By Craig Pearson on March 15th, 2012 at 7:07 pm.
Bohemia Interactive’s chopper-centric sim was always going to drop in some angry war tech. That’s what they know, and that’s what we love about them. So we’re here to celebrate the addition of the Hind to Take On Helicopters with a fairly warry trailer. I don’t know about you, but to me the Hind in this DLC launch trailer looks pissed off. Probably because it’s having to do its rarr-war-rarr thing in what’s considered a civilian flight sim. He was born for war, forged in steel, headbutted into aero-dynamic shape, his blades sharpened on the screams of the ghosts of conflict. He’s here to bring more sky death to the mostly sedate world of Take On Helicopters.
What a roter.
It should start popping up on Bohemia’s shop, Steam, Desura, Gamersgate, Aerosoft, Wilco Publishing and Impulse Driven shortly.
15/03/2012 at 19:14 MrWeed says:
Look, look, Operation Arrowhead’s HIND has been updated!
15/03/2012 at 19:29 loshon says:
To be fair, Take On has made some huge changes to the flight model as well as some pretty significant changes to the way it renders objects as you move closer.
Also dat Hind model.
16/03/2012 at 06:33 marypatt says:
http://flydolphin.bland.is/
15/03/2012 at 19:24 MerceAR says:
WTF?
Hind taking out t80′s?
15/03/2012 at 19:32 royaltyinexile says:
The armour you see in this video is either T72 or T55. The one you see ‘sploding is a T55. Nary a T80 to shake a SACLOS at!
15/03/2012 at 21:19 nothisispatrick says:
Also I believe it is wearing a Czek roundel. Not that that helps clear up the story at all.
15/03/2012 at 19:25 Torgen says:
Wait, they changed the setting from Seattle??
Darn.
15/03/2012 at 23:31 Zenicetus says:
It’s a post-Apocalypse Seattle, where the old Soviet hardware is the only thing that still works.
15/03/2012 at 19:32 Jim9137 says:
I keep thinking about Hind and how awesome it was to watch.
15/03/2012 at 19:36 Caleb367 says:
Worth noticing anyway: GOG.com has the original DID’s Hind for sale at 5.99$ now. Just wanted to say that, this sounds like Hind’s heir, and well, Hind’s been my first helicopter sim and a very fond memory.
15/03/2012 at 20:24 Alehkhs says:
My very first thought. I grew up playing Hind, and I really hope this turns into a proper successor.
Also, even though I’ve got the original CD running pretty well on my current desktop, I think I’m going to go grab it from GOG as well…
15/03/2012 at 19:40 MonolithicTentacledAbomination says:
A Hind D? Colonel, what’s a Russian gunship doing here?
15/03/2012 at 19:54 McCool says:
I have no idea…
15/03/2012 at 20:04 rockman29 says:
:):):):):)
15/03/2012 at 19:44 MonolithicTentacledAbomination says:
Anyone else remember LHX? My first flight sim, as a wee lad on Win 3.1….
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LHX_Attack_Chopper
15/03/2012 at 19:49 Caleb367 says:
Hell yeah I remember that. I remember it being more of a corridor shooter than a flight sim, but it was fun. V-22 Osprey kicked major ass.
16/03/2012 at 13:23 VelvetFistIronGlove says:
Corridor shooter? You could fly anywhere you wanted in the map at any time. Not that there was much point, besides picking out a route clear of SA-7s.
15/03/2012 at 20:42 NYMinuteMan says:
Yes, it was so awesome. I remember turning camels into black craters with the cannon. Also, totally futuristic to feature the Osprey back in the day.
15/03/2012 at 20:14 sgt. grumbles says:
I’m beHind this all the way. If I may speak for the collective RPSers, we know good games are cyclic, and FFAR from common, so great to see this minxy Lynx skid onto our plates.
15/03/2012 at 21:16 nothisispatrick says:
Whelp, I guess this game can’t possibly get any cooler seeing as how it now features the official Coolest Helicopter Ever (TM)
15/03/2012 at 23:10 Brothabear says:
shit thatsa beautiful hind.. Lockon doesnt even come close. Tho the day when they can combine both a good ground FPS with a (at least slightly) serious flightsim mechanic. you got a winning game.
15/03/2012 at 23:24 forsh says:
I wonder if Price Harry is going to be playing this
16/03/2012 at 00:12 JToTheDog says:
Bohemia interactive:
One Game Engine to rule them all, One Game Engine to find them,
One Game Engine to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
(and not fix any of the major faults of the previous version)
16/03/2012 at 09:11 stahlwerk says:
We’ve come a long way, baby…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F5H52q1Yp0 (preview snippet of the original OFP engine, before it even had its real name)
16/03/2012 at 03:38 Durkonkell says:
Taaake ooon helicopters!
Taaake helicopters ooon!
16/03/2012 at 04:03 RakeShark says:
I’lllllllllll brooooooooown paaaaaaaaaaants
And give you a… BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
16/03/2012 at 04:42 corinoco says:
wup wup wup wup, wup-wup wup-wah-wup-wup-wup-wah-wup!
16/03/2012 at 04:12 Snuffy the Evil says:
If buying this DLC and subsequently terrorizing Seattle doesn’t put my name on an FBI watchlist then no sale.
16/03/2012 at 06:32 marypatt says:
Clip-in Human Hair Extensions Straight
http://cutin.de/zYRR
16/03/2012 at 09:00 stahlwerk says:
The Hind means business. It’s the only helicopter that has a genuine Warface.
16/03/2012 at 10:30 Caleb367 says:
It is made of kickass and brutal.
16/03/2012 at 14:23 Mavvvy says:
Yeah and meanwhile in its belly spetznaz are chewing on glass and dead kittens.