Training Question - Just purchased program

[Distiler]

To Nomdeplume:

 

Thank you for your most recent comment. There's no time no for me to proceed with further efforts to solve this problem. However, I will be back later to do so. For now, a new comment and a simple question:

 

New comment: What concerns me is when I download a training video, whether it will find its way to the FC2 disk in my disk drive. I don't think this will occur simply because I don't know if the disk is a DVD-RW. My suspicion is that it is a DVD-Read Only or DVD-V [i'm not sure what the correct tech spec' is to describe what I'm saying now about the status of the disk itself. But I know you get the idea of what I'm writing about] For this reason, I don't think further efforts to download the training video(s) will save properly to the game program itself on disk, which is where the actual folders reside. I will report more on this later, but this is what I expect will occur when I attempt to download the training video(s). Unless they will automatically directed to and saved to my hard drive. We'll see, more on this later.

 

Dude this is almost comical... both the simulator and the training videos will be installed to the HARD DISK not to the dvd...the dvd is just the original container, you can't modify it, in fact you can store it in it's case when FC2 is already installed.

 

Look, I'll repeat: DO THOSE STEPS (before this, delete EVERYTHING you have about lockon in the hard disk, so you can start "clean")

 

1-Install Lockon (don't play this one, it's there just to allow you to install FC2. UBISoft legal binding orders for Eagle Dynamics)

2-Install Lockon: Flaming Cliffs 2 (in another folder, it's another simulator separated from the previous Lockon you've just installed) and play/execute it to activate Starforce

3-Download training videos from website and double click them to install the videos (no need to move files and create forlders manually). There are 6 files to download in total, with many videos once installed (like 5 GB of videos).

4-Download from website and install by double click Lockon: Flaming Cliffs 2 1.2.1 patch

5-Play Lockon: Flaming Cliffs 2 (two desktop icons, one for single player and another for multiplayer)

Edited July 26, 2010 by Distiler

[Toasting Aces]

Dude this is almost comical... both the simulator and the training videos will be installed to the HARD DISK not to the dvd...the dvd is just the original container, you can't modify it, in fact you can store it in it's case when FC2 is already installed.

 

Yes, Distiler, this does make sense. I did not give enough credit for what actually happens during installation. Indeed the program is transferred from its original container--the disk--to my hard disk. This apparently means the folders have transferred too. Yeah, no we're getting somewhere. And, "yes", I realize I can put the disks back into the product packaging.

 

Now, I got to work on the other stuff you've said I need to do. I'll report back to you soon. Thanks.

 

PS: I'm glad you're getting a laugh here in there with me. But look I'm really trying to both understand this stuff and do what I'm told.

[nomdeplume]

Simple question: When you respond to my post and you quote parts of it, I am wondering how you get to select only that portion of my post writing which you want to quote and respond to without making multiple replies. For example, you may quote one item and respond to it. And then after making your response, you quote something else from my post. However, you're still within your same response window. I see the little selections on he lower right of a post, but I'm not sure how you're doing things piece by piece in the same response window. How are you doing this? Please be specific.

 

If it's a single post I'm responding to, then it's just a matter of deleting the parts of the quoted text I'm not addressing, and adding [ /QUOTE ] tags to the end of the quoted section so I can make my reply outside the quotes, and then adding a new [ QUOTE ] prior to the next part of the quoted text.

 

If I'm replying to more than one post, then I'll open the "Quote" link for the additional post(s) in a new tab or new window, and copy and paste the [ QUOTE ] tags and relevant parts of the post into my original post.

 

Just play around with it. You can use the Preview Post button to see how it looks, so you don't need to worry about posting junk into the forum.

 

Your other question was addressed by Distiler, although I think the disc-version of FC2 comes with the 1.2.1 patch so you probably don't need to worry about step 4. You can check what version it is by running it (single-player), selecting the mission editor from the main menu, and then going to the Help menu and selecting About.

 

Addendum: at the risk of confusing you further, it's probably a good idea to install FC2 into a directory other than C:\Program Files, especially if you're using Windows Vista or Windows 7. It doesn't always cause problems, but it can - so better to avoid the issue altogether. I installed it in a directory under C:\Games, but you can put it whereever you want, e.g. C:\FC2 or something.

Edited July 27, 2010 by nomdeplume

[Toasting Aces]

To Distiler:

 

A quick update:

I have much to say, but for now I need to be very brief. It's been a long evening for me, and I must get some rest. However, I have followed your instructions from 07-26-2010, 02:36 PM (I do not know what is your time zone.)

 

I have activated my game.

I have downloaded Fighter Weapons School Video

I have downloaded Patch 1.2.1 for LOFC2

 

I have started the FC2 game.

I did close all other open programs.

I did install the LOFC2 Training Video Fighter Weapons School on my computer.

 

I did start the FC2 game.

I did click > Training > Start

Then there's the Launcher.exe problem...needs to close.

 

I tried to use my Windows Media Player to both find and play this video.

I cannot get into this video using my WMP.

 

I tried to find the file > ...My Documents \ Downloads

I cannot seem to get the video to play.

I did, however, see a folder with some kind of "still life" training shots.

 

I don't know what to do from here?

 

 

[too-cool]

You confuse me, language barriers for the win! but anyway, training movies are executables in

 

http://lockon.co.uk/index.php?scr=products&end_pos=135

 

Download and execute those files and voilá all done!

I go to this site and it says only for downloaded version? I don't have the downloaded version I have the disk. Thanks TC

[too-cool]

You're doing wrong, very wrong...no, even more, absolutelly wrong XD

 

If you have the disks you don't have to download the program files!!!! you need to install the game thru the disks. Don't download setup.exe, setup-1.bin neither setup-2.bin!!

 

Just download the training files. Delete everything related to lockon and flamming cliffs and start again, do as I explained:

 

 

 

PD: for the record, those numbers (2), (3), etc are there because you have duplicates.

I also have the LOP and if I understand you correctly once I install FC2 I then need to download and install the 1.2.1 LOPFC patch correct? TC Edited July 28, 2010 by too-cool
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[too-cool]

I also have the LOP and if I understand you correctly once I install FC2 I then need to download and install the 1.2.1 LOPFC patch correct? TC

I through that LOP came with all the patches to FC2 but as I read this board it appears that even if you just purchase the new LOP disk that was just released you still need to download the FC2 1.2.1 patch is this correct? Thanks TC

[Toasting Aces]

To Distiler:

 

Why am I still having problems with seeing the video which has just been downloaded?

 

This process has been totally time consuming for me, and this game program should have worked properly right out of the box. Am I annoyed: Yes!

 

Also: what does it mean when you say?

"You confuse me, language barriers for the win!"

 

This site has the videos, but I cannot play what I've downloaded. Do I need some other video playing program? I have Windows Media Player, but I cannot play the video training which I recently downloaded. Why not?

http://lockon.co.uk/index.php?scr=products&end_pos=135

 

Download and execute those files and voilá all done!

[nomdeplume]

I through that LOP came with all the patches to FC2 but as I read this board it appears that even if you just purchase the new LOP disk that was just released you still need to download the FC2 1.2.1 patch is this correct? Thanks TC

 

You can check what version you have by running the game (single-player), going to the mission editor from the main menu, and then opening the "Help" menu along the top of the screen within the mission editor. One of the options there should be "About" or "About Flaming Cliffs 2" or something similar, I can't remember the exact wording. When you select that, you'll get some information including the version number.

 

If it says 1.2.1 then it already has the patch. If it's an earlier version, then you'll want to download and install the patch.

 

I was under the impression that the boxed release was delayed in order to incorporate the 1.2.1 patch, but maybe not. So it would be great if you could confirm one way or the other.

[nomdeplume]

This site has the videos, but I cannot play what I've downloaded. Do I need some other video playing program? I have Windows Media Player, but I cannot play the video training which I recently downloaded. Why not?

 

I'm not really sure. I've read about similar issues here in the forums but I can't find anything related at the moment. This is a shame, because I'm fairly sure there's a quick easy fix.

 

If you just want to play them, I can recommend the VideoLAN media player - http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html

 

This is a nice, basic media player which plays just about everything you can throw at it, including the Ogg video files the training comes as.

 

It's possible that if you install that you'll get a system-wide OGV playing capability and you'll be able to run the training videos from the game. Otherwise, you should definitely be able to view them directly.

[Toasting Aces]

I'm not really sure. I've read about similar issues here in the forums but I can't find anything related at the moment. This is a shame, because I'm fairly sure there's a quick easy fix.

 

If you just want to play them, I can recommend the VideoLAN media player - http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html

 

This is a nice, basic media player which plays just about everything you can throw at it, including the Ogg video files the training comes as.

 

It's possible that if you install that you'll get a system-wide OGV playing capability and you'll be able to run the training videos from the game. Otherwise, you should definitely be able to view them directly.

 

Okay, I've installed this thing called: videolan.org/vic And, like everything else its got a way to work with it. What I need for you to do is tell me step by step how to make it work with my downloaded LOFC2 Training Video Fighter Weapons School video.

 

This whole thing has been such a lengthy process!

[too-cool]

You can check what version you have by running the game (single-player), going to the mission editor from the main menu, and then opening the "Help" menu along the top of the screen within the mission editor. One of the options there should be "About" or "About Flaming Cliffs 2" or something similar, I can't remember the exact wording. When you select that, you'll get some information including the version number.

 

If it says 1.2.1 then it already has the patch. If it's an earlier version, then you'll want to download and install the patch.

 

I was under the impression that the boxed release was delayed in order to incorporate the 1.2.1 patch, but maybe not. So it would be great if you could confirm one way or the other.

I haven't installed yet, waiting for the weekend but will report back with the version once installed. Thanks for the fast reply TC

[KnightHawk]

Hello all. I am a firs time poster, but I have been around the forum for a couple of months now (it has been priceless in helping me learn Black Shark - which I am getting better at slowly.) I have been reading this thread, and at times I have laughed, and at times I have wanted to cry (I mean all of this in fun and not as an insult) because I know how frustrating it can be learning to use a game like this. I thought I would try to help clear up some of the confusion I see here.

 

Toasting Aces: I too have purchased the box version of Lock on Platinum yesterday. I have not yet installed it so I can not yet speak to the way you need it install it. Before buying it I did some research though and I think this might help you out some.

 

The training "videos" you are trying to use from inside the program did not start out as videos - they started out as what is known in these sims as "traks". In simple terms, a trak is a recording of someones play time in the sim, and you can watch it and if you want to, take over at any moment you want. What the creators of the game did was create trak's showing how to play the game. However, when the program was updated to correct some problems, the traks would not play in the updated program. Seeing as it would take a lot of time to update the traks every time they updated the program they just took them out of the game all together but left the menu option for them in the game. (this is the same thing that happened In Black Shark)

 

Fortunately, someone had made videos of the training and made them available for us to watch without them being traks (as videos you can no longer take over in the middle of the training, only watch it.) If I understand correctly, the videos should be able to be watched from inside the game - witch is what the install of the video you download should do for you (not sure yet why you are having trouble, I will let you know what happens if I ever try myself).

 

The good news for you is that you do not need to have the videos installed inside the game to use them. You can watch them off of the internet in Youtube. I believe there were two post earlier that pointed to Eagle Dynamics you tube page at http://www.youtube.com/user/eagledcs#g/p and also this page at SimHq.com at http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2142529/All_of_the_LOMAC_FC_Training_M.html#Post2142529

 

My advise to you would be to NOT try to download and install them (because you do not understand computers that well, this might be harder for you and who needs the headache?) but just watch them on the net to learn how to fly the sim. While watching take notes of things you want to try in the sim and then try them (Even if you install the videos, you will still have to take notes, drop out of the video, start up a flight and try it - so nothing lost).

 

I know you would like to have the videos in the game - and you feel that because it is a game you purchased that everything should work right the first time out of the box - and to some extent I would agree with you. But what you need to understand is that you a playing a game on the PC and PC games have always needed to have updates done to them after they were released (or for as long as I have been playing them which is a long time). In this case some of the original things the program did were lost in the updates and you have not gotten a program where your copy is not complete, this is just the way the program is.

 

Does this make sense to you? I hope I have been helpful.

[Distiler]

Okay, I've installed this thing called: videolan.org/vic And, like everything else its got a way to work with it. What I need for you to do is tell me step by step how to make it work with my downloaded LOFC2 Training Video Fighter Weapons School video.

 

This whole thing has been such a lengthy process!

 

You don't need an external videplayer...

You just install the training video files (it's an executable, so double click it and install) and the video and description will appear in the training menu of the simulator. You'll watch the videos inside the game.

[KnightHawk]

Toasting Aces:

I just visisted the simhq page I linked for you

 

http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2142529/All_of_the_LOMAC_FC_Training_M.html#Post2142529

 

and was happy to see that page is not just another link to videos, but rather training that you can read through with pictures showing each step. It also has custom made missions for the ones I looked at that you can download and then play in your game going through each step the author tells you about. I think it will be a great place to start learning (this is similar to some of the training I did for DCS: Black Shark that was very helpful to me. And BS is a lot more complex than LOMAC from what I hear.) Check out this site and look through the missions there.

[KnightHawk]

nomdaplume:

 

I just installed lock on platinum tonight and checked the version number for you. It is version 1.2.1 so no patch would be needed.

 

I haven't played with the game yet, but the install goes like this:

 

the case comes with two disk: 1- Lock On Modern Air Combat and 2- Flaming cliffs 2. Install the first disk (LOMAC). After that is done installing you do not even have to start up the program, put in disk two (Flaming Cliffs 2) and install it to any directory you want. After that you can start FC2. The first time you go into a mission (I chose quick mission to make this happen) you get a box telling you to activate your game. Put in the key from the back of the small install guide and you are good to go. The guide does a good job of telling you about how many activations you get (8) and how many deactivation (10) and how to do them.

 

I will play with the game more this week end and be able to tell more about it then.

[nomdeplume]

Thanks KnightHawk, I thought the boxed version shipped with the patch but it's nice to have it confirmed. Hope you have a good time with it this weekend!

[Toasting Aces]

Hello all. I am a firs time poster, but I have been around the forum

 

for a couple of months now (it has been priceless in helping me learn Black Shark - which I am

 

getting better at slowly.) I have been reading this thread, and at times I have laughed, and at times I

 

have wanted to cry (I mean all of this in fun and not as an insult) because I know how frustrating it

 

can be learning to use a game like this. I thought I would try to help clear up some of the confusion I

 

see here.

 

To KnightHawk:

Your comments are well taken, and in no way am I reading an insult. It's nice to see that you can

 

feel my frustrations. And, I am much disappointed in Ubisoft about this matter. I am very busy in

 

my life as a business person, and I treated myself to this game. I am not an avid gamer with very

 

much experience, so all this stuff is mostly new to me. It has been an intense learning experience for

 

me. Thank you for attempting to clear up some of the confusion. Here I will try and comment on a

 

few of your suggestions, etc.

 

Toasting Aces: I too have purchased the box version of Lock on

 

Platinum yesterday. I have not yet installed it so I can not yet speak to the way you need it install it.

 

Before buying it I did some research though and I think this might help you out some.

 

My advise to you KnightHawk is to listen carefully to Distiler. He is a pro at this stuff. And if

 

you've read through some prior posts then you will not have a problem installing LOP, LOFC2. I

 

find that Distiler's instuctions are mostly helpful.

 

What is hard for me sometimes is understanding some of either the abbreviations used in the

 

commentary--It would be helpful if abbreviations are defined before using them. Which will help get

 

around this problem. Better yet, would be a reference page of abbreviations which can be accessed

 

at anytime while reading this forum.--or the assumptions responders will make regarding the working

 

knowledge and understanding of the new user.

 

For example, when I am told to follow certain directions, with my limited experience, then I will

 

rather be told exactly what to do step-by-step, with images of what I will see in the process, than to

 

be told to just do the instructions being given.

[Toasting Aces]

Fortunately, someone had made videos of the training and made

 

them available for us to watch without them being traks (as videos you can no longer take over in

 

the middle of the training, only watch it.)

 

May that person, whoever that someone is, celebrate their efforts with champagne and chocolate

 

covered strawberries, cause those efforts will be most appreciated by new players to this simulator

 

game.

 

However, what good are they if I can't play them? And why can't I get them to play in my

 

Windows Media Player? This program has been developed for the Windows XP platform (hope

 

I'm saying this right). It is disappointing to me to find out that I can't just play what I've downloaded

 

as a basic training video (see above) in my WMP. For now, as described above, I have to learn

 

how to use an external player to hopefully get to see these training videos.

 

The inability to take over from what you've indicated is a "trak" is a much advanced training concept.

 

One which the new player is probably not even ready for anyway. So, losing this ability in a video

 

is not a real loss to a new player. Perhaps learning about "traks" later on will be helpful to a more

 

seasoned player, but not initially.

 

Note to the Creators or Developers of this program:

Please send me a private email with a way to communicate directly with you outside of this forum. I

 

specifically want to speak to those people working with Ubisoft regarding the development of this

 

simulator game. For I have a few things which I want to say to you about my background. In

 

addition, some of my comments are probably best left outside of this forum. Thank you.

[Toasting Aces]

If I understand correctly, the videos should be able to be

 

watched from inside the game - which is what the install of the video you downloaded should do for

 

you (not sure yet why you are having trouble, I will let you know what happens if I ever try myself).

 

 

Yes, this is what should be happening. But, apparently it is not what the new player is lead to

 

expect. This both is disappointing to me and is not happening. Why not?

 

The good news for you is that you do not need to have the videos

 

installed inside the game to use them. You can watch them off of the internet in Youtube. I believe

 

there were two post earlier that pointed to Eagle Dynamics you tube page at

 

http://www.youtube.com/user/eagledcs#g/p and also this page at SimHq.com at

 

http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2142529/All_of_the_LOMAC_FC_Training_M.htm

 

l#Post2142529

 

Yes, I did see those postings KinghtHawk. You may be wondering why I've not visited these links

 

to youtube yet. The reason is simply this:

 

1. Instructions have been given to me by both Distiler and Nomdeplume on how to get the training

 

videos into my computer for viewing from apparently the game itself.

2. I am not the type of person to avoid learning about new things. Matter of fact, I welcome new

 

learning experiences, even if they're difficult to wrap you head around.

3. It is necessary for those involved in this thread to understand the difficulties which new players

 

are facing in following the directions of those in the know, like Distiler and Nomdeplume. In my

 

efforts to make them aware of my experiences, they (and others) will hopefully become better

 

trainers. In my professional opinion, this is both necessary and instructive to all involved herein.

 

I may make some time to visit these suggested youtube sites in the near future. However, I am not

 

planning on "dropping the ball" on the issue of following their prior instructions regarding

 

downloading the training video(s) and getting to watch them. They need to know what new players

 

are experiences from their instructions.

 

And "yes" I understand that it will probably be easier to see things on youtube then to use up my

 

computer's memory space to store any particular training video(s). But these training files can

 

always be erased at some future point in time. How much stuff I'll have to erase--I don't know. But

 

I hope when the time comes it will be an easy process to follow.

 

It just bothers me that I cannot--to this point in time--get to see the training program which I've all

 

ready downloaded to my computer to either play from the main menu of the LOFC2 program itself

 

or outside of the main program using my WMP.

 

Again, I'm not "dropping the ball" on this one. Once I start learning about something, I want to

 

understand it. This way, if something arises in the future related to the same type of learning

 

experience things will be easier.

 

For example, once I learn how to use the Vic-1.1.1-win32.exe (whatever it is all about), if I

 

encounter another video that cannot play upon my WMP then, at least, I'll know of an alternative

 

media player, which I now understand is a generic one, to play it upon. This is "why?" I do not want

 

to "drop-the-ball." For I found out about something now which may be useful to me in the future for

 

something similar or something else.

 

When you said: "The good news for you is that you do not need to have the videos installed inside

 

the game to use them." I understand that now. But, what the developers of this game need to

 

understand is all the frustrations which I have pointed out in this discussion thread.

 

The developers could have avoided it all by anticipating that these problems would occur to a new

 

player when they provided an option on the program's main menu for training.

[Toasting Aces]

My advise to you would be to NOT try to download and install

 

them (because you do not understand computers that well, this might be harder for you and who

 

needs the headache?) but just watch them on the net to learn how to fly the sim. While watching

 

take notes of things you want to try in the sim and then try them (Even if you install the videos, you

 

will still have to take notes, drop out of the video, start up a flight and try it - so nothing lost).

 

 

In response to your statement: "...(because you do not understand computers that well, this might be

 

harder for you and who needs the headache?)..." Oh, I really do agree about not needing the

 

headache. I don't need the headache at all.

 

But in response, I do have a better grasp about computers than I have anytime indicated herein.

 

However, not on a level of expert, not on the level of technician, not on the level of developer, but

 

on a business experience level to an intermediate degree of understanding. So, following some of

 

the directions, which I've been given from more experienced players like Nomdeplume and

 

develpers like Distiler, are followable to some degree for me. I just wish that sometimes they'd be

 

more specific in their instructions, which would make it easier for me to follow what they want me to

 

do. I hope that makes some sense to you.

 

When you say: "...just watch them on the net to learn how to fly the sim. While watching take notes

 

of things you want to try in the sim and then try them (Even if you install the videos, you will still have

 

to take notes, drop out of the video, start up a flight and try it - so nothing lost)."

 

That does make sense, and I am planning on doing just that. But I am , as all ready explained, still

 

not going to "drop-the-ball" on what they've instructed. They've got me started on something of a

 

strategy to get these training videos into my computer. Well, I took the time to get the first basic

 

training for: The LockOn FC2 Training Video Fighter Weapons School (Gee, that sounds so

 

official, doesn't it?) And I want to take their strategy to its conclusion. This way I'll have learned

 

something.

[Toasting Aces]

I know you would like to have the videos in the game - and you

 

feel that because it is a game you purchased that everything should work right the first time out of the

 

box - and to some extent I would agree with you.

 

Yup! You've got that right.

 

Again, the game developers must make a better plan on training new players of this game. Things

 

like this need to be given much more careful attention. A new player, who's just purchased this

 

game, must not be put through such an extensive quest for further information and clarification. I just

 

happen to be the type of person who sees things to its conclusion. I got started with this whole

 

discussion without expecting it would be so involved. But just because it got involved doesn't justify

 

aborting the mission to get proper answers. Humm, that will be like not protecting my wing man if

 

he gets in danger. I will not let that happen!

 

But what you need to understand is that you a playing a game on

 

the PC and PC games have always needed to have updates done to them after they were released

 

(or for as long as I have been playing them which is a long time).

 

Yes, I am aware of that. The need for updates is something which is the way of this computer beast

 

in general. However, the developers of this program need to be keenly aware of this as a possibility

 

and plan for that accordingly. This is what has disappointed me greatly.

 

With regard to updates, a patch for a program is expected every now and then. And, in my opinion,

 

it should be the same for the training portion of the program too.

 

But if the developers of this program know that updates would cause a problem with prior training

 

modules built into the original release of the program itself than they need to make a better plan for

 

training their new players and avoid including a training option in the main menu of this game

 

program (or any other similar game program).

 

Matter of fact, it would be much much better for them to Beta test a program and get rid of all the

 

bugs before actually releasing it to market. But this seems not to be the trend in the business game

 

industry. And that is somewhat sad. It seems the need for sales in the game market is greater than

 

the need to provide quality games in the first place. And this should not be the case, but it seems to

 

be the reality.

[Toasting Aces]

In this case some of the original things the program did were lost

 

in the updates and you have not gotten a program where your copy is not complete, this is just the

 

way the program is.

 

I understand this now.

 

But if I had known this--the need for getting the current training videos and the complexities of

 

downloading, installing and viewing them--beforehand then I may not have purchased the game.

 

Nevertheless, I did purchase this simulator game, and I did engage in a quest and objective to

 

understand how to do the things in which we've been discussing herein.

 

I do have an opinion about my overall experience thus far with getting training for this simulator

 

program. However, I've earlier in this post requested an email contact from someone, preferably a

 

developer of this program, at Ubisoft. In my opinion, some of the things I wish to discuss with them

 

are best kept out of this forum.

 

KnightHawk, "yes" I agree "this is just the way the program is." But things in the future should and

 

must correct for this situation. Thank you for your commentary on this situation. Many of the things

 

which you've shared are indeed enlightening and helpful.

 

See you soon in the virtual skies!

TA

[Toasting Aces]

I haven't installed yet, waiting for the weekend but will report back with the version once installed. Thanks for the fast reply TC

 

TooCool: In this thread you'll find directions for getting the patch if you still need it. If you go to the Mission Editor > Help > About you'll see the version number there. TA

[Toasting Aces]

You don't need an external videplayer...

You just install the training video files (it's an executable, so double click it and install) and the video and description will appear in the training menu of the simulator. You'll watch the videos inside the game.

 

To Distiler:

 

I have tried to do this. But your advice here proves unsuccessful. On Wednesday 28 July 10, I found the download on my computer. I used my computer's search tool to do this.

 

As you instructed, I double clicked the file: Fighter_Weapons_School_Video_EN.exe

Also: as I was instructed, I closed all other applications on my computer.

 

Note: I take it that when you say the file is "an executable" you mean that you can just double click it to run the file itself. Please confirm your definition of: "Executable."

 

So, next I see:

Welcome to the LockOn FC2 Training Video Fighter Weapons School Setup Wizard.

and I'm getting the feeling I'm getting somewhere now.

I'm told: "This will install (by running this wizard) LOFC2 Training Video Fighter Weapons School on your computer."

 

So, I continue with: Next > Install > Finish. And it just takes about one minute. (Unlike downloading the video file which took a bit more than an hour.)

 

Then what do I do?

> Double Click on LOFC2 Icon to Start the Game.

> Training > Start

and there's a problem: "Launcher.exe ... needs to close."

A report is sent off to Microsoft and all the program itself shuts down.

 

Great, here I am climbing up the "training flagpole" and there's grease at the top! And I slides all the way back down to the ground. Yuck! All I wanna do is get in the cockpit and fly. But I can't figure out why its so darn difficult to see the Fighter_Weapons_School_Video.

 

What am I not doing right here?

Is this just a setup wizard for the other training videos? (I just thought of that.)

Or is this an actual video itself? And if it is then how come I can't watch it?

 

Distiler: I'm waiting on your reply.

 

TA