Helicopter Gunship DEX

Released: Dec 1, 2022
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Last updated: 18 Sep 2026, 16:01 GMT

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11 Sep 2026Developer post
Single Mission Beta
This update adds the following... Final part of the missile optimisations. All rigidbodies have been removed from the missiles and replaced with light weight movement calculations. There may be some differences in the maneuverability and speed (mostly positive ːsteamhappyː). Ther
This update adds the following...
Final part of the missile optimisations. All rigidbodies have been removed from the missiles and replaced with light weight movement calculations. There may be some differences in the maneuverability and speed (mostly positive ːsteamhappyː). There is now far less slow down when the missiles start flying ːsteamsunnyː
Fixed a bug in the TSD targeting system which was not picking up the distance to the target. This mostly had no impact except when using Hydra rockets which prevented their pod from being able to gimbal up & down correctly. This only effected targeting using the TSD, using the targeting pod itself was fine.
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08 Sep 2026Developer post
Single Mission Beta Update
This update adds the following... Optimised the missile guidance code so that guided missiles no longer cause a large drop in FPS when fired. In my testing guided missiles in flight now cost around 2-3 fps rather than about 30 previously! This has been something that's been buggi
This update adds the following...
Optimised the missile guidance code so that guided missiles no longer cause a large drop in FPS when fired. In my testing guided missiles in flight now cost around 2-3 fps rather than about 30 previously! This has been something that's been bugging me for a while and I discovered I was doing multiple square root calculations which were not strictly necessary. The downside is the timer count down for Hellfire and Brimstone missiles now only updates every 0.5 seconds but this is something I can fix by doing a bit of interpolation between distance checks.
Added in some error checking code to the infantry system which I believe was causing a GPU crash very occasionally if the animation system tried to update a dead infantry unit just after it was removed from the game. Thanks to Sola20 for sending in a detailed report and player.log which pointed me in the right direction. I can't be 100% certain if this issue is fixed so if you encounter and crashes please let me know and send through you're player.log file and a short description of what was going on when it happened as best you can.
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04 Sep 2026Developer post
Single Mission Beta Update
This update adds the following... Buttons on the MFD displays now show the correct controller glyphs. These dynamically change depending on the controller/bindings you are using. Fixed the back button on the Sierra Hotel screen so it takes you back to the main menu and not the se
This update adds the following...
Buttons on the MFD displays now show the correct controller glyphs. These dynamically change depending on the controller/bindings you are using.
Fixed the back button on the Sierra Hotel screen so it takes you back to the main menu and not the settings menu.
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03 Sep 2026Developer post
Single Mission Beta Update
This update adds the following... New REDFOR AAA unit. The ZSU-23-4M2 Shilka is a visually guided AAA system which won't give away its position with radar pings. It is less accurate but carries more ammunition and fires a longer burst than the standard ZSU-23-4M1. New mission mod
This update adds the following...
New REDFOR AAA unit. The ZSU-23-4M2 Shilka is a visually guided AAA system which won't give away its position with radar pings. It is less accurate but carries more ammunition and fires a longer burst than the standard ZSU-23-4M1.
New mission modifier option as suggested by Apocalypse on the Discord channel. The "Recon Accuracy" allows you to modify the number of pre-identified enemy units. At 100% you'll see the normal amount. At 50% it will introduce a 50/50 chance that an identified unit actually remains hidden. At 0% no enemy units will be pre-identified so you'll have to do it all yourself ːsteamhappyː
This option is for those who want a little more of a challenge in their missions and increases the need to do proper surveillance to find enemy units.
This option works outside the normal seed value so you can alter it without changing the mission itself. It is also not currently encoded into the Mission Code system.
Fixed a bug which would cause the mission to get stuck when spawning your aircraft. This could be replicated by flying a standard random mission with a wingman and then playing a Single Mission. Thanks to Zeb139 for providing the Player.log file on the one ːsteamhappyː
Pressing "Main Menu" (usually ESC) while on the mid-mission menu will now close it correctly.
Added in "Cycle Previous Weapon" bindable control
Changing the units of measurement is now applied instantly again. This was actually related to the "Game Settings" menu not saving correctly.
Prevented the closing of the main menu which was returning to the old Apache "attract mode" and was a little confusing.
Adjusted the damage done by missiles and bullets. Missiles should now do a more consistent damage while bullets will do less damage overall. In testing this means an Apache can take 1 Strela hit and still remain flying. A second hit will probably take it down. Taking a full burst from a Shilka is also not generally fatal any more.
If you think this is too much (or not enough) you can adjust the damage levels in the "Game Settings" menu to make your life easier of harder.
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26 Aug 2026Developer post
Single Mission Beta Update
A very small update to fix the layout in the Sierra Hotel section.
25 Aug 2026Developer post
Single Mission Beta Update
This update adds the following... Updates the Sierra Hotel area to the new U.I. layout Updates the initial flight model selection screen (which is displayed when the game is run for the 1st time) to the new U.I.
This update adds the following...
Updates the Sierra Hotel area to the new U.I. layout
Updates the initial flight model selection screen (which is displayed when the game is run for the 1st time) to the new U.I.
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19 Aug 2026Developer post
Single Mission Beta Update
This update adds the following... Updated Game Settings, Control Settings, Audio Settings & Video Settings menus to the new U.I. layout. I hope I never have to do that again ːsteamlaughcryː Updated the Critical Damage message to the new U.I. and fixed it so it now displays co
This update adds the following...
Updated Game Settings, Control Settings, Audio Settings & Video Settings menus to the new U.I. layout. I hope I never have to do that again ːsteamlaughcryː
Updated the Critical Damage message to the new U.I. and fixed it so it now displays correctly and pauses the game.
Updated the Complete Mission confirmation message to the new U.I.
When completing a mission the bottom menu is now restored correctly
Corrected the description text for the Mission Planning button when accessing the menu while mid-mission.
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06 Aug 2026Developer post
Single Mission Beta Update
This update adds the following... Updated the "Game Option" menu to the new U.I. layout Updated the "Random Mission" configuration screen to the new U.I. layout.
This update adds the following...
Updated the "Game Option" menu to the new U.I. layout
Updated the "Random Mission" configuration screen to the new U.I. layout.
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05 Aug 2026Developer post
Single Mission Beta Update
This update adds the following... Updated the Audio Settings menu to the new U.I. layout Updated the Theatre Selection Screen to the new U.I. layout Fixed the gun on the Harrier so that the audio no longer continues to play when you release the trigger Fixed the AT-6 missiles so
This update adds the following...
Updated the Audio Settings menu to the new U.I. layout
Updated the Theatre Selection Screen to the new U.I. layout
Fixed the gun on the Harrier so that the audio no longer continues to play when you release the trigger
Fixed the AT-6 missiles so that they reload correctly when using the mid-mission re-arm facility.
Fixed some incorrect naming on the mixed DAGR and Hellfire racks.
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26 Jul 2026Developer post
Single Mission Beta Update
This update adds the following... New Gau-19 gunpod, known as the GP-19. This is a .50 BMG 3 barrel rotary gun that can be fitted on the Kiowa Warrior (replacing the 20mm cannon which it never carried) or the Blackhawk DAP. On the DAP the pod can be mounted on any pylon allowing
This update adds the following...
New Gau-19 gunpod, known as the GP-19. This is a .50 BMG 3 barrel rotary gun that can be fitted on the Kiowa Warrior (replacing the 20mm cannon which it never carried) or the Blackhawk DAP.
On the DAP the pod can be mounted on any pylon allowing you to turn the DAP into a proper gunship with Miniguns, 30mm cannons and .50 guns! ːsteamhappyː
Fix a minor bug where identification of a target could continue after the targeting pod had been slewed away from it.
Updated the price of the M230 gun pod to 20DP
Added Stingers to the available weapons for the DAP. It can now carry 2 x Stingers on any pylon
Added Sidearm missiles to the available weapons for the DAP. It can carry 2 on the inner and 1 on the outer.
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16 Jul 2026Developer post
Single Mission Beta Update
This update adds the following... Written a better mission briefing for the single mission. Updated some of the scores for buildings to make them more unified.... Warehouses reduced from 100pts to 20pts Watch Tower reduced from 100pts to 15pts Medical warehouse reduced from 100pt
This update adds the following...
Written a better mission briefing for the single mission.
Updated some of the scores for buildings to make them more unified....
Warehouses reduced from 100pts to 20pts
Watch Tower reduced from 100pts to 15pts
Medical warehouse reduced from 100pts to -100pts (there will be no war crimes! ːsteamhappyː)
Updated the single mission system so that secondary mission briefings can be set or removed completely.
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14 Jul 2026Developer post
Single Mission Beta Update
This updates adds the following... Fixed a crash when trying to load out the Chinook during the mission briefing Ordered the Leaderboards so highest score is now at the top.
This updates adds the following...
Fixed a crash when trying to load out the Chinook during the mission briefing
Ordered the Leaderboards so highest score is now at the top.
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13 Jul 2026Developer post
Single Mission Beta Update
This update adds the following... Scores are now uploaded the the Steam Leaderboards! There is a leaderboard for each mission and skill level. You can cycle through the different leaderboards using the left and right buttons next to the leaderboard display so that you can view..
This update adds the following...
Scores are now uploaded the the Steam Leaderboards! There is a leaderboard for each mission and skill level. You can cycle through the different leaderboards using the left and right buttons next to the leaderboard display so that you can view..
Local Top 10 Scores
World Top 10 Scores
Your world leaderboard score as well as the scores around your score so you can see your current ranking.
Good Hunting! ːsteamsunnyː
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12 Jul 2026Developer post
Single Mission Beta Update
This update adds the following... Fixed the repeating "mission complete" bug when playing random missions. Update the difficulty system for the single missions so the following can be set per difficulty level... Time of day Weather Visibility Time compression Enemy skill level Th
This update adds the following...
Fixed the repeating "mission complete" bug when playing random missions.
Update the difficulty system for the single missions so the following can be set per difficulty level...
Time of day
Weather
Visibility
Time compression
Enemy skill level
These are really simple changes that can have a big impact on how the mission plays e.g. you've done this mission in the day, now do it at night in poor visibility.
Adjusted the current single mission so that Easy takes place in the morning, Medium takes place in the afternoon and Hard takes place at sunset.
Added in the required framework for uploading scores to the Leaderboard system and tested the framework with some dummy data and all is working!ːcoolstar2022ː
Added in buttons which will allow you to cycle between "Local Leaderboard", "Your Leaderboard Score" & "Top 10 Steam Leaderboard scores". Currently these buttons don't do anything.
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11 Jul 2026Developer post
Single Mission Beta Update
This update fixes two small bugs... Random missions should now be completable again. Fixed a bug where the rocket launchers on the Apache would not get the correct range information and would therefore not angle themselves correctly.
This update fixes two small bugs...
Random missions should now be completable again.
Fixed a bug where the rocket launchers on the Apache would not get the correct range information and would therefore not angle themselves correctly.
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10 Jul 2026Developer post
Single Mission Beta Hotfix
Quick fix for a couple of bugs that might prevent the score being saved into the high score table and for scores not being displayed in the right hi score table.
10 Jul 2026Developer post
Single Mission Beta Update
This update adds the following... The single missions now has 3 difficulty levels - Easy, Medium & Hard Easy puts you in a massively overpowered Apache Longbow with radar guided Hellfires and unguided rockets Medium puts you in a Combat Lynx 3 with laser guided Hellfires, 20m
This update adds the following...
The single missions now has 3 difficulty levels - Easy, Medium & Hard
Easy puts you in a massively overpowered Apache Longbow with radar guided Hellfires and unguided rockets
Medium puts you in a Combat Lynx 3 with laser guided Hellfires, 20mm cannons and .50 cal door gunners
Hard puts you in a Gazelle with TOW missiles, rockets, 20mm cannon & minigun door gunner.
Other than that the missions are identical.
You can cycle mission difficulty using the left/right buttons next to the difficulty display.
Scores are now recorded and saved locally in a Top 10 score database for each mission and difficulty level. Depending on your selected skill level you will receive slightly more score than reported on the mission debrief screen.
The final score calculation isn't finalised yet so doesn't take into consideration damage or time taken.
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09 Jul 2026Developer post
Single Mission Beta Update
This update adds the following... Single mission now detects when mission critical units have been destroyed meaning you should now hear the mission success radio message and be awarded 1,000pts in the debriefing screen. Single mission units are now placed to the South West of th
This update adds the following...
Single mission now detects when mission critical units have been destroyed meaning you should now hear the mission success radio message and be awarded 1,000pts in the debriefing screen.
Single mission units are now placed to the South West of the sector making the flight time to the mission area a little shorter plus it places them in a nicer position.
Mission support options can now be specified in the mission settings system. For this mission no support options are available.
Mission location system has been updated so that positions can be filtered based on minimum and maximum distances from the sector.
Mission location system has been updated so that positions can be filtered based on their angle to the sector. e.g. to target southern positions only you'd set an angle of 135 to 225
Helicopter starting fuel can now be set in the mission settings. The Gazelle now starts with 50% fuel which is more than enough to complete the mission and saves a fair bit of weight.
Betty now detects low fuel at 25% instead of 50% and critical fuel at 10% rather than 25%.
Mission unit placement system will now apply a random angle between a minimum and maximum value allowing you to make units face in a specific direction. For the single mission you should see that they are now rotated roughly south facing.
Updated the units taking place in the single mission so there are now 3 standard BTRs and a Command BTR for a bit of variation.
The mission briefing no longer gets cleared when switching to the map view
The right MFD now shows the short mission briefing correctly.
Mission critical unit icons are now correctly highlighted in yellow on the mission planning map.
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08 Jul 2026Developer post
Single Mission Beta Update
This update adds the following... Corrected the DP point value for the single mission so that you can now start it and fly the mission. It still doesn't detect the mission success yet though but it is good seeing how much destruction you can cause with a limited loadout ːsteamhap
This update adds the following...
Corrected the DP point value for the single mission so that you can now start it and fly the mission. It still doesn't detect the mission success yet though but it is good seeing how much destruction you can cause with a limited loadout ːsteamhappyː
Added in mission modifiers that allow various unit types to be removed or destroyed at a specific sector.
Fixed the line of sight position checks for the gunner, gun turrets and radar systems so they should go longer see targets through the terrain.
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07 Jul 2026Developer post
Single Mission Beta Update
This update adds the following... Fixed a bug that would crash the game when trying to load internal cargo into the helicopters. Longbow radar system now requires line of sight to targets to see them. Vehicle turrets should no longer jitter when tracking you. Added in the first S
This update adds the following...
Fixed a bug that would crash the game when trying to load internal cargo into the helicopters.
Longbow radar system now requires line of sight to targets to see them.
Vehicle turrets should no longer jitter when tracking you.
Added in the first Single Mission. You can fly it but it currently isn't possible to complete the mission.
Terrain Resolution in the Video Settings menu has been changed so that the values are FULL, HALF & QUARTER.
This setting now alters the terrain resolution which effects both the visible mesh, the collider mesh and the level of tessellation applied at close range.
Running at QUARTER should provide a more stable FPS especially when the missiles start flying and you probably won't notice the drop in mesh resolution except when looking very closely at rocky ground.
This setting is only applied to terrain as it is streamed in so adjusting it mid-mission may not make an instantaneous difference. It is best to make the change before starting a mission.
Fixed a collider on scout BRDMs which was not being disabled when outside the player bubble.
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