StuBaker Posted April 8, 2018 Posted April 8, 2018 Hello Everyone I'm not sure if I'm going to get lucky here but I'll try.... I recently stumbled across my old Lock On CD. I loved this game back in the day, and really wanted to play it again. It seems i can install the game but it wont launch.... My rig specification is as follows :- Intel Core i&-2600K @ 3.4GHz 16GB Ram 2 x 232GB OCZ SSD 2 x 1TB Western Digital HDD 1 x Nvidia GTX 1070 1 x Matrox Triple Head Windows 10 Home Does anybody have an absolutely definitive guide on how to install and run this game on Windows 10? I've tried compatibility modes and running as an administrator. Many Thanks Stu
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted April 8, 2018 ED Team Posted April 8, 2018 The question is why? it is very old and unsupported now. your rig meets the recommended spec to run DCSWorld which you can try for free if you do not already have it :) https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/downloads/world/ Forum rules - DCS Crashing? Try this first - Cleanup and Repair - Discord BIGNEWY#8703 - Youtube - Patch Status Windows 11, NVIDIA MSI RTX 3090, Intel® i9-10900K 3.70GHz, 5.30GHz Turbo, Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro, 64GB DDR @3200, ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming, PIMAX Crystal
Rudel_chw Posted April 8, 2018 Posted April 8, 2018 It seems that it could run, but depend on the specific version you have: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=160067 For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600 - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia RTX2080 - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB
StuBaker Posted April 8, 2018 Author Posted April 8, 2018 The question is why? it is very old and unsupported now. your rig meets the recommended spec to run DCSWorld which you can try for free if you do not already have it :) https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/downloads/world/ I guess its a bit of Nostalgia, and I really liked the A10 in the game. I have DCS World, including the Black Shark, I just really loved this game when it came out, as I'm sure many others did.
StuBaker Posted April 8, 2018 Author Posted April 8, 2018 Thanks Rudel - I read that post but I could not find the bat file referred to in it. I have the original version on CD - Version 1.00?
Rudel_chw Posted April 8, 2018 Posted April 8, 2018 I also have Lo-Mac on CD, tough I made a ISO backup a couple years ago, when I discarded my DVD drive. It doesnt have a versión number anywhere, but the readme is dated November 2003. Just for fun, I tried to install it ... and it actually went trough and installed in under a minute. I dont have Windows 10 ... I tried it for a few months and disliked its spotty performance, sometimes runs fast, sometimes its just stuck doing nothing ... so I went back to Windows 8.1 .. ... and under this Windows 8.1, found the my LoMac actually runs fine ... but oh my god, what a difference 15 years makes ... this is the menú: and this is the Su-25T at default 1024 x 768 resolution: Checked the options and found that it does Support full HD resolution, but there was no way that I could find to get it to recognize my headtracking, but it did recognize my Hotas: This is the F-15 on 1920x1080: believe me, DCS with FC3 will give you pretty much the same experience, but with headtracking (or VR) Support and much better graphics and realism (on the flight models). Cheers! :) For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600 - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia RTX2080 - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB
joey45 Posted April 8, 2018 Posted April 8, 2018 MY EYES!!!! The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. "Me, the 13th Duke of Wybourne, here on the ED forums at 3 'o' clock in the morning, with my reputation. Are they mad.." https://ko-fi.com/joey45
Weta43 Posted April 11, 2018 Posted April 11, 2018 Surprised it runs for you. There was a (from memory) C++ runtime update few months ago. When I installed that, L.O. stopped working. Cheers.
Черный Дракул Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 The question is why? it is very old and unsupported now. your rig meets the recommended spec to run DCSWorld which you can try for free if you do not already have it :) https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/downloads/world/ DCS World has Crimea map now? :music_whistling: They are not vulching... they are STRAFING!!! :smartass::thumbup:
Duxa Posted September 7, 2018 Posted September 7, 2018 I also have Lo-Mac on CD, tough I made a ISO backup a couple years ago, when I discarded my DVD drive. It doesnt have a versión number anywhere, but the readme is dated November 2003. Just for fun, I tried to install it ... and it actually went trough and installed in under a minute. I dont have Windows 10 ... I tried it for a few months and disliked its spotty performance, sometimes runs fast, sometimes its just stuck doing nothing ... so I went back to Windows 8.1 .. ... and under this Windows 8.1, found the my LoMac actually runs fine ... but oh my god, what a difference 15 years makes ... this is the menú: and this is the Su-25T at default 1024 x 768 resolution: Checked the options and found that it does Support full HD resolution, but there was no way that I could find to get it to recognize my headtracking, but it did recognize my Hotas: This is the F-15 on 1920x1080: believe me, DCS with FC3 will give you pretty much the same experience, but with headtracking (or VR) Support and much better graphics and realism (on the flight models). Cheers! :) Thats version 1.0, once you install a patch Altimeter on the main menu will get a version number on it.
Holbeach Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 (edited) A warning to anybody tempted to try installing FC 1 on windows 10. With 'Lock On' installed for many years, I decided to try it with FC1 added. After completing the installation, it required a restart, (funny I thought). It restarted with an, Automatic Repair, running, which finished with 'Automatic Repair couldn't repair your pc'. The O/S is completely dead. Not a sausage, including all USB ports. This means that I can't click on the 'Advanced Options' because no mouse. What to do! I've run out of ideas, so I've ordered a new OS and SSD, hoping this will get me going again. Installing FC1. DON'T DO IT. Update: Maybe just a coincidence, but the SSD with operating system had died. .. Edited May 26, 2019 by Holbeach ASUS 2600K 3.8. P8Z68-V. ASUS ROG Strix RTX 2080Ti, RAM 16gb Corsair. M2 NVME 2gb. 2 SSD. 3 HDD. 1 kW ps. X-52. Saitek pedals. ..
streakeagle Posted June 15, 2019 Posted June 15, 2019 A warning to anybody tempted to try installing FC 1 on windows 10. With 'Lock On' installed for many years, I decided to try it with FC1 added. After completing the installation, it required a restart, (funny I thought). It restarted with an, Automatic Repair, running, which finished with 'Automatic Repair couldn't repair your pc'. The O/S is completely dead. Not a sausage, including all USB ports. This means that I can't click on the 'Advanced Options' because no mouse. What to do! I've run out of ideas, so I've ordered a new OS and SSD, hoping this will get me going again. Installing FC1. DON'T DO IT. Update: Maybe just a coincidence, but the SSD with operating system had died. .. I don't have a solution to the problem, but I have an idea what may have caused the problem, which may help you search for a solution: the old Star Force anti-piracy licensing system was extremely dangerous. While I never had a problem when I was installing/running LOMAC/FC1/FC2, my wife's PC was wrecked by Star Force when she tried to install Prince of Persia many years ago. If Star Force is the source of the damage, it may not be repairable... it is kind of like a root-kit virus. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Holbeach Posted June 16, 2019 Posted June 16, 2019 Yes, I'm pretty sure Starforce was the problem. Attempting to load other old games, e.g. GTL, Starforce would prevent loading. FC1 on the other hand, allowed game loading on the HDD and inserted a small file on the SSD. From that point on, SSD wasn't seen by the O/S. The solution was, bin the old 120gb SSD, buy a 500 gb SSD and put a new O/S on it. The HDD failed about a week later, but I think that was coincidence. On the plus side, I now have a nice clean pc. .. ASUS 2600K 3.8. P8Z68-V. ASUS ROG Strix RTX 2080Ti, RAM 16gb Corsair. M2 NVME 2gb. 2 SSD. 3 HDD. 1 kW ps. X-52. Saitek pedals. ..
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