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Based on my Falcon experience, modern heat seeking missiles are initially slaved to the radar. Which mean you can manually direct it to any heat source before firing.

Just curious, how is stealth modeled in the game and in the plane?

I also play Falcon 4 and see the same thing happen.

I can now smell NF4+

Furball. I was actually flying a F-22 when I was targeted by 5 radar guided missiles from MiG-23's. Of course I didn't survive. Hey I thought I was stealth... Anyway, enjoy the screen shot. Lots of things going on.

Loving the plane but there's no opponents. Haven't installed the MiG-29 and Su-27. Waiting for NF4+... Anyway, shooting down a MiG-17 using guns is still a challenge.

cool! a free game.

I think I've seen the AI use flares in the Thirdwire games. But not as often as a human player.

My country of origin was one of the proud users of the F-8

hire a gardener.

the cockpit looks so good i'm so tempted to use my mouse to click all the swithces. but of course that doesn't work.

And not to mention the AI's visual spotting ability in relation to the player's visual targeting setting (Easy/Normal/Hard).

Reviving this old post. I'm starting my first ever Crusader campaign in SF2V. Shot down 4 MiG-17s and it was strike missions. :D I actually took down 1 in a dog fight. Used up all my 4 Sidewinders on that bugger and only one hit. I luckily spotted a flight of 4 in landing formation on the way back. Took out 3 using guns. Gotta love those guns. BTW, What's the corner velocity of the F-8?

What weapons do I need for this plane? I know AIM-120 should be used with this. I only have stock installed. Which pack do you recommend?

I turn on radar all of the time. The benefits of turning off radar is minimal.

big improvement from earlier samples. Good job!

Thanks for the info.

good point. Well TK always had the modders in mind. He made SF2 series specifically to make modding easier.

I know. But what's bugging me is the screenshots in the box look way better than actual. Is it just a case of rendered / edited graphics instead of in-game?

Because the new RWR scheme is used so I guess this will be SF2-pecific. (Implied by the title of this post?).

So I guess this will be for SF2 series only.

Gameplay-wise they are exactly the same as the older titles. It actually lacks multiplayer if you care about it. But the RWR avionics is greatly improved for the more modern jets. Moreover, looks like new series will get all the TW support with regards to patches. Old series may not be patched any more (or as frequently). Because of the new mod structure that makes modding simpler, old mods will not work anymore (ironic isn't it). But most modders are doing SF2 stuff as we speak.

Is it only me or the detail settings can only be raised to 5 or 7? 3D models aside form your plane has very low polygon count. Even vehicles are just blocks. Anyway, it's an old game anyway so I'm not really complaining but I would like to know if it can be improved (talking about Falcon4 AF).

Dunno about Windows 7 but Falcon AF works with my Vista machine.