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#4075535 - 02/08/15 03:02 PM Flyboy's Longbow 2 Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/+ Fix (V3)  
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Flyboy's Longbow 2 Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/+ Fix (V3)

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Here is the latest release of my previously named 'Longbow 2 Windows Vista/7 Fix'.

My now famous Longbow 2 Windows Vista/7 Fix is essentially the English language version of Longbow 2 in an 'installed' state (game folder copied), with the patches and general stability fixes already applied. Useful if you have trouble installing the game or patches. Note that you still need the original game CDs or images to play.

Version History

* Version 3 (Feb 2015)
- Updated name of fix package to include other versions of Windows that it works on, to "Flyboy's Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/+ Fix".
- Updated and much more extensive documentation to reflect new fix name, install procedure, new additions, problem solving, etc.
- Added a companion extras folder with commonly needed fix files and game documentation, etc.

* Version 2 (Mar 2013)
- Ditched the installer package format as some users experienced problems running that (due to the installer needing DLL files that not everyone had, so it seemed).
- Released as a simple ZIP archive package (with added bonus of being able to manually extract individual files and not have to go through the whole 'install' process again).

* Version 1 (Nov 2009)
- Initial release of "Flyboy's Windows Vista/7 Fix".
- Released in fancy EXE installer package format.

Please see included 'Fix-Readme.txt' file for much more detailed additions and updates!

Download

FLY-LB2-WIN-FIX(V3).zip (254 Mb)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3u3wi7rh2u40xbl/FLY-LB2-WIN-FIX(V3).zip

Please note that the core of this package... the installed game... has not changed. Therefore, if you already have a previous version of this package you'll not really benefit from getting this one. All extras included in this new version can be acquired separately. Just thought I'd warn you in case you don't have a good internet connection or are on limited data usage!

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#4075641 - 02/08/15 07:55 PM Re: Flyboy's Longbow 2 Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/+ Fix (V3) [Re: Flyboy]  
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I LOVED LB and LB2 back in the day. Still got the whole game sets for both, enshrined. Thanks a million!

...now, if only I could get this game to recognize my Saitek x65...

Last edited by Helo_Head; 02/08/15 07:55 PM.

"Learning to fly the Falcon is just your ticket to the dance" - Pete 'Boomer' Bonanni.
#4075652 - 02/08/15 08:19 PM Re: Flyboy's Longbow 2 Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/+ Fix (V3) [Re: Flyboy]  
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Works no problem on my W7/64 but no controllers seen.

All I can do to fly is use the auto pilot.


"Learning to fly the Falcon is just your ticket to the dance" - Pete 'Boomer' Bonanni.
#4076057 - 02/09/15 05:57 PM Re: Flyboy's Longbow 2 Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/+ Fix (V3) [Re: Flyboy]  
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I don't know much about controller issues, but for a start make sure that you only have one game controller plugged in and that it's the primary one in Windows Control Panel.

#4076182 - 02/09/15 10:12 PM Re: Flyboy's Longbow 2 Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/+ Fix (V3) [Re: Flyboy]  
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Ok on Win 8.1 with nvidia 780 and Nglide , the sim is working. But it still crashes on exit, and the USB controller are read in wrong way. even if left aloen as controller, my MS FF2 throttle gives at most 58%

#4076417 - 02/10/15 12:01 PM Re: Flyboy's Longbow 2 Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/+ Fix (V3) [Re: Flyboy]  
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I have no real experience with Windows 8.1, and unfortunately the game does still crash upon exit for many people. Strange about all these controller issues. The collective only putting out 5x% has been documented before. Here's a link to a page on my website that briefly addresses this (see bottom entry)...
http://digitality.comyr.com/flyboy/lb2/fixes.html

#4077673 - 02/12/15 08:02 PM Re: Flyboy's Longbow 2 Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/+ Fix (V3) [Re: Flyboy]  
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Thanks a lot Flyboy!!!

Downloading it (even if I have the old version)
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#4082118 - 02/22/15 01:17 PM Re: Flyboy's Longbow 2 Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/+ Fix (V3) [Re: Flyboy]  
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Thanks again Flyboy! Once again it seems you saved me!
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I got my new pc on December. Since then I've been playing LB2 without any issues (apart from not been able to use the Win Compatibility DB on Win 8.1).

Recently I started getting nothing by crashes. I downloaded your new files, copy the contents of your LB2 folder over mine and so far, I haven't seen any crashes yet.

I have one small question: With your version, the terrain seems darker. Not bad, but darker than I am used to. Is this due to some of the tweaks you made? I read the Fix-Readme.txt but couldn't find anything related to it.

#4082135 - 02/22/15 02:14 PM Re: Flyboy's Longbow 2 Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/+ Fix (V3) [Re: Flyboy]  
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Hi Punisher, pleased to hear your game is running OK again. Perhaps all it took was a simple re-install.

I have done nothing to the terrain... I've modded no game files at all except the CA.INI where I added the backdoors fix. It must be something on your end.

#4082148 - 02/22/15 02:38 PM Re: Flyboy's Longbow 2 Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/+ Fix (V3) [Re: Flyboy]  
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Hi again Flyboy

Weird. I used the backup form my previous pc and I get the "lighter" terrain color. I switch to your copy and I get the "darker" terrain color.

Anyway, seems I spoke too soon. It works fine if I play just one mission but if I play more than one (or replay the same mission), it crashes again.

It may be an update but not sure if Windows or video driver. Trying to find out, I switched to the nvidia drivers from December (when I got the PC) but it still crashes.
nope

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#4082264 - 02/22/15 07:51 PM Re: Flyboy's Longbow 2 Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/+ Fix (V3) [Re: Flyboy]  
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Well that's weird about the terrain colors, are you sure you don't need your eyes testing? biggrin

Sorry to hear about the crashes coming back. What glide wrapper are you using? If you're using an older version of one, perhaps you need to get a newer or latest version?

#4082288 - 02/22/15 08:36 PM Re: Flyboy's Longbow 2 Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/+ Fix (V3) [Re: Flyboy]  
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I am using dgvoodoo 1.5 as it is the latest-stable one for me. Will check a n ewer version.


Update, Tried
- dgVoodoo 2.42: No go, get some d3d11.dll error.
- nglide (latest version) still crashes after ending a mission.
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Another update:
Tried dgVoodoo 1.4. Played several missions without crashing. If I keep the view straight, it seems OK, but if I put the nose up, but the sky textures above the cockpit line seems to "vibrate" all the time and the sun looks like a square, unlike with dgVoodoo 1.5.

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#4104051 - 04/10/15 03:37 AM Re: Flyboy's Longbow 2 Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/+ Fix (V3) [Re: Flyboy]  
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Still using the version 2 fix with no problems..

#4104683 - 04/11/15 11:47 AM Re: Flyboy's Longbow 2 Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/+ Fix (V3) [Re: Flyboy]  
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The version 3 fix contains the same core files... the game in an installed state and patched, etc. V3 just adds updated documentation, separate fixes off my website, etc.

#4124517 - 05/25/15 08:54 AM Re: Flyboy's Longbow 2 Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/+ Fix (V3) [Re: Flyboy]  
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I can't dload it from the main link.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3u3wi7rh2u40xbl/FLY-LB2-WIN-FIX(V3).zip

#4125912 - 05/28/15 09:19 AM Re: Flyboy's Longbow 2 Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/+ Fix (V3) [Re: Flyboy]  
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PM sent.

#4155985 - 08/10/15 08:04 PM Re: Flyboy's Longbow 2 Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/+ Fix (V3) [Re: Flyboy]  
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Thanks for the Update #3! I also updated my german instructions and linked to the new file.

#4159443 - 08/19/15 11:38 PM Re: Flyboy's Longbow 2 Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/+ Fix (V3) [Re: Flyboy]  
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Cool. You're keeping the German players happy, I see.

#4175309 - 09/30/15 12:02 PM Re: Flyboy's Longbow 2 Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/+ Fix (V3) [Re: Flyboy]  
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I just recently tried the V3 fix, along with Phoenix's fix and the LB2 color bat file on Win7 64bit, a pair Radeon HD7970's graphics cards, and a Core I7 processor. My experience has been this:

Using dgVoodoo 1.5 beta the following happens:

With DirectX7 API enabled Longbow2 has 2d cockpit rendering problems, but does not crash on exit.

Using the DirectX9 API Longbow2 renders perfectly but crashes on exit. No graphics artifacts in either the 2d or 3d cockpit. The game ran at the max resolution of my monitor (2560x1080) but consistently crashes on exit.

So I tried the latest dgVoodoo glide wrapper v2.45. I haven't been able to get it working. Longbow2 crashes when starting a mission. The menus come up fine but when starting a mission it crashed to Windows.

So I am going to try other glide wrappers (Zack's, nlgide to name a couple) to see if they work any better with my setup.

If anyone still reads this thread and has any thoughts on what to do further I would appreciate any ideas...

Thanks

#4177714 - 10/05/15 05:57 PM Re: Flyboy's Longbow 2 Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/+ Fix (V3) [Re: Flyboy]  
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Hi Walt, I don't check here too often now so if you'd like any input from me specifically, it may be best to e-mail me or send me a PM (in which I'll get an e-mail alert).

Yeah you will notice varying levels of compatibility between dgVoodoo versions. The latest 2.x versions are made utilizing new hardware, but they don't seem to be terribly backwards compatible. I've had no luck at all with the newest versions of dgVoodoo. You will also get different degrees of success when transitioning from the menus to the actual mission, as the 2D menu screens and 3D game world use different game engines.

I'm honestly so out of the loop now I don't even know what to recommend!

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