Been looking at flight combat sims (there's a thread about this elsewhere)...
But I was a bit disappointed that there doesn't seem to be any recent WWI dogfight sims around...
Anyway, turns out that there is a bit of a 'underground' group of gamers who still swear-by and still play 'Red Baron3D' (which I beleive was released in 1998!!!).
What has happened is that hard-core fans have brought out their own patches and expansions to keep the game improving. And while it can't be compared - graphically - to more modern flight sims, the game play makes it worth seeking out...
IN FACT, I am told you can actually download teh game for free (legally) from this link: Free download of Red Baron 3D (http://www.wings-of-valor.net/getRB/GetRB.htm)
(This seems to be because the game had been deleted from the makers catalogue ~ please tell me if this is incorrect.)
SO...I'm gonna give it a go. The forums tell me that this DOES work with XP (despite having being written with Windows 95/98 in mind).
Nothing like a good old tangle with the Red Baron, eh? (Who needs missles and smart bombs anyway?)...
Chocs away, old bean!
;)
if it doesnt work with xp try a dos emulator and see how you get on with that
sounds interesting, i'll check it out sometime when i remember.
Can't you run it in compatability mode?
Cheers guys...
According to various 'Rad Baron' forums it doesn't appear to be a problem getting it going with XP. Many people have (famous last words there!).
The trick is then to apply all the (many) patches and mods on top to make it a more up-to-date game. Apparently the graphics and game-play are improved over the oiginal.
This web page seems to offer a lot of help for the XP user: Red Baron 3D for Beginners! (http://rensg.sqhq.net/a_begin/Readthis.html)
But I will let you guys know how this has gone on (probably a weekend project).
I've played Red Baron - in fact I've still got the game CD's knocking around. I seem to remember that it was fine for dog fighting but as soon as you tried doing missions it became really long and tedious.
I think navigation was an issue as well as limited time constraints.
Talking about 90's games and flight sims I remember for F19 Stalth fighter in the early 90's - a great game with crap graphics and then Falcon 3 where you could pit aircraft against each other - i.e. the Red Baron bi plane vs a mig etc - called for some fun interpc games.
Red baron is fun - let us know how you get on with it - I wonder if it's available multiplayer - if so then I challenge you at the next LAN and we'll do some dogfighting.... could be a laugh.
PEN
Pen, it says you can play it multiplayer on the forum that Ranger mentioned, I think thats one of the main upgrades they've done too the game.
Has anyone managed to get hold of this & play it yet? I've been trying to dl it on & off for a few days but it always seems to be busy.
Got it but cant get it to work. :(
Can't even get it
gave up :angry:
Also having problems with the download :(
Ranger was you a chocs away fan 2 ? :P
God i bet that game looks bad now tho.
QuoteOriginally posted by Norm@Nov 25 2005, 02:54 PM
Got it but cant get it to work. :(
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Same here, I got lost in the whole installation process & gave up, someone out there must be able to work it out & tell the rest of us normal folk how to get it working.