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Title: I just ordered LOMAC: Flaming Cliffs
Post by: RTHolmes on December 02, 2008, 02:28:34 PM
... because I fancied a bit of mindless offline mud moving in an A10 and just to compare flying 3rd gen jet fighters with WWII fighters. Is there anything I should know before installing? Ive heard theres some weird DRM stuff in some versions :uhoh
Title: Re: I just ordered LOMAC: Flaming Cliffs
Post by: Treize69 on December 02, 2008, 02:30:42 PM
Yeah- know the game is terrible. I played it for a week before I gave it away.
Title: Re: I just ordered LOMAC: Flaming Cliffs
Post by: Wolfala on December 02, 2008, 03:18:26 PM
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,253210.0.html

Falcon 4 with the Open Falcon mod added on.
Would still need to ACQUIRE a copy of the Original version of Falcon 4 - not the latest in stores.

http://files.filefront.com/Open+Falcon+45+OCI/;9751773;/fileinfo.html


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgwHgweA69Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w71cewphTdw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzvd6yEiOmk

Title: Re: I just ordered LOMAC: Flaming Cliffs
Post by: Spikes on December 02, 2008, 03:19:53 PM
Meh..I've got lomac:FC and I hated it...
Title: Re: I just ordered LOMAC: Flaming Cliffs
Post by: RTHolmes on December 02, 2008, 03:48:58 PM
hehe my expectations are pretty low on this, some modern weapons and better graphics than AH are about it ;)

Its taken me around 8 years on and off to get more or less proficient.
... which is why i didnt bother with Falcon 4 :)
Title: Re: I just ordered LOMAC: Flaming Cliffs
Post by: Sikboy on December 02, 2008, 04:01:30 PM
Flaming Cliffs? Sounds like a Gay resort.

-Sik
Title: Re: I just ordered LOMAC: Flaming Cliffs
Post by: Chalenge on December 02, 2008, 04:09:47 PM
The upside to F4AF (or whatever flavor of F4) is that as other games model the F-16 you already know the cockpit so well its like being at home. Also you know immediately when the plane is modeled wrong.

When I bought the Aerosoft F-16 for FSX I didnt even read the manual until I wanted to learn how the refueling worked (unlike F4AF there is no camel to rendezvous with but there is a commercial airliner with no boom instead). Using the ICP/DED to compute WPs and coordinate with GPS FPs is sadly done for you once you file your FP and there is no AWACs to call for con ID (and the MV is like a godsview cheat) but the MFD and HUD controls/settings are very familiar.

I cant wait to see the next generation of Falcon if it ever comes about.

LOMAC? I never thought much about it except as a pretty good screensaver.
Title: Re: I just ordered LOMAC: Flaming Cliffs
Post by: RTHolmes on December 02, 2008, 04:10:18 PM
Flaming Cliffs? Sounds like a Gay resort.

yeah really, whats up with that? :rofl
Title: Re: I just ordered LOMAC: Flaming Cliffs
Post by: Buzzard7 on December 02, 2008, 05:55:58 PM
It will work your graphics hard. F4AF has better multiplayer code much more stable than the original F4. I have all three and prefer AF.
Title: Re: I just ordered LOMAC: Flaming Cliffs
Post by: OOZ662 on December 02, 2008, 09:46:10 PM
... which is why i didnt bother with Falcon 4 :)

LOMAC is still a hit-ten-buttons-before-you-can-close-the-cockpit style game. I've never played Falcon myself so I can't compare, but both have the same realism idea.
Title: Re: I just ordered LOMAC: Flaming Cliffs
Post by: Reschke on December 03, 2008, 08:48:14 AM
I just found my Falcon 4 binder and CD's from way back when it first came out. I may have to make a few copies and put the original on eBay since I saw it sell for over $150 over on SimHQ and a few other spots.
Title: Re: I just ordered LOMAC: Flaming Cliffs
Post by: indy007 on December 03, 2008, 09:17:12 AM
There's a dozen different torrents with Falcon 4 & OF 4.5 rolled together in a single package up for download. You just have to know where to look. Been playing F4AF for awhile, but going to give OF a shot. Saw Wolfala's post, and the ability to fly other fighters sold me on it.
Title: Re: I just ordered LOMAC: Flaming Cliffs
Post by: Chalenge on December 03, 2008, 09:21:44 AM
You can fly the other planes in AF also and the stability of the program cannot be stressed enough. Crashing windows was never fun on XP and even though its handled better on Vista I dont care for events like that.
Title: Re: I just ordered LOMAC: Flaming Cliffs
Post by: indy007 on December 03, 2008, 10:37:45 AM
You can fly the other planes in AF also and the stability of the program cannot be stressed enough. Crashing windows was never fun on XP and even though its handled better on Vista I dont care for events like that.

Do they have full, operational, high res cockpits? OF has them, and that's what basically sold me on it.
Title: Re: I just ordered LOMAC: Flaming Cliffs
Post by: Wolfala on December 03, 2008, 10:45:58 AM
Do they have full, operational, high res cockpits? OF has them, and that's what basically sold me on it.

I believe they even have Payware cockpits. Good place to checkout is http://www.f4forums.com/forums/

Title: Re: I just ordered LOMAC: Flaming Cliffs
Post by: SHAMWoW on December 03, 2008, 02:35:24 PM
I was never able to get LOMAC to play without crashing after 10 or so minutes of flight...  It's on the shelf with about 1in of dust covering it.