Only thing that is disappointing to me is that HODOR1 didn't respond to everything with "HODOR, HODOR" Would have made for impossible communication, but it would have been hilarious
Nik i They are references to Game of Thrones. Lannister is the last name of a powerful family in the books (arguably the antagonists). Hodor is a character who is a large, burly, mentally handicapped man who helps one of the protagonists but only know how to say his own name. There's one famous chapter in Game of Thrones told from Hodor's perspective where it is literally the word "Hodor" over and over again because that is all he knows how to say.
In the back of my mind for the last 10 mins I was hoping for a roof top extraction like that of some of your previous missions! Also, is there another person who does other points of views, would be interesting to see from ground!
After watching your videos of you piloting Hummingbirds and Littebirds, I'm so glad I never had to operate from those aircraft. I would have vomited everywhere. Awesome videos, keep up the good fight.
At around 20:05 (at least I believe this is the incident) you hear on the radio about BlackDragon ambushing two guys before getting killed. You can see it from his perspective on his channel.
I know I shouldn't assume things, but did this scenario take a small influence from those two Japanese reporters being taken hostage by ISIS in recent current events? Anyhow, this mission seemed very unique with the Chinhook and MH-6's providing the main transport and the technical and troop transports for the OpFor team. Keep it up!
***** True story, a bbc reporter that did a story on my unit in Afghanistan in 2011, John Cantlie, was captured by ISIS several months ago. He was a cool dude and I hope he makes it out.
This was interesting. Being able to see how fast you guys needed to go from a defending element to an assaulting one was really cool. Shame that there were so many casualties, but that's just part of being ShackTac, right?
Anything with less than 50% casualties in a Shacktac adversarial mission counts as "light casualties" in the after mission report ;) Hardly worth mentioning
Love the Game of Thrones theme : ] ... and I forgot about the mission of saving the hostages until you told the Bravo guys not to shoot at the enemy convoy. Were they eventually killed by enemy action, or by friendly fire? Awesome, as always.
Hey ***** Are you still using CH pedals in this video? Dude you have an insane control of the helicopter, i always try to learn from your movements. That hovering on the hill omg... i am currently using the G27 wheel pedals for the rudder. What would you recommend me for pedals, CH or Saitek Pro ?
I don't know if its the first time noticing it but is there wind being simulated flying past you while flying in this? I don't think I've ever noticed that before. Awesome really felt immersed
I believe he might have been commenting on how awesome the insertion actually was. You know, 'cause the trees in the area don't provide a lot of space but Dslyecxi is a badass? ;)
damn, 0:37 was powerful! were the rotator's sounds changed in the new heli dlc? //and another question that crossed my mind, helis that are full fly slower then empty ones?
Yeah with the new DLC you can really hear the RPM respond to the collective. And weight variability with payload is a function of the AFM. So if you unload a bunch of guys, your bird might get 1K-2K pounds lighter pretty quickly.
TrotTheBlackDog Shacktac doesn't regularly use the AFM though. Buy yes they added lots of new heli sounds that react to speed and force on the aircraft.
Hey Dslyecxi - have you switched over to making only short videos? It's great when I don't have a ton of time on my hands, but sometimes I miss your 90-minute long missions.
tinnyfish I don't really have a time limit in mind when making videos. "90 minute" stuff is generally a coop, though. I have one that's almost 2 hours coming out soon, but to answer your question, no, I haven't switched in any such fashion. I also like that 20-40 minutes is considered "short" in comparison. :)
Everything shacktac does in Arma3 is internal only. I'm sure plenty of them also play other mods with the general public when playing solo, but anytime it's anything directly related to shacktac it's Shacktac exclusive
I don't think they let Dslyexci be a hostage anymore, considering when he is, he makes it seem like he's the hostage taker... (*coughs* truck incident *coughs*)
no, that's a TrackIR. A device that you put your head so a camera will recognize it, catch your movements (head rotation for example) and transmit that to the game so it will make your character's movements shadow you're IRL ones. Hope it's clear, am french so forgive my english.
Gramps Hiro yeah, i understand you. I tried face track no Ir, it's cool but way too unacruate, even though that you feel like a god being able to watch around WHILE controlling the chopper which is impossible without a faceTrack. So yeah, that's damn neat.
Yeah I annoyed him about it, they use Normal during gameplay. Advanced is for enthusiasts and is all but impossible without peripherals (a proper joystick and throttle). Thus it would mean that pilots for shaktac would be restricted to those with the money to pay for those and then spend forever learning to fly with them.
Viciousf joystick and throttle isn't necessary at all, i mean even Dslyecxi simply uses keyboard and mouse, in addition to TrackIR, and a multi-purpose throttle that isn't that much useful for landing after all. The thing is that normal FM provide a smoother session, which a pilot wasn't familiar with the new AFM is likely fked up an entire squad and ruin people's experience.
Although it can be enforced one way or the other, servers also have the option of allowing either control method. While one person in the mission may be using the basic flight model, Dslyecxi could be using the advanced one in his heli.
Vegatry I'm sure Dslyecxi has said before that with AFM he uses a stick, and uses m+k when on normal FM. You can still use m+k with AFM but you are no doubt limited with how well you can fly.
RappelKarton Im from SoCal, San Diego to be exact, so my definition of tacos is Mexican street tacos (carne asada, carnitas, adobada, cabeza...). Im sorry but i dont consider taco bell, etc tacos
Not so much a rule as much courtesy for others enjoyment of the game. While it would be extremely dangerous but awesome to pull off, the problem lies with it only being fun for those directly involved. All the people running on the ground would lose out on the "fun" they could have had escorting the hostage to an LZ for pickup or covering them while the heli comes in for a roof extract of everybody.
There was no rule against it, just too dangerous. There were way too many angles that the defenders would've had on us coming into it, plus no sort of masking on the way out.
when i hear the words 'advanced flight model' and 'arma' in the same sentence, i always cringe. i hate that bohemia likes to act like this is a realistic flight model. MS Flight sim had better physics so many years ago, and dcs isn't even a big budget title and still has better physics. I wish arma would adopt it. :/
I'm pretty sure the AFM is the same one they used in 'Take on Helicopters' just set to very easy. The only difference I can tell from the AFM to the default is a small amount of ground effect, and wind. Oh and trimming, that's probably the best thing about it.
Arma isn't made as a perfect sim, it makes a number of concessions for the sake of gameplay. DCS is a hardcore flight sim, Arma is a general-purpose all-round milsim. Nowhere in Arma's advertising does it say that it has a true-to-life simulation of anything, just that it gets close, and with a primary focus on infantry, not vehicles.
ADVANCED flight model.. not "aircraft simulator level flight model" Notice the difference? "realistic", not "simulated".. And don't go comparing Arma to DCS or MSX, those are flight sims, this is not. Cause last I checked I couldn't get out of my Huey in DCS after landing, grab an assault rifle and fight those enemy infantry personally. Or hop in a tank and blow that pesky AAA to hell from the ground.. Arma is not a flight sim. Arma will never be a flight sim. But arma has THE most realistic flight model I have EVER seen on ANY game that isn't a flight sim. Compare Arma to the Battlefield games, or any other shooter on the market. And I'm note even talking multiplayer only here, that includes singleplayer titles. It beats them ALL as far as flying goes. By a mile. The only games that Arma cannot compete with are actual, specialized aircraft simulations. It's also not MEANT to compete with them, it's a military simulator featuring aircraft, not a flight sim. You're exactly the sort of person Dslyecxi was talking about in this video. You focus on the wrong things and have unrealistic expectations of what BIS is supposedly capable of making of arma.
Only thing that is disappointing to me is that HODOR1 didn't respond to everything with "HODOR, HODOR" Would have made for impossible communication, but it would have been hilarious
I'm glad that my idea to hop back into the technical after the ammo went dry did not go unnoticed by the helicopter pilots.
Hodor 1. That is just fantastic.
LZ Lanister.
We need to Hodor outta here.
Can someone explain it for me, don't get it?
Nik i They are references to Game of Thrones. Lannister is the last name of a powerful family in the books (arguably the antagonists). Hodor is a character who is a large, burly, mentally handicapped man who helps one of the protagonists but only know how to say his own name. There's one famous chapter in Game of Thrones told from Hodor's perspective where it is literally the word "Hodor" over and over again because that is all he knows how to say.
DantehMan thank you .)
In the back of my mind for the last 10 mins I was hoping for a roof top extraction like that of some of your previous missions! Also, is there another person who does other points of views, would be interesting to see from ground!
Watching Dslyecxi fly is an almost perverse pleasure.
After watching your videos of you piloting Hummingbirds and Littebirds, I'm so glad I never had to operate from those aircraft. I would have vomited everywhere. Awesome videos, keep up the good fight.
At around 20:05 (at least I believe this is the incident) you hear on the radio about BlackDragon ambushing two guys before getting killed. You can see it from his perspective on his channel.
CHKilroy playing as a reporter? Get Hype.
Can wait to see him run 'n' gun with her scatter laser...wait wrong series lol
It should be easy to get away from the terrorists. All she has to do is hit those transmitters.
I will never get tired of watching armadas of helicopters taking off.
Oh the new flight sounds are lovely!
I miss watching dark business videos.
I was thinking the same thing when watching this.
Waiting to see who's ground video will have what happens on the ground. Pretty awesome.
Kilroy was a reporter? Now I HAVE to find his footage of this.
I don't know why, but I really enjoy flying transportation and resupply roles.
I know I shouldn't assume things, but did this scenario take a small influence from those two Japanese reporters being taken hostage by ISIS in recent current events?
Anyhow, this mission seemed very unique with the Chinhook and MH-6's providing the main transport and the technical and troop transports for the OpFor team. Keep it up!
AZWZ Official Doubt it, but I didn't make the mission.
***** True story, a bbc reporter that did a story on my unit in Afghanistan in 2011, John Cantlie, was captured by ISIS several months ago. He was a cool dude and I hope he makes it out.
all them game of thrones references! ahhh the brilliance! :D
This was interesting. Being able to see how fast you guys needed to go from a defending element to an assaulting one was really cool. Shame that there were so many casualties, but that's just part of being ShackTac, right?
Anything with less than 50% casualties in a Shacktac adversarial mission counts as "light casualties" in the after mission report ;) Hardly worth mentioning
Love the Game of Thrones theme : ] ... and I forgot about the mission of saving the hostages until you told the Bravo guys not to shoot at the enemy convoy. Were they eventually killed by enemy action, or by friendly fire? Awesome, as always.
Hey ***** Are you still using CH pedals in this video? Dude you have an insane control of the helicopter, i always try to learn from your movements. That hovering on the hill omg... i am currently using the G27 wheel pedals for the rudder. What would you recommend me for pedals, CH or Saitek Pro ?
epic vid !! too many nets tho. how do you avoid command confusion ?
Do you guys plan on using the RHS mod?
I don't know if its the first time noticing it but is there wind being simulated flying past you while flying in this? I don't think I've ever noticed that before. Awesome really felt immersed
Yah its a feature of Arma 3. It gets louder when going faster
ey, flying video! I always love these :D
Dslyecxi, what's the average rate of casualties on your missions?
that one guy at 16:14 lol. hardly appropriate for such an awesome insertion
I believe he might have been commenting on how awesome the insertion actually was. You know, 'cause the trees in the area don't provide a lot of space but Dslyecxi is a badass? ;)
damn, 0:37 was powerful! were the rotator's sounds changed in the new heli dlc?
//and another question that crossed my mind, helis that are full fly slower then empty ones?
Yeah with the new DLC you can really hear the RPM respond to the collective. And weight variability with payload is a function of the AFM. So if you unload a bunch of guys, your bird might get 1K-2K pounds lighter pretty quickly.
TrotTheBlackDog that's realy cool! thank you su much!
TrotTheBlackDog Shacktac doesn't regularly use the AFM though. Buy yes they added lots of new heli sounds that react to speed and force on the aircraft.
Dslyecxi are you using track ir and a joy stick or are you using mouse and keyboard to fly?
He's using mouse, keyboard, track Ir5, and multipurpose rudder
Thank you Vegatry
What mod does he use when he puts a mark on the map and it shows him visually where it is?
dsylecxi can u maybe upload screenshots of your arma3 video settings ? and which system are u using ? thx in advance !
here's his system: dslyecxi.com/about-me/computer/
HODOR 1 XD shacktack only, imagine if hodor carried a tank and you called it BREN 1
Hey Dslyecxi - have you switched over to making only short videos? It's great when I don't have a ton of time on my hands, but sometimes I miss your 90-minute long missions.
tinnyfish I don't really have a time limit in mind when making videos. "90 minute" stuff is generally a coop, though. I have one that's almost 2 hours coming out soon, but to answer your question, no, I haven't switched in any such fashion. I also like that 20-40 minutes is considered "short" in comparison. :)
Sounds good, thanks!
18:18 best quote... and again at 21:15
Tale us away, hodor! ... Oh man....I should play more multiplayer Arma 3
When Dslyecxi plays pvp in Arma 3, do they play against other groups or against other sharktec members?
Everything shacktac does in Arma3 is internal only.
I'm sure plenty of them also play other mods with the general public when playing solo, but anytime it's anything directly related to shacktac it's Shacktac exclusive
Nik i It's always within ShackTac. We haven't played with another community in probably something like 3-5 years or so? I forget exactly.
Sharktec? You mean sharks with lasers?!? I´m afraid they only have mutated sea bass! ;)
thanks,so i guess there is not really a other community following this kind of gameplay like shacktac does it? (at least not in this scale)
***** thanks,so i guess there is not really a other community following this kind of gameplay like shacktac does it? (at least not in this scale)
How do u peer out of the side of the little bird
Love the GoT theme :)
Kilroy as a reporter being shown right at the start? I can't see how this could go wrong.
I don't think they let Dslyexci be a hostage anymore, considering when he is, he makes it seem like he's the hostage taker... (*coughs* truck incident *coughs*)
How do you turn out of the helo? It's a mod, right?
Gramps Hiro That's TrackIR.
no, that's a TrackIR. A device that you put your head so a camera will recognize it, catch your movements (head rotation for example) and transmit that to the game so it will make your character's movements shadow you're IRL ones.
Hope it's clear, am french so forgive my english.
Oh that just adds that functionality in? That's awesome, now I want one even more.
Gramps Hiro yeah, i understand you. I tried face track no Ir, it's cool but way too unacruate, even though that you feel like a god being able to watch around WHILE controlling the chopper which is impossible without a faceTrack. So yeah, that's damn neat.
Gramps Hiro
You can do it with the keyboard, by default control + num pad 4 or 6, but it's clunky as hell.
How many DID survive excluding the pilots?
1
that's pretty rough.
Anybody know if there's a vid from the reporters' perspectives?
"Holy fucking jesus god almighty"
Fair fight?
Do you know any places to meed other arma3 players? just havign a hard time finding people to play the game with, haha.
So Advanced or Normal FM ?
normal, i think. He explained that some of their pilots doesn't practice nor wants to use the advanced one cause it's quite hard to use.
Yeah I annoyed him about it, they use Normal during gameplay. Advanced is for enthusiasts and is all but impossible without peripherals (a proper joystick and throttle). Thus it would mean that pilots for shaktac would be restricted to those with the money to pay for those and then spend forever learning to fly with them.
Viciousf joystick and throttle isn't necessary at all, i mean even Dslyecxi simply uses keyboard and mouse, in addition to TrackIR, and a multi-purpose throttle that isn't that much useful for landing after all. The thing is that normal FM provide a smoother session, which a pilot wasn't familiar with the new AFM is likely fked up an entire squad and ruin people's experience.
Although it can be enforced one way or the other, servers also have the option of allowing either control method. While one person in the mission may be using the basic flight model, Dslyecxi could be using the advanced one in his heli.
Vegatry I'm sure Dslyecxi has said before that with AFM he uses a stick, and uses m+k when on normal FM. You can still use m+k with AFM but you are no doubt limited with how well you can fly.
I wanna watch it so bad but I'm stuck sitting here listening to a boring professor...
school is important.
RappelKarton Stay in drugs, dont do school!
say no to drugs, and yes to tacos! or was it no to tacos, yes to drugs...?
RappelKarton Im from SoCal, San Diego to be exact, so my definition of tacos is Mexican street tacos (carne asada, carnitas, adobada, cabeza...). Im sorry but i dont consider taco bell, etc tacos
Flociety That seems tasty, so I would say go full street tacos and say no to drugs, maybe just a bit of alcohol :P
Was there a rule in play to stop you from plucking the reporter off the roof, or was that just a safety thing.
probably too dangerous, it'd be practically landing on top of EI.
on top and out of sight to them, but I guess unknown number of EI in the other houses.
Not so much a rule as much courtesy for others enjoyment of the game. While it would be extremely dangerous but awesome to pull off, the problem lies with it only being fun for those directly involved. All the people running on the ground would lose out on the "fun" they could have had escorting the hostage to an LZ for pickup or covering them while the heli comes in for a roof extract of everybody.
There was no rule against it, just too dangerous. There were way too many angles that the defenders would've had on us coming into it, plus no sort of masking on the way out.
Hodor.
FIRST!!! :D Sick video as always man
Please stick to the Hodor game :)
First /s
when i hear the words 'advanced flight model' and 'arma' in the same sentence, i always cringe. i hate that bohemia likes to act like this is a realistic flight model. MS Flight sim had better physics so many years ago, and dcs isn't even a big budget title and still has better physics. I wish arma would adopt it. :/
Jonathan Hayes You're making a comment about the AFM on a video that doesn't use it, sooooooo... not sure what you're trying to accomplish with that.
I'm pretty sure the AFM is the same one they used in 'Take on Helicopters' just set to very easy. The only difference I can tell from the AFM to the default is a small amount of ground effect, and wind. Oh and trimming, that's probably the best thing about it.
Arma isn't made as a perfect sim, it makes a number of concessions for the sake of gameplay. DCS is a hardcore flight sim, Arma is a general-purpose all-round milsim. Nowhere in Arma's advertising does it say that it has a true-to-life simulation of anything, just that it gets close, and with a primary focus on infantry, not vehicles.
You should check out Dslyecxi's video on that :p
It's the one that ends on watch?v=qZWEWasExZ4
ADVANCED flight model.. not "aircraft simulator level flight model"
Notice the difference?
"realistic", not "simulated"..
And don't go comparing Arma to DCS or MSX, those are flight sims, this is not.
Cause last I checked I couldn't get out of my Huey in DCS after landing, grab an assault rifle and fight those enemy infantry personally. Or hop in a tank and blow that pesky AAA to hell from the ground..
Arma is not a flight sim. Arma will never be a flight sim.
But arma has THE most realistic flight model I have EVER seen on ANY game that isn't a flight sim.
Compare Arma to the Battlefield games, or any other shooter on the market. And I'm note even talking multiplayer only here, that includes singleplayer titles. It beats them ALL as far as flying goes. By a mile.
The only games that Arma cannot compete with are actual, specialized aircraft simulations. It's also not MEANT to compete with them, it's a military simulator featuring aircraft, not a flight sim.
You're exactly the sort of person Dslyecxi was talking about in this video. You focus on the wrong things and have unrealistic expectations of what BIS is supposedly capable of making of arma.
4th
:DDDD