| Product: | Ka-52 Alligator by The Omega Concern |
| Modeler, Scripter, etc: | April Heaney |
| Support Address: | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| Product Revision Date: | 2014-04-01 |
| Manual Revision Date: | 2013-06-21 |
Thank you and congratulations on your purchase of The Omega Concern's Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopter. Please read this manual before attempting to plow with the contra-rotating rotors of your shiny new helicopter.
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About the Ka-52 Alligator
The Omega Concern's Ka-52 Alligator is a functioning and detailed model of the attack helicopter developed for the Russian Army by Kamov, which was based on the single-seat Ka-50 Black Shark.
The Omega Concern is not affiliated with, nor endorsed by Kamov, Progress of Arsenyev, or any other company involved in the design and production of the Ka-52 or its weapon systems. All trademarks and copyrights are and remain the property of their respective owners.
Unpacking and Setup
Package Contents
The Alligator comes in a box that's obviously bigger on the inside than on the outside. You will need to rez this box, and select "Open".
Copy the contents of it into your inventory, and you will now have a new folder in your inventory named "Ka-52 Alligator 1.0 (Boxed)" (or similar) which will contain the items above.
The included gestures are bound to keys which are are merely suggested key bindings, feel free to reassign them to whatever works best for you, or not use them at all - they are completely optional. If you are not using a viewer that allows you to bind gestures to the keys these are, editing the existing gestures will not allow you to save with the current letter and number key bindings. You may have other gestures using the same keys as the ones included in this package. To locate and correct these conflicts, press control - G in your viewer and click on the"Key" column header to sort by key assignment.
Rezzing the Alligator
The Alligator is a mesh model, which means you will need a viewer capable of displaying mesh. The standard SL viewer is one such option, as are several others on the Third Party Viewer Directory.
To rez the helicopter, simply drag the object named "Ka-52 Alligator 1.0" from the folder in your inventory to an open area suitable for take off, bearing in mind that the aircraft has a main rotor span and overall body length of about 15 meters, and you will need 211 prims free on the parcel. However, unlike many highly detailed vehicles, this model uses no avatar attachments.
It is best to rez a new copy of the helicopter from inventory for each use and deleting it when done, as opposed to taking one in-world back into inventory and reusing it.
Pilot and Copilot/Gunner Roles
Pilot
The pilot's job is first and foremost to fly the aircraft and to maintain watch over the aircraft's flight systems, communicating with the CPG to position the aircraft for the effective deployment of the weapons systems.
Guest pilots may also take control of the aircraft by being the first to board. Guests must have their avatar group tag set to the same group as the helicopter.
CPG (Copilot/Gunner)
The CPG operates the weapons systems and communicates with the pilot to position the aircraft for engagement and effective weapon deployment against targets.
Pilot-Gunner Handoff
The pilot (being the owner of the aircraft) can assume gunner control, or in the case of a two-person crew, can assign it to or withdraw it from the CPG. In the event of pilot death, flight controls will be passed to the CPG, and the weapon systems will go into safe mode, though the CPG (who is now the pilot) can rearm and use the weapons normally. Do note that while the system is set up to handle the sudden absence of the pilot, having the pilot jump out of the aircraft by simply 'standing' is not a supported function and may result in unintended and unwanted behavior.
Flight
Getting in and out
The pilot boards the Alligator by right-clicking on the helicopter body and selecting "Board" (Some viewers may simply show "Sit Here" which serves the same function). This applies to the CPG as well, who must get into the helicopter after the pilot has.
Getting back out of the aircraft may be accomplished by simply hitting the "Stand up" button, but this is rather inelegant and makes you look like a noob. All the cool kids use the "EGRS" button on the HUD, which stands for "egress" and is explained below.
Adjusting Sit Position
The pilot and CPG may adjust their seat heights via chat command. "/5 sit 0.10" will move the position up 0.10 meters, "/5 sit -0.10" will move it down 0.10 meters. The adjustment range is from a maximum of plus or minus 0.30 meters.
The HUD/MPD
All of the aircraft's systems are controlled by the HUD/MPD (Head-up Display/Multi-Purpose Display) which is also used to convey information about the aircraft. Upon boarding, if you do not already have it attached, you will be given one. Locate this object in your inventory, right-click and select "Wear." It will attach to the "Bottom" screen attachment point, and if you are in the aircraft, it will come into view in the lower-left area of your screen. When you get back out of the Alligator, it will hide itself from view. To detach, simply locate it in your inventory, right-click and detach.
Flight Instruments
Airspeed
The airspeed is displayed in actual knots, though the performance envelope of the aircraft is considerably scaled down for the Second Life environment.
Attitude Indicator
This displays the aircraft's pitch and roll relative to the earth using a symbol representing the aircraft as a dot and horizontal "wings" over a moving pitch ladder. With this type of attitude indicator, when the symbol is above the horizon line the aircraft is nose up. If the symbol is below the horizon line the aircraft is nose down. When the symbol is on the horizon line (white), the aircraft is in level flight. A roll to the left or right will cause the pitch ladder to roll opposite, keeping parallel with the real horizon.
If you find the fixed symbol and moving horizon ladder confusing, just remember: "Fly the little airplane, not the horizon."
Altitude
The Alligator altimeter is based on a radar altimeter, meaning it will display the distance from the helicopter to the ground, or any obstacle below it such as a building. The long hand indicates 10-foot increments, as delineated by the numbers around the dial. The small hand indicates 100-foot increments, from 0 to 1000 feet.
Vertical Speed
Displays aircraft vertical speed from +30 to -30 feet per second. When descending greater than 16 feet per second, the needle will appear red. Impact with the ground or other large objects is likely to cause serious damage at or above this velocity.
Compass and Take-off / Landing Point Indicator
Displays the helicopter heading in degrees, which may or may not be the direction in which you are looking, and also indicates the direction and range to your take-off and landing point, where your helicopter may be repaired and refueled.
When you are within 15 horizontal meters of your take off location, the direction arrow and range bar readout will appear green, to let you know that you are within the refueling/rearming radius.
Missile Warning Indicator
The missile warning indicator appears where the FLARE button is located in the event of missile launch detection. This is a two-stage indicator, flashing yellow to alert the aircrew to the launch of an infra-red seeking missile, and flashing red to warn them that a missile is currently en route. When the HIDAS (Helicopter Integrated Defensive Aids Suite) is set to auto, this second stage will trigger the automatic deployment of flares at the rate of two per second.
Aircraft Collision Avoidance System (ACAS)
ACAS is related to the Proximity Warning System (PWS), but is an active system which will apply collective and cyclic controls to pull the helicopter up and away to avoid forward flight into terrain or other obstacles. Its look-ahead is three seconds in the direction of flight.
Proximity Warning System (PWS)
The PWS works to alert you to imminent flight into terrain or other obstacles. When moving faster than 6 knots, if the Alligator's current flight path will result in surface impact within 5 seconds, this will appear in yellow and sound an alert. If an impact will happen within 2.5 seconds, this will appear in red and sound another, higher-pitched alert. Unlike the ACAS, it does not act upon the controls of the aircraft.
Flight Path Vector (FPV) and Weapons Reticle
When in mouselook, the FPV and weapons reticle or waterline marker become visible. For the active gunner, the weapons reticle indicates at its center the forward axis (boresight) of the aircraft and the gimbal limits of the S-8 rockets and 2A42 cannon. For the pilot, the waterline/boresight marker is shown instead of the weapons reticle. The FPV is shown to both pilot and gunner.
The color of the reticle can be cycled using the "HUDC" button. If you do not wish the reticle or FPV to be visible at all, the chat command "/5 rettog" will toggle its visibility.
Flight Controls
The Ka-52 can be flown in or out of mouselook. Shift + A and Shift + D (or Shift + Left Arrow and Shift + Right Arrow if you prefer) will control the cyclic out of mouselook just like they do without the shift key, but act as rudder control while in mouselook, which gives you a more fine-grained level of control.
| Key | Control | |
| W or Up Arrow | Forward Cyclic |  |
| S or Down Arrow | Back Cyclic | |
| A or Left Arrow | Left Cyclic (Rudder Left with Hover Assist) | |
| D or Right Arrow | Right Cyclic (Rudder Right with Hover Assist) | |
| Shift + A or Shift + Left Arrow | Rudder Left (Out of mouselook) | |
| Shift + D or Shift + Right Arrow | Rudder Right (Out of mouselook) | |
| E or Page Up | Collective Up | |
| C or Page Down | Collective Down |
So Many Buttons
What do they do?
| TURB | Starts up and shuts down the turbine engines. A double-click is required for shutdown. (Pilot only) |
| HOVER | Toggles hover assist mode. |
| EGRS | Moves you gracefully out of the cockpit so you don't look like a noob. |
| CAM | Cycles through preset camera views of the aircraft. |
| DUST | Toggles dust effects on and off (Pilot only) |
| GEAR | Toggles the landing gear (Pilot only) |
| EJECT | Removes an unwanted person from the CPG position. (Pilot only) |
| ACAS | Toggles the Automatic Collision Avoidance System (Pilot only) |
| CM | Toggles the Helicopter Countermeasures suite. |
| OCS | Indicates OCS status, and when clicked, brings up the camouflage/color selection menu. |
| PAGE | Toggles the left side of the MPD between the turbine and weapon pages. |
| HUDC | Cycles through the available HUD and reticle colors. |
| GUNNR | Selects or assigns the active gunner. (Pilot only) |
| SAFE | Disarms all weapon systems. |
| 2A42 | Selects and arms the 2A42 30mm cannon. |
| AMMO | Toggles the 2A42 feed between 3UBR8 Sabot and 3UOR6 High Explosive shells. |
| RATE | Toggles the 2A42 firing rate between 250 and 550 rounds per minute. |
| S-8 |
Selects and arms the S-8 rockets. |
| 9K121 | Selects and arms the 9K121Vikhr anti-tank guided missiles. |
| R-73 | Selects and arms the R-73 Vympel Air-to-air missiles. |
Starting the Turbines
After boarding, to start the turbines, press the TURB button, which will appear red, and will appear yellow when the turbines are starting up and also when they are shutting down. They will reach full power in about 20 seconds and the TUBR button will appear green, while you'll notice full torque and rotor speed will take a few seconds longer. This is normal. If starting on an uneven surface, applying some collective down (C key or Page Down) can help prevent the helicopter from skidding. Lift off is possible without full torque and rotor speed, but will be sluggish at best.
Lift off
Once torque and rotor speed are up to 100%, apply some collective up (E key or Page Up) until you leave the surface and rise into the air. Releasing will cause the Alligator to slow and then stop its ascent. It is, more or less, neutrally buoyant and will neither rise nor fall with no control inputs.
Flying
Flying the Alligator is a skill that must be learned, and learned with a light touch. While it is much more forgiving than a real helicopter, it will take some practice and familiarity with how the aircraft handles to become a competent pilot. While you may first find it challenging if you are accustomed to the unrealistic "magic carpet" model of helicopter flight, you will earn considerable bragging rights when you master it. (And you will, we promise!)
Wind and Turbulence
Second Life regions have wind, and you're flying in it. This helicopter is affected by the regional wind and will display turbulence effects, becoming more pronounced with higher wind speeds and in closer proximity to the ground.
Ground Effect
Within approximately 8 meters of altitude, i.e. about half of the rotor diameter, helicopters (including this one) will experience more lift, due to the "cushion" of high pressure air below the rotor disc and the reduced downward velocity of the air around the rotor. What does this mean for you? It means you will find the Alligator at full power lifts off the ground quickly, then slows its ascent somewhat after it's 8 or so meters up. It also means if you lose one turbine, while the helicopter can fly on one, ground effect can be a considerable help in getting the helicopter to a suitable landing site.
Hover Assist
Hover assist does what it says. It helps the pilot maintain a position above the ground without having to constantly correct for wind and turbulence. It allows the helicopter to freely yaw while suppressing pitch and roll. When yawing to a new heading, release and tap again the left or right control input to indicate the new heading, or alternatively toggle the hover assist off and back on at the new heading.
Hover assist will allow the helicopter to change altitude, a useful feature for "pop-up" target engagement. Do note, altitude changes of less than 2.5 meters vertically will cause the hover assist to return the aircraft to its original position. You may toggle hover assist or move beyond the 2.5 meter range to set a new hover altitude.
Landing
Landing requires a horizontal speed under 6 knots and vertical speed under 16 feet per second to avoid damage to the aircraft. Try to land on flat areas or surfaces, as landing on uneven terrain can cause the helicopter to tip and pull itself laterally, which can easily lead to rotor strikes with the surface and loss of the main rotor(s).
Once on the ground, clicking the "TURB" button once will cause it to turn orange, and clicking it again while it is orange (or simply double-clicking while it is green) will begin the turbine shutdown sequence. This is to help prevent accidentally turning off the turbines in flight.
Taking Damage
The Alligator can be damaged in one of two ways: By flight into terrain or solid objects, or by OCS-enabled weaponry. It offers a high degree of protection to the crew against OCS damage. Either or both turbines are subject to damage and failure, as are the main rotors. Flight performance and handling is degraded as hit points are lost, usually resulting in an aircraft that is just too ornery to land in a controlled fashion. Catastrophic failure, such as experienced from flight into terrain, may result in fire and explosion, which can be damaging to an OCS enabled aircrew.
Turbine Damage and Failures
The turbines may be degraded or disabled by weapon fire or, rarely, as result of mechanical failure. The state of the turbines is reflected in the torque and Np gauges, as explained below.
The helicopter can fly on one turbine, though with reduced performance. Failure of both turbines will require any pilot hoping to walk away from the inevitable crash that's in his or her near future, to perform an autorotation.
Rotor Failures
Rotor failures can result from weapon fire, or impact with land and objects. The counter-rotating rotors function is to counteract the torque produced by the other rotor, such that loss of one rotor will result in the aircraft yawing uncontrollably, which will also result in loss of lift and make the aircrew very dizzy. The procedure for crash landing a helicopter with a rotor failure is to power down the turbines, which will remove the torque from the drive system and allow the remaining rotor to freewheel as without significant torque the pilot can maintain control and perform an autorotation.
Autorotation
Autorotation is a (normally intentional) state in which the main rotor is allowed to spin faster than the turbines driving it. All helicopter transmissions have a free wheeling unit to allow this without the turbines taking energy away from the rotor and slowing it down. The main rotor will have a considerable, though limited amount of inertia which can be used to produce lift, albeit at the expense of this stored inertia. The pilot will be able to control the descent speed and main rotor RPM with the collective control stick. The main rotor RPM can be increased and maintained by reducing the collective pitch, i.e. descending. Forward movement will also help maintain the rotor RPM.
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Page: Turbines
The turbine page of the MPD is where you'll find all the information about the health of the turboshaft engines and rotor system of your aircraft.
A turboshaft engine is similar to a jet engine, except the exhaust jet drives a turbine which then delivers the power through a rotating shaft. The Ka-52 is equipped with two Klimov TV3-117VK turboshaft engines, which have two turbine stages each. The first turbine, known as the gas producer (Ng), compresses the air before combustion, and the second which powers the drive shaft, known as the power turbine (Np).
The Np turbine is constructed to run at a constant RPM, and is directly connected to the main rotor through a reducer. The engine itself will attempt to maintain the Np turbine at 100% RPM. The speed of the Np turbine depends on the amount of energy given to it by combustion, and the energy taken from it by the rotors and associated systems. Increasing collective will make the main rotor demand more power, and large control inputs will cause Np and rotor RPM (Nr) to deviate from 100%, but will return once the additional load is reduced.
Heli HP
The total OCS hit points remaining on the helicopter, represented with a colored bar, and with 100% indicated by a full green bar. Flight performance and handling is degraded as hit points are lost, and if exhausted, result in the complete destruction of the aircraft.
TQ (Torque)
Torque is how much force is available to spin the main rotor.
Np
This is the power turbine RPM, the second stage of the turbine engines, and the turbine stage that actually provides the power to the transmission and rotor.
Ng
This is the generator turbine RPM, the first stage of the turbine engines. This turbine stage pulls in air for combustion, which subsequently drives the power stage.
Nr
Main rotor revolutions. This directly represents how much power you have to maintain the helicopter in the air. Below approximately 50%, the aircraft will not be able to remain flying. This is very important information in the event you need to perform an autorotation.
Fuel
The Alligator burns fuel, and will give you approximately 45 minutes of flight before it runs out, or less if the aircraft is damaged.
Low Fuel Warning
When the fuel level is at or below 20%, you will receive a warning telling you so, and an estimated remaining flight time, in minutes. In an undamaged aircraft, this will be 9 (nine) minutes.
The fuel warning indicator will also come on at 20%, slowly flashing and showing yellow. At 10% it will turn red and flash more rapidly.
Refueling and Rearming
Refueling and rearming are accomplished by landing back at the same point from which you took off and shutting down the helicopter. To help you locate this place, the TO/LP markers are integrated into the compass.
Weapons
Before you can select and take control of any of the Alligator's weapon systems, you must be the active gunner. As the pilot, clicking the GUNNR button will toggle control of the weapon system. When the button appears green, you are the "active gunner" and as such, have control over all weapons systems. If a second avatar boards the aircraft and occupies the CPG position, they will automatically assume the active gunner role. In this arrangement, the pilot may, by pressing the GUNNR button, designate themselves the active gunner, toggle control back to the person in the CPG position, or release control of the weapons suite.
In addition to causing appropriate OCS damage (impact and blast) the weapons on the Ka-52 also deliver 100% damage in Linden Damage enabled areas.
Weapon Selection
Select the weapon suite you wish to use by pressing the SAFE, 2A42, S-8, 9K121 or R-73 button to select safe mode, the 2A42 30mm cannon, S-8 rockets, 9K121 ATGMs, or R-73 AAMs respectively. The operation of each is described below.
Rearming
Rearming and refueling are accomplished by landing back at the same point from which you took off and shutting down the helicopter. To help you locate this place, the TO/LP instrument is available and explained above.
Safe/Arm
When set to SAFE, the weapon system is disarmed and you will not accidentally blow anybody up through inadvertent weapon fire.
The The 2A42 30mm chain gun features a selectable 250 or 550 round per minute rate of fire and a dual feed which allows for selection between two types of ammunition:
- 3UBR8 APFSDS-T: Armor Piercing, Fin Stabilized, Discarding Sabot with Tracer. They are sub-caliber sabot (i.e. non-explosive, purely kinetic) round designed for armor penetration. They should be your first choice when faced with opposing armor.
- 3UOR6 HEI-T: High Explosive Incendiary with Tracer. Best suited to soft targets (i.e. dismounted infantry) and light fortifications due to their area effect. They do however lack effective armor penetration.
The shell selection and rate of fire are indicated by the color of the AMMO and RATE buttons, respectively:
| BLUE | GOLD | |
| AMMO | 3UBR8 APFSDS-T | 3UOR6 HEI-T |
| RATE | 250 rounds/min | 550 rounds/min |
The cannon will follow the mouselook aim of the gunner or pilot controlling it, up to 6 degrees off the forward axis and 12 degrees vertically downward. The 2A42 features an inline Fire Control System which will compensate for range, wind and target motion for targets within the same region as the helicopter.
R-73 Vympel Air-to-Air Missiles
The R-73 Vympel is an anti-aircraft missile which can be fired blind in a given direction to seek out a target, or cued to a selected target. Your aiming point or target needs to be within 90 degrees of the forward axis, a.k.a. boresight.
- Firing blind: In mouselook, aim in the direction you want the missile to fly and seek, and fire. The missile will come off its rail and turn into the direction you are aiming, seeking out a target within a relatively narrow forward arc. Targets must be physical (i.e. normally moving) objects, and/or OCS enabled vehicles that are considered heat sources.
- Queued: The R-73 can be locked on a target by going into mouselook and aiming at your intended target. You'll hear a tone when it picks up on a suitable target, and a message saying you have a lock. Left click to fire the missile and off it goes. Coming out of mouselook will drop a locked-on target.
The R-73 will self-destruct if it turns more than 90 degrees from its initial launch orientation, i.e. the direction the helicopter nose was facing when launched. This is to help you in your quest to not shoot yourself down.
The missile is more likely to lose a target lock and miss if the target is very close to the ground or other surfaces, and while it is tenacious, flares and other countermeasures can also lead it astray.
R-73 Weapon Page
S-8 Rockets
On the Ka-52, The S-8 rockets are designed for effective engagement against fortifications, lightly armored targets, and infantry.
S-8 Weapon Page
When operating the Alligator with a pilot and CPG, the APKWS rockets can be controlled by the pilot, independently of the CPG by clicking on the S-8 button, which will turn blue to indicate that the pilot has control of them.
The S-8 rockets on the Omega Concern's Ka-52 will fire at the user's aim point – provided that the aim point is within a twelve degree circle from the aircraft's forward axis. This range is indicated on the HUD reticle when in mouselook by the dashed circle, as illustrated in the reticle diagram.
9K121 Vikhr Anti-Tank Guided Missiles
The procedure for launching and guiding the Vikhr is as follows:
- Arm the weapon by selecting the "9K121" button from the HUD.
- In mouselook, aim at the intended target.
- Press the left mouse button to launch. The missile will leave the tube and you will see it flying forward from above and to your left. Engine burn time is short, as the missile will be in cruise for most of the flight.
- Stay in mouselook. Keep your mouselook cross hairs on the target. If the target moves, track it, keeping your cross hairs on it. The Vikhr will fly along your line of sight, and moving your aiming point will cause it to fly to re-acquire flight along the new line of sight.
- Visually guide the missile to the target until impact.
The Vikhr can be steered up to 90 degrees away from its launch orientation, but no more. For example, if you launch the missile due east and attempt to guide it to fly to the northwest, the missile will self-destruct approximately at the point it is turned north. This is to keep you from shooting yourself. If you leave mouselook or the missile flies over a region border, it will simply continue on its course at the time. Due to Second Life limitations, it cannot track your line of sight over region borders.
Defense and Risk Mitigation
Countermeasures Suite
The Countermeasures Suite is the Ka-52's greatest line of defense against missile threats. In automatic mode, It detects OCS missile launches against it, and automatically deploys countermeasures. In manual mode, the pilot is warned by a loud alarm tone of the launch, and can deploy flares by using the HUD "CM" button or the gesture included with the helicopter.
Flares/Chaff
The Ka-52's flares and chaff confuse a guided missile's seeker, attracting it away from the aircraft. In order for flares to be effective protection, a pilot ideally will maneuver the aircraft to put the flares between the helicopter and the missile threat.
"Nap of the Earth"
Like most attack helicopters, the Alligator was designed for low-altitude operations, and its complement of survivability features reflect this intended environment. Remaining as low as possible minimizes exposure to direct-fire weapons (such as anti-aircraft guns and shells) and obscures the helicopter's radar and infra-red signature to mitigate the risk of anti-aircraft missile fire.
Flight Into Terrain and Structures
High speed "landings" can damage the aircraft and its systems, including both turbines and rotors. Successful autorotations are very unlikely at low altitude, and survivability in such circumstances becomes a matter of luck. However, the Ka-52 is designed to be "ridden in" in the event of the loss of airworthiness, and there are additional actions you can take to increase the odds of crew survival.
- Fire burns. OCS fire will take hit points continuously if you are too close. Fire is not a guaranteed outcome from an Alligator crash, but particularly violent impacts increase this risk, as well as the risk of aircraft explosion.
- Water landings will prevent fires, but OCS equipped aircrews can drown.
- Long skidding crashes down slopes actually contribute more energy to the crash. For a given velocity, a short, hard stop is better than a long, slow one.
Troubleshooting
The Ka-52 has been extensively tested and is free of any known scripting bugs. If you believe you have discovered a bug, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and provide, with as much detail as you can, step-by-step instructions for reproducing it. Things don't get fixed if we don't know what needs fixing. :)
- There is a known issue with some viewers such as Firestorm which can cause the textures of the Alligator (and other mesh objects) to take on an unusual appearance. This can be solved by going into Preferences > Graphics > Hardware Settings and disabling "Enable OpenGL Vertex Buffer Objects".
- To rez the Ka-52, the parcel in which you are doing this needs to have at least 211 prims/prim equivalent free.
- Anti-littering Feature: Normally, if you leave the aircraft on land you do not own and leave the region, the aircraft will self-delete. You can turn this off by selecting"AutoDel" from the options menu. (OCS button) When Auto self-delete is disabled, the aircraft will not do this. This option is intended for those who wish to display the aircraft on land they lease or group owned land, where they are not the technical landowners.
- If things aren't rezzing for you, such as the gun rounds, rockets or missiles, check your group tag and the group tag of the helicopter to make sure it is harmonious with the area you are in. Some viewers give the option of always creating objects under the group to which the land is set, which may cause you issues if you aren't expecting it and travel to another parcel that requires a different group.
- The system is set up to handle the OCS 'death' of the pilot, but having the pilot jump out of the aircraft by simply 'standing' is not a supported function and may result in unintended and unwanted behaviour.
- If you seem to be doing no damage in OCS, first make sure you are wearing an OCS HUD. The OCS logo near the bottom of the Ka-52 HUD will appear orange when OCS is engaged and working.
- You may have other gestures using the same keys as the ones included in this package. To locate and correct these conflicts, press control - G in your viewer and click on the"Key" column header to sort by key assignment. The keys are merely suggested key bindings, feel free to reassign them to whatever works best for you. If you are not using a viewer that allows you to bind gestures to the keys these are, editing the existing gestures will not allow you to save with the current letter and number key bindings.
- Sounds, and not being able to hear them: If you're using a Viewer 2 or 3 based viewer, the default sound settings cause sounds to carry a few meters at most, then be unable to be heard. If not already showing, press Control-Alt-Shift-D and make the Advanced Menu appear. From that menu, select "Show Debug Settings." In the box, enter or locate "AudioLevelRolloff" and try setting it between 0.040 and 0.200 for better hearing.
- Asset corruption happens. Rarely, a copy of something will become corrupt and behave in very strange ways. The first thing to try is to unpack a fresh copy of the item from the box in which it came. If that doesn't solve the issue, you can have another box of the same item sent to you via the service kiosk at The Omega Concern's main store. Failing that, contact the support address and request a new box be sent to you and you will receive it as soon as possible.
The End
First, a heartfelt thank you to all The Omega Concern's customers over the years. You guys gave me the sweetest gig in the world, and I love you all for it. I do this all for you.
Big thank yous to Eddison Campbell, Caete Chevalier, Ropemasterdom Skellerjup, Eric Sheppard and Daren Rappaport for beta-testing, constructive criticism, and helpful feedback.
As it always has been, and always will be: Fun is the whole point. Do go have some. :)
~AH
Also, your support passphrase is "See Ya Later."