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Wags, does that mean that each mission must be manually created before the campaign is started (so that you have to define all the possible branches of the campaign), or is it possible that the campaign engine may create a mission on the fly based on the result of the completed mission?

It's always nice to have something to look forward to. I'm thinking that the announcement might not have anything to do with Black Shark. However, since it has been confirmed by one of the testers (britgliderpilot), it is most likely BS-related.

Don't be silly, tflash! Wags sent me a PM and told me that the announcement will say that they have decided to convert Black Shark into a 2D point-and-click adventure game instead. He begged me not to tell anyone, so keep this to youself, alright? * Look at cockpit. You are looking at a beautiful 3D cockpit. As the sun reflects off the altimeter and blinds your eyes for a second or two, you curse the developers for deciding on not to make this game any fun. * Use mouse on 3D cockpit. You move your mouse over several buttons in the different instrument panels, but to no avail. You curse once again. * Move head in order to look out of the window. Forget it! I understand what you are trying to do, but we (the devs) won't let you. * Eject to get the hell out of this game. We (the devs once again) won't let you do this. Do you have any idea how many hours we spent on converting a nearly completed helicopter sim into a 2D point-and-click adventure game? Move away from the eject button or we will fry your harddrive. * Use blow-torch on your harddrive. WE (the devs say hi) decide when any harddrive should fry. Stop trying to ruin the fun of this game. We are watching you. Who is still looking forward to the Black Shark add-on? Raise your hands, please, so that I can make a count. :-)

Hey, sounds good :thumbup:

Hmm... 8800 is the best card on the market right now, isn't it? Lock On was released in 2003, four years ago, and we can still not run it with all details set to max? I have a low-spec PC myself, so I've never played it with all settings set to max. Maybe I will be upgrading sometime this year...

I'll try to remember that when I come home tomorrow. It sounds like a useful tip :thumbup:

Ha ha ha!! :lol: Is this an side effect from using TrackIR4 too much that I should expect any time soon? :)

I've never flown online, and I believe that the temperature in Hell will decrease by approximately 3 degrees Celcius before that happens. I'm going to be honest with you: I'm pure crap when it comes to flying, mostly due to the fact that I take these long breaks away from the game, and then have to learn most of it over again when I pick it up 4 months later. Right now I can't seem to remember how I configured my X-52 profile. :joystick: Is there some other way in which I can get hold of your profile? It would be interesting to compare it with the one I'm using now. :)

I'm using XP, so I don't think I'll install the 1.12b patch until I feel like I need the changes that it offers.

Argh! I forgot to ask if this TrackIR bug has been fixed in the latest patch (1.12b). I should install it if that is the case. Well, I should probably just install the latest patch anyway...

Ahh, thanks for the tips. I deleted the two ini-files as you suggested, restarted both TrackIR and Flaming Cliffs, and now the Blue LED was on the whole time. Man, is this little technological thing a wonder or what?! I mean, it is cool when you see people using the TrackIR in their home-made videos, but the experience is just awesome when you realize that the sim follows YOUR head movement. Ok, gotta calm down. Breath in and out, in and out. Ahh, blood pressure going from critical to normal level. :D Thanks again for your help. I'm sure that Lock on will be like a new game again. The only thing that could make this day even better is if Flaming Cliffs supported all 6 directions, like Black Shark will do. That 3D cockpit which has been shown off in the videos we have seen so far is really cool. Can't wait to try that one out. Maybe I'll reinstall the old EECH game, just to try out the 6DOF support :-)

... and I forgot to add that both the green and blue LEDs are on when I use the menus in Lomac. However, when I click on the FLY button in order to start the training mission, the blue LED is turned off. It never comes back on again while the training mission is running. Should the Blue LED always be on while I'm flying?

Hi, I bought TrackIR 4 from eDimensional but am having some trouble getting it to work inside Lomac. I have version 1.12a installed. I have tried to search in the forums, but I get the impression that all it takes for TrackIR to work inside the game is to run the TrackIR software and then start up Lomac. The first thing I did was to create a profile, which I called LockOn. I assigned the profile to the Lock On: Modern Air Combat title, and made sure that the TrackIR responded to my head movement by selecting View->Heads. It worked fine. I start up Lomac (or Flaming Cliffs if you like), start a training mission, take control by clicking Ctrl-Q, and ... nothing happens. I can still move my view by operating the hat switch on my X-52, but the TrackIR does not respond to my head movement at all. I have tried to see if there is some option in the game that I have to edit in order to activate the TrackIR, but have failed to find an obvious big blue button :-) So now I turn to my fellow forum-lurchers, in hope of some guidance. :-)

YES!! I ordered my TrackIR4 from eDimensional since they ship from the UK, which is much closer to Norway. The package would reach me within 1-3 working days. Perfect. I received an e-mail with a link to a fedex package tracking site, where I could follow it's trip across the North Sea. Wonderful. Now, I just wonder where in the UK is RIVIERA BEACH, FL located. Hmm... The package was dispatched from the US after all, and is currently lying in some post office in Paris, France. Boohoooo!! I will probably not get it until the Easter holiday which starts on Wednesday next week. Well, I'm crossing my fingers. Maybe that will help :doh:

By the way, I suppose many people are wondering if the stick will be as loose as the X52, or if it will be more "heavy" as the HOTAS or the Suncom F-15E Talon (I owned a Talon before it went to heaven, was very happy with it. Now I have an X52). Most likely, it is too early in the project cycle to say, but maybe you have put some thought into this?

A friend of mine thought about building a cockpit once, and investigated what materials he would need for it. He came back to me with a pretty long face because of the high prices for buttons, switches etc. He certainly didn't expect such tiny parts to be so pricey. What you are building consists not only of these small, cute parts (I'm thinking about the whole project, including the stick, cockpit panel, instruments etc), so I guess that you will at least have to pay $1000 or so. It will most likeliy be more. Just my guess of course. If people want to buy from you, then they would also have to add the shipping costs, and the package would be quite big, wouldn't it? Anyway, I'm spending about $2000 on books, games etc each year, so it's just a matter of priority, really. Therefore, keep up the good work :thumbup:

The work you are doing is truly amazing, and I hope you succeed with the project. I will follow this thread closely :thumbup: I dare not think of how much money (not to mention time) the finished product will cost you.

I have a MOMO steering wheel with pedals. I wonder if I could use those as rudders. If so, I will now have Joystick, Throttle, Rudder and TrackIR. It could be quite an experience flying with all those devices activated :pilotfly:

It's funny that you should mention this game right now, because I just sent an email to a friend of mine regarding Armed Assault. He was a huge fan of Operation Flashpoint (OPF) when it came out, and I just sent him a link to the review of Armed Assault that I saw on www.simhq.com today. On the www.computerandvideogames.com it received a 8.4 score out of a possible 10, and that is very good indeed. I really would like to try the game out myself, but I'm afraid my PC is too old. I only have an AMD xp2400+ with an AGP Radeon 9800 Pro with 128MB memory. That means I am not even able to play LOMAC with max graphics. I tried Ghost Recon a few years back, and absolutely loved it. I know that Armed Assault is a bit more hardcore, but I still believe that the two games share some qualities, like for example, sneaking around unseen in the outside wilderness, trying not to be seen by the enemy, but definitely trying to spot him. The suspense in Ghost Recon was excellent. What is multiplayer mode like in Armed Assault? I would like to think that it is an awesome experience to sneak around with a friend or two.

I am sitting at work right now, and I can't stop thinking about the device that is hopefully on the way towards my post box right now :) Concerning the head movement: I'm sure that in the beginning I will be sitting like a frozen duck in my chair, trying hard not to move too much. But I'm sure it will get better after some hours or days. One thing's for certain; I'm not going to give up on the device if I get dizzy or find it difficult to adapt to using it.

Do you have problems burning DVDs using your DVD recorder when you have Starforce installed? Hmm, I have never had any problems which I think are caused by Starforce. Maybe I have just been lucky...

Once again I say thank you for all the great advice. For your information, I just placed an order with eDimensional for a TrackIR 4 Pro. Oh boy, am I excited now! eDimensional charged me 20 dollars less than naturalpoint, AND a caps was included. Great! I was told that the TrackIR should arrive in 1-3 days, so I hope I will be holding it in my shivering hands by the time the weekend gets here. Hmm, why do I suddenly start humming to that old Kylie Minogue song "I should be so lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky...?" :megalol:

Thank you for all the tips. I'll be sure to remember them if or when I get a TrackIR myself. If I manage to order one, I'm certain it will take several weeks for it to be sent from the US to Norway. Raise your hands if you love the good ol' snail mail! By the way, I have only been seasick once in my 32 years on this planet (and I have spent some of that time at sea), so I don't expect that to be a problem for me. I suppose I'm one of those with a different brain ;)

I was about to order the TrackIR4, but there's an error on the page where I'm supposed to choose the shipping method. Maybe that's a sign from up above that I shouldn't order it? :-) I'll try again later. What do I have to do when I install the TrackIR? Does it work properly once I connect it to my PC and start it up, or do I have to configure it?

Yes, I played it on XP, so it works great on that operating system. You should check out the "official" MOD page if you want to learn more about the modded version of this game. You have to own the original game in order to install all the mod updates. Here's the page I mentioned: http://www.eechcentral.com