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Best survey combat flight sim ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Strike Fighters Project 1 was the first of a series of combat flight sims based on the same core engine with an architecture very open to user modifications. It is intended to provide a modern equivalent to Jane's Fighters Anthology via its fun gameplay and a large variety of flyable aircraft. The aircraft, weapons, and terrains are interchangeable between the various games in the series, which currently includes: the original Strike Fighters Project 1, its European market refresh Strike Fighters Gold, Wings Over Vietnam, Wings Over Europe, and First Eagles.

Over the years, countless user addons have been created. Addons available include hundreds of aircraft, several terrains, weapons, and much more. Most of the addons are completely free to download. Someone new to this series will be overwhelmed by all of the options availble.

Each time a new game is released, patches are released to bring the other games up to the same core engine version level so that any features added to the new game are available in the older games. For example, Wings Over Vietnam added aircraft carrier operations and Wings Over Europe added 3d clouds, now both of those features are possible in a fully patched installation of Strike Fighters Project 1 which originally had neither of those features.

So, besides being fun and fairly realistic, this sim series has the advantage of expanding every year with the full support of the original developer and a devoted group of modders. The latest release, First Eagles, officially expanded this sim series into WWI biplanes. User addons cover WW2 and Korea since the rest of the games focus on jets from the 1960s and 1970s.

This particular copy is cheap and patched up to Service Pack 2a. [...]

Best survey combat flight sim ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I just want to add some details beyond what some have already said:

Strike Fighters Project 1 was the first of a series of combat flight sims based on the same core engine with an architecture very open to user modifications. It is intended to provide a modern equivalent to Jane's Fighters Anthology via its fun gameplay and a large variety of flyable aircraft. The aircraft, weapons, and terrains are interchangeable between the various games in the series, which currently includes: the original Strike Fighters Project 1, its European market refresh Strike Fighters Gold, Wings Over Vietnam, Wings Over Europe, and First Eagles.

Over the years, countless user addons have been created. Addons available include hundreds of aircraft, several terrains, weapons, and much more. Most of the addons are completely free to download. Someone new to this series will be overwhelmed by all of the options availble.

Each time a new game is released, patches are released to bring the other games up to the same core engine version level so that any features added to the new game are available in the older games. For example, Wings Over Vietnam added aircraft carrier operations and Wings Over Europe added 3d clouds, now both of those features are possible in a fully patched installation of Strike Fighters Project 1 which originally had neither of those features.

So, besides being fun and fairly realistic, this sim series has the advantage of expanding every year with the full support of the original developer and a devoted group of modders. The latest release, First Eagles, officially expanded this sim series into WWI biplanes. User addons cover WW2 and Korea since the rest of the games focus on jets from the 1960s and 1970s.

Strike Fighters

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: August 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The game after patch 2 corrects issues found of the first release. The Sim community have developed many modifications and planes to add to the original game. The game has an open architecture so the game can be customized to your own liking.

It is not a high fidelity game but neither is an arcade style. It is a lot of fun to fly.

Beware of the JB World copy, the game was pushed to Wal-Mart by the original publisher at an unfinished state and cannot be updated. JB World's version is the Wal-Mart version.

You can find the game with patch 1 included at Circuit City or through the new publisher ValuSoft Web Page

One of the Best!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: October 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I honestly can't understand the negative comments here concerning this sim. Installation is simple, fast and the product only takes up 300MB of disk space unlike it's peers IL2 FB and CFS 2/3. The graphics are excellent and on par with IL2 FB while providing extremely fast frame rates. Menu lag time is virtually non-existent and options set-up is intuitive and easy to understand. At first I was hesitant to purchase based on the mixed reviews here and on other sites. I went to the publishers web site first and downloaded the patch (only 2.8 MB) and then purchased the sim; installed and then installed the patch immediately; so my comments are completely post-patch.

I'll address some previous reviewer's comments:

Key-Commands/Mapping: there are almost 100 different commands and I spent apprx. two hours changing them until I was satisfied with the layout for the keyboard and my joystick (Logitech Extreme Digital 3D); by taking the time to set up the commands where they are user-friendly the learning curve is reduced in the extreme.

Views: you can map the snap-views to the hat on your joystick and then pan with your mouse - ideal for combat flying and simple to perform (Options Screen then Controls). You need a solid, programable joystick to fly this sim.

AI: the wingman commands are easy (TAB Key) and they will cover you by attacking your target, etc. if you tell them to; both their AI and the enemies is excellent - better than I've seen in any of the current generation of sims available. The enemy pilots will perform ACM based on historical precedents and the abilty to scale the difficulty is a plus.

The F-4: if flown correctly using the lift vector (as described in the manual) can out-fight any of it's opponents as it did historically given equal conditions; if 'you' can't climb in the F-4 in this sim - blame the 'pilot' not the sim itself!

The Manual: again, better than any other currently available. I suspect, here, that previous comments are based on not reading it carefully!

Radar: the most complicated aspect of the sim but if you read the manual, set up the six basic key commands (i.e., Radar On/Off, Cycles to next radar mode, Cycles to next radar range setting, Cycles to next radar target, Acquire currently selected target and Reject and deselects current target) so that they are user-friendly (e.g., I changed them to single key presses in the same area of the keyboard/joystick, etc.) and practice - you will reduce the learning curve and really enjoy flying the F-4 and A-4!

I also suspect that many negative reviews are based on casual sim usage: in other words, the current generation of flight/combat sims simply demands that you spend 'time' learning them - the days of loading the cd in the drive and mastering the sim in a few hours are gone! Further, if the user is not willing to maintain (correct drivers, scheduled system maintenance, etc.) his/her system in order to provide the best possile platform then there will be problems with install, game play, etc., and unfortunately, the product will be blamed.

There is a host of freeware available for this sim in terms of skins, additional aircraft, terrain, effects, mission builders, etc. (i.e., just do a seach under the sim title on the 'net). If you're looking for a solid performing combat sim depicting the aircraft of the 60's - 70's - this is it! I've been 'flying' combat sims for 18 years now and this is one of the best in terms of pure enjoyment value: just the right mix of flight modeling, graphcs, speed and atmosphere.

My system: P4, 2.80 GHz, 15" XGA TFT Display, 40 GB/2 HD, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, ATI Radeon IGP 345 M HAL Video Card.

Best Vietnam Era Flight sim out there

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: August 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I can't say enough good things about this flight sim.
It has far fewer problems than most other sims.It automatically picks up your hardware connections. I have an Intel Pentium 3, 700mhz, 128 meg of ram, and a 3D accelerator card running on XP.My CH pro peddals USB work fine with it.The sidewinder warble (lock on sound) is perfect. Installation was a breeze. The graphics are terrific. The choice of planes to fly include the
F-100, F-4, A-4 and F-104. The learning curve for flight and fight commands are intuitive. As far as I know no other flight sim has ever produced an F-100. It has a few bugs, but then what doesn't ?

Strike Fighters is a BUST!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 11
Date: January 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is another example of What Not to Do by a software developer. This product is still in beta. Too many to list features simply do not work or cause Crash to Desktop. The graphics look really good.. but that is about the only positive thing I can say about this program. I have been involved with Flight Simulations for over 20 years and this is one of the WORST examples of an unfinished product I've ever seen.

Much better than Microsoft sims

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: December 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is a wonderful combat sim. I am aware that there have been some negative things written about this sim but it has far fewer problems than any Microsoft sim had when it was first released....and I own and enjoy all of the MS sims. Strike Fighters does require the latest fastest computer to do it justice. I have a Pentium 4 with 2 gigs of memory. Installation was a breeze. The graphics are terrific. The choice of planes to fly and the weapons you have available to use is awesome. The learning curve for flight and fight commands is steep but take one little bite at a time by flying single missions. This will eventually help you learn the skills to really get in there and mix it up. There is a rush of excitement when you "lock on" an enemy,launch your missile and watch him.....or maybe her, go down in flames. In single mission you earn points for success and get promoted based on the number of points.......yeah, the game rewards you for your skill. I understand from the sim's website that they are working on add-ons. I highly recommend this sim. It will give you hours of enjoyment and a feeling of accomplishment. Larry K

fun and style

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: November 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

maybe is not vietnam, maybe the terrain is not like Il-2, but the important is the fun, and is the only one that i know that is based on 60's fighters...

the plane models is very good, you can check that on any screen shot.

Well. I like it.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: November 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I think that, although I can understand the complaints of the other reviewers before me, Strike Fighters is still a lot of good fun for people who aren't all that interested in the microdetails of flight simulators. True, it's a little buggy, and true, the flight model isn't perfect, but from what I hear there is going to be a pretty big patch released that addresses a lot of the technical issues, and let's face it, no flight simulator is ever perfect right out of the box (not even MSFS, though MS refuses to believe that). This is not the best flight sim out there, but it's got potential, and since it will have some of the best modification support of any sim on the market today, that will give modders a heck of a lot of help in making this the sort of game we want it to be.

Strike "Biter"

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: November 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This Sim is a classic example of marketing hype, must have been where all the $$ went for this project, it certainly didn't showup in the software. Save your money and download a few BMP's from a military URL for free. SF should be rated a big zero, but one star was all I had to work with. What a temendous disappontment! Shame on you Strategy First/"Last"

BL
Texas

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