The HeliGame, published as Birds of War, is a multiplayer six-degree-of-freedom shooter game in which helicopter fighters can perform crazy maneuvers while shoot at their enemies. You can play it on LAN with your friends and also against AI. Birds of War is free to play.
- Team deathmatch game mode
- Realistic 3D graphics
- Multiplayer features (networking, physics replication, server authoritative events, etc.)
- Six-Degree-of-Freedom (6DoF) movement style
- Realistic physics
- Projectile weapons (bullet drop)
- Damage based on the hitting material surface
- Crash damage (damage based on impact)
- Players can host a server (also playing)
- Play against friends
- Play against BOTs
- Easy to find and join a game
- Huge maps
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Download and Install the Itch App.
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Add Birds of War to your collection and install it.
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Make sure to always launch the game from the Itch app in order to get the latest updates.
- I can't load any map.
I've set Git LFS for the *.umap files and 'Maps' directory, so any file inside this directory will be also handled by Git LFS as well.
- I can't find any server.
If you are not finding your friend server try to disable your firewall, make sure your friend has it disabled as well, and follow these instructions to connect directly using your friend IP address: After your friend start hosting a game match, in the game menu, press '=' to prompt the console command and type 'TravelToIP yourFriendIPaddress', then press enter/return and you should jump straight to your friend game session.
- Can I play it against my friends on the internet?
Although the game still doesn't have any full integration with game services like Steam, you still can play Birds of War against your friends on the internet by using some VPN like Hamachi.