Lock on

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Lock on
Studio Eagle Dynamics
Publisher Ubisoft
Erstveröffent-
lichung
2003
platform PC ( Microsoft Windows )
genre Flight simulation
Game mode Single player , multiplayer
control Keyboard , joystick , mouse
system advantages
preconditions
800 MHz processor
256 MB RAM
Microsoft Windows 98 or higher
Direct 3D capable graphics card
medium 1 CD-ROM
language German
Current version 1.02 (Lock On)

1.12b (Lock on: Flaming Cliffs)

1.2.1 (Flaming Cliffs 2.0)
Age rating
USK released from 12
PEGI recommended for ages 7 and up

Lock On is a fighter aircraft simulation for current aircraft from publisher Ubisoft . It was released in late 2003 and was developed by Eagle Dynamics . The abbreviation LOMAC for the international title " Lock On - Modern Air Combat " is also in use.

Lock On can be played offline and online . The player can choose from eight aircraft ( F-15C , A-10A , MiG-29 A , G and S, Su-25 , Su-27 , Su-33 ). There are a variety of missions and campaigns that, in addition to those included in the game, are developed by the fan base and are freely accessible.

It is a very complex flight simulation. More than a hundred key combinations are required to fully operate the aircraft and their weapon systems . In terms of realism, Lock On can definitely compare itself to other top simulations such as Falcon 4.0 . Above all, the implementation of the graphic effects in Lock On has not yet been achieved by any other flight simulation.

Add-ons

Flaming Cliffs

The developers integrated the SU-25T with the Lock On Flaming Cliffs add-on (game version 1.1). There is also the option of adding objects such as roadblocks, bunkers, watchtowers, houses, tank silos, drilling rigs, etc. as tactical objects. With the add-on, the highly realistic AFM (Advanced Flight Model) physical model for the SU-25T has been introduced alongside further improvements, especially in the multiplayer area. In addition to the aircraft characteristics, the simulated physical models also contain the correct simulation of the radar devices including the effect of electronic interference measures (ECM) and the flight and effect models of all available weapons. For contractual reasons, this add-on was not available in German stores for a long time, but could only be downloaded for a fee from the developer site or purchased on CD from dealers abroad. In the meantime, however, various importers and dealers offer direct sales of the software on a CD basis.

Flaming Cliffs 2.0

In April 2010 the second add-on for Lock On, Flaming Cliffs 2.0 , was released, which makes it compatible with the successor DCS Black Shark online and thus enables combined use of the fighter-bombers from Flaming Cliffs and the KA-50 Hokum . Furthermore, Flaming Cliffs 2.0 takes over the further developed engine of the DCS module, which enables more realistic aircraft and weapon physics, as well as the use of the mission editor taken over from Black Shark , which enables the definition of triggers. B. Ambushes created, and missions can be created much more dynamic and realistic.

While the battle scene of version 1.1 was the entire Crimea with parts of the Caucasus, the add-on completely removes the Crimea, which offered only limited tactical possibilities due to its flat terrain, and replaces it with parts of Georgia up to the Turkish border, so that the entire game world is moved to the southeast.

Additional programs of the fan base

The fan community is also developing new tools and additional programs that can be used to intervene in the given simulation parts. It is possible to change the weapon loads of the aircraft, apply your own paintwork (so-called "skins"), exchange sound files, airfield and terrain textures or use the TACVIEW tool (available free of charge) to view missions recorded with the TACVIEW tool in a 3D simulation Events such as the triggering of a weapon and hits can be viewed retrospectively in slow motion.

Online competitions

Several air combat simulation competitions have been held since 2003. First, the Hungarian online squadron VMH.59 organized and held competitions with JetFly. These competitions were later expanded so that they are based not only on a national but also on a European level. That said, it also took virtual pilots from other countries in Europe in part. There was also the LOMAC League. An international platform on which every year for the victory in the disciplines "Fighter Sweep" (4vs4-8vs8 BVR), "Short Range" (2vs2 aerial combat with heat-seeking short-range missiles) and "1vs1" (BVR, SRM and Guns only) were held. Fortis Uhren AG has financed a European aerial combat competition since 2004 . In 2005, a virtual air show was hosted on Lock On for the first time . The event is called VFAT (Virtual Festival of Aerobatic Teams) and has been held annually since then. Most of the participating pilots fly in other online squadrons, other users can participate as spectators.

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