Hello everyone. It's hard to believe that we're already a quarter of the way through 2024.
Needless to say, the team has been extremely busy working on new content for 1.9, including new units, some big reworks to existing units, and a heap of optimizations to the code and AI to help make ROTR 1.9 the smoothest possible experience possible when it's ready.
As some of you may have noticed, our social media has begun being more active again, and we have resumed regular posting of renders, gameplay clips, stream announcements, and some new memes over on the Facebook page. We also have a brand new Instagram Page, so if Insta is your preferred social media of choice, feel free to drop us a follow. This is all courtesy of one of our new team members, our PR manager Ricc. You may know the guy from the streams with Maelstrom or from the Discord server. He's going to be around posting content, managing messages, helping coordinate our social media channels, keeping you all informed of what's happening in the community, and sharing some of the best bits. Anyway, enough of that, let's get onto what you're all really here for. After all, we wouldn't want to ruin someone's day.



When the Chinese People's Liberation Army was deployed to fight the GLA in Germany during the final phase of the War on Terror, military logistics were pushed beyond their limits. Naval and aerial transport capabilities struggled to deliver sufficient amounts of ammunition, spare parts, and provisions, which gave the terrorists more time to ravage the country and fortify themselves in its occupied urban centers. Despite the operation's eventual success, Chinese military planners recognized that something needed to be done.

Part of the solution to the issue of logistics was the development of a new superheavy-lift utility helicopter during the 2030s. The Z-28 is the largest, heaviest, and most powerful helicopter in the world, second only to the American V-44 Starlifter in the wider category of rotary-wing aircraft. In its military service with the PLA, it can carry infantry and even vehicles, including the legendary Overlord tank. Designed with versatility in mind, it can be outfitted with specialized mission equipment, such as passenger fireports, external loudspeakers, an all-aspect Gatling cannon capable of engaging ground and air targets, or a payload of free-falling bombs.

Nicknamed the "Fat Hen" by Chinese pilots on account of its appearance and flight characteristics, the Z-28 became internationally known under its commercial moniker of "HeLiX", an homage to its two lead designers, He Heng and Li Xiulan, who received the State Technological Invention Award for their creation. The majority of Helixes serve under General Chen Hongbing of Northern Theatre Command, bordering, among others, the Russian Federation, whose relations with China have deteriorated to the point of hostility under President Nikolai Suvorov. As of the mid-2040s, the Helix has not yet had many opportunities to distinguish itself in combat, however, it has already made outstanding contributions in earthquake relief and wildfire fighting operations within China and abroad.



The Bunker modification allows passengers inside the Helix to fire their weapons in combat. As with other garrisons, the wide variety of Chinese infantry types allows for many powerful combinations.




The Gattling Cannon modification replaces the Helix's standard armament with a more powerful, rapid-fire rotary weapon. Notably, this cannon can fire on ground targets, air targets, and even large missiles.



The Speaker Tower modification allows the Helix to broadcast propaganda. The only other flying unit that can do this is the slower, less versatile Propaganda Airship, which will be assigned to General Jin in the future.