Best posts made by Lukas
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RE: Effective Use of AIM-7s
When F4.0 came out, it was generaly active missile promo.
DB was/is set this way: Active missiles are usefull, close range heaters too. Semiactive weapon is useless trash.
Its about braking the lock by chaffs, ECM, range, seeker limit…then kinematics and radal gimbal fight - this part is really fun, but usually its just plain stupid “chaff, chaff, chaff…supported with some beaming…no lock, missile ballistic”.
Now I am speaking F4 in general - if bandit has no chaffs and ECM, semiactive missiles are really good. If bandit has chaffs/ECM, its just a lottery (dont know latest BMS improvements very good).
Cos I have used MiG-21/23 (29) a lot in FF, OF (later BMS) and AF, I can tell the only chance for good use of semiactive Advanced Atoll and Apex (Alamo too) is to gain speed, get as close as possible and fire it in hardlock mode of course. Sometimes u can kill something. There was also some dirty tactics vs AI - when missile was launched, it made them turn…but I dont like this aproach.
I did some historic missions in various theaters and for example F4 with Sparrows is really strong against MiGs without chaffs. The same F-14, where Sparow is good between heaters and Phoenix…I also loved to use MIG CAP ALPHA only.
It should work in Sparrowed F-16 too (Egypt, Iraq…)To have some more interresting old style BVR I tried to mod semiactive missiles. If they were set as active class, but without any own radar, they were much better (with the same FM). It was really fun. It made even AA-9 usefull and “re-lockable”…lock was broken even few times in very long BVR.
Lately I let them by default, but modded CM…to get interresting old style F-4, F-14, F-15 vs MiG-21,23(29) cinematic/gimbal limit 3D BVR scenarios. It’s something the average Falconer won’t experience. Fun to watch ACMIs, true Charlie 3D math.=| -
RE: Kurile Theatre for 4.37.XX
GJ all involved.
I briefly tried it yesterday (without joystick yet) and was curioust to check F-2 loadout. I am still thrilled when remember F-2 Harpoons in Falcon 3.0 Kurile theater (perhaps not realistic). I saw it has 2 US J-type missiles and L-Maverick version or something for antiship roles (IIRC) in your theater. I guess this theater will probably evolve, so for fun:
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RE: 4.38
its for sale already:
4.38 for saleor download here:
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RE: How to change the background color/brightness/contrast of the campaign map.
Its easy. U need F4ResManager. Open campmap from art (i think Intel or so) folder, extract current map (watch if it is 256 indexed), edit it as true color, put back to 256 indexed and put it back with mentioned util…
I write it from top of my head - general Falcon 4.0.
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RE: FALCON 4.0 HISTORY - THE MUSEUM
Edit: yes please dont derail the thread
post your pictures in appropriate thread or open a dedicated one
thank you
no problem mod, just ancient things here, sorry
but it was F4AF BTW (well that second batch in DX11 mode) -
RE: Technical question about map projection (NAVIGATION)
Its sinusoidal projection + you have to make lat/lon shifting for it
you will get 100% accurate result then
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RE: Need info for building Falcon 3.0 486 PC
hi, just found your thread.
I am very happy, i am not the only one flying Falcon 3.0 (+ datadisc) today! I can say… after these years… I fully enjoy the sim finally. I had rather unpatched version back in 90ths(many bugs and pain), no 3rd party patches(shoulder launched missile patch is must have imo) and utils as well…
Without mentioned missile patch, Strelas and Stingers will kill your wingmans (and u) at 20K, 600kt! It was frustranting very often before…
Another great util is fce.exe - u can port your next camp. mission into redflag, adjust flights, enjoy non Nevada terrain and put it back to campaign.I run floppy version (F3.05, Hornet,MiG). It is not compatibile with Falcon Gold in multiplayer. But there is nothing additional in Gold version regarding simulation, just missing multiplayer Hornet model in database!* So F-18 is invisible in MP during Gold session. So it is better to patch floppy version. It take some time, but its worth it.
BTW i also use “sobject” - “object” trick to see detailed(tacref) models in game 3D.I have it on two laptops and one inetPC with (dosbox 0.74 - has IPX emulation …not like 0.73). I run MP missions with my two sons without problem. F3.0 has great feature - it has AI autopilot. So if in trouble, my youngest son can press “A” and watch AI maneuvers. F3 stylized graphics is also great to his eye, he is not schoolboy yet and he draws MiG-29 perspectives with ease.
to your DosBox problem
about year ago, i posted this dosbox setup:
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?15138-bandit-bandit&p=215321&viewfull=1#post215321
it is not bad, but it is missing frameskip 1…it is quite essential if u have stutters and bad timing…do not care about intro timing - this one is not good (you can enjoy intro on youtube)
I play it with CPU speed 20000-25000, frameskip 1 and it is smooth.
I also like Dosbox upscaler - i fly 966x625 resolution with black right and left borders on my “wide” laptop LCD.yesterday I had some fun with Kuznetsov carrier (i have horizon gradient off not because of framerate, but because I like it more unshaded):
I would like to post some videos, but youtube is enlarging and screwing my small and sharp tapes (i use dosbox for video capture and original 320x200).But there is still something missing on my hardrive to unleash full potential of this sim. I try hard to find some falcon utils - StratFalc(by Bill White) and Falcon Test Pilot(by Greg Pierson). It is imposible to contact authors today. I know it was problem even around 2000.
*I would be able to put MP Hornet model into Gold databse with Test PilotWhen i did some inet search, i found some old util screenshots using wayback machine. I also found threads, where authors claimed, they would provide utils for free, if they can find them…
If someone could help me, I would be very happy.
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RE: HOJ in real life?
@Logic
I think heaters use proportional navigation, so they can lead too. And I am not saying u cant be true, but I think HOJing missile can lead as well…we can see more complex things today than this. -
RE: Su-27 pit - a small surprise to me.
noticed it during our LAN party last weekend too…so I had to fly MiG-29 (usefull, just cannon is much weaker compared to M61 chainsawww in gunzo scenery lol)
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RE: Sad News RAM 22
I thought of him a lot about month ago, when tried to find some Alaska resource files (E00), watched his profile on various forums. I thought something was going on, due to relative inactivity…
Sad to hear…good speed there and RIP.