raw@mcnc.org (Russell Williams) (03/10/89)
I just purchased f-16 and I have two immediate problems with it. 1) It won't work with the second drive! I have an amiga 1000 with a second drive attached, and it won't go to the code word if the second drive is connected. How do A2000 owners get around this? Aren't their drives internallyconnected? 2) Finding the damn buildings for the milk run is difficult. Sometimes I find them, other times I'm trying to come about to a new course being recommended by the base. Any course change requires a huge horizontal tilt. So far, this F-18 Interceptor definitely blows this away. It may have limited missions, but the whole execution of FLYING feels a lot better. Russell Williams
scott@vpk3.UUCP (Scott MacQuarrie) (03/10/89)
In article <4152@alvin.mcnc.org> raw@mcnc.org (Russell Williams) writes: > > I just purchased f-16 and I have two immediate problems with it. > >1) It won't work with the second drive! I have an amiga 1000 with a second >drive attached, and it won't go to the code word if the second drive is connected. How do A2000 owners get around this? Aren't their drives internallyconnected? I am running the program on a 500 with two drives and have had no problems using the second floppy. Thus, I'm not too sure what the problem is. >2) Finding the damn buildings for the milk run is difficult. Sometimes I find >them, other times I'm trying to come about to a new course being recommended by >the base. Any course change requires a huge horizontal tilt. You should select 'c' which will give you a map of the know terrain. The three buildings in milk run are parr. with the runway you take off from, simply take off, keep the speed low and performa wide 180' turn and you'll find them. > So far, this F-18 Interceptor definitely blows this away. It may have >limited missions, but the whole execution of FLYING feels a lot better. I presume you are still flying at 1st Lt., You'll find that the gome becomes a lot more fun when you start the higher levels (MIGs will start flying very well. at Colonel level they fly somewhat better then you do). Also, at the higher levels, the plane will respond to factors that f-18 will. It uses weight and drag and will accel. in dives which f-18 completly ignores. 1st Lt. is simply a training level to get used to how the game operates, if you are getting bored with this, go up a level and see what happens. I think you'll find that as you fly at the other levels to handling and performance of the plane will become more realistic. I have been playing this game since mid-December and have just entered Colonel level (after completing all low ranks and missions). F-18 I completly finished in two weeks of play. This is a much more difficult game to master but fun. If you can find two amigas you can direct connectm try playing against a friend one-on-one. This is one of the most appealing aspects of the game, as you can screeam at the person who is trying to blow you out of the sky. Stick with the game, try the higher levels, and you will see that this game is much more realistic and downright fun then f-18. -- ------- Scott T. MacQuarrie -====------ Senior Technical Consultant, Toronto Branch, AT&T Canada -======------ -====------- Phone: 416-756-5124 UUCP: ---------- CompuServe: 73677,102 uunet!attcan!scott or ------- ATTmail: !smacquarrie uunet!attcan!strider!scott P.S. Opinions expressed herein are my own and represent neither statement nor policy of AT&T or AT&T Canada Inc.
hpchang@rose.waterloo.edu (Hsi P. Chang) (03/11/89)
In article raw@mcnc.org (Russell Williams) writes: > I just purchased f-16 and I have two immediate problems with it. >1) It won't work with the second drive! I have an amiga 1000 with a second >drive attached, and it won't go to the code word if the second drive is connected. How do A2000 owners get around this? Aren't their drives internallyconnected? That isn't the problem. You probably only have 512K RAM. Although it does not mention it in the manual, Falcon requires all the memory it can get. With the attachment of the second drive, it cannot acquire enough memory for running. >2) Finding the damn buildings for the milk run is difficult. Sometimes I find >them, other times I'm trying to come about to a new course being recommended by >the base. Any course change requires a huge horizontal tilt. Uhg... Have you tried the AutoPilot option ? It works for me. > So far, this F-18 Interceptor definitely blows this away. It may have >limited missions, but the whole execution of FLYING feels a lot better. All depends on what you think Flying should be. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- hpchang@rose.waterloo.{edu,cdn} Hsi P. Chang hpchang@rose.uwaterloo.ca 3B Computer Science, Co-op. uunet!watmath!rose!hpchang University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada