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This looks fantastic look at the videos on the website and what not JT engine's Atmospheric and Weather effects is astounding... an the fact it has the harrier...... sold cant wait for ur title to be released will be the firs South African to purchase it i hope i am able to purchase it over the net and download it. likely chances it wont be shipped out here like most sims.... keep up the good work best looking game i have seen yet!

Does any1 still play this Series and had it woking on windows 7 with multiplayer?

I apologize as i know this isnt the correct section of the forum for the topic at hand. I just ordered my Cougar today and will be receiving it monday. Now it was either that or the Saitech X52 Pro... But i read alot that the Cougar CH product was the most valued and respected stick out of the 2.. But now i am at a hard spot unable to figure out what to do. The cougar doesnt have a twist rudder action like the Saitech and i cant get any sim pedals for rudder control in my country (South Africa). The the Cougar as i read today that after wear and tear u need to mod it after a year depending on usage and abusive movement on ur behalf when flying. I can try and cancel my order tomorrow 1st thing but i really dont want to but i have no alternative choice as i need rudder control i cant fly without rudders and i aint reaching for the keyboard to do that either. Any1 could possibly offer a solution to the matter? I got the stick half price for what its going for and i really dont wanna give it up but i cannot function without the use of rudder control. I was also looking at the X65F Saitech...... very pricey but overall i prefer it over the g940 as i read and felt the stick itself is abit sloppy. with the X65F the stick is static it doesnt even move if u pull back on it which is a horrible feeling but i think after time and use u will get used to the pressure pulling. the stick will have less wear and tear on it and its extremely accurate down to the TEE!!! which is one of the main reasons why it grabs my attention. and it has twist rudder lol......... the stick is out of stock where i from so i have to wait over a month for it and that means no fly time which i wanna get started with asap i have been rehabilitated from flying for 6 years now and i need that to come to an end. If any1 can share some light on the Cougar issue for me i would truly appreciate it i really love this stick but if not then i rather splash the cash and get the X65F for 2 reasons accuracy and wear and tear to a minimal leaving no sloppy middle deadzone pressure after heavy use or replacing bits that i would need to do with the Cougar after a year or 2.

I managed to get it to work all the software and emulation on.... I just cant figure out how to corporate a profile to a game i know u need to use foxy to do it. just lately i havnt gotten to learning foxy.. what i did to manage to get it to work and install smoothly was. 2007_HCO_VISTA_64_RC1 i went to properties i made it run as administrator and i set compatibility mode to Visa straight... installed without a hitch and everything including the software and calibration software working flawlessly...... before i did all that I uninstalled the software, uninstalled the drivers in device manager and rebooted the pc.... once i did that i reinstalled the software with those settings applied.

I am gonna have to buy the X65F Saitek.... i am having problems with my Cougar, it installs all software works but i cant get emulation working or any profiles to load or download to the cougar keeps giving me an error. everything else works fine til this part. i cant even play lockon cause it doesnt detect my throttle unless there is a profile installed.... SF2 works good a bit but i need to do profiles for the game i have a SF1 profile which i wanna modify for SF2.... but i cant seeming profiles arent working or loading to the cougar.... Hopefully when the warthog comes out the new software will accommodate the cougar... really pissed off as i am loving this Cougar.

Hey Cali Yeah I got my Cougar working i followed the instructions if u want i can send u a list of things to do i slightly did things different as it didnt make sense for me in some instructions..... I couldnt get the HOTAS program to work but somehow foxy was working.... so what i did do is flashed my cougar to the latest firmware and now everything is working 95% the only reason i say 95% is cause i cant get the mouse to work on the throttle i can get the button of the mouse but scrolling i havent managed to get working.... i will play some more on sorting out this matter... I am hoping once the Warthog comes out alot of Cougar owners will try and manipulate the Warthog software and drivers to accommodate the Cougar for todays systems....

awesome thanks Jedi... I spent most the day reading the manual on this online and getting the right drivers and stuff to work on windows 7 so thats getting somewhere.... next reading the manual on SF2 and how to use it with full extent of the cougar... this is gonna take a while. lol i have been out of action for a long time gonna have to relearn everything from scratch again i am now officially a novice...

Ok got the Cougar and CH pedals Now feeling this out i am loving the cougar stick it feels incredibly solid and tough to move which is great.... the throttle is a lil worrying it feels very loose when i slide it backwards and forwards and it makes a clicking feel and sound as i move it is this normal? i assume they are indents to prevent the stick sliding to forwards or backwards to lock it in place? I am struggling to find windows 7 64bit drivers for this thing i am only seeing vista. could some1 recommend me any links to a reliable link? sorry not lazy i looked but i aint to sure what i am looking for and would love abit of help with some1 who has experience with the Cougar.... Also my CH pedals i click calibrate and nothing happens it wont let me calibrate the slide and toe breaks...

well i am very happy to say that i will be getting my Cougar regardless and my CH pedals are on their way which i will see on monday along with my Cougar. Next month after payday i will go and get myself a TrackIR 5.... then i am set for a good solid while...

wow! very nice and SF3

Wow very nice i can get all that except the MFP

Whats ur CH system consist of? what are u using Dave?

I wanna purchase SF2:E and SF2:I for the possibility of getting the most out of the mods made available. Now which SF1 titles is the base title should i get thats getting the most out of the mods and online play?

great thanks! SF:V and SF:E for online and mods.....

awesome thanks!!! yeah i am getting SF2 for the mods and challenging AI i know it doesnt support multiplayer so thats why i wanna get SF1 as well... so SFV thanks! will browse the forums for the hamachi details i saw it here somewhere.

wow!!!! ok u and dave have mentioned that ur cougar has lasted u both for a considerable amount of time so i will get the cougar. thanks guys great community here very hospitable and generous.

Whats this new title coming out end of the year or early next year i keep reading about? SF3? apparently it includes F14s now with the game and no mod necessary..

Hi I am wanting to buy Strike Fighters 2 Europe what is the game like is this the best possible option for the series for me to get? I see u can fly a Harrier and get an F14 Mod is this available on this version of the series? Also is this game multiplayer? and what are the avionics like in this game i saw a lot of you tube videos it seems alot more user friendly then lock on flaming cliffs series. So the game is seems quite realistic to its flight system but not as diverse and complex as Lock On with all the cockpit mechanics... can i fly this on a LOGITECH EXTREME 3D PRO. because i cant get the saitek x52 joystick, and is TrackIR a must like the other combat sims cause this accessory isnt available to my country in South Africa. so technically speaking the game is as combat sim as lock on but not as complex and not needing the expensive joys to enjoy and be a better pilot to the genre. Thanks alot.

ooooh wheres that? is that included in SF2 or must i download it?

absolutely legendary... thank you!

Well exactly the cause i feel AI to be extremely predictable and very 2 dimensional when it comes to dog fighting... As to why i prefer player vs player.. when u challenge a player time and time again whose better then u, u eventually improve and become even better then ur opponent that u were loosing to time and time again. But as u say SE1 series most multilayer games u hosted the players were weak and the AI offered much more a form of challenge. So u preferably choose SE2 over SE1 even though it has multilayer capabilities? I preferbly prefer Jet based engines to Propelled Rotor based engines. i played a lot of IL2 and some of lockon back then and now i just wanna focus on jet engines, i played F22 Lighting 3 for 4 years of my life and no game has made me feel the bases of that excitement i used to get from it til now. Lock On was too complex u could never really reek all the rewards of the game unless u had an x52 saitech or CH hotas cougar at the time as well as using trackIR. unfortunately i dont get any of these components in my country. they have recently launched the Logitech G940 but thats way above my price limit. this game offers more enjoyment and bit more skill based from what i seen and research then having to rely on heavy expensive joysticks and trackir components to enjoy it like i did with F22 Lighting 3. I am getting this game regardless of multiplayer or no multiplayer. I do prefer multiplayer but if the SF1 series isnt that much of a high traffic online game because of SF2 then i rather get SF2.. In ur position what would u do? i love multiplayer but i also just would love to play a damn good simulation thats not as complex as lock on and blackshark dcs but the dog fights are extremely challenging despite it being AI. SF1 or SF2? thank u for u response most highly valued..

thanks alot!!!! sorry i am trying to do as much research before being a pest.... relating the mods for SF2 are there a series of mods available or are there mod packs for example the NATO 4+ mod is there something for other Airforces other then Nato aswell? and sound packs and graphic packs and making the game HDR for better performance?

aaahh thanks dude... wow sounds like there isnt that many if there is a list of ppl now... even though AI is much harder now for dogfights it still feels pretty lonely in the skies nothing says it best after a dog out when its a bunch of other ppl. is the SF2 series any challenging when it comes to dogfighting? like on the border line of insane difficult no win situations?

GREAT!! thank you so much.. will pay and download SF2 tomorrow and then get the mods.. Thanks for responces.. Myabe SF3 will come out in a few year with MP like the SF1 series..