FWIW

I installed MA last night (used win98 compatability mode on setup.exe), upgraded with the 1.21 patch then the 1.23 patch (win 98 compatibility on both) from Rowan, then launched game (Win (98 compat.) Load times when starting a simple mission were slow (40 -50 secs) and missions with multiple planes seemed to CTD. Applied the .80 upgrade, switched to Win2K compatibility and initial mission load time was 30 -40 seconds, then replays and second missions on same map, etc were <5 secs.

There is a keyboard map utility in the map MA directory that I find useful. Only problem I am having is hat control for view is a little "fast".

also - the Mig 15 only fires cannon - is this historically true? I thought it had both 12.7 and 23 mm guns?

Good 'chute.

F9F Panther

Mig 15 had two 23 mm cannons and one 37 mm cannon . In the sim you can not choose between the 37 and 23 they are fired as one. The Mig 15 was designed for intercepting enemy bombers. The use of heavy cannons and it's flight characteristics reflect this. The F86 was built for the air superiority role, it's 6x50cal guns with higher rate of fire were deemed better by the designers for dog fighting.

Because they are opposites, they make interesting matchups in the sim.

I wish you luck getting MA going!

Now up and running and loving Mig Alley all over again. Despite my handle, I forgot how much I loved jets and guns together. My only problem now is that I am running MA on a laptop with 15 inch monitor, and I can barely see those AAA emplacements! This game/era definately needs an update, though - I kept on thinking how much nicer it would look if it had the IL-2 look and feel.
FWIW...I do get very occasional CTD's, but nothing serious. I am only doing quick missions right now, so I'm not losing any campaign progress.
@Vox - thanks for the note. I am noticing that if I don't eject after the second "plink" from a Mig, I usually don't get another chance when I hear the third, just that heart-dropping "arrrggghhh"
F9F Panther

Despite MA's dated graphics, as far as I know, it still is the only sim where you can fly these classic jets, against a convincing AI, in a good dynamic campaign.


That could get ulgy...lol I can't see AAA under the best conditions! It's hard to imagine trying to fly MA on a laptop. I ported MA through my digital projector at home and projected it as a 6-foot image, and still couldn't see the AAA ..LOL. I recently experimented with a Fresnel lens. I like it a lot... Gives a good depth of view, almost 3D, and it magnifies eveything nice and BIG...helps my aging eyes.

Hi Retro,

I am not sure how to contact you. I wanted to ask you something. Could you PM me you email address?

There is a Mig Alley yahoo group where TheSilkMan continues to add new features to this sim.

Do a search for Mig Alley on yahoo groups and you will find the group MA_Development. You will need to register to become a member.

Spritle

FYI, the long load times and crash to desktop issues have been resolved on my machine.
I'll create a web page for all these steps at some point, including a link to my easy fixes.
See this thread in the meantime.

http://forums.frugalsworld.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=115581

Thanks for the info. However, I tried joining the group over a week ago... everytime I go back to the page it says "Your membership is awaiting approval by the group owner". Does anyone know if the group is still active? Thanks for any help guys.

Yes.. only nagging issue is immediate CTD when I try to access the NAV map in flight. Does this happen to you too? Been a long time and a few driver revisions since I looked, so maybe it is 'fixed'.