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From: c152-cb@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Vince Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: F-18 Interceptor
Summary: Not that great
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Date: 2 Mar 89 18:14:51 GMT
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In article <4197@vpk4.UUCP> scott@attcan.UUCP (Scott MacQuarrie) writes:
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>If you are going to connect serially between two systems, I would
>reccommend that you direct connect with a serial cable at play at 19.2. At
>1200 baud I have noticed the response to be sluggish and slow, at 19.2 the
>response is as fast as the sinple player version against computer planes.

I've played at 19.2, and found that it is about 1/3 the speed of a one-player
game.  Apparently, they must be doing something REALLY STUPID like sending
coordinates, waiting for a reply, then doing calculations!!  It's still fun,
but at 19.2, I would expect NO slowdown.

>If you don't already own this game, run out and buy it now. This is far and
>above the best flight simulation software I have ever seen and I have
>played many. The game is apperently quite accurate in its simulation,
>except the joystick on a real F-16 is sensistive to degrees of tilt. The
>game, due to hardware (?), can only detect direction. This is according to
>an actual F-16 pilot trying the game.

I'm afraid I'm not so enthusiastic about the game as I'd like to be.  The
scenarios are great, but the joystick control SUCKS!!!  F18's controls are
far superior.  In F16, the joystick uses an exponentially sensitive control,
which, if you hold it in one direction for any length of time, instantly
puts you in a tailspin.  I was a little annoyed at first, but after a
while, I found that I still couldn't get used to the controls.

Secondly, I want it to work with my 020.  Enuf said.

>Review: ***** (5 Stars)

My Review: **+ ( would be 4 if joystick controls were fixed )

-Vince