Tallyho1961

Sounds logical to me; I'll give it a shot. What's odd is that I dl/ed 1.12 when it first came out and didn't connect the buffer overrun message to my corrupted LOMAC installation. I just figured the patch installation had terminated itself, no harm done, and I had developed some other problem that I never got around to solving at the time. About a month ago I decided to start LOMACing again after a long vacation from simming and did a fresh installation just to start myself off with a clean slate, if you know what I mean. That's when I connected the dots via a backup folder to which I tried to install 1.12 which caused the corruption, or whatever it is, to repeat itself. I was hoping 1.12a would be OK, but no such luck. Which lends credence to your Runtime Library theory.

XP SP2 all up to date. I just d/led Runtime Library from the link you provided. Any risks associated with an overwrite?

Hello, I'm currently flying 1.11 and would like to update to 1.12a. I started back in '05 with the LOMAC CD, then bought FC online and used Web patches from that point on. Here's the problem: When I try to install either 1.12 or 1.12a I get this message: Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library Buffer Overrun detected! A buffer overrun has been detected which has corrupted the program’s internal state. The program cannot safely continue execution and must now be terminated. And my installation becomes corrupted - rudder pedals don't work any more and other such treats. I tried installing a fresh new 1.12a (Web version) download this morning after backing up my LOMAC folder just in case and the same thing happened again. Anybody have any clues as to what is causing this to happen? Dave.

Do we need to go from 1.11 to 1.12 then 1.12a or can we skip 1.12 and go straight from 1.11 to 1.12a? Also, I tried to install 1.12 when it first came out (yes, I have the correct version) and the installer reported a 'buffer overrun' which corrupted my installation, which forced me to uninstall LOMAC and reinstall from scratch including an irritating delay getting the StarForce online activation process to work. Has anybody heard of such a thing because I'm leery of messing up my new installation just to see if 1.12a works. Although I would like to try some online LOMAC which I have not yet done. Thanks in advance :)

Thanks, Ironhand! Great to see that knowledge combined good piloting can get the job done. I usually pop chaff like a madman and still get my clock cleaned.

Glad to hear it worked out for you :) Happy flying!

The best thing is they can't answer back :cool: Here's the link: http://www.dwvac.com/ The program, which was created by an IL2 community member, costs ten bucks and is very easy to setup. Basically, if you have a microphone, you're in. You will first need to let the software learn your voice by following a series of automated exercises. Once it's got the hang of your voice - it took me less than an hour - you proceed to build a profile be typing in your series of commands one at a time, say, "Tower, Enfield One One, request takeoff permission" etc. Once that's done you'll go back and record the vocal equivalent for each command. Finally, you'll associate the appropriate key stroke sequence with each command. (I created a list of commands and keystrokes in a Word document to make the process easier). In the end, you'll wind up with a profile that consists of a list of commands, a vocal 'test' will have been recorded for each, and each will have a matching keystroke set. Before firing up LOMAC, you'll plug in your microphone, load the VAC software and activate your profile. Once in the 'pit you speak your command and voila - the game responds to your every wish. It's very cool. To increase the immersion factor, I dug around in the Sounds folder and figured out how to disable the audible repeat of my own commands and the on-screen text confirmation. That makes it even cooler. The only thing we can't turn off - which is a shame - is the menu that appears as the more complex commands are spoken. Maybe this can be toggled in a future patch. I keep meaning to suggest it. I think VAC is a vastly over-looked flight simming utility. Once you realize you can issue 150 odd commands just be speaking, you gain real control over your mission. The whole process from downloading the program to finishing my profile was about three hours work. You'll find the odd time VAC won't hear you , but I've discovered that if I enunciate clearly this virtually never happens. Then again, we sometimes need to repeat ourselves in real life, don't we?

I gotta chime in on the TrackIR aspect of this discussion. It's pretty fair to say that I wouldn't be simming today if I hadn't bitten the bullet just over a year ago and purchased a TIR3 Pro. I had been flying IL2 on and off for about nine months and while I was having fun with it, I wasn't yet a committed flight simmer. That completely changed when I got my TIR; it literally opend the world of flight simming for me. Please note: I well realize that many fly superbly without one and without complaint. My remarks are not intended to cause any offence to these fine pilots. Maybe because I'm a little older (the hint is in my nickname) I just didn't have the patience to use a hatswitch to follow a bandit. Just tooling around was OK, combat was a sore trial. I should add that I don't use padlock - personal preference, that's all. The TIR did several things: 1. Increased my sense of immersion tremendously. 2. Simplified my HOTAS profile. 3. Made me a better pilot by allowing me to follow a fast-moving bandit without thinking about it. It took me a couple of hours to get used to the TIR - at first I was dizzy and figured it would have to go back - but I stuck with it, tweaked the sensitivities and have never looked back. I do have the TIR re-center command mapped to my HOTAS and use it quite often - but it's become an automatic reflex - kind of like regular saving in a Word document. If my TIR broke, I would not fly until its replacement arrived. Last month I added a voice activated command software to my setup and it has had a similar effect on the flight sim experience: 1. I now issue voice commands with my voice (like looking with my eyes) 2. Further simplified my HOTAS profile (In fact, there are 150+ radio commands in IL2 and a similar number in LOMAC) Anyone who can punch out a three or four key sequence in the middle of a dogfight with both hands occupied is a better man than I. 3. Made me more effective - offline anyway - by giving me full command of my wingmen. I keep a hard copy list of the available commands next to me and just tell them what I need them to do. And change my mind whenever it suits me. I'm an immersion-buff when it comes to flight simming and for my money there's nothing better than: looking with my eyes, talking with my voice and flying with my hands and feet. S!

I agree 100%. I'm hearing good things about the X52 in the last few posts - especially in-game profile swapping :) - but I've never been able to get over the X52's discotheque styling. In my opinion, the Saitek HOTASs are the best value on the market for those not quite ready or able to go the CH or Cougar route, but their product design instincts are just terrible. I even went to the trouble of covering the blue top surfaces on my X45 with black adhesive paper because I couldn't stand the look. That one cosmetic change makes the X45 look like a serious piece of flight equipment versus a toy. Why they don't base their HOTAS designs on either a) a modern jet or b) a WWII prop plane (not likely, I realize, but a guy can dream) instead of some sort of half-assed space-buggy I'll never know. I realize aesthetics have no bearing on functionality in this case, but I'm into aesthetics, so what can I say?

When my X-45 gives up the ghost, it'll either be a CH stick/throttle combo or the X-52, so I'm curious to know what it is about the latter that you like so much versus the X-45. I'm assuming you've owned both. Thanks in advance.

Re: the above suggestion about modifying your X-45 spring force with zip ties, here's a link that will help: http://members.chello.at/dolphin6/mod_spring/ I did this and found it to be a great improvement.

Wal-Mart. I hear their air defences are very spotty.

The quality is not always the best, but the guy sure covered a lot of ground: http://s96920072.onlinehome.us/AWA1/001-100/walk096_A-10%20cockpit/walk096.htm

If you're serious about flight sims it'll be the best $100 you ever spent. If I hadn't got mine I probably wouldn't be simming. Add a microphone and a voice-activated software program to communicate verbally with wingmen, tower and AWACS and you'll be at a whole new level of immersion.

I'm drawing a blank: what's the FPI?