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Re: Linux Air Combat: free, lightweight and open-source combat flight simulator

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Post by sufficer » Sun, Jul 30, 2023, 9:01 PM UTC

Aces High 3 is a really fun similar fighting ww2 based combat sim

Re: Linux Air Combat: free, lightweight and open-source combat flight simulator

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Post by chucksmash » Sun, Jul 30, 2023, 9:13 PM UTC

joecool1029 wrote: post #4

jacquesm wrote: post #2

Interesting that they decided to stick with Sourceforge after the malware debacle.

SF has been through like 2 or 3 owners since then, ancient history at this point.

As is SF itself.

Is there anything to recommend it now, aside from inertia of already being on SF?

Re: Linux Air Combat: free, lightweight and open-source combat flight simulator

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Post by wiseowise » Sun, Jul 30, 2023, 9:23 PM UTC

> New: LAC is now available in a special, precompiled, optimized version for Valve Corporation's fabulous "Steam Deck" portable gaming PC. All of the controls are configured by default for best use, and it's easy to fly in LAC's online, multi-player, server-based missions without ever needing a keyboard. Even voice comms among players are supported!

Perfect.

Re: Linux Air Combat: free, lightweight and open-source combat flight simulator

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Post by nativeit » Sun, Jul 30, 2023, 9:33 PM UTC

declan_roberts wrote: post #14

29athrowaway wrote: post #5

Looks as if OpenGL support was added to Temple OS.

Amazing how low the bar is for FOSS games on Linux.

It sounds like an excellent platform for artists who might not have a lot of coding skills to contribute graphics toward. Kind of the point, in my mind.

Re: Linux Air Combat: free, lightweight and open-source combat flight simulator

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Post by dargscisyhp » Sun, Jul 30, 2023, 9:38 PM UTC

Folks here are harsh this looks like a lot of fun.

Re: Linux Air Combat: free, lightweight and open-source combat flight simulator

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Post by dharmab » Sun, Jul 30, 2023, 9:51 PM UTC

iLoveOncall wrote: post #11

Yeah, I don't think "lightweight" is very honest when the game looks like this.

y copy of DCS World (a popular combat flight sim) is around is 426GB. This is positively featherweight for the genre.

Re: Linux Air Combat: free, lightweight and open-source combat flight simulator

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Post by DrNosferatu » Sun, Jul 30, 2023, 9:56 PM UTC

Is there anything like a source port of Chuck Yeager’s Air Combat?

I suppose this is not it.

Re: Linux Air Combat: free, lightweight and open-source combat flight simulator

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Post by tmtvl » Sun, Jul 30, 2023, 9:59 PM UTC

The first entry of the Ace Combat flight arcade (as opposed to flight sim) series was released under the title of Air Combat, so I hope Namco ain't gonna bop them for trademark infringement.

Re: Linux Air Combat: free, lightweight and open-source combat flight simulator

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Post by alpaca128 » Sun, Jul 30, 2023, 10:36 PM UTC

declan_roberts wrote: post #14

29athrowaway wrote: post #5

Looks as if OpenGL support was added to Temple OS.

Amazing how low the bar is for FOSS games on Linux.

Right now one of the most hyped Battlefield alternatives is Battlebit which looks not very modern but apparently plays so much better than whatever EA put out in recent years that people happily play it.

Amazing how low the bar is for AAA games in terms of gameplay and fun.

Re: Linux Air Combat: free, lightweight and open-source combat flight simulator

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Post by nateb2022 » Sun, Jul 30, 2023, 10:39 PM UTC

tmtvl wrote: post #28

The first entry of the Ace Combat flight arcade (as opposed to flight sim) series was released under the title of Air Combat, so I hope Namco ain't gonna bop them for trademark infringement.

According to Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namco), Namco went defunct on 31 March 2006