installing vietnam

[shooter]

i was looking at screen shots of the vietnam
beta 2 so i downloaded it but i have no idea
how to install it could some one tell me what to do thanks.

[Snake Man]

quote:Originally posted by shooter:
i was looking at screen shots of the vietnam beta 2 so i downloaded it but i have no idea how to install it could some one tell me what to do thanks.

If you are patient Vietnam fan, you could wait for a few days so we can release the next Vietnam Beta out with excellent installer.

Or you can try to use these install instructions found here:
http://www.pmctactical.org/f4/ubb/Forum ... 00034.html

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Snake Man

[PhantomII]

So what is a few days??? Not trying to nail you down, but are we talking Days, weeks or months??? And, will the nexxt release include the newer, bigger area map???

Thanks for all the great work.

John

[brewskie]

so far so good, i now have nam installed via installer and it is applied. Campaign is working well, a few rp4 patches have been applied so, more later, but good so far.

[Snake Man]

quote:Originally posted by brewskie:
so far so good, i now have nam installed via installer and it is applied. Campaign is working well, a few rp4 patches have been applied so, more later, but good so far.

Is this the InstallShield package you're referring to?

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Snake Man

[brewskie]

Yes, here's what i did.
1. Uninstalled F4 and deleted entire dir.
2. defrag,reboot.
3. reinstalled F4,reboot
4. delete msvcrt.dll, install 108,reboot
5. unzip ibeta 108i2 to F4 dir.
6. unzip F4 patch 3.2 to F4 dir.go to file expand package
7. double click Nam installer,installed,reboot
8. Went from start/programs/falcon 4 vietnam theater select "switch to vietnam"
9. it calls up F4patch executable window reads Falcon4\F4Patch_standard_32.exe
then went to terrain and selected vietnam, apply patch.Yes! exit.
10. Went into to winexplorer opened F4patch.exe selected 108i2 exe
11. applied fly/task,Erazors memory leak plug,RP4.1 patches, they all applied. Launch. it works.
The only problems so far are graphics related. The Gulf of Tonkin water has white dots on it,but as you fly closer,it goes away. Other than that, everything looks good, no runway stairs, sams,aaa,migs,AI, its all working,no stuttering, no CTD's.

[Snake Man]

quote:Originally posted by brewskie:
Launch. it works.

Great to hear.

quote:The only problems so far are graphics related. The Gulf of Tonkin water has white dots on it,but as you fly closer,it goes away.

Thats because it uses Balkans texture.bin hehe sorry about that but that versio was just based on the installation_procedure. I'm gonna now make a install package which will be preview FOR the BETA, there we have all the latest campaigns, terrains, JSTARS maps and the loading pie screen.

I'll be sending email when the next preview packet is ready.
My belive is its gonna be sunday evening or monday as I'm kind of relaxing on weekends

Anyways, great to hear it works ok and big thanks goes for you to test it for me. Thanks!

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Snake Man

[brewskie]

Just a quick up date. The prowlers are working/flight scheduling and the migs from dong hoi are also working/flight scheduling.

[Snake Man]

quote:Originally posted by PhantomII:
So what is a few days??? Not trying to nail you down, but are we talking Days, weeks or months???

Right now we are running the preview 8 of the Beta 4 already every day the theater grows better and better, thats one reason whe kind of delay it day after day, so we can add more and more cool stuff to the campaign, terrain and map files etc.

How many days/weeks/months to the release?
Simply: Week from now...? (gulp)

quote:And, will the nexxt release include the newer, bigger area map???

This is the reason why I want to delay the beta release, we are SO CLOSE to break the 128-segment-campaign barrier that it just tickles me all around. The campaign Runs... but wont schedule flights, meaning the campaign clock runs but there is no aircrafts in the air.

If we cant get the campaign to schedule flights within one week, then its time to delay that work (by not delaying the beta anymore) for next releases and release Beta 4 to the public.
However I'm still not sure of the exact date, but I'm sure the next vietnam beta will be out within TWO weeks for 100% certain

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Snake Man

[Snake Man]

quote:Originally posted by Snake_Man:
I'm sure the next vietnam beta will be out within TWO weeks for 100% certain

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Snake Man

Shut your face, hippie!

Damn the tiling is progressing so good now I want to get 100% tiled terrain to the next beta, will that make to the "in two weeks" promise is another matter. Aah, some hard work is needed again, but its cool to work under pressure, keeps me on the edge
http://www.pmctactical.org/f4/tiling.html

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Snake Man

[brewskie]

You just an old burnt out hippie snakeman?
Got one of those multicolored VW van's with flowers painted all over?

Ha! Woodstock is only an hour and half away from me. I miss Jimmy Hendricks though, i liked purple haze, one good hippie, and he was an airborne ranger, i think.