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Surveillance Balloon

Inspired heavily by the Chinese spy balloon, I wanted to create a mission where the players shoot one down with a jet. The problem? The Workshop didn't have such an item. So, I took it upon myself to learn Blender to create one for ARMA. The result is not perfect by any means but it gets the job (= serving as an aerial target for a $400,000 missile) done.

• Available on BLUFOR, OPFOR and Independent sides under the Drones submenu in both Editor and Zeus
  
• Controlled with an UAV terminal
  
• Service ceiling of 10 000 meters
  
• Five optics modes, which provide zooms with 0.5, 2.5, 10, 25 and 50 times magnification
  
• Equipped with a laser designator

Flying it can be a bit clunky. It inherits it's config from the AR-2 Darter, so it tries to somewhat fly like a drone, but.. yeah. You should be gentle with your inputs.
To use the camera, simply press CTRL+RMB to enter the movable Pilot camera view. Remember that CTRL+T is also your friend, as it locks the view into position.

If you want to use it on your mission, server, etc, feel free to! It has been signed. Just let me know what you think!

jusxbxb - Modeling, configuration, texturing, testing

A big thank you goes to BIS for all the tools and an even bigger thank you goes to the ARMA Community for making all the documentation and tutorials on how to use the tools.

• The balloon turns rather fast with Q and E
  
• The texture has black spots
  
• The balloon has no wreck texture or wreck model

If you have ideas and the know-how how to implement them, I'd be happy to to team up and develop this into an even better item! Feel free to message me.

I really don't like removing comments, so I want to ask nicely to keep the commenting civil and respectful. It is true that the Workshop item got its inspiration from real world events, but the similarities end there.

Wish to peek under the hood? Or maybe even contribute? Check the GitHub page[github.com].

This Arma 3 Workshop item is licensed under the Arma Public License No Derivatives (APL-ND)[www.bohemia.net].