I figured we could periodically bump this message to the top, so that we can easily answer [some of] the questions typically asked by new(er) players ....

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*CORRECT ORDER OF GAME & PATCH INSTALLATION*
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1) Install MA from your CD. (Note: WinXP/2K users may need to first do the Win98/ME compatibility fix [listed below] to the SETUP.EXE on the CD to make sure they don't have any problems w/ the installation).

2) Next, install Rowan's official v1.23 patch.

3) Install the BDG group's MiG patch

4) Do the No-CD & no intro video fixes.

5) Take care of the optional stuff if you want: custom noseart, kill the jolly rodger, custom sound files, A/C skins, etc.

5) Finally, start MA and do your setup for 3D, sound, game options, etc, then make sure you immediately exit, so you don't have to redo all your settings again if MA crashes on you. :p

6) Done!

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*MiG ALLEY OFFICAL HOMEPAGES*
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Empire Interactive's Official MiG Alley Page:
http://www.empireinteractive.com/migalley/

Rowan Software's Offical Homepage:
http://www.rowansoftware.com/rowan/welcome.htm

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*MiG ALLEY PREVIEWS & REVIEWS*
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The Wargamer's Preview
http://www.wargamer.com/reviews/migalleyprv_main.asp

Frugal's World Review
http://www.frugalsworld.com/reviews/migrev.shtml

Gamespot's Review (Turned into a pay site)
http://gamespot.com/gamespot/storie...2542556,00.html

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*MiG ALLEY DEMO*
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The two different size demos are basically the same thing (both use the "Hot Shot" mission), but the larger demo also includes/installs a 47mb intro video into the smacker folder. (This is the same video used for the intro on the retail version)

Big Demo @ Empire (download: 94mb, install: 119mb):
http://www.empireinteractive.com/us...port/demos1.htm

Smaller Demo @ 3DGamers (download: 47mb, install: 72mb):
http://www.3dgamers.com/dl/games/mi...osmall.exe.html

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*MiG ALLEY OFFICAL PATCH* (Note v1.23 is most recent):
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Empire Interactive's Support Page w/ v1.0 & v1.23 Patches:
http://www.empireinteractive.com/support/patches.html

-OR-

3D Gamers MiG Alley page w/ v1.23 Patch:
http://www.3dgamers.com/games/migalley/

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*MiG ALLEY MODS*
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BDG - The future of MA (!!!):
http://www.3d-raumplan.com/FlightSim/

AxA's Fly & Fight (Skins by AxA, Mosi, HarryM, and John Maleski, sounds, terrain, etc.):
http://www.flyandfight.com/

MiG Alley Skin Central (skins & killing the Jolly Roger):
http://ma-skins.frugalsworld.com/sabre.htm

Hengist's MiG Alley Site (lots of great info and downloads):
http://www.hengist.co.uk/MiGAlley/

Mosi's Flightsim-Page: (skins)
http://mosi.furballcentral.com

Harry's MiG Alley Annex (skins, insignias, hit sprites, & sounds):
http://www.redshift.com/~harrym/migalley/migalley.html

Jay's MiG Alley Terrain Graphics:
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquar...1724/Migter.htm

MASCU - Mig Alley Scheme Changer Utility: (SITE DOWN! 10/22/01)
http://members.nbci.com/_XMCM/artattack/mascu.htm

Viper-'s (Smoking bullet mod):
http://wbviper-.bei.t-online.de/vpbob.htm

Ted Horvath's MiG Alley Page (Soviet MiG skin & flight tips): http://www3.sympatico.ca/horvatht/ma.htm

MiG Alley Icons (I made a few w/ a Sabre and Meteor as alternates for shortcuts):
http://home.mindspring.com/~kanajan...Alley_Icons.zip

FALK's Homepage (Skins, Noseart & Sounds):
http://home.tiscalinet.de/hunkydory/

Maususer's MA skins (and more):
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jmaleski/my_mig_alley_page.htm
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*OTHER MiG ALLEY PAGES*
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MiGMan's Flight Sim Museum: MiG Alley:
http://www.migman.com/ (turned into a paysite???)

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*MiG ALLEY FORUMS*
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SimHQ MiG Alley Forum:
Right Here! :p

Frugal's MiG Alley Forum:
http://forums.frugalsworld.com/vbb/forum...&forumid=12

Hengist's MiG Alley Forum:
http://pub2.ezboard.com/bhengistscombatflightsims


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*MiG ALLEY STRATEGY GUIDES & HELP*
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Frugal's MiG Alley Guide (great strategy guide):
http://www.frugalsworld.com/migalley/index.shtml

An excellent thread to get up to speed in the Spring Offensive Campaign (the only dynamic campaign in MA).
http://forums.frugalsworld.com/vbb/...48895f3a5a91ec4 c8659e71e&threadid=11033

Ian Boys MA Site:
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~ianboys/migstrat.htm

Also Check out Hengist's Webpage (link in Mods section above)

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*MiG ALLEY MULTIPLAYER*
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Ian Boys MA Multiplayer Guide:
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~ianboys/migallmp.htm

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*MiG ALLEY SOURCE CODE!!!!!!!!!*
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Right here @ SimHQ
http://www.simhq.com/simhq3/sims/downloads/

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*LINKS FOR RELATED UTILITIES, PROGRAMS, ETC.*
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FRAPS (framerate utility)
http://www.fraps.com/

KALI (great multiplayer software)
http://www.kali.net/

Sneaky's SimCommander (Folder & File Manager): (SITE DOWN! 03/21/02)
http://www.geocities.com/gliderman69uk/index.html

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*KILLING THE INTRO VIDEO*
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To eliminate the opening movie, you just add a "-nointro" switch to your shortcut(s) add it will automatically skip the video.

i.e. the shortcut's target would be:
"c:/rowan/mig" -nointro

If you installed it to a different directory then what's between the "" will be different.

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*NO-CD FIX*
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1) Copy the "Smacker" folder (and contents) from the CD into your your main MiG Alley installation folder (c:\rowan\mig or whatever you chose).

2) Edit the "ROOTS.DIR" file in your mig folder (~main installation directory) using notepad and make sure all the lines pointing to your CD-ROM are changed so they are pointing toward your mig folder on your hard drive.

3)You're done!

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*PROBLEMS W/ WINXP/WIN2K INSTALLATION*
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1) Before installing MA, browse your MiG Alley CD and find the SETUP.EXE file. Right click on it and choose "properties" at the bottom of the list.

2) Go to the "Compatibility" tab and on it, at the top of the boxhe top of the box under "Compatibility Modes" chose put a check in the box next to "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" then select "Windows 98/Windows Me"

3) Click OK on the bottom of the box and you should be ready to install.

4) After installation, it's probably a good idea to do the No-CD and no intro video fixes (listed above) as well, to minimize potential problems.

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Long Live MiG Alley!
-Kanajana

bump ... great list!

Frugal's Strat guide ... (grrrrrr)

[This message has been edited by KC23 - SimHQ (edited 08-14-2001).]

...I have a very small Mig-Alley section, too...





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"Do first the necessary, then the possible, and suddenly you reach the impossible" Franz of Assisi

Mosi's Flightsim-Page

My apologies Mosi. I use your F-86 skin(s) and love the work you've done to them. I picked them up @ AxA's and I forgot your homepage. I just editing the top message to add your page and several others to the list.

If I missed anyone, let me know!

-Kanajana

[This message has been edited by Kanajana (edited 08-15-2001).]

*BUMP*

Added a link to Viper-'s page with the smoking bullet mod.

I like the intro. Better than BOB's methinks...

BUMP

Dolle Dolf

seeing that I have had the game for a while but haven't installed this thread is great. Thanks for putting it together!

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TG out
Negative Ghostrider, the pattern is full

Wings of Fury

my photos

BUMP!
Great list! I went ahead and tried some of the new skins, they were a breeze to install, but I have had some experience at that sort of thing with CFS2. I especially like the new .50 cal sounds! And the new hit sprites, the originals looked so 2d.
Still havin fun with this great sim!
flybri out.

Excellent!

I just got a copy of this great game yesterday. Fun as heck, but its in German. Is there any way to switch the text into english?