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{{mm}} [http://falcon4.wikidot.com Falconpedia] - A wiki dedicated to Falcon 4.0 | {{mm}} [http://falcon4.wikidot.com Falconpedia] - A wiki dedicated to Falcon 4.0 | ||
Revision as of 02:23, 9 January 2016
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| MicroProse | |
| Publishers | |
| Mac OS | MacSoft |
| Retroism | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | December 12, 1998 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | June 1999 |
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| Falcon | |
|---|---|
| Falcon | 1987 |
| Falcon A.T. | 1988 |
| Falcon 3.0 | 1991 |
| Falcon 4.0 | 1998 |
| Falcon 4.0: Allied Force | 2005 |
Key points
- It is highly recommended to play the game with a joystick
- The manual is required to fully understand the underlying game mechanics
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 | |
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| GOG.com | |
Bundled with Falcon, Falcon A.T., and Falcon 3.0 under bonus content.[1] | |
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| Steam | |
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Essential improvements
Patches
The Version 1.08 Patch provides bugs fixes.
BMS 4.32 Upgrade
BMS 4.32 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 4.32 is here: BenchMarkSims webpage
It can also be downloaded from here.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/429530/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/429530/pfx/[Note 1] |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | 16 | |||
| Online play | ||||
Issues unresolved
Graphics 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.
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3D graphics card 8 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
References
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- Windows
- Mac OS
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- Missing section (API)