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Hi! I've noticed that some of the servers with the most realistic settings (no external views, etc.) have also the F10 map disabled. I think F10 map should be enabled, but without anything displayed, not even our own aircraft, think about it as a paper map the pilot might have. What do you think?

You just need to install LO:FC2 in another folder, different from LO or LO:FC. In reality those are different product, LO and LO:FC2 are used just as a check to allow you to install LO:FC2, but files are not shared. BTW, if you have an Ati and have a crash related to changing between weapons in the A-10, check this thread: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=51587&page=4

You all might want to check this thread about crashes when switching weapons (maverik and bombs for example) in A-10 using those drivers: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=51587&page=4 Seems with 10.2 the crash is very diminished

If you're on Windows XP (and that 3GB tells me you most probably are), what will help you most is definitelly Windows Vista/W7.

I've tested cycling through all weapons dozens of times, no problem (nvidia 9600gt here). Try previous official non-beta Ati drivers and test again. In any way seems like those 10.3 give you problems with youtube at full screen according to that thread I linked inmy previous post.

Perhaps It's because quality standards. Some of us can live with modded cockpit and it's flaws (you'll see disapearing textures and other glitches when you move the head to the limits), some others not. But I suspose ED as a corporation prefers limited 6DoF without glitches. Also, they did it as a lua file, not encoded in any file so it's open to modify, be thankful.

Weird. Try switching cockpit resolution to 512 (it just affects shkval or similar panels like the Maverik one, not the whole cockpit). If that doesen't work, play with antialiasing settings, from no antialiasing to different settings. If you have ati also disable adaptive antialiasing and try. Also, seems you have problems not just with FC2 but also youtube videos since installing latest Ati videos: http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=864131&postcount=13

Wonderful, I can't live without Servman!

Change filter from LAN to Internet.

Not happening to me in full screen. Used the quickstart A-10 mission. Try to unplug the joystick, switch off the unload saitek profiler and try just with keyboard.

That is a leftover file from original LockOn. Edit FC2/blackshark/data/scripts/options.lua with Notepad++ (don't use regular notepad with lua files, just go to google and search notepad++) Edit width to 1280, height to 720 and aspect to 1.7 or 1.8 (1280 divided by 720 is 1.77)

But, only when switching using a Saitek X52? because I don't have that stick and my game doesen't crash.

Yep. Forget about the affinity trick, since DCS 1.01 patch and with FC2 it's automatically applied. The results going from XP to Vista or W7 are like buying a new computer, seriously it's miraculous.

My crap computer: E5200@3Ghz, nvidia9600gt, 4GB DDR2, Win7 64bit. 1440x900, 4AA, 8AF high quality settings in drivers. Main ingame settingsTextures at high, Cockpit Shkval resolution at 512, scenes at medium, water in low (through lua file), no mirrors. No other files moddified. With a similar situation (pointing shkval to 10km in that same quick mission), I go from 60 fps to 50 fps, not a big deal. If I point shkval further (+20km) perfomance degrades to 20-25, but I never point it that further. Check your AA and shkval resolution settings folks, perhaps it's way to high. Also, throw away windows XP and install Vista or 7 for a big boost of perfomance (average boost around 30%-40% more fps) in DCS/FC2, and finally play in full screen.

Is server.lua checked against server? if so, then a modded server will only allow clients with the cockpit modded right? BTW, there are 3 server.lua files, I guess it's the one in /config/view folder edit: ok, only config/weapons folder is checked against server by default

No. If you have lockon+fc installed then just install fc2 (in another folder). If you just have lo installed, then just install fc2 (also in it's own folder). And last, if you don't have anyone, then buy and install lo then fc2 (also in it's own folder).

But with the head movement, the flight model seems more realistic. The lack of inertia in the SFM seems compensated by the head inertia. Just a feeling, but it's nice.

Reducing shkval resolution to 512 works well, and reducing antialiasing also might help. There's no need to crank up to 16 or 32x antialiasing if you don't see the difference, there's usually a good spot that it's related to your resolution and screen dimensions, any AA above that it doesen't make a different but it eats fps. Also, if you use shkval to view further and without zoom it's slower and you loose more fps, but looking at 15-20km with zoom I loose very few fps (from 50fps to just 40fps). Oh, also playing in Vista or W7 might boost your fps 20%-40%. XP is very slow with FC2 or DCS.

Most probably you had a corrupted download in the first time. Just guessing. Anyway now that's sorted, safe flights!

Nope, objective in 1 are tanks in the village, near a bridge. In 2A the objective is near the abandoned airstrip. That doesen't mean in mission 1 there are not enemy units in the abandoned airstrip (there are in fact), it means the objective is another tank group (the one in the village). In the mission 2, your tropps advance to the village you have just cleaned, so the next target is the airstrip: 1 2A

You could try to answer the question we asked Rusty, so we don't have to re-ask them XD

They ran into problems it seems (with a new build in the beta) and training tracks probably stopped working properly (probably not-syncronized or something), thus ED opted to record them in video format. I think testers are re-doing them again but I'm not sure if this is gonna happen. In the bright side, I prefer videos, tracks don't have fast forward/rewind controls.

Hi! 197.25 are beta drivers, try the official non-beta latest ones (197.13)

Did you install it in C:\program files ? if so, install it in another drive or partition, W7 security in C: makes strange things. Anyway, have you check the installation files got downloaded correctly? check md5 please.

Missión 1 and 2a are similar, but not the same. 1 MISSION: Enemy forces are dug in along the southern approach into Kobuleti, guarding the road and rail bridges into the city. Air strikes will be tasked on these forces to attrite them prior to friendly ground forces advancing. OBJECTIVE: One platoon of three T-72B main battle tanks have been located just north of the bridges. This is the primary objective. Contact JTAC (POINTER) for specific tasking instructions when airborne. THREATS: Light air defenses consist of ZSU-23-4 and truck-mounted ZU-23 AAA. 2a MISSION: Enemy forces have established a line of defense running east to west between Kobuleti and Alambari. Air strikes will be tasked on these forces to attrite them prior to friendly ground forces advancing. OBJECTIVE: One platoon of three T-72B main battle tanks have been located on the abandoned airstrip north of Kobuleti. This is the primary objective. Contact JTAC (POINTER) for specific tasking instructions when airborne. THREATS: Light air defenses consist of ZSU-23-4 and truck-mounted ZU-23 AAA.