Seeking a very good air combat simulation

**Beirut** · 08-11-2007, 14:21

Originally Posted by edyzmedieval

My flightstick is called a keyboard after my joystick broke down on me 6 months ago. Never got around to repair it, and surely my parents won't give me the cash ESPECIALLY to buy a joystick.

Gah! You have to have a flightstick, even a .50 cent broken 1950s hunk of junk is lightyears better than a keyboard.

Originally Posted by edyzmedieval

I'm looking for very hardcore stuff.

If you're willing to overlook terrible terrain graphics and are truly prepared for hardcore, Falcon 4 is the only choice. Mind you, the plane graphics are nice enough and when turning and burning with a padlock view on the enemy, the sim looks fantastic.

If I still have my original Falcon 4 disk, I'll send it to you. (I'll PM you if I find it.) I have the newer Falcon4:Allied Force sim so I don't fly the original F4 anymore. Follow this link for the best Falcon4 site. DL the latest "Superpack patch" for original Falcon 4, it makes the sim 100% better.

http://www.frugalsworld.com/modules/...hp?category=10

**Samurai Waki** · 08-12-2007, 10:10

If You really want to get into the Basics of Falcon 4: Allied Force try to get into a squadron, seriously. I couldn't make heads or tails of the Manual For the Most Part (not to mention I hated getting into a situation where I didn't know what to do just to thumb through the index pages.) But the Squad I was in for a good three or four years actually sat down with me and we practiced the basics, Formations, Group Tactics and so forth. The Two Squad Leaders were actually retired F-16 Pilots (which helped me immensely), One was from Norway the other was from Regina, Canada. Plus theres lots of skins and stuff online that enhance the graphics if you have a problem with it.

I like Lo-Mac because I got tired of flying just the F-16, MiG-29s and Su-27s are very fun and very different aircraft compared to their American counterparts.

**edyzmedieval** · 08-14-2007, 16:43

I eeeked when I've seen the documentation. 720 pages!!! You have to be joking me!!!

It's a really complex game, and that's what I like the most. Now a joystick is a must.

**darkragnar** · 08-24-2007, 10:32

Without a doubt get LOMAC-Lock On Modern Air Combat.
Some might prefer the Dynamic campaign of Flacon 4 but LOMAC is a much better game in the end.

Its a bit unorthodox but , if you want you can read my tutorial, with ingame Screen shots, about 1 aspect of air combat in the game, it might give you some insight to the game as well as introduce you to how the game looks like.

The First part of the tutorial
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showp...&postcount=136

and the 2nd Part
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showp...&postcount=137

**Beirut** · 08-24-2007, 11:19

Originally Posted by darkragnar

Its a bit unorthodox but , if you want you can read my tutorial, with ingame Screen shots, about 1 aspect of air combat in the game, it might give you some insight to the game as well as introduce you to how the game looks like.

Nicely done.