any good heli sims out there ?

[jejo68]

been wanting to get back into a chopper cockpit, but havent really played since the good old apache longbow days.

Is there any good heli sims out there. I dont want some arcade shitty game though.

[Jarhead0331]

DCS: KA-50 Blackshark
Take On Helicopters

[bbmike]

I honestly thought the title of this thread was "Any good HELL sims out there?". I had no idea what to expect when I came in here.  :o

[Gusington]

^Solium Infernum!

[PanzersEast]

http://www.gog.com/gamecard/apache_vs_havoc
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http://www.gog.com/gamecard/comanche_vs_hokum
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http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3185855/EECH_Downloads.html

Is still the best... have tried several but nothing beats it... I like the dynamic campaign and there is not one out there that can reproduce that.

PE

[Jarhead0331]

http://www.gog.com/gamecard/apache_vs_havoc
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http://www.gog.com/gamecard/comanche_vs_hokum
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http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3185855/EECH_Downloads.html

Is still the best... have tried several but nothing beats it... I like the dynamic campaign and there is not one out there that can reproduce that.

PE

They were good in their day, but even modded, I believe they have been surpassed.  From the perspective of the "best sim" experience, I'm hard pressed to see how DCS KA-50 can be overcome presently.

[PanzersEast]

They were good in their day, but even modded, I believe they have been surpassed.  From the perspective of the "best sim" experience, I'm hard pressed to see how DCS KA-50 can be overcome presently.

I don't disagree that the sim experience is better (systems modeled and flight dynamics), however without a dynamic campaign and the feel of being in a war, it leaves me empty.  I know I have been spoiled on Falcon 4 and EECH dynamic environment and it is hard to play without it.

PE

[Toonces]

I have to agree with Jarhead.  DCS:Ka-50 is the best helo sim out there right now.  The problem with DCS:Ka-50 is the same as it is with all of their sims- lack of any kind of "game" behind the sim. 

I haven't invested the time to get into DCS multiplayer, but I imagine it is quite fun.

IF the whole DCS:World enchilada comes to fruition with multiple DCS platforms, a fleshed out Combined Arms, and full multiplayer functionality, and the community buys-in, you're going to be hardpressed to find anything better.

So, DCS:Ka-50 is the "best" in my opinion.

Modded EECH is very "fun" but is really starting to show its age.  Of the two EECH is very cheap, so if money is a factor, it's a low buy-in.  You could also just get both.

[DoctorQuest]

They were good in their day, but even modded, I believe they have been surpassed.  From the perspective of the "best sim" experience, I'm hard pressed to see how DCS KA-50 can be overcome presently.

I don't disagree that the sim experience is better (systems modeled and flight dynamics), however without a dynamic campaign and the feel of being in a war, it leaves me empty.  I know I have been spoiled on Falcon 4 and EECH dynamic environment and it is hard to play without it.

PE

I vote for modded EECH. I don't play for the rivet counting experience and I (as has been stated many times before) detest any form of DRM which rules out DCS.

[jejo68]

ty for the replies guys  :)

[tgb]

^Solium Infernum!

LOL.  That was my first thought, since I recently went back to it having not touched it for about two years.

[eyebiter]

Is there a helicpoter sim that uses track IR to simulate the AH-64 30mm cannon, where the chaingun aims where you look?

[Cougar_DK]

Is there a helicpoter sim that uses track IR to simulate the AH-64 30mm cannon, where the chaingun aims where you look?

Sure, EECH does that  ;)

[Yskonyn]

Can we stop calling EECH a 'sim' please. :P

[DoctorQuest]

Can we stop calling EECH a 'sim' please. :P

What would you call it? Any "sim" in the PC environment is a "game" first and a "sim" second.