Ironhand Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Just a quick heads up. There are two new tutorials on my site aimed at the new folks. Their goal is to introduce you to LOMAC/FC's GUI and Mission Editor (Part 1) and how things work in Flight (Part 2). Part 1 starts by discussing what is available behind the various Menu buttons, etc focusing at first on the Options Menu. The tutorial then turns to the Mission Editor where we build a simple A-10 mission giving you an opportunity to see the Mission Editor in action and learn a bit about it. In Part 2 we fly the mission we created. The goal of the flight is to keep the instruction sufficiently simple that it'll be easy to follow along so that you'll have a basic understanding when you fly the mission yourself. Part 2 includes a README, a document listing the key commands involved in the flight, and the mission (V1.12a) itself in addition to the video. Getting Started Part 1: 47.7MB :: Running time: 56:54 :: 800x600 Getting Started Part 2: 171 MB :: Running time: 26:51 :: 800x600 For lack of a better place to put them, you'll find them on the FLIGHT BASICS page. Hope some of you find these useful. Rich 4 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1...CR6IZ7crfdZxDg _____ Win 10 Pro x64, ASUS Z97 Pro MoBo, Intel i7-4790K, EVGA GTX 970 4GB, HyperX Savage 32GB, Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD, 2x Seagate Hybrid Drive 2TB Raid 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diveplane Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 nice job..... https://www.youtube.com/user/diveplane11 DCS Audio Modding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cali Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Top notch Ironhand, always thinking and looking for ways to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attila Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Great work! I just watched Part 1, and although I am reasonably familiar with the UI, I picked up some nice tips. Thanks! Part 2 is downloading. PS. The RAR format nearly put me off. As far as I know WinRAR is not freeware, and I don't really want another full-blown compression utility. Luckily there is "unrar" --- a tiny freeware command-line utility that unpacks RAR files. Just a tip for the likeminded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaelu Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Great work! I just watched Part 1, and although I am reasonably familiar with the UI, I picked up some nice tips. Thanks! Part 2 is downloading. PS. The RAR format nearly put me off. As far as I know WinRAR is not freeware, and I don't really want another full-blown compression utility. Luckily there is "unrar" --- a tiny freeware command-line utility that unpacks RAR files. Just a tip for the likeminded. You can use 7Z program that is free.http://www.7-zip.org/:thumbup: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] I5 4670k, 32GB, GTX 1070, Thrustmaster TFRP, G940 Throttle extremely modded with Bodnar 0836X and Bu0836A, Warthog Joystick with F-18 grip, Oculus Rift S - Almost all is made from gifts from friends, the most expensive parts at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumoscouse Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Lovely Stuff as always and invaluable resources for Lock On part timers like moi SumoScouse Out :matrix: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironhand Posted May 5, 2006 Author Share Posted May 5, 2006 First of all, thanks to all. Wish I could claim credit for the idea (format) of the tutorial(s) (show the new guys how to create a mission, then fly it) but that came from one of our very own newbies. ...The RAR format nearly put me off. As far as I know WinRAR is not freeware, and I don't really want another full-blown compression utility. Luckily there is "unrar" --- a tiny freeware command-line utility that unpacks RAR files. Just a tip for the likeminded. I know it's payware now but I could have sworn that the version I downloaded and link to was freeware at the time. Maybe I'm wrong. I need to check into it, since the link is to a copy located on my site. I do know that there's a beta version available on their download page. I wasn't aware of Unrar. Not sure how many folks would know how to use a command-line utility, though. Sure wish ZIP was as efficient at compacting files as RAR. Sometimes the differences in file size is astonishing between the two. In this case it was substantial enough that I chose to go with the RAR format. Zaelu, Thanks for the tip about 7-Zip, though it was directed at Attila. I'll check into it. Rich YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1...CR6IZ7crfdZxDg _____ Win 10 Pro x64, ASUS Z97 Pro MoBo, Intel i7-4790K, EVGA GTX 970 4GB, HyperX Savage 32GB, Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD, 2x Seagate Hybrid Drive 2TB Raid 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nscode Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Why not create SFX (self extracting) archive.. rar can do it. Never forget that World War III was not Cold for most of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironhand Posted May 5, 2006 Author Share Posted May 5, 2006 Why not create SFX (self extracting) archive.. rar can do it. An excellent suggestion and elegent solution. I hadn't realized you could do that with WinRar. Thank you. Rich YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1...CR6IZ7crfdZxDg _____ Win 10 Pro x64, ASUS Z97 Pro MoBo, Intel i7-4790K, EVGA GTX 970 4GB, HyperX Savage 32GB, Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD, 2x Seagate Hybrid Drive 2TB Raid 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51GRIZZLY Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 Really nice work there M8 in future it will be a pleasure for me to direct ppl who ask questions about mission setup to your site. :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Star Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 You can use 7Z program that is free.http://www.7-zip.org/:thumbup: As well as 7Z you could also use zipgenius, http://www.zipgenius.it/eng/index.php which is also free and can handle a multitude of formats including Zip & Rar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saa Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 As a newbie I'd like to say thanks for these tutorials. I have one question concerning it. The mission start time is 17:30 and when I start it it's fairly dark out. How do you change the time? I tried to edit the time on the A-10's waypoint zero but I'm not allowed to do so. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironhand Posted May 6, 2006 Author Share Posted May 6, 2006 As a newbie I'd like to say thanks for these tutorials. I have one question concerning it. The mission start time is 17:30 and when I start it it's fairly dark out. How do you change the time? I tried to edit the time on the A-10's waypoint zero but I'm not allowed to do so. Thanks I assume you're talking about the real mission (.mis file) itself. It ended up classified (passworded). This is a test. :) Rich YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1...CR6IZ7crfdZxDg _____ Win 10 Pro x64, ASUS Z97 Pro MoBo, Intel i7-4790K, EVGA GTX 970 4GB, HyperX Savage 32GB, Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD, 2x Seagate Hybrid Drive 2TB Raid 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saa Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 Aha, its coming back to me now... I think it has something to do with pressing Rwin-Ctrl-LeftAlt-Home-Capslock while wearing a bra on my my head. :smartass: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironhand Posted May 6, 2006 Author Share Posted May 6, 2006 Aha, its coming back to me now... I think it has something to do with pressing Rwin-Ctrl-LeftAlt-Home-Capslock while wearing a bra on my my head. Not exactly. But you get points for creativity. :) Rich YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1...CR6IZ7crfdZxDg _____ Win 10 Pro x64, ASUS Z97 Pro MoBo, Intel i7-4790K, EVGA GTX 970 4GB, HyperX Savage 32GB, Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD, 2x Seagate Hybrid Drive 2TB Raid 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brit_Radar_Dude Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Great stuff IronHand - Like many of the most useful things in the Lockon Community, it made me and doubtless many others think - "D*mn! Why didn't I think of making something that 2 years ago?" [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Sorry Death, you lose! It was Professor Plum.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch60 Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Hi Ironhand, Thanks for the new movies. i9 13900KS (H150i), RTX 4090, 64 GB RAM @ 6000 MHz CL30, TM Warthog HOTAS + MFD's, MFG Crosswind, LG 48GQ900, Valve Index VR, TrackIR 5, Win11 Pro x64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironhand Posted May 7, 2006 Author Share Posted May 7, 2006 WOW!!! I'm A STICKEY!!! :D Arrived here to check on my thread and couldn't find it. Thought: That's strange. (Actually the words I used were a bit stronger.) Was about to leave here to go check up on what was happening at the Ubi forum and happened to glance up at the stickies. O, wow! ...Like many of the most useful things in the Lockon Community, it made me and doubtless many others think - "D*mn! Why didn't I think of making something (like) that 2 years ago?" I had the same reaction when a new guy emailed me saying:Any chance of a complete newbie tutorial for absolute idiots {BTW, the one thing he isn't is an idiot} like me?... Coming from an MS flight sim background to FC is a daunting one. Just look at the keyboard layout....it's enough to put anyone off. The simple things like how do you create a mission with your plane on the tarmac and a couple of stationary targets to blow up. Then of course once you've created this 'baby' mission how do you start the plane, how do you select the weapons, how do you fire the weapons. Some tutorials just scream to be made. This was one of them. Ah, the simple things in life. Rich YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1...CR6IZ7crfdZxDg _____ Win 10 Pro x64, ASUS Z97 Pro MoBo, Intel i7-4790K, EVGA GTX 970 4GB, HyperX Savage 32GB, Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD, 2x Seagate Hybrid Drive 2TB Raid 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckling Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Great work Ironhand:pilotfly: . -Thanks /Duckling - - - - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attila Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 Rich, like nscode I thought about suggesting SFX, but refrained from it fearing I would open a can of worms --- executables bring the security threat of possible viruses etc. But very few users run without virus control these days, and I guess this crowd is well used to downloading executables off the net. A nice thing about SFX is it will allow you to create a more "wizard-like" extraction process, with intro text, etc. About time you got your first sticky, by the way! PS. Thanks to all for the tips about utilities that handle RAR, but I simply put "unrar" on the Explorer short-cut menu as the default RAR file action (Tools | Folder Options | File types). That'll do for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock214 Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 Hi Rich, I hope I pass the test..... The way to declassify is in part one.:smartass: PS now enjoying FC:music_whistling: :music_whistling: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team Groove Posted May 8, 2006 ED Team Share Posted May 8, 2006 Ironhand i enjoy everyone of your tutorials. Our Forum Rules: http://forums.eagle.ru/rules.php#en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironhand Posted May 8, 2006 Author Share Posted May 8, 2006 Rich, like nscode I thought about suggesting SFX, but refrained from it fearing I would open a can of worms --- executables bring the security threat of possible viruses etc... I had the same concerns about making it an executable. OTOH, it takes care of the "RAR" problem nicely. Plus, by making it an executable, I won't get 20 emails asking me how to open a RAR file. :) PS now enjoying FC Great! And: Happy birthday! :holiday: Rich YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1...CR6IZ7crfdZxDg _____ Win 10 Pro x64, ASUS Z97 Pro MoBo, Intel i7-4790K, EVGA GTX 970 4GB, HyperX Savage 32GB, Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD, 2x Seagate Hybrid Drive 2TB Raid 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazerPotatoe Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 If you use WinRAR (http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm), and you are worried about just running any executables on your machine, keep in mind that you can right-click the .EXE in Windows Explorer, and if it truly is just a self-extracting archive, you will see the options to decompress it, in the context menu. So you don't have to blindly double-click and hope for the best. Cheers, LP PS. Thanks Ironhand -- I will be using these videos to convince some friends to start playing LockOn. LP modules: F5-E / A4-E / A-10A / AJS-37 / SA-342 / UH-1H / Ka-50 / Mi-8 / CA would buy: OH-58 /AH-64A / AH-1 / Sepecat Jaguar / F-111 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allochtoon Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 Rich can you make a tutorial on how to seduce women? Seriously, your tuts rawk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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