Janes Longbow 2 Win7 64bit

Oct 2013 Update - several people have asked for help getting this to work, so here goes:

- If you don't have one already, install a Glide wrapper. I recommend this one myself... http://www.zeus-software.com/download...

- Configure Glide wrapper as you wish (set high res and gamma correction at least)

- Download this file, and run it as required. This is your one-stop ready-to-go LB2 installation... http://www.rusty-cage.com/share/LB2-W...

- Follow the instructions about adding the registry keys, and set LB2.exe to WinXP SVC Pack 2 comp mode.

WARNING: Some virus checkers will immediately kill LB2.exe as a virus. This is very much not the case. Despite thousands of emails telling them otherwise, Norton, McAfee, Microsoft and others still haven't added the file to a safe list. You may well have to allow the file within your own virus checker.

- Run lb2cfg.exe and select 3DFX as preferred display option.

- Run LB2.exe and job's done! It will ask for your disk 1 or 2 depending on what map you choose to use first, provide the disk and away you go.

Yep, it you don't have a copy of the original disks, this install won't work.

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A recon mission from Janes Longbow 2 on a Windows 7 64-bit PC, with loads of RAM and 4 core processor. I use nGlide for the 3DFX wrapper, and use Fraps full version to record. Interestingly as a pleasant aside, it limits the speed very nicely so I don't need to piss around with CPU throttles and rubbish like that. I set to it to record at 25FPS and, well, see for yourself... Rockets hit targets, Hellfire TOF is in seconds rather than milliseconds (watch the heads-down countdown), and best of all the Rotor RPM Low "bug" is avoided totally. This particular install is courtesy of Flyboy at SimHQ, see this thread here for more details: http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php...

This sim is old (1997), but in my humble opinion, still the best combat helo sim out there (except maybe Black Shark). How much would I love a Longbow 3...? You there Mr Hollis!?

Enjoy...!