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|acceleration option notes = See [[#BMS 4.32 Upgrade|BMS 4.32 Upgrade]]. | |acceleration option notes = See [[#BMS 4.32 Upgrade|BMS 4.32 Upgrade]]. | ||
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|invert controller y-axis = unknown | |invert controller y-axis = unknown | ||
|invert controller y-axis notes= | |invert controller y-axis notes= | ||
|touchscreen = unknown | |touchscreen = unknown | ||
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Revision as of 00:34, 17 September 2015
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| MicroProse | |
| Publishers | |
| Mac OS | MacSoft |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | December 12, 1998 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | June 1999 |
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| Falcon | |
|---|---|
| Falcon | 1987 |
| Falcon A.T. | 1988 |
| Falcon 3.0 | 1991 |
| Falcon 4.0 | 1998 |
| Falcon 4.0: Allied Force | 2005 |
Key points
- It is highly recommended to play the game with a joystick
- The manual is required to fully understand the underlying game mechanics
General information
- Falconpedia - A wiki dedicated to Falcon 4.0
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com | |
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Essential improvements
Patches
The Version 1.08 Patch provides bugs fixes.
BMS 4.32 Upgrade
BMS 4.32 is the latest and greatest Falcon 4.0 mod currently available. Released September 2011, it brings total Windows 7 compatibility and support for modern gpus among many other bug fixes, graphical enhancements and avionics and realism improvements such as completely new Flight Modelling, DirectX 9.0c support with Shader Model 3.0 and HDR to name a few. More info regarding BMS 4.32 is here: BenchMarkSims webpage
It can also be downloaded from here.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | 16 | |||
| Online play | ||||
Issues unresolved
Graphics glitches
Graphical bugs are experienced during gameplay while running in Windows 7. Some textures will show bright purple sections with and without the patch and with the patch, text is unreadable while using hardware rendering. Switching to software rendering solves this but the game slows to a crawl while the cockpit is in view.
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz | Intel Pentium II 450 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 128 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 175 MB | 600 MB |
| Video card (GPU) | High Colour graphics card | 3D graphics card 8 MB of VRAM |