Kaptein_Damli

I think this happens because how the game is coded. ED most confirm this. I think the CPU is calculating something, and then the GPU is waiting for the CPU to show what he has calculated. Something like this. Unfornuately Lock On is very CPU demanding and I don´t think the code is optimized enough. Even if you have a NASA system, if bad coding occur, no system would help. I think how the code is written is the mainproblem. I love Lock On FC, but sometimes I wish ED had wrote a better code. Hope BS will be better coded.

New movie out! 30 hours or so used in editing of this film! I needed to grab all footage at half speed (tip from GA in his movie thread) and because of this, all audio is out of sync. Anyway, sounds recorded from a game from a mic is not any good, so I needed to add all sounds and music in postprocess. Timeconsuming yes it was! Plus side, I managed to record with HDR bloom mod and high scenes etc, more trees etc. AA/AF stills kill the fps so until new rig you have to live without it on my videos! Hope you like it! Link here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f1017TDSBI Be sure to watch it in "High Quality". EDIT: Highres download link: (1280X1024 495MB upscaled from 640X512) http://files.filefront.com/Valley+Of+Death+HD+1280X14avi/;11772177;/fileinfo.html Smaller version (640X512 237MB) can be downloaded from here: http://files.filefront.com/Valley+Of+Death+YouTubeavi/;11773536;/fileinfo.html

My latest screenshot art! Flying SIM-MODS A-10 and doing some tankbusting! It almost looks real! Amazing what a touch of Adobe Photoshop can do! :) http://files.filefront.com/A+10+Tank+killerjpg/;11708162;/fileinfo.html

I wonder, I fly IL-2 1946 alot, and some modders are making new maps etc. Could it be possible to make new maps for Lock On? I am kinda bored with the map as it is now. I know its big, but it is not big enough! I want more like the maps in Falcon 4.0 AF. Bigger the better! So, is it possible and if not, why? BTW: How big will the map be in Black Shark?

That´s because the coding of the engine is "bad" in terms of performance. I think this game is like Operation Flashpoint was back in 2001. It was made for being played at highest setting five-six years after release! The game also used a "old" direct X 8.0 I belive. The game is also not "optimized" enough. You say it yourself, even with the spec you have, you sometimes get 25fps with that rig. I suppose Lock On is not made for dual core in mind (no dual core back in 2003 I belive). This sim need LOTS of RAW CPU power and lots of RAM. Also a GPU with 512MB DDR3 surely helps. I have used countless of hours tweaking and tweaking the game with fpsfriendly mods, configs etc. I do have Falcon 4.0 AF and that sim runs like a charm, but the grafics are just so dated.. I do hope the code is more optimized in Black Shark. ED has something to learn from Oleg who made IL-2 back in 2001. That sim is more "old comp friendly" than Lock On. An example; trees look like 3D from up high, while going down, you will see that the "3D" trees are actually 2D trees made to look like 3D from air!

Damn, you got me there! I remember I downloaded lots of flanker skins last year in high resolution (2048X2048 I think). Can´t remember what author or link. I also had Highwayman ED to make a skin for me and some friends with Norwegians symbols on the flanker, but this was not his skin I think. (Only Russian markings). Hmmm....someone helps us out? Wait, I will look through my Modman and see...hmm...no flanker skins there...actually, I think it´s a standard skin with Mizzy´s nozzle mod! Anyone? EDIT: I think it´s "AF 4th C&CTC Lypetsk AB-1" and I think it´s skin which is standard in Lock On only with Mizzy´s nozzlemod. Am I right?

Thanx a lot guys! It really gives me more motivation to make more films! It is not always easy making them as I have a son at 4.5 years old, a wife (not married, though but don´t know the word "samboer" in english lol) that eats my sparetime! hehe...:D Thanx for downloading! Thanx for nice comments on YouTube GA! I will work on my shaking next time.

I did tried to connect, but no luck. Could someone post a track of the whole show? Would love to see it! Nice pics btw! :)

"Just be" Is a Lock On Flaming Cliffs video with a wonderful song from DJ Tiësto and Kirsty Hawkshaw. It´s an aerobatic video with the SU-27 Flanker from the game Lock On Flaming Cliffs. Just love the song! YouTube: (Choose High Quality) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJuZkdTnHxU Download link: (1280X1024 DivX high bitrate) http://files.filefront.com/Just+beavi/;10900013;/fileinfo.html

Banned? Why??

By joing the site. It´s free. I am downloading now!

BTW: I have made a similiar movie, but I have used Operation Flashpoint instead: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GTogGmdGLI

I added some extra effects as I thought the ingame explosions was a bit weak. I have always used internal sound from the game, but this time I added extra sounds. I think maybe the volume for the extra sound was a bit to high. About the shaking effect, I just forgot to use it. I know how to add it in Lock On, but I was to busy getting beautyfull shots with the bloom mod...hehe...I appreciate all feedback, I think myself I have grown in moviemaking as I resaw my first video yesterday. Almost laughed my ass off..Just glad I didnґt upload my first one to YouTube. I will keep it on my HDD just to remember how bad I was and that I am making progress. I still need to use more time on my videos. I used about 20 hours on this one from idea to release. I am just not that patient enough! I donґt wanna sit all day editing, I want to :pilotfly: too! :D P.S Godt aa hoere raad fra experten! :) Har lasta ned alle dine videor og mе si jeg blir inspirert av de! :)

Hi all! New video from me! I have combined two games in this video and I hope you enjoy it like I enjoyed making it! :) (I know some tactics etc are not the best and I know you will spot where footage from Operation Flashpoint is but hey, this movie is made with entertainment in mind. :thumbup:) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GTogGmdGLI I have added some soundeffects and used some mods in Operation Flashpoint and Lock On FC. (See info on YouTube.) Better quality video can be downloaded from here: http://www.retusjering.com/Behind_Enemy_Lines.avi

I quit playing LO:FC online because it only has one map. I started playing IL-2 1946 online instead and it is a hell of alot funnier. It really keeps you flying skills sharp and the deflection shooting is more skill than just lock a target and fire. IL-2 has lots of maps, and with the new 4.09b1 beta patch, just take a look at Slovakia map. Lots of details. Lo:FC has one map, ok, it´s big, but in matter of time you know where everything is and it´s no more fun. I want more maps, maps with lots of mountains, not just flat land and sea like LO:FC. You have one part of the map with mountains and that´s all. Everything else is almost flat. Even Falcon has more maps than LO:FC. Nice valleys etc. I have Falcon 4.0 AF but can´t stand the dated graphics and the flight model. IL-2 1946 is taken all my free time now together with Arma and OFP (stills plays it!). What´s fun with Lock On is formation flying and acrobatics. I still enjoy flying some airshows with pods. In the beginning me and some mates did fly formation, but all of us converted to IL-2 1946. It is because of varity. All the planes you can fly, the great FM, graphics and most of all fun! ED has many things to lean from Oleg...

Awesome! Favorite + 5 stars! Really great video! I liked it when you took something from ArmA too! Really nice! If you add "fmt=18" to the YouTubelink, you will get somewhat higher quality. BTW: Where is the high quality download link? I want it! :thumbup:

The colours are better now. Reload mode interfered with Groundpounder mod, causing some odd colors. Working great now! Much more natural colours! Great work guys! Keep it up! :)

I uninstalled Ground pounder afterwards and then reinstalled reload. It seems a bit better now. Homever I find the grass of IL2 a bit more natural looking. Just my opinion. Except from that I really love the mod :) Here is some screens from IL2 1946 patch 4.09 beta: http://www.retusjering.com/grab0002.jpg http://www.retusjering.com/grab0001.jpg

Just tested it! IMO the grass and and the scenery looks a little mintgreen. I prefer the colour of grass etc like it is in the new 4.09b IL2 patch. A little darker maybe. It looks a little to much "cartoonish". Don´t get me wrong, I love the job you have done, it just my opinion. I also think the rivers look like they have dryed out as the look brown. Also, the dark brown trees just don´t fit in.

I am downloading it right now! Been busy playing Il2 1946 patch 4.09 beta. Beautyful Slovekia map there! Love the new maps! Anyway, do I need to uninstall groundpounder before installing this one?

You don´t need Hyperlobby to connect to the host. The host has the port open and the ip. The others just type the ip of the host and connect. To have lagfree play, the one hosting needs high bandwith up and down. I have 10 MBIT down, and 2.5 MBIT up but we are only 4. I also set the server as spec (closing the screen on the laptop when game starts so I don´t peak!) and I use 640X480 resolution and 16 bit colors. Everything on low settings expect scenery which is high. If you set scenery on low every one else will be forced to use low. Dunno why. This makes the game smooth.

It is not just your system, every mate I have (even one with dual core) gets stuttering when cluster bombs impacts on tanks. This happens due to bad programming. (Maybe shaders). Remember, this game use DirectX 8.0. Now we are on ver.10. Even Direct X 9 had some improvement in code I think. I also suspect the programmers for not optimazing the code when things are on fire, explosions, even shooting with your 20mm on the ground can cause stuttering. The biggets problem is cluster bombs or when you use B-1H/B-52 (is this the US bomber, canґt remember the name) to make a runwayattack with bombs. I have a track when a bomber attacks the runwaw while I am powering up my plane. I was down to 14 fps, and I have 50-60 average when flying. It is odd, that Call of Duty 4 which is a game from 2007 (Lock On is from 2003 I think) goes smooth as silk on 90 FPS and it goes down to 40 fps when the airstrike comes in with LOTS of explosions and smoke! The even other odd thing is that explosions and smoke in COD 4 looks a lot better than Lock On. I know its an eldering game, but what I really would like to see in a patch was optimazing the code. I belive UBI just wanted to lauch the game, and the code was not optimized. Itґs odd you need almost need dual core and 4GB RAM and an hefty GPU just to play a game from 2003....I know the AFM takes CPU but they could have improved the code! Back to what you can do to make it run as best as possible. Try to set effects to "none". That takes away the fire I think and the explosions looks not that nice, but it saves a lot of fps. Also make sure you have 100 km in scenery and low on visual range. Setting medium on textures and scenery also helps. Adding 1 GB ram which is pretty cheap these days also really helps. I donґt think your GPU is suffering, the game is VERY CPU hungry due to bad coding. Upgrading your rig is the only way. Or do like I do, play more il2 1946 in perfect settings with constant 50-60 fps :) Another tip, go into the config of your videocard and set AA no more than 2X, AF off, V sync FORCED OFF (this gave me 30% better fps), force billiniar filtering, and see what settings is the lowest on the videocard. Also download Rivatuner, overlclock your videocard (watch the temperature!), and uninstall restore points thing in XP. Download advanced windows care (best prog there is just google it), defrag every week, close down virusscanner and everything else you donґt need to run Lock On. Good luck! :) BTW: What soundcard tou you use? I have heard old sound cards can eat some CPU load. Also make sure you download newest drivers for your GPU. If you have a LCD screen and playing in native resolution (mine is 1280X1024) setting lower resolution often makes things look ugly due to LCD scaling. Buy yourself (think people these days would give you one for free!) and play on a CRT. This way 1024X768 ex. does not look that bad due to interlacing instead of LCD scaling. That is what I donґt like with LCD screens. You have to play on the native resolution. Otherwise it would not look that "crisp" due to scaling.

Oh, and head over to lockonfiles.com to download LOTS of mods! :)

New Lock On FC video out! Btw, I bet you have newer heard that kind of music in a Lock On movie before (second part). :thumbup: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPjCPrrCuY4

When installing the shipfiles to temptextures I am not asked to overwrite any file! Will it still work? Same with explodefiles. There is no explodefiles in the temptexture folder. Could someone do all of Mizzy mods Modman compatible? Would be much easier installing/uninstalling if something wrong happens...