COD4 Helicopter - Per Map Differences

[canoftin]

So... first things first... to all you who read this (and Den) You are my bro, bro..

OK, now on to the question. Den, on the main COD4 page you state that the Helicopter comes in from multiple entry points but most maps have just one. Also you state that the time the heli stays on a map varies.

Could I get a look at a list of heli presence times per map?

Would it also be possible to see a list of where the heli enters a map?

Thanks in advance. Also, thank you for the stats on the COD games. Very cool stuff to have.

CanOfTin

[Den]

Since the official maps are sealed and can't be opened up in the Radiant tool, watching the helicopter travel between nodes in-game time and time again would be the only way to get the info. That's just too time-consuming and wouldn't result in much helpful info.

The helicopter will spend a moment more or less at destination nodes if it sees an enemy or perform evasive maneuvers, diverting to other nodes, and speed up at critical health.

For example, one observation on Backlot with no enemies, nothing threatening it, nothing going on.
An entry from the east, the helicopter quickly curves above the northern road, pulls a 180°, pauses over the parking lot, then strafes above the construction building while facing north, turns in, facing west for a moment, darts across the center yard, turns over the parking lot again and then pulls a hard turn, heading east and exiting to the northwest.
It lasted seventy-some seconds.


There are many paths the helicopter will take (though only one-two-three entrances/exits), and it does mix it up. Shipment, simple square, nine nodes, one directly in the center, the other eight just outside the corners and walls. The helicopter will fly in, pause at a handful of nodes, and coast around before its time is up.

The paths vary a lot for some maps like Backlot.
Others are very linear and predictable, like Crossfire.

[canoftin]

Den, thanks for the response. Had no idea that that data was locked. Thanks for the explanation just the same.