Thunder Helix v0.607 Released

Thunder Helix

Pilot deadly helicopter gunships, battle enemy forces and complete dangerous missions within a thrilling desert warzone!

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!