Its time to start visually showing loaded cargo and troops on board....

[minar]

One very bad thing about our existing troop carrying helicopters is aside from gunners we have no representation of loaded aircraft whatsoever visually.

 

I own all other helicopter modules and it annoys me to no end that at the UH-1, MI-8 and MI-24 have nothing. At the very least I ask and cannot say it enough that we at least have a static representation on the troop seats of infantry or pallets/cargo shown in the cabins. This goes for the CH-47 too.

There is currently a fabulous low budget sim where the developer has already done this in the beta stage in another simulation game. DCS has a far larger budget and it should not be hard at all to at least provide static models in the cabin when loaded. Its a lot easier and less time consuming then modeling seated troops that move heads etc. Please give us at least something. It is crucial for aircraft like this.

[Talisman_VR]

16 hours ago, minar said:

One very bad thing about our existing troop carrying helicopters is aside from gunners we have no representation of loaded aircraft whatsoever visually.

 

I own all other helicopter modules and it annoys me to no end that at the UH-1, MI-8 and MI-24 have nothing. At the very least I ask and cannot say it enough that we at least have a static representation on the troop seats of infantry or pallets/cargo shown in the cabins. This goes for the CH-47 too.

There is currently a fabulous low budget sim where the developer has already done this in the beta stage in another simulation game. DCS has a far larger budget and it should not be hard at all to at least provide static models in the cabin when loaded. Its a lot easier and less time consuming then modeling seated troops that move heads etc. Please give us at least something. It is crucial for aircraft like this.

Very much agree!  This is my biggest disappointment with DCS.  I especially want to see troops in the back for improved immersion and to see them embark and disembark.  That would be great!  Transporting troops in helicopters in DCS at the moment is an exercise that totally lacks decent simulated realism with regard to actually feeling like we are moving troops/passengers.  What a great shame.  And this from a leading combat flight simulation company.  

Happy landings,

Talisman

Edited May 11 by Talisman_VR

[trindade]

+1

[LuseKofte]

+1

[Buta]

+1

[OKC_Jim]

Agreed.

[MAXsenna]

Count me in! 

We've seen the videos of crew members climbing out of the Apache. Hopefully all the groundwork has been laid to make these animations work throughout the sim, especially for soldiers and helicopters/transports.

[EricJ]

I mean then you'll be approaching games like sandbox ones that do feature visible cargo, but in the end it would be kinda nice, +1

[Silvester.E]

Ditto; even if it’s just a standard group of guys in the back.