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Hey guys! We are back on Enigma's Cold War Server this time back in the Mi-8 Hip. I haven't flown this module or even much of DCS in the past year so I've spent a few days getting back into it offline. After some re-familiarization offline, it's time to take this show online to my favorite server! In this video we'll do three troop landings while we feel out the helicopter and take a look at some of the things that have been added to Enigma's Cold War Server over the past year. I'm excited to be back in DCS. Thanks for watching! - เกม
Welcome back
Thank you!
R.I.P. the L-39 pilot, what a legend.
Yeah that was pretty awesome to see. I had no idea that was that one-sided when I was flying live.
L-39 gun down a F-5 definitely a legend
chad l39
Dudes a fucking badass
Mad respect to the people flying L-39s and C-101s in this server.
It’s really awesome to see!
This is one of the best ECW videos I've seen. I too love the Hip and fly it more often than the Hind on the ECW server. Keep up the good work!
Thank you very much! I appreciate the compliment! I hope to see you around!
Love the story format, great video!!
Thank you! I love all the side stuff going on in the server that I find later looking through the track file.
Definitely prefer the Hind as its purpose is more my speed, but the Hip is just as good for its intended purpose, and shes an absolute tank so that really helps lol
Yeah she really is lol I’m pretty sure I’ve taken some tank rounds on that final drop in this video and she kept flying. I love it lol
5:30 "I'm not 'outnumbered'. It's a 'target-rich environment'!"
Ok I gotta comment the cinematography on this is insane. Dude first time watching your channel, super great content. Cheers!! Can't wait to jump to DCS myself...
That’s awesome to hear that thanks a lot man! DCS is great and this server in particular is a lot of fun to fly in.
The A-10 scene was great. Like a shark
Thank you! It certainly was a dangerous situation I had no idea was unfolding live much like a surfer vs a shark !
Absolutely incredible machine to fly on, especially in vr. Very nice video you put on here, I like this story.
It’s really a great helicopter in the game. I’m glad you enjoyed the video !
there are few film recordings like this, we need more, they are very interesting and very nice to watch, and excellently filmed, all praises 👌👌👍👍
Thank you very much. I’ll probably make one when the A-4 comes on the server in the next day or two. It just takes a lot of effort and time to make.
I prefer the Hind, in anything BUT Enigma's server. The amount of damage you can deal with troops, rockets, guns, and door gunners really kind of outweighs the guided missiles of the Hind. But this really really exemplifies just how great the aircraft are in DCS, and how absolutely atrocious the ground environment is. It's still a lot of fun. But the lack of any real battle between your troops and the auto destruct emplacement, the silly appearing and disappearing troops from 2002, and the impossibly accurate aiming of AI ground forces makes enjoying helicopters in anything but Enigma a real challenge. And even then, I don't know why I bother with rockets on the Hip when you can hide behind trees and let your troops auto blast the enemy forces rather than take super accurate shots to your engines from a mile out. Either way, great video. I really enjoy the cheeky nature of flying around a shot up helicopter with no wheels to do two more attacks.
Thank you! Yeah the ground game really needs work. There is so much to be improved. But like you said it’s still possible to have fun and I’m enjoying it.
I can't wait for ED to release the quality of life update on the Mi-8MTV2 like they did on the A-10C v2 and Ka-50 v3. The next one is the F-5E and hopefully after that it's the Mi-8MTV2.
It definitely would look amazing with a visual uplift to the newer standards.
ED quality of life update, AKA charging twice for mostly the same thing and adding a little bit here and here.
@@2xKTfc charging twice, but the upgrade is usually cheap if you have the module already.
these videos are just pure gold
the music, the cutting, the engagements are all just perfect :D
Damn thanks man!
Wow, absolutely fanstastic video. As somebody who flies on ECW this is an amazing snapshot of what else is happening while I'm task-fixated on my own thing. Great camera work and really, really cool to watch. Thanks for uploading!
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it. It’s really cool hearing from others who fly on the server and enjoy a glimpse around in my videos.
In in our next iteration we will have troop deployment be manual instead of automatic to help avoid accidentally deploying squads. I originally programmed it like that to avoid F10 menu clutter and simplify workflow but I think a deploy button is probably fine now
I do like how it is integrated now with the option to turn on and off automatic drops. How would a deploy button work ? Would that go through the radio menu or would it be something you could keybind? Awesome insight thanks for that!
@ryu1940 it would be so sick if we could keybind stuff like that, keybinding recon would be my dream. Maybe I'll implement the same kind of system but add the option to manually drop if you have the auto deploy turned off, best of both worlds
@@yinkism yeah that sounds like a good way forward. I really do love the auto drop because when you’re coming in hot and need to get troops out quickly it is a life saver. Trying to go through the menus rapidly is a little difficult in a short time span measured in seconds. Honestly it’s really good and little hiccups happen so it’s no sweat off my back if the drop gets triggered accidentally. Now I’ve learned to just switch it to manual to lock it essentially and “arm” it by switching to automatic before doing the next attack.
My hats off to you, you’ve done some great work!
Long live the Hip. My fave!
Hip Gang!
What beast of a helicopter, the Hip. Definitely backbone for redfor. Great story telling as always & welcome back
Thanks man! She's definitely the backbone of redfor, nicely put! It's great to be back. Awesome channel btw!
Welcome back, Ryu1940. Looking forward to more of your videos. Especially in the HIP.
Thank you! I look forward to making more Hip stuff. I think I’ve got some footage for the next one lined up.
This is really well done. I still have to learn how to stay alive for 5 minutes in ECW when flying helos due to enemy fixed wing, but it's pretty fun.
Thank you ! What do you normally fly helicopter-wise ?
@@ryu1940 oh man, the Hip is the one that has stolen my heart lately. Normally fly in Rotorheads. The Hind is my second favorite, followed by the Huey and the Blackshark.
@@ttenor12 that’s my order as well. I feel most at home and comfortable handling the Huey but the Hip and Hind are my favorites at the moment. On ECW it takes some time to learn what works for survival but generally the major ones I try to always follow: stay under treetop height if possible, always have a backdrop to help you blend in, change course after a near flyby of an enemy jet, and always stay fast.
@@ryu1940 Definitely, the Huey is much more versatile and allows for quicker and more abrupt landings. Thanks for the advice as well! Will try to play in the server more, as I still get a bit afraid of causing too much attrition with all the lives I lose lol
i like your style of narration..can u create a video on orienting newbies about how tp play on Enigma server..like the troop deployments and what are system trigger points and tips and tricks..how points are scored ..friendly comms ..ground duty roles available like supercarrier operations etc
Thank you! I can try in the future if I have time but Enigma has a channel and has videos on the mechanics of the server which may be what you’re after.
That l-39 pilot was uh... damn.
Ahhhh I have not yet watched the video, but I've been waiting in anticipation for your next DCS helo video. Keep it up, I love these!
Haha awesome comment! Thanks man I appreciate that! I hope it lives up to expectations!!!
I've watched a lot of DCS, and so far this is the coolest example of digital combat I've even seen.
Wow thank you for that, I greatly appreciate it !
Excellent music choice! Like a Hollywood movie👍😁 It's really nice to watch. And I Love to fly the Mi8, because you feel how heavy it is and you feel especially with that dat bird like a god If you master succesfull the russian technic with all the switches which order has no logic😅
Thank you very much! I agree with you I really like how the Mi-8 feels when flying. It is very true, the cockpit layout of some of the switches seems all over the place lol
These videos are always a joy to watch, and manage to be zen and relaxing even when depicting an active warzone
Thank you ! I’m glad to hear that because I try not to make things too jarring.
i didnt now that the reporting name for the mi-8 is hip, thanks :D
Yay! Finally some dcs goodness from one the best youtubers out there. Drewsky level editing and camera work here.
Wow thank you for that! I'm glad the effort I put in is appreciated! Thank you !
@@ryu1940 and you nailed the color grading. It looks really 70s color footage hah
@@ovaldreamx4397 definitely what I was going for. I didn’t want the footage to look too clean.
great vids mate! nice quality and thanks for the effort - it looks awesome with mega nice cam views and so on...
Awesome to hear that and I'm glad you're enjoying it! Thank you !
nice to see you back ryu! you're the one who got me in heli's in the first place. unfortunately i dont play on ECW anymore bc of how much its changed and im not a big fan of it all, regardless its great to see you back!
Ah man thank you and bummer you don’t fly on it anymore. I’m glad I was able to get you into helicopters :) it’s a lot of fun on this server or others.
@@ryu1940 yeah! things like at 5:30 in particular would happen far too often, i think the server suffers from over pop and constant server crashes, i miss when the server was still fresh and brand new, like in your old videos! those were some good times 😭
@@cleverlaziness ah yeah I can understand that being frustrated. On the flip side of the coin, that epic stand by the L39 pilot allowed me to sneak in and carry onward with more drops.
This is soon good production! First time here, love it.
Hope to see you on the server.
Butter 1-1 | toast
Thank you very much ! What do you normally fly ?
Damn you need to make more DCS content, this was awesome!
Thank you I appreciate it!
You do a great job with the vid and the narration. Really like your stuff.
Thank you! That is great to hear, I’m glad you like it.
That’s great flying and really impressive story telling. It was a pleasure to watch 👍🏽
Thank you! I’m happy to hear it was entertaining and fun to watch !
Love to see some Mi8 action! Well done! Excellent video! o7
Thank you! I’m glad you liked it ! O7
Here's this guy, just, ya know, consistently landing the Mi-8 in combat. Man I need to spend some time and tame that beast.
Thank you! It’s definitely tricky but no doubt you can do it too!
OH YEAH HE IS BACK
Thank you !
:D i definitely prefer the hip :D Its currently my main module in dcs together with the mig21 and m2000
Nice. Hip Gang 😎
Excellent vid. Enjoyed the longer format, the 3 or 4 minute vids are such a tease!
Thank you! I always worry about going too long in videos but it seems to be well suited for this sort of format so I’ll probably keep that up.
hip for me but hey, either is good to watch.
Hip for me as well but I agree too!
So glad you are back to DCS!
It feels good to be back! I've been having a blast.
Great flying
Thank you!
I tried figuring out the role of the huey in that server and couldn't figure it out. I know it's transport, but I clear instructions anywhere. This video helped a little bit.
Oh there is a FAQ available that details all the helicopter things. The important bit is to find enemy camps and drop troops within 3km. Wait 3minutes after you drop them off then they will be transported to some spot near the now destroyed enemy camp. You will see green flares and have five minutes to pick them up. I hope that helps.
@@ryu1940 Yes! Thank you!!
@@baaamakingbaaaa no problem I am glad I can help!
Such a nice video ! Glad to see you back on ECW Ryu :) I've always been curious about how you shoot those wonderful clips.
Thank you so much for that! Were you wondering how to view the track from the server? If so, you just open the trackfile in the mission editor then in the mission options you can change it to enable external view. Once that is done you can save it again (as a track file) and then open it in the replay viewer.
@@ryu1940 Wow, I didn't even know that was possible. Thanks a lot ! Can't wait to see more from you :D
@@barkacarthago5536 no problem I am glad to help! Thank you !
I fly the hip, hind, and ka-50 but the hip is my most flown, especially on ECW.
Interesting take. What about the Hip makes you fly it over the Hind on ECW? I go back and forth between the two. In the past I've done a campaign flying one before going back to the other.
@@ryu1940 Entirely personal taste, I find the hip the most fun to fly due to the very minimal autopilot, and being the most difficult to land. Also I am stuck with a ps4 controller until I find my HOTAS setup in storage, so weapon employment is a little rough atm lol.
@@Volcrum wow! My hats off to you. I find it challenging enough as it is with a hotas. I can’t imagine doing all that with a PS4 controller! Damn.
@@ryu1940 Thanks. With Tuuvas's guides and binds plus rudder trim on it's not too bad. On the bright side I can now play on my laptop on the go or at work.
Nice work, Ryu!
Thank you !!!
Great video! Now I wanna get back on Enigma's lol
Thank you ! I hope to see you on the server !
Top quality video my guy!
Thank you !
I love this style of videos. I need to look up if you still make them
I haven’t made any for a few months but I am making one right now actually :)
A well made video and great commentary 👌 Had my coffee with it
Thank you so much I’m glad it was enjoyable over coffee!
I love the hip! What I do is remove the pylons, keep the door gunners and I'll do close to 300kph. The quicker you can drop those troops the better. If you encounter any Gazelles or Huey's you can left broadside them with 12.7mm and let the AI work their magic.
Oh yeah I typically have been flying without the pylons. I agree! I prefer the speed over the additional weapons.
Great tip, but wow does the Hip ever look dead-sexy with that much wargear hanging off the sides. Rule of Cool! :)
@@madaxe606 haha I can’t argue with that !
I would love to fly the HIP sometimes. It's just the shear amount of buttons that scares me away :)
I totally agree, the sheer number of buttons seems so daunting but it’s really one of those cases where it looks more complicated than it is.
@@ryu1940 ah ok. I fly the Hind sometimes so if I don't fly it often enough I forget the start up sequence. The Apache in comparison is like flicking 5 switches and you can take off :)
Great video. The format is good. I like the colouring (original) as well instead of oversaturate them like some youtubers does.
@@nexus888 oh yeah I totally have some knee boards printed and laminated for all the helicopters I fly. I will need to use them the first few days until my memory is restored. These modules are too complicated for me to remember after a good period of time in between flying.
Thank you for the feedback on the color corrections. I’m also not a fan of the bright over saturated look so I like to desaturate and tone down the colors when I make these videos now.
its far worse than it looks... just have everything in order before you pull pitch. have your engine fire suppression and fuel shut off set up for both engines tho... its saved me a couple times. maybe some day, ED will set it up for multi-crew.
Good stuff. Thanks
No problem, I’m glad you enjoyed it!
really cool content. thanks! More :)
Thank you! More is on the way. Should be out on Friday!
Awesome, been waiting
Thank you ! It’s good to be back.
great video , makes me want to play ! :)
Thank you! Give it a try if you haven’t already :)
@@ryu1940 oh I crashed several time today already !!
@@alexandrebelinge8996 haha nice. Takes a little bit getting used to the Hip. I had to fly offline for a couple days to iron out the kinks on landings lol
WELCOME BACK!! WOOHOO
Thank you!
Great video!
Thank you !
Welcome back ❤
Thank you !!
The HIP is great.
Might want to lighten it up a bit for speed and agility, you'll be massively overweight with all pylons full, gunners and troops.
Maybe empty to 50% fuel on startup... probably still overweight but less so.
Oh yeah I agree. I typically fly under 50% fuel and only bring the machine guns. I prefer the higher speed with no pylons. It definitely is a key to surviving.
Cool Video. Thanks 😊. How did you get the .trk file working?
You can open a .trk file in the mission editor. From there under a section called mission options you can change it to show external views. After that you save it and just reopen it in the replay viewer. I hope that helps.
Great video! Can I ask, how on eath did you get to the front line so quickly.. thats the main thing that irks me about rotor ops is, a) it takes me about half a hour to reach the front line.. b) i usually get spotted and blown out of the sky enroute..
It sometimes can take 20 minutes or more. Sometimes I’ll have to take indirect routes so the flight time can be even longer but it’s essential to surviving !
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prefer the Hip and i have the Hind.
the weapons load out on the Hip, i find more of a hinderance than a help. i fly with just the door gunners. troop drops can be a pain, especially if you have to find the positions yourself. i generally start by looking at how many CSAR missions there are, then decide what to do. if there are more than 5 CSAR and no recon, i feel i can more for Red picking up downed pilots. the Ark 9 radio direction finder is more than a bit wonky, and can be a headache.
could you do a video on CSAR and the Ark 9?
FYI i use the Overlord text bot, it gives a heads up.
I can try to incorporate that in a future video if the opportunity presents itself. Typically I shy away from a dedicated CSAR now and it ends up being based on luck if I run over them enroute.
@@ryu1940 even if you don't plan on CSAR, at troop drop while waiting, take a look for nearest CSAR, and just tuning the Ark 9 to narrow and then preset 4 from co-pilots position and flipping the ADF in the Pilots. alot of times its the needle on the ADF going wonky that alerts me, of a downed pilot nearby and of course luck.
well glad to see you back at it, new sub!
@@jamesmontgomery9464 thank you! Good idea I’ll give it a try while I’m sitting around or enroute somewhere!
wow nice video:)
Thank you so much !
What scripts are you using for these camera takes? It looks very nice, unlike standard camera handling...
Thank you ! I do not use any scripts. I manually select a view camera and modify the FOV. I also use track ir to apply my head movements as camera panning.
@@ryu1940 Aaaah, well that's interesting! Nice! I need to try that myself.
@@tomaszwota1465 I usually take a few passes at the track file because we can’t rewind. So I’ll record footage of an event from an angle and then I’ll have to go back through the track again to get another perspective and record that then blend the two in the video editing software to make it look seamless.
@@ryu1940 yes, that much I've learned myself as well. Fairly annoying limitation due to the way replays are simulated.
Subbed to the channel. Maybe I should hop in a heli and join in on Enigma fun at some point. ;)
@@tomaszwota1465 awesome! Yeah it’s definitely a blast doing helicopter work on that server! Give it a shot !
Id lower the volume of the game or increase your voice volume when youre balancing sounds creating your videos, the game volume is really overpowering and degrades from the overall beautifully cinematic and informative nature of your video
Yeah it is something I struggled with trying to balance the levels in this video.
I sortof disagree, hearing the sound of helis/jets burning by is real nice.
rounds detonating in the air or rockets being fired all add to the "all out war" feel, something I think is missing from alot of videos 'cept this one.
eh then again I can listen to helicopters all day.
you've got me back on ECW flying the MI-8 now
so I say good shit man, cheers!
@@coffeemaker9014 thank you! I’m glad you’re jumping in the Mi-8 again. Yeah I agree with you. I know I need to balance my voice over better but I do make conscious decisions to amplify the war sounds in some areas for the reasons you’ve said. The server is chaotic and when you stop to listen to all the brrrrrttt, sonic booms, and screaming turbines you really get a sense of it. I’m glad to hear that feeling I was looking for has resonated with someone. So thanks for sharing that!
As someone who's looking to buy the Hip during the lunar new years sale, what exactly is the difference in DCS between it and the Hind? If something seems like common sense please include it anyway
The Mi-8 Hip is primarily a transport utility type helicopter. The Hind, while it has the capability to transport a smaller number of troops, it is often regarded (rightfully so) as an attack helicopter gunship. The Hip has no anti tank guided missile capability unlike the Hind which can carry up to 8 IIRC. The Hip is slightly slower than the Hind but it is faster than other helicopters like the Huey (and possibly the Gazelle IIRC). In terms of cockpit layout, the Hind and Hip are worlds apart. The Hip usually has 3 crew members sitting side by side inside a wide cockpit while the Hind has two crew members who each sit in their own segmented off bubble cockpit. The gunner sits up front and the pilot of the Hind sits in the back. When it comes to handling they both require a little more finesse than the Huey but it isn't impossible to handle well over time. I hope that helps! The Hip is an excellent helicopter and I definitely recommend it especially on sale if you are interested in it.
@ryu1940 Alright thanks, I already own the Hind from when it first released and have always been a more logistically minded helo pilot despite primarily doing fixed wing aircraft. This helped a bunch get a little bit more detail on it before I pulled the trigger, also planning on getting the P-51 this sale
@@sonniedae6398 oh cool! Have you flown on the server in this video? It’s really fun doing troop drops. Other servers there are more logistical things you can do too if you’re into it. The Hip can do sling loading or cargo transports and on some servers you’re able to move larger ground forces like Sam sites around.
@ryu1940 I don't really fly much from the era to warrant flying on it but I've been on it a few times with barely much actually done. Last I flew I was shot down by an M2000 using a Super 530, dude was chill about it
@@sonniedae6398 ah that must have been a different server as this one doesn't have the M2000.
How much of an impact does 1 Hip dropping troops for a few hours have on the server?
If you’re successful it can be significant. Each frontline has between 10-20 encampments with 6 - 8 ground vehicles each iirc and the Hip can wipe out an entire encampment with one go. Each side has 1000 HP and the frontline makes up 50% of that score. My guess is each frontline vehicle makes up 3-5 HP and the minimum frontline movement threshold is 5% variance over the other side so it’s entirely doable for a Hip to impact that and cause the frontline to move. Granted, the score also takes in to account a few other things like industrial targets as well as aircraft attrition. The FAQ for the server details how the front moves if you wanted to know more.
Hip please
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I love your videos. guess cause iam also try o get used to it. i bought the hind 2 days ago and started DCS 1 week ago. the more i get into it, the more fun it is. but to play alone doesnt make so much fun. iam still try to find some to fly with´. iam in Discord, but still noone rly to team up. lets see what future will bring. keep that videos up !