Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-98.206.237.129-20130902040449/@comment-1824272-20130914003839

Solowing106 wrote: Let me ask how V/TOL differs from helicopter flight dynamics, because from my layman's perspective, V/TOL is just ascending and descending on a z-axis, whereas the helicopter missions have that and more.

Helicopter flight dynamics were specific to helicopters. Helicopters were always in the air, the rotor animation was always mobile, and there was never a moment when the helicopter, as a whole, was completely static. And this dynamic was specific to helicopters. I mean, sure, they could outfit the mechanics to work for VTOL aircraft (which would require a lot of coding), but from an Assault Horizon perspective, it wasn't possible in the engine the game had.