Is Lock-On Modern Air Combat any good?

Syxx_Killer · 10-10-05, 09:56 PM

I've been thinking about the game. Is it any good? I'd like to fly the MiG-29 and A-10. Are these platforms adequately represented? I know it is an Ubi product, so what kind of copy protection comes with it? Are there any mods or does the game support that kind of thing? How steep is the learning curve? Sorry for all the questions. I appreciate it.

Kapitan · 10-11-05, 01:43 AM

havnt got lock on but some other games ive flown mig 29 turned out to be a good plane i have heard though lock on is a very very good game but i havnt purchased yet

TLAM Strike · 10-11-05, 02:29 AM

I've played its predessor 'Flanker 2.5'. Its very complex and accurate. You'll probaly need a good joystick (Throttle and hatswhitch) and lots of patiance. But if your in to realistic modern jet sims this is what you'll probaly want.

2019 · 10-11-05, 04:43 AM

Yes it's a pretty good sim.
As far i know there is no bad protaction on the cd and there are no real mods like for falcon out there.
The graphics are fantastic.

Gizzmoe · 10-11-05, 05:02 AM

Lock On: Flaming Cliffs uses Starforce, the normal Lock On doesnÂ´t. There are some mods, but as 2019 said, no "real" mods like for F4.

http://www.airwarfare.com/Sims/lomac...essentials.htm

Type941 · 10-11-05, 05:18 AM

It's buggy and an enormously tough on your system, but it's the best flight sim there is, period. You should see some of LockOn movies, it's like a real film. Crazy cool, especially with texture mods, satelite maps, etc.

XabbaRus · 10-11-05, 06:06 AM

Flaming Cliffs interests me more than the basic LOMAC but Starforce is putting me off.

I have more fun with IL-2 though I have to get Pacific Fighters..

btw does Pacific fighters use Starforce?

joea · 10-11-05, 07:12 AM

No starforce for Pacific Fighters.

2019 · 10-11-05, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by joea

No starforce for Pacific Fighters.

Really???

Gizzmoe · 10-11-05, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by 2019

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Originally Posted by joea

No starforce for Pacific Fighters.

Really???

Yes!

It uses Safedisc.

Syxx_Killer · 10-11-05, 09:07 AM

What's Flaming Cliffs? I don't see it on the Ubi site.

I've got Flanker 2.5, though, I never really played it. It sure doesn't allocate resources very well, because it still chops up. That just didn't make it enjoyable. Does LOMAC have a campaign or is it like the old Flanker titles? Are there actually voices are is it silent like the old Flanker games?

Also, what the heck does this mean?

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CD-ROM: 4X CD-ROM or better (not recommended for use with CD-RWs)

I got that from Ubi's site. Why would a CD-RW affect things (especially if it doesn't have copy protection)? I've got a DVD-RW, so would it not work?

Gizzmoe · 10-11-05, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Syxx_Killer

What's Flaming Cliffs? I don't see it on the Ubi site.

ItÂ´s an unoffical add-on:
http://lockon.ru/index.php?lang=en&end_pos=148&scr=

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I've got a DVD-RW, so would it not work?

It works. I donÂ´t know why they wrote it or what it could mean.

By the way, hereÂ´s the SimHQ review:
http://www.simhq.com/_air/air_100a.html

1916 · 10-11-05, 11:39 AM

It's a great sim, the flight models are great, and it gives you a chance to fly the some of the USSR's best fighters (also a MiG29A from the West German Luftwaffe). It takes place during the end of the cold war, kind of like in a Balkans setting. The ground attack aircraft are pretty fun to fly, I've flown countless missions in the A-10 and I've repeated the campaign so many times as well.

But overall, the only sim (for me and that I have) that tops IL2:FB AEP (IL2 : Forgotten Battles, Aces Expansion Pack) is SHIII.

Syxx_Killer · 10-11-05, 01:10 PM

I saw a demo on the LOMAC site. I think I remember hearing that the demo of all things was copy protected. I'd be interested in it, but does it indeed have copy protection?

Gizzmoe · 10-11-05, 01:16 PM

Yes, the "Flaming Cliffs" demo installs Starforce, standard LOMAC doesnÂ´t.

10-10-05, 09:56 PM	#1
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Is Lock-On Modern Air Combat any good? I've been thinking about the game. Is it any good? I'd like to fly the MiG-29 and A-10. Are these platforms adequately represented? I know it is an Ubi product, so what kind of copy protection comes with it? Are there any mods or does the game support that kind of thing? How steep is the learning curve? Sorry for all the questions. I appreciate it.

10-11-05, 01:43 AM	#2
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	havnt got lock on but some other games ive flown mig 29 turned out to be a good plane i have heard though lock on is a very very good game but i havnt purchased yet __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

10-11-05, 02:29 AM	#3
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	I've played its predessor 'Flanker 2.5'. Its very complex and accurate. You'll probaly need a good joystick (Throttle and hatswhitch) and lots of patiance. But if your in to realistic modern jet sims this is what you'll probaly want. __________________

10-11-05, 04:43 AM	#4
2019 Engineer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Berlin Posts: 202 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Yes it's a pretty good sim. As far i know there is no bad protaction on the cd and there are no real mods like for falcon out there. The graphics are fantastic. __________________ IMPERIAL U-FLOTILLA 1914-1918 http://www.dreadnoughtproject.org/heinrich/main.htm Current stage: 2 - Pre Alpha Status: 27%

10-11-05, 05:18 AM	#6
Type941 Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Location: U-52 Posts: 1,270 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	It's buggy and an enormously tough on your system, but it's the best flight sim there is, period. You should see some of LockOn movies, it's like a real film. Crazy cool, especially with texture mods, satelite maps, etc. __________________ Sink the Bismarck SH3 Movie

10-11-05, 05:02 AM	#5
Gizzmoe Silent Hunter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 3,668 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Lock On: Flaming Cliffs uses Starforce, the normal Lock On doesnÂ´t. There are some mods, but as 2019 said, no "real" mods like for F4. http://www.airwarfare.com/Sims/lomac...essentials.htm

10-11-05, 06:06 AM	#7
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Flaming Cliffs interests me more than the basic LOMAC but Starforce is putting me off. I have more fun with IL-2 though I have to get Pacific Fighters.. btw does Pacific fighters use Starforce? __________________

10-11-05, 07:12 AM	#8
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	No starforce for Pacific Fighters.

10-11-05, 11:39 AM	#13
1916 Loader Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Captain's Quarters eating dinner Posts: 82 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It's a great sim, the flight models are great, and it gives you a chance to fly the some of the USSR's best fighters (also a MiG29A from the West German Luftwaffe). It takes place during the end of the cold war, kind of like in a Balkans setting. The ground attack aircraft are pretty fun to fly, I've flown countless missions in the A-10 and I've repeated the campaign so many times as well. But overall, the only sim (for me and that I have) that tops IL2:FB AEP (IL2 : Forgotten Battles, Aces Expansion Pack) is SHIII. __________________ U-100 1. Flotilla Brest, France New Rammstein album out October 24, 2005!!

10-11-05, 01:10 PM	#14
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	I saw a demo on the LOMAC site. I think I remember hearing that the demo of all things was copy protected. I'd be interested in it, but does it indeed have copy protection?

10-11-05, 01:16 PM	#15
Gizzmoe Silent Hunter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 3,668 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Yes, the "Flaming Cliffs" demo installs Starforce, standard LOMAC doesnÂ´t.