Cleared Hot

I am happy to announce that Chapter 2: Jungle Storm update releases on October 15th! It is a free update for anyone who owns the game. This is really a massive update, with a ton of new content and some new mechanics in the game. I'm really excited for you to try it. FeaturesA new 9 mission campaign with comparable playtime to the Chapter 1 campaign. New boss fight (no spoilers...) Two new helicopters: the Ka-52 Alligator and the MH-53 Pave Low, the winners of our helicopter poll. Unique abilities for all 11 helicopters, reflecting how each aircraft is used in the real world.A Utility Slot system. Flares, chaff, EMP, airstrikes, and smoke grenades available as in-world pickups as well as upgrades in the hangar.New weather system: Rain, lightning and thunder in the Jungle campaign. New enemies, including BTRs, Shilkas, gunboats, swift boats, drone swarms, and new turrets. Helicopter skins, unlocked with in-game currency. (with more to come based on your feedback)A level editor and early file-based modding support. Build your own missions or write custom mods.New water system with water buoyancy physicsReworked gun overheating: guns will now force a cooldown after overheating, a

Hello Brave Pilots, Thank you all for commenting on the helicopter abilities in the last devlog- everyone was really positive about the idea. All of these helicopter abilities will launch with our upcoming Chapter 2 update. This was a perfect feature to get the community's feedback on, and you guys really came through with your ideas. Both on the Steam community post and Discord, there were a ton of good ideas that we built and some that we might try to include in the game later on. Just want to say, this is the part of Early Access that's actually fun. MH-53 Pave Low: Troop AssaultYour Pave Low troop insertion fantasy is now real Our resident MH-53 advocate dropped by to suggest copy for the hangar... Note, he hasn't shut up yet. ;D Chinook: Vehicle Drop Does a tank fit in the Chinook? Don't ask these silly questions. And yes, you can carry it around with youAlso an option- dropping a humvee. Maybe by 1.0 we'll do upgrades for the abilities and you can start with lighter vehicles and upgrade to a tank. Not sure. Apache: Longbow SalvoYou guys suggested this one and I liked it- a barrage of missiles that fire at anything near your crosshair. It will actually

Dearest pilots, join me again for a fireside chat about attack helicopters. Things at Cleared Hot HQ are going quite well. The jungle campaign is reaching a crescendo as we race through the final few missions of Chapter 2. Then begins the gauntlet of balancing, building a boss fight, QA testing, playtesting, and preparing to ship a major update. More on this later.Introducing Flares!Travis has been hard at work in his hangar, crafting some new counter-measures. These will distract any heat based missiles that are flying at you.Sticking with our physics-pillar, the flares are actual objects that shoot out of the helicopter and are detected by incoming missiles. In the game, the heat-seeking missiles work by looking for a heat source in the game- basically a value we put on vehicles. The flares have a higher heat value, so if the missiles see a flare, they will pick that as their target.When the heat gets too hot... add some more heat? Note the missile chasing the flares in all of these screenshots :) This means the flares are extremely helpful, but you're not invincible. They're more like 95% effective. Which I think adds a bit of excitement to the game. If you pop the fla

Pilots! Oh do I have an update for you. Let's get right into it. First, feast your eyes on this lush jungle scene. We've picked up production on chapter 2 and it is feeling great. Is that a rock or are you happy to see me We are working on a jungle mission that will involve destroying some key enemy locations along the coast, and liberating some weapons caches. The mission has a mix of bases with helipads that allow you to repair your helicopter once you capture the base. This creates a nice hub and spoke gameplay where you capture a base and then can return to it for support. The mission also features a new enemy type to contend with...Kamikaze DronesIn Travis' own words: "I hate these little f($)ers". They are persistent, quick, and dangerous. These drones pursue their target and then go into a high speed attack phase. They attack both air and ground targets. If you have friendly NPCs in the area, you'll have to defend them. Drone Control RoomThere is one twist: the drones are being controlled by operators in a drone control room. The drones will continuously spawn until you find and destroy the control room and kill the operators. We are hiding them