Been a long long time since I played this, currently downloading the community stuff.

I am wondering if it is my mind playing up, or if I messed up my install somehow, I am sure that once you installed EECH you could launch the game and choose one of 4 helos to fly.

As it is, I can launch the EEAH game and use those 2, or the EECH game and use those 2, for some reason when I launch the EECH game, it shows the maps from the EEAH game, but no sign of the Apache etc.

Is this normal? Perhaps I can "hijack" a flying Apache while in the campaign, but I could have sworn it was selectable from the main menu.

In addition to having no idea how to fly, I need a magnifying glass for the resolution, yet I am looking forward to playing nonetheless Strange, modern games don't really get me this excited.

Not sure but FREE FLIGHT you should be able to fly any of the flyables?? I know if you choose Campaign mode you can fly depending on if you select the red or blue side any of the flyables as long as a flight for it is generated..

NOT sure what you mean by needing a magnyfying glass for the resolution?? Do you mean to say your HUD Monocole is small?? there is a way to make that bigger..

The res was fixed at 640*.
It is solved now with the community patch installed.

I am hopeless at the game however, need to work out which axis to assign to which controll

In free flight I can now select any chopper including the new ones, before I could only choose the 2, unless I was doing it wrong.

Anyways, all solved now, installed, updated and working. Just a shame I have no idea what I am doing

OK here is the Joystick Axis:


1. Collective= Throttle Z Axis
2. Cyclic Roll = Joystick X
3. Cycliuc Pitch = Joystick Y
4. Pedal = Rudder if you have a set..

Also what HOTAS or Stick Do you use??

Well Basically you want to fly under 100ft and when comming up on the "X" Waypoint which is the target area stay 8km Away from that waypoint as most likely that is where the ENEMY is.. Also you would want to come into a Hover 8km away from Waypoint X and if there is a Hill best to put Earth Between you and any potential Sams..

That was you can PopUP do a Radar scan or scan with the FLIR to Detect the Threats..You can also Cycle the Target Priority to detect SAMS ONLY or TANKS And other vehicles ONly with the Numpad 9 key and 3 to go back..

1. High Will target SAMS
2. Med Wil target Tanks
3. Low Will Target Vehicles and Buildings..

You can Do the Same with Air to Air Radar and when flying Multiplay is ESSENTIAL that your SELECT ENEMY for Air to Air with the Numpad 7 key.. that will cycle Friendly units and Enemy units.. Put it ON ENemy Anyhow to make sure you ONLY Target Enemyies..

Also it is best to Engage Air to Air with Laser Hellfires. the Only Drawback is you must Lase the target the entire time but Will NOT miss.. Air To Air Aim 9's CAN Be Dodged by enemy Aircratf quite easily..

You can Also select up to 14 Hellfires in the Apache and 12 in the Commanche... There are Laser Guided and Fire and Forget if you use LOBL )Lock On Before Launch) best mode to kill Sams and such as you can Unmask from behind Earth or a Hill if you will TREES ARE NOT COVER.. and Launch the Hellfire and Mask back behind the hell so they can NOT keep a Lock on you and if fired upon the Missile if you have remasked will hit the hill instead of you..

There is a bunch more stuff but that will get you going.. like learn how to operate the Radar in A-A and A-G mode.. Learn to Navigate the Waypoints and landing is a little tough but just come down the last 25' REAL SLOW..

Just getting to grips with it again, the stick is an ancient Cyborg 3D Gold. Which I am amazed still works, I will have to update to a HOTAS some day... when I have money to burn.

After take off I spin to my right, same when I hover, so I will have to check the calibration, failing that.. I might use the keyboard for Rudders.

Tried to hover to attack some Iraq SAM sites, span wildly So I flew in and obviously that didn't end well.
Other than that, all seems to be fine, I am amazed at how fragile the chopper is though, I blew up when I touched the ground, in what I would consider a landing.. not even a crash.

Nice to know why I got nailed while hiding behind a forest too I thought they would work as cover.

Edit.
Calibration is fine, so the right spin in a hover is not something I can fix.
Now I just need to find out if this is a feature or a flaw :P

HeHe Re READ my Post TREES ARE NOT COVER..

I know.. I read it the first time. Hence "Nice to know why......."

From the FAQ:

EECH central troubleshooting FAQ

Thank you!

Bcause it is a missile and Trees are NOT cover.. The Best Cover is Mother Earth..they mey not be able to Visiually see you behind the tree but the missile can Fly right through a Tree..

Here is a test you can perform to test that theory.. Go outside in the backyard and throw a rock through the trees most likely it will fly right through but may hit a branch but if you figure the missile is going much faster and would just break the brance..

Now go find a Hill of dirt throw a rock at it what happened..

Same thing at an outside Gun Range they usually put a mountain of dirt at the end of the range.. That is because Mother Earth can Stop the Bullet even a High powered one..same with missiles..