topol-m Posted June 12, 2009 Posted June 12, 2009 I downloaded some missions pack from lockonfiles - OCT 2008 F-15 DOGFIGHT PACK 2 V202 FC (Created by Thomas DWeiss). Here are the problems on the first mission: 1. I can`t change the pilot`s name. Its fixed "Pilot2". Even in mission editor. 2. I cannot modify the flight path. Can`t change/add nav. points. So to shoot the 2 il-76 (mission task) i have to pass trought fighters/sams/ships/helis!!! (helis from hell i mean). 3. Even if i try to not go directly all the enemy fighters are going after me even though i fly low trying some roundabout route. Is it even possible to run away from the AI? 4. The helis - oh boy... There are some Ka-52s on steroids. I mean they act like mobile SAMs. They shot me several times even if i was flying 1000+ kph maneuvering and in one debrief after i died i saw 3 A-10sand 2 F-15s shot down by Vikhrs launched from Ka-52s "Mobile Hokum Air Defence". :doh: Oh and it was dark. I mean come oooon :mad: 5. The most annoying part - whenever i`m hit by a missile i explode. So this is like 30 deads and 30 times new profile creating with the name "Pilot2" due to 1. No way to eject as literally every missile makes the plane explode. :huh: Is this some setting or what? :helpsmilie: 1 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
RedTiger Posted June 13, 2009 Posted June 13, 2009 1, 2, & 4. I cannot say that I've ever flow that mission, or any of Thomas' others, but you should probably be aware that his missions are know for being a little...excessive...when it comes to the amount of air defense. I think they're supposed to be like playing Doom on Nightmare difficulty. :D You aren't the first to play one of those missions and be frustrated or be critical of how dangerous/unrealistic the missions are. 3. Out-running the AI...well, yes and no. If they run out of fuel, they will turn and head home. If you can make it to a SAM umbrella, they will fly into it and be forced to evade SAMs. But they don't really have any concept of living to fight another day like a human would. They're like borg pitbulls with bad brains. ;) 5. I don't I can remember ever living through a SAM. They seem to kill you more often than air to air missiles, for sure.
topol-m Posted June 13, 2009 Author Posted June 13, 2009 Borg pitbuls with bad brains :lol: OK is the AI supposed to track me with a fighter with weak radar like mig-23 at 80+ miles even though it doesn`t have AWACS (I`m turning off my radar)? Cause thats what i see in tacview. They just know i`m there and where i`m going WTH? BTW is the AI AWACS, when its present, giving info to the AI fighters or they are just all knowing? For the 30-40 times that i `ve died in this mission i was hit by all kinds of missiles - R-27R, R-73, R-60, Vikhr, R-24R, R-24T, and some sam missiles and I didn`t survive not even 1 hit. Every single time - Beep! Beep! Beep! BOOOOOOOOM - metal, glass, blood, bones...I mean i must have survived at least one hit. What explosive are these warheads using? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
104th_Crunch Posted June 13, 2009 Posted June 13, 2009 (edited) 1 & 2) the mission is probably classified for editing. see below. 3 & 4) Yes, AI can see through hills and have the SA of a god. 5) There is a file you can edit to change your pilot from Dead status to Alive but sorry can't recall which one. Try a search for it, or you can Ctrl+Alt+Del before exiting the mission to keep you pilot alive :) Here is a quote from Brit Radar. "Many missions and campaigns are classified with a password so that they cannot be easily/accidentally changed. The stock missions and campaigns that come with Lockon use the password EAGLE. Top left click on EDIT, then DECLASSIFY, enter the password EAGLE. Now ALL the missions in the campaign should appear on the right hand side, so select the mission you want to fly. If you wish, you can select your aircraft, select PAYLOAD and pick different weapons / fuel load / skin. If you have downloaded any of the excellent missions/campaigns designed by the Lockon community, then some may be classified. Either the briefing notes or the readme file may tell you the password. Some may not. If not, then you can still get in by overwriting the password with your own. Use keystrokes rather than menu to do this. Press "ctrl + left shift + C" then type in a password e.g. 1234. Now press "ctrl + left shift + D" and enter your password e.g. 1234 NOTE that Lockon does not seem to remember this, so you may have to do it each time you restart Lockon" Edited June 13, 2009 by Crunch
topol-m Posted June 13, 2009 Author Posted June 13, 2009 Thanks a lot, Crunch. I`ll try to hack it. :) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Frostie Posted June 13, 2009 Posted June 13, 2009 The mission is not that hard, there is a Mig29A and a couple of Mig23's about 40miles from you, just use your wingman to kill them headon and then kill the IL's, to keep away from the Ka52's who will obviously shoot at you if you get near them or fly headon with them, use altitude or keep a breast of them with speed. "[51☭] FROSTIE" #55 'Red 5'. Lord Flashheart 51st PVO "Bisons" - 100 KIAP Regiment Fastest MiG pilot in the world - TCR'10 https://100kiap.org
RvEYoda Posted June 13, 2009 Posted June 13, 2009 Vikhr is the most maneuverable "a2a" missile in lockon ;). But, it has a weakness....Go in supersonic or above 1400 kph in general, and it wont touch you...Although..those speeds can he hard to maintain on the deck! S = SPARSE(m,n) abbreviates SPARSE([],[],[],m,n,0). This generates the ultimate sparse matrix, an m-by-n all zero matrix. - Matlab help on 'sparse'
topol-m Posted June 15, 2009 Author Posted June 15, 2009 The change of the password resulted in strange game behaviour. After i entered the new one i changed the pilot, added 2 new waypoints and changed the payload. When i started the mission the ground details began fading, ground texture too, my canopy disappeared, and after a while the game crashed the OS with blue screen - never happened before :( [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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