Sound Problems I get no Digital sound in the game? You need to make sure that you have allocated at least 1 megabyte of Expanded (EMS) memory in your memory manager line. EMS is needed for the radio messages to work. If you are using EMM386 as a memory manager then your line in the config.sys file should look something like this: For systems using the DOS operating system (Windows 95 is not installed): DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE 2048 RAM For systems using Windows 95 as the operating system: DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE 2048 RAM Please note that you need to restart your system in MS-DOS mode in order to launch falcon 3.0 under a Windows 95 operating system. My sound card keeps saying that it is not detected? You are most likely missing your sound card drivers in DOS. You will need to refer to your sound card documentation for instructions on what DOS drivers are needed for DOS programs. Why don't I get sound in Art of the Kill? You need to make sure the sound card address settings are correctly set in AOTK during setup. Run the AOTK installation program once again and make sure you enter the proper I/O, IRQ, and DMA settings for your sound card. Please refer to your sound card documentation if you are not sure of these settings. Why don't I get sound in Art of the Kill? You need to make sure the sound card address settings are correctly set in AOTK during setup. Run the AOTK installation program once again and make sure you enter the proper I/O, IRQ, and DMA settings for your sound card. Please refer to your sound card documentation if you are not sure of these settings. Troubleshooting Art of the Kill gives ""UNABLE TO SET DISPLAY TYPE ERROR""? Some new video cards have compatibility problems with the AOTK video player. You will need to get the AOTK video update from our ftp site or directly from the link below. I get an SQUAD6.mtv error? You most likely have Falcon Gold and one of the files was copied to your hard drive as a READ ONLY file. To fix the problem, type the following from the Falcon3 directory prompt: ATTRIB -H -R SQUAD6.MTV DEL SQUAD6.MTV ATTRIB -H -R SQUAD0.MTV DEL SQUAD0.MTV Art of the Kill gives ""UNABLE TO SET DISPLAY TYPE ERROR""! Some new video cards have compatibility problems with the AOTK video player. You will need to get the AOTK video update from our ftp site or directly from the link below. I get an SQUAD6.mtv error? You most likely have Falcon Gold and one of the files was copied to your hard drive as a READ ONLY file. To fix the problem, type the following from the Falcon3 directory prompt:ATTRIB -H -R SQUAD6.MTV DEL SQUAD6.MTV ATTRIB -H -R SQUAD0.MTV DEL SQUAD0.MTV General Information Game runs too fast or too slow? You might experience these problems on Pentium machines. The game was originally designed to run on 386 machines. You can use shareware programs to try and slow down your system. We recommend a program called MOSLO. I get a black screen when I try to run the game! There are several reasons for this problem. 1) The most common cause is a wrong sound card selection during the installation. When installing: please make sure to say NO to the Roland sound card question if you have a 16 bit sound card. The detection program will confuse your 16 bit sound card with a Roland card, please say NO to the Roland question. Another way to fix this is to delete a file called FALCON3.DEF from the Falcon directory on your hard drive. This is the sound definition file that will be recreated once you select the sound card within the system setup screen of the program. 2) A blank screen can also be caused by a conflict in the memory manager line. Please make sure that you have a clean EMM386 line. Here is an example of what the line should look like: DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE 2048 RAM (If you have an old system with DOS only) DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE 2048 RAM (If you have Windows 95 as the operating system) 3) If you run the game on an ACER machine this might happen due to a BIOS compatibility problem. The solution is to load the ACER.COM patch prior to running the game. The patch has to be loaded each time before you start the game. You can find the patch in the UTILS directory on the Falcon Gold CD, on the 3.05 update disk (if you have it) or click on the link below to obtain it instantly. Please remember this is for ACER machines ONLY. 4) Some Packard Bell machines need an additional frame statement in the memory manager line. Here is what the line should look like in your config.sys file: DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE 1024 RAM FRAME=E000 I=CD000-DFFF (If you have an old system with DOS only) DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE 2048 RAM FRAME=E000 I=CD000-DFFF (If you have Windows 95 as the operating system) Click on the link(s) below to obtain the appropriate update file.ftp://ftp.microprose.com/pub/mps-online/utilities/acer.com I get the error ""ERROR DECOMPRESSING ANIMATION FILES"" when installing from floppy disks. The installation program needs to have at least 600K of conventional memory for installation. The memory is needed for the decompression to work properly. Once 600K is available there should be no problem installing. Two possible solutions for this problem: You can download our BOOTALL program at the end of this page via the provided links in order to create a boot disk or create a boot disk manually following these 2 examples: 1st example AUTOEXEC.BAT @echo off Prompt=$p$g Path=c:\dos;c:\windows;c:\windows\command Set temp=c:\dos LH c:\dos\mouse.com CONFIG.SYS Device=c:\windows\himem.sys Dos=high, umb Device=c:\windows\emm386.exe 2048 Ram Buffers=30 Files=30 Lastdrive=E 2nd example If you are running DOS on your machine you can quickly make a boot disk by following these steps: Insert a new disk into drive A: and type the following to format it: FORMAT A: /S Once the disk formats you need to type the following: CD\FALCON3 or CD\FALCONCD if you have Falcon Gold BOOTEMM Now just follow the instructions on the screen and restart the computer with the boot disk you have just created. In the Kurile Islands my plane starts in mid-air with the landing gear down? We are aware of the problem. Unfortunately there is no fix at this time. The workaround: As soon as the mission starts (split second): RAISE the landing gear. If you do not raise the gear, it will most likely be damaged by the speed of the aircraft. Why don't the movies play in Art of the Kill? You need to make sure that you have DOS CD-ROM drivers loaded. These drivers are required since the movie files are on the Falcon Gold CD-ROM. Please note that AOTK needs at least 580K of conventional memory. Why is Hornet so hard to control? The flight model of the Hornet was designed to reflect the actual plane characteristics. The nose will move up and down and the plane will feel a little bit unstable, this is part of the program by design. Game Controller Problems My joystick is undetected? If you are using the game port located on your sound card for the joystick then make sure that you have the DOS sound card drivers installed on your machine. The game will need the sound card drivers to recognize the game port. Why is my mouse not working? DOS games require DOS drivers. The mouse will require you to load a DOS mouse driver. Usually this driver is a mouse.com or a mouse.exe and will need to be added to the autoexec.bat file. If you do not have this file on your hard drive then you will need to add it. The mouse usually comes with a driver install disk and that is what you will need to use. You can do a search for the mouse file on your hard drive by using the search option in Windows or by following these commands in DOS: CD\ DIR MOUSE*.* /S The entire mouse related files should now be displayed on your screen. Once you find the name and location of the mouse driver, add it to the autoexec.bat file. This is an example of what the line in autoexec.bat should look like: LH C:\DOS\MOUSE.COM (replace the C:\DOS\ portion with the location of the mouse driver on your hard drive). System Requirements How much conventional memory does Falcon require to run? The program needs to have at least 602K of conventional memory free to run (604 K is required if you have the Hornet add-on). You might want to make a boot disk using our BOOTALL program to remove unnecessary drivers from the configuration and free up the needed memory. Click on the link(s) below to obtain the appropriate update file: ftp://ftp.microprose.com/pub/mps-online/utilities/bootall.exe ftp://ftp.microprose.com/pub/mps-online/utilities/bootall.zip http://www.microprose.com/ftp/mps-online/utilities/bootall.txt I get the error ""ERROR DECOMPRESSING ANIMATION FILES"" when installing from floppy disks! The installation program needs to have at least 600K of conventional memory for installation. The memory is needed for the decompression to work properly. Once 600K is available there should be no problem installing. There are two possible solutions for this problem. You can download our BOOTALL program at the end of this page via the provided links in order to create a boot disk or create a boot disk manually following these 2 examples: 1st example AUTOEXEC.BAT @echo off Prompt=$p$g Path=c:\dos;c:\windows;c:\windows\command Set temp=c:\dos LH c:\dos\mouse.com CONFIG.SYS Device=c:\windows\himem.sys Dos=high, umb Device=c:\windows\emm386.exe 2048 Ram Buffers=30 Files=30 Lastdrive=E 2nd example If you are running DOS on your machine you can quickly make a boot disk by following these steps: Insert a new disk into drive A: and type the following to format it: FORMAT A: /S Once the disk formats you need to type the following: CD\FALCON3 or CD\FALCONCD if you have Falcon Gold BOOTEMM Now just follow the instructions on the screen and restart the computer with the boot disk you have just created. What are the memory requirements? Falcon 3.0 (including Operation Fighting Tiger) and MiG-29 require 602K of conventional memory. Hornet requires 604K of conventional memory. Expanded memory (EMS) is used for digitized speech and the flight recorder (ACMI). At least 2MB of EMS is required. You can allocate EMS by using the DOS EMM386 memory manager or by using an outside memory manager; we strongly recommend using EMM386. If you use EMM386 this is what the memory line should look like: For systems using the DOS operating system (Windows 95 is not installed): DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE 2048 RAM For systems using Windows 95 as the operating system: DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE 2048 RAM Please note that you need to restart your system in MS-DOS mode in order to launch falcon 3.0 under a Windows 95 operating system. Updates What is Falcon Gold and what versions does it have? Falcon Gold is a compilation of all the Electronic Battle Field series on one CD-ROM including the updates. This includes Falcon 3.0 (version 3.05), Operation Fighting Tiger add on, MiG-29 (version 1.04), Hornet (version 1.02) and the Art of the Kill video Where can I find the updates to the new versions? All our patches and updates can be obtained from our ftp site at ftp.microprose.com you can get the latest patches for Falcon 3.0, MiG-29 and Hornet from the links below. Click on the link(s) below to obtain the appropriate update file: ftp://ftp.microprose.com/pub/mps-online/new-versions/f305.zip ftp://ftp.microprose.com/pub/mps-online/new-versions/m104.zip ftp://ftp.microprose.com/pub/mps-online/new-versions/h102.zip