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Thanks for the kind words, pescador. However, mikew deserves a lot more credit than I do on this one.
All you need is a working install of EF2000 that you can map to using the launcher. However you get it onto your hard drive is up to you. Also, while this was designed with 3DFX/GFX+ in mind, it will also work with the original EF2000 and TACTCOM.
One option that was recently added was the ability to enable/disable music using a checkbox in the launcher, which saves you from having to go into the DOS Config.exe or change the setting in-game.
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"Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay - and claims a halo for his dishonesty." - Robert A. Heinlein
The average naval aviator, despite the sometimes swaggering exterior, is very much capable of such feelings as love, affection, intimacy, and caring. These feelings just don't involve anyone else.
With my meager new-found knowledge of 3D game development, I know that MFD screens are additional 'camera viewports' for viewing the 3D world, maybe one day we can switch the Maverick screen on in the virtual pit to match the TIALD screen (as shown in the above video). But if not, no matter as it's still so well done.
EF2000 just oozes of polish and atmosphere, IMO.
The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in Gives way and suddenly it’s day again The sun is in the east Even though the day is done Two suns in the sunset, hmph Could be the human race is run
I think this project is just fantastic! I don't believe they'll ever be an EF2000 remake, the scope is way too large and would take a team to attempt it which seldom works out. Plus the pressure would be too great to give it FSX visuals w/DCS advanced flight modeling while matching the upcoming EDGE terrain, and so on and on... completing it would be impossible.
But what you guys are doing (mikew, HF and whoever...DKD?) by updating EF2000's visuals and giving it some modern hardware support, is IMO all this sim needs! Except maybe a new and fully working version of Strategic Command for a campaign sandbox, the last one was never completed but I assume the developer (being commercial) couldn't afford the time to work it out before moving on.
And let's face it, despite the excellent stealth gameplay, nobody cares if Ethiopia and Eritrea want to duke it out, or if Somalia has a squabble with Djibouti. But the Russians attacking NATO down the Norwegian coastline?! BEST SCENERIO EVER! Well, other than it being the USSR a few years earlier, but then you wouldn't have the Eurofighter to fly.
I'm just a dumb smuck living in the US Deep South where it's always hot and flat, EF2000 has always been an exotic adventure for me. So whatever you do, PLEASE keep the European accents! And I wouldn't mind sporting British roundels or German crosses either, I feel insulted by the US version 2.0, as if I HAVE to have USAF insignia (improperly placed I might add) on my EUROFIGHTER to enjoy!
Cheers to you guys!
P.S. I fired an e-mail to Steve Hunt, pointing to the YouTube video and this thread (haven't done that in a long time). Who knows, but as always I'm not counting on a response.
This is a wonderful new. Thank you. Can you please explain which version is needed? as you know there is a windows version (2.0) (without hardware acceleration) and DOS based 3dfx (which I don't even know if it actually installable on w7) any advice on which version to get and how to get to a working install, taking into account that hardware acceleration is a must? Looking forward to this, again thank you
Canadair, I believe what you're seeing is the DOS 3Dfx version running under an enhanced DOSBox w/Glide support. This version, along with the Win95 version (Super EF2000) are both included in V2.0 shown in my above pics (or box may look like the one here)...
The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in Gives way and suddenly it’s day again The sun is in the east Even though the day is done Two suns in the sunset, hmph Could be the human race is run
Thanks for the kind words, pescador. However, mikew deserves a lot more credit than I do on this one.
All you need is a working install of EF2000 that you can map to using the launcher. However you get it onto your hard drive is up to you. Also, while this was designed with 3DFX/GFX+ in mind, it will also work with the original EF2000 and TACTCOM.
One option that was recently added was the ability to enable/disable music using a checkbox in the launcher, which saves you from having to go into the DOS Config.exe or change the setting in-game.
Wow can't wait. Thanks again HomeFries and my apologies to mikew. Sorry mikew...I didn't know. Pescador
I think this project is just fantastic! I don't believe they'll ever be an EF2000 remake, the scope is way too large and would take a team to attempt it which seldom works out. Plus the pressure would be too great to give it FSX visuals w/DCS advanced flight modeling while matching the upcoming EDGE terrain, and so on and on... completing it would be impossible.
But what you guys are doing (mikew, HF and whoever...DKD?) by updating EF2000's visuals and giving it some modern hardware support, is IMO all this sim needs! Except maybe a new and fully working version of Strategic Command for a campaign sandbox, the last one was never completed but I assume the developer (being commercial) couldn't afford the time to work it out before moving on.
And let's face it, despite the excellent stealth gameplay, nobody cares if Ethiopia and Eritrea want to duke it out, or if Somalia has a squabble with Djibouti. But the Russians attacking NATO down the Norwegian coastline?! BEST SCENERIO EVER! Well, other than it being the USSR a few years earlier, but then you wouldn't have the Eurofighter to fly.
I'm just a dumb smuck living in the US Deep South where it's always hot and flat, EF2000 has always been an exotic adventure for me. So whatever you do, PLEASE keep the European accents! And I wouldn't mind sporting British roundels or German crosses either, I feel insulted by the US version 2.0, as if I HAVE to have USAF insignia (improperly placed I might add) on my EUROFIGHTER to enjoy!
Cheers to you guys!
P.S. I fired an e-mail to Steve Hunt, pointing to the YouTube video and this thread (haven't done that in a long time). Who knows, but as always I'm not counting on a response.
Good to see my baby is still looking good Mark. IMO one of the best Combat Sims ever. My very first Flight Sim along with Longbow Gold. I bought both Sims along with my very first Computer back in 1997. I still have Longbow Gold but can't play it on my Windows Xp Computer. Thanks for the pics Mark. Pescador
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Originally Posted By: Canadair
This is a wonderful new. Thank you. Can you please explain which version is needed? as you know there is a windows version (2.0) (without hardware acceleration) and DOS based 3dfx (which I don't even know if it actually installable on w7) any advice on which version to get and how to get to a working install, taking into account that hardware acceleration is a must? Looking forward to this, again thank you
Like Mark said, this is the 3DFX version for DOS in the video, as EF2000 Reloaded is essentially a special version of DOSBox with a nice front end. This version of DOSBox emulates the 3DFX calls, so you don't need a Voodoo card (though you do want 3D acceleration for the OpenGL rendering).
@Stratos, you don't need the CD to install EF2000 Reloaded per se, but you do need to have an EF2000 install on you hard drive that EF2000 Reloaded can point to. There are instructions on how to use a 16 bit installer in 64 bit Windows included with the package (and available on the TAW Wiki).
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"Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay - and claims a halo for his dishonesty." - Robert A. Heinlein
The average naval aviator, despite the sometimes swaggering exterior, is very much capable of such feelings as love, affection, intimacy, and caring. These feelings just don't involve anyone else.
Like Mark said, this is the 3DFX version for DOS in the video, as EF2000 Reloaded is essentially a special version of DOSBox with a nice front end. This version of DOSBox emulates the 3DFX calls, so you don't need a Voodoo card (though you do want 3D acceleration for the OpenGL rendering).
@Stratos, you don't need the CD to install EF2000 Reloaded per se, but you do need to have an EF2000 install on you hard drive that EF2000 Reloaded can point to. There are instructions on how to use a 16 bit installer in 64 bit Windows included with the package (and available on the TAW Wiki).
Hello HomeFries,
I am new to DOSBox and setting up EF2000 (and TAW soon after) on a Win7 x64 system. Could you provide instructions and/or pointers on how to get this jewel up and running? I do appreciate that you have taken the time to share this with all of us!
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@THX,
SimHQ would prefer that I keep direct links to the TAW Wiki away from here, but if you check the link to combatsim in the first post, then you can see the link to just the article you're looking for.
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"Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay - and claims a halo for his dishonesty." - Robert A. Heinlein
The average naval aviator, despite the sometimes swaggering exterior, is very much capable of such feelings as love, affection, intimacy, and caring. These feelings just don't involve anyone else.
@Stratos, you don't need the CD to install EF2000 Reloaded per se, but you do need to have an EF2000 install on you hard drive that EF2000 Reloaded can point to. There are instructions on how to use a 16 bit installer in 64 bit Windows included with the package (and available on the TAW Wiki).
My best friend have a boxed version, no idea if it is the Windows or Dos one, but I will ask him If I can borrow his game. Want to try your version once you release it.
Thanks.
You know what is fun? My friend is on a cruise visiting Norwegian fjords lol
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You know what is fun? My friend is on a cruise visiting Norwegian fjords lol
Lucky friend you have, we have one in the planning in 2 1/2 years...
We're looking to do the one-way leg from Bergen to Kirkenes in winter because it's cheaper and I'm really interested in the area during the darker winter months. We also want to see the Lights again (saw them in Fairbanks, Alaska...breathtaking). If possible we're wanting to make our way back south from Murmansk to St. Petersburg.
And if THAT sounds a little over the top...
Both my wife and I are going to start learning to speak and read in Russian (two starter books w/CDs are on the way from Amazon). Something we've talked about doing for years (only it was French as we're Cajuns), but we decided Russian would be so much cooler and not likely to be understood by the people around us (speaking privately in public).
Might seem too touristy for the locals but I really can't wait to see Alesund...
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I always wanted to see Hammerfest. I have some friends in Andoya as well.
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"Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay - and claims a halo for his dishonesty." - Robert A. Heinlein
The average naval aviator, despite the sometimes swaggering exterior, is very much capable of such feelings as love, affection, intimacy, and caring. These feelings just don't involve anyone else.
SimHQ would prefer that I keep direct links to the TAW Wiki away from here, but if you check the link to combatsim in the first post, then you can see the link to just the article you're looking for.
You know what is fun? My friend is on a cruise visiting Norwegian fjords lol
Lucky friend you have, we have one in the planning in 2 1/2 years...
We're looking to do the one-way leg from Bergen to Kirkenes in winter because it's cheaper and I'm really interested in the area during the darker winter months. We also want to see the Lights again (saw them in Fairbanks, Alaska...breathtaking). If possible we're wanting to make our way back south from Murmansk to St. Petersburg.
And if THAT sounds a little over the top...
Both my wife and I are going to start learning to speak and read in Russian (two starter books w/CDs are on the way from Amazon). Something we've talked about doing for years (only it was French as we're Cajuns), but we decided Russian would be so much cooler and not likely to be understood by the people around us (speaking privately in public).
Might seem too touristy for the locals but I really can't wait to see Alesund...
I've been getting into EF2000 like never before, mainly for inspiration. What DID graphics artists did with only a handful of 8-bit palettes and low-res textures is amazing to me. EF2000 has to be one of the best looking DOS games, accentuated by a DOS-high 640x400 screen resolution.
I asked Steve White (Saxon) once if DID felt any differently about developing an American aircraft sim (TFX3: F-22) vs. their own joint venture Eurofighter. He said no, they were interested in all modern aircraft. But I'm not so sure (noting Steve didn't join DID until TAW) after reading the Manuals, Strategy Guides and then playing the games. Seems to me EF2000, although older, was given more attention to details (i.e. TIALD w/black and white hot option) and has a more polished feel to it.
The biggest complaint I've read is that EF2000 lacks a bonafide ground war (ground mobiles protect air bases). But the manuals explains this, "The system was tailored towards a Norwegian Limited Theater Conflict where the emphasis would lie with the Sea and Air power (the Norwegian terrain would make a land war difficult)." Seems reasonable to me, send the tanks to East Germany and the rest of Central Europe.
But to have a campaign theater centered around the Red Sea and no shipping?! A little harder to swallow.
So EF2000 (in Autumn) never gets completely dark (moon but no stars), but it sure does model the darkening nighttime hours nicely, IMO. From animated runway approach lights to towers and aircraft with blinking lights, the little things that add life to the world.