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From: jcoper@ccu.umanitoba.ca (D. Joseph Creighton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Falcon 2.21 - Released November 1st!
Message-ID: <1990Nov19.155658.26219@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
Date: 19 Nov 90 15:56:58 GMT
Distribution: comp.sys.mac.games
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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I just received my update from Spectrum Holobyte early last week, and I 
must say that the people there are quite helpful!  I placed a Post-It (tm)
note on my second disk asking what the next planned version would be and
when was the projected release date.  When my new disk returned, they had
jotted on the computerized receipt:  THIS WAS JUST RELEASED LAST WEEK!

As to the game itself:  Incredible!  Outstanding!  A masterpiece of work!
According to the 2.2 Addendum, these are some of the changes:
	- they have downgraded Major's rank to not include weight and
	  drag effects, making it much easier to fly at that level (this
	  is definately an asset, since trying to outmaneuver SAMs with
	  a pair of 2000 lb-ers under your wings ain't fun!)
	- mid-air collisions are now possible (I've also noticed that in
	  a head-to-head match up, the MiG almost always wins out.  Now
	  I've got to change tactics!)
	- you can land *with* damage, whereas in some previous versions
	  landing with *any* damage - even something slight - would cause
	  you to crash (I always wondered why I would crash when coming
	  down the glide slope at a picture-perfect attitude...)

Overall, Falcon is the *hottest* simulation, IMO, and getting hotter!
If you don't have an update to this version, I strongly recommend doing so.

Oh, BTW, Compute! Books is selling a book called "Turn and Burn - The
Authorative Guide to Falcon" which is a great companion to the manual.  It
does indeed begin where the manual leaves off.  There are detailed
suggestions to flight plans for each mission and hints on finishing your
objective, as well as revealed hidden secrets and comments throughout from
a real F-16 driver, "Viper." (the best "hidden secret" no longer works on 
V.2.21, but did on V.2.0  If you have 2.0 - or even if you don't - and you
want a few days of unlimited power before your update arrives, drop me a 
line and I'll let you in on the secret...  ;)
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