jmod Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 The origin of Lock On: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lItEfcDONKA Let's fly together for the sake of peace :)
ED Team JimMack Posted February 2, 2012 ED Team Posted February 2, 2012 The origin of Lock On: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lItEfcDONKA Oh happy days! At the time I was i/c of European development at Mindscape/SSI. I had to convince the US Board of Directors of Mindscape/SSI that we should publish Flanker. "But we have never published a flight sim before and you want to publish a Russian aircraft, you must be mad! I got my way. Having problems? Visit http://en.wiki.eagle.ru/wiki/Main_Page Dell Laptop M1730 -Vista- Intel Core 2 Duo T7500@2.2GHz, 4GB, Nvidia 8700MGT 767MB Intel i7 975 Extreme 3.2GHZ CPU, NVidia GTX 570 1.28Gb Pcie Graphics.
Nate--IRL-- Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 I remember getting Flanker 1.2 with my first joystick for my new PC - hadn't a clue what I was doing and I spent hours just flying under powerlines enjoying how it felt in the sky (something I still do :) ) Then, years later, I remember walking into a game store and seeing Falcon 4.0 on the shelf, "I gotta get that!" I thought. Falcon 1 was my first sim on my Atari ST and I loved it. Took it and was about to walk to the counter.... then I spied, in the corner, right at the bottom, Flanker2.0. Hmmmm, I remembered how good Flanker felt throwing it around the sky with smoke trails everywhere. So the choice, F4 or F2, was on a whim, F2. Best choice I've ever made. The only bad thing was F2 killed just about every other non-ED sim for me (except Il2) as the flight models felt too basic. Thanks Jim for you persistence :) Ka-50 AutoPilot/stabilisation system description and operation by IvanK- Essential Reading
Daze Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 Isn't that cobrabase's video? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] First to Fight, First to Strike.
104th_Cobra Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 Isn't that cobrabase's video? yaahhh Things are going to get ugly :D 104th Cobra [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Boberro Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 I remember Flanker too, I'd like team picture in front of CRT monitors and school wall writing table :) This game was my dream when I had read review of it. So fresh, so new :) Reminder: Fighter pilots make movies. Bomber pilots make... HISTORY! :D | Also to be remembered: FRENCH TANKS HAVE ONE GEAR FORWARD AND FIVE BACKWARD :D ಠ_ಠ ツ
joey45 Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 Never got it.. wish I did though. 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
jmod Posted May 11, 2012 Author Posted May 11, 2012 Flanker was the best back then (in terms of performance, modelling, and terrain). It seems though, DCS World has the same performance, and terrain! By supporting DirectX 11 and multi CPU - GPU, it will be the best engine for today's market. Let's fly together for the sake of peace :)
SimFreak Posted May 11, 2012 Posted May 11, 2012 I recall F2.0 and it's forums. Some players from before are here too. Oh, memories.
mmaruda Posted May 11, 2012 Posted May 11, 2012 Flanker! One of the best sims ever made. And many people to this day claim that the flight model was much better than anything IL-2 was able to present. Any chance we can get more... "Flanker spirit" in FC3? I'd like to see the cobra back. :)
leafer Posted May 12, 2012 Posted May 12, 2012 Can't believe I thought Flanker was hard and returned it. lol ED have been taking my money since 1995. :P
cichlidfan Posted May 12, 2012 Posted May 12, 2012 Can't believe I thought Flanker was hard and returned it. lol Your brain was smaller back then.;) ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
Bucic Posted May 15, 2012 Posted May 15, 2012 Aaah, memories :) My first sim on my first PC. Flanker 2.0 was equally awesome in terms of flight feeling, graphics, sound, cockpit as it was awful in environment*, stability, AI and damage modeling. I still enjoyed it though. I was playing it for a year or so and I think it was one of my 3 games in that period of time. *if someone wines about DCS being sterile he sheould fire up Flanker 2.0! :) F-5E simpit cockpit dimensions and flight controls Kill the Bloom - shader glow mod Poor audio Doppler effect in DCS [bug] Trees - huge performance hit especially up close
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