Helicopter missions closer

[jack33 90]

Dear colleagues, in campaign mode flying helicopters, how do I make the missions assigned to me closer, let's say 50 or 60 kilometers? thank´s in advanced

[Wilches 1,172]

As far as I know, the mission engine set the distance from base/target/base by plane's range. The one inside Data.ini. Have to confirm that.

[+Gepard 11,323]

In the  data.ini of the helicopter you find this lines:

NormalMissionRadius=565.0
MaxMissionRadius=660.0

The values are in kilometers. Reduce them to 50 or 60 km or whatever you want.

[+Menrva 4,202]

There's no easy way to fix it, or rather, to force the game do what is not supposed to. The game attempts to assign the closer enemy target area, but depending on the complexity of the terrain, such target area can even be beyond the mission radius of the helo's data.ini. Simply put, a terrain must provide target areas close to a given helicopter base, otherwise the issue remains; the values in the helo's data.ini are "disregarded" in the absence of close target areas to assign to it.

Strike Fighters was never designed to feature helos, so end-users must live with certain oddities when flying those.

Edited September 11, 2020 by Menrva

[Wilches 1,172]

1 hour ago, Menrva said:

There's no easy way to fix it, or rather, to force the game do what is not supposed to. The game attempts to assign the closer enemy target area, but depending on the complexity of the terrain, such target area can even be beyond the mission radius of the helo's data.ini. Simply put, a terrain must provide target areas close to a given helicopter base, otherwise the issue remains; the values in the helo's data.ini are "disregarded" in the absence of close target areas to assign to it.

Strike Fighters was never designed to feature helos, so end-users must live with certain oddities when flying those.

You´re right. If your base is out of range from the closest target, no big deal...

[jack33 90]

Thank you all for the answers