FlankerFan2012

Yes, thank you for hosting =4c=! You guys did a superb job!

1. I believe the seeker on the ET needs to acquire the target. It is a heat seeking missile, with an electro-optical seeker. 2. In FC2, yes I believe so. I don't think clouds affect radar or EO systems in FC2. 3. No. The radar does not change modes when the ET is fired. With semi active radar homing missiles, the radar on the launch plane changes modes which is detected by the target. This is not the case with the ET missile. 4. No. Radar lock is needed just for radar guided missiles (semi active and most active for longer ranges). 5. I think the only missile that can be launched like this is the r-77, which is active radar homing. Once fired, I'm guessing the r-77's onboard radar would go active to track the target. The enemy's RWR/RWS system would pick up the incoming missile. 6. 30 degrees sounds about right for horizontal, not sure about vertical. 7. No idea but I would guess the way it's modeled in FC2 it would be under 2 seconds. This being said, you will never get a complete scan of the sky as distance, target altitude, target aspect, your altitude and target radar cross section will all affect if detection occurs. Also, I believe high pulse return frequency scans faster than medium pulse return frequency.

I don't have stutter either but I'm not sure if it's the SSD. I have the graphics maxxed and screen resolution is at 1920x1080. I have the i5 2500k with a 4.3 GHz oc. I have my OS on a 30 gig SSD but my swap drive is a normal hd, which never gets used with 8 GB of ram. Lockon doesn't max anything on my machine: cpu runs at about 30% (1 core 100%, another at about 50%, others idle), gpu runs at about 70%. I'll check vid card mem usage. Vid card is a GTX 470 1.2 GB.

Thanks. I'll try internet explorer - maybe it's something to do with firefox. [EDIT] Nope, IE does the same thing.

Same issues as most people - I can't register on the 4c forums. I tried a few months ago to register when the password was first implemented, but I had the same issue then as I do now. Please help. I played on 4c before there was a password with the name "TimHorton076". If you look at my stats you'll see the worst I've done is amraam spam or go after ground attack jets :P. Your server is one of the few servers to offer r-77s on the su-27, something I really like.

Ok so if no LUA is downloaded to the client, that is good to hear! I totally agree. My firewall gets hit from spots in China all the time. I also read these IPs might be "borrowed" from North Korea, but that's just someone's theory. Anyways, I usually run at least Windows Firewall, if not a better firewall that blocks both incoming and outgoing. I read something about a virus that would flash hardware. I was thinking the virus was something like an old email bomb, with the intent of disabling the computer. Regarding the PSU, yeah they were mid range PSUs. I went for a corsair PSU this time, just to be safer. So, issue is solved regarding the security issue. If GG says no LUA files are transferred, then the LUA scripts should not be a security hole in the method I mentioned. Thanks for the replies guys! Cheers!

Just tested. os.execute works in export.lua. I'm not sure what files get downloaded from server to client, will check on this later. function LuaExportStart() -- Works once just before mission start. -- Make initializations of your files or connections here. -- For example: -- 1) File -- local file = io.open("./Temp/Export.log", "w") -- if file then -- io.output(file) -- end -- 2) Socket -- package.path = package.path..";.\\LuaSocket\\?.lua" -- package.cpath = package.cpath..";.\\LuaSocket\\?.dll" -- socket = require("socket") -- host = host or "localhost" -- port = port or 8080 -- c = socket.try(socket.connect(host, port)) -- connect to the listener socket -- c:setoption("tcp-nodelay",true) -- set immediate transmission mode os.execute( "notepad.exe" ); end

So, even if it's unlikely that it was a virus, is it still a security hole? I feel that "security through obscurity" or just trusting that everyone that plays FC is trustworthy is dangerous. I do doubt a virus caused the hardware failures, but it raises the question of how safe LUA is. Regarding power supply: the power supply was a mid range psu, rated at 700W, more than the computer would ever pull, and since the CPU and GPU never pulled that much when running FC, I'm sure the PSU was well below 700W (CPU 125W, GPU max 400W, but if W usage is linear, only 60% of 400W, 240W). Noise in the PSU could have been an issue, but was never an issue with any other game, most of which maxxed out GPU and/or CPU. Regarding performance, I have everything maxxed graphics wise, and I get lows 50 fps and usually above 65 fps on quick missions. Just deduction. If you have a counterexample, please share. Sure, like Slayer said, it could have been a PSU issue, but why would FC, a piece of software that doesn't even max gpu or cpu, tax the PSU the hardest? Usually when benchmarking a system, the harder you push it, the more likely it is to fail. Both of these computers that failed while running FC could run many other types of games just fine. FC never even maxxed out the phenom x4 nor it's GPU.

hi all, I have not played FC regularly. I miss flying around in the su27 online however I have two issues with FC. 1) Security: Is it possible for LUA to install viruses? LUA has the ability to write files, which in itself could be used to spread a virus. From looking up on LUA, I also found that lua can execute programs with os.execute. If this is implemented in FC, this is a very serious issue as anyone hosting a server could get the LUA script to download a file then execute it on the client's computer. FC itself could be used as a "backdoor". The reason I ask this is on two separate occasions my computers failed when running FC. Both instance was a motherboard failure. I'm guessing that either FC has a bottleneck within the BUS that made the mobo's fail, or I might have picked up a LUA virus since in both situations I was on an unfamiliar server. The latest mobo to fail was a Gigabyte usb-3-770t running an AMD Phenom x4 965 be. 2) Asthetic: Why is it that FC doesn't maximize usage of either the GPU or the CPU? When FC is running, it uses an average of 28% of the cpu (28% of the 4 cores of an i5 2500k, 100% of 1 core plus a bit on the other cores). It uses about 60% of the GPU. Mozilla Firefox can max out all cores on the CPU but FC cannot. Thanks in advance and Cheers! FlankerFan2012