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ZG Loach OH_6 Heli [Demonstrator Helicopter]

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Type: Techs

Tech: GSO, Venture, Hawkeye, Vehicle, Aircraft

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14 Aug, 2019 @ 7:53am

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A.K.A. "small bad-guy chopper" - I actually managed to make something nice(ish) looking with (pretty much) just the small Hawkeye Rotor for lift! :-) GSO fan for yaw turning - you need to slow down to turn properly (or remove tail plane). Pitch control via rear Ven Pinwheel Propeller and Ven 1-Way Thruster (under nose). Booster for bonus speed.

You can Add a 5-Way Adjustment Thruster on top for roll and stronger pitch (as shown in video, above) and missiles on the sides of the cabs for combat, if you want. There wasn't really any space for a proper power system. But it's only intended as a scout/learner aircraft and it's so light it takes minimal impact damage.

Should work fine with default "Helicopter" control scheme (and default key bindings), but I made some tweaks to have the main steering controls all around WASD, on the one hand, freeing the other for mouse camera control.

Built for the developer's community core stream themed on replacing the Hawkeye starter helicopter tech in creative mode. Submitted here on the main forum: https://forum.terratechgame.com/index.php?threads/mini-heli-community-core-submit.19807/post-139163

Update 2019-09-04: A properly armed and lighter "AH-6" version is on the forum, made of sleek Better future and Venture blocks: https://forum.terratechgame.com/index.php?threads/zeros-b-roll-techs.19970/post-139876

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ZeroGravitas [author] 4 Sep, 2019 @ 1:10am

I've just posted a properly armed and lighter version on the forum, made of sleek Better future and Venture blocks: https://forum.terratechgame.com/index.php?threads/zeros-b-roll-techs.19970/post-139876

ZeroGravitas [author] 19 Aug, 2019 @ 3:01pm

@SandTag - I must admit that I am very lucky, with a couple hundred followers, to have my builds immediately seen by enough players that they are guaranteed to get to the front page, if they look interesting.

But keep in mind that people have diverse ideas of what makes a build interesting. Players aren't just looking for bigger, more powerful, more complex, or even clever builds. Simplicity can be compelling and references to real world or fictional vehicles, etc are appreciated.

I think this is actually a pretty good tech, if you try it you should find that it flies very well for a helicopter with throttled lift. And that's what it was built for, to be an example tech that demonstrates the control concepts involved with this type of flight, without any extraneous details (weapons, power systems, etc).

I preferred my sci-fi helicopter, uploaded at the same time, which actually has more favourites but isn't top: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1834513406

SandTag 19 Aug, 2019 @ 2:12pm

and this is on the front page... why? i can spot in the first page 10 things that are better than this without blinking. not trying to be annoying but if everything you post is going to magically arrive at the top of the workshop for weeks on end, can those things at least be interesting.