Key points
- The game requires a Glide and DirectDraw wrapper to be playable on Windows 7.
- A joystick is required for proper gameplay in Expert mode.
- DirectX compatibility is only available through a patch and does not work on modern versions of Windows.
- The game will run on almost any computer out there.
- The game is locked to 20 frames per second and cannot be unlocked.
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 |
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There are both 1-CD and 2-CD versions. The differences between the two are unknown.[citation needed] |
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Essential improvements
Patches
V1.17f and V1.12f
- This patch will not work for the Spanish version of the game.
The 1.17f patch is the latest official patch for the game. 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 requires a DirectDraw wrapper to fix. ddwrapper is the only DirectDraw wrapper that works with F-15 currently. 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.
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Patching and Installing Wrappers[citation needed]
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- Install Jane's F-15 using the installer included on the CD.
- Download the 1.17f patch.
- Extract the patch to where you installed F-15. Overwrite any files if asked to.
- Download and install nGlide.
- Download ddwrapper and open the .zip.
- Copy aqrit.cfg and ddraw.dll to where F-15 is installed.
- Open aqrit.cfg in the F-15 directory and change
ForceDirectDrawEmulation = 0 to ForceDirectDrawEmulation = 1
- Delete all the *.UV2 files in Movies from your F-15 directory 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.
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Skip intro videos
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Disable videos in Options[1]
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- Go to Options, Miscellaneous.
- Uncheck Jane's Video, F-15 Video, and Trailer Video/Credits.
- Click OK and Accept to apply the changes.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Input settings
Template:Input settings
- Opening f15keys.ini with a text editor and manually adding
FORMATION_LIGHTS, COCKPIT_LIGHTS, DISPLAY_FPS and MEET_SMUT to bindings will give you 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 settings
Template:Audio settings
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Enable the female wingman voice[citation needed]
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- Copy regit.exe from F-15 CD to install directory. Run the program. (If it doesn't appear quickly, you may need to set Windows to run it in compatibility mode for Windows 98/ME.)
- Click on "ADD".
- In the value field type women (all lower case)
- In the data field type 1.
- Click on OK. Close regit.exe.
- affects only every 8th team slot.
Note: Instead of using regit.exe 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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Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| Spanish |
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Spanish is not available in any version but the Spanish version of the game. It cannot be updated past the original version. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
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| DirectDraw |
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| Glide |
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| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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System requirements
| Windows |
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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
References
