Falcon3 Digest Volume 1 : Issue 9 Fri Oct 16 17:40:28 PDT 1992 Send submissions to "falcon3@onion.rain.com" Send add/drop requests to "listserv@onion.rain.com" For an index of back articles that are available, send a message containing the line "send index from falcon3" to "netlib@onion.rain.com" Also, the archives are available via ftp from onion.rain.com [147.28.0.161] Today's Topics: f3_pics.zip garton@jeeves.UCSD.EDU (Simon Garto Radio Messages wilfred.wong@cutting.hou.tx.us (Wil EMS questions wilfred.wong@cutting.hou.tx.us (Wil f3 maps, etc. wilfred.wong@cutting.hou.tx.us (Wil keyboard overlay Gary Kuyat(H436)null While on the subject of unlisted radio messages, has anyone heard any other F3L>ones? Here's a list of ones I've gotten.. F3L>"Paint us like thunderbirds first sir.." If you tell your wingman to close F3L>too tightly. F3L>"Dos Vidanya, stupid yankee.." From a Russian TU-22 in Kurile Islands.. I c F3L>guess that he dropped his ordinance sucessfully.. :) F3L>any others? Here is a list of 'possible' radio messages that I found inside FALCON3.EXE. If you found anything missing, please let me know. BREAKING RIGHT BREAKING LEFT BREAKING HIGH BREAKING LOW ROLLING OUT COPY BRACKET RIGHT COPY BRACKET LEFT COPY DRAG RIGHT...DON'T MISS! COPY DRAG LEFT...NAIL HIM! COPY FENCE CHECK I'M ALREADY ENGAGED! I'M ALREADY COMMITTED! COPY DISENGAGE...WILL RESUME I'M NOT ENGAGED UNABLE KILO MIKE ALPHA COPY RETURNING TO BASE ALL BIRDS IN THE PATTERN, SIR! COPY - CLOSING IT UP PAINT US LIKE THUNDER BIRDS FIRST...SIR! COPY - KICKING OUT NEGATIVE - MAINTAINING VISUAL CONTACT TRANSMISSION BAD, REPEAT CLEAN CLEAR AND NAKED BE ADVISED - I'VE GONE WINCHESTER REQUEST YOU CHECK JOKER BE ADVISED - FUEL IS LOW! FUEL CRITICAL! FUEL CRITICAL! CLOSING ON GROUND TARGETS CLOSING ON PRIMARY TARGET CLOSING ON SHIP TARGET REQUEST PERMISSION TO ENGAGE REQUEST PERMISSION TO ATTACK ENGAGING! ATTACKING GROUND TARGETS! ATTACKING PRIMARY TARGET FOX ONE! FOX TWO! FOX TWO MIKE! MAVERICK! HARPOON AWAY! ROCKETS AWAY! GUNS! GUNS! GUNS! BOMBS AWAY! BANDIT! BANDIT! I'VE GOT A SPIKE ENEMY LOCK ON! SINGER HIGH! ATOLL! ATOLL! MAGIC! MAGIC! APEX INBOUND! DUMPING AIR-TO-GROUND STORES! MUSIC ON! FLAME OUT! FLAME OUT! I'M HIT! I'M HIT! EJECTING! GOOD KILL! GOOD KILL! SCRATCH ONE, DOWN IN FLAMES! SCRATCH ONE RUSSIAN! GAME OVER, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN! FROM RUSSIAN TU-22: DO SVIDANIJA, STUPID YANKEE! BANDIT! BANDIT +NN O'CLOCK HIGH RADAR CONTACT+NNN DEGREE S+NN MILES STRANGER +NN O'CLOCK HIGH FROM AWACS: COPY WAYPOINT BYPASS n. FROM AWACS: NEGATIVE - PIGEONS TO HOME PLATE FROM AWACS: BE ADVISED - ENEMY ECM ACTIVITY DETECTED FROM AWACS: BE ADVISED - INCREASED ENEMY AIR ACTIVITY FROM AWACS: YOU ARE VIOLATING RULES OF ENGAGEMENT! FROM AWACS: PERMISSION GIVEN TO DESTROY ENEMY AIRCRAFT FROM AWACS: WAYPOINT n AT+nnn0- ANGELS+nn0-+nnn0MILES SCRATCH ONE BANDIT! HASTA LA VISTA...BABY! YO, YOUR FRIES ARE DONE TIME TO FEED THE WORMS, BUD! SMOKED A BOGIE! WATCH THE CANOPY WHEN YOUPUNCH OUT, JACK! NAILED HIM! ALPHA MIKE FOXTROT! T-H-H-H-H-AT'S ALL, FOLKS! EAT DIRT, PAL! NO COJONES ON THAT RUSSIAN! CLEANED HIS WINGS! ONE RUSSIAN BUGGING OUT! THERE GOES A FINE RUSSIAN PILOT...NYET! HE'S A DOT! Also, in one of those messages for comm section: DAED SI NAMLIG Can you make any sense out of it ?!? (If not, I'll post solution later) Wilfred Wong The Cutting Edge BBS Houston, Texas, USA. InterNet: wilfred.wong@cutting.hou.tx.us --- . SLMR 2.1 . In God We Trust; All Other Must Pay Cash. -Fortune Cookie ------------------------------- From: wilfred.wong@cutting.hou.tx.us (Wilfred Wong) Subject: EMS questions F3L>Does anyone know out there how I can configure Falcon 3.0D to make optimal F3L>of my EMS. I have about 15MB of it (I can even create a Ramdisk and run Fal F3L>from the Ramdisk). I notice that sometimes when I switch views, Falcon acce F3L>the harddisk (for some more data???) It would be nice if Falcon would put F3L>al lot of stuff into the EMS until it is full. No more (or at least al lot F3L>disk-access. Besides turning all EMS settings ON in system configuration, next thing to do is to install a disk cache. I use a 2MB Hyperdisk w/stage write, got about 90% read hit. However, if you can run it off from a RAM drive, why not ? The only draw back is you have to copy everything back to HD when you are finished. Any crash during the game and all changes are gone ! (You have >16MB ?!?) F3L>Fly fast and low, to beat the SAMS, that's the way to go! Hope so, still can get away from those %$^#$^ SAMS !! Wilfred Wong The Cutting Edge BBS Houston, Texas, USA. InterNet: wilfred.wong@cutting.hou.tx.us --- . SLMR 2.1 . Windex anyone ? I got a bug on my Windows. ------------------------------- From: wilfred.wong@cutting.hou.tx.us (Wilfred Wong) Subject: f3 maps, etc. F3L>Hi, sorry to waste bandwidth which such an elementary question, but what F3L>ARE f3 maps? And as long as I'm advertising my ignorance, what other F3L>programs are available? As far as I know there are three: F3MAPS, FALCNR and SHOWF3. F3MAPS will let you change IA and RF theater. Plus options to change games config, eg: declutter HUD, change scale, ILS/GEAR viewshift, etc. FALCNR is squadron/campaign supply management. SHOWF3 is a viewer for screen shots captured in debug mode. Wilfred Wong The Cutting Edge BBS Houston, Texas, USA. InterNet: wilfred.wong@cutting.hou.tx.us --- . SLMR 2.1 . Stop picking on me ! I'm just trying to speak English. ------------------------------- From: Gary Kuyat(H436)null Subject: keyboard overlay I just thought that I should let everybody know that the f3 keyboard overlays take quite some time to print. The rightmost piece will print on my LaserJetII with adobe PS Cart in about 2 minutes. The leftmost part... Well I've never actually hung around long enough to SEE it print. I just go do something else (like read WAR and PEACE) and when I'm done the little PostScript fairies have put a copy in my printer tray.... After you have gotten this to print, a little scissors and tape action is in order... I use a razor for neatness... -Gary gsk@sagan.bellcore.com ------------------------------- From: "Ryan M. Grant" Subject: Recently, someone announced an interesting .VCR file for OFT on wuarchive. Will it work on 3.0d or does it require the terrain files in the add-on? - Ryan Grant ------------------------------- From: garton@jeeves.UCSD.EDU (Simon Garton) Subject: oft 1.01.0101001101 well, after a complete reinstall of f3, i got the new patch to work .. to celebrate, I jumped into IA : and those nasty people at SH have changed the rules. AAA/SAM set on recruits : as soon as you start IA you have multiple ground radar to your right, and within about 3 seconds there's a SAM in the air..... the next time I was prepared, and fired a shrike down the path, while dodging the missile : levelled out , noticed little brown people all over the field, reached for a cluster bomb ... beep beep beep launches right and left. so plan 12 came into effect. Plan 12 involves ejecting immediately so that you get the best view of the SAMS hitting your ship .... AImon ------------------------------- [[ End of digest Volume 1 : Issue 9 ]]