Hey,
How the heck to do hover in the helo without landing???? Thanks a bunch
Pathfinder
How the heck to do hover in the helo without landing???? Thanks a bunch
Pathfinder
either use a joystick with a throttle and hold it at half, or just tap the throttle key on the keyboard, all while keeping the chopper level...
I find that if you don't push any buttons at all it will be just below hover. So only every now and then do I have to tap the key to move back up just a little. I quit using my joystick with the helos, because it was too freaking hard.
I use mouse and keyboard for flying Helos.
Controling your pitch with the mouse takes practice.I would suggest inverting the mouse on the helo controls.
All you have to do to hover is stay level and just tap the w key to stay up as needed.If you need to make a sudden stop just lean the nose up the level out.Just make small movements with the mouse,You'll get it.
I would also suggest the nose cam view.
Controling your pitch with the mouse takes practice.I would suggest inverting the mouse on the helo controls.
All you have to do to hover is stay level and just tap the w key to stay up as needed.If you need to make a sudden stop just lean the nose up the level out.Just make small movements with the mouse,You'll get it.
I would also suggest the nose cam view.
Last edited by YoBabysDaddy (2005-08-30 00:16:52)
Doesn't that circle on the HUD mean something about being level? I just ignore it, but whenever I am level it tends to move towards the middle of the screen...
the circle does indeed mean you are hovering, it is just freaking hard to keep it perfectly center
A decent joystick makes it pretty easy, I couldn't even fly in a straight line with keyboard/mouse.
Thanks all for you suggestions....really appreciate them.
LOL I never noticed that circle until you guys mentioned it. I guess I am to busy either looking for victims or becoming one myself.tF-voodoochild wrote:
the circle does indeed mean you are hovering, it is just freaking hard to keep it perfectly center
Circle, what circle?
Here you gO <---- !!CMDR_Dave wrote:
Circle, what circle?
It the thing that goes to the side or the bottom of the HUD when you are moving foward, I think.CMDR_Dave wrote:
Circle, what circle?
I don't think it is even there when your no where near hovering... But you can see it when you first get in... Then it will go off the edge when you start moving the helo around...
I use to fly the helo with just the keyboard. then I got off my butt and programmed my joystick and I love it. I use my keyboard for throttle though. Easier than using the throttle lever.
The circle is a indicator of ground movement relative to your helo , and only appears when closer than about 10-15 feet i think.
So when you first start forward movement it will drop toward the bottom of the hud, with any strafe involved it moves that way aswell, Backwards it will go towards the top of hud ect.
This is what ive found it to represent anyway , seems to be consistant.
I use the X52 saitek hotas setup and am very pleased with it.
I can hover without even thinking about it.
So when you first start forward movement it will drop toward the bottom of the hud, with any strafe involved it moves that way aswell, Backwards it will go towards the top of hud ect.
This is what ive found it to represent anyway , seems to be consistant.
I use the X52 saitek hotas setup and am very pleased with it.
I can hover without even thinking about it.
Hovering ....Iam still trying to keep the dam thing in the air ...Wish EA had put a training map into the game for pilot noobs like me . i know you can set up your own server but trying to get to the Helo before the bots do is a pain , plus i only go little legs and cant run that fast..
No because you can hover 300 ft up and you still have the circle (see screenshot), it is a hover indicator... As for it being an indicator of ground movement, sure you could think about it that way. That is basically the same thing as a hover indicator since hovering is just a lack of lateral and longitudinal movement relative to the ground.Shadowblitz~DIE~ wrote:
The circle is a indicator of ground movement relative to your helo , and only appears when closer than about 10-15 feet i think.
So when you first start forward movement it will drop toward the bottom of the hud, with any strafe involved it moves that way aswell, Backwards it will go towards the top of hud ect.
This is what ive found it to represent anyway , seems to be consistant.
Try hosting a local multiplayer server, then there will be no bots and you can practice flying all you want.SCuM01 wrote:
i know you can set up your own server but trying to get to the Helo before the bots do is a pain.
just to make voodoos tip more precise.SCuM01 wrote:
Hovering ....Iam still trying to keep the dam thing in the air ...Wish EA had put a training map into the game for pilot noobs like me . i know you can set up your own server but trying to get to the Helo before the bots do is a pain , plus i only go little legs and cant run that fast..
go into multiplayer,, stop the server update and click "create local".
then select a map on the 32 or 64 setting and add it to the map list, 1 is enough cause u will never see the 2nd one , and i suggest either dalian plant or gulf of oman cause theres a lot of space andgood for getting the dfeeling for the choppers. also you may wannaget started with the transport helis cause they arent so jumpy-->easier to control.
make small movements and try to take off, land, go to the shore turn around and go back etc.
I think it's supposed to be a "Hover Position Box", what it normally does is start tracking an 8'x8' area on the ground when you get to a hover, your objective to stay still and keep that in the center to maintain a tight hover. But I think it's flawed in that it thinks you are hovering before you actually want it to. It should help you learn to hover possibly, basically move your stick in the direction the box is moved. Basically if the box is up and right, move your stick up and right to stay over it.
Hovering though of course makes you an easy target. You are better off if you can do a controlled drift around an area, sliding sideways while using your tailrotor controls to turn you. Basically going around in a circle while watching the middle of the circle the whole time.
Hovering though of course makes you an easy target. You are better off if you can do a controlled drift around an area, sliding sideways while using your tailrotor controls to turn you. Basically going around in a circle while watching the middle of the circle the whole time.
Heh, lack of sleep = using word _Basically_ too much.
If you really want to test your flying skillz start up the game on Kubra Damn Multiplayer 64, join the US side, and fly the Cobra through the canyon at full speed, under the bridge, bank left towards the Dam and fly through the columns with the I beams at the top, up the hill, through the middle of the damn where the flag is, drop down inside the unfinished pipeline, fly all the way through and pop out the end w/o hitting the rebar. Think you're good now? Turn around and run the course in reverse. When you can do that regularly [as fast as you can] without crashing I'd say you got the hang of flying a helo. That course will test you pretty well.
Of course you still have to practice hovering if you want to.
If you really want to test your flying skillz start up the game on Kubra Damn Multiplayer 64, join the US side, and fly the Cobra through the canyon at full speed, under the bridge, bank left towards the Dam and fly through the columns with the I beams at the top, up the hill, through the middle of the damn where the flag is, drop down inside the unfinished pipeline, fly all the way through and pop out the end w/o hitting the rebar. Think you're good now? Turn around and run the course in reverse. When you can do that regularly [as fast as you can] without crashing I'd say you got the hang of flying a helo. That course will test you pretty well.
Of course you still have to practice hovering if you want to.
Can I ride shotgun?Glock21 wrote:
Heh, lack of sleep = using word _Basically_ too much.
If you really want to test your flying skillz start up the game on Kubra Damn Multiplayer 64, join the US side, and fly the Cobra through the canyon at full speed, under the bridge, bank left towards the Dam and fly through the columns with the I beams at the top, up the hill, through the middle of the damn where the flag is, drop down inside the unfinished pipeline, fly all the way through and pop out the end w/o hitting the rebar. Think you're good now? Turn around and run the course in reverse. When you can do that regularly [as fast as you can] without crashing I'd say you got the hang of flying a helo. That course will test you pretty well.
Of course you still have to practice hovering if you want to.
I never see the circle when hovering. only when I first take off do I see it.tF-voodoochild wrote:
No because you can hover 300 ft up and you still have the circle (see screenshot), it is a hover indicator... As for it being an indicator of ground movement, sure you could think about it that way. That is basically the same thing as a hover indicator since hovering is just a lack of lateral and longitudinal movement relative to the ground.Shadowblitz~DIE~ wrote:
The circle is a indicator of ground movement relative to your helo , and only appears when closer than about 10-15 feet i think.
So when you first start forward movement it will drop toward the bottom of the hud, with any strafe involved it moves that way aswell, Backwards it will go towards the top of hud ect.
This is what ive found it to represent anyway , seems to be consistant.
http://xs45.xs.to/pics/05361/screen028.jpg.xs.jpg
Thanks Voodoo and Mort4u will try it out .....
Thanks for the Helo input, me (just being ground and .... die ) wanted to learn how to fly, I use a Logitech and can go up/hover, then when I move forward I crash while the throttle is full. Noticed alot of people to get better Kill/Death ratio because they spend alot of time in Armor/Helos/Planes, being infantry have to be in a Squad or your dead, just now trying the Squad out. Anymore tactics on Helos' is greatly appreciated, but I wont be a Helo whore, still like infantry. :rolleyes
Even with Heli Mouse settings to max, it can be hard to pull up hard if you're about to run into something. Saving you from those occasions is about all a joystick is good for. It too hard to fly strait/hit stuff with a joy. Stick with the mouse