Forest fires and Bambi Bucket

[berk.kp]

Would it be possible to implement fire fighting with Helicopter with Bambi bucket?

[mytai01]

I would just like to see forest fires and animals running around in DCS.

[Johnny_Rico]

would love to do forest fire operations in DCS , a few things added to the game

engine and we could code it ourselves

Edited July 29, 2018 by Johnny_Rico

[BaD CrC]

We have large fires objects in ME. We have bambi bucket and animals in Mods (and soon DCS cows). Bambi bucket could be implemented as a weapon load (I don't know if it is the case right now) so when pressing the release weapon button, it shows water falling. I was wondering if there is a way through scripting in ME to remove (de activate) a fire object depending on the distance to the point of impact of the bambi bucket weapon (water could very roughly behave like a free fall bomb).

Patrick56 recently implemented parachute dropping from Mi8, why not water bombing.

What's missing is some localized heavy turbulences when flying above the flames.

[Jester986]

Doubt it'll happen but would love to see it.

[Airj247]

I doubt it as well but this would be an amazing feature.

[ebabil]

ability of putting fire out by helis would be great.

i would take water from a lake and pour it on to fire

[twistking]

ability of putting fire out by helis would be great.

i would take water from a lake and pour it on to fire

nice screenshots :thumbup:

[thrustvector]

lol, I always think a bambi bucket is a new KFC line :)

[BaD CrC]

Awesome screens ebabil.

There must be ways of simulating forest fires in ME by activating/de activating lines of large fires objects moving forward while using some remove objects actions on the burnt trees. Now the issue indeed is how to put those fires out in a realistic way.

[Jester986]

Have a bambi bucket as a bomblet dispenser, invert the water splash effect as the bomblet model, bomblet deactivates fire object in given radius?

[Raven1606688515]

How about Whales, Dolphins and Sharks in the Ocean!!!! That would be sweet, but doubt it would ever happen.

[delevero]

while we wait for sea creatures..

Then at least we have the option to eject near the coast and walk to the cafe onthe beach, and (stand ) near the bench and tables and take an imaginary drink before calling the base explaining what happened. :lol:

[jwflowersii]

Oooh, I would love to do some fire retardant drops, but they need to implement a better weather and thermal system to really make it interesting.

[swatstar98]

Let's pray for them to see it

[Hawkeye60]

How about Whales, Dolphins and Sharks in the Ocean!!!! That would be sweet, but doubt it would ever happen.

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=192456&highlight=ocean+life :music_whistling:

[FistofZen]

COWS is what you all are getting.

[Jester986]

Digital Combat Simulator

 

Thanks Trev! I didn't know what the combat in digital combat simulator stood for. And you can try to fight the tide but non combat aspects of aviation are coming to d C s.

[JLX]

Just wanted to add a +1.

 

But, I wouldn't stop at a Bambi bucket (although this would be awesome!). I'd love to see improved sling loads in general.

 

Perhaps add options for:

• Bambi bucket for fires
  
• Medical stretcher for SAR
  
• Hanging rope for hover & rappel deployment/extraction
  
• Hanging sonar/mic for ASW (I know, this isn't a thing yet but you get the idea)
  
• etc.
  

 

Accompanying object models (even if just statics) for the back would also be a great way to provide status info rather than having to query CTLD/CSAR via F10 for example:

 

• Show medic by stretcher(s) so you can see how may wounded are on board (max 4?)
  
• Show soldiers seated in back to see how many seats are left available.
  
• Have perhaps 3 static cargo loads for "light" "medium" "heavy" so you can roughly tell how much weight is on board.
  
• etc...
  

 

I realize this would take a pile of work. But if you're going to go as far as to make a Bambi bucket, then it's worth making the most of the effort rather than just a single function.

 

Anyway, great suggestion!

[MrMig]

There is a mod

 

I know I might be a little late to the party, but there is a mod that gives you a Bambi bucket. You could find it here

 

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=124251

[The_Pharoah]

This. I'd love to have more things to do in DCS instead of just blowing stuff up. Even with the Huey, blowing stuff up isn't that easy with FFARs. Would prefer other things like this. Sadly it just seems DCS is focused primarily on fixed wing.

[diveplane]

now that's a cool idea some civillian expansion in dcs.

[ebabil]

This. I'd love to have more things to do in DCS instead of just blowing stuff up. Even with the Huey, blowing stuff up isn't that easy with FFARs. Would prefer other things like this. Sadly it just seems DCS is focused primarily on fixed wing.

 

yeah even with just one huey or mi8, they can make a whole simulator from CAS to CSAR, or from SAR to fire fighting