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Thanks for the detailed reply. So do I have this straight: So then what about DCS/FC3, are those all sharing same map as FC2? (except Nevada that was added and I think one more) ? Any idea if FC1 content can be extracted and used either with FC2 or LOMAC (like extracting textures).

Do LOMAC/FC1 and FC2 all share same maps? Or did FC1/FC2 add new maps?

Thats version 1.0, once you install a patch Altimeter on the main menu will get a version number on it.

Why do we ever go back to old games instead of always playing latest and greatest? I dont know, because I want to? Is that not reason enough? Nostalgia? Does FC3 have all of the same missions/campaigns/landmasses? If not then it wouldnt be a better replacement, it would just be an alternative. In the ideal world I have access to all of them and play all of them. Not just one. I dont mean to pick a fight. But what you have stated is the obvious. The whole "they would have to modify it to support a new OS thing" is a loop hole. And as for the reason as to why do it, how about so that their customers are happy? I am much less inclined to purchase anything new from a developer if they use a loop hole to stop supporting their old products. Again they are more than welcome to do that, but maybe a few days it would take an engineer to patch out StarForce would be worth the effort? They probably already have non StarForce protected exes at the studio from testing the game/patches (I highly doubt that they internally ran StarForce protected exes during development/testing). There is probably not much work to be done in the first place. As for the benefits of even spending a day to dig it up and post it. Well the worth of that is a matter of opinion and is not worth going into here. Being OK with it is like saying, oh your 10 year old car wont start because of a protection manufacturer put on it? Well, why would you want that car anyways? New ones are so much better! Because I paid for it and there is no good reason for it to not work? There is nothing wrong with the game, its perfectly supported under Windows 10, the issue is with the copy protection that is refusing to launch the game. My original question remains though. What am I missing if I have LOMAC and FC2 but not FC1?

So I bought LOMAC Gold back in like 2004 or 2005. I played it back then a bunch, but its been on my shelf for over a decade. I recently dug out my old stick and got this urge of playing LOMAC again. :joystick: LOMAC installs and runs (with minor issues) on Windows 10. But the second disc (Flaming Cliffs) uses StarForce, which after jumping through hoops for a few hours I finally concluded (through updating StarForce and using their utility (http://www.star-force.com/support/sfhelper/) and it actually telling me that the only way it would ever work would be for the developer to release a patch to make it compatible with new versions of StarForce :( or ideally remove it altogether), that basically there is no way Ill ever be able to play Flaming Cliffs again (unless I install Windows XP, which is not something I will ever do I dont think). So the question is then. What exactly is the difference between Flaming Cliffs 2 and 1? I read through that page about all of the stuff Flaming Cliffs 2 added, thats not what I am curious about. More specifically i want to know, does Flaming Cliffs 2 contain everything from Flaming Cliffs 1? Because the Flaming Cliffs 2 info page is very cryptic about this. It simply states that its a great improvement upon Flaming Cliffs 1. But what about content from FC1? Is it all in there? If not, is it possible to take the scenarios/missions etc from Flaming Cliffs 1 and use them in Flaming Cliffs 2? To distill it even further. If I have LOMAC and Flaming Cliffs 2. What am I missing out on by not having Flaming Cliffs 1? PS - How has there not been an outrage from the community about inability to play the product they paid for? Why hasnt ED/Ubisoft or whoever owns the code released a patch to remove StarForce. Surely they arent making any sales of FC1 and havent in over a decade? Thanks!

Here is the Moscow one. 30,000 troops participated in it. vhkePLsm_pU

Its more of a tradition, every year May 9th, anniversary of German Surrender in WW2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(9_May) When i was a kid I remember going to these with my family, since both of my Grandpa's fought, they walked in the parade. Its not really to show off anything, its more to celebrate the soldiers of WW2. And how else would military do a parade other than roll through with troops/equipment... its not like they can/will do Flower floats lol :P whats amazing to me is that, after living for better part of my life in the US, looking at these troops.. and every single one of them is white... every one... looking at US troops its a completely different picture.

Video of the parade - Equipment starts rolling at 33minute mark with T-34 (the most produced WW2 tank) as the opener. Followed by BM-16 - Katyusha Troops are wearing Period Appropriate uniforms/weapons. Photos - http://svinchukov.livejournal.com/256053.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter edit - added Moscow parade 2 posts down.

Yes, that is the exact song I am talking about :). Cool, so its just poetry? no significance?

What is the significance of this number? 1100? perhaps 1100 meters? why is it important? It may apply to all WW2 aviation, not just Russian, but its in a Russian song about WW2... thanks in advance :)

wow all I can say is that when I made this post I didnt expect it to get so huge.. lol its an interesting read nonetheless.. =D

cant you change the search zone from 60 degrees to 30? making it refresh faster cuz it doesnt have to search too far?

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found it in the folder along with a bunch of other things.. had to install Adobe reader tho... thank you

I dont have a manual.. my game only came with a booklet with controlls. like 4 pages big. if you arent going to help plz dont asnwer.. and thank you for those who helped