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Conference 7.286::atarist

Title:	Atari ST, TT, & Falcon
Notice:	Please read note 1.0 and its replies before posting!
Moderator:	FUNYET::ANDERSON

Created:	Mon Apr 04 1988
Last Modified:	Tue May 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1433
Total number of notes:	10312

1332.0. "FLYING FALCON (THE GAME)" by USCTR1::LICHTENSTEIN () Mon Nov 16 1992 08:04

    Has anyone trying linking up 2 ST's via modem to fly falcon? Is 2400
    baud too slow? I know that Flight Simulator 2 works fine (although
    I am "fooling" the program into thinking it has 2 Hayes compatable
     modems when in reality there is one at my end and a DEC Scholar
     modem at the other. Works OK. Falcon doesn't like the combination OR
     the software is just written poorly to work via phone lines.
     The scholar needed some things changed BUT I am even willing to get
     ANOTHER Hayes modem if I thought that would be the answer.

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1332.1 Falcon with two ST's SVCRUS::ADAMS Bob Adams "Beam me up Scotty" Thu Feb 25 1993 17:35 29

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1332.1	Falcon with two ST's	SVCRUS::ADAMS	Bob Adams "Beam me up Scotty"	`Thu Feb 25 1993 17:35`	29
	I recently picked up a second 1040ST for my sister-in-law but before delivering it I am trying it out to make sure it is in good working order ;-). I have connected a null modem cable between to two ST's and had Falcon running at 19200 baud. Game play is great but there are a coupled of bugs and it is finicky about starting up. This is what I have figured out so far. 1. Connect the modem cable 2. Boot up both machines to the roster screen. 3. Choose your pilot and name him. 4. At the next screen choose your level and mission. 5. Now at the weapon select screen you should a. Under control select joystick (or whatever you want) b. Choose any other options that you want sound, mig aces etc... c. NOW enable the comm option ST to ST on both machines. d Set the baud rate. 6. Click on takeoff on both ST's and you should find yourself already in flight in the middle of the map and flying directly at each other. I had a lot of problems if I enabled the comm port before I had made all of my other selections. I have flown missions for 2 hour durations but I have had both machines lock up on occasion and my only recourse is a reboot. Also the cursor on the map that indicates your position will sometimes go away. This has been a lot of fun and I may have to pick up another ST to keep just for Falcon missions. Bob

	I recently picked up a second 1040ST for my sister-in-law but before
	delivering it I am trying it out to make sure it is in good working
	order ;-). I have connected a null modem cable between to two ST's
	and had Falcon running at 19200 baud. Game play is great but there
	are a coupled of bugs and it is finicky about starting up. This is
	what I have figured out so far.

	1. Connect the modem cable
	2. Boot up both machines to the roster screen.
	3. Choose your pilot and name him.
	4. At the next screen choose your level and mission.
	5. Now at the weapon select screen you should
	   a. Under control select joystick (or whatever you want)
	   b. Choose any other options that you want sound, mig aces etc...
	   c. NOW enable the comm option ST to ST on both machines.
	   d  Set the baud rate.
	6. Click on takeoff on both ST's and you should find yourself
	   already in flight in the middle of the map and flying directly
	   at each other.

	 I had a lot of problems if I enabled the comm port before I had
	made all of my other selections. I have flown missions for 2 hour
	durations but I have had both machines lock up on occasion and my
	only recourse is a reboot. Also the cursor on the map that indicates
	your position will sometimes go away. This has been a lot of fun and
	I may have to pick up another ST to keep just for Falcon missions.

						Bob