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Re: Falcon 3.0 D Patch is on GEnie!

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From: ALAN C. FUSCO Ph.D.
Date: Mon, 18 May 1992 13:33
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WRONG-- The patch is GOOD and OFFICIAL. I installed it with NO problems. All
squads and campaigns started with any other versions are NOT compatible with
patch D. If you try running old compaigns, squads or for that matter ACMI tapes
then the program is going to mess-up. Try deleting all Falcon3 directories and
re-installing the program. Again the PATCH is GOOD and OFFICIAL.
Some noticable changes:
-- Campaigns actually WORK. I am about 1/2 way through one and F3 is now able
   to correctly record my kills (ground and air). I even heard that several
   people have actually been able to finish a campaign WITHOUT resorting to
   Falcnr. Neat.
-- Wingmen are more intelligent. They will even use ECM pods!
-- Enemy logic is greatly improved and they too will use ECM pods.
-- You can padlock SAMS!
-- B-52's don't nose-dive into the ground (or it is rare- I haven't seen it
   yet and this was an obvious bug with previous versions)
-- Other little changes which I cannot remember right now.
-- Sorry I don't know about modem/network play so I cannot tell if SH fixed
   this.
Several bugs:
-- Several enemy planes can pull 9g turns that CANNOT do this in real life.
   Enemy turns appear to be dictated by enemy skill level NOT the plane they
   are flying. This can make for some interesting battle with so called B-class
   fighters. It isn't realistic but challenging.
-- SH is very generous with the medals this time around. VERY generous. In fact
   if you abort a mission before takeoff, you will still get medals! But I can
   live with this. Hopefully there will be a quick fix, but don't hold your
   breath.
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All in all, I am now enjoying F3. The patch D does make a BIG improvement.
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-- Alan
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Date: Monday, 18 May 1992 08:33:59 CDT
From: ALAN C. FUSCO, Ph.D. <U38...@uicvm.uic.edu>
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