Duc748s

After 25 months it has finally arrived.. But be aware D: is 1.2GB in size and requires 3 GB space to be available.

From Hustler at the Free Falcon Website

Some of the improvements from FF4 -

WIDESCREEN Support
Fixed the “Missile Glow” that sped along the ground as SAMs were launched
Added new choices for Sun Texture
Added new choices for Cloud Texture
Further streamlining of FF Config Editor
Engine streamlined for improved FPS
Added MP taxi-time Options to FF Config Editor
Improved Trees (With burning effect)
Many new 2D Pits
Many new, functional 3D Pits
More dynamic weather
Fog introduced to the 3D world…!
Improved Carrier Ops
Helicopters now sit ON the ground, not IN it
Training Missions improved and streamlined
Ripsaw washed his pink shorts
DBS Radar Fixed
All-New User Interface
New Intro Movie & Original Soundtrack
Database streamlined for redundant entries
Updated TacRef
Much improved Particle System – new effects; new textures
Different trails for different aircraft types / missile types
Improved smoke and burning effects
Ara’s New ESC font (send flowers or money)
Updated Rack Data
More realistic day to night transitions
Improved Stars. Star navigation now possible
Improved ambient lighting
Lunar cycles match Real-Life
New skins for many aircraft
New aircraft added to Database
Improved FMs for MANY aircraft
Many improved models; more DOFs
Updating of the Korea2005 to Korea2012
Ships “ramming” Carriers largely fixed
A/C waiting to depart, no longer “sink” into Carriers
A/C no longer “float” above the deck after landing
Streamlined Install – reorganisation & deletion of MANY redundant folders/files
DPRK TACANs added for ATC at captured bases
Updated TE Planes List
Models streamlined for FPS
New AB Flames - A/C generation-specific
Flares now follow the laws of gravity, and fall downward, regardless of AoA
Improved spawning of A/C in Multi-Player
Improved wind effects
Helos now withdraw from combat when out of stores
Additional squadron patches
Improved AI responses to certain orders
Tweaked Blackout/Redout times to mirror Real-Life
Tweaked some SAM firing rates to mirror Real-Life more closely
Tweaked Engineer Unit efficiency to mirror Real-Life more closely
Smoke now comes from damaged engines; not fuselage
Vehicle + Object specific fire/burning effects
Vehicles no longer fully functional when damaged
Enhanced Touch-Buddy© support
Many CTD fixes and Pie-Hang fixes
Some memory-leaks fixed
Enhanced support for 2D ‘Pit builders
Ship-Radar adversely affected by damage
Carriers made more durable; No sinking due to A/C collisions
New carrier skins and models
A/C no longer fly into (or through) mountains
Missile sounds added; Missile sounds adjusted for relative missile size
New in-game Cursors
Many new models
Engine smoke locations now accurate for all aircraft
Sounds tweaked for in-pit realism
New sounds added
New, realistic vortex trails. A/C specific and based on RL parameters
New UI Soundtrack
New FF5.0 intro Movie
Improved Flight Modelling for most “front-line” A/C
New ROTOR animations for Helos
New damaged trees. When they burn, they BURN…!
Bubble tweaked for more effective A-A engagements
Bubble tweaked for less Agg/Deagg stutters
New PROP animations
Weathered ordnance textures
Witness missiles targeting missiles during Naval battles…!
New Tools
Catapult Steam
Improved Chaff
Developed with input from Active Real Life Ground Crew
Developed with input from Active Real Life Fighter Pilots
Pilot Breathing Effect, now tied to aircraft stress and “G”
New A/C Icons
Animated Jet Blast Deflectors on Carriers
“Billboarding” (spinning) of clouds largely reduced
Emergency Jettison envelope tweaked to reflect Real Life parameters
New skyfixes and skyfix-editing tools.
Animated Canopy in some 2D Pits…!
New Night-Lighting for some Carriers

FF5 Companion Manual

I plan on doing a brief write up on what FF5 has to offer, I am just waiting on a few more things from the Dev


Thanks
ShaneV

stickyjeans69

I hear in comparison to OF, FF5 is a cheap cartoon, I dont plan on downloading it, as of the moment

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Inkompetent

Ohhhh! This will need some testing!

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Duc748s

Here's a video -
SA2-POS

FF5 Movies
Molnibalage FF5 movies

And a screeshot thread from FF5 Forum -
FF5 Screenshot thread

Man they have a F-111F, even has the nose art we added just prior to GW1 (crewed these for 5 years)

Charles Darwin

great mod but Im having some lock up issues and sometimes it wont render..i have to esc d to get back to the mission screens..exit the game and then go back in and it works fine...any ideas?

whitelancer11

yeah me too.. what's up with that?

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Duc748s

Have you tried the FF5 Forums? http://www.freefalcon.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=17

There are some issues with FF5, but hard locks I agree are not playable. I would gather the crash logs and post them in the FF5 forums for the devs to look at - http://www.freefalcon.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14511

keep us updated, I finally got my new hard drive and am able to reinstall Falcon 4 and FF5 so maybe we can squad up and blow stuff up together. Have to dust off my X45 though

zaotoichi

I have FF5.... have been playing it on my lame vista x64 OS(GC nvidia 8600 GT 512r) with only a few crashes here and there mostly when I rush the load screens by clicking on my mouse. Over all in comparison with FF4 which I played for a year and half or so FF5 offers improvements in some areas of the AI campaign, better textures and sound effects(carrier take off and landing and some new birds ). I play FF5 more than the original FF4.
If you liked the realism of FF4 its likely you will enjoy FF5 its worth the download if your enjoy the original flight sim.

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Fiddlestx

Those screenshots are making me miss the game, havn't played in so long :/. I'd have to learn it all over again.

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Tailwing

whenever i try to run FF5 it has a black screen on the top left of my monitor and an error report appears the usual, If you were in the middle of something....etc. Send/Dont send error report... Can someone help please????