With full permission from the original creators, i am releasing a mod that improves the handling and speed of the various flying vehicles released for this game.
Important: YOU NEED TO HAVE THE ORIGINAL MOD INSTALLED BEFORE INSTALLING ANY OF MY FIXES!!
Make sure to replace the files when your PC asks you to do so!
List of Changes:
Bdubs Vehicles:
UH-60 Black Hawk:
Improved handling, climb rate and top speed, just enough for it to feel like a big, fat helicopter moving through the air.
MD-500:
Significantly improved handling, climb rate and top speed, this will now feel like a proper small and agile helicopter.
Duster:
Slow accelleration initially but highest top speed, significantly improved handling, should be also easier to take off.
JingMaoBing’s/BlewBarryFarms Helicopters:
TrotterV4:
Significantly improved handling, climb rate and top speed, this will now feel like a proper small and agile helicopter.
UH-80 GhostHawk:
Significantly improved handling, climb rate and top speed, all of these values are about 25% less than the ones on the MD-500.
I advice to create a folder for this vehicle since the original comes without it.
UH-1H Huey:
Significantly improved handling, climb rate and top speed, all of these values are about 25% less than the ones on the MD-500.
I advice to create a folder for this vehicle since the original comes without it.
Ragsy and Tigers helicopters:
Mi-24 Hind:
Improved handling, climb rate and top speed, just enough for it to feel like a big, fat helicopter moving through the air.
(uses Bdubs helicopters flying style and controls)
Other vehicles:
Helicopter:
Significantly improved handling, climb rate and top speed, all of these values are about 25% less than the ones on the MD-500.
AH-64 Apache:
Significantly improved handling, climb rate and top speed, all of these values are about 25% less than the ones on the MD-500.
Can now also be used without all its dependencies! No more errors spammed in the console.
Ansat Helicopter:
Tweaked a few things.
Wito’s fly:
V-22 Osprey:
Removed engines movement when turning left or right, replaced current controls with a more classic helicopter flying style, since the Osprey is a hybrid, it has a higher max speed than the other transport helos, closer to the one of the lighter helicopters.
Black Panther:
Improved handling, climb rate and top speed, just enough for it to feel like a big, fat helicopter moving through the air.
Wito’s Cargobob:
Now uses the classic helicopter control, fixed rotors now spin in opposite directions for realism and immersion sake. Significanlty improved handling, climb rate and top speed, just enough for it to feel like a big, fat helicopter moving through the air.
NOTE: I also added the standalone version of Bdubs vehicles in the mod for who doesn’t use bdubs complete pack, do not install the standalone versions if you already use the complete vehicle pack!!
Known issues:
-When joining the world, the (non dependencies version of the) AH-64 will shoot a pair of missiles, this is just a visual thing and won’t affect the gameplay, it happens only once everytime you join the world or when you place it from your inventory, so don’t worry!
Changelog
Version 2.9
Wito’s Cargobob finally works properly with the main rotors spinning in the correct directions and the vehicle needing a moment to reach full power upon takeoff. Duster engine power has been completely reworked, granting an improved behavior which now makes it take off more realistically, this also completely fixes the issue of the vehicle being able to fly with no fuel or no health! Duster propeller now also turns at a much faster RPM for a better immersion.
Previous Updates
Version 2.8
Fixed RPM of ALL tail rotors AGAIN due to them becoming weird when pressing the turbo key. fixed AH-64 and Witos helicopters being excessively slippery when landed.
Version 2.7
Fixed RPM of several tail rotors that made them look weird when spinning at their maximum value. Vehicles touched: UH-60, Helicopter, UH-1H, TrotterV4, Ansat helicopter
Version 2.6
Added Witos Cargobob to the list of helicopters. All vehicles now have different speeds for normal and turbo throttle, heavy helicopters gained 5 km/h from this change. All helicopters will now need a moment to reach full power upon takeoff, depending on their size.
Version 2.5
Improved engine power of all helicopters, you should now be able to reach max speed more easily, this also allows your helicopter to go into autorotation when running out of fuel or when reaching critical damage, so long that you hold your throttle key pressed. Next update will have a lower speed value for standard throttle while keeping the current value for turbo throttle. Added README file for players that are new to modding. Mi-24 Hind is now slightly faster and more manouverable than before. Fixed character pose for the “Helicopter” vehicle.
Version 2.4
Increased maximum altitude all helicopters can reach, you should now be able to fly over the tallest mountains without issues. Fixed TrotterV4 speed not matching the correct value. Added both latest versions of the Ansat helicopter, updated all Bdubs vehicles and complete pack to their latest version. Added AH-64 Apache Version that doesn’t require any dependency to work.
Version 2.3
Fixed unnatural tilting of the “Helicopter” vehicle when trying to move diagonally with the controls and increased fuel tank capacity. Fixed idle climb rate of all helicopters and polished a couple of extra things. Added UH-1H Huey and UH-80 GhostHawk vehicles to the list. Updated TrotterV4 file to its original 1.1 version.
Version 2.2
Added Witos flying vehicles
Version 2.1
Updated AH-64 Apache since original author also updated it.
Version 2.0
Fixed Duster in both complete pack and standalone version. Updated standalone versions of UH-60 and MD-500
Version 1.9
Added Ansat Helicopter 1.0 compatibility and added improvement to UH-60 and MD500 in Bdubs complete pack.
DOWNLOAD Controls Improvements for Helicopters and Planes (413 KB)
DOWNLOAD AH-64 Apache no dependencies required (14 KB)
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Credits: Black Wolf
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md-500 don’t go up with this mod
Uh? Can you give me more context please?
Not quite sure how to install. I only have bdubsvehicles, so do I just move the bdubsvehicles file into the mods folder?
yes
and replace files when asked to do so
I did the same thing.. is it recommended to start a new game save?
i can’t interact with the MD-500 keeps popping an error.
it should work just fine in an existing game save.
Are you using standalone mods or the complete pack? If you want help, i need context