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Gel214th

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  1. Woot! Just came across this link! when is Eagle Dynamics going to rock the Sim world with this plane...and Glass Cockpits too please *big grin*
  2. Whatever you do, AMD is the right way to go for gaming. Don't buy an Intel processor if you want to play games. If you doubt me do some research at any hardware site that has done comparisions between the latest Intel chips, single or dual core, and the latest AMD Athlon/X2 processors. I'll reserve judgement on what ATI's crossfire can do until after it's released to public and the reviews start coming in.
  3. Yes...that is what I thought. But no joy. Changed the time there, the time in teh briefing is set to 1300 hrs, but when I start the game, it is still night which means the time is still set to 2300 Hrs. It is the A10 offensive CAS mission, and it is not classified.
  4. Subject says it all. I can't figure out how to change the start time of one of the A10 missions. It currently is a night mission, I want to change the start time. How do I do that? Thanks for any assistance.
  5. I've seen texture packs out there. Definitely the original textures would be modified.I've seen sound files, the original soundfiles are either replaced or modified.I've seen Loadouts and modified log files. If the files were not based on the original files, they wouldn't work with the game. But, if someone else has said the original EULA made even sharing missions illegal, then I guess no one pays attention to the EULAs. I just did because of the whole StarForce issue and I was surprised by what was there.
  6. "You may only modify the "Program" for your own usage. Placement of any parts of the original or modified "Program" on the Internet" To me, that means that you can adjust Program files for your own usage only.Remember, that the definition of PROGRAM is ALL the files in the LockOn directory, including Textures, resources, Data directories etc. They were *very* specific about that: "that contains executable programs, libraries, resources, ***sound files***, data files and ***textures***." Placing any of the original files , or files that you have adjusted on a website or any other open resource is against the rules of the EULA. That part seems clear to me, the english isn't that ambiguous at all. One might choose to ignore the EULA, or choose to think that no one will ever enforce it....but it seems that providing Mods online is certainly against the terms of the EULA. Which might lead a person to wonder whether the developers themselves really understand what the lawyers are putting in their EULAs??
  7. I refer specifically to this line in the EULA, which all of you that have installed LOMAC 1.1 have agreed to : "You may only modify the "Program" for your own usage. Placement of any parts of the original or modified "Program" on the Internet, or any other open resource, is prohibited" And if there were any doubts as to what Program refers to, it does refer to the complete LOMAC 1.1 game : ""Program" hereinafter refers to the Unofficial Add-on "Flaming Cliffs" for "Lock On: Modern Air Combat" PC entertainment flight simulation. The Full Installation Package of the "Program" includes: 1. A self extracting Main Archive File, "LO_1.1_Flaming_Cliffs_Setup.exe", that contains executable programs, libraries, resources, sound files, data files and textures." So....I know this might just be legalese and it might be 'just' an agreement..but under the terms of this agreement, it clearly makes sites such as LOMACFILES, or LockONSkins illegal for distributing Mods to the community. The only site that would be 'legal' to distribute LOMAC related mods that edit game files, like skins, sound files like zzSpace or terrain textures, any game file according to the legalese, would be an officially sanctioned ED site, either lockon.ru or some other. If someone else has another interpretation and I'm wrong, please say.
  8. This has already been done by a Russian group. A fully moving online map of the planes that are present on the server. http://lockon.but.ru/ Apparently it has been up for quite a while as well. THere must be simple forumlae that can be used to convert one method of positioning to the other. A programmer would be able to apply the forumlae to produce the desired lat and long results. There should not be much overhead for these calculations at all.
  9. The proportions on the F14 look off.
  10. heh heh heh. There you're assuming that people want to eventually fly the game without any external views, realisitic loadouts, realistic fuel etc. etc. Has it ever occurred to the 'hardcore' crew that there are many, many people playing the game and totally loving it on Easy or Medium mode who simply would not enjoy playing it on Hard(core) mode? :) *sneaks off to see what this LOPE thing is all about* ^_^ *chuckle*
  11. Why can't people allow others to play the game how they want? Don't like it? Don't fly on those servers or play with those people. Heck, this is the first time I've actually heard about doing anything like this with LOPE anyways. Some people have no desire to play this game in 'hardcore realistic' mode. Should they therefore not purchase or play the game?
  12. Gamespot has a post on Copy Protection in games nowadays that forcibly disable software on people's machines: http://www.gamespot.com/features/burningquestions/index.html?tag=boxcar_all_features_headline "Personally, I'm not against the notion of copy protection, but how it exists in its current form is rather ridiculous. I can't stand the notion that a game that I bought actually won't run just because I have CD-burning software on my machine. Besides, it's not like there aren't ways to get around that stuff, so how effective can it really be? Is it really worth alienating those law-abiding citizens who just happen to have CD-burning software on their machine but who have no intention of burning your games? I have to believe that there are better ways of copy-protecting games. This does seem like a totally cheap and dirty solution. So, yeah, I guess I hate it too, to answer your question. Thanks for writing! "
  13. It was the same with all the other patches. They kept getting pushed back. Nothing new here at all.
  14. http://forums.ubi.com/eve/ubb.x?q=Y&a=tpc&s=400102&f=2881085392&m=8631081492&p=4 It actually is widespread enough to get it's own sticky thread. Hopefully we won't have the same issues with LOMAC 1.1 . Of course, there are several people that are playing the game without any issues as well :)
  15. The link is on the main LOCK ON website. Log in ,download it and run it. It will ask you to restart your system after it's run. I ran it, rebooted, and had no ill effects so far. It seems to be the same utility that was on the Starforce website previously, but I'd say to be safe download the one provided on the Lock On website. Kudos.
  16. WOOT! Precognition! Now if that worked in a dogfight you'd be unstoppable! *grin*
  17. That would be Digital Rights Management. That's another can of worms.
  18. Probably more a factor of Beta Graphics drivers than an indication of an incompatibility between W64 and LOMAC.
  19. The Physics chip? Well...I suppose it could be used...well..how WOULD a Physics Processing Unit be used in a Flight Sim. Let's specifically take Lock On. I don't see Tanks and ground vehicles getting 'rag doll' physics or anything like that..I don't see the point. Could a PPU be used to simulate things like AirFlow over the wings and calculate the resultant lift? Or are these purely mathematical calculations that a CPU's FPU would need to handle? The article did mention specifically games such as Half Life 2 and Unreal 3 engines that simulate static physical objects such as crates, barrels, walls etc. THey alluded to a rocket blast off a wall causing the wall to accurately deform in real time and throw off fragments etc. as well as over 30,000 physically calculated objects in a scene at once instead of the three to five things we have currently. I guess it would take someone with some experience on how the Plane Flight Models are programmed to say whether a PPU can help take the load off the processor, leaving more main CPU Cycles to spend on AI and Radar modelling.
  20. http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/03/08/news_6119896.html This has great applications in Simulation type games as well, both driving and flying sims!
  21. ....? WHY does the radar need to be 100% accurate for the purposes of a game? As long as it is accurate relative to the other systems in the game and it's balanced isn't that enough? I'm not saying it needs to be Arcadey..but...why does it need to be 100% accurate like a million dollar stand alone simulator? Are people really that concerned over the nitty gritty avionics? Would they be willing to go back to Flat Shaded models so that more processor time is available to do that sort of modelling?
  22. I thought that the GameXtream distribution approach was a good one that I posted to the boards a while back for Digital Distribution. It is an encrypted format that would seriously hamper someone pirating the game after downloading it from ED's site. It also makes ED in total control of updating the software, pushing new content etc. They could even have a section where they store and serve Modifications etc. all in one integrated application. It even allows somoene to 'backup' the files to a CD and will utilise CD Key technology. Something like that, works, but often the Key Generator stuff is cracked. If this must first be synced to an online server before the game is allowed online though, then you catch people that have generated keys easily as long as ED maintains a Registration log of CD Key to Paid User from their servers (i.e. EVERYONE must register their copy in order to play online). If it checks for a CD Key in the ED directory and it isn't there next to someones name, then its marked invalid. You can allow a 'grace' period in case ED's authentication servers go down etc. Or you can have the program check randomly or a certain number of days in between etc. to get around the fact that ED's servers may not always be up etc. etc. CD-Rom distribution will naturally have to depend on standard CD Rom copy protection, but that too could utilise the online CD Key registration method and the protection for multiplayer online remains. The only way pirates can get around this, is rewriting the server hooks and the Client hooks so that the client doesn't 'phone home' and neither does the server. These types of servers would be termed 'illegal' servers, that will allow the 'illegal' clients to play. ANd they'd be caught out quite easily in our small community. ED could also release 'patches' that would update the code in some way so that Pirates will need to keep updating the server/client rewrites for each version. Legitimate users won't care , because we want the patches and any game improvements they might bring. And Pirates won't be able to play online because the older version won't be able to play with the newer patched version.
  23. ..OMG..I just realised. Aldega wasn't being sarcastic....that was a SERIOUS comment.. :shock:
  24. I am against Piracy. But I will not sacrifice my privacy and my rights as a consumer to help stop Piracy. I value my right to privacy, and do not support nor promote a police state where citizen's information is gathered and recorded without any knowledge of the citizen, and with no judicial safeguards on their use. I am also against profiling and the escalation of executive privilege to cover aspects of the judiciary. It has nothing to do with whether a citizen has 'something to hide'.As far as I'm concerned that non sequitur is continuosly bandied about by those who attempt to dissuade individuals from rational arguments and the truth.Pretty soon we will be hearing about a War On Piracy as another excuse to remove the rights of citizens. Would you like the government going through your wife's underwear on a continuous basis, or placing video cameras in your bedroom because 'you have nothing to hide'?. I certainly would not. Would you like to have frequent roadblocks and be forced to be subjected to strip searches at designated areas because "You have nothing to hide"? I would not. Once this begins, by the time the sheep realise that they are no longer living in a free and democratic society but rather in an Orwellian nightmare, it will be too late. You can view organisations that understand the value of civil rights, the freedom of speech, and the importance of Privacy in the short list below. Other countries also have such organisations available for education on the subject. http://www.eff.org/ http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,109985,00.asp http://www.wired.com/news/privacy I'd also like to reiterate that none of this is relevant to the original thread topic. 8)
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