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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | Falcon }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | Falcon }} | ||
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+ | ===Windowed mode for Allied Force=== | ||
+ | {{Fixbox|description=Follow the procedure|ref={{cn|September 2022}}|fix= | ||
+ | Use the software qres and create a <code>.bat</code> file with these lines (c=32 for 32 bits): | ||
+ | <pre>CD C:\Program Files\Lead Pursuit\Battlefield Operations | ||
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+ | qres.exe c=16 | ||
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+ | FalconAF.exe -window | ||
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+ | CD C:\Program Files\Lead Pursuit\Battlefield Operations | ||
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+ | qres.exe c=32 | ||
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+ | EXIT</pre> | ||
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==Issues unresolved== | ==Issues unresolved== | ||
− | === | + | ===Graphical glitches=== |
Graphical bugs are experienced during gameplay while running in Windows 7. Some textures will show bright purple sections with and without the patch and with the patch, text is unreadable while using hardware rendering. Switching to software rendering solves this but the game slows to a crawl while the cockpit is in view. Sometimes the menu screens will bug, certain elements not disappearing when changing menu - running in Windows 95 compatibility mode could fix this (most prominent on Allied Force re-release). | Graphical bugs are experienced during gameplay while running in Windows 7. Some textures will show bright purple sections with and without the patch and with the patch, text is unreadable while using hardware rendering. Switching to software rendering solves this but the game slows to a crawl while the cockpit is in view. Sometimes the menu screens will bug, certain elements not disappearing when changing menu - running in Windows 95 compatibility mode could fix this (most prominent on Allied Force re-release). | ||
Revision as of 20:06, 9 September 2022
Developers | |
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MicroProse | |
Mac OS (Classic) | Westlake Interactive |
Publishers | |
MicroProse | |
Hasbro Interactive | |
Mac OS | MacSoft |
Steam | Retroism |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 11, 1998 |
Mac OS (Classic) | June 1, 1999 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | {{Glossary:|uc}} [[Category:]] |
Vehicles | Flight |
Themes | Contemporary |
Series | Falcon |
Falcon | |
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Falcon | 1987 |
Falcon A.T. | 1988 |
Falcon 3.0 | 1991 |
Falcon 4.0 | 1998 |
Falcon 4.0: Allied Force | 2005 |
Key points
- The source code was leaked in 2000.
- It is highly recommended to play the game with a joystick
- The manual is required to fully understand the underlying game mechanics
- Most of the community has switched over to Falcon BMS, a heavily upgraded fork of F4's source code.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Falconpedia - A wiki dedicated to Falcon 4.0
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc DRM[Note 1] | |||
GOG.com | Bundled with Falcon, Falcon A.T., and Falcon 3.0 under bonus content.[3] | |||
Green Man Gaming | Bundled with Falcon, Falcon A.T., and Falcon Gold. | |||
Humble Store | Bundled with Falcon, Falcon A.T., and Falcon Gold. | |||
Steam |
Essential improvements
Patches
The Version 1.08 Patch provides bugs fixes.
BMS Upgrade
BMS is the latest and greatest Falcon 4.0 mod currently available. Released September 2011, it brings total Windows 7 compatibility and support for modern gpus among many other bug fixes, graphical enhancements and avionics and realism improvements such as completely new Flight Modelling, DirectX 9.0c support with Shader Model 3.0 and HDR to name a few. More info regarding BMS is here: BenchMarkSims webpage
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/429530/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\campaign\SAVE[Note 3] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/429530/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | See BMS Upgrade | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | For Allied Force, see Windowed mode for Allied Force. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See BMS Upgrade | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See BMS Upgrade | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See BMS Upgrade | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Windowed mode for Allied Force
Follow the procedure[citation needed] |
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Use the software qres and create a CD C:\Program Files\Lead Pursuit\Battlefield Operations qres.exe c=16 FalconAF.exe -window CD C:\Program Files\Lead Pursuit\Battlefield Operations qres.exe c=32 EXIT |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | See BMS Upgrade. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
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 | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 16 | |||
Online play |
Issues unresolved
Graphical glitches
Graphical bugs are experienced during gameplay while running in Windows 7. Some textures will show bright purple sections with and without the patch and with the patch, text is unreadable while using hardware rendering. Switching to software rendering solves this but the game slows to a crawl while the cockpit is in view. Sometimes the menu screens will bug, certain elements not disappearing when changing menu - running in Windows 95 compatibility mode could fix this (most prominent on Allied Force re-release).
VR support
Devices | State | Notes | |
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TrackIR | Supports: Yaw, Pitch. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 5 | |
Glide | 2.54 |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz | Intel Pentium II 450 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 175 MB | 600 MB |
Video card (GPU) | High Colour graphics card | 8 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (429530) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ 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).
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Release: Falcon Collection - GOG.com