Good reads
- the keycard
- both manuals
- strategy guides
- gameplay articles at EECH Central
Important note
It's not possible to do manual target acquisition and selection by default. This is done by the computer controlled CP/G (co-pilot/gunner). It's advised to keep it like this for your first flight.
Getting started
- Select
Combat
on the Main
screen
- Select
Free Flight
on the Combat
screen
- Select a scenario on the
Session
screen
- Select
OK
- Select a gunship in the
Gunship
screen
- Press
SELECT
The next screen will show you inside a helicopter.
Cheats
Without altering the default settings, the following cheats are enabled:
- infinite weapons
- infinite fuel
- invulnerability (no crashes)
- passive mode (no enemy engagements or retaliations)
Getting airborn
- Press
R
- The rotor brakes are released. The rotor blades will start to spin and the canopy doors will close. When the main rotor RPM has reached 90% the RTR RPM warning light will turn off.
- Press
Q
for a longer period.
- The helicopter will take off and start to climb.
- move the helicopter by using the following keyboard keys:
Q
|
increase collective
|
A
|
decrease collective
|
Z
|
left rudder
|
X
|
right rudder
|
cursor keys
|
lateral movement
|
More useful keys:
backspace
|
weapons selection cycle
|
space
|
fire weapon
|
function keys (F1 - F12)
|
camera
|
Quiting
CTRL + Q
|
quit to main menu
|
CTRL + X
|
quit to desktop
|