![]() Pre patch there were some significant CTD problems but this appears to have been fixed. ![]() Its very stable on my system and I’m running it at 1024 x 768 with 32 bit textures. I have had no real problems running the game other than a few CTD’s which I consider not to be a big problem as most games will do this every now and then. ![]() I’m using a GeForce 4 Ti4200 with 128MB ram (Detonator 30.82) and a SB Live with WIN 98SE. On my 1.4GHz Athlon gameplay is smooth and the frame rates are not an issue. The F-104 includes schemes for several air arms which flew her in Europe and throughout its cold war era service. Same is true for the Skyhawk or “Scooter”. Several models of the F4 are included and you can fly for the Navy, Air Force and the Marines. Flyable jets include the F4 Phantom, The F-100 Super Sabre, F-104 Starfighter, and the A-4 Skyhawk. A few quick tweaks of some fairly easy setup options and I was plunked right into the business office of the F4-E Phantom. Once I got over the movie thing I decided to fire up instant action. Ok I thought, no big deal right? It’s a flight sim, I’m not here to watch movies! The game install works out to right at 487MB on my system which is pretty good considering a lot of other sims eat up over 1 Gig of precious hard drive space. I thought I missed something or didn’t select a particular option for install at this point. Just a quick jump to a rather bland screen of options. It helps to set the mood and get you pumped up to play the game. Most of us have come to expect some sort of opening movie, either rendered or generated from in game. I settled back to enjoy my new sim as I clicked on the desktop icon. The installation went very smoothly and I had no problems with the set-up and configuration of the game. Its all of 52 pages long and includes what I would call slightly more than adequate verbiage and instruction in order to get the most out of the sim. ![]() SFP-1 comes with the obligatory CD case and a small but not necessarily bad manual. Falcon 4.0 set the gold standard when it comes to manuals, a true work of art, and what I now consider a collector’s item. Every time I see a new simulation come out, I hold out hope for that spiral bound thing of beauty I know will see many hours of …ahem…bathroom reading. It’s one of those dinky boxes which all games come in these days and I really like the smaller format but it means one thing to me….more than likely a disappointing manual. Lets Dive in! The sim comes in an attractive blue box with a cool picture of a fighter pilot riding his trusty throne. ![]()
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