Hello!
Recently I purchased Lock On: Gold (I was unaware of any controversy over this product) and have been trying to get back into this sim. I had put the original on the shelf after I could not get a decent frame rate from it. Since then I have upgraded my system to a mid range and have decided to take another run at it. I am still going through the training missions over again to try to catch back up with the complexity of the sim.
I was wondering how the community is with this product? I was hoping to find maybe an online squadron I could hook up with and get serious with this sim. Some time ago I belonged to a Janes:F/18 squad but that has long since disappeared.
After ramping up I do try to turn on the full extent of realism but I have read in these and other forums of discussions where people go way beyond my knowledge of flight. I am a liscensed pilot but haven't studied the technical detail to the degree that some others have. So, what I am looking for is a group of guys who like to fly on the more realistic style, but not shun someone for not knowing all of the technical aspects of "everything".
Anyone out there "hiring"? :)
My current setup is:
ATH3200+ XP with 1GB mem
Radeon 9800pro
HOTAS Cougar with CH rudder pedals
and I run on Teamspeak 2 (generally) for VOI
Some of the past sims I have been heavily into:
Janes:F/18
Falcon 4.0 1.08 patch only
Janes USAF
Longbow 2
Commanche vs Hokum/Apache vs Havoc
DID's EF2000 and F22
all the way back to:
Microprose's original F-15 :)
Sincerely,
Jeff VerDuin