Hello everyone! I'm pleased to release this new update to Thunder Helix.
The main addition is a new scenario "Tornado!" in which you must evacuate a chain of islands while avoiding a deadly tropical storm. It will be a difficult task, good luck!
Here's a list of other changes in this update:
[added] Ability to have an additional passenger holding onto the ladder, if the aircraft is at capacity.
[added] Quick exit the waypoint/nav MFD page when target selection keys are pressed.
[added] Lewis chain-gun aiming position is shown on the HUD.
[added] Itemise destroyed helicopters on the Pilot Stats. screen.
[added] Direction arrow for the player on the area map screen.
[added] Loading screen before briefing to cover mission generation/setup time.
[added] Additional lighting to runways and control towers at night.
[changed] Limit the pitch range of the pilot's head to always keep the horizon visible.
[changed] Allow the left analog stick of a controller / Steam Deck to navigate menus.
[changed] Renamed all gun mounted trucks in the campaign to show as a 'Technical'.
[changed] Remember the last page when returning to the map screen.
[changed] Adjust the maximum map zoom level to ensure the whole map can be visible.
[changed] Removed the graphics option to disable clouds.
[changed] Steam Deck: Remove input mode selection on startup.
[changed] Steam Deck: Never display a mouse pointer.
[changed] Tweak to bring the 'dot' distance of people closer, to avoid aliasing.
[changed] Tweak position of HUD message lines when in-cockpit.
[changed] Recolored and simplified the jet mesh.
[fixed] Map scrolling snaps to whole pixels. Fixes shimmering when using the mouse.
[fixed] Map scrolling with mouse could cancel unexpectedly after zooming.
[fixed] Water ripple colours now match ocean/lakes correctly in 256 colour mode.
- Enjoy!