#3527225 - 02/27/12 06:31 PM
Review: Take On Helicopters
|
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 22,095
citizen guod
Lifer
|
Lifer
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 22,095
|
Erik "EinsteinEP" Pierce and Chris "BeachAV8R" Frishmuth team up to review the helicopter sim produced by Bohemia Interactive. http://www.simhq.com/_air14/air_514a.html
Wisdom is knowing what's enough
|
|
#3527347 - 02/27/12 09:12 PM
Re: Review: Take On Helicopters
[Re: citizen guod]
|
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 763
Punisher5555
Member
|
Member
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 763
Cleveland, Ohio
|
Thanks for the review. I was debating on ordering this helicopter sim, but now I will wait until they fix/add everything.
Being a former Army pilot I have to have an accurate helicopter sim. Otherwise I will tear my hair out.
Scout's Out!!!
3 Samsung 27" LED Monitors powered by a Zotac 4GB 680GTX. Set at PCI Gen3. 5760 x 1080 resolution. MSI z68a-gd80 (g3) motherboard Ivy Bridge 3770k 3.5Ghz 32GB RAM (all .pbo's loaded into a 12GB RamDisk) TrackIR4 zboard merc keyboard Saitek X-52 stick/throttle/pedals Logitech MOMO racing wheel/pedals Razer Deathadder 3500 black mouse Sony receiver for 5.1 surround sound. 5 speakers and powered sub-woofer.
|
|
#3527501 - 02/28/12 02:23 AM
Re: Review: Take On Helicopters
[Re: citizen guod]
|
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 3,674
EinsteinEP
Just a Noob
|
Just a Noob
Senior Member
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 3,674
Tucson, AZ
|
@ricunes, After seeing this pic I agree: the resemblance is uncanny!
Shoot to Kill. Play to Have Fun.
|
|
#3529684 - 03/01/12 05:33 PM
Re: Review: Take On Helicopters
[Re: citizen guod]
|
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 3,674
EinsteinEP
Just a Noob
|
Just a Noob
Senior Member
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 3,674
Tucson, AZ
|
I think I may have come off as too harsh in my critique of the Take On Helicopter physics: no, the FM (even with the Beta 1.04 patch I tested) is not perfect, and I stand by my assessment, but I still find it quite enjoyable, even at the Expert level. The fact that BIS is working with RTDynamics to improve the dynamics is a great sign and I think they should be commended for taking that action instead of accepting the product as it was.
If you're looking for a "real" helo sim, Take On Helicopters does quite nicely.
Shoot to Kill. Play to Have Fun.
|
|
#3531338 - 03/03/12 03:13 PM
Re: Review: Take On Helicopters
[Re: citizen guod]
|
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 217
Raptor9
Rotorhead / GFC
|
Rotorhead / GFC
Member
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 217
Central US
|
EinsteinEP & BeachAV8R
Thanks for the review, glad to see I'm not the only one that had "doubts" about the fidelity of the TOH flight model. I was starting to think I was going crazy. I fly helicopters for a living and agree with your assessment that you can count the number of high-fidelity helo sims on one hand.
Afterburners are for wussies...hang around the battlefield and dodge tracers like a man.
|
|
#3532458 - 03/05/12 07:01 AM
Re: Review: Take On Helicopters
[Re: citizen guod]
|
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 138
Actionhank1786
Member
|
Member
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 138
Columbia Mo
|
Looks like a pretty fun game. I may have to try it out sometime. But semi on topic, i wish we could get that city map in ARMA2. Would make for some great missions!
-Aaron White
|
|
#3535725 - 03/09/12 10:51 PM
Re: Review: Take On Helicopters
[Re: citizen guod]
|
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 3,863
Chipwich
Senior Member
|
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 3,863
Atlanta, GA
|
Thanks guys for taking the time to do an updated review, and I pretty much concur with your words.
I have been on a rotor kick lately, building a 600 sized AH-6 RC heli and rereading Night Stalkers. So, I bought TOH at 1.02, flew it around in free flight, but came away unimpressed. Then, tried it again when 1.04 was released, went through some of the training and began Career mode. Now I get it. It's accessible, good looking, and engaging enough for someone interested in how helis work and interested in the day-to-day of a commercial rotor pilot. So far, the story line isn't bad either. Time will tell, but I'm sucked in at this point. It will be interesting to see where BI takes it in 6 mos. to a year.
PC: 5600x / 32GM / RTX 3090ti / Quest Pro .................................................. Console: PS4
|
|
|
|
Exodus
by RedOneAlpha. 04/18/24 05:46 PM
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|