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Rufus wrote:
> joe.pattison87@googlemail.com wrote:
>> Thanks for taking a look :)
>> Seems we're having opposite problems... I can designate a target even
>> if it isn't showing a radar return (by slewing over it in the HUD.
>>
>> Out of interest, have you ever had any success playing multiplayer
>> online? I've set up router and everything as per instructions but
>> still no joy. Not sure if there are maybe different ports to forward
>> for Mac.
>>
>> Cheers for taking the time to help out. Despite the popularity of the
>> game I can't find any forum where people are experienced with the OS X
>> version.
>>
>> Joe
>>
>
> What I've discovered is that there are a lot of problems with HOTAS
> mechanization in A/G mode - I have my controllers set up to work as
> realistically as possible and am using generic key assignments like "TMS
> Forward" etc. - for ex.; with TMS Forward in A/G I'm getting A/A radar
> Boresight just like in A/A mode vice Lock Target.  I may be able to
> "correct" some of the problems using ControllerMate, but it will take
> some thinking.
>
> The only way I seem to be able to lock an A/G return is to hit keypad
> zero, but I only can get the first lock and then no more after I
> undesignate and try another one - and this may be the because of the
> "returns replay" problem that you're seeing.  I can use CCIP mode ok it
> seems, but I doubt Auto will work well for me unless I'm bombing a
> steerpoint.
>
> I haven't tried any network play yet, but I have a colleague at work
> whom has just gotten a Mac Mini and is setting it up for Falcon - once
> he gets going we plan to give it a try - I'll let you know how it goes.
>
> I'm not sure how many people really know that the OS X version is out
> there.  None of the people in the Falcon 4.0 Mac forums I used to haunt
> seem to have returned along with this release.  I'm really hoping that
> they do, and that Graphsim keeps working to fine tune this king of sims
> for the Mac - they've been pretty responsive to my e-mails, but they
> seem to be able to address only one single issue at a time, and I
> haven't seen or heard anything about future updates from them.
>
> I'm certainly happy to get discussion started, and keep it going.  I'm
> working on building a cockpit to drive my Mac Mini/TV setup.
>

Ok...what I'm discovering is that some (if not all...) of my issues with 
Falcon A/G mode are learning curve related.

To start with, F-16 HOTAS operates much differently from other aircraft 
HOTAS that I am familiar with, and I've got some habit patterns to 
overcome!  The reason I could only make the first designation and then 
not another was because I wasn't actually *undesignating* the previous 
lock-on after completing my pass...once I got the HOTAS figured this 
"problem" vanished.

Secondly, one needs to think about just what each radar presentation is 
actually displaying - for ex; in SP mode the radar is staring fixedly at 
the Steer Point, thus you *are* going to see the same display content 
repeated at the end of each sweep, but notice that the range will 
decrease as you approach the point.

What I'm still trying to figure though is how to get the A/G radar 
display to actually look like a real-world image...I've played with the 
Gain setting and seem to have not been able to get something that looks 
like a "picture".  But that's probably learning curve related too.

Lots of "real" means lots to learn, and lots more fun!

-- 
      - Rufus

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Falcon 4.0 Allied Force - for Mac OS X! Rufus <not@home.com> - 2012-04-22 21:51 -0700
  Re: Falcon 4.0 Allied Force - for Mac OS X! joe.pattison87@googlemail.com - 2012-09-05 05:12 -0700
    Re: Falcon 4.0 Allied Force - for Mac OS X! Rufus <not@home.com> - 2012-09-05 13:10 -0700
      Re: Falcon 4.0 Allied Force - for Mac OS X! Rufus <not@home.com> - 2012-09-05 13:53 -0700
        Re: Falcon 4.0 Allied Force - for Mac OS X! joe.pattison87@googlemail.com - 2012-09-08 23:16 -0700
          Re: Falcon 4.0 Allied Force - for Mac OS X! Rufus <not@home.com> - 2012-09-09 11:59 -0700
            Re: Falcon 4.0 Allied Force - for Mac OS X! Rufus <not@home.com> - 2012-09-29 14:10 -0700
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