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Revision as of 08:20, 23 October 2022
Developers | |
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Origin Systems | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Release dates | |
DOS | June 30, 1997 |
Windows | June 30, 1997 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Vehicle combat |
Vehicles | Helicopter |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Contemporary |
Series | Jane's Combat Simulations |
⤏ Go to series page | |
US Navy Fighters | 1994 |
Jane's Advanced Tactical Fighters | 1996 |
Jane's AH-64D Longbow | 1996 |
Jane's US Navy Fighters '97 | 1996 |
Jane's Longbow Gold | 1997 |
688(I) Hunter/Killer | 1997 |
Jane's Fighters Anthology | 1997 |
Jane's Longbow 2 | 1997 |
Jane's WWII Fighters | 1998 |
Jane's F-15 | 1998 |
Jane's Israeli Air Force | 1998 |
Jane's Fleet Command | 1999 |
Jane's USAF | 1999 |
Jane's F/A-18 | 2000 |
Jane's Attack Squadron | 2002 |
Jane's Advanced Strike Fighters | 2011 |
Key points
- Combination of Jane's AH-64D Longbow and Jane's Longbow Flash Point Korea.
- DOS version requires DOSBox to run on modern systems.
- Windows version requires patching, but works on modern systems.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Original Longbow Gold 3-CD set. Includes unpatched DOS and Windows. | |||
Retail | Longbow Anthology 2-CD version. Includes patched Windows and no DOS executable. |
Essential improvements
Patches
Version 1.04F
The latest official patch 1.04F is available at soggi.org. It fixes skipping and garbled in-flight speech, and fixes the movies in the game locking up, skipping, or crashing to the desktop in both Windows and DOS versions of the game. Longbow Anthology versions of Longbow Gold do not need this patch, as they have it included.
GoldFX / 3dfx-patch
The GoldFX patch adds 3DFX Voodoo support to Windows versions of Longbow Gold and is available at soggi.org. This renders the DOS version unplayable but enhances the graphics under Windows and allows the game to be playable on modern Windows with nGlide. This patch does not work with Longbow Anthology versions of Longbow Gold and requires a special version included on the first CD-ROM called GoldFXA.
- Applying the GoldFX(A) patch will disable the AH-64A variant of the Longbow, making only the AH-64D usable.
Patching for Windows
Longbow Gold for Windows Fixes
Both of these methods are similar, but have different installation methods. GoldFXA and GoldFX are not interchangeable and are exclusive to their separate versions.
Installing the Anthology version[citation needed] |
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Install Gold[citation needed] |
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mount c C:\JANES\LBGOLD c: PATCH.EXE
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Apply the patch, fixes, and nGlide[citation needed] |
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[Backdoors] HEAP_PERCENT=0
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Patching for DOS
Longbow Gold for DOS in DOSBox
Running the game in DOSBox will look worse and possibly perform worse but works on all operating systems.
Install and play in DOSBox[citation needed] |
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mount c c:\DOS c: cd LBGOLD SETSOUND.EXE
imgmount d "c:\LBGISO\LBG1.ISO" "c:\LBGISO\LBG2.ISO" "c:\LBGISO\LBG3.ISO" -t iso mount c c:\DOS\ c: cd JANES\LBGOLD\ LB.exe exit Notes
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\ |
Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | |
Windows |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | 320x240 or 640x480 only. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Automatically scales with resolution. Does not support custom values. | ||
Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | nGlide has some antialiasing by default, but there are no in-game settings. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Locked to 62 frames per second no matter the refresh rate. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | The mouse is only used for buttons on the cockpit and the main menu. No acceleration. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | All menus are navigable with a mouse. nGlide causes left mouse clicking for selection to be broken, use ↵ Enter in place of a left click. | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | The mouse is only used for cockpit buttons, so an inverted y-axis is never needed. | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | Longbow Gold is much harder to play on Expert flight settings without a full HOTAS setup, using a keyboard for anything but the Casual flight settings is not recommended. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Engine sounds, sound effects, and speech volume all have separate sliders. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Subtitles are only available in training. Copilot and helicopter voices are not subtitled. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
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Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
German | German is not available in any version but the German version of the game. | |||
French | French is not available in any version but the French version of the game. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 66 | Intel Pentium 120 |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 70 MB | 150 MB |
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).