Falcon 4.0: Allied Force

News Update: May 2nd, 2006

Our most comprehensive update yet for Allied Force, 1.0.6, is finished and released. Please update using either the bfopsupdate.exe utility in the Battlefield Operations folder or download the "exe" update from the downloads section of our website. The patch -- weighing in at 38MB -- is cumulative, so you do not need to download previous patches. It will install on top of a "vanilla" CD install, or any previously patched version of Allied Force. You will need to uninstall Dr Stop's pit and Tom Waetli's HiTiles before running the update -- then reinstall the pits and terrain. A special thanks to our beta testing team whose input was invaluable. The changelog is detailed below.

Version 1.06 (Patch 5)
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE:

* Fixed a bug that sometimes caused On-call CAS AI flights to attack targets before attempting to check in with FAC.
* On-call CAS flights now request targets from the FAC after two minutes instead of four if unassigned.
* Fixed TARCAP flights continuing to press on aircraft like An-124 even after it has been identified.
* AI now able to use afterburner power for a short time after Rejoin command is received.
* Mid-air refuelling rewritten. Tanker now maintains correct speed and altitude.
* Many changes to AI refuelling and multiplayer-specific code.

AVIONICS & WEAPONS:

* Fixed HSD showing wingmen in Dogfight after they have been destroyed.
* Fixed static ground vehicles not showing up in GM radar mode.
* ALOW and MSLFloor warnings are now played whether the HUD is visible on screen or not.
* Fixed TGP going into POINT lock immediately upon first designation.
* Fixed Com1 and Com2 Volume knobs to work again.
* Fixed TACAN station bearing indicator on HSI to not display bearing if the station can not be received.
* Fixed PL-5E seeker range to be shorter.
* Fixed bug where contacting an airbase other then the landing one was impossible in certain situations.
* Various fixes/improvements to A-A Weapon handling:
o Each Mastermode remembers which weapon type has been selected (AIM-9M/P etc) and will set the weapon again when the mode is reselected at a later point.
o All A-A Radarmodes are available from all A-A Mastermodes. Dogfight Override mode, for example, can have RWS as selected radar mode, and Missile Override can use the ACM modes.
o Each Mastermode remembers its gun submode.
o AIM-9M and AIM-9X can be switched properly if in the same loadout.
* The Mastermodes will no longer have the radar turned on when selecting another weapon by either the Enter key or the OSB buttons. The radar only starts emitting when a mode is selected.
* Fixed gun rounds counter sometimes showing zero when there were still bullets left.
* Fixed bug where a target could not be locked to STT mode in TWS mode when the azimuth scan was set to something other then 60 degrees.
* Fixed bug where stealthy vehicles like F-117A were not even lockable using IR sensors even at closest ranges.
* Frame-rate improvement to HSD display.
* Fix bug where designating/undesignating with the HSD as SOI and the cursor over a pre-planned threat did not toggle it's range-ring.
* Fix the new CBU burst altitude value not being shown in the MFD when pressing the decrement burst altitude keystroke.
* When changing target in simplified radar, set padlock target to the new target.

DATA:

* Fixed all 05/23 airbase tower voice calls to wrong runway.
* Added many more "Vehicle position points" and "ship points" to airbases, ports, army-base, HARTs etc.
* Fixed position of building at Wonsan airbase type.
* Added R-77M and AGM-65E/K missile types.
* Updated radar data for few aircraft and seekers (F/A-18, F-22, R-77).
* Fixed missing bridge feature on one bridge objective type.
* Lowered Kirov ship damage amounts.
* Updated some 2D weapon ranges.
* Vehicles (ground, aircraft and ships) will fire closer to real-life ranges in 2D now.
* Adjusted weapons positioning on Tornado fuselage racks.
* Added Brimstone and rack back to Typhoon in 2005 and 2010 theaters.
* Fixed rocket pylons so they now show in loadout and in game under wings.
* Changed CBU-97 hardpoint count to be the same as CBU-87. (Standard loadout 4xCBU and two fuel tanks).
* Updated AWACS screen icon symbols for more objects to be shown.
* Removed CAS roles from UH-60L.
* Updated SA-3 so it will now fire more than one missile in the air per volley. Also adjustments to range being too short and loft angle too high .
* Allow night missions for AH-1, C-130 and few other airlift aircraft.
* Adjusted JSTAR patrol waypoints so they have approximately up to 50nm of ground coverage of enemy side.
* Objective feature value lists prioritized better.
* Removed FA-37 from TE list as it was a testbed only.
* Lower large ammo dump damage value for high-explosive types so two 2000lb bombs can destroy it.

CAMPAIGN / TACTICAL ENGAGEMENT:

* Updated stores for some squadrons in campaigns.
* Some ROK infantry changed to correct unit type in Korean campaign.
* EF/A-18G added to all 2010 campaigns.
* Mission times tasked according to threat/range (fewer deep strikes in first hours of campaign that just abort).
* Changing the takeoff waypoint time sometimes resulted in the flight not getting pilots assigned. Fixed for single and multiplayer.
* In Tactical Engagement, naval units can now be set as victory conditions and in Campaign they can be a target now for self-created missions.
* Saving a Tactical Engagement file now resets the "TE won" situation so new successive missions and victory conditions can be added as an ongoing "mini-campaign".
* Prevent AWACS from setting up waypoints that lead them flying too close to the FLOT.

COCKPIT:

* Fixed RWR position in all three 2D 1600x1200 resolution cockpits in wide-view, one click down.
* Speed up of drawing 2D cockpit views without visable outside view.
* Improved instruments in padlock situational awareness bar.
* Adjusted RWR position in all 3D cockpit views.
* Support for all available resolutions and aspects greater than 800x600. Since 2D cockpit is of 4:3 aspect ratio, on wide screens there will be black bars on the sides. All pure 3D views and outside views are full screen.
* Fixed fontsize of HUD and DED data in wideview in 1024x768 res 2D cockpit of the MLU.
* Increased down-tilt limit in 3D cockpit so we can see the whole MFD when looking closer.

GENERAL GAMEPLAY:

* Added the ability for emergency braking. In case the Hydraulic B system fails (flameout or damage), the pilot can still use his brakes for 15 seconds to stop the Jet on the runway.
* If the plane has blown up with a comms window on the screen, ESC will still work to close the window so the simulation can be exited.
* If Joystick button 0 or 1 is pushed, but no function is assigned to them, do not fire the gun/ pickle weapons.
* Retain controllability of ACMI on/off even when shot down for documentation purposes. Now, ACMI is not turned off automatically when the plane gets destroyed.
* Fixed bug where a newly created .key file could not be loaded properly without exiting and re-entering the sim.
* Help with frame rates at airbases.
* Elimination of general graphic jitter (eg when refuelling, taxiing or viewing from tower cam).
* Reduced on-ground aircraft pitch during braking.
* Complex aircraft code now supports models containing rotatable wheels and swing-wing DOF's.
* In Dogfight mode, colored padlock boxes are back in Realistic padlock setting.
* Fixed shared memory electrical fault bit when on ground and shutting power off.
* Moved labels up so they don't obscure objects.
* Dynamically scale label offset based on object radius and distance.
* Don't show opposite (wrong) tanker lights when in extreme relative position to tanker.

HARDWARE:

* Added power detection for notebooks that warns when battery is low both in 3D and the User Interface.
* Added support for DED display on Logitech G15 keyboard LCD.
* Fix for missing cursor, buttons and lights issues on nVidia graphics devices at resolutions greater than 1024x768 and FSAA enabled.

MODELS & TEXTURES:

* Fixed texture on flaps of F/A-18D.
* Added texture to F/A-18E.
* Adjust LOD of the building "Hotel" at some airbases so it does not "pop up" visually.
* Fixed many buildings with missing parts (walls, roof, etc).
* Fixed texture issue on Wonsan airbase type, center runway.
* Fixed many fuel tanks not shown textured (they are used on J-22, F-5E/A, Su-7BK, Su-39, MiG-23, Su-24, Su-25, AMX, Typhoon).
* Fixed AMX texture issues on nose.
* Added Challenger tank texture green and desert cammoes.
* Most F16's and some other aircraft models edited for wheel rotation.
* Some aircraft models edited to rotate engine fan blades.
* Added texture to F-22A made by Dave "The Shova" Vogel submitted through TPAA.

MULTIPLAYER:

* Fixed IR weapons losing lock on ground vehicles when being fired at distances greater 8nm and moving away from target, especially in Multiplayer.
* Fuel dump is disabled for online dogfights.
* When "No Player Voice" is turned on in the Sound Setup user interface, Flight comms of other human pilots, for example to AWACS, are still audible.
* Master Arm switch now defaults to SAFE when a player enters an aircraft on the server (previously it would be SAFE on clients, and ARM on server).
* Aircraft canopy open/close state now correctly shown in a multiplayer environment.
* Make sure the location of the bullseye is the same for all connected sessions.
* ACMI's now record and play back orientation of non-local missiles correctly.
* Connection state fix.
* Clients are now able to order flights to RTB.
* Fixed several issues where deleting flights or a package through the ATO list was not correctly working in Multiplayer.
* Packages containing a flight with a remote human player can not be deleted anymore.

SOUND:

* Fix specific sounds sometimes not being played, like missile launch sound.
* De-hissed some sounds.
* New in-cockpit engine sound.

STABILITY:

* CTD Fixes including dogfight module and dedicated server stability increased.

USER INTERFACE:

* Added a "Clear" button to the key assignment dialog.
* Fixed a bug where only pressing a DirectX Joystick button would clear the keystroke assigned to a function.
* A keystroke and joystick button press at the same time in key assignment dialog are now properly saved.
* Fixed some abbreviation mistakes.
* Fixed E-2 ATO icon so that it is centered.
* Added cockpit switcher to Graphics setup menu.
* Changed color of user interface bullseye view to make it better visible.
* Fixed misaligned Briefing print-out.
* Now sorting some more list-boxes alphabetically.
* Resizing of splash screens to fit full screen.
* When joining a flight using the UI map popup menu "Join Flight" option, the Munitions screen is now correctly showing the new flight's loadout.
* Removed 'Keep' button from MP UI Connection screen.
* Added Mipmapping option in Graphics Setup section for terrain and 3D models, to reduce shimmering.
* Some updated to Tacref.

News Update: May 22nd, 2006

A brief update on the progress of our forthcoming update, 1.0.7. This primarily focuses on multi-player and in particular addresses a few issues affecting the server function and dogfight module. Testing multi-player is, by its very nature, most time consuming. But the team has made significant progress. We are keen to release 1.0.7 as quickly as practicable, although there is no date for delivery yet. But as an indication, it will be in a fraction of the timescale for the development of 1.0.6.

Ramp Start

The ramp start - picture this scene - you have just walked up to your F-16. You've been around doing an external check. You've kicked the tires and chatted with the crew chief, who has now helped you climb into the cockpit and strapped you in. Its time to get this show on the road.

Its a little more involved than just turning the key, and some of it depends on what your mission is for this hop. It will probably take a good 10-15 minutes to complete the full cold start procedure. Some of it will go quicker as you learn where the various switches are, but no matter how practiced you are, it takes a while. We will just go through the basics here that gets you started. Watch out, because your lead will be starting his aircraft, too. You will probably hear that power up first, as he will likely be a bit quicker than you.

To guide you in finding the switches, we will be referring to the following diagram to show you where to find the vital parts. These will be given in brackets like this (C).

(hier staat een overzichtje van de cockpit)

• Set the parking brake - we don't want the jet to roll off once the engine is running! (C) The parking brake means you don't have to keep your feet on the toe-breaks, and can concentrate on the rest of the procedure. Beware though, the parking break will disengage automatically above around 85% RPM.
• Set the switch on the ELEC panel (B ) to MAIN PWR to power the systems. This takes two clicks to achieve. The first gets you to battery power, and the second to main power, although as yet you have no main generator running. You will be running on batteries until the engine is up to speed, so while you have plenty of time, equally don't take too long. This will activate various warning lights on panel (D) including ELEC SYS, SEC ON and SEAT NOT ARMED on the warning panel (F). You should also get HYD OIL on the right eyebrow panel, to your right. This is all perfectly normal, these lights should extinguish themselves as the relevant systems come on line.
• Go to the external lights panel (B ), and set the master switch to NORM and turn anti-collision lights to ON. Switch the position lights on Wing Trail and Fuselage to BRT and set them to FLASH. This lets those around you know that the aircraft is becoming activated. There are few worse ways of starting a mission than by sucking your crew chief into your engine inlet.
• Next, we are going to need some fuel. Set MASTER FUEL to ON and ENG FEED to NORM on panel (B ).
• Check that the Emergency Power Unit (EPU) switch is set to NORMAL (B ). You may be needing the EPU if things go bad in the air, as this is your backup for electrics and hydraulics.
• Check that the Fuel Readout Switch (FUEL QTY SEL) is set to NORM (E).
• Set the AIR SOURCE to NORM. (G) This helps get fuel moved around the aircraft.

Now we are ready to attempt to start the engine. The engine is a big old thing, and it has to be spinning quite fast before it will actually light off. To get it up to a speed where fuel can be introduced and lit, it will need some help. To achieve this you will make use of a much smaller jet engine, called a Jet Fuel Starter (JFS). This engine is easily started by hydraulic pressure, and once running can be used to bootstrap the main engine.

• First, we don't want any suprises, so ensure your throttle is at idle.
• Set the JFS on panel (B ) to START2. It clicks over and should drop back on its own eventually. This causes stored hydraulic pressure to start spinning the JFS, which in turn starts to spin up the main engine. The JFS alone will probably get the engine up to a maximum of 25% RPM.
• The RPM needle begins to move (D) as the main engine starts to spin up. As soon as RPM indicates over 20%, advance the throttle to mid way.
• Next toggle the idle detent switch on the throttle (C) (or Alt-I). The engine RPM will start to increase. Once the RPM gets above about 30% return the throttle to idle. The engine should continue to spool up to its idle speed of about 70% RPM.
• Check that the JFS has switched itself OFF (B ). If not - switch it off manually.
• The HYD OIL warning light should have gone off somewhere between 25% and 70% RPM. Verify the lights are off. (D)

Now you should have a functioning engine, and you can start with the other parts of bringing the
aircraft to life starting with the avionics power.

• Using the switches on panel(G), turn on Fire Control Computer (FCC), Stores Management System (SMS), Up Front Controls (UFC), Multi Function Display (MFD), Global Positioning System (GPS) and Data Link (DL).
• Set the Intertial Navigation System (INS) to ALIGN NORM on panel (G). The gyroscopes will begin to spin up. The INS will be fully aligned after about 8 minutes. We will describe the INS in detail in a later lesson.
• From panel F, power on the left and right hardpoints, turn on the Fire Control Radar (FCR) and set Radar Altimeter (RDR ALT) to Standby (STBY). The RDR ALT takes a few minutes to warm up so its good to get that going.
• On panel F enable the flight path marker by setting the ATT/FPM switch from OFF to FPM.
• Use the SYM knob on panel D to turn on the HUD (press multiple times to increase brightness).
• Check panel D for the INS status in the DED and/or HUD. The first line shows status and remaining time. For example it may read starting at "0.0/99". The INS will be fully aligned when the status reaches "10.0".
• Look at panel F to check that no flags are shown anymore on the ADI, VVI or AOA displays.
• Check panel A that trim is reset.
• Adjust audio volumes on panel B for COMM1, COMM2, MSL and THREAT audio as desired.
• On Panel C power on the Electronic Warfare System (EWS): Set THREAT WARN AUX, EWS PWR, EWS JMR, EWS CHAFF, EWS FLARES to ON. Then switch EWS MODE to MAN. Arm the ejection seat.
• Once INS is fully aligned, enable it by switching to NAV on the avionics power panel G. The alignment takes a while. You may use the CAPS LOCK key to speed things up a little. Don't let it run at accelerated time for long or you may miss your take-off time!
• Set RDR ALT to ON on panel F so that you get some altitude information when in the air.
• On panel C switch the landing lights ON and the PARKING BRAKE to OFF.
• From panel D, enable Nose Wheel Steering (NWS) to taxi [Shift-/ (hold shift and the key left of the right Shift key)].

There - nothing to it really is there! Finally, you must request permission from ATC to taxi to the runway. Press T and select the option "Request Taxi", and within a few moments ATC will respond with taxi instructions. To navigate to the assigned runway, it can be helpful to check the airbase maps or use the satellite view to zoom out a little until you gain familiarity with the layout. Once on the go, maneuver and stop your aircraft just before moving onto the runway and read the next section titled Taxi.

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Verwijderd schreef op vrijdag 23 juni 2006 @ 13:21:
Ik had niet verwacht dat het opstarten van een F-16 zo complex was, maar dat lijkt mij wel een uitdaging om zoiets te doen. Daar trek ik de zomervakantie wel voor uit.
Maar Bergen, wat ik mij afvraag is of het dan ook mogelijk om een optie te gebruiken om het opstarten van het vliegtuig over te slaan i.p.v. iedere keer dat je wilt vliegen verplicht 10 minuten kwijt te zijn aan het opstarten?

Wat ik bijvoorbeeld zo waardeer aan de IL-2 serie is dat het realisme 'modulair' is, je hebt daar opties om het volledig realistisch te houden en om het wat makkelijker te maken. Ook heb je dan zo'n quick mission editor waarbij je gelijk in de lucht kan starten voor een gevecht i.p.v. dat je op de landingsbaan start.

Heel erg bedankt Bergen en Faxe voor jullie advies m.b.t. een HOTAS. Ik denk dat ik voor de Saitek X45 ga i.v.m. de prijs. Trouwens, hoewel jullie zeggen dat de CH en Thrustmaster HOTAS moeilijk of alleen in de USA te krijgen zijn, zie ik ze ook hier te koop bij Simware.

TrackIR heb ik niet, is mij toch iets duur voor die bedragen van boven de € 100.

Faxe schreef op woensdag 21 juni 2006 @ 09:25:
De wellicht wat minder bekende maar daarom niet mindere hotas wordt gemaakt door CH. Naar mijn idee is dit wellicht de beste keuze. De CH is in de USA goed te bestellen, de CH hotas is vooral duurzaam en je krijgt volgens mij ook gewoon drie jaar garantie. Op de site van CH: www.chproducts.com kun je meer informatie vinden.

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[ Voor 24% gewijzigd door Bergen op 23-06-2006 18:12 ]

bvk schreef op zaterdag 24 juni 2006 @ 02:08:
Jullie hebben het over een manual van 700 pagina's die je zou kunnen uitprinten. Ik heb gewoon een boek hier (geleverd bij het origineel) van die dikte

[ Voor 4% gewijzigd door Bergen op 24-06-2006 04:01 . Reden: ?syntax error ]

[ Voor 10% gewijzigd door Bergen op 01-07-2006 05:28 ]

ALT-C , then S (quickly after) is a HUD mode save command. it saves many (but not all) cockpit settings. One that it does save is the color.

ALT-C, then L is a HUD "Load" command. It loads whatever setting you saved using ALT-C, S

[ Voor 63% gewijzigd door Bergen op 08-03-2007 21:29 ]

efmer schreef op zondag 11 maart 2007 @ 18:45:
Misschien iets om naar te kijken een freeware headtracker, kijk om je heen met de web camera.
Gratis dus leuk om eens te proberen.

http://www.efmer.eu

[ Voor 4% gewijzigd door Bergen op 11-03-2007 23:22 ]

Bergen schreef op woensdag 21 juni 2006 @ 02:50:

Ik ben zelf op zoek naar een Thrustmaster HOTAS Cougar (de geheel in metaal uitgevoerde F16 replica voor ongeveer 200 euro), maar die is erg moeilijk te krijgen, geen enkele winkel of webshop heeft hem op voorraad en ik lees verhalen dat de levering soms maand op maand wordt uitgesteld.

tazzman schreef op maandag 12 maart 2007 @ 18:31:
[...]


De Media Markt hier bij Frankfurt heeft nog 1 Cougar in de schappen staan.. voor 200 euro o.i.d.

Moet je wel een stukje voor rijden maar goed, je bent F4 fan of je bent het niet

Pierre61 schreef op woensdag 14 maart 2007 @ 18:48:
Gisteren heb ik het spel Falcon 4 Allied Force gekocht, had er wat over gelezen en kon het goedkoop aanschaffen.

Echter als ik het spel opstart dan blijf ik een zwart scherm houden en hoor wel muziek, het is net als of het spel wel draait maar ik zie niets

Ik heb een pentium 4, 2 GB memory, asus P4P de luxe, NVidea GeForce 7800 GS, alle andere spellen werken zonder probleem, FSX, Splinter Cell allemaal zware graphics spellen en die draaien vlekeloos.

Weet iemand raad

It sometimes shows up on the board that the Falcon movies don't play correctly and Falcon 4 AF crashes completely upon start. People may hear sound (or not), but otherwise the only way out is CTRL-ALT-DEL followed by and angry post at this forum

An install of the K-lite codec pack is likely the reason why this problem occurs as members have pointed out. However, to solve the issue easily, other than a system restore, deleting and disabling all movies in Falcon or de-install klite and / or falcon is not mentioned that often.

The installation of the K-lite codec pack is rather intrusive. Ticking all the options is definitely not the best thing to do. Even with a standard install, multiple codecs to play the same video formats are being installed, which can cause conflict. This includes the pre-installed windows media player codecs. The conflicting part installed by Klite is called FDDShow. The FDDShow codec "MP42" and the standard codec from MS windows media player don't get along very well in Falcon (I guess that under media player the MS codec is prioritized).

To solve this issue : open "Klite Codec pack > Configuration > Fddshow > Video decoder configuration" and put the MP42 format entry on "disabled" by clicking on "libavcodec".

As a result the standard MS codec will play the AVI movies and FDDshow is not used for this type. Falcon will run fine with movies, as well as the (pr0n) movies you are watching on the net.

[ Voor 7% gewijzigd door Bergen op 15-03-2007 00:37 ]

Bergen schreef op donderdag 15 maart 2007 @ 00:26:

Jazeker, dit probleem is op Frugal's (hét ultieme Falcon forum) laatst ook voorbij gekomen in dit topic met daarin weer een link naar dit topic. Heb je toevallig ook het Kazaa Lite Codec Pack geïnstalleerd? Dat bleek de boosdoener te zijn.


Happy flying!

[ Voor 13% gewijzigd door abusimbal op 17-03-2007 20:33 ]

Pierre61 schreef op donderdag 15 maart 2007 @ 12:12:
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Dit was inderdaad de boosdoener, ik had gisteren dit ook al gevonden op frugalsworld, maar toch bedankt voor je hulp.

abusimbal schreef op zaterdag 17 maart 2007 @ 19:23:
Ik heb dit spel geïnstalleerd, alleen krijg ik alleen geluid, en geen beeld.
Het begint met luchtalarm.

Heb patch 1.07 ook al geinstalleerd

Windows XP SP2 met alle updates
ATI X600 Pro 256MB
2 GB DDR400

Iemand een idee waaraan dit kan liggen;
Heb al op internet gezocht, maar nergens iets te vinden.

EDIT; Al gevonden, nadat ik een aantal FFDSHOW video codecs had gedisabled werkt alles perfect

[ Voor 26% gewijzigd door Bergen op 18-03-2007 00:48 ]

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Verwijderd schreef op vrijdag 13 april 2007 @ 20:27:
hallo,
zijn er hier ook mensen die Open Falcon spelen?
Zijn er ook mensen die in een squadron zitten?

Verwijderd schreef op zaterdag 21 april 2007 @ 18:07:
meeste vliegers/squadrons spelen Free falcon,Red viper,en AF....
Open falcon is voor de lucky few die het hebben kunnen bemachtigen...(ikke ook! hehehe)

Totaalgeflipt schreef op dinsdag 24 april 2007 @ 12:36:
Is dit een freeware game, of moet je deze kopen?

[ Voor 25% gewijzigd door Japser op 24-04-2007 21:47 ]

DarkShadow schreef op donderdag 17 mei 2007 @ 18:12:
Ik ga ook met deze game weer beginnen, [...]

Verwijderd schreef op vrijdag 18 mei 2007 @ 16:47:
hehe sim is idd het juiste woord,alhoewel,ik krijg nog dikwijls van raf /usaf piloten te horen,dat als je dit kan vliegen,incl alle toeters en bellen,je ook een block 52 kunt starten,hehe en vliegen

Maar bergen,wat vlieg je op dit moment?vliegen jullie al open falcon bij de freebirds?

Zo ja ,dan kunnen we(globalfalcon) misschien een keer iets organiseren met jullie,in de trend van force on force of een grote coop...,we hebben inmiddels ook een campaign server voor OF,
gestresstest op 20 man online stabiel!!onwijs.....AIRWAR!!

Verwijderd schreef op dinsdag 05 juni 2007 @ 17:54:
wat bedoel je precies met druksensoren?,heb zelf ook een cougar,maar begrijp niet zo goed wat je bedoelt,media markt heeft btw cougars staan voor 299,-

The FSSB R1: The R1 uses industrial quality force sensors found in tests laboratories of major car manufacturers.

The FSSB R2: The R2 is for the elite as it incorporates the same sensors used for stress tests by the likes of the European Space Agency, Airbus, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority etc. These sensors are guaranteed by the aeronautics industry quality standards, and have been in use for the last 60 years or more, being redeveloped and improved continuously over that period.

R1 320€ + Shipping cost
R2 450€ + shipping cost

[ Voor 3% gewijzigd door Bergen op 06-06-2007 00:39 ]

Right now I am evaluating all the FCC2 issues that have come out (some cougars give some strange earthing issues). As soon as I have sorted all the small things out I will adapt the manuals with a FAQ section.

I am behind on responding to pending FCC2 requests, but hope to sort things out this week and answer all the mails.

So please give some time on this and I will inform you asap on the next run.

[ Voor 64% gewijzigd door Bergen op 20-06-2007 15:03 ]

AcXeller schreef op donderdag 12 juli 2007 @ 18:33:
[...]


Ziet er erg mooi uit maar er staat toch echt FS2004 in het filmpje (+ de nodige videobewerk software).

[ Voor 11% gewijzigd door Verwijderd op 14-07-2007 09:52 ]

AcXeller schreef op dinsdag 17 juli 2007 @ 22:16:
[...]


Zo even een jaar oude post gaan quoten

Het lijkt er op dat mijn "trustmaster top gun afterburner II" een beetje stuk aan het gaan is en ben dus op zoek naar een nieuwe HOTAS. De Saitek leek me een aardig alternatief echter lees ik overal dat hij erg ligt is en dus over je bureau heen schuift. De CH joysticks moeten erg degelijk zijn maar ik vind ze niet echt mooi en daarbij ben je voor een HOTAS 2x 150 euro kwijt wat ik te veel vind. Blijft over de Cougar, echter zegt men dat de interne onderdelen niet echt geweldig zijn. Mocht F4:AF het ondersteunen dan kan ik ook met de stick van de AfterBurner II en de CH throttle gaan vliegen om later de stick ook nog te vervangen. Dit heeft echter niet echt mijn voorkeur.

Mijn uiteindelijk vraag is nu eigenlijk in hoevere zal je last van de cougar problemen hebben als je "af en toe" speelt en niet elke avond 3 uur bezig bent. Daarnaast las ik ook nog in een review dat de reviewer het nogal jammer vond dat er op de CH geen trim knop zat op de throttle, aangezien ik nog niet op ace vlieg (komt binnenkort nog wel) vraag ik mij af in hoevere dit belangrijk is. Ga je dit echt missen als je wat verder bent of kan je makkelijk zonder ?

Ik wil dus eigenlijk voor de cougar gaan echter als er alternatieven zijn of iets wat ik hier gemeld heb blijkt niet te kloppen, laat het maar horen, des te beter word mijn keuze. Het budget ligt in eerste instantie rond de 200 euro.

[ Voor 8% gewijzigd door Bergen op 27-07-2007 23:42 ]

Verwijderd schreef op zaterdag 18 augustus 2007 @ 12:32:
Hoi,
Het schijnt dat je een FCC2 ook zelf in mekaar kan zetten weet iemand iets meer hierover

groeten FREAK

[ Voor 3% gewijzigd door Falcon Heavy op 07-10-2007 17:42 ]