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Kavala Heli Time Trial artwork with a helicopter racing through the city streets.

01 / Featured / Player guide

Kavala Heli Time Trial — Complete Player Guide

Everything you need to race below the rooftops of Kavala, from your first start and route selection to scoring, replay cameras, and sharing saved runs.

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A Hummingbird races above Kavala's crowded streets as fireworks light the sky.

02 / Player guide

A Brief History of the Kavala Heli Time Trials

Part explanation, part Altian folklore: the dubious history behind Kavala's low-flying helicopter race.

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Helicopter replay in chase view with recorded flight controls displayed alongside it.

03 / Development

Recording and Playing Back Helicopter Movement in SQF

Record a helicopter flight, make a replay ghost move smoothly, and understand the SQF behind it — one step at a time.

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A helicopter approaching a marked landing zone in Kavala.

04 / Development

Designing the LZ Trainer's Replay System

Why a landing replay needs eleven camera angles, why naive scoring fails, and learning to watch your own crashes in slow motion.

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