I just reinstalled Falcon 4 AF after a year or so being out of it, and it works perfectly. No weird graphic issues. No performance issues. No multiplayer issues. Got to love it. I have been messing around with DCS A10 and even today I think Falcon AF gives it a run for its money. If there is some sort of hall of fame for gaming developers, the guys at Microprose and Lead Pursuit deserve to be inducted.
Relative to Falcon AF, A10 looks a little better and the terrain is a bit nicer, but Falcon AF is no slouch, especially with hitiles and aeyes. And it runs so much better than A10. And lets not even compare campaign engines. This sim was so far ahead of its time.
You sure got that right - after all these years Falcon is still an amazing ride and if you read the news today, re: Nth Korea/Sth Korea tensions, well this sim was way ahead of its time.
To be fair tho, DCS A10 is still beta and they have not tweaked the graphics engine for better fps yet, but you have to wonder, if we would still be flying and enjoying this new sim after 10 years?? To compete with Falcon long term tho, they are going need a decent campaign engine (dynamic).