooong time ago.


Quote[/b] ]Sadly I also have a life which tends to get into way from now and then.

A contradiction&#33; http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/nener.gif

Sessh, DOS? :O

[Törni]

Quote[/b] ]Sessh, DOS? :O

Yes it was for DOS. 3D-wise things have gotten a bit better since then http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif

[MehMan]

I have heard that 3dsmax existed for DOS, I only know one person who actually started using max there, he&#39;s a good freelancer in Belgium now. Can&#39;t even imagine how it must&#39;ve been back then, I started using max at version 7, before that I was modeling in Milkshape :S.

Sorry for OT&#33;

Shadow NX, any thoughts on my offer?

[Snafu]

Hold on a second, I thought Germany 1985 was a collaboration of major mods such as COMBAT&#33;, UKF, CSLA, BWod etc. This way each nation stationed in and around Germany at that time would be represented or has the situation changed?

Beautiful Hind pack by the way&#33;

[Messiah]

it is (minus UKF) - or at least the last time I read/heard

[BraTTy]

G85 looking for help? I would like to join.
I am one of the ones that are time limited (own my own business..work 6-7 days week as needed or I want,also have 2 deaf children)
I am unfamiliar with some new techniques yes (bump mapping etc..)
Skilled in all aspects of OFP addon making from : anims,config,scripting,sound,modeling,texturing,missions etc..

I&#39;m more of an engineer, brought OFP many innovations (towable arty,rolling aircraft wheels,multipart animations,setobjectexture mastery,gas gauge ,bombay etc..)
wasted many months trying to overcome OFP limitations(turrets on planes,walking on moving vehicles etc...)

Not part of any mod team for Arma as of yet and about to retire Pacific Division OFP

Not to mention that coincidence I am german descendandt and was in US military in 1985

[wipman]

Hi, if RHS gonna do some tanks, i&#39;ll like to see &#39;em spitt the empty
shells by the right ejection ports, like with the OFP T72/T90 pack,
that was a very good and scary feature that i&#39;ll like to see in the
ArmA too; someday with the right tools, a modification of the BIS
tanks with this feature will be great. Let&#39;s C ya

[skimbo]

Hi

The Hind is awesome and I&#39;ve had a chance to fly it now using vanilla Arma.

However it won&#39;t work with my sound/weapon mod of Predators. Does anyone know of a work around for this?

Thanks.

SKimbo

[Jackal326]

How exactly doesn&#39;t it work? Are there any errors?

[skimbo]

Sorry yes.

It says something along the lines of "config/bin/missing/MI24" or words to that effect.

I&#39;ve placed it in my addons section of the sound/weapon mod folder which I am running.

Regards

Skimbo

[Jackal326]

Try placing it in your normal addons folder, and try getting a screenshot of the exact error.

[skimbo]

This is the thing.

It works fine in normal ARMA. I&#39;ve flown the Hind around and its great&#33;

It just won&#39;t work with Predators sound/weapon mod.

It&#39;s the same with a lot of the other mods I&#39;ve downloaded also - not just this one, so don&#39;t be disheartened you guys&#33;

If I place it in my normal bog standard out of the box arma add ons it works fine - trouble is then I have to put up with the sucky sounds that come with the vanilla version. Ah well.

I&#39;ll live - don&#39;t worry about it&#33; Thanks for your help.

Skimbo

[Blue_Flight]

As far as i know the predator mod doesn´t work with any 3rd party addons.

[Shadow NX]

Wasnt availeable over the weekend, sorry.

I will get incontact today with all people who had questions or want to help the mod.

[Nicolas Eymerich]

I&#39;ve tried this add-on...

It looks really good&#33;

GREAT WORK

http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[begorra2]

Really fantastic work - I especialy love the mighty gunpods.

Appeals for future updates>

1. please include some AA-equiped version (Igla)

2. please increase the pilot&#39;s zoom (numpad + key zoom) - like on MAPFACTS&#39;s AH-64 - it helps a lot ingame in flying and identifying targets

[skimbo]

Yeah tried it with the FDF mod and it works fine.

Shame Predators mod doesn&#39;t work with this. Thanks for your Hind&#33;

Skimbo

[ricnunes]

I really love this Hind Addon&#33;

I just whish that there was a way to turn off the gunner&#39;s night vision. Is this fixed already or is there a way to fix this?

I have one last question: Is it possible to lock a target by clicking the right mouse button when you have that target on the sights (when playing as gunner that is) like happens for example with the ArmA&#39;s stock AH-1Z?

Thanks in advance for replies.

[Blue_Flight]

Are there still plans for a new version of this beautiful addon?

[IceBreakr]

Great addon, we&#39;re using it for our squadnights almost everytime. But there are things that bother us a bit:
- chopper gets very shaky when in hover mode meters over the LZ
- many hinds are brought down online with concentrated small cal fire (especially fuel leaks are annoying)
- sometimes the gear doors remain open when flying slow in low-flight

[Big Dawg KS]

Are there still plans for a new version of this beautiful addon?
Yes.

[granQ]

shadow, havent seen you around for sometime. Anyway, 1.07 is out and I would like to update the code part for the mi24.. (like make the at weapons manual guided and stuff).. so if you have any newer config then please send me, you know where to find me.

Starting out on my own with the current config from 1.0

[Shadow NX]

Yeh, sorry for that, lately its hard again to find some online time exept a few mins at work each day.

Best would be you talk to Kyle Sarnik about it, i think he wanted to work on the scripts a bit ( he did most of the OFP Hind scripts ).

I think im not availeable before Friday for a longer chat.

[bogo]

Just a quick question. The 9m114 atgm rockets are they really so inaccurate that you shoot 8 missile and it doesn&#39;t hit the target.
From 10 to 2 km i tried to shoot the missiles without hinting the Vulcan.

Or are the 9m114 quite different from the US counterpart "Hellfire" ?

[MechaStalin]

Just a quick question. The 9m114 atgm rockets are they really so inaccurate that you shoot 8 missile and it doesn&#39;t hit the target.
From 10 to 2 km i tried to shoot the missiles without hinting the Vulcan.

Or are the 9m114 quite different from the US counterpart "Hellfire" ?
Not really, but we had a bit of trouble getting them to fly pretty accurately although this wont be a problem as they will be wire guided in 1.07.

[-Soviet-]

Hi,

Here a well know site but with usefull informations:

Soviet/Russian ATGM (http://www.pmulcahy.com/atgm/russian_atgm.htm)

It&#39;s great to know how cost these toys... toys we pay with our taxes (... russian people in that case)&#33; http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/mad_o.gif

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">During the 1980s and 1990s a series of tests at the Aberdeen Proving Ground code-named Passive Nova 1, 2, and 3 test fired 120 AT-6 missiles purchased from different East European sources. The results where disappointing — 4% of the missiles fired at targets moving up to 15 km/h hit their targets, while 11% of the missiles fired at stationary targets hit. Tests with later models of the missiles raised the hit probability to 24%.

Soviet sources report kill ratios of 75-85% during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Also a Mil demonstration in Sweden in late 1995 using a Mi-28A firing Shturm and Ataka missiles also showed good results—from a hovering helicopter a Shturm was fired at a target 900 m away, from level flight at 200 km/h an Ataka was fired at a target 4700 m away. Both missiles passed within 1 m of their targets. &#91;1&#93;

It&#39;s possible there were problems with early models of the missile—it&#39;s notable that the Soviet stocks of the missile where rebuilt to AT-6B and C standard by 1994.

The export price of the missile in 1992 was &#036;50,000.[/QUOTE]
Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT-6_Spiral)

http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[LordNeuro*Serbia*]

R u gone make sam moore opf converts to arma, same moore planes and armore. Same mig 21 and 29 will be nice, same aa system like SA-6 and so on.
1 moore thing i will love too see a manuel or somthing like thet for noobs like my too tray and make same converting from ofp too arma.
And most important thing i love u hind. Great work. Made arma beter.
Keep up the good work.

[MechaStalin]

Hi,

Here a well know site but with usefull informations:

Soviet/Russian ATGM (http://www.pmulcahy.com/atgm/russian_atgm.htm)

It&#39;s great to know how cost these toys... toys we pay with our taxes (... russian people in that case)&#33; http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/mad_o.gif

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">During the 1980s and 1990s a series of tests at the Aberdeen Proving Ground code-named Passive Nova 1, 2, and 3 test fired 120 AT-6 missiles purchased from different East European sources. The results where disappointing — 4% of the missiles fired at targets moving up to 15 km/h hit their targets, while 11% of the missiles fired at stationary targets hit. Tests with later models of the missiles raised the hit probability to 24%.

Soviet sources report kill ratios of 75-85% during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Also a Mil demonstration in Sweden in late 1995 using a Mi-28A firing Shturm and Ataka missiles also showed good results—from a hovering helicopter a Shturm was fired at a target 900 m away, from level flight at 200 km/h an Ataka was fired at a target 4700 m away. Both missiles passed within 1 m of their targets. &#91;1&#93;

It&#39;s possible there were problems with early models of the missile—it&#39;s notable that the Soviet stocks of the missile where rebuilt to AT-6B and C standard by 1994.

The export price of the missile in 1992 was &#036;50,000.
Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT-6_Spiral)

http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif[/QUOTE]
Wow, thats surprisingly low. My only guess is incorrect deployment or the Russians really neutered their missiles for export.

[Kamarov]

I have just done my first flight and I have to say: "WOW&#33;" This is an awesome helicopter, I love it&#33; The only thing you have to include in the next version is working gauges; trying to land a helicopter like the hind without verticle speed and attitude indicators is tricky to say the least. Otherwise, this is better than even the BIS helicopters.

[IceBreakr]

I must agree with Kamarov. We&#39;re using RHS Hinds since the release and we have numerous MP missions featuring &#39;em. Lovely works, can&#39;t wait for v1.1 (I&#39;ve mentioned a couple of problems in the previous posts, but they are really minimal) http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[.COMmunist]

This is my favorite vehicle in Arma. It does need some improvements though, I agree. Hopefully working gages will be added soon. I would also suggest more armor (.50 cal should not be a problem for Hinds). After all, it a flying APC, I have read somewhere that Hind&#39;s armor is equal to Bradley&#39;s APC. One more thing that this chopper needs, it&#39;s the ability to engage the infantry on the ground. If AI is flying Mi-24 in the game, it would not fire its Yak guns at soldiers on the ground.
IceBrekr what is the name of your server in MP, I wish to play Hinds in MP too.

[ColonelSandersLite]

One thing these birds definatly need is working instrumentation. Speedometer, VSI, ASL indicator, and working artificial horizon at the very least. I (and probably many around here) would rather have wrong and usable than correct and so tiny it can&#39;t be seen or placed in a spot where you can&#39;t see it or some crap.


They are *very* nice though. I&#39;m glad you brought the hind attack birds to arma. They should have been in there in the first place. The blackshark is comparitivly rare.

[Big Dawg KS]

One thing these birds definatly need is working instrumentation.  Speedometer, VSI, ASL indicator, and working artificial horizon at the very least.  I (and probably many around here) would rather have wrong and usable than correct and so tiny it can&#39;t be seen or placed in a spot where you can&#39;t see it or some crap.


They are *very* nice though.  I&#39;m glad you brought the hind attack birds to arma.  They should have been in there in the first place.  The blackshark is comparitivly rare.
Oh they need a lot more than that. Right now the models and textures are very unoptimized for ArmA.

[ColonelSandersLite]

Yeah, I know, but I don&#39;t view it as that big a deal given what exactly we&#39;re talking about here.

How many Hinds are you likely to see in a mission? A handfull? It&#39;s not like we&#39;re talking about an object you can expect to see a couple hundred of here.

As it is now, this hind has no impact on my system performance whatsoever. Now those damn bushes, tear my modest system to bits sometimes. If there&#39;s once thing that *really* needs to be optimised, it&#39;s those.


You know, I really need to start doing some proofreading before I click submit post. Of course, I&#39;ve been saying that for ages now...

[Shadow NX]

You both are right, however this release was more or less only to make the guys ( and girls ) happy that wanted a Hind in ArmA.

Due to the constant lack of people it couldnt be updated yet, im sure Kenji could do it but hes flat out with work on his T-64s atm and the next tank pack is already in waiting line ( T-80 base models already done ).

If anyone has the urge to help make these many textures to very few texture files ( and only by that we can give the whole bird effect maps ) he may contact me.

Damn i sound like a parrot when it comes to the Hinds ^^

[ColonelSandersLite]

I would love to work on these beutiful birds. Unfourtunatly though, I don&#39;t know jack about 3d modeling.

I know what a polygon is, but that&#39;s about the extent of my knowledge http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif.

Unfourtunatly, I don&#39;t have time to learn it either...

[RavenDK]

are you guys working on a update for 1.07/08?

[Shadow NX]

Not actually working but if it comes then offcourse for the latest ArmA version.

@<hidden>

Modelling is done only the textures need uv-mapping to be more performance friendly

Well and offcourse some config and script tweaks.

[wipman]

Hi, for a tanks pack, what will be pimp in my opinion, will be make &#39;em
spit the empty shells by the right place, that will not only add alot
of realism, that will also scare the players, because they&#39;ll know that
another round gonna be fired out the tank&#39;s barrel 3secs after that
the 1St fired round be spitted out. And that will be damn pimp. Let&#39;s C ya

[AKM]

Kenji has asked me to mention that the T-64 and T-80 he&#39;s working on do not eject the metal "puck" at the base of the propellant bags, they instead load it back into the automatic loader as part of the loading process.

In addition, I have been instructed to request that you post in English, as at the moment he is having difficulty understanding you. I should not have to translate between "Ghetto" and "English" for him.

Edit:
This image (http://fofanov.armor.kiev.ua/Tanks/ARM/charge/4zh52.jpg) illustrates the "metal puck" at the bottom which is ejected on the T-72 and T-90 tanks, but as I will say again, not on the T-64/T-80.

[ColonelSandersLite]

You know, that&#39;s pretty rude of you there AKM. You might consider that with a name like José Losada Diaz, and his bad grammer, english may not be wipman&#39;s first language.

[MechaStalin]

I&#39;m willing to help fix up the configs with wire guided missiles and the like.

[CameronMcDonald]

You know, that&#39;s pretty rude of you there AKM.  You might consider that with a name like José Losada Diaz, and his bad grammer, english may not be wipman&#39;s first language.
Crucial words in AKM&#39;s post:


Quote[/b] ]...have been instructed to request...

Shaft Kenji then, not AKM. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif

[Shadow NX]

I guess Kenji said it a bit more polite but AKM is no man of soft words http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif

[ColonelSandersLite]

Quote[/b] ]...have been instructed to request...

Shaft Kenji then, not AKM. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif

This line is why I&#39;m "shafting" AKM, and not kenji.


I should not have to translate between "Ghetto" and "English" for him.

First; by the way that sentance is structured, I would be inclined to believe that they&#39;re his own words.

Second; I don&#39;t care if Jesus himself came back from the dead and instructed him to say that. It was in poor taste. End of story.

Third; I find it hilarious that 2 of the 3 sentances in the post of the aformentioned critic are classical comma splices and therfore not correct english themselves.



I stand by my words on those three points.

[Shadow NX]

Useless discussion i think, wouldnt recommend to take much that you read on internet forums to personal.

If it helps i say sorry on the behalf of Kenji and / or AKM and rephrase the statement to:

---

Kenji would like people that have questions or suggestions about his addons to ask them in proper english as much as possible and keep from using slang words because he isnt a native english speaker and has problems to translate otherwise.

---

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[CameronMcDonald]

Woah, man - fair go&#33; I was having a light jab at ya, and in return you asplode my head. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif

[ColonelSandersLite]

Woah, man - fair go&#33; I was having a light jab at ya, and in return you asplode my head. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif
My apologies if it sounded harsh.

It was not meant in that manner. It&#39;s just meant to be a simple blunt statement as to the reasons I made that comment.

I just thought that AKM&#39;s behaviour towards wipman was rude, said so, and pointed out the reasons for that statement.

I didn&#39;t take anybodies comments personally, and that last post should not be taken personally either.


In any case I figure that&#39;s enough of that since it is detracting from the marvelous hinds that can be found here. http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

[MEDICUS]

Sorry for my On-topic post here http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/tounge2.gif

Modelling is done only the textures need uv-mapping to be more performance friendly

Well and offcourse some config and script tweaks.
Nice to hear that&#33;

Oh .. just saw the T64 video. Really amazing work&#33; Did Kenji this one from scratch or did he use the "old" OFP-Model for it?

Really looking forward to it&#33;
MfG Medicus http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[Shadow NX]

110% new

[CameronMcDonald]

It&#39;s certainly a great tank, wait till you see it on the field&#33;

T64 (http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e265/CameronMcDonald/T64.jpg).

[.COMmunist]

Shadow can we expect T-64BV with reactive armor?

[Skaven]

So far it looks pretty good and it&#39;s certanely something we need in ARMA, ty  for your work

[Shadow NX]

Shadow can we expect T-64BV with reactive armor?
Yes but lets keep this for a new RHS or T64 topic later.

[wipman]

Hi, look at my warning levels... (they don&#39;t gonna dissapear because
for some reason... the rules are not applyed for me) so i can&#39;t speak
as clear and directly as i do in my normal life (with everyone) so i&#39;ve
to use much more words than what are really needed; said this...
if someone wanted me to speak more clearly or that i don&#39;t ask/post
in his/her tread; he/she could had told me that by PM instead of air
this kind of things here. In a tread called RHS Hind v1.0 for ArmA,
arguing about tanks. Let&#39;s C ya

[Shadow NX]

Hi, look at my warning levels... (they don&#39;t gonna dissapear because
for some reason... the rules are not applyed for me) so i can&#39;t speak
as clear and directly as i do in my normal life (with everyone) so i&#39;ve
to use much more words than what are really needed; said this...
if someone wanted me to speak more clearly or that i don&#39;t ask/post
in his/her tread; he/she could had told me that by PM instead of air
this kind of things here. In a tread called RHS Hind v1.0 for ArmA,
arguing about tanks. Let&#39;s C ya
If you feel the moderators dont threat you right you should PM them and not put it in here.

But yes the tank talk also doesnt belong here either but i have to blame that on the not yet existing thread for them.

[.COMmunist]

Hey Steve,
I have found ex-pilot of Mi-24 who plays Arma. He has lots of suggestions how to make this addon very realistic (armor value, correct weapons selection, etc.). Will you be interested in his help?

[Messiah]

on the same note, there&#39;s a guy on the MP.net forums who used to fly Mi24&#39;s during the soviet/afghanistan war - he doesnt speak english very well though

[Shadow NX]

My guess would be you both may mean Mi-24V from MP.net?

Yeah im intrested if he accepts the fact that we never will be able to include every tiny thing into the addon and sometimes have to balance between realistic and playable.

[Messiah]

My guess would be you both may mean Mi-24V from MP.net?
indeed, thats the chap http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/smile_o.gif

[.COMmunist]

No, I dont&#39; think so. What the hell is MP.net?

[Shadow NX]

http://www.militaryphotos.net