Zahael

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Hi all. I am in the middle of playing the su25t-Flaming cliffs campaign that came with Flaming cliffs. I have hit a very big snag with mission 14 of that campaign, Sturgeon. This is the mission where you have to attack a house, where rebel leaders are having a meeting. There are 2 Stingers close by, and you are flying a solo mission with nothing but two kh-25's. Unforunately, there seems to be a few errors with this missions. Finding the right building is next to impossible. There are number of cars parked outside a house, but unforunately, in my mission these all seem to be inexplicably hidden. Invisible in fact, so the only reaso I know they are there is through the mission editor, and when I press f-12 in mission I can see where they are supposed to be (they are invisible tho) I played it today, and after hours navigating and avoiding getting shot down, I launched missles at what I thought was the right house. I hit it, but the mission still came up as failed. What the hell. I thought, o well, must be the wrong house. Thing is, in the editor, when i cycle through the way points and get to waypoint 8, then press targeting, to see which is the right building, there is nothing!! It says there are no targets. Is this right? Does anyone else experience this? Does anyone have any advice, or is aware of this mission? Cheers Zahael

Hey all, the normal button to neutralise trim settings is Ctrl-T. However, when I fly the Su-25t, that doesn't seem to work. Is there another button to neutralise the settings for the Su-25t?

Ahhh, thanks fellas. Yes, I was referring to the "missle six oclock low" where it speaks to you scenario. I play only with realistic settings on, and I noticed this feature seemed to be absent. I also was flicking through my hard copy manual of Lomac (I bought the nice version online a few years ago) and it said quite clearly in the MWLS section that this was a feature. I assumed it was standard, not dependant on difficulty settings. Cheers.

Ok all, mystery solved. Turns out it was a problem related to a third party addon. After this last install, I went through and reinstalled every skin using modman, and the disappearing Su-25t problem related to Real Skins C-130 addon for 1.02 US. In particular, I think it related to the meinit.xml file in the pack relating back to the old version (1.02) as opposed to my current version, 1.12a. So yeah. Everyone can say i told you so. I like this skins pack unfortunately. Does anyone know how to update the meinit.xml (if that is even what it is), or have an updated version of this skins pack that I could install? Cheers.

No, not from anyone on these forums. As I said, it was a problem about 6 months ago, but an install seemed to fix it just fine. Well, I have just reinstalled FC's, so heres hoping it doesn't pop up again

U run a Winfast PX Geeforce 6800 GS with the latest drivers. I doubt that is a problem however, as I mentioned, it ran just fine for a fair while there.

Hey all. I have noticed that in all the time I have been flying Lock on, I have never heard the Missle Launch Warning system actualy do anything. It seriously never makes a sound. I mainly fly russian aircraft, but isn't it supposed to have a MLWS system? has this feature been removed from Flaming Cliffs? Was it even ever there?

You wouldn't believe it, but it has happened again!!! The Su-25t was there, and I was flying it. I then went and played a Su-27 Capaign for a bit, and, a few online games, now its not!!! What the hell? In the meantime I didn't install any skins or the like. I don't want to reinstall LOMAC again!!! Does anyone else experience this? Help!!

Yeah, I just reinstalled lomac, 1.1. It seems to work now, I don't know why. Its interesting, tahts for sure. It seems to be there now. I never actually installed anything connected with the Su-25t, skins or otherwise. Isn't that strange

I think the last time, I reinstalled 1.1 and I could see the Suy-25t, but I am hesitant to go down that road again given that after my last install the website said I only have 2 starforce activations left of 1.1. Which is a load of bs. Good choice on the Starforce guys. I know there are ways around starforce that I have seen posted on this website, but I am personally unfamiliar with any of them

I have installed quite a few skins, and I did install rugbutts sound add-on, but I installed no skins for su-25t's, and did not install any mods or add ons for weapons, missles or the the like. Essentially, I have used ModMan to install skins for most other aircraft except the Su-25T, but thats it.

Hello all, I have encountered a particuarly nasty problem with my 1.12a version of flaming cliffs. Namely, that the Su-25t has completely disappeared from the game. I mean, totally. It is no longer an option in the editor, either to fly or to place in your missions, I can no longer play any campaigns with the su-25t in it, as any su-25t's in the mission (including the plane you fly in) just disappears as well. It is no longer in the encyclopedia at all either. What the hell? This happened once before rather inexplicable, so I reinstalled 1.1. I would rather not do that this time because of starforce issues. Has anyone else encountered this problem? How do fix it? Cheers Zahael

Hello all, after formatting my harddrive and doing a fresh install, I now find myself with the ardous task of reinstalling all my mods and skins for Lock on 1.12a. I am aware that with ZZZ Soundpack version 8, it is not totally compatible with lock on 1.12a. I know that many of the sounds do not work, such as when in a a10, or explosion sounds for ground vehicles. Is there an updated soundpack which fixes these problems. Alternatively, can I just go and manually copy the sounds from the sound pack into my effects folder? Will the sounds then work? ALso, I have touched on this issue in another post, but have thus far recieved no response, so I will bring it up here. I have recently switched to ModMan V 5.0.0.12, from LOMAN 2.1. I have a problem however, that when I press "Download add ons" the website or download centre LOMAN used to go to doesn't come up, and instead leads to a dead link. Is tehre anyway to update the website/download centre modman goes to? What is the best one? Cheers Zahael

Ok, just downloaded and installed Modman, 5.0.0.12. The link to the download centre (where it says download add on) doesn't work however. Does anyone know how to fix this? Cheers. Zahael

Hey All, what is the difference between ModMan and Loman? I did have Loman 2.1 n my computer, but now I am hearing that ModMan is up to 5.1. What is the difference between the 2, and which one is better? I am running 1.12a Cheers Rogan

Cheers all. I am glad that that particular question has been answered. Now the second part of my question, which I find incredibly frustrating. Does anyone know if the ctrl-(key pad 1-9) as listed in the key commands doc in Lomac, actually works, and if so, how does it work? Its supposed to move the camera during external views, (perhaps like strafing?) but I can't get it to move!!! Anybody? Cheers Zahael

Thanks man. I did a lot of reading, and found the setting camera terrain thingy to false looks really cool, so that is one thing I didn't know before! Unforunately, I could find no specific examples relating to the question of how to get the camera attached to the wing of an aircraft and keep its motion relative to that.. I did read a post that seemed to talk about it, and they talked about changing a specific file, but they didn't say what file it was and what had to change. I'll keep looking, but does anyone know what it is? ANd i still don't know what the go is with the Ctrl-keypad commands as mentioned in my ealier post. it still doesnt seem to work. Does it work for anybody? Cheers Zahael

Hey all, I have been experiment with various in game camera angles. I am after the answers to a few questions. First, in a few of Glowing Amraams clips, and others, I have noticed a really cool effect. In his latest movie, hot zone, there are a few shots where its like a camera is fixed to the tip wing of the aircraft and pointed back towards the nose. How is this achieved? I have been trying to replicate this, but I can't seem to. Secondly, according to my key commands print out, ctrl-(key pad 1-9)(Meaning pressing ctrl then and of the keys from 1 to 9 on the key pad) moves the camera instead of rotates it. I can't get this command to work. At all. I haven't tried using it in a track setting, which is the onyl thing I haven't done, but using the command (say, pressing ctrl-key pad 6 while in external view) does nothing. Does anyone else experience this? I am sure I must be doing something wrong. This command seems to be different than shift-escape, which allows the user to point the camera in any direct while rotating on its own axis (instead of rotating it around the focus point ie an aircraft). Any suggestions? This is really pissing me off!! Cheers all. Zahael

Cheers Glow. Thanks for your help man, it all looks fantastic and I am keen to break out the editor and see if i can produce some movies to your level. I did a fair bit of reading before I decided to get into this, and you seem to set the standard. Hope you aren't an accountant in real life man. You are wasting your talent if you are. Quick question - those extra effects you were talking about, the glow and the like. Are they public add ons or downloads? If its a trade secret, no worries. But they look great. Cheers. Zahael

Love your work man. You've inspired me to try making some video myself. I have some questions tho, and if you don't mind sharing some trade secrets, I would love to pick your brain a bit. I have 3 questions: In your movies you get they real glowing effect in you games, like the contrast is turned way up or something. It looks very impressive and almost like the image is computer generated. I remember reading somewhere that you "rendered" your movie? What does that mean, and how can I do it? I am in the process of download Vegas 6.0 - do you use that program? Cheers Second Question: What do you use for sound? I assume you don't record the sound direct from the game, and actually add your own sound in editing later - is that correct? I have noticed a few people talking about a realistic soudn effects add on, ZZZ or something. Third and Final - You have some great camera angles in you game, and some great views. I was wondering how you recorded your movies with fraps. Do you record short movies (maybe a plane flying past a building etc) then cease recording, only to edit the movies together later, or do you create a track, and do it that way? Thanks Glowing Amraam. I understand that what you do is way too complicated to convey over a Forum. I am just after some pointers, and then hopefully will be able to trial and error my way to success! Any help is apprecated. Cheers Zahael

Hi All, I am very impressed with some of the work by Glowing Amraam and everyone on movies, and am considering dabbling in them myself. WHere can I find the programs he uses? Its Fraps, and Vegas 6.0d I think. I have never heard of these programs, but I am keen to makes some flicks. CHeers, any help and direction is apprecated. Zahael ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Ambition and ignorance are the parents of stupidity. Disaster, sorrow and regret are their grandchildren" - Jago

Hey all. I have a quick question that I have briefly scanned the forum for but can't find an answer to. Apologies if it is buried a little deeper and I haven't looked hard enough. My question relates to the communication voices. I have noticed that in a few of the a10 training tracks, when the pilot requests permission to taxi to take off or to take off, the tower responds in kind - and the voices play in full. however, when I take over, and ask the tower permission to taxi etc, for some reason the sound just doesnt play. The text comes up for a fraction of a second, and then goes away before I can read it. Is this common? Is this only because it is only a training mission, or is this something to do with the version. Thanks all. Zahael

No worries on the last question guys. I now know what TrackIr is duh . . .

Hi all, I have only recently gotten into Lo-Mac but I must say that I am blown away. So much so that after having the game for only 2 days I went out and blew a bucket load of money on the x52 Sagitex joystick and throttle combo. Love it. I have reached the point however where I have a few questions. First, I am after a profile for my joystick. I did ask for this in another post but I thought I should start a new post. I did find Precogs profiles, but it says they are only up to 1.02 of lomac and are for the x45 joystick. Will these still run as they should for my computer? If not, does anyone have a profile for this joystick they can send me? My email address is zahael@hotmail.com. Any help is appreciated. Second question I have relates to skins and mods. I really like some of the skins, not only for aircraft but for the terrains and textures as well. I found a few of them over at www.lockonskins.co.uk but there are so many. I am after some recommendations, over what people consider some essential skins? Favourites? Let me know. I don't know how to install skins, so I am after stuff which is relatively simply to install (or some simple instructions). Thanks all. Share and care people. Appreciate any help Thanks. Zahael ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Ambition and ignorance are the parents of stupidity. Disaster, sorrow and regret are their grandchildren"