I've just recently check out what the guys at Free Falcon have done to the old Falcon 4.0 and its previous Free Falcon updates. And all I can say is Wow! The guys there have done a superb job. Not only can you fly just about any aircraft in the simulator but they've even upgraded the graphics engine to be much much better than the original ten years ago. An Introduction to Falcon 4. Falcon 4, an F-16 combat flight sim, was released way back in 1998 to an eager—dare I say ravenous—flight sim community.It included 30 or so training missions (definitely required), a 700ish-page inch-thick instruction manual (no, really), a full dynamic campaign where the war raged even if you sat and did nothing, and some of the most detailed and realistic.

An Introduction to Falcon 4Falcon 4, an F-16 combat flight sim, was released way back in 1998 to an eager—dare I say ravenous—flight sim community. It included 30 or so training missions (definitely required), a 700ish-page inch-thick instruction manual (no, really), a full dynamic campaign where the war raged even if you sat and did nothing, and some of the most detailed and realistic graphics of the time. If you had a ninja PC, this was the game to show it off!The problem was that it was full of bugs, not many people had a ninja PC, and it was complicated to fly. For my friends and I who had grown up flying Falcon 1–3, number 4 was a disappointment.

Later ReleasesFast forward to 2005, and Falcon 4 was re-released as Falcon 4 Allied Force with major upgrades in graphics, A.I. (artificial intelligence) and multi-player. Sonic exe game no download. It was a step forwards, but with so many other games vying for my attention, I didn't play it much.Fast forward again to, well, the day before yesterday in fact, and I stumbled upon two modern day successors to Falcon 4: FreeFalcon 6 and the subject of this article, Falcon BMS. The avionics have been updated; as for the weapon systems, again these have been brought kicking and screaming up to date, with all the modern laser- and GPS-guided systems implemented in amazing detail.

Seriously, the avionics suite is on par with the DCS A-10 simulation; it is that comprehensive and well-researched. TrackIR SupportThe cockpit is 3-D and fully clickable, and it has support for TrackIR and 6 degrees of freedom. By fully clickable, I mean that instead of using keyboard commands, you actually use the mouse to click the buttons in the cockpit. For this reason, I cannot recommend TrackIR highly enough, especially for this sim where the ability to zoom in and look around with just a head movement can make the difference between life and death and frees up the mouse for activating the switches.

Now, let's be honest: I have never flown an F-16 of any description and most likely never will. I have, however, flown one hell of a lot of combat flight simulators, many of which include the F-16 in one form or another.So, all I can say about the flight model is that it just feels right, and the illusion of movement and speed impressed me right off the bat. As I said before, it feels fluid, and the smallest adjustments are required in order to not overcompensate, especially on a bombing run.

It took a little getting used to after flying some lesser fidelity sims, but now that I am used to it, I love it to bits! Missions and the War MachineThe really cool thing about these missions is that what you do really affects the outcome of the evolving war. One example I came across was the decision to either take out a bridge to stop a tank advance or an airfield to earn air superiority for the area. Both had merits and, of course, drawbacks.

I took the easier option of dropping the unprotected bridge, and I suffered constant harassment from Mig-19s and 21s.Also, you really do get the illusion that you are a small part of a much larger war machine, from the briefings to the campaign map and especially in the air. The sky is alive with allied and opforce aircraft, and tank battles rage. It seems like everyone has a job to do, and they get straight on with it in the most efficient way. Of course, with only a couple of days in the Viper's cockpit, I have only really scratched the surface of what this great sim has to offer. A couple of things you need to know:.

BMS Falcon is free. You need the original Falcon 4.exe file or the CD so you can install it. BMS is kinda like a patch in this respect. You'll need a fair amount of time to adjust to BMS; it has taken me several days as an experienced armchair pilot to get to grips with some of the more simple avionics.Did I just say free?

Yup, these guys have created something special just for the love of it. If you consider yourself a serious flight sim addict, you owe it to yourself to download this and install it immediately. I started this sim when it first came out. Married with children.grounded me for a large number of years, but a year ago I started it back up, starting with the Superpaks. Came across BMS and fell in love with it. Best sim ever!!! Kudos to the developers, programers, editors, etc.

That are constantly upgrading the BMS 4.32. Looking forward to the 4.33. And thanks to them for keeping it within my price range. One of the best parts of the sim is it's own 'configuation' editor, so that you can load whatever technicals and/or eye candy your system can take.

But I highly recommend you see for yourself what the sim is capable of with 'full' configurations. By the way, I'm 62 years old and fly pretty good for an old fart.

I started playing falcon4 Allied forces in 2006 and stopped somewhere in 2010. And now when I wanted to revisit my fantasies I found the graphics quite dull on modern day hardware - don't know why. As I started to search for any alternate modern similar sim, I started to feel disappointed when nothing seemed to come my way. And then got this breather that we have this major upgrade for my most cherished game falcon.One more thing; I started to play f14 tomcat, f/a 18 hornet, f16 fighting falcon, mig29 fulcrum, su-27 flanker, commenche during my teenage and continued till early mid twenty's. Then stopped when I got busy with my job. Seeing how PC gaming industry has evolved over last 15 years, I feel sad that not much has gone into military flight simulation pc games.

I think most notable work was done in late 90's which in itself was pioneering effort in this genre of PC gaming. Jane and Novalogic were the leading brands that I know of.Great job done. Keep it up!. For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: Show Details NecessaryHubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam.

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