LOCKON FLAMING CLIFFS 2 The Fighter Collection, Eagle Dynamics (c) 2010. All rights reserved.

News and updates available on the following links: http://www.lockon.ru http://forums.eagle.ru ======================================================= CONTENTS I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS INSTALLATION DOCUMENTATION MULTIPLAYER MISSION FILES VIDEO FORCE FEEDBACK DEVICES CONTACTS SUGGESTIONS FOR OPTIMUM GAME PERFORMANCE MULTI-DISPLAY SETTINGS UNINSTALLATION FAQ

======================================================= I.SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Minimum system requirements: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7; CPU P4 2GHz, RAM 2 GB ; Video 256MB RAM, compatible with DirectX9; 5GB of HDD space; sound card; DVD R OM; keyboard; mouse. Recommended system requirements: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7; CPU Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD X2, RAM 4 GB; Video Card with 512 MB RAM (ATI Radeon HD4850+ or nVid ia GF8800+), compatible with DirectX9; 5GB of HDD space; sound card; DVD ROM; ke yboard; mouse, joystick. ======================================================= II.INSTALLATION Insert the LOCKON: Flaming Cliffs 2 disk in your DVD drive and allow the automatic installer to begin. Then follow the on-screen instructions. Note: You will need to be logged into Windows with Administrator rights in order to install the game. If the installer does not start automatically, please go to My Computer, doubleclick on your DVD drive, find the Setup.exe program, and double-click on it to s tart the installer. It is recommended to turn off anti-virus and security software, because they can slow the installation process considerably. For Microsoft Windows Vista, you will need administrator rights. COPY PROTECTION The software protection system requires internet activation of the game. Please refer to the Activation chapter in the installation guide. =======================================================

III.DOCUMENTATION Game manuals are supplied in PDF format and can be found in the Doc folder of the installation directory. - LOCKON_FC2_GUI_Manual_EN.pdf this is the user interface (menu system) and miss ion editor manual. All pages, elements and functions of the user interface and m ission editor are described here. - LOCKON_FC2_Flight_Manual_EN.pdf this is the flight manual. All necessary infor mation for flight and combat operations in the modeled aircraft is described her e. ======================================================= IV.MULTIPLAYER The Multiplayer interface is started by a separate shortcut LOCKON FC2 multiplaye r from the installation directory. Players can connect to each other on a network through direct IP-connection. An open UDP port is required for connectivity (default TCP and UDP port 10308). ======================================================= V.MISSION FILES The mission file extension *.MIZ is a ZIP archive and can be opened with any ar chive editing software. A MIZ file will always contain at least the mission and options lua files. However, it can also contain additional files depending on th e design of the mission, such as briefing images, audio files and ABRIS navigati on system database files that can be included as part of the Prepare Mission fun ction. ======================================================= VI.VIDEO For video you can download Theora codec here: http://www.xiph.org/dshow/ ======================================================= VII.FORCE FEEDBACK DEVICES In case You are experiencing any problems with correct trimmer system functionin g, You can try to turn off the Force Feedback by editing the file LockOn\Config\ Producer.cfg The first line should be edited like this: ForceFeedbackEnabled = false; ======================================================= VIII.CONTACTS General: http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com Technical support The technical support department is available to help you resolve problems relat ed to the game. Before addressing support, we ask that you prepare the following information. - Your E-mail - System specification

- Operating system - Information about DVD drives and disk emulators - Problem description and(or) error text message Support E-mail: support@lockon.ru - Copy protection/StarForce support activation@lockon.ru - activation and payment support webmaster@lockon.ru - site registration issues Many solutions and suggestions can be found on the official forum: http://forums .eagle.ru ======================================================= IX.SUGGESTIONS FOR OPTIMUM GAME PERFORMANCE If you experience poor frame rates in the game, please try the following steps: OPTIONS SYSTEM GRAPHICS: - Check that WATER set to normal. - Turn off HEAT BLURE - Decrease VISIB RANGE - Decrease SHADOWS - Decrease TEXTURES - Decrease SCENES - Decrease resolution of game OPTIONS GAMEPLAY: - Turn off MIRRORS Access your video card configuration options to decrease or turn off antialiasin g and anisotropic filtering values. Programs such as ICQ, web-browsers, voice chat programs can negatively impact th e speed of multiplayer game. Disconnecting these programs can increase the gener al performance. ======================================================= X.MULTI-DISPLAY SETTINGS It is possible to split the game window on two or three displays. To do so, access your video card configuration options to set a single workspace on monitors. In the game options, select the overall workspace resolution and c hoose the required MONITORS preset (1 camera, 3 cameras) in the graphics options menu. The preset configurations can be found in Config\MonitorSetup folder. ======================================================= XI.UNINSTALLATION To uninstall the game from the hard disk, access the desktop Start menu, go to P rograms and highlight Eagle Dynamics. Left click on the on the LOCKON Flaming Cl iffs 2 menu and left-click again on the Uninstall LOCKON Flaming Cliffs 2 option . Alternatively: open the Start menu, choose Settings, double-click the Control Pa nel link. In the new window, select Add or Remove Programs . Find LOCKON Flaming Cl iffs 2, select it and choose Remove.

======================================================= XII.FAQ Q: Why am I having problems installing LOCKON FLAMING CLIFFS 2 on my Vista/Win7 system? A: On a Vista/Win7 system, run the setup.exe executable as the system administra tor (right click and select). If you still experience problems, you can try disa bling Vista's/Win7's User Account Control (UAC) when starting LOCKON FLAMING CLI FFS 2 for the first time. Q: I am using the launcher.exe executable from the "<game root folder>\bin\stabl e\" folder to launch the game, but it isn t starting or results in an error. A: The simulation should only be started through the desktop shortcuts or the st art-menu icons. Q: Why does the sim return to desktop when loading a mission? A: The GUI and the game engine are separate entities and you are seeing the simu lation switch from one to the other. There are two reasons for this: 1) shutting down the GUI prior to game start frees up more resources for the game engine an d 2) the GUI is written on new technology that is not yet backwards-compatible w ith the game engine. We hope to resolve this as DCS is updated with upcoming mod ules. Q: Why is the trim response reversed on the Microsoft Force Feedback 2 joystick? A: This is a peculiarity of the device. Normal axis functionality can be restore d by checking the Swap Axes checkbox in the "FF Tune" panel of the Controls set-up window in the game options. Q: The sim does not respond to keyboard commands and I cannot un-pause the sim. I m unable to save and restore my joystick profiles. A: If you are running NewView, this is probably the source of the problem. You n eed to either Alt-Tab out and back into the sim or rename the NewView folder pri or to starting the sim. Please, do not use Windows hotkeys (such a Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V etc.) in Save and Load Profile dialogs - it may result to load incorrect profile. Q: Is it possible to print out a keyboard/HOTAS commands list? A: Yes. Navigate to the following folder: "<game root folder>\Config\Input\Input _parser\". Make sure you read the readme file contained in the folder. To genera te command lists in English, run the Input_to_TXT_eng batch file. To generate co mmand lists in the language based on your OS, run the Input_to_TXT_national batc h file. This will generate command list text files for all input devices in the same folder. You can then open the text files in a text or spreadsheet editor, s uch as MS Excel and edit the information as required. Q: Is it safe to clear my "<game root folder>\Temp" folder? A: Yes, you can delete all of the contents in the Temp folder when you feel it i s getting too large. Remember however, multiplayer tracks are currently stored i n this folder, so be sure to review the contents before deleting. Do not delete the folder itself, but only the files inside. Q: I've loaded next mission of campaign, but suddenly changed my mind and exited to GUI without unpausing the game. As the result I've got suggestion to complet e previous mission. What should I do? A: It's campaign design feature. If You need to exit campaign mission after it's loaded don't do this at once. Un pause mission and wait not less than one second from its start. After time passe d You can safely exit mission.

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