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Improve Helicopter Controls for More Realistic Gameplay

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anjinpl4y_35260
on August 12, '25
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Make the chopper less arcade. We were brainstorming at Impressions channel and people since to agreed with something more like VTOL in controls, or with a joystick you'd need to grab in the cockpit, more physics based (but of course arcade)

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[ #1 ] 3 months ago by
(removed)

Overall, his asking for more milsim which I agree. Don't need to make it exactly like BF ;)
[ #2 ] 2 months ago by
jagerkat

It took only one evening from me (just a modder) to add intractable controller to heli https://youtu.be/Ys4hiYkJsQ0?si=QWrxueMCIJF8KArD Why we should struggle with gamepad controls for so long?
[ #3 ] 28 days ago by
Mark Critelli

Please add Battlefield Helicopter controls

The "Veteran" Standard

Many players found this layout difficult because it required using the same stick for altitude and rotation. To fix this, most serious pilots switched to "Alternate" buttons and "Legacy" sticks:

Triggers (L2/R2 or LT/RT): Moved Throttle here for constant power control. Left trigger - throttle down (reverse) Right trigger - throttle up (gas)

Left Joystick: Handled Roll, allowing for more natural banking.

Right Joystick: Handled Pitch and Yaw, turning the stick into a precise aiming tool

Screenshot_20251212_152231_Google.png (447 KB)

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