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Dev Log #3

The progress of the game is, at the moment, a little slower than expected because the work is divided into several branches :

  • Listening to the users and respond to them as soon as possible.
  • Solve the bugs of the E.A.
  • Continue the migration of the game to Unreal Engine.
  • Various communication.

This is why the publications will be at irregular intervals (contrary to the previous announcement which planned 2 releases per month).

Analysis and conclusion based on users' feedback

Your feedback is as clear as it is diametrically opposed... The game is too difficult for the happiness of some and the misfortune of others. That's why the final version will include 2 distinct branches in order to satisfy all users:

  • A campaign mode.
  • A career mode.

The campaign mode

The campaign mode will be based on multiple missions exclusively. The mode will offer an option to manually start and shut down the helicopter if you wish. There will be no question of taking the helicopter out of the hangar, pre-flighting etc.
This is a mode for users who are looking for immediate action without worrying about tedious checking procedures.

The career mode

The career mode is the main idea of the game, namely the management of a helicopter company with all that it implies: mandatory procedures, maintenance, the purchase of new helicopters and hangars, fuel and of course missions to manage all the financial part.
You'll get more details as the game progresses.

The flight model

Here again, opinions are divided: too difficult vs. too easy. The difference in difficulty is too great. This is why several flight models will be proposed in the final version of the game:

  • The simulator mode: current flight model without assistance, physically correct.
  • The advanced realistic mode: simplified flight model, not based on physics but representative of the real behavior of a helicopter.
  • The realistic mode: simplified flight model, not based on physics, which excludes some real helicopter behaviors.
  • The arcade mode: simplified flight controls for a quick start.