INSTRUCTIONS for v1.03 patch to Flight Commander 2 1. You have downloaded a file called FC2V103.EXE. 2. "Self-extract" the file by typing "FC2V103". 3. Three files will appear. This text file you are currently reading (README.TXT) is one of them (so you must have figured out how to do the first two steps already!). The other files are PATCH.EXE and PATCH.RTP. 4. Copy PATCH.EXE and PATCH.RTP over to the directory in which the Flight Commander 2 application resides (it ought to be C:\FLTCOM unless you changed the default during installation). 5. Switch to the FLTCOM directory (or wherever the Flight Commander 2 application is). 6. Type "PATCH". This will update your copy of Flight Commander 2, and will work with all previous versions of Flight Commander 2. __________________________________________________________________________ Version history for Flight Commander 2 by Big Time Software, Inc. April 20, 1995 *** PC/Windows version *** 1.03 (1,151,488 bytes 4-20-95 11:20pm) ==== * Altitude (when shown) is now shown in the lower right corner of the aircraft silhouette instead of replacing the silhouette as before. So now you can see an aircraft's facing and altitude simultaneously. * The afterburner now automatically switches off if you lower the throttle below 100% power. * BUG FIX: Fixed a cross-platform play-by-email incompatibility that sometimes occurred when sending email from PC to Macintosh. * BUG FIX: No more program crashes when aircraft run out of fuel. * BUG FIX: Program no longer crashes if you quit campaign from pilot selection screen. * BUG FIX: Sometime F-5A was referred to as F-5E. Corrected. * BUG FIX: Airbase munitions in campaigns are correctly depleted as used. * BUG FIX: Alt-J keyboard shortcut now jettisons weapons like it was supposed to. * The USAF in Vietnam may now use the F-4E Phantom. * Canada may now use the F-86 Sabre and F-100 Super Sabre. * The F-105D Thunderchief can now carry 2 AIM-9B Sidewinders. * Pakistan can now use the F-86 Sabre with AIM-9B missiles (as Taiwan can). * Data Library: various minor corrections. * Version number (1.03) now shows in the About Box. * Several aircraft missile-carrying capacities have been changed: Su-27: 10 Su-35: 12 Mirage 2000-5: 6 Kfir C7: 4 F-20: 6 1.02 (1,148,928 bytes 12-12-94 1:57am) ==== * Program release on CD-ROM. * Computer pilots (and wingmen) handle RHM guidance better than before. * Play-by-email (PBEM) files now "remember" where the screen was centered, so the player who jumps right to the Action Phase will get a better opportunity to see the action. * BUG FIX: On-disk battle scenarios can now be played by email (PBEM) correctly. * BUG FIX: Air-to-air missiles were flying for one turn more than their fuel should have allowed. This has been corrected. * BUG FIX: A Harrier jet can no longer glide indefinitely when its engine has been knocked out. * BUG FIX: The "accelerator keys" (Alt-9 and Alt-0) for the "Computer Control" and "Send Home" items in the "Pilot" menu were reversed compared to what was shown on the screen. This has been corrected. 1.01 (1,147,904 bytes 11-30-94 2:30am) ==== * Game in progress is now saved at end of each turn to a file titled AUTOSAVE.BTL (if you're playing a battle) or AUTOSAVE.CAM (if it's a campaign). This autosave file will be placed in the same directory as the Flight Commander 2 application (FC.EXE). * The dialog windows that will appear during your play-by-email (PBEM) game are different (and simpler) than the ones described in the manual, although the general sequence of events is the same. Saving and restoring games in the middle of PBEM games also requires a brief explanation. Saved game files and email files are different. For this reason, to restart a PBEM game, use the "Load Play-By-EMail Game File..." menu item from the File menu. * BUG FIX: Play-by-email games no longer crash when game is resumed from saved files. * BUG FIX: Clicking on the View button for aircraft with no radar no longer causes an error. * BUG FIX: An incompatibility with certain video drivers that caused aircraft to be drawn with the wrong headings has been corrected. * BUG FIX: Floating windows disappear properly when main window is minimized. 1.00 (1,146,368 bytes 11-11-94 10:55am) ==== * Original program release.