So, I'm new.

[Vertical_Luke]

Hello all. I have been reading through these forums for a couple of weeks (LOMAC and WOV) and I decided to really get into the modern flight sims now. I am a long time player of IL-2/FB/AEP/PF and although I still love it to death, the modern flight sims seem to be so much of a challenge that I want to conquer them once and for all. First off, I do own the "out-of-the-box" version of LOMAC, meaning I have never installed it on my new rig yet (partly due to frustration while learning how to use LOMAC on my old comp) and I also own WOV, but I will post about that game in the other forum. This post is solely about LOMAC. I want to know how comfortable my machine will be playing LOMAC (the most recent version of course, I might get Flaming Cliffs). My rig is:

 

AMD 64 3400+

1 gig Corsair XMS PC3200

BFG 6800 GT OC

 

...and I guess those are the most important components to list. I enjoy turning up graphics settings to a relatively high bar, so I do hope my computer will at least be able to handle some goodies. Secondly, I had so much trouble setting up my joystick (x45) for LOMAC, that I am in need of either a good tutorial, or a good friend to help me figure that out. Also, are there any "newbie" guides for LOMAC? I hate to bother people with useless questions, so if there is some sort of text that would save people the time to answer my useless questions, then I would be greatful :) . Anyway, I guess that is it for now, thanks guys.

 

Vertical_Luke

[Brit_Radar_Dude]

Welcome Vertical_Luke to Lockon. As Lockon has been out for over 18 months now, you might find many forums (eg. this one) a bit quiet these days, better to go over maybe to the UBI general forum ( http://forums.ubi.com/eve/ubb.x?a=cfrm&s=400102&f=13610606 ) or ED's English language forum ( http://forum.lockon.ru/forumdisplay.php?f=33 ). Spend an hour or two browsing recent postings in the help and bug area of both of these and I am sure a bunch of ya questions (and some you haven't thought of yet) will be answered. Dont worry about asking dumb questions though, Lockon forums are some of the most helpful / friendly I have come across.

 

Your system should work very nicely - just dont expect the world - the system that can run Lockon totally maxed out has yet to be built

Yes - patch it to v1.02 (or go buy FC) - 1.02 fixed many problems. One recent problem you may need to know is that the recently released 71.89 drivers for the 6800 cards are bugged with respect to Lockon and can cause crashes - most folks use (I think) 76.44 - Ive a 9800Pro so not a problem for me , but I've read a few posts on the subject.....

 

 

Try these sites out for useful info/mods/tweaks/skins/missions/campaigns/tracks. One or two you may need to register to d/load.

 

Ironhand site (for extra Lockon training tracks, you are guaranteed to learn something useful from all of them)

http://flankertraining.com/ironhand/index.html

 

Lomacfiles

http://www.lomacfiles.com

 

Chappies site

http://missions.redirectme.net:81/LO-MAC/index.htm

 

Lock on skins

http://www.lockonskins.co.uk

 

Lucas's site

http://www.lucas-digital.com/gaming/lomac/

 

ZoomBoy's mission advice (scroll to end to see links to missions and his very useful beginners guides)

http://www.geocities.com/jzoomiethomas/a10_missionadvice.htm

 

CombatAce (site previously known as BioHaz)

http://forum.combatace.com

 

Konnkussions site for Lockon setup hints and tips

http://www.freewebs.com/konkussion/lockonmac.htm

 

Lockon checklists and maps

http://users.skynet.be/F4Checklists/LomacDownload.htm

 

Evil Joe's site

http://www.erbseweb.de/lockon

 

Check-six (French site)

http://www.checksix-fr.com (side menu click on Lockon)

 

Alas Rojas (Spanish site)

http://www.alasrojas.com/Descarga/lomac/ficheros.htm

 

JaBoG32 (German site)

http://www.virtual-jabog32.de

 

 

 

To learn your way around the Lockon map, try these tours......

 

Crimea Tour

http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?download=1208

 

Caucasus Tour

http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?download=1034

 

Hope this helps......

[Vertical_Luke]

Wow, ask for an inch, and I get a mile... thanks a million radar dude! I really appreciate the help. These forums did seem kinda quiet, but I read the posts and the posters here seemed to be the most friendly of them all... so I figure I'd start with the most comfortable atmosphere. :yes: Anyway, I guess I got my fun cut out for me with all those links you provided... Again, thanks a million. I'll give Lock On a real go this time.

 

Vertical_Luke