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In the Wags' last video of mi-24p, he says that "hind also has a compartment up to 8 passengers. This functionality will come later with development as part of a larger update of the DCS World."

I know it was mentioned in the mi-24p video but it sounded like a general update more than only for the hind update to me. 

Watch it from 01:25

 

 


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I tweaked on that as well.

 

At the time I took it to mean the ability to ferry troops and/or extended multi-crew. The implication was that there were new features coming. Did I read somewhere that ED is planning on extending/adding to CA, group troops, playable characters? Are we reading too much from Matt's reading of a script?

 

Like all things ED/DCS, we won't know till we know.

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I sure hope for proper airborne assault operations, for example deploying troops from Hind, with those soldiers acting like they should upon deployment. So that would be the core game functionality (soldiers, animations, AI) rather than module specific feature. 

 

Hence it would fit within "This functionality will come later in its development as part of a larger update to DCS World."

 

Now, it would benefit Hind specifically, obviously not for Apache, but being part of DCS rather than Hind, makes it easier for ED to finalize Early Access of Hind, without us complaining about a feature that got axed due to lack of time or resources on ED's part. 

 

Assuming that the said functionality would come much later than Hind's end of EA phase. 

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It’s nothing new. Dropping off troops is already a feature of some helicopters and is popular in a few multiplayer servers.  The HIND just continues that theme.

 

I would like to have the ability to rescue downed pilots now that they show up on the map!

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Yeah, I'd at least love to be able to see troops in the back (even if they just teleport inside and outside, so long as the doors are open), as well as to load infantry into whatever's transporting them inside the mission editor (so it spawns with them already embarked).

 

Hopefully we can also have realistic constraints (even if optional) in the mission editor, so we can only carry a realistic amount of stuff (so constraints based on how many seats there are, as well as volume and weight for things like mortars and other man portable equipment).

 

4 minutes ago, Dr_Watson said:

It’s nothing new. Dropping off troops is already a feature of some helicopters and is popular in a few multiplayer servers.  The HIND just continues that theme.

 

I would like to have the ability to rescue downed pilots now that they show up on the map!

 

True, but it does leave a fair bit to be desired. And if this is supposed to be as part of a larger update, I'd expect it to be more than what we have currently.

 

And I'd love (C)SAR capability, especially given that the Mi-8 has a rescue hoist mounted on the left side door (just its completely non-functional eye candy), it would also be useful if we ever got fast-rope functionality.


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28 minutes ago, Dr_Watson said:

It’s nothing new. Dropping off troops is already a feature of some helicopters and is popular in a few multiplayer servers.  The HIND just continues that theme.

 

I would like to have the ability to rescue downed pilots now that they show up on the map!

I did rescue downed pilots many times on some MP servers. 

I want to see troops in the cabin like in arma series. And more pilot, copilot animations would be great. 

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