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{{Infobox game
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|title          = Jane's F-15
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|cover       = JCSF15.jpg
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|cover         = JCSF15.jpg
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|developers  =
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|developer     = [[Wikipedia:Origin Systems|Origin Systems, Inc.]]
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|EA Baltimore}}
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|publisher     = [[Wikipedia:Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts]]
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|publishers  =
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|release dates  = 1998
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Electronic Arts}}
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|engines      =
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|release dates=
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 30, 1998}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person, Third-person }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, Vehicle combat }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Flight }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Middle East, Contemporary }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Jane's Combat Simulations }}
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|license      = commercial
 
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==Operating systems==
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{{Introduction
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Jane's Combat Simulations F-15 works with Windows 95, Windows 98. It also works with Windows 7 however there are some graphical issues with the menus.
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|introduction      =  
  
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==Patches==
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|release history  =  
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===V1.12F patch===
 
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The V1.12F patch fixes issues with the game crashing and provides improvements and enhancements.
 
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===V1.17F patch===
 
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The V1.17F patch includes code from the previous patch with the addition of Direct 3D support.
 
  
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Patches:{{CitadelFile|janes-f15}}
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|current state    = The game has severe compatibility issues ranging from unresponsive menus and rendering problems. See the [[#Modern Windows patching|Modern Windows patching]] section to properly run the game on modern systems. Also, a joystick is required for proper gameplay in Expert mode.
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}}
  
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==Gameplay==
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'''General information'''
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F-15 can not be played without a joystick, otherwise the aircraft is completely uncontrollable.
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{{mm}} [http://www.combatsim.com/ CombatSim.com] - A huge hub dedicated to all war games and simulations
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{{mm}} [http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/forums/15/1 SimHQ] - Has a sub-forum for the Jane's flight sim series.
  
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==3Dfx==
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==Availability==
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F-15 supports 3Dfx.
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{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | CD | There are both 1-CD and 2-CD versions. The differences between the two are unknown.{{cn|date=October 2015}} | | Windows }}
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}}
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{{ii}} A free demo version is available from [https://www.gamefront.com/games/jane-s-combat-simulations/file/jane-s-f-15-demo-v1-01 GameFront].
  
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==System Requirements==
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==Essential improvements==
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{{SysReq
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===Patches===
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|minOS = Windows 95/Windows 98
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The 1.17f patch is the latest official patch for the game, with the exception of the Spanish release, and is available from [https://www.patches-scrolls.com/dl.php?file=f15d3d17.zip Patches-Scrolls] and [https://www.gamefront.com/games/jane-s-combat-simulations/file/jane-s-f-15-v1-17-patch GameFront]. It fixes many of the crashing issues that earlier versions had, increases multiplayer stability, enhances the avionics/flight model, adds Direct3D support, along with many other things.
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 +
===Modern Windows patching===
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{{ii}} The menus for F-15 do not work correctly on Windows 7 and newer, requiring a DirectDraw wrapper like [http://bitpatch.com/ddwrapper.html ddwrapper] to fix. The simulation will work correctly if [https://www.zeus-software.com/downloads/nglide nGlide] is used to emulate the 3dfx renderer. Certain movie files that are played in the menus can cause crashes.
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Patching and installing wrappers|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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# Install the game using the installer included on the CD.
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# Download the 1.17f patch and extract to {{folder|{{p|game}}}}. Overwrite any files if asked to.
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# Download and install [https://www.zeus-software.com/downloads/nglide nGlide].
 +
# Download [http://bitpatch.com/ddwrapper.html ddwrapper] and extract {{file|aqrit.cfg}} and {{file|ddraw.dll}} to {{folder|{{p|game}}}}.
 +
# Open {{file|aqrit.cfg}} with a text editor and change <code>ForceDirectDrawEmulation = 0</code> to <code>ForceDirectDrawEmulation = 1</code>
 +
# Delete all the {{file|*.UV2}} files in {{folder|{{p|game}}\Movies}}, leaving the following:
 +
<pre>
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IR.WVE
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IR_L.WVE
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IR_T.WVE
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IR_W.WVE
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JANES.WVE
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OP.WVE
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SH.WVE
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ST.WVE
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ST_L.WVE
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ST_T.WVE
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ST_W.WVE
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</pre>
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9. Start up F-15 and go to the Options menu. Make sure '''3dfx Glide (Voodoo)''' is highlighted in '''Video Driver'''. F-15 will now play correctly.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Related games==
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===Skip intro videos===
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[[Jane's F/A-18]]
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{{Fixbox|description=Disable videos in Options|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Garrett|date=August 30, 2017|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
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# Go to Options, Miscellaneous.
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# Uncheck Jane's Video, F-15 Video, and Trailer Video/Credits.
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# Click OK and Accept to apply the changes.
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}}
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==Game data==
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===Configuration file(s) location===
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|hklm}}\SOFTWARE\{{p|wow64}}\Jane's Combat Simulations\F15\Config}}
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}}
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===Save game data location===
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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}}
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==Video==
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{{Image|Janes F15 Video Options.png|Video options.}}
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{{Video
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/janes-f-15/en
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|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
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|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = unsupported
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = unsupported
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|widescreen resolution      = false
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|widescreen resolution notes= 640x480 only.
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|multimonitor              = false
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|multimonitor notes        =
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
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|ultrawidescreen notes      =
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|4k ultra hd                = false
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|4k ultra hd notes          =
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|fov                        = false
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|fov notes                  =
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|windowed                  = false
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|windowed notes            =
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|borderless windowed        = false
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|borderless windowed notes  =
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|anisotropic                = false
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|anisotropic notes          =
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|antialiasing              = false
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|antialiasing notes        = nGlide forces some antialiasing, but it cannot be manually changed.
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|upscaling                  = false
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
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|vsync                      = hackable
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|vsync notes                = Enabled by default in nGlide.
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|60 fps                    = false
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|60 fps notes              = Locked to 20 frames per second.
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|120 fps                    = false
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|120 fps notes              =
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|hdr                        = false
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|hdr notes                  =  
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|color blind                = false
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|color blind notes          =
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}}
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==Input==
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{{Image|Janes F15 Control Options.png|Control options.}}
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{{Input
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|key remap                = true
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|key remap notes          =
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|acceleration option      = false
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|acceleration option notes =
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|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity notes  =
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|mouse menu                = true
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|mouse menu notes          = The mouse is supported in menus, though the cursor appears twice in gameplay.
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|invert mouse y-axis      = true
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|invert mouse y-axis notes = The mouse can be inverted when using the virtual cockpit.
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|controller support        = true
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|controller support notes  =
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|full controller          = false
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|full controller notes    =
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|controller remap          = true
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|controller remap notes    =
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|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity notes=
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|invert controller y-axis  = false
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|invert controller y-axis notes=
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|touchscreen              = false
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|touchscreen notes        =
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|xinput controllers notes  =
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =
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|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=
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|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug notes  =
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|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback notes    =
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input notes  =
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|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
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|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
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}}
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{{ii}} Opening {{file|f15keys.ini}} with a text editor and manually adding <code>FORMATION_LIGHTS</code>, <code>COCKPIT_LIGHTS</code>, <code>DISPLAY_FPS</code> and <code>MEET_SMUT</code> to bindings will enable the ability to toggle the various lights on the craft, toggle the [[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)|FPS]] display and enable the flying pigs cheat. These are not normally assignable through the game's menu.
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==Audio==
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{{Image|Janes F15 Sound Options.png|Sound options.}}
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{{Audio
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|separate volume          = true
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|separate volume notes    = Warnings, engine, radio speech, Betty (airplane voice), and external noises all have separate sliders.
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|surround sound          = false
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|surround sound notes    =
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|subtitles                = false
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|subtitles notes          =
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|closed captions          = false
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|closed captions notes    =
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|mute on focus lost      = true
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|mute on focus lost notes =
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|eax support              = false
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|eax support notes        =
 +
|royalty free audio        = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
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}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Enable the female wingman voice|ref={{cn}}|fix=
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#Copy {{file|regit.exe}} from the F-15 CD to {{folder|{{p|game}}}} and run the program from there (if it does not appear quickly, run it in [[Windows Compatibility Mode|compatibility mode]] for Windows 98/ME.)
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#Click on "ADD".
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#In the ''value'' field type ''women'' (all lower case)
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#In the data field type ''1''.
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#Click on OK. Close the program.
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'''Notes''':
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{{ii}} Affects only every 8th team slot.
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{{ii}} This can also be accomplished by manually adding it as a new string value directly to the Windows registry in the location cited above.
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}}
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{{L10n|content=
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = false
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Spanish
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = false
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|notes    = Can not be updated past the original version.
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|fan      =
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}}
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}}
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==Network==
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{{Network/Multiplayer
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|local play          =
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|local play players  =
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|local play modes    =
 +
|local play notes    =
 +
|lan play            = true
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|lan play players    = 8
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|lan play modes      =
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = false
 +
|online play players  = 8
 +
|online play modes    =
 +
|online play notes    = The official JanesCombatNet service has been shut down.
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|asynchronous        =
 +
|asynchronous notes  =
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}}
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{{Network/Connections
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|matchmaking        = false
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
 +
|p2p                = false
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|p2p notes          =
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|dedicated          = false
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|dedicated notes    =
 +
|self-hosting      = false
 +
|self-hosting notes =
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|direct ip          = true
 +
|direct ip notes    =
 +
}}{{Network/Ports
 +
|tcp  =
 +
|udp  =
 +
|upnp =
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}}
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==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
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|direct3d versions      = 5
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
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|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
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|glide versions        = unknown
 +
|glide notes            =
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|software mode          = true
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==System requirements==
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Windows
 +
 
 +
|minOS    = 95
 +
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium, Cyrix 6x86, or AMD K6 at 166 MHz
 +
|minRAM  = 16 MB
 +
|minGPU  = DirectX 5 or Glide capable video card
 +
|minHD    = 50 MB
 +
|minVRAM  = 2 MB
 +
|minDX    = 5
 +
 
 +
|recOS    = 98
 +
|recCPU  = 200 MHz or faster Intel Pentium
 +
|recRAM  = 32 MB
 +
|recGPU  =
 +
|recHD    = 150 MB
 +
}}
  
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[[Category:Game]]
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{{References}}
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[[Category:Windows]]
 

Latest revision as of 11:22, 28 July 2023

Jane's F-15
Jane's F-15 cover
Developers
EA Baltimore
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Release dates
Windows March 30, 1998
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person, Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Vehicle combat
Vehicles Flight
Art styles Realistic
Themes Middle East, Contemporary
Series Jane's Combat Simulations
Jane's F-15 on HowLongToBeat
Jane's F-15 on MobyGames
Jane's F-15 on Wikipedia
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Jane's F-15 is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person action and vehicle combat game in the Jane's Combat Simulations series.

The game has severe compatibility issues ranging from unresponsive menus and rendering problems. See the Modern Windows patching section to properly run the game on modern systems. Also, a joystick is required for proper gameplay in Expert mode.

General information

CombatSim.com - A huge hub dedicated to all war games and simulations
SimHQ - Has a sub-forum for the Jane's flight sim series.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 There are both 1-CD and 2-CD versions. The differences between the two are unknown.[citation needed]
Windows
A free demo version is available from GameFront.

Essential improvements

Patches

The 1.17f patch is the latest official patch for the game, with the exception of the Spanish release, and is available from Patches-Scrolls and GameFront. It fixes many of the crashing issues that earlier versions had, increases multiplayer stability, enhances the avionics/flight model, adds Direct3D support, along with many other things.

Modern Windows patching

The menus for F-15 do not work correctly on Windows 7 and newer, requiring a DirectDraw wrapper like ddwrapper to fix. The simulation will work correctly if nGlide is used to emulate the 3dfx renderer. Certain movie files that are played in the menus can cause crashes.
Patching and installing wrappers[citation needed]
  1. Install the game using the installer included on the CD.
  2. Download the 1.17f patch and extract to <path-to-game>. Overwrite any files if asked to.
  3. Download and install nGlide.
  4. Download ddwrapper and extract aqrit.cfg and ddraw.dll to <path-to-game>.
  5. Open aqrit.cfg with a text editor and change ForceDirectDrawEmulation = 0 to ForceDirectDrawEmulation = 1
  6. Delete all the *.UV2 files in <path-to-game>\Movies, leaving the following:
IR.WVE
IR_L.WVE
IR_T.WVE
IR_W.WVE
JANES.WVE
OP.WVE
SH.WVE
ST.WVE
ST_L.WVE
ST_T.WVE
ST_W.WVE

9. Start up F-15 and go to the Options menu. Make sure 3dfx Glide (Voodoo) is highlighted in Video Driver. F-15 will now play correctly.

Skip intro videos

Disable videos in Options[1]
  1. Go to Options, Miscellaneous.
  2. Uncheck Jane's Video, F-15 Video, and Trailer Video/Credits.
  3. Click OK and Accept to apply the changes.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Jane's Combat Simulations\F15\Config[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows

Video

Video options.
Video options.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
 640x480 only.
Multi-monitor
 
Ultra-widescreen
 
4K Ultra HD
 
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
nGlide forces some antialiasing, but it cannot be manually changed.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Enabled by default in nGlide.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Locked to 20 frames per second.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Control options.
Control options.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
The mouse is supported in menus, though the cursor appears twice in gameplay.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
The mouse can be inverted when using the virtual cockpit.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Opening f15keys.ini with a text editor and manually adding FORMATION_LIGHTS, COCKPIT_LIGHTS, DISPLAY_FPS and MEET_SMUT to bindings will enable the ability to toggle the various lights on the craft, toggle the FPS display and enable the flying pigs cheat. These are not normally assignable through the game's menu.

Audio

Sound options.
Sound options.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Warnings, engine, radio speech, Betty (airplane voice), and external noises all have separate sliders.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
Enable the female wingman voice[citation needed]
  1. Copy regit.exe from the F-15 CD to <path-to-game> and run the program from there (if it does not appear quickly, run it in compatibility mode for Windows 98/ME.)
  2. Click on "ADD".
  3. In the value field type women (all lower case)
  4. In the data field type 1.
  5. Click on OK. Close the program.

Notes:

Affects only every 8th team slot.
This can also be accomplished by manually adding it as a new string value directly to the Windows registry in the location cited above.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Spanish
Can not be updated past the original version.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
8
Online play
8 The official JanesCombatNet service has been shut down.

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 5
Glide
Software renderer
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium, Cyrix 6x86, or AMD K6 at 166 MHz 200 MHz or faster Intel Pentium
System memory (RAM) 16 MB 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 50 MB 150 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 5 or Glide capable video card
2 MB of VRAM
DirectX 5 compatible


Notes

  1. ↑ Applications writing to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.

References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Garrett on August 30, 2017