This flythru give me the LB2 creeps again (a very good feeling).
Nice work guys !
It's so nice to see Flexman still being 'at it' (as always, like in his EEAH/EECH days).
incredible.
I'm eager to fly this so much too (next to my beloved EECH (modded) install I've been having for 10 years).

This is just awesome. A lot of years ago when things were actually a bit civil, I visited western Pakistan (bordering Afghanistan & Iran..the areas shares the same look & topography)and I can totally vouch that the terrain in Longbow Helo looks totally realistic.

Well done guys and looking forward to the release.

The compounds we've seen pictures and documentary footage of certainly don't appear cluttered. Yards look dusty and barren, most of the cooking utensils are stowed in holes carved into the compound/building walls. Valuable goods such as motorbikes (which are worth upwards of a years wages) are normally locked in-doors to prevent thievery. The terrain development thread has some good photos of compounds.



Pans, crates, wheels,and carts = Objects, polys, additional load time, and less time/resources we can spend on other more important tasks. Their small size also means they occupy a tiny amount of screenspace, this results in a poor ROI. Unfortunately, frequently recurring objects like rocks, rubble and trash piles need to occupy a slot in the vegetation system, which at this point is a highly contested list.

Cars (pickup trucks) we've already built, but they'll be distributed via the campaign engine not statically placed. I do have plans to make motorbikes, they're a cornerstone of Iranian military hit and run doctrine, but they're low priority right now.



It's certainly taken constructively. I wish we could do everything we want, but unfortunately we have to work within our means, and that means making sacrifices.

Cheers

OMG Jane's has been resurrected.I can't wait to get this.I have missed LB/LB2 since Jane's passed away.I recognize the cockpit voices in this from LB2 too.Not many heli sim's have come close except EECH but the good thing about LB2 it also included the non-gunships to fly(OH-58/UH-60).

Hi,

I see your point, but can you achieve the same feeling just with some kind of "dusty yard texture"?
As you mentioned, these are small objects, painting them on a flat texture wouldn't heart too much, if you are not walking on them (which usually you wont in a heli sim).
However, I do not think that the villages are steril, or artifical, so from my point of view, this shouldn't be your n1 prio.
Really nice job so far, looking forward to fly!

This was something I considered. It would be a zero-overhead solution to the issue. Unfortunately the terrain engine can only blend 5 different terrain texture layers and those layer slots are all occupied. So for the moment it's impossible.

Cheers

The Betty voice you hear is a nice lady from Texas, recorded for Combat-Helo by a retired sound-engineer. Many of the Betty phrases are the same, "left engine..." becomes "engine one..." etc.

Totally understand your points. Thank you for your answers.

The good news is that the latest development tool allows for a greater number of 'vegetation layers' which means it should be possible to add in more variation at little cost to load or render times.

Cheers