Some pics I took during beta testing of our new addons which should be released once we iron out all the bugs. Enjoy and let us know what you think ;)































...not bad for a first nighttime landing eh? :P I love how an external light source just shows off the dynamic shadows Obmar mastered! ...He has really outdone himself with this aircraft!

Falcon 1

Those are simply stunning! You guys nailed it gentlemen. Well done. B)

This looks incredible. Can't wait to get my hands on it!
Two questions: If a door is closed does it protect the guys inside the helicopter?
And could there be some scripting so that cargo seats are locked whilst door is closed? Enough of me and doors, I'll just say I really like it.

Thanks guys.

@ bluedingo: Yes the doors protect the passengers if they are closed. Just emptied five clips on my gunner to make sure of this, and not a scratch ( to him at least ) :P

...why? Are you afraid of falling out when I'm flying?? B) hehehe

@ Falcon1

Awesome Pics bud!! Just awesome troep!

Well.............um ..........um ................... do you want me to comment :blink:

Pssst. Aren't we supposed to not to reveal pictures of those units yet?

@ Ou matroos : This sim is so realistic... you'd better clean the brown stains off those seats after we get back to base... :D

That is fantastic!! great work to the mod team..

by the way, to help with the screens, when in the editor in the int field :

this exec "camera.sqs"; show cinema border false;

that way the black top and bottom parts will begone!( hope that helps) keep up the good work!

I have scripted the animation so that the cargo can only enter or exit once the Puma is less than 3 meters in height and the doors are open... hope this answers your question

Thanks, this will make hot insertions/extractions more "interesting".

:o What about para jumping from the chopper?? say when 200 ft...?

Hey steele6

Obmar has the script set to where the doors close automatically when the chopper lifts off. Once you're at altitude you can manually open them again and jump out just like you would in real life. Ejecting from the vehicle is also a way to overide any locked passenger script, so no worries mate :)

The deal with the black lines above and below the pics was a by-product of something else we were trying to do in multiplayer. As you can see there are some pics I've posted that don't have them. We were trying to have one guy pilot the Puma in multiplayer, and another be the cameraman to take some in-game footage. It didn't work as we wanted because we both ended up in camera view and the guy without the camera script (me :P ) ended up with the borders.

There is a way to get past this with scripting and we're looking into it. I'll post some pics later to show the awesome instrumentation lighting and navigation lights/strobe/searchlight effects. Trust me these addons are going to be worth the wait. ;) Obmar is also tweaking the casevac Puma to have the troops ride shotgun like they did during the war, to enable them to give extra cover-fire in all directions when entering a landing zone.



Feel free to post some screeniesin here of your own guys, and let us know how you're enjoying the Betas released so far. Your feedback and ideas are always welcome ;)

Falcon 1

As promised: here are some night-time shots to show the instrument illumination once the Puma's engines are fired up. B)

( The shots were taken at midnight so I appologize for the darkness, even though there was a decent amount of moonlight... You might have to save the pics to your computer to be able to view them at a larger size. )













All instruments are functional, and you're definately going to be needing them for low-visibility and night-time flying. ( Nice one Obmar !! ;) )

The Puma has operational landing gear, operable doors, auto hover for novice and beginner pilots, as well as switchable navigation lights, strobes, and a searchlight that can be turned off during flight, to keep a low profile during operations in enemy territory.

I think that that looks fantastic, the amount of things we could do while flying the beauty would distract us :D. ( so much that we could take a SAM missile!!!)

That's my excuse :P

Wow Falcon!

Regarding your screenshots, you really have a awesome eye for photography!

http://img532.imageshack.us/my.php?image=b...arteaserkx3.flv

I like the movie, you are definately getting the hang of it. This month will be sending you some proper 32 Boys as well as SWAPO terrs for some action teasers (with R4s, AKS and SKS). I will send you some theme music as well.

I like it, you must make more............

"Obmar is also tweaking the casevac Puma to have the troops ride shotgun like they did during the war, to enable them to give extra cover-fire in all directions when entering a landing zone."

Howzit to all,

Firstly,fantstic job,keep up the good work ouens. This is going to be the best addon for ARMA .

I would just like to make a comment on the seats and the sliding door.
I was on the border in 80/81 with 5 SAI and got to fly in pumas on the odd occasion, and not once did i see seats mounted! We allways sat in the doorway as shown in the photo.

Wish you blokes all the best of luck, and cant wait to get my hands on this addon !!

Nico..BRINGTHEGROGALONG..Malan !!

WOW!! Wonderful job guys.

The screenshots look great, specially the sunset ones :-)

I'm really looking forward to getting into one of those helis.

I have tried the doorway seating configuration but it is pointless as there is a limitation in ArmA that does not let troops use their weapons. To do that I have to "mount" weapons on the heli which does not look right when there is no troops onboard. I have added 2 stretchers for wounded to lay in on the CASEVAC config Puma. If this limitation is removed in ArmAII I will add the doorway seating config

Only MAG gunners would be shooting from a helicopter. The FN-FAL ejects rounds upwards, which means they could be sucked into the main or tail rotor, which could cause a rotor failure. Anyway, let's hope this can be fixed in ArmA II. I will ask some people. :)

*YAWN!*

...just another day at "the office" :rolleyes: :




Eeny, meeny, miny... B)




Chopper Boys, ready for action!




Lt. van Zyl, reporting for duty, SIR!




The smile on my face should tell you how much I LOVE My Job. ;)




Thanks for all the kind comments on the pics guys, I try.

@ Bundu :
Howzit Nicolas! Nice to see you found your way over to the new site! Still looking forward to flying together Mate... now hopefully sooner than later.

@ Ou Matroos :
Your video ROCKS Mate!! ...Literally! :D Keep up the good work!

@ All the new faces :
Welcome to our little corner of mayhem! Come join in the fun and let us know who you are and where you're from.

Falcon 1

Ps. So what did everybody get for Christmas then? ( ...besides a hangover :P )

Agreed, good work OuMatroos!

Ok guys after so many requests where made, I have added the seating positions to the Puma doorway (riding shotgun) the troops can not fire weapons from heli (ArmA limitation) while being transported. The CASEVAC Puma transports 1 pilot, 9 troops and 2 wounded. You can now also heal at the helicopter.
The FIREFORCE Puma transports 1 pilot, 1 copilot, 1 Gunner (FNMAG) and 10 troops.



This will add a little bit of realism to movie and missionmaking. I could only fit 2 troops on either side, 3 troops just looks too squashed. I must say it does look better. :D

Forget about the firing Obmar. These shots are fricking awesome. Got that nugget feeling all over agian.

Obmar

That is just ******** awesome mate

Really like the look of it


PS. The package is on its way, you should have it in a couple of days

Howzit all,

@ FALCON 1
Howzit vlerkies! Good to see all is well. I see you got the nice job !you get to do all the flying!
;)

@Obmar
That screenie is awesome...it looks the part !

@ All who reads this !

32 BN. "Os Terriveis (The Terrible Ones )
The greatest Infantry unit EVER!

WE SALUTE YOU !

SmallBlackSheep of the BI Forums posted this beautiful shot, thought I'd share...



Congratulations to Obmar and the rest of the team for another magnificent release! We really hope you're enjoying your new toys, and don't hesitate to post some screenshots of your hardware in action! ;) Good Hunting!

<<< Per Aspera - Ad Astra! >>>

More FANTASTIC screenies posted by members of other forums :)


by Blue_Flight on BI Forums


by WazZzaaa! on BI Forums


by TrevorOfCrete on BI Forums


by TrevorOfCrete on BI Forums


by Topas and was voted as "Screen of the Week" on our host site, ArmedAssault.info


by Parvus on BI Forums. Great picture of the RHS Hind helicopter that we obtained permission to re-skin in the colours of the Angolan Air Force, FAPA-DAA

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It was a good idea to ask for RHS' Hinds. Despite that they are form OFP, it's are hardly noticeable because they are very well done.

the screens are fantastic, good idea to reskin the hind, getting less work off your back. maybe do this to other or tanks or jeeps that are available already from the other community stuff or BIS

Gents

Those screen shots look awesome and very good

It is nice to see the community making good use of the addons

So gents keep these screen shots coming in !!!

VEEEERY NIce!!!

Just a question, the FNMAG, is that the doorgun weapon? Or is it the actual infantry assault weapon?

hehe, is there a page especially for us dommies, on how to install (and where to) the addons?

Dankie manne!

Can't wait to see thoese R1-4's!

Doing a great job!! DANKIE!!!!!!!!!!!

To ObmaR & team, thanks a lot for these tasters - can't wait to see more!

Here are a few of my shots:

@ Warmbrak

Nice Pics mate, glad to hear you are enjoying the addons

Really like Pic no 4 - Nice shot

@ Everyone

Keep the screen shots coming gents lets see what you can do

Really like the screens, I am busy with our weapons pack and making some units (32 Btn, SAI Infantry and SWAPO). I will release them end of March after Beta testing then I want to see even better shots, will also release an African extras pack (Herero Huts, Kraals, shacks etc) which can be used in Sahrani for mission making in the meantime while we complete our Island.

Thats great news fella!. :D those pics look good. will create some of my own soon :)