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Re: Falcon 4.0 Allied Force - for Mac OS X!

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Rufus wrote:
> joe.pattison87@googlemail.com wrote:
>> Hi Rufus,
>>
>> Have you ever had any problems with A-G radar? It essentially doesn't
>> work for me, in that the display does not update. If I fly forward in
>> SP mode, the returns move toward me (as expected). After a
>> second(ish), on the next radar sweep, the returns move back to their
>> original position. This is true even if I fly off on a completely
>> different bearing. The display also does not update when switching
>> between modes (STP, SP etc.) and 'zoom' levels. I find that to get an
>> updated display I have have to change the MFD to something else (e.g.
>> TEST) and then return to FCR. Any thoughts on this?
>>
>> Overall I love this game, but the A-G radar problems make any kind of
>> ground targeting mission very tricky. I've tried reinstalling but to
>> no avail. I'm running on a very low end machine (2008 MacBook) with
>> integrated graphics, so maybe this is the problem. Everything else
>> works fine though.
>>
>> Joe
>>
>
> I've been flying mostly A/A missions, but I just tried the A/G Radar
> Modes Training Mission and it seemed to be working as expected for me. I
> can select targets and modes, and the scope and HUD seem to update and
> reflect my selections.  I did notice that if all I have is gun round the
> radar will not allow me to select anything other than Straff mode in A/G.
>
> You may want to consider moving off of the Macbook for better graphics
> processing, as you suggest.  I can highly recommend the Mac Mini/TV
> setup - it looks and responds great!  I'm in the process of collecting
> parts to build a cockpit around this setup.
>

After fooling around with it some more, I seem to be able to get all of 
the modes to work, but I can't seem to actually designate a target. 
Could be something with my HOTAS setup...I'll keep fooling around with it.

-- 
      - 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
              Re: Falcon 4.0 Allied Force - for Mac OS X! Rufus <not@home.com> - 2012-10-24 17:27 -0700
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