- Bohemia Rhapsody: Humble Bundle Offers Old Arma Games - 17 January 2014
Bohemia are well known as the creators of the deep and deeply shonky military sim Arma and its zombie-infested survival spin-off DayZ. They’re moderately known as the creators of turn-based spinoff Arma Tactics and commercial helicopter sim Take On Helicopters. They’re not at all known as the developers of XCOM-homage UFO: Afterlight and Alpha Prime, which is some sort of videogame. Yet you’ll find all of the above in this week’s Humble Weekly sale, the Bohemia Humble Bundle . (more…)
- Early Access Now Available - Take On Mars - 1 August 2013
Early Access for Take On Mars is Now Available on Steam Take On Mars places you in the seat of a Rover Operator, allowing you to control the various, fully simulated mobile Rovers and stationary Landers. With this scientific arsenal at your disposal, you will work your way through the numerous Science Missions in each location, unlocking the secrets of Mars' distant past.
- The Flare Path: Curious Rover - 8 February 2013
Found the camouflaged pillbox in Proteus yet? Or the crashed G4M Betty? No, me neither. I’m starting to think that white owl is a wind-up merchant. From now on I’m only going to trust the crabs. I know they’re honest because they’re the ones who pincer-pointed me in the direction of a staggeringly beautiful Mars mod for Vehicle Simulator, a blue-chip flight model overhaul for Take On Helicopters, and a rather unexpected demo for HPS Simulations’ Ancient Warfare series. (more…)
- Daily Deal - Take on Helicopters, 66% off! - 24 September 2012
Today's Deal: Save 66% off Take on Helicopters ! Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!
- Take On Helicopters Update Released - 24 September 2012
An update to Take on Helicopters has been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: Take On Helicopters , update 1.06 Take On Patch "Downtown" highlights: •Take On Helicopters: Rearmed •Disappearing cockpit bug fixed •Stability and performance tweaks merged from Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead Changelog: ENGINE ------ Applying wheel brakes in non-RTD helicopters could crash the game Ambient traffic was not always drawn in cockpit view Head-tracking logic improved: the head position was offset in reverted direction when certain roll limits were reached (looking over shoulder) Head-tracking head offset sensitivity curve improved Controller axes sensitives were sometimes set to full Registry-driven mods: value PATH_FORMAT can be used to expand %DATA% or %MAIN% key values using PATH key Support for multiple proxy-based we…
- Take On Helicopters - Update Released - 20 September 2012
Take On Helicopters has been updated to include two new FREE DLC packs! The new DLC includes: Take on Helicopters - Rearmed Take On Helicopters: Rearmed is a free official DLC for Take On Helicopters. It seamlessly merges Arma 2 and Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead content into the game. Fly your helicopter over the gorgeous autumn landscape of Chernarus, dodge incoming fire from a myriad of Anti-Air weapon systems, and fight in massive combined arms operations. Take On Helicopters Noisecontrollers Take On Noisecontrollers is an entirely free DLC for Take On Helicopters. Fusing two seemingly disconnected worlds, it is one of the first forays of hardstyle music into gaming. The exciting collaboration between DJ and producer duo Noisecontrollers and Bohemia Interactive, has produced a fun expansion for everyone to enjoy. Owners of Take on Helicopters will automatically download this content th…
- Daily Deal - Take On Helicopters, 50% off! - 17 May 2012
Today's Deal: Save 75% off Take On Helicopters ! Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are.
- New DLC Available - Take On Helicopters : Hinds - 20 March 2012
Take On Helicopters: Hinds DLC is now available on Steam! Lock on target - Bohemia Interactive has launched Take On Helicopters: Hinds - the first official DLC for Take On Helicopters. Bringing in a variety of helicopter gun-and-gameplay, Take On Helicopters: Hinds enlists players to become the pilot of the most iconic helicopter gunship ever: the Hind. Take On Helicopters: Hinds presents three highly detailed variants of the Hind: the Mil Mi-24P, Mil Mi-24V and Mil Mi-24 SuperHind Mk.III - featuring interactive cockpits, retractable landing gear systems and various weapon loadouts. They are accompanied by brand new singleplayer challenges, which showcase the various roles a Hind can play on the battlefield. Five new Time Trials invite players to master the Hind's distinctive flight dynamics. Last but not least, a new multiplayer death match scenario lets players battle one another as p…
- Take on Helicopters Updated - 16 March 2012
TAKE ON HELICOPTERS, VERSION 1.05 HIGHLIGHTS ----------------------- * Compatibility with Take On Helicopters: Hinds * Horizontal stabilizers can be configured to move with collective * SACLOS missile support added (manually guided) * Retractable Landing Gear System support added TAKE ON HELICOPTERS 1.05 CHANGELOG --------- ENGINE ------ Medium: flight model would become unstable after rapid slow down, and damage the tail rotor Improved FXAA and SMAA Better handling of cases when 3D resolution is not 100% SMAA uses color edge detection method instead of luma edge soundLandingGear entry added for helicopter configuration Landing gear actions did not work in external view Player gunners are no longer told which weapon to select MP: spawned vehicles would sometimes get doubled weapon magazines MP: moveIn*** commands would sometimes show full getting in animations and door animations Landin…
- Hindsight Is 10.99: Take On Helicopters: Hinds Launches - 15 March 2012
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 . (more…)
- Take on Helicopters Updated - 7 March 2012
VERSION 1.04 HIGHLIGHTS ----------------------- * Massive flight model upgrade (RotorLib 4.0) * Rolling takeoff for wheeled Landing Gear Systems * Initial introduction of Java scripting * DRM-free for users of legitimate installations * FXAA and SMAA support added * Time Trial functionality improvements * Bonus Light helicopter Cougar livery 1.04 CHANGELOG --------- ENGINE ------ RTD 4.0 integrated Java scripting support added (http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Java_Scripting) Collective control would sometimes be fully lost until restarting the game MP: collective would sometimes be set to hardware position without active input Renegade units (too negative rating) are now considered enemy in targeting systems Logic Objects are now ignored in top-down radar RenderTarget TI color mode is no longer connected to optics TI color mode Saving while getting out of a helicopter could cause a b…
- In Today’s Helicopter News: TKOH Hind DLC - 9 February 2012
Take On Helicopters is going to getting some big fat Russian helicopters in its first DLC. Like this: “Highly detailed models of the Mi-24 V, Mi-24 P and Mi-35 Super Hind helicopters across a range of over 25 different liveries.” That is some Cold War helicopter sex, right there . It’s also going move away from the commercial helcopterings of the base game, and allow you get back to Bohemia’s more traditionally shooty territories. They explain: “after launching the game, we felt there was room to complement Take On Helicopters with a more ‘action-packed’ experience. Our Hinds DLC is perfect for those who are seeking the adrenaline rush of flying a classic military gunship and getting into combat.” It’s coming out on the 15th of March and it’ll cost €12.99. There’s some kind of crazy bundle order deal, too, which you can read about ov…
- Take on Helicopters Updated - 19 January 2012
This update adds German, French, Italian and Spanish localization to Take On Helicopters. The game was already available in English and in Czech, but with the addition of these new languages it widens its doors to flight game enthusiasts all over the world.
- Take on Helicopters Updated - 20 December 2011
VERSION 1.03 HIGHLIGHTS ----------------------- * Reduced Ground Effect strength * Small flight model tweaks * Heliport character animations * Czech language support * Benchmark added 1.03 CHANGELOG: --------- ENGINE ------ * Reduced extreme ground effect. * Picture-in-Picture video setting extended to include levels of quality. Value - Viewing distance (km) - Average time per frame (ms) Disabled - 0 - 0 Very Low - 1 - 8 Low - 2 - 10 Normal - 4 - 13 High - 6 - 15 Very High - 10 - 22 * Fast Approximate Anti-Aliasing (FXAA) support added (http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/arma2oa.cfg). * Better multiplayer support for vehicle doors opening / closing. * Helicopter animation states could mismatch when running on the server. * Custom memory allocator support added (http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ArmA_2:_Custom_Memory_Allocator). * Ambient traffic was not drawn in PiP RenderTargets. * Th…
- Wot I Think: Take On Helicopters - 22 November 2011
Start with the odd name: Take on Helicopters . At once a warning and an invitation, it sounds at first like a bad translation. After a few hours at the controls of its rotary-winged menagerie, the title ceases to sound strange and becomes a fairly accurate invitation. It asks, can you Take on Helicopters? Here’s wot I think. (more…)
- Take on Helicopters Updated - 5 November 2011
TAKE ON HELICOPTERS patch 1.02 HIGHLIGHTS ----------------------- * Career finances tuned * Helicopter inspection improved * Scenarios / contracts tweaked ENGINE CHANGELOG ------ * IGUI: speed vector now shows more accurately where the helicopter is headed * Precise actions on objects were not correctly detected at all angles * Shadows on alpha planes handled better (e.g. helipads) * Ambient road traffic loading optimized * Water surfaces at high altitudes would sometimes be completely white * Crash opportunity fixed in Picture-in-Picture * AI is no longer able to fly with a damaged main rotor * Fixed interpolation of visual states (rockets firing from rotor) DATA CHANGELOG ---- * Inspection points and animations tuned for all helicopters * Certain helicopter variants are now prevented from spawning in ambient systems in Seattle * Heavy: hand was covering gunner view at some angles * He…
- Flight Check: Take On Helicopters Released - 28 October 2011
Take On Helicopters, Bohemia Entertainment’s civilian helicopter sim, has landed. Or taken off. Or remains hovering, terrifying, in the air, threatening to remove fingers from waving hands. Our lovely Tim was quite taken with it and now you can be too. It’s on Steam for $49.99 or £31.99 and is also available on a whole
- New Release - Take On Helicopters - 27 October 2011
Take On Helicopters is now available on Steam! In Take On Helicopters the player takes on the role of a civilian helicopter pilot. Harry Larkin’s aviation business has fallen on tough times. Built up over decades, it’s now only days away from closure. His sons face an uncertain future, struggling to save the company their father spent his whole life building. Together, they must take on contracts and competitors; together, they take on helicopters! Take your first steps towards mastering rotor-wing flight across a massive range of enjoyable challenges, or create your own missions using the powerful easy-to-use mission editor.
- Pre-Purchase - Take On Helicopters - 15 October 2011
Save 15% if you pre-purchase Take On Helicopters on Steam and play the beta now! In Take On Helicopters the player takes on the role of a civilian helicopter pilot. Harry Larkin’s aviation business has fallen on tough times. Built up over decades, it’s now only days away from closure. His sons face an uncertain future, struggling to save the company their father spent his whole life building. Together, they must take on contracts and competitors; together, they take on helicopters! The Take On Helicopters pre-purchase beta rewards those who’ve pre-purchased the game with a generous batch of early-access content, playable above a huge section of the Seattle terrain! Ready to test out your flying skills?
- Take On Helicopters - GC 2011 Trailer! - 17 August 2011
GC 2011 trailer:
